So when I thought of Black & White (the basis for this challenge) I immediately thought of newspaper nails. I have seen them all over the blogosphere but never physically tried them myself. I didn’t have regular newspaper so I actually used a CVS ad I had layer around that looks like it’s printed on something similar. I even have a black & white photo, booya!

Maybe it was because it wasn’t printed on regular newsprint, but this didn’t transfer all that well. It just looked alright. My right hand actually turned out a bit better, slightly darker. I found I had to topcoat it super fast or else it would smear though. Again, not sure if that’s because of the newsprint I used. My base is Circus by Andrea’s Choice in Reverso. It isn’t my favorite base but it worked alright. I didn’t want to use a great white since I was just trying it out.

I felt like it needed a bit of pizazz so I went the my favorite black & white polish, Black Tie Affair from Nails by Laura. I swatched it here & actually wore it to IMATS 2012 over Zoya’s Wednesday. Its definitely a winner. The black half is Wet n Wild’s Black Creme, hands down my favorite black. I also needed a healthy dose of Seche Vite 🙂

The method I found worked best for Newspaper Nails:
1. Paint your nails a super light color, I chose white.
2. Make sure your nails are completely dry but not with a top coat.
3. Soak your nail in alcohol for like 15-20 seconds. Make sure its completely in there.
4. Going only one nail at a time, place a piece of newsprint over it. I found rolling it over & pressing firmly worked best. I did this for probably like 20-30 seconds each.
5. Lift off the newsprint with a rolling motion.
6. Repeat on your other nails
7. Seal with a top coat.

So that’s it! There is my black & white! I’m really glad I gave it an accent nail too. It lets the white glitter show on one side & the black on the other. I’m super excited to see what the rest of the ladies have come up with!

 
If you want to join in on the 31 Day Challenge, just let Kimber know! She’s first on the list of participants 😉