Have you ever tried to paint your nails without nail colours? Sounds interesting right? You may want to paint your nails turquoise blue. But, what would you do if the shade is not available to you at that moment? You can make your own shades of nail paint without nail polish. If you are a diy lover then you are gonna like it. When you are bored you can try these tricks to get rid of boredom too. Moreover, sometimes results are so professional that anyone can think that you have actually applied nail polish. So, the possible ways to paint your nails without nail polish are mentioned in the following.

So, the possible ways to paint your nails without nail polish are mentioned in the following-

using nail polish strips –

You want classy and trendy looking colorful nails. But, you don’t want to apply nail polish. Moreover, you are afraid that you will smear even the quickest drying nail paints. Then, I have a perfect solution for you. You can try nail polish strips. You don’t need to have any artistic skill to use nail strips. These strips do not look unnatural. After sticking your nails strips your nails will look beautifully painted.. There are some tricks you need to follow to apply nail strips like perfectionist.

First, you need to properly prep your nails which includes pushing back cuticles, shaping the nails with the file, and smoothing the nail surface with the buffer.
Do not apply hand lotion before applying nail strips.
Clean your nails with nail polish remover for a dry, clean nail surface. It will help the nail strips to adhere smoothly to the nail bed.
You can rub the strip between the fingers to heat up the lacquer and this will help the nail strip last long on your nail.
Remove the transparent film and then take off the backing from the strip. Do not apply the entire sticker over your nail. this can cause bubbles. First attach the nail strip at the base of the nail and then gradually smooth it down to the tip of the nail. Cover the nail edge with the strip to ensure that the end of the strip won’t peel off when you touch something. You can use glass file to smooth out the edge. When the nail strip dry there would be a bit of shrinkage. So, keep some extra product under the nail. Then, trim the excess with a tiny scissor.
If you want some extra shine then apply a top coat.
You need to take some precautions, so that, your nail strips last long. Oil-base products can separate the nail strips.

using glue and eyeshadow-

Yes, you can paint your nails without nail polish. For this method, you will need glue and any eyeshadow of your choice. Now scrap the eye shadow and mix it with glue. Viola! Your nail paint is ready! Take a paint brush and apply it on your nails. The idea seems to be childish but it’ll work. Moreover, you can paint your nails with any colour you want.

paint your nails with sharpie markers-

Yes, you can paint your nails with sharpie. And this is fun. This is easy to do and easy to remove.

Step 1. First apply your base coat onto your nails.

Step 2. Then, decide which color of sharpie you want.

Step 3. Now is the fun part. Start coloring your nails. You can use whatever color you like. In fact, you can do beautiful nail arts with sharpies. If you don’t have sharpie, don’t worry. Highlighters will work well too.

nail art using sharpie-

You can be more creative with these sharpies. You can create marble art, gradient effect or any cool designs. For smooth finish you’ll need rubbing alcohol.

for the gradient and marble effect-

First take 2 or 3 shades of colour and then draw with sharpie on a piece of aluminium foil.
After that, take a paint brush and dip the brush into the rubbing alcohol. Then, smudge the brush in the painted foil. Now, your colours are ready.
Next, paint your nails with base coat to protect your nails. Then, apply these sharpie colours onto your nails and create beautiful gradients.

colour nails with acrylic colours-

We girls like to change our nail colour with our mood. But, what would you do if you don’t have your favourite shade of nail polish? Don’t worry girl. Nothing can stop you to be creative with your nails. Take your acrylic paint and spread the color on your nails. You can create galaxy, floral art or you can try something minimalistic designs. Whatever, your heart desires, you can do with your nails.

Using glitter-

You want to create glam look. Then, you need some loose glitter, top coat and glue.

First step, apply some glue. Then before the glue dries add loose glitter.

Second step, after the glue dries, apply top coat to secure your glittery colourful nail design.

I really had fun painting my nails without nail paint. Try these tricks yourself and let me know in the comment section how your nail colors turned out. We love to hear from you and certainly we’ll share with you guys something interesting in our next post.