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Fun Nail Polish Designs

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Duke chapter.

Bored with your nail polish? Try these fun, cute and EASY nail polish designs to add some pizzazz to your nails.
 
Dazzle Dusted Nails
 

What you’ll need:
·      Dazzle Dust (the brass is really pretty)
·      A spoon
·      Your favorite nail polish (I would use something darker than the one in the picture)
·      Top coat
 
 How to get the look:
·      Start by applying one coat of your desired nail polish color.
·      Apply a second coat.
·      Before it dries, scoop out a small amount of the Dazzle Dust with a spoon and tap the sparkles below the nail onto your skin, just below the cuticle.
·      Blow the sparkles in the direction of the not-yet-dry nail polish.
·      Apply a top coat and let dry before removing the excess sparkles from your hands.

French with a Twist

What you’ll need:
·      Dark nail polish (black works well)
·      Lighter nail polish (something fun, like this gold)
·      Scotch tape

How to get the look:
·      Take five small pieces of Scotch tape and stick it to your palm (this takes away a bit of the stickiness so your base coat won’t come off)
·      Apply two coats of the dark polish. Let dry.
·      Put the Scotch tape over your nail on an angle. Make sure it’s a consistent angle for each nail.
·      Paint the lighter polish over the whole nail. Let dry.
·      Remove the tape slowly and carefully.
 
Happy painting!
 

Sabrina is a Junior at Duke University, and is double majoring in English and Public Policy. A born and bred South African, Sabrina has traveled to the USA to pursue her higher education. As well as being a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, Sabrina is also Assistant Vice President for Recruitment for the Panhellenic Association at Duke. Sabrina has written for Duke's daily newspaper, The Chronicle and Duke's fashion magazine, FORM. After graduating, she hopes to attend law school preferably in her favourite city, New York. In her spare time, Sabrina vegges out to various fashion blogs, mindless TV (Pretty Little Liars anyone?) and online shopping (which borders on an addiction). If you manage to catch her in an energetic mood, she's probably on her way to cardiodance (or to the nearest mall).