OK, so maybe it's no longer socially acceptable to dress up as a princess and wear a crown (is it Halloween [1] yet?). But these nail art looks are one way to feed your Disney fandom [2] — discreetly. This month, Orly is coming out with a brand-new polish collection called Dare to Dream [3] available at Walgreens only. The 12 new shades ($7 each) are inspired by your favorite childhood characters like Ariel, Mulan, and Pocahontas. In honor of the launch, nail-art aficionado Miss Pop [4] created three unique manicure looks [5] fit for animated royalty: a french manicure redux with a mermaid splash, an art deco pattern with Mulan's ferocity, and a splattered style that pulls colors from nature. The good news is these designs are simple to DIY [6]. The bad news: you'll be humming Disney tunes for months. "Can you paint with all the colors of the wind . . . "
Mermaid Tail Manicure
Apply two coats of the bright-blue color Under the Sea. Load up the brush with glittery-green Part of Your World and glide it along the free edge of your nail to create a sparkly french tip.
Mermaid Tail Manicure
Brush out some Part of Your World onto a plastic palette or a piece of tin foil.
Mermaid Tail Manicure
Then, using the Orly Detailer Brush [7] ($15), add a V in glitter at one end of the sparkly french tip.
Mermaid Tail Manicure
You can also create a similar mermaid tail design around the cuticle of the nail.
Mermaid Tail Manicure
Dare to Dream Ariel Mini Kit ($11)
Mulan Manicure
Apply two coats of peachy Princess Ping. Using a striper brush dipped in bright-blue Under the Sea, paint a french manicure tip.
Mulan Manicure
Clean your striper brush in acetone and dip it in fiery-orange Hidden Treasures. Paint two long, diagonal lines that meet in the middle of the nail, just below the blue french tip.
Mulan Manicure
Fill in the orange triangle outline with the brush from the bottle, or if it's easier, continue with the striper brush.
Mulan Manicure
Seal the nail art with Orly Polishield [8] ($10) topcoat.
Mulan Manicure
Dare to Dream Mulan Mini Kit ($11)
Colors of the Wind Nail Art
Apply two coats of neon-pink Magical Voice. Starting with fiery-orange Hidden Treasures, wipe the polish off the bottlebrush until you can see every bristle. Then, streak it across your nail in a few random patterns.
Colors of the Wind Nail Art
Using peachy Princess Ping, repeat the same dry brush technique. Wipe the polish off your brush and streak it randomly across the nail.
Colors of the Wind Nail Art
Lastly, using bright-blue Under the Sea, create random streaks across your nail, filling in the bare spots.
Colors of the Wind Nail Art
We can definitely see the reference to Pocahontas in this abstract manicure. The shades remind us of the leaves in the wind.
Colors of the Wind Nail Art
Dare to Dream Pocahontas Mini Kit ($11)
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