Anyway, the important bit is that my nails are really quite fabulous and were genuinely incredibly easy, hence of course, I have to share them. I was pleasantly surprised by the number of compliments I got on these, and they require so, so little skill or expertise - no need for fancy tools either.
So, without further ado, here's my guide to gorgeous Christmas nails.
You will need:
- Red nail polish (can use another background if you like, I just thought red was Christmas-y)
- Green nail polish
- Glittery nail polish
- Gold gems/stars/sequins
- Topcoat/clear nail polish
How to:
- Paint your nails red, base coat optional.
- Once the red has completely dried (I waited 24 hours) tape over your nails leaving a triangle exposed (I used a dry wipe marker to make dots to ensure the triangles were all as tall/wide as I wanted and to make sure they were equal, and decided not to do my thumb as it's not the same shape).
- Paint green polish over all the exposed nail, overlapping the tape.
- Add a glittery top coat on top of the green (stripes or dots may also work, but I think glittery polish is easiest).
- Once your nails are dry, remove the tape and admire those perfectly neat lines. Hell yeah.
- Add topcoat or use clear varnish (or nail glue, if you have it, which I don't) to adhere gems/sequins to the top of each 'tree' (I recommend using tweezers, this bit is the most fiddly). You could also draw on the 'star' with gold nail pens or even a gold sharpie if need be.
Et voila! Beautifully Christmas-y nails. Add some top coat to make sure it stays in place till the big day, and let the awed and jealous compliments roll in.
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