Amazing Alex and The Monster: The Monster: A Nail Tutorial

If you've ever wanted to put designs on your nails but find it intimidating or too difficult then you're approaching this all wrong. Designs that might look difficult are actually really easy to achieve. You don't need the expensive gear either. If you know how to improvise and use what you have, you can accomplish a lot. Also, make sure you grow your nails just past your fingertips so you have a bigger base to paint on.

Anyway, for this nail tutorial, you'll need:

3 different nail polish colours
clear nail polish
a hair pin that's been split open
post-it notes (at least 2)
a pair of scissors
a lot of patience!

Yes, I understand that the post-it note is pretty random but, trust me, it will make sense later on.

Choose one colour to be the base colour of your nails or colour them each a different colour - it's your choice. I've chosen neon pink.
Once the base colour/s is/are dry, take a post-it note and cut off the sticky bit at the top - you need this. Cut it into five pieces and make sure they are longer than your nails. Cut up another post-it note if you don't have enough. Then, stick them onto your nails so that half of the nail is covered. Make sure there are no air spaces or gaps where the paint can flow through. Don't throw away the rest of the post-it note yet!
With you second colour, paint half of your nail - I've chosen purple. When the paint is nearly dry, carefully remove the post-it note pieces (if you leave them to dry, the colour might crack when you take off the post-it note). This should leave you with nails that are two different colours. Leave the nails to then dry completely.
Draw a line across the top of your nails like a French tip. If you don't have a steady hand, repeat step 2 but, this time, make sure the pieces are wider than your nails. Then, stick them just below the tip of your nails.
With the third colour, paint the top of your nails. Again, when it's nearly dry, remove the post-it note piece. (refer to image above)
To make the dots, put a bit of nail polish onto one of the post-it notes that you cut off. With the tip of the hairpin, carefully dip it into the polish and apply it to the nail. One dot goes on the point where the three colours meet; the others goes directly below it. You should do this quite quickly if you're using a quick-dry polish so it doesn't dry on the paper.
Cover everything with a clear nail polish.