Monday, July 16, 2012

Watermelons

Hello all! This week I'm posting a tutorial for a very summer-inspired design that will teach you how to decorate your nails with mouth-watering watermelon slices. Enjoy!

You will need:
- Base coat
- Red polish
- dark green polish
- black polish
- dotting tool
- light green polish
- top coat

As usual, paint your nails with your favorite base coat. Next, use the red polish to cover your nails with two solid coats.

OPI - Cajun Shrimp

Next, paint the tips of your nails with the darker green polish. You can do this freehand or use tape.

Essie - Mojito Madness

Use the black polish and a dotting tool to draw on the watermelon seeds. This can also be done with a black striper.

Sally Hansen - Black Heart

Using the edge of a makeup sponge, dab on the light green nail polish onto the tips of the nails in stripes (like in the picture). This is a subtle step that really adds to the design.

Essie - Navigate Her

And there you have it! Cover with a top coat to protect your design.

Sally Hansen Strengthening Top Coat
Thanks for reading! Please write your questions and comments below and don't forget to follow me here and on Facebook!

7 comments:

  1. Oh so very nice!

    This is so easy to do too. This DIYLady loves this.

    I shared on my fb page. I Hope that's alright with you. Very well done dear.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks so much for the share! It really means a lot. :)

      Delete
  2. Awe, too cute...& it's very similar to a watermelon mani I did a lil while back, even had the light green stripes at the end! All your mani's are super cute & pretty! Wish blogs had a "like" button, lol, because I really do like them all!! (= Great Job!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. You've done an awesome job on your watermelon manicure - very summery and cute! :) Thanks for sharing photos and the tutorial. I'm sure that you've inspired many readers to try it, too!

    ReplyDelete

I love reading every one of your comments, and I do my best to respond to each and every one!