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# Nail Art Fidget Spinners That Actually Spin Will Make You Question Everything

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## Video: Do Fidget Spinners Really Help With ADHD? Nope, Experts Say

[Watch (HLS stream): Do Fidget Spinners Really Help With ADHD? Nope, Experts Say](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZOhQPMWg.m3u8) (1:40)

![Do Fidget Spinners Really Help With ADHD? Nope, Experts Say](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ZOhQPMWg/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2017-05-11. MONEY VIDEO_


by 

[Ryan Kilpatrick](https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/)


## Ryan Kilpatrick


May 24, 2017 9:47 AM UTC

by 

[Ryan Kilpatrick](https://time.com/author/ryan-kilpatrick/)


## Ryan Kilpatrick


May 24, 2017 9:47 AM UTC

[Fidget spinners](http://time.com/4770412/what-are-fidget-spinners/?iid=sr-link2), the latest toy craze to sweep the globe, have been taken to a bold new level: a fingernail decoration that actually spins.

In a do-it-yourself[ tutorial uploaded](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpgLTgBPsF8) to YouTube, makeup and nail art expert Natasha Lee shows the world how to create a miniature version of the toy out of softened acrylic, and then pin it to your nail.

Not only does the mini fidget spinner spin, it even glows thanks to a backlight-reactive UV top coat.

“I couldn’t resist joining in with the fidget spinner craze,” Lee said on her YouTube page.

The science is still out on whether [fidget spinners](http://time.com/money/4762207/fidget-spinner-inventor-catherine-hettinger/), as claimed, offer [therapeutic benefits](http://time.com/money/4766890/fidget-spinners-what-to-know/) for people with ADHD, ADD, anxiety and stress. Parents and teachers have complained that the toy is too distracting, and some schools have [banned them](http://time.com/money/4750498/fidget-spinners-toy-craze-focus/) from classrooms.

But the spinner’s popularity is showing no signs of waning. The “finger spinner” may be over the top, but the creation sure is ingenious.


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