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How to create cute nail designs

Create Cute Nail Designs

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For the first design, paint your nails beige. If your nail polish is quite see through like mine, then add a few layers.

For the first design, paint your nails beige. If your nail polish is quite see through like mine, then add a few layers.

Using a dotting tool or a pencil, dot large black spots onto the nail. Done!

Using a dotting tool or a pencil, dot large black spots onto the nail. Done!

For the second design, paint your nail clear. You can do this design on all your nails, but I find it looks nicer painting all your nails clear and only doing the design on the ring finger :)

For the second design, paint your nail clear. You can do this design on all your nails, but I find it looks nicer painting all your nails clear and only doing the design on the ring finger :)

Add a small dot of silver nail polish near the top of the nail and slightly to the right (you can use a small jewel if you want instead).

Add a small dot of silver nail polish near the top of the nail and slightly to the right (you can use a small jewel if you want instead).

Then using a black nail art pen or a pencil, draw two triangles either side of it to form a bow. Then using the dotting tool, draw small dots wither side of the bow.

Then using a black nail art pen or a pencil, draw two triangles either side of it to form a bow. Then using the dotting tool, draw small dots wither side of the bow.

Done :)

Done :)

For the third design divide your nail up into thirds and apply tape that covers the bottom two thirds.

For the third design divide your nail up into thirds and apply tape that covers the bottom two thirds.

Paint the top third of the nail pink and peel the tape of carefully.

Paint the top third of the nail pink and peel the tape of carefully.

Now cover the top third and the bottom third with tape.

Now cover the top third and the bottom third with tape.

And paint yellow or gold, then remove tape.

And paint yellow or gold, then remove tape.

Do the same for the bottom third, cover the top and middle with tape, paint blue and remove the tape. Clear up around the edges with nail varnish remover. Done!

Do the same for the bottom third, cover the top and middle with tape, paint blue and remove the tape. Clear up around the edges with nail varnish remover. Done!

For the fourth design, paint your nail light pink and leave it to dry.

For the fourth design, paint your nail light pink and leave it to dry.

Then using an eyeshadow brush, put some medium pink nail polish on paper and dip the brush in it, then dab on the end of the nail, so that it is the darkest at then end and lightest at the bottom.

Then using an eyeshadow brush, put some medium pink nail polish on paper and dip the brush in it, then dab on the end of the nail, so that it is the darkest at then end and lightest at the bottom.

Done!

Done!

For the fifth design, paint half of your nail pink.

For the fifth design, paint half of your nail pink.

And the other half blue.

And the other half blue.

Then using a dotting tool, dot small gold dots between the pink and blue.

Then using a dotting tool, dot small gold dots between the pink and blue.

Paint your nail light pink and add a darker pink dot at the top.

Paint your nail light pink and add a darker pink dot at the top.

Then draw on black dots and a bow, like the first design.

Then draw on black dots and a bow, like the first design.

For the sixth design, paint your nails pink.

For the sixth design, paint your nails pink.

Then using a darker pink, add on a blob at the top of your nail.

Then using a darker pink, add on a blob at the top of your nail.

Then using a red nail art pen, draw petals on (you can't really see in this picture).

Then using a red nail art pen, draw petals on (you can't really see in this picture).

And dot either side of the rose. Done!

And dot either side of the rose. Done!

For the seventh design, paint half your nail dark pink and the other half pale pink (diagonally).

For the seventh design, paint half your nail dark pink and the other half pale pink (diagonally).

And add pale pink dots in between the two sides.

And add pale pink dots in between the two sides.

For the last design, paint your nails pink.

For the last design, paint your nails pink.

Using a black nail polish, paint a slanted line at the top.

Using a black nail polish, paint a slanted line at the top.

And add white dots. Finished!

And add white dots. Finished!

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