How to Color Your Nails With Sharpie Markers

Trim your nails and file them! Your nails should be neatly trimmed and filed.

Look for regular nontoxic markers. Try using crayola markers, they do make good fake nail polish! Try to have them be washable, in case you don't want it and want to wash it off. Also, although the fat markers make it messier to paint nails, use them because they won't run out of ink as quickly as thinner ones. Watercolor paints work well too, as they wash off better.

Pick your favorite color. You should wear something that matches. If you are wearing a purple dress or shirt, put on purple! Always make sure that it matches -- otherwise you'll look really odd (and your parents will find out!).

Lay your fingers down on a hard surface (such as a table), splayed.

Take your marker or brush and paint away on your nails. Don't mind about messing up -- the ink can be removed.

Wait for the color to dry. Eat a snack, clean up your supplies, or just do something that lasts a minute.

Look at your nails. They should be dry, but look for parts of the nail without as much color as others. Take your marker and repaint the lighter areas of the nail. The color across the nail should be consistently strong.

Get a cotton swab (also called q-tips) and wet it with hot water. Gently brush around the nail and remove all the marker that is not on the nail.