For today’s post I’ve teamed up with Faviana, to bring you a nail art tutorial inspired by one of their designer prom dresses. The website is chock full with a good mix of short and flirty, insanely glamorous and classical formal dresses and the one that inspired this nail art is somewhere in between all of them. I picked Faviana Style 7364 which is cheeky with a hint of glamour and completely perfect for any formal occasion.
With prom season coming up, I know a lot of you will be matching your nail art to your prom dress and you can keep it simple by painting your nails a perfectly complimentary or contrasting colour or go all out and take elements from the dress like I have!
With prom season coming up, I know a lot of you will be matching your nail art to your prom dress and you can keep it simple by painting your nails a perfectly complimentary or contrasting colour or go all out and take elements from the dress like I have!
Before you start, make sure you have everything you need. I’m using Deborah Lippmann Fashion and piCture pOlish Mad Magenta as my main colours along with a LA Colors silver striper. You’ll also need some striping tape – in a pinch, you can cut up scotch tape in to very thin strips. The tweezers are an optional extra but I’d suggest keeping a pair on standby if you can!
1. Start with a nail polish that matches your skin tone and let it dry completely. You can add a fast drying top coat like Seche Vite to speed up the process.
Tip: You can completely skip the first step and do this on naked nails for a negative space manicure.
2. Place striping tape on the nails where you want the base colour to show through. I’ve marked off a triangle at the base of my nail and then a few strips at the sides. I used a pair of tweezers to place the tape on my nail.
3. Using your pink polish, paint over the tape taking care to avoid the triangle near the base of your nail. You can cover the triangle with a piece of scotch tape if you want to be sure you won’t paint over it.
4. While the polish is still wet, remove the striping tape. Again, I always use a pair of tweezers to do this because it’s a really fiddly job.
5. This is what your nails should look like once your tape’s removed.
6. Take your glitter polish and add a healthy amount over the sections at each side.
7. Finally, add your favourite top coat and sweep around the edges with a clean-up brush dipped in acetone to get rid of any mishaps.
Make sure you stop by faviana.com for more prom nail art inspiration and any last minute dress shopping!
