Sorbet Peach Argyle nails

Almond · Argyle

Salon or steady hand

Sorbet Peach with a diamond lattice in Milk Bath, overlaid with thin Deep Apricot cross-hatching.

3 bottles: Sorbet Peach, Milk Bath and Deep Apricot. Sorbet Peach 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 (sheer and crème), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.

It sits on an almond, tapered at the sides and rounded at the tip, which narrows the nail and lengthens the finger, and stretches the motif slightly as it approaches the point.

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What you need

Base colour cured
Striper brush clean lines
Gloss top level the paint

How to paint Sorbet Peach Argyle nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Three sheer coats of Sorbet Peach — it is translucent, so it builds rather than covers.
  2. 2 Block the Milk Bath diamonds first, cure, then rule the Deep Apricot crossing lines over them.
  3. 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.

Questions about Sorbet Peach Argyle

  • Is Sorbet Peach Argyle 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 Sorbet Peach Argyle?

    3 bottles: Sorbet Peach (sheer), Milk Bath (sheer) and Deep Apricot (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Sorbet Peach Argyle work on short nails?

    Almond needs a little length to hold its taper. On a short nail the shape reads closer to round, and the design still works, it just stops elongating the finger.

  • How many coats does Sorbet Peach Argyle need?

    More than you would expect. Sorbet Peach and Milk Bath are 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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