Hi everyone! The nails I'm going to do today are one of my favorites, corset nails! At first I was really unsure if I could even attempt this, but they did end up coming out really good so I was excited. They aren't very easy, so don't be upset if they don't come out perfect. Believe me when I first did them the result was bad, so I had to start ALL over again which was really upsetting but it was worth it. My final result was great :).


The very first thing I did was put on a basecoat. I used Sally Hansen Nail Quencher.




Then I added two coats of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Sheer Strawberry. I almost just left them like this. I'm really getting into sheer polish now. I think it looks so cute left alone :).



Now, what I did was use a thin brush to paint the sides of the corset. Now it will look a little funny when you first do it, but believe me you HAVE to do it this way. You take the brush and only paint the sides of your nails. This is crucial. You can't paint too much or you will have to start all over. That's what happened to me. You have to leave enough room so that you can add the strings to the corset or they will come out looking very funny. Just look at this picture and follow it very closely and you'll be great :).



Then, you need to add the string holes. So you can use any color for that, but I liked white :). Take a little sticky note and add about two drops of white polish to it. Don't put too much because if you do, the nail polish will become tacky (dry) and it will be near impossible to work with. Then, take any pointy object ( pencil, pin, orange stick,toothpick) and add dots. I used a toothpick; the kinds that have the circular edge on one side instead of two points. I dip it into the polish and add a generous amount to the toothpick (or whatever you use) and then start dotting. It's easier to do if you practice on the sticky a few times.



Then you add the strings. This is another hard thing to do. You need to have a thin brush for this. It is pretty much impossible otherwise. Even with a thin brush this is not easy. When you have your thin brush you want to take off most of the polish so it looks as if it is almost bare. Then add the lines. I made a little diagram on how to do this :).








Believe me, it takes a long time but in the end it will look really pretty. You can you ANY color for this, these are just the ones I chose. The finished product should look a little something like this :



You can add sparkles or whatever else you would like to add. I finished it off with Sally Hansen Insta Dri Top Coat. Thanks so much for viewing!