Princess Week-Ariel inspired nails plus tutorial!

Last up for this round is Ariel! Sooooo....... about Ariel nails.....there's been quite the internet-controversy it seems about Ariel nails lately....namely a specific design and who did it first and stealing and alllll that. I knew I wanted to do Ariel because she's one of my favorites, but I had to come up with a design that was suuuuuuuuupeeeerrrr far away from that. Not an easy task!

This is what I came up with. Yes, that's a dinglehopper on my ring finger. :)



shade

I was going to use a nude color as a base (namely OPI Glints of Glinda because it matches my skin exactly) but then I a)ran out of time to let it dry before taping and b)realized all the white parts of my nail would be covered anyway. So, I used used a clear basecoat.

Use striping tape (or cut skinny pieces of scotch/mask/painters tape) and place them as shown. Make sure if you do have a base coat down it's super dry. Also make sure the tape is well stuck down.

Use the brush or dab some on paper and use a dotting tool or toothpick to add color in the taped off areas. Be sure to pull the tape off quickly and carefully while the polish is still wet. I did one nail at a time. Tape, paint, remove tape. Repeat.

I decided last minute to add some purple glitter to the purple section. I think Ariel can appreciate a sparkly shell bra :)

For the accent nail I used a blue base and a silver accent color to draw a fork. I did the same, used a dotting tool and a small brush until I got the shape I wanted.

When your taped nails are dry add topcoat. I did get the tiniest bit of red on my cuticles and DAMMIT it could NOT come off. So be careful of that!



tutorial

Please tag me on IG if you try these so I can see!! 

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