Mani of the Week: Newspaper Nails

Lately, I've been wanting to experiment more with nail art. And while I'm definitely a novice -- and don't have a steady enough hand to create very intricate designs as of yet -- I really wanted to try newspaper nails this week. Luckily, this is a type of nail art that's so easy, anyone can do it!

I began with two coats of Deborah Lippmann Fashion, which is my favorite nude nail polish. I recommend nude, though you really can use any color as the base -- but lighter colors like grey, nude or white would be best so the newspaper print will show up against them.

After letting the polish dry completely -- which is important, because otherwise they'll smudge and the newspaper print won't show up -- the fun part began. One by one, I dipped my nails into a little cup of rubbing alcohol for 5 seconds. While the nail was still wet with alcohol, I then pressed a strip of newspaper onto the nail and held it there for 15 seconds.

When I removed the newspaper strip, voila! Newspaper nails. To keep the design intact and add glossiness back to the manicure (since the glossy finish rubs off with the newspaper print), I finished with a coat of Seche Vite.

All in all, this manicure was really easy to do and only took about 5 minutes longer than a normal manicure! I highly recommend trying it for a unique look that will definitely get people talking!