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Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower nails

Oval · Pressed Wildflower

Salon or steady hand

Pressed wildflowers: fine Milky Cobalt stems and scattered Deep Iris heads over Lilac Haze, like something under glass.

3 bottles: Lilac Haze, Milky Cobalt and Deep Iris. Lilac Haze and Milky Cobalt are close in tone, so the design is tonal rather than graphic. It shows up in daylight and softens indoors. The bottles are not all the same finish (crème and sheer), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.

It sits on an oval, with walls that follow the finger and a tip rounded off, which flatters a short nail bed without needing much length and keeps the motif undistorted.

Make it yours

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Base: Lilac Haze · Crème Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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Lilac Haze Base · Crème
Milky Cobalt Motif · Sheer
Deep Iris Accent · Crème

What you need

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

How to paint Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two thin coats of Lilac Haze, curing each one.
  2. 2 Lay the Milky Cobalt stems down first and let them cross, then dot Deep Iris heads where they end.
  3. 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.

Questions about Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower

  • Is Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower hard to do at home?

    It is the hardest tier on the site. It is doable at home, but the technique is the point rather than the colour. Budget an hour or more 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 Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower?

    3 bottles: Lilac Haze (crème), Milky Cobalt (sheer) and Deep Iris (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower work on short nails?

    Oval is one of the better shapes for a short nail: it lengthens the look of the bed without needing free edge to do it, so the design carries over unchanged.

  • How many coats does Lilac Haze Pressed Wildflower 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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