Sand Nude Cherry Blossom nails

Oval · Cherry Blossom

Doable at home

Cherry blossom in Milk Bath scattered up a Sand Nude wash, centres dotted in Caramel.

3 bottles: Sand Nude, Milk Bath and Caramel. Sand Nude and Milk Bath 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: Sand Nude · Crème Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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What you need

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

How to paint Sand Nude Cherry Blossom nails

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

Questions about Sand Nude Cherry Blossom

  • Is Sand Nude 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 Sand Nude Cherry Blossom?

    3 bottles: Sand Nude (crème), Milk Bath (sheer) and Caramel (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Sand Nude Cherry Blossom 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 Sand Nude Cherry Blossom need?

    More than you would expect. Milk Bath 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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