festival nails: tie dye

Whether you are attending a music festival this year or not, it is still fun to get into the spirit with festival fashion trends.This year, we will be attending Bonnaroo and although it is not until June, it's definitely never too early to prepare. This new spin on tie-dye nails is a great way to get started. 

To get the look we let the first coat of base color completely dry. We quickly added a second coat, and across the top of nail painted two stripes of colors we wanted to tie dye. We gently dragged a fine pointed tool across all the colors to achieve the the tie-dye affect while all colors were still wet. The colors we used were: OPI's 'Alpine Snow,' Essie's 'Lilacism' and 'Haute as Hello.'

fox + gypsy

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We have finally made it to spring, and although St. Louis just experienced a rare spring snow storm we are ready to jump into spring colors and trends. This look has a little bit of mod edge look to it, literally. We used two colors, one for each hand, Essie's "Mint Candy Apple" and "French Affair." To create the black edge we used a black nail art pen. You can also use a nail art precision tool or a small paint brush. 

To complete the look we topped it off with Essie's "Matte About You" top coat to create a matte finish. 

Happy spring!

fox + gypsy

tie-dye nails

{start with a white base}

{pick the colors you want to mix and get a plastic bag}

{Dot your nails generously all over with the colors}

{Press the colors all around the nail with the plastic bag to mix}

{Clean up the edges with a q-tip dipped in acetone, and complete with a top coat}

For the above look I used Essie's 'A Crewed Interest,' 'Haute as Hello' and 'French affair.'

fox + gypsy