DIY Oil Slick Nails

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A hand with an oil slick manicure. Oil slick nails are super cute, but the price you pay to get them done at the salon is insane. You can do them yourself at home for a mere fraction of the price. Plus, you get enough chrome powder to do them many, many times over.

I used gel polish and cured with a UV light, but you can use regular polish for this. If you do use a regular polish clear topcoat, make sure it is water-based or else your chrome powder will look glittery and will not have as much of an awesome mirror effect. A great water-based topcoat is Little Ondine.

I've added a link to some awesome chrome powders below. The applicator and brush come with this set. You can also just use a foam eyeshadow brush to apply it and a fluffy paintbrush to remove excess powder.

Total Time: 45 minutes

Supplies:

black nail polish
chrome nail powders (I used 4 colours)
applicator or foam eyeshadow brush
fluffy brush or makeup brush
paper towel
clear topcoat

Related Product:

Chrome Powder for Nails

Steps:

Paint nails black. Let dry (or cure with UV if gel polish).

Apply your first chrome colour to the base of your nails. Rub them in with the applicator.

Make sure to remove excess chrome powder from your applicator between each colour change by rubbing on paper towel.

Apply your second colour of chrome above the first. Rub it in.

Continue adding more colours above until you get to the tip of your nail. I like to just barely overlap them to make them look more oil-slicked. If you mix them together too much, they will just look like one muddy colour.

Gently brush off any excess powder from your nails. This is crucial in order to get that mirror effect.

Add your water-based topcoat and allow to fully dry. If using a gel topcoat, cure with UV lamp.

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