My Manicure

I realize that this design relies very heavily on your ability to acquire star-shaped embellishments, but I’m posting it anyway because I feel you have several options available to achieve a similar look.

This is an easy design, and it’s very cute for a casual night out. You could substitute black nail polish for blue and still get the starry night look if you prefer something a little darker. All that this design entails is applying your blue, sticking on your stars, and coating everything with a clear topcoat.

As far as the stars go, you have a few choices. I was lucky enough to find tiny star-shaped gems in the beauty section of a Japanese Daiso shop, but I know they’re hard to come by. However - I have frequently seen star-shaped confetti in party stores and craft stores. Confetti works well on nails because it’s flatter than gems and therefore less likely to get caught on something and pop off. If you can’t find star-shaped confetti or sequins, try star nail stickers. Beauty shops, nail supply stores and even regular drug stores like CVS and Rite Aid sell nail decal stickers and luckily we’re searching for a relatively simple shape.

This might just be one of those designs you forget about until you happen to run into some star-shaped embellishements a couple of months from now. But then you’ll know what to do with them! :)

If your nails aren’t long enough for French manicure tips, try wearing this as a full nail design instead:

Tags: French Manicure, Gems, Nail Stickers, Tips

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