Simple, yet pretty are the types of manicures that I tend to gravitate towards the most. I saw a pic of someone with unpolished nails and teeny tiny gold star decorations and thought it was such a simple yet elegant way to add a little bling to your normal nail routine. Really easy and really pretty? Where do I sign up!?
Supplies:
–gold star confetti
–wax pencil
-clear topcoat (I love this 8-free topcoat!)
Start with clean nails that have been trimmed and shaped to your liking (this is a great all-purpose manicure set to have around).
Spread out a few of your star confetti so they are easy to get to. Put a moderately thick coat of clear polish on one finger.
Quickly use your wax pencil to pick up stars one at a time and place them on the wet polish. Keep placing stars until you like the overall pattern. You may need to sharpen your wax pencil first to have a finer point to pick up the small stars more easily.
Repeat the process with each nail until all your nails have stars. Allow the clear coat to totally dry, and then use two more coats of polish overtop to seal in the design with dry time between each coat. Once your nails are dry, add a coat of cuticle oil (I love this one) to keep your nails healthy, and you’re ready to hit the town!
So pretty! This would be really cute for an event (or even a summer festival nail idea), and as you can see, it’s really easy to do. You can also paint your nails a color first if you want a bolder look, but I do think there’s something about the stars on nude nails that gives it a really clean look. The thinner the confetti, the lower profile your mani will have and the longer it will last as well, so if you find a different confetti you want to use, just keep that in mind. Have fun! xo. Laura
Credits // Author and Photography: Laura Gummerman. Photos edited with the NEW A Beautiful Mess actions.
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These are perfect for girly girls, and only three items are needed to make it!
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These look super fun both to wear and to make!
So very cute!
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I tried this a while back with star confetti from the craft store and it didn’t work at all! The stars were too big. But I am oh-so-glad tinier star confetti exists because you did an out of this world job. Love it!
I love this! Simple and so sweet.
Simple mais le résultat est super chouette ! Merci pour le partage de cette idée !
I’m going to do this and make thin black lines so they look like constellations. So fun!
That looks so beautiful and it’s so easy to do!
What a super cute idea, and it’s not too much!
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These nails are adorable! So simple yet so pretty. I wish I wasn’t so clumsy, I just know that mine would end up so messy and all over the place haha! Beautiful rings & photography too! X x
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That looks gorgeous – and totally doable too!
I love this idea, it is so beautiful, you did such a great job. Thank you for sharing, my name is Brandy, and im new to the blogging community. It is very nice to meet you, have a wonderful day guys http://whimsicalwolfblog.com/
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Wow, that is so pretty ! I love it !
This is absolutely adorable!! I suck at waiting for coloured polishes to dry perfectly, and this just seems like the most genius lazy girl alternative for me. Thank you for sharing!!
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I’ve always been so doubtful of my manicure abilities that I’ve never tried. I think I’ll pick up a pencil and some top coat for this one though!
These are so cute
Lauren
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Love this, would be such a fun ‘girls night in’ activity!
That is the cutest! I dont think I could ever have the patience
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As a DIY blogger, my nails get photographed so often- really should try this manicure to make the photos more sparkly! 🙂
Lovely post!
Cute!
Laura 🙂