For many of us Diwali season is synonymous with Poker or card parties every night. SO how to make a fashion statement at a Diwali card party? Remember your hands are the most important when you play and hide your cards so we at AAW decided to give you a quick poker nail art tutorial. Here’s how to get them:
You will need:
- A base coat
- A top coat
- A glitter coat if you plan on making your nails shine
- Red, black and white nail polish or nail art pen in any black, white or red
- A nail art brush or a few toothpicks
- Nail paint remover and ear buds
- Cuticle cream
A steel plate or any flat surface you can pour nail polish on
How to get poker nails:
- Apply a base coat and let it dry completely.
- Apply two coats of white or pearl. Make sure it is completely dry before step 3.
- Pour some black nailpaint on a small plate now with a toothpick slowly make the ace sign. Start by making 3 dots and thicken them to meet each other and add a tail in the end.
- Now make the nail art for your ring finger by making a reverse heart with a small | in the end
- Let both the designs dry completely.
- For your middle and pinkie finger pour some red nail polish and use a new toothpick.
- On the middle finger make the diamond shape, on the pinkie a heart. Let it dry completely and top with a top coat or glitter coat and clean up the sides with an ear bud dipped in remover.
- For salon like perfection always oil your cuticles in the end.
For accent nail art:
- An accent nail art is one in which only one finger (usually the ring finger) is adorned with nail art and looks classy.
- To get poker accent nail
- Apply base coat and let it dry completely.
- Now apply a colour of your choice, red in this case, on all nails (except the ring finger)
- Apply white on your ring finer and let it dry completely. Meanwhile apply top coat on the remaining nails.
- Now with a toothpick make the designs intricately. Let them dry, and apply a top coat.
PS: If you have nail art pens the process becomes way easier and quicker.
