A Sally Hansen Nail Art Cheat with FAB results

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Made possible by a U by Kotex deal!

There’s a great promotion going on now until February 22 at your favorite store, Target (that IS your favorite store, right?) If you purchase three U by Kotex products, you’ll get a free Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Nail Polish. If you’re anything like me, you have A LOT of one of those things, but always need more. And always run out of the other at the worst time possible. (Guess which one is which?) This promotion will take care of both of those issues, and help you to replenish those #GirlNecessities!

To celebrate I’ve got a nail art tutorial for anyone who love that modern and minimalistic look. This little nail art project will create a HUGE impact, with nice, clean lines (two of my favorite things.)

I stocked up on my three U by Kotex products (tampons, thank you very much) then went to an old favorite for my free Salon Manicure Nail Polish; Pat on the Black, a nearly black dark plum.

And have you seen Sally Hansen’s nail art selection lately? Pens, glitters, studs, pearls – it’s like a fancy nail salon right in the Target aisle!

For this look, I decided to play with another old favorite; Salon Effects. Having seen a tutorial from the fine Sally Hansen folks themselves, I knew the strips would make clean, bold lines that would make my designer self very happy!

Assessing the situation, I dove right in. Here how you do it as easy as 1, 2, 3…

1. After a quick swipe of the nail using rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball (to remove any oil or dirt) find the strip that best fits the base of your nail.

2. Cut a design into it. Free form it if you got scissor skills (after 5 years of art school, I’ve got MAD scissor skills!) or carefully use an X-acto knife.

3. Carefully place the design on your nail, and top with a topcoat.

You can work with the negative shape you create too. The zig zag pattern I created kinda looks like a disco Charlie Brown superhero. I bet you were thinking just that, right?

And because I’m not a symmetrical type of gal, I did something slightly different on each nail.

That’s it! Lots of bling and nice clean lines to make even the fussiest of us happy. Head to Target before February 22 to take advantage of the U by Kotex/Sally Hansen deal and see what you can create.

U by Kotex strives to empower women and girls to celebrate their bodies and talk openly about periods and vaginal care. To challenge society to think differently about what it means to be a girl. To get girls the answers they need to take good care of themselves and their bodies.

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by U by Kotex and Sally Hansen via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of U by Kotex and Sally Hansen.