Get in the season for Dia de los Muertos with these skull nail tutorials! Nail art kits can be found at the craft store and come with a bright range of colors. Perfect for making upful, happy art for your fingertips!
First are my works, then I included some brilliant ones from around the web! I did my best to include a variety to meet all skill levels! Click on each title for the original source tutorial.
Supplies:
White and black polish
Nail Art Kit
clear top coat
Polish remover
Pencil and paper
Directions:
1. Wash and dry your hands. Remove all your nail polish.
2. Practice your designs on a piece of paper.
3. Paint the entire surface of the nails white. Let dry.
4. Paint a black rectangle on each side of each nail, this will create a skull.
5. Now go in, color by color and add the features for each face, using the pointed end of the nail art kit bottle.
6. Let dry and add a top coat to sealer it all in.
Variation: You can also paint your nail black, then add bright colors on top.
Glow in the Dark Skull Nails
Pretty Floral Skull Nails by Royal Milk Tea
B&W Stamped Skull Nails
Papel Picado Calavera Decals by ChaCha Covers
Dimensional Floral Nails (I couldn’t find the source for this one!)
Glittered Skull Nails
Micro Detail Skull Portraits
Watercolor Skull Nails
Rainbow Style Skull Nails
Love & light,
