Nail Art || Watermelon Nails #4

Polishes used:

Pink - Sinful Colors "Island Coral"

Green - China Glaze "Four Leaf Clover"

Light Green - E.L.F. "Mint Cream"

Black - Revlon Nail Art Chalkboard "Study Date" (black end)

How To

This is probably the easiest way to do a watermelon nail look. It works great as an accent nail or as a full manicure. You will want a dotting tool, pencil, or toothpick.

Step 1: Apply a whitebase coat.

Step 2: Apply the pink coat. Leave a french-tip. Don't worry if it looks messy on the edge, we will be cleaning it up later.

Step 3: Apply the green tip, remembering to leave a white line (as thick or thin as you design).

This is where you can use the dotting tool to add white to clean up the edges of the green and pink layers.

Step 4: Add the black polka dots with your clean dotting tool.

Step 5: Optional Add lighter green straight lines with the dotting tool.

Don't forget a top coat!!!

This isn't my favorite look, but it is nice for working with the dotting tool and the different layers/color.

Nail Art || Watermelon Nails #3

Polishes used:

Pink - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails "Mighty Mango"

Green - China Glaze "Four Leaf Clover"

Light Green - E.L.F. "Mint Cream"

Black - Revlon Nail Art Chalkboard "Study Date" (black end)

How To

This is something that looks best as an accent nail. Its not too difficult as long as you take your time. You will need a dotting tool of some sort, like a pencil or a toothpick.

Step 1: Apply a base coat.

Step 2: Create a sort of half-moon shape in green. If you want, you could also do a solid line.

Step 3: Using your dotting tool, add a thin white line either on the green or between the green and pink. Now our rind is almost complete.

Step 4: As that dries, use the dotting tool to create a rounded triangle-ish shape for the seeds (3-4 seeds).

Step 5: Use the dotting tool to add either straight lines or squiggly lines in the light green. Now our rind is complete.

Apply a top coat, and you're finished!

Nail Art || Watermelon Nails #2

Polishes used:

Pink - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails "Mighty Mango"

Green - China Glaze "Four Leaf Clover"

Light Green - E.L.F. "Mint Cream"

Black - Revlon Nail Art Chalkboard "Study Date" (black end)

How To

This look is a little more advanced than the first watermelon look, but it is still pretty simple. You will need a dotting tool (or pencil or toothpick) and a sponge. I used the blending wedges by eyeslipsface, but I know that you can get "beauty wedges" at the Dollar Tree.

Step 1: Apply a base coat of pink/red.

Step 2: Apply the gradient with the sponge.

To do this, paint a line of white on your sponge with a line of pink right under it. You want the colors right next to each other so they will overlap and blend.

Next, pat the sponge a few times on your nails. If you want the white to be more opaque, let your nails dry and repeat the application. I went a different route, which I will explain as we go.

Step 3: Add a line of green.

Step 4: Add the seeds.

This is pretty easy. Using your tool, put a small dot of black on your nails. Then, pull towards you quickly. This should create a rounded triangle.

You will notice in the image that I have a white line on top of the gradient. I did this with the dotting tool as I wanted both the gradient and the solid line.

Step 5: Use the (dotting) tool to add light green squiggles (or straight lines) to rind of the watermelon.

Add a top coat, and you're finished!

Nail Art || Strawberry Nails

Polishes used:

Pink - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails "Mighty Mango"

Green - China Glaze "Four Leaf Clover"

Black - Revlon Nail Art Chalkboard "Study Date" (black end)

How To

Here is another really simple one to do. You will need a tool to do the leaves (dotting tool, toothpick, or pencil will work just fine)

Step 1: Apply a base coat. (Red or pink or variations there of)

Step 2: Apply a line of green and let it dry (just like the watermelon rind in the last tutorial).

Step 3: When the line of green is dry, put about half a drop in the middle of the line. Using your tool (I used a tiny dotting tool), pull the wet polish towards you. I've seen this done with 3-4 fat leaves, but I like the look of having lots of skinny leaves.

Step 4: Add the seeds. I chose black, but I have seen the seeds several colors (yellow, black, pink, and green), so its really all up to you. 

Put a drop of the seed polish onto a plastic or glass surface (a.k.a. something non-absorbent). Using your tool, dip it into this polish and proceed to makes dots on your nail.

That's all there is to it! This is another look that works great on every finger or just as an accent.

Nail Art || Watermelon Nails #1

Polishes used:

Pink - Sally Hansen Hard as Nails "Mighty Mango"

Green - China Glaze "Four Leaf Clover"

Light Green - E.L.F. "Mint Cream"

Black - Revlon Nail Art Chalkboard "Study Date" (black end)

How To

This is a pretty easy look that any beginner can do. It looks awesome on every single nail or as an accent nail. I like to wear this on my ring finger nail and my thumb nail. You will want to have either a pencil, a dotting tool, or a toothpick to draw the watermelon lines and the seeds.

Step 1: Apply your base coat. In this picture, I did two coats.

Step 2: Draw a line with the darkest green. I free-handed it and it turned out fine.

Step 3: Add 3-4 seeds. I feel like 4 seeds keeps the look balanced. 

To do the seeds, put a drop of polish on a plate or plastic surface. Dip your tool (I used a dotting tool) into the polish and make a dot on your nail. Dip it a second time, and dot in the same place, this time pulling towards you. This creates a rounded triangle look.

Step 4: Add the husk lines. Using the same technique as mentioned above, make the husk lines with the light green. Instead of simply pulling up, though, make a squiggly line. You can make them as thick or thin as you want.

Step 5: Finish with a top coat.