Dreaming Nails

Sorbet Peach Rainbow Arches nails

Round · Rainbow Arches

Salon or steady hand

Nested rainbow arches in Milk Bath and Deep Apricot stepped inward from the free edge over Sorbet Peach.

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 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: Sorbet Peach · Sheer Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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Sorbet Peach Base · Sheer
Milk Bath Motif · Sheer
Deep Apricot Accent · Crème

What you need

Base colour one coat
Two gel paints contrast pair
Liner + dotting tool shapes and curves

How to paint Sorbet Peach Rainbow Arches 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 Paint the outer Milk Bath arc following the free edge, then step inward with Deep Apricot, curing between colours.
  3. 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.

Questions about Sorbet Peach Rainbow Arches

  • Is Sorbet Peach Rainbow Arches 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 Rainbow Arches?

    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 Rainbow Arches 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 Sorbet Peach Rainbow Arches 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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