I've wanted to try doing some snakeskin nails for a while now, but I honestly never imagined they would come out this good on the first try. I was just going to play around with some lace from some old clothes and I thought that I'd just end up taking it off. Now I really wish I would've taken pictures so I could post a tutorial.
For this I used
- Essie Blanc
- Essie Sew Psyched
- Essie As Gold As It Gets
- Essence Nude It!
- Essence High Spirits
- Essence Black is Black
- Essence Gold Rush
- Kleancolor Cappuccino
- Fresh Paint Oatmeal
- China Glaze Luxe and Lush
I tried to stay with more earthy nudes and greens and brown shades.
What You Need
- A small piece of Mesh/Lace
- A Sponge
- Small brush
Here's how I did it
- I started with one thick coat of white on all of my nails and let it dry completely.
- Take the lace and lay it on the nail. Try not to move it while dabbing the colors.
- With some tweezers and a small chunk of makeup sponge and started dabbing the lightest nude color I am using.
- With a brown or darker nude color I tried to make some lines or diamonds with a small brush that resembled patterns on a snake.
- Now I took the greens I had and randomly dabbed them in the more empty spaces.
- Just before I took off the lace, I took a tiny amount of black on my brush and went over the parts with the brown to make them stick out more.
- Now, slowly pull the lace upwards. It might stick just a little bit but that's okay, I just slightly pushed it back down with my finger.
- I took a sheer champagne color and dabbed a small amount around the nail not covering it all the way. This is optional.
- I then took As Gold As It Gets and did a coat of that and then a coat of Luxe and Lush. It gives it a scaly and almost wet look.
- Two coats of top coat and you're done!
