Dreaming Nails

Electric Blue Cherry Blossom nails

Round · Cherry Blossom

Doable at home

Electric Blue with small Milky Cobalt flowers and Petrol Blue middles — smaller and denser than the daisies.

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.

It sits on a round nail, filed to follow the fingertip, which is the shortest shape here and the one that chips least, so the motif gets a soft frame rather than a pointed one.

Make it yours

Pick a part of the nail, then a shade
Base: Electric Blue · Crème Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

Tap a bottle to open it on the shelf
Electric Blue Base · Crème
Milky Cobalt Motif · Sheer
Petrol Blue Accent · Crème

What you need

Base colour cured
Petal paint detail brush
Fine liner centres and stems

How to paint Electric Blue Cherry Blossom nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two thin coats of Electric Blue, curing each one.
  2. 2 Five tiny Milky Cobalt petals per flower, scattered rather than spaced, then dot the Petrol Blue centres.
  3. 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.

Questions about Electric Blue Cherry Blossom

  • Is Electric Blue Cherry Blossom 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 Cherry Blossom?

    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 Cherry Blossom work on short nails?

    Round is already the shortest shape here, so yes, this is one of the designs that works at almost any length.

  • How many coats does Electric Blue Cherry Blossom 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.

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