February 12, 2015

Last Minute #DIY Valentine's Day Nail Art


With Valentine's Day around the corner, I figured I'd get in the spirit by painting my nails. I opted against the traditional red and pink colors and went for pastels. 

Here are the tools I used:


  • Nail polish (I used Essie's Pansy, Lilacism, Absolutely Shore, Good as Gold, Color Club Apollo Star and Chanel Eastern Light)
  • Nail dotting tool (or toothpicks)
  • Washi tape (this tape is less sticky and is easy to work with)
  • Scissors

Paint your nails with the shades you picked 


Fold a strip of washi tape in half (leaving the ends apart so you can pull apart the tape later).

Cut out half of a heart shape where the fold meets in the middle.


Pull apart the washi tape, which now holds your heart stencil.

Place the washi tape over the nail of your choice and choose an alternate color to paint over your nail stencil.


Use the nail dotting tool (or toothpick) to dot your other nails.

And you're done! Finish with top coat and you now have no-fuss, Valentine's Day inspired nails.

16 comments:

  1. I <3 easy nail art !! Really cute .. I may do something similar tomorrow :-)

    Monica, www.pear-shaped-gal.com

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  2. What a lovely idea! Love your nails and the colour is beautiful x

    Jana
    Life of Jana

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  3. I absolutely swear to you that I am the worst at doing nails! I suckkkk so bad at it!

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  4. Wow, this turned out so well but I have no faith in my ability to copy it! Haha :)

    Erin | Erin and Katherine Talk Beauty

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  5. Oh my goodness, what a great idea! I never would've thought of using washi tape for something like this, but it works perfectly. Might just have to give it a try.

    Best,
    Preeti Grey
    The Lotus Closet

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  6. Love your mani! Do you do this on both hands? I don't think I can do this to with my hand since I am right handed.

    Alice
    www.happinessatmidlife.com

    Hope to see you Thursday for TBT Fashion link up.

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  7. Wow, these look incredible! Nice work!!!
    Melanie @ meandmr.com

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  8. Nice DIY for some cute nails! Love your result :)

    The Dragonfruit Diaries

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  9. This is such a cute idea! I especially love the little heart :)

    Mili

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  10. so cute! i love how the heart turned out!

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  11. This is such a cute Valentine's Day idea!! Love the heart design :)

    Best,
    Christina

    Looks by Lau

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  12. Ah, this turned out so nicely! I'm so lazy with nail art- love the idea of a paper stencil :)

    -Jen

    www.vibrantbeautyblog.com

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  13. This is a super cute manicure! Love it!

    XX

    http://www.floortjeloves.com
    http://www.facebook.com/floortjeloves

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  14. That's really cute Nancy!
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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  15. I love your nails and your patience. I recently bought some nail tape on Amazon so I will have to put together a cute manicure this weekend. :)

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  16. Love it!
    Love the choice of color, too, and the easy application!
    Lovely pave linked bracelet too!
    xx, Elle
    http://mydailycostume.com/
    i hope you are feeling well!

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