Chained Leopard Nail Art: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

One of the best things about nail art, besides the thousands likes on your #NailsOfInstagram post, is experimenting with different designs, patterns and colours. So over the past weeks, I have followed the suit and got myself into the animal prints nail trend. And now I have a confession to make; I am a huge fan of them. Like a crazy fan.

Though, the prints are a pretty difficult beast. Be it on clothes, shoes or even on nails. It’s a feast for the eyes. So, today I will show you how to do a girly chained leopard nail art tutorial which can be paired with any of your outfits. Be it for music festivals, girls’ night out, for your hot dates or even when you are in a really fun mood – animal print nail art is creative, easy and so versatile that you can rock this design anywhere.

So if you are one those who love animal prints like I do, then try out this nail art. It’s stunning and super girly. Chuff!

Things You Need:

• • A base coat. Try: Essie Ridge Filling Base Coat
  • White acrylic nail paint
  • Light pink acrylic paint or a nail polish like Cadillac Pink from Revlon Street Wear
  • Black Nail Lacquer by Maybelline
  • Cotton bud and polish remover
  • Toothpick
  • A thin, nail art brush
  • A transparent top coat. We recommend, Umbrella Oxygen Raincoat Top Coat (it has a UV filter too – perfect for your nails while you are hitting a beach.)
  • Silver long bits of metallic chains.

Here’s how to do this cute and easy chained Leopard nail art.

Let’s get started with the Chained Leapord Nail Art

Step 1:

Begin by applying a good layer of base coat on your nails to prevent it from harmful effects of acrylic paint. Let it dry. Once done, with the help of your nail art brush paint your nails with white acrylic colour. Refer the image below.

Step 2:

Now for the remaining empty space, fill in with pink nail colour. Next, take a toothpick and with its blunt end place some uneven dots on the white section.

Step 3:

For the next step, dip your toothpick’s blunt end or your nail art brush in the black polish and draw an abstract border around the pink dots. Use crescent half circles to border the dots. Even better you can draw a “U” or a “C.” And don’t worry about the shape not being perfect. In fact, if they are little jagged, even better because you see in the wild, nothing is perfect!

Step 4:

Now, apply a coat of transparent polish at the joints of the two colours according to the shape and insert long sparkly pieces of metallic silver chains. Make sure you adjust their shapes accordingly after placing them with the help of a toothpick.

Step 5:

Use a cotton swab dipped in acetone to clean the colour off your fingers.

Step 6:

Apply two good layers of transparent top coat to seal in your design and to keep your chains stuck properly. So, here you have the girly pink leopard trapped in chains in its final form.

With a fancy nail art that easy, we’ll be donning this leopard print for days to come. And if you wish to see more animal prints or any other designs on your nails, leave us your comments below and we will cater to your requests.

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