Take a Looksie:
First I covered each nail in Milani Nailpolish, Gold. This brand is slightly expensive, but definately high quality. It can be substituted by any gold or beige toned color.
Once the Gold was dried, I used a brown nail polish. I believe the name was Really Royal by Sally Hansen. (I don't have the polish in front of me.) To create the spots, I dabbed my brush on the nail creating ovals and circles. A real leopard's skin pattern is basically very "messy" with no precise spots. They don't have to be perfect. I used this picture for insperation:
http://neftriplecrunch.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/leopard.jpg
As you can see the spots' shapes vary; some of the even look like hearts.
Once the spots were dried, I used the color Black by Nail Art Deco to trace little thin lines around the spots. As you can see from the picture the brown color is like the filling to the outer 'border', if you will. Like the spots, the lines should be messy and unprecise. They should not trace the spots exactly. We're looking to be as realistic as possible!
Lastly I ended with a topcoat: L'Oreal Top Coat. I like this top coat because it adds a lot of extra shine. Like I said about my previous tutorials for zebra nails, make sure the spots are all dry to avoid smudging with the gold.
The overall turnout should look like this:
You can do the same look with various colors to make it more fun!
xx leah
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