How-To: Scalloped, Pink and Cute French Nail Art

Something cutesy, something pink... So easy and so pretty!

Today I'm going to do a tutorial on the scalloped french nail. I saw this in a Japanese magazine a few months ago and thought it'd be perfect for summer.

The materials you need are pretty simple:

1. Three nail polish colours: A base colour, the scalloped edge colour, and the lightest colour for the dots

I'm using Hi-Maintenance as my base, Van D'Go as my scalloped edge, and Fiji for my dots (white would be better but mine ran out)

2. Two sticks used for making dots. One should be a thick point, and the other a thin one to make two different sized dots.

You could use a toothpick that you grind down a bit with your nail file, if you don't have a wooden stick available. I used my lancome eyeliner cap for the bigger dots.

3. A small piece of aluminum foil or paper to act as a palette, and lots and lots of patience!

Lets begin:

1. First we start off with clean nails with a good basecoat applied. Basecoat is really important because it ensures that the polish adheres to your nail and last a long time, but also to reduce yellowing of your nailbed.

2. We apply a coat of our base polish, Essie Hi-Maintenance. Its a translucent pink that barely shows. I like it as a base.

3. Take the scalloping colour, Essie's Van D'go and draw a slanted line on your nail. You don't have to worry about it looking perfect, it will be wiggly! The edges will be covered by dots.

4. We take the Van D'go colour, and dab a bit of nail polish onto a piece of aluminum foil. I used the back of a magazine.

We take the lancome eyeliner cap, and dip the tip into the nailpolish and place dots onto the nail.

5. Then I took the grinded-down toothpick and dipped it in white or Fiji and put small dots on top of the big ones. Wait until the dots are fully dry or else your nail art will smudge.
Paint a thicker clear topcoat over it and you're done!

Voila, tell me how yours goes! 

xoxo