How to Make Sock Monkey Nail Art

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Make Sock Monkey nail art

How to Make Sock Monkey Nail Art

This design is super cute and super easy! It's sure to get you lots of oos and aahs :)

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Find a place with good lighting to do your nail art

Find a place with good lighting to do your nail art

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Place your 'polish towel' down. Any old towel will do.

Place your 'polish towel' down. Any old towel will do.

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Take out your favourite polish remover and cleanse your nails.

Take out your favourite polish remover and cleanse your nails.

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Take your cuticle oil and add a few drops.

Take your cuticle oil and add a few drops.

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Massage into your nail.

Massage into your nail.

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Wipe off excess oil onto your towel.

Wipe off excess oil onto your towel.

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Use polish remover to take any leftover oils off.

Use polish remover to take any leftover oils off.

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Put on two coats of white polish...

Put on two coats of white polish...

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So it looks like this. Doesnt need to be perfect.

So it looks like this. Doesnt need to be perfect.

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Take out your mixing tray, or a piece of plastic.

Take out your mixing tray, or a piece of plastic.

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Add a few drops of dark grey polish onto your tray. This step can be skipped if u have a light grey polish.

Add a few drops of dark grey polish onto your tray. This step can be skipped if u have a light grey polish.

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Add white to the dark grey. Helpful hint: For every 1 drop of dark grey, add two drops of white.

Add white to the dark grey. Helpful hint: For every 1 drop of dark grey, add two drops of white.

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Use your bent bobbypin to swirl the colours together.

Use your bent bobbypin to swirl the colours together.

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Use the bobbypin or a dotting tool to create a rough line about 1/2 way up your nail.

Use the bobbypin or a dotting tool to create a rough line about 1/2 way up your nail.

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Using your red, create a rough line, and cover the top 1/4 of your nail.

Using your red, create a rough line, and cover the top 1/4 of your nail.

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Using your bobbypin or dotting tool, create two black dots for eyes. Make sure they are half on the white, and half on the grey.

Using your bobbypin or dotting tool, create two black dots for eyes. Make sure they are half on the white, and half on the grey.

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Use a toothpick or small dotting tool to create nostrils in the white portion.

Use a toothpick or small dotting tool to create nostrils in the white portion.

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Use your toothpick or a black striper to create a smile.

Use your toothpick or a black striper to create a smile.

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Take your favourite nail polish remover and a cotton swab. Pour some remover into the bottle's cap.

Take your favourite nail polish remover and a cotton swab. Pour some remover into the bottle's cap.

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Clean up your edges.

Clean up your edges.

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All done!

All done!

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Add two grey 'ears' on your skin if desired.

Add two grey 'ears' on your skin if desired.

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Show 'em off!

Show 'em off!

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Please feel free to comment or message with new tutorial requests. I can give you a shoutout with it, and I'll try to get to all of them ASAP. ;) Happy Guiding!

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Supplies

5 Q-Tips or Cotton Swabs

1 NUBAR Cuticle Care Oil

1 OPI Nail Envy: Basecoat

1 Sally Hansen NO CHIP 10 Day Nail Colour (White Tip

1 OPI Nail Laquer (Big Apple Red)

1 REVLON Nail Enamel (Steel-her Heart)

1 OPI Nail Laquer (Black Onyx)

1 L'ORÉAL PARIS (Top Coat)

1 Extra Nail Polish Brush

5 Cotton Squares

1 Nail Polish Remover

2 Cardboard or Plastic to mix polishes

1 Old towel

1 Toothpick

1 BobbyPin (Bent)

Koreen Sablan

Aw how cute!

Koreen Sablan 10 months ago

Maddie Harrington 😜

I think the amount of steps u used was perfect... And btw I'm totally obsessed with sock monkeys so thanks for the guide!! Cute idea!

Maddie Harrington 😜 10 months ago

Rachel Jude πŸ’‹

It was my first time

(author) 10 months ago

Pam Corwin

Cute, but you could have showed this in about half the steps.

Pam Corwin 10 months ago

Avery the ninja

My friend at a yard sale sold me hers because she Is afraid of its butt lol!!!!!!!:-$

Avery the ninja 10 months ago

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Grace Sammarco

haha nice, it's a cute touch I would keep on if there was a way!

Grace Sammarco 9 months ago

Rachel Jude πŸ’‹

Yes. That's why I didn't end up keeping them on, but my sister suggested putting them on for the tutorial.

(author) 9 months ago

Grace Sammarco

wouldn't the ears just wash off with soap and water?

Grace Sammarco 9 months ago

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