Valentine Day Nails

I guess it is a tad late to post how to do valentine day nails, since tomorrow is valentines day, but i couldn't resist an excuse to update! So here's a simple and cute nail design that can be used for valentines day or any occasion! You could even change the color scheme and have them as every day nails!

Well let's get started!

I cannot stress this enough; USE A BASE COAT! Base coats protect your nails from becoming brittle and peeling. Base coats also prevent your nails from being stained by darker colors. Not only that, they keep the nail polish on longer!

After applying a single coat of any base coat, paint your nails a shade of pink. Doesn't matter if its light or dark, just make sure it is pink and not red. I applied two coats of polish here.

Once they dry a decent amount, take a dotting tool, or you can make your own by taking a bobby pin or sewing pin, and add a lovely dotted pattern in red. Let them dry! If you do not let them dry completely, the white nail polish will mix with the red, and ruin your nail polish brush! 


So now, take a white nail polish and add a diagonal french tip. To achieve this, set your finger down on a stable surface and put the nail polish brush on the corner of your nail and rotate your nail. Make sure it is opaque, don't be afraid to add more than one coat. (I did two to three myself). Don't worry about making a mess, you can easily clean up your fingers with a q-tip and some nail polish remover.

Once the white is nice and dry, take a stripper or nail art brush and add a lovely line of silver glitter polish. Use the same technique you used with the white tips for the lines. You can choose to use a gold glitter polish if you wish, but there are already so many warm colors here, a nice cool silver will give it balance.


Now for this next step you can either use a dotting tool, tooth pick or nail art pen. I took a nail art pen in red and dotted on a nice little heart. You can also hold the pen at an angle and connect two lines to make a simple heart.

Be sure to add a good layer of your favorite top coat to ensure your design will stay on and give it a brilliant shine!

I really hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and have a lovely valentines day <3


PRODUCTS:



Revlon Multi Care Base+Top Coat
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Shrimply Devine (520)
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Rapid Red (280)
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in White On (300)
Milani Nail Art in Art of Silver (702)
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Red
OPI Top Coat