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Doily Nail Art Tutorial by Hey, Nice Nails

We were originally going to explain how to create this nail art look by exaggerating this tutorial by the lovely ladies at Polish You Pretty, but someone asked if we would make a tutorial so we decided to give it a go! Enjoy.

1. Apply a base color. The color in the photo is Essie Cocktail Bling

2. Using a contrasting color, paint two heart shaped lobes at the tip of the nail

3. Outline the top of the heart in white

4. Use a large sized dotting tool to make white circles around the top of the heart

5. With your base color and a smaller sized dotting tool, make small dots inside the larger white dots

6. Use the smaller dotting tool and make small white dots around the inside of the heart

7. Top everything off with a good thick layer to topcoat to seal in your artwork!

V.day mix over Pink Friday from OPI

Forever Alone Cat Lady Nails over Zoya Marley. The heart sequins are by Martha Stewart Crafts and on the thumb is some loose holographic glitter.

White hearts over Essie’s Funny Face. 

Valentine’s Day doily nails! These were painted using Essie Absolutely Shore, Borrowed & Blue, and Knockout Pout.

Dior Purple Revolution with rose gold chains using Orly Rage.  

His & Hers (Taken with Instagram at The Speak Easy)

2 for $5!! (Taken with Instagram at Speakeasy Art Gallery)

Rolling Stones #nailart (Taken with Instagram at The Speak Easy)

A simplified stripe pattern using OPI Skull & Glossbones as a base color with Nubar Boyfriend Jeans, Jade Black, and Zoya America as the stripes.

2 for $5 (Taken with Instagram at Speakeasy Art Gallery)

@jodsters fabulous nails! (Taken with instagram)

#nailart based on “Secrets of a Sea Urchin” symbols part 2 (Taken with Instagram at Speakeasy Art Gallery)

Prison tattoo symbols part 1 (Taken with Instagram at The Speak Easy)