pattern play
express your creativity with a frame-worthy nail art design that goes with everything.
colors: naughty nautical, sand tropez, licorice, butler please, forever yummy, tart deco.
step 1: clean then prep nails with apricot cuticle oil and essie base coat.
step 2: apply 2 coats of sand tropez. let dry.
step 3: using tart deco and a thinner brush draw several short horizontal squiggly lines onto each nail.
step 4: repeat this technique with each color.
step 5: shine + seal with your favorite essie top coat.
gold studded
you''ve got an embellished luxe look all buttoned up with row after row of glittering gold studs.
colors: after school boy blazer, good as gold.
step 1: clean then prep nails with apricot cuticle oil and essie base coat.
step 2: apply two coats of after school boy blazer. let dry.
step 3: using good as gold and a toothpick, create two even rows of small dots, forming a band across the top half of nail.
step 4: repeat step 3 on the lower half of the nail.
step 5: shine + seal with your favorite essie top coat.
moon over mani
shoot for the moon! day or night, this chic french nail art design is always in style.
colors: blanc, ballet slippers.
step 1: clean then prep nails with apricot cuticle oil and essie base coat.
step 2: apply 2 coats of ballet slippers. let dry.
step 3: using blanc, draw a semi circle at the base of the nail. fill in.
step 4: moving from left to right, polish the tip with blanc in one swift movement.
step 5: shine + seal with your favorite essie top coat.
mod metal
sassy. modern. and oh-so edgy. this silver-blue nail art design will get you noticed.
colors: butler please, on a silver platter.
step 1: clean then prep nails with apricot cuticle oil and essie base coat.
step 2: apply butler please horizontally across 1/3 of nail. let dry.
step 3: apply butler please vertically along inside 1/3 of nail.
step 4: in thin layers, fill in empty space with on a silver platter.
step 5: shine + seal with your favorite essie top coat.