Nail Candy: 50+ ideas for Totally Cool Nails

By Donne Geer and Ginny Geer

From badass Batman-inspired manicures to sweet ‘n’ simple dots, from hilarious French-fry nails to far-out galaxy ’dos, this book will teach anyone how to give themselves truly creative manicures—without a trip to the salon.

Nail Candy is sassy, fun, and full of DIY nail art tutorials that anyone can do. It contains more than 50 ideas presented in full-color photographs and cute line-art illustrations that show you exactly how to achieve a certain style, ranging from arty to girlish to hardcore and more. You will learn how to mask your nails off to create simple patterns, add studs and decals for edgy flare, and create more ambitious paintings that rival works of art. Sample contents include:

• Argyle nails
• Panda nails
• Galaxy nails
• Spiky nails
• Mustache nails
• Art Deco nails
• Tie-dye nails
• Dia de los Muertes nails
• Navajo-inspired nails
• Rockabilly nails
• Butterfly nails
• Kiwi nails
• Peacock nails
• Newsprint nails

• Language: English
• Publisher: Weldon Owen
• Release date: Jun 19, 2014
• ISBN: 9781681881980

Reviews for Nail Candy

[melaniehope · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book to get ideas from. My seven year old daughter loved it and dragged it to the beach to "read" every time we went. The photographs are colorful and beautiful. They make you want to try every style featured. A few a quite complex looking, but that are many that would be easy to do with just a 2 colors or so. We tried on and it came out great. Lots of fun nail art to try. Will definitely be keeping this book and trying more designs on my daughter. Now I just have to buy a white nail color to try some of the styles.