Chinese New Year is fast approaching (this Friday!) and I thought this would be a fun+festive nail design to celebrate the new year. It's relatively easy to create but you will need several polishes+tools and some patience. But it's well worth it because you'll be getting lots of compliments, I promise!
What You Need
-Nail File
-Base Coat
-Sheer Pale Pink Polish
-Black Nail Art Polish with Skinny Brush Tip
-White Polish
-Lime Green Polish
-Bubblegum Pink Polish
-Buttercup Yellow Polish
-Nail Dotting Tool
-Piece of Cardboard with Glossy Side
-Top Coat
Directions
1. Prep your nails by filing them down to your desired shape. This design looks best with medium length nails (it's quite difficult to do on short nails).
2. Apply one layer of base coat then let dry (I'm using the Essie Grow Stronger base coat).
3. Apply 2-3 coats of a sheer pale pink nail polish then let dry (I'm using the Essie Adore-A-Ball nail polish).
4. Using a black nail polish (specifically for nail art), draw some branches on each nail -- can be random or all the same. Keep the base of the branch thicker than the tip of the branch.
5. Place a few drops of the white, green, pink, & yellow nail polish on the glossy side of a piece of cardboard. Dip a nail dotting tool into the white polish (I'm using the Rimmel French White Tip Pro) and create five-petaled flowers + some random petals on the branches (about 3-4 on the thumb & 2-3 on the other fingers). Tip -- dip your tool into the white polish after every 2 petals.
6. Using the nail dotting tool and a lime green nail polish (I'm using one from Nature Republic which is impossible to find here in the US), dot some leaves on the branches and around the flowers.
7. Using the nail dotting tool and a bubblegum pink polish (I'm using the BH Cosmetics Dolly nail polish), dot some tiny dots in the center of the flowers.
8. Using the nail dotting tool and a buttercup yellow polish (I'm using the Revlon Top Speed Electric nail polish), dot some tiny dots in the center of the flowers but not covering the pink dots.
9. Apply one layer of your favorite top coat and you're done! Tip -- my top coat smeared all my nails (even after letting it dry overnight) so I would be really careful with this step by trying on the pinky nail first.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and let me know what designs you'd like to see next!
Links Essie >> Grow Stronger Base Coat
Essie >> Adore-A-Ball Nail Polish
LA Colors >> Black Art Deco Nail Polish
Rimmel >> French White Tip Pro Nail Polish
Loreal >> New Money Nail Polish
BH Cosmetics >> Dotty from the Flirty Nail Polish Set
Revlon >> Electric Nail Polish
Sephora >> Nail Art Set
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