April 7, 2015

Spring Green Leaf Nail Art & Tutorial



Hello everyone! As everything has started to turn green again outside, I thought I would do a fun spring green manicure today! I photographed the steps so you too can have a mini garden on your nails if you desire.

You will need:

-A variety of green nail polishes and white nail polish
-Toothpicks or dotting tools
-Small nail art brushes
-Clear topcoat



I used a spare plastic scraper as a palette for my different greens.


I started each sprig with a thin swish.


Then I layered fronds onto my little fern branches with more small swoops, as usual with my nail tutorials, perfection is not necessary!


Add another layer of fronds in a different shade of green.


To make easy petals or leaves, use a slightly thicker brush and just gently press it down to achieve the simple shape. By using a more transparent nail polish you can get an almost variegated leaf look.


For the final touches I added clusters of white dots with a toothpick. You could also do yellow or pink dots, they will look like tiny flowers!


Fini! That's all folks, add topcoat and you are finished!



4 comments:

  1. Soooo pretty! Though no doubt nature would do a number on them in a heartbeat, my very first though when I saw these gorgeous green nails is how cool they'd be to do before embarking on a camping or even safari adventure.

    ♥ Jessica

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    1. Thanks Jessica! I only wish I could be embarking on an adventure!

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