Swatch Watch Nail Art!

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Posted on June 02, 2013

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Inspired by the colorful Swatch watches of the 1980s! Nail even features a glow-in-the-dark "rubber" watch guard sculpted out of clear acrylic.

I based this design off of a real Swatch from 1988 called the "Flumotions GN102."

Step-by-Step Nail Art Tutorial

Paint entire tip white and begin rough outline of watch face.

Paint larger watch face shapes in orange and black first, working inside of outline.

Add finer neon details and smaller shapes to watch face.

Add hands and small details. Paint straps on the top and bottom of watch face outline. Sharpen up areas where lines and shapes intersect with a small detail brush.

Roll a small strip of foil around a thin orangewood stick. Remove carefully to retain shape.

Apply a large, wet bead of clear acrylic into the well left behind by orangewood stick. Spread out with acrylic brush, slowly

As acrylic sets up, run a wet brush back and forth to stretch acrylic into a thin, round shape. Roll acrylic back and forth to work out any rough edges.

Trim cured acrylic into five smaller pieces to fit your watch face. Join with small beads of clear acrylic. Once cured, paint entire watch guard with glow-in-the-dark polish.