Patchwork Nails
What I Used:
Finger 1
Barry M Nail Paint – Lemon Ice-Cream, Mint Green, Blue Moon, Strawberry Ice-Cream, Matt White – £2.99 each
Barry M Hi-Shine Nail Paint – Prickly Pear – £3.99
Finger 2
Barry M Nail Paint – Bright Purple, Bright Red, Cyan Blue, Spring Green, Lemon Ice-Cream, Bright Red – £2.99 each
Finger 3
Barry M Nail Paint – Lemon Ice-Cream, Bright Purple, Fuchsia, Cyan Blue, Indigo, Black – £2.99 each
Technic Nail Polish – South Pacific – 99p
Finger 4
Barry M Nail Paint – Spring Green, Matt White, Lemon Ice-Cream, Fuchsia – £2.99 each
Technic Nail Polish – South Pacific – 99p
Essie Nail Polish – Orange, It’s Obvious – £2.99
Finger 5
Barry M Nail Paint – Mint Green, Bright Red, Blue Moon, Strawberry Ice-Cream, Peach Melba – £2.99 each
Barry M Hi-Shine Nail Paint – Prickly Pear – £3.99
Finger 6
Barry M Nail Paint – Indigo, Raspberry, Fuchsia – £2.99 each
Essie Nail Polish – Orange, It’s Obvious – £2.99
Rimmel 60 Seconds Nail Polish – Sky High – £3.99
Basecoat
Barry M Basecoat & Topcoat – £2.99
Topcoat
Essie Matte About You Mattifying Top Coat – £8.99
Tutorial
Difficulty – 6/10
Whilst this design takes a LOT of patience, it’s not actually that difficult to do as it’s mostly spots and stripes. I’ll tell you how to start off and then the details are up to you!
1. Pick three red/pink colours – one light, one medium, one dark.
2. Apply base coat.
3. Apply two coats of light colour on one nail, medium on the next, dark on the one after that, then medium, then light.
4. Pick three blue/purple colours – one light, one medium, one dark.
5. Apply two coats of colour in the same pattern as before on top of the red, leaving only a triangle at the bottom of the nail, covering about a third of the nail (see picture above for reference)
6. Choose three green/yellow colours – one light, one medium, one dark.
6. Do the same again, only covering a triangle in the top third.
7. You now have your patches, so now add the decorations and patterns. You can do whatever you want, use whatever colours. You don’t have to follow the ones I used, get creative!
8. Once everything’s dry, apply a mattifying top coat.
This design’s so much fun – if you do try it, why not send the picture in? I’d love to see what you come up with!
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