1. Paint your nails with one shade. Let them dry completely! The trick to mastering this technique is to be patient. They need to be totally dry.
2. Apply the tape to your nails in any angle you prefer. The tape will cover the area of the nail you don’t wish to paint. Make sure to press down completely so you get a super sharp line!
3. Apply a thick coat of your contrasting polish!
4. Remove the tape in one swift motion while your nails are still wet!
5. Wait a few minutes and once it’s mostly dry, seal with a clear coat.
6. Voila!

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1. Begin with a good base coat (I used Essie’s Good To Go Top Coat). Always begin with a base coat underneath your polish to prevent them from discoloration!
2. Apply the first coat of nail polish. You can use any color you want- I chose this beautiful pale pink which is Essie’s “Ballet Slippers”.
3. Apply the second coat of your color to make sure there you can’t see any of your nail peeking through.
4. Apply a glitter (again-any color you want, but I went with Essie’s “Set In Stones”) to just the base of each nail.
5. Before the glitter dries, apply your top coat to drag the glitter up into a gradient effect.
6. Clean up any mistakes you made and…
7. Voila!

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Step 1: Make sure your nails are clean of any polish and shape the way you are most comfortable with. Make sure to add a base coat, I always add a base coats when I’m doing my nails because it makes my polish last longer and it protects my nails from getting stain. I’m using “Grow Faster” by Essie because not only is it a good base, but it helps my nails grow quicker.

Step 2: Choose your favorite pink shade nail polish and apply two coats to all your nails except for your ring finger. I chose “lovie Dovie” by Essie because I love the shade of pink it has its neither too light nor too dark.

Step 3: Add your favorite glitter to your ring finger. I added a pink and purple one just to keep the theme going. You will also be adding two coats as well, but instead of just brushing the glitter on like a regular nail polish dab the glitter on. This allows the glitter to stay in the nail better.

Step 4: Grab a thin brush nail polish and start on your bow. First start from the bottom and make a line towards the beginning of your nail make sure you move your nails towards you so you can see the way your line is going and have a better handle in making the design.

Step 5: Move your nails away from you and curve your line enough to make a circle.

Step 6: Move your nails towards you once again and bring down the second line. Make sure it overlaps the first line you made. It is completely fine if it doesn’t come out right the first time have a little patience, remember practice makes perfect.

Steps 7, 8, and 9: Pour some white nail polish on a piece of paper and use a dotter to add some polka dots to your index finger. I added a dot in the middle and two on each side.

Voila! Make sure to add a topcoat once your bow and polka dots are dry this way your design wont smeared. You’re all done! This is a fun way to support a great cause with pretty nails.

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1. You’ll need a nail polish for all over, a glitter polish, and a top coat! Start with clean bare nails.
2. Paint your nails with a couple if coats of your polish, wait a couple minutes in between coats so it turns out nice!
3. Paint your glitter at the top of your nails near your cuticle. Sort of like you would for a French tip mani but reverse! Don’t over think this step, it doesn’t have to be perfect!
4. Wait a minute, then take your glitter again and drag it from the top of the nail to slightly past where your first glitter coat ends. Lift the brush up as you reach the edge of your glitter. We are making streaks of glitter that trail off!
5. Finish with a clear top coat.
6. Clean up any loose glitter polish with a Q-tip and nail polish remover.
7. Voila! 

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