You've got your lingerie, a flawless red lipstick, and a delicious, romantic meal planned and ready to go, but now it's time to make your manicure the finishing touch on your already perfect Valentine's Day — and we've found the perfect look. These water marble heart nails [1] from the Cutepolish nail art channel [2] has us counting down the days until Feb. 14, when we can show off this charming style. The marbled look may seem difficult, but we promise: if you follow the steps, these homemade nail decals are easy to create.
Keep reading to see how to DIY [3] this stunning look. Then, check out these other 20 dreamy Valentine's Day nail art ideas [4].
- Start by applying a base coat on the nails.
- Apply a white polish over the base coat.
- Pick out your favorite shades of pink and red to get the perfect Valentine's Day manicure.
- Fill a small bottle cap with room temperature water. Pro tip: filtered water works best.
- Drop a bit of each color into the filled bottle cap.
- Use a toothpick and carefully drag it through the middle of the cap to form a heart.
- Let the polish masterpiece dry inside the caps for about 1-2 hours.
- After the polish is dry, make sure the design is detached from the cap before you remove it.
- Carefully remove the design from the cap with tweezers.
- Let the designs rest on a paper towel to soak up any excess water.
- Before putting these stunning decals on your nails, apply a topcoat over the white polish to help the designs stick better.
- Carefully press your decal onto the nail.
- You can use a cuticle pusher to ensure your design is on tight.
- In addition to the pusher, you can use 100 percent acetone to clean the excess polish around the nail.
- Also, file the top of your nails to clean up the extra polish around the tip.
- Apply a fast-drying topcoat.
- VOILÀ!
