We're coming to the end of summer so I thought I'd do one last summery nail tutorial before autumn arrives. This is surprisingly easy and looks really effective. You can substitute the colours for any others that you have but I really like the gold as the background as I think it adds a bit of glamour to the nail.
You will need...
* Base coat and top coat
* A gold colour for the base (I used one from Primark that came in a Caviar nail kit)
* A selection of 3 colours for the flower (I used Beauty UK in Lilac Girl, No 7 Stay Perfect in Fox Glove and Natural Collection in Antique Coral)
* Any green colour for the stalk (I used MUA in Shade 5)
* Dotting tools (I have these ones and they are really great!) You could also use a cocktail stick
1. Apply your base coat and then two coats of your gold colour to create the background.
2. Take a largish dotting tool and dip it in the first colour. Then paint on a semi circle that looks something like this. The shapes should look a little like paisleys.
3. Using the same tool dip it in your second colour and paint a dot in the middle of the paisley shape.
4. Using a slightly smaller tool, paint a dot of your third colour in the centre of the other two colours. If you do this before the other colours have dried completely (so they are still a little tacky) the dot creates a small indent as well which creates a nice effect.
5. Take a medium sized tool and dip it in the green. Then sweep the colour round the flower and away to create the leaf/stalk shape.
6. Leave to dry completely before adding your top coat.
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