It is that time of the year again when everything smells romance. Therefore I gave in and created this flirty nail art featuring black and pink, two colors that always look great together.

I feel like this turned out great! <3 

It maybe seems like these nails are hard to do especially since they feature nail stamping. Don't worry about that part since any stamping pattern can be hand drawn or completely swapped for something more simple like dots or stripes that are very easy to reproduce by anyone.

PRODUCTS USED:

For this manicure, you need a good neon pink polish, I used China Glaze Glow with the Flow.

You need a strong black that is opaque in one coat. I used the same polish from stamps and the rest of the nail art, polish named Essence Stamp Me! Black.

I choose a Valentine's stamping plate my Messy Mansion named MM31. 

To make the details on the nails, use a good striping tape and some heart shaped fimo slices to crown the nails. 

STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL:

Step 1: Apply base polish - make sure it is completely dry by the time you move on to step 2.

Step 2: Apply the striping tape. I added it to the nail in a way that a small little triangular window can be created. The accent nail has a small cross on it just to look a bit different. But make sure to remember how you applied them because you need to remove them the same way.

Step 3: Apply the nail stamps over the tape or free hand over them. Use the technique that you feel more comfortable with. 

Step 4: Apply the polish to black out the nails and create a frame. Make sure that you don't go over the tape or the lines won't look as crisp.  

Step 5: Make sure to remove the tape as soon as possible after adding the black polish to ensure that the polish doesn't dry so fast which would make removing the tape difficult.

Step 6: Time to clean up all the mess around the nail. Apply little heart shaped fimo slices where the tapes crossed. Try to choose the type of hearts that will stand out and not blend with the other hearts and colors in the background. 

FINISHED LOOK:

There you have it, some fun and flashy nail art to celebrate the most romantic month of the year! ❤

xoxo

gin

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