There are one billion and one different nail colors on the market, but if you're looking to decorate your digits with something a little more unique, the newsprint nails aesthetic is hot off the press.
Blogger Keira Lennox was inspired by a similar literary manicure on another website, and went on to research the steps for copying current events onto her own fingernails.
Using small newspaper clippings, two bottles of nail polish and a bowl of alcohol, the look is easily recreated. Two coats of a nude varnish should be followed by a dip in vodka, a press of the paper strips and finally a clear protective glaze. The invention of printing may not be a new medium, but these newsprint nails demonstrate a fresh idea as far as fashion's concerned.
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Newsprint Nails Bring the Current Events to Your Fingertips
Trend Themes
1. Newsprint Nails - Newsprint nail art is a unique and trendy way to decorate your nails inspired by current events.
2. DIY Manicure - DIY manicure is a growing trend among people who want to try out unique and creative nail art at home.
3. Alcohol-based Nail Art - Using alcohol to transfer images on nails is a growing trend in the nail art industry.
Industry Implications
1. Beauty - Newsprint nails and DIY manicure trends present innovative opportunities for the beauty industry to create new products and services.
2. Printing - Innovative trends in the nail art industry, such as newsprint nails, can create new opportunities for the printing industry.
3. Alcohol Industry - The use of vodka to transfer images onto nails offers potential opportunities for the alcohol industry to market its products to the nail art market.