These beauty products can glam up your Warhammer 40K minis

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Sometimes, I do my nails. Sometimes, I paint my minis. And sometimes, I paint my minis while doing my nails. The disciplines of nail art and painting miniatures have a lot in common. They require patience and a steady hand, and they share many of the same tools and materials.

I don’t believe that beauty products can or should replace dedicated miniature painting tools. But in some cases, these beautician essentials can perform the same task at a fraction of the price of products made expressly for painting minis. In some cases, you can achieve unexpectedly cool results.

If you’re ready to expand your miniature-painting arsenal with some less conventional tools, here are some of our suggestions that you can find online, or perhaps in the beauty section of your local drugstore.

The best place to start is with synthetic nail art brushes. Pound for pound, these probably aren’t too different from what’s stocked at your local hobby shop. They come in a similar variety of brush shapes and sizes. Unless you find the aesthetic of their designs particularly offensive, you might want to consider going with a pack of cheap nail art brushes if and when your current mini-painting brushes need to be replaced.

Painting a ton of minis can really put your brushes through the wringer, leaving them frayed and caked with acrylic residue after multiple uses. However, with adequate maintenance you can extend the lifespan of even the cheapest synthetic brush. While soap and hot water pay dividends in keeping your brushes feeling like new, their tips will eventually lose their shape. To amend this, we’re turning to hair products.

Full credit for this clever suggestion goes out to Midwinter Minis. Using a small amount of matte hair clay on your brush tips and gently shaping them in your palm before leaving them overnight to set.

While nail polish shares some similar properties with model paint, we wouldn’t recommend using it unless you’re desperate. Generally speaking, nail polish tends to