Make your own nail design easily with flash tattoos – ideas and instructions

Flash tattoos were a big beauty trend in summer 2015. Even Beyonce designed her own series. These striking metallic body art designs looked perfect on tanned skin and shimmered in the warm sun. But summer is already over and you probably have a lot of leftover flash tattoos in your drawer. We are already wearing thick sweaters, long jeans and not a piece of skin is visible anymore. But don't wait for next year because these dazzling temporary tattoos offer the perfect opportunity to spice up our nails with some interesting designs. Today we'll show you how you can do a simple nail design yourself with these temporary flash tattoos. In our picture gallery you will find ideas that are suitable for every day as well as for festive occasions such as festivals or New Year's Eve.

You need: base coat, colored varnish, top coat, flash tattoos. The gold and silver colored tattoos look particularly good on a dark backgroundNail polishout of. For example black or red.

Your nails must be dry before applying your flash tattoos. Start with a transparent base coat, then apply two coats of black nail polish. Once your nails are dry, you can transfer the flash tattoos to your nails. Peel off the plastic layer and place the tattoo on the nail. Then press with a damp cloth for a few seconds to transfer the tattoo to your nail.

Carefully remove the paper and the tattoo will remain firmly stuck to your painted nail.

Cut out a variety of patterns and repeat the previous steps. You can stick a different motif on each nail.

To clean the skin around the nails, you can use a brush and some nail polish remover. Dab the brush in the nail polish remover and wipe away the excess sticker.

Apply a layer of top coat to ensure your nail design lasts longer and stays beautifully shiny.