Nail Look of the Week: 'Teenage Dream - A Secret Affair'

Just in time for Valentine's, here's my nail look of the week inspired by CutePolish. I didn't want to go overboard with all the hearts and kisses so I opted for a little bit of everything.

Polishes and Materials Used:
Revlon ColorStay #005 Base Coat (my fave!)
Essie #635 'A Secret Affair'
Essie 'Your Hut or Mine'
Essie 'A Cut Above'
Essie 'Set in Stones'
Revlon #731 'Knockout'
Revlon #110 'Pink Lingerie'
OPI 'Teenage Dream'
Seche Vite Top Coat (BEST TOP COAT EVER!)
Dotting tool

Step 1:
Start off with your favorite base coat - mines is Revlon's ColorStay base coat. The base coat will give your nail a smoother surface for the polish to go on. It is especially important if you are wearing a darker colour like red or black so it doesn't stain your nails.

Step 2:
Apply your base colour of choice, in my case I used Essie's #635 'A Secret Affair'. Let this dry before the next step.

Step 3:
This is the fun part - it's like decorating a cupcake! From left to right, starting with my index finger, I applied a coat of Essie's 'A Cut Above' then a coat of Essie's 'Set in Stones' both from their Luxe Effects collection. For my middle finger, using a dotting tool, I made kisses with a dark shade of pink (Essie's 'Your Hut or Mine' from the Resort Collection) and light shade of pink (Revlon #110 'Pink Lingerie' from the Top Speed collection). Check out CutePolish's video on how to make these easy kisses here. 

For my ring finger, I added a couple coats of OPI's 'Teenage Dream' from Katy Perry's collection to add some more sparkle to the look. You can't go wrong with too much sparkle right...? For my pinkie, I wanted to even out the black colours from my thumb's design so I designed to do a simple French tip. (Reconsidering this and may end up changing it to some polka dots to give it some life...)

For my thumb, I did a leopard design with a Valentine's day twist, inspired by CutePolish. Check out her Valentine's Leopard Nails here. This is probably my favorite nail design of them all. (Again, reconsidering re-doing the look and leaving this with the focus and doing the rest of my nails with a black French tip.)

Step 4:

Once you are satisfied with your design, apply your favorite top coat to seal in the look. Of course, I used my Seche Vite fast-drying top coat!

 

Give it a try and let me know how yours turns out!
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-Karennn