Nail Art How To: "A Light in the Distance"

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A Light in the Distance

Nail Design: Pam Minch
Average Time: 5-7 mins per nail
Suggested Price: $5 per nail

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1. With watered-down sky blue polish, paint 2/3 of the nail using horizontal swipes to lend a watercolor effect. Paint the remainder of the nail light brown, using the same technique. Paint a curved dark brown line to create a hill. 2. Using red, paint a shed where the brown and blue polish meet, and create a red horizontal line near the cuticle area. 3. Draw shape of lighthouse using black paint. Fill in lighthouse’s roof with black. Create three thick diagonal black stripes on lighthouse and three tiny vertical stripes coming off roof. Outline red horizontal line in black. Allow design to dry. 4. Paint thick white diagonal stripes on the lighthouse, a small white door on the red shed and small white windows on the black stripes. Add tiny yellow squares for windows below the roof. 5. Use black to paint a window on the white stripe, paint three vertical lines on the red horizontal line, and outline the red shed and its door. Using green, paint small bushes on top of the brown paint. Allow the design to dry and apply top coat.

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