Make Your Own Nail Striper
Many nail art designs require you to be able to make thin or thick stripes on your nails. While it is possible to purchase a "nail striper", the tool that helps you make such stripes and lines, it's just as easy to make your own from old makeup products.
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Using An Old Nail Polish Bottle
- Find an old nail polish bottle.
- Use a tissue to wipe the polish off the brush. You can also use a cotton ball dipped into nail polish remover for a cleaner striper.
- Use scissors to cut some of the brush from the old nail polish stick.
- Cut the brush as thinly as possible without cutting the whole brush. Some of the brush is still required to make the stripes.
- Run your fingers down the remaining brush strands. This will help to set the thin brush back into place.
- To use:
- Dip the brush stick back into the nail polish bottle.
- You can create thin or thick lines depending on the pressure you apply.
Using an Old Eyeliner
- Find an old eyeliner.
- Open the brush.
- Clean it.
- Dip it in a nail polish bottle. Apply the stripes; as above, you can vary the thickness of the lines depending on the pressure applied.
- You're done!
Creating More Colors without Doing it Multiple Times
- Remove the striper from the bottle.
- Clean the striper with a towel. For a cleaner striper use a cotton ball dipped into nail polish remover.
- Dip into nail polish.
- Now you can have a striper in every color!
Tips
- Be careful of not cutting the whole brush.
- Use different colors of nail polish to create different colored stripes.
Warnings
- Clean the brush thoroughly before you cut it.
- Do not cut the whole brush away; always leave enough to form the striper.
- Use appropriate care when cutting.
