This past sunday weather was super beautiful here in Montreal, it inspired me to try out some nail art that I had originally seen on the essiepolish instagram account that seemed fairly easy to do.

 

Polish used for this look:

Mint Candy Apple ( base)

In the Cabana (first coat of side stripes)

Pret A Surfer (Second coat of side stripes x Solid coat at side of nail

First things first begin with your clear base coat to protect your nails :

I like to use Essie’s Grow Faster and let dry /

Now apply “Mint Candy Apple” and let dry

Once “Mint Candy Apple” has dried use ” In the Cabana” and wipe away from nail brush until you will see paint stokes on your nails (see photo below)

Next continue same technique but with using polish ” Pret A Surfer” wiping away excess nail polish from brush allowing it to create paint brush strokes.

Now last but not least use ” Pret A Surfer” and create a solid brush stroke on side of nail (see photo below)

 

and voila

 

If you’d like to see the video on essie polish instagram

 

Oceanic shades of blue and mint make for #nailart that's one part calm seas, one part stormy waters. Check out the full video on our YouTube page YouTube.com/essieUSA #essielove #mintcandyapple #inthecabana #pretasurfer

A post shared by essie (@essie) on Mar 22, 2016 at 8:06am PDT

 

What do you guys think? Will you be giving this #nailart yourself?

If you do would love to see! tag @karalust on instagram

-A