Blacked Out Zebra

“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun”
- Pablo Picasso

With my new job, I'm not able to do as many 'fun' designs with my nails as I used to. So I wanted to do something different that's still on the subtle side. This is my black on black zebra nails. 

You will need:

- Base coat

- Black nail polish

- Matte nail polish

- Konad nail stamping plate

- Scraper

- Rubber stamper

- Q-tips

- Nail polish remover

Optional: For a faster process. I used quick dry spray by Sephora O.P.I

I used Orly Bonder, "What's a tire jack?" by Sephora O.P.I,
and Matte top coat by Sephora O.P.I. Also pictured is the
quick dry spray by Sephora O.P.I and the stamp plate
I used for the zebra print.

Step by step:

1. Apply base coat
2. Apply black nail polish
3. Spray with quick dry
4. Wait 45 seconds
5. Apply second coat of black polish
6. Spray quick dry again
7. Apply matte top coat
8. Let dry/spray with quick dry
9. Apply black nail polish on zebra pattern on Konad stamper
10. Scrap off any excess polish
11. Transfer pattern onto rubber stamper
12. Stamp zebra print on nail
13. Let dry
14. Clean up any mess around cuticles with a q-tip and nail polish remover
15. Do not apply a top coat. This design is supposed to be shiny on matte. 
16. Enjoy!

Final Result

Inspired by R