Beginner Step-by-step Tutorial: How to DIY Acrylic Nails at Home
I have two questions for you: Do you like wearing fake nails, but find it expensive? Do you ever drink soda from plastic bottles?
These may seem like totally unrelated questions to you, but they’re not! In this tutorial, I will give you step-by-step instructions to easily make your own fake nails out of empty plastic soda bottles.
These clear fake nails look so natural, you’ll fool everybody. And best of all, they won’t cost you a penny!
Ready to see and learn the magic? Then let’s get started!
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Tools and materials:
- Empty, clean, plastic soda bottles
- Sharp knife
- Scissors
- Nail adhesive
- Nail polish
1. Make false nails from plastic bottles
Remove the label from a clean, empty plastic soda bottle and use a sharp knife to cut the plastic bottle in half.
Use scissors to trim off the top of the bottle.
It is this middle, clear, straight tube section that you will use to make your false nails.
Cut open the tube along one side and roll the plastic into a tighter tube.
Roll it until it fits snugly over your fingernail.
Continue trimming the plastic until it resembles the size and shape of a false nail.
2. Apply your false nails
Apply nail adhesive to your natural nail.
Peel off the outer layer of the adhesive.
Now apply your homemade false nail over the nail adhesive.
3. Polish your nails
Apply your choice of nail polish to your homemade false nails.
Beginner step-by-step DIY acrylic nails at home
All done! Could anyone ever tell that these gorgeous nails started off as soda bottles?
I’d say, don’t tell anyone, but this is such a great hack for making your own false nails that you’re going to want to tell everyone!
So go ahead and share the secret to making clear, natural-looking fake nails.
Then post a comment to let me know how you liked this DIY fake nail tutorial, and how yours turned out!
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It's a novel idea, but plastics are toxic. Google it. Stick with the nail tips that are made specifically for your fingers.
Just a suggestion, if you buff the plastic a tiny bit with a very fine nail buffer, wipe with alcohol then apply your base coat, nail polish, topcoat would really pop 👍🏻