Tutorial #032: Apple is A

A new tutorial!! It's a very "spring-ish" tutorial and since tomorrow it's the first day of spring it's very appropriate!!

I like it very very much and I think it's my best tutorial so far!!

What you need: a dotting tool, a thin brush.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Light Green: KIKO No.268
• Red: MAYBELLINE FOREVER STRONG No.535 RUNWAY RED
• Dark Green: DEBORAH 7 Days Long No.793
• Dark Red: KIKO No.116
• White: KIKO No.203
• Top Coat: KIKO No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a light green polish. Any light green will do, just don't choose a too bright/bold color or else the apples will not stand out!
3. With a dotting tool and some red polish draw the apple. Star with two bigger dots for the upper part and two small ones for the lower part and then blend them together with very small movements. It's not as hard as it sounds!
4. For a more realistic result add a leaf with the help of the brush. Add also a shadow on a side of the apple with a dark red polish and a white dot for the reflex. Since there are a lot of layers and polish wait a few minutes (10/15 min) before apply your top coat or it will smudge.

Tutorial #004: Cherries & Dots

These nails give off a very summer feeling, but I have to say that I wasn't really satisfied with the result.

I have to practice more with the dots.

What you need: a thin brush, some nail polish drops. Doing this drops is really easy. Take a piece of plexiglass and let a drop of nail polish fall. Wait 24 hours to be sure that it's completely dry. I've made a few to be sure to have at least two of the same size.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Broadway Nail Care No. 04
• White: KIKO No. 101
• Red: RIMMEL Lycra PRO No. 323 RIVIERA RED
• Dark Green: basic No. 149
• Top Coat: Deborah 7 Days Long No.00

How to:

1. Put on your base coat.
2. Apply a coat of white polish. Put on a 2nd coat if needed.
3. On the ring finger apply a round-shaped stiker (the ones used for the french manicure are suitable too) and then apply a coat of red polish.
4. When the red is perfectly dry, start making some dots with the white polish. There are different ways to make dots. You can use an old pen, a toothpick or a thin brush. I tried all these methods and I find myself more comfortable with the brush.
5. On all the other nails I made a red french with white dots. On the thumb I applied the nail polish drops that I made the day before. I choose two different sizes for the cherries.
6. With the thin brush and the green nail polish I draw the leaves of the cherries. When dry, apply your top coat.