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How to create tribal nails

Make your friends go crazy over your tribal nails that is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

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This design looks super hard, but all you really need to be able to do are dots and stripes! Don't forget to be creative;)

Paint your cleaned nails a basecoat of white. Apply more coats if needed

Paint your cleaned nails a basecoat of white. Apply more coats if needed

Draw a yellow stripe on your nail;) it can be as thick or as thin as you want it;)

Draw a yellow stripe on your nail;) it can be as thick or as thin as you want it;)

Draw a blue and a red stripe wherever you like

Draw a blue and a red stripe wherever you like

Outline whichever color lines you want. Add as many or as little black lines as you like;)

Outline whichever color lines you want. Add as many or as little black lines as you like;)

To create triangles, just angle your brush in a diagonal and just create zigzags

To create triangles, just angle your brush in a diagonal and just create zigzags

More designs are dots, slanted lines, lines, and whatever you can think of;)

More designs are dots, slanted lines, lines, and whatever you can think of;)

This is the finished product of one nail

This is the finished product of one nail

Better picture

Better picture

Mai whole hand;)

Mai whole hand;)

Mai other hand;p

Mai other hand;p

Thanks! Please if you have any questions, comment and I will respond to you;)

Thanks! Please if you have any questions, comment and I will respond to you;)

  • White nail polish
  • Black thin brush nail polish
  • Blue thin brush nail polish
  • Yellow thin brush nail polish
  • Red thin brush nail polish
  • Nail dotter or tooth pick
  • Clear coat (optional)