Nail Art Tutorial: Candy Dots

Jun 19th, 2014

Create a candy wonderland on nails with colorful dots. Learn how celebrity manicurist Kimmie Kyees transformed a Q-tip® into a dotting tool to paint this sugary design.

Step 1: Paint nails with a white polish and pour green, light blue, yellow, and pink polishes into separate sections on a plate.

Step 2: Dip the end of a Q-tips® Precision Tips™ cotton swab in the green polish and apply a straight line of dots from the cuticle to the free edge of each nail.
Step 3: Repeat the process with a new Q-tips® Precision Tips™ cotton swab for each color.
Step 4: Apply top coat to seal the look in.

[Images: Q-tips, Kimmie Kyees]

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