Electric Blue Candy Stripe nails
Electric Blue with angled Milky Cobalt and Petrol Blue bands, alternating up the nail.
3 bottles: Electric Blue, Milky Cobalt and Petrol Blue. Electric Blue and Milky Cobalt sit a comfortable distance apart: the motif is clearly legible without shouting, which is the easiest range to freehand in. The bottles are not all the same finish (crème and sheer), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.
The squoval shape means straight sidewalls and a soft tip: anything built on a grid or a straight line sits truest here.
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How to paint Electric Blue Candy Stripe nails
- 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two thin coats of Electric Blue, curing each one.
- 2 Rule the Milky Cobalt diagonals first at a constant angle, then fill between them with Petrol Blue.
- 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.
Questions about Electric Blue Candy Stripe
Is Electric Blue Candy Stripe hard to do at home?
Yes, with a steady hand. The motif is freehand, so the first nail is usually the worst one. Budget around 45 minutes for a full set, and three colours means three chances for something to bleed, so cure between each one rather than working wet on wet.
What polish do I need for Electric Blue Candy Stripe?
3 bottles: Electric Blue (crème), Milky Cobalt (sheer) and Petrol Blue (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.
Does Electric Blue Candy Stripe work on short nails?
A squoval works short: you lose canvas width rather than length, so the motif just sits closer together.
How many coats does Electric Blue Candy Stripe need?
More than you would expect. Milky Cobalt is translucent, so the colour builds over three thin coats rather than covering in two. Stop wherever you like the depth — that is the point of a sheer.