How to decorate nails with sailor stripes

 How to decorate nails with sailor stripes

If you like nail art but think it can be complicated and is only suitable for professionals, you should know that there are some tricks so that you can make those beautiful and seemingly impossible decorations yourself. One of the most common nail arts is sailor stripes. Although it seems incredible, getting perfect and completely straight stripes is very easy, you only need adhesive tape and nail polish. In this OneHowTo article we explain the steps so that you know how to decorate your nails with sailor stripes at home quickly and easily.

You will need to:

•   Nail glitter or hardener
•   Scotch tape
•   Scissors
•   White nail polish
•   Navy blue nail polish

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Steps to follow:

1
Apply a coat of glitter or hardener to your nails to prepare and protect them. If you want to make your nail decoration last longer, this is an essential step that you should not forget.

2
To get the sailor stripes we will use an adhesive tape. Put a piece of tape over the ends of two nail polishes, as shown in the image, and paint it with the navy blue polish. Let it dry.

3
While you wait for the nail polish to dry, apply the white base to decorate your sailor nails and let it dry well.

4
When the masking tape has dried, cut the tape into strips and stick them on the white base. You can add the sailor stripes you want and cut them into the sizes that you like best.

5
Cut the excess part of the strips, apply a thin layer of glitter to match the entire nail and you will have your nails decorated with sailor stripes. That easy! This way you will have perfect lines in just a few minutes. You can make narrower or wider sailor stripes and add as many stripes as you like. If you want to try other quick and easy decorations, here is how to decorate your nails with newspaper.