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" My nails this week are inspired by one of my favorite abstract artists, Jackson Pollock, who is most famous for creating paintings by dripping paint onto his canvas. I used colors that would probably have been a bit too cheerful for his taste, but I&amp;#039;m obsessed with the effect! Here&amp;#039;s how you can create your own splatter nails (it&amp;#039;s super easy!): Optional prep: Put scotch tape around your nails to protect your skin from splatters. This isn&amp;#039;t a necessary step, but it definitely speeds up the clean-up process after you&amp;#039;re done! I also recommend covering your workspace with newspaper - this can get a little messy!    Paint your nails with two coats of a base color. I used white, but it can be any light color you want! Choose 2-4 splatter colors (I used OPI &amp;quot;Need Sunglasses?&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Too Hot Pink To Handle&amp;quot;), and put a small pool of the darkest one on a paper plate. Dip the end of a plastic straw into the paint and position it over one of your nails. Blow into the other end of the straw, so that the polish splatters onto your nail.  Repeat on all of your fingers, and let the first color dry a bit before starting on the next lightest one. If you don&amp;#039;t let it dry at least a little, the colors will blend and run together, which creates a muddier look.  After you&amp;#039;ve splattered all the colors, let dry and apply a clear topcoat. I used a traditional one here, but it also looks really cool with a matte coat! Use a cotton swab dipped in polish remover to get rid of any splashes that may have gotten on your fingers.   What colors did you use for your splatter nails? Tweet @seventeenmag a picture of your best nail designs and you could be featured in an upcoming story on the site!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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