Bright Graphic Nails

This is a really simple nail look to add some color back into winter!  You can do any color combination (even darks, if you’re not feeling the bright look) but I liked this trio!

I used:

OPI Nail Lacquer in Strawberry Margarita

OPI Nail Lacquer in My Vampire is Buff

NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel in 112 Times Square Tangerine Cream

Start with a base coat.  Take your first color (bright pink for me) and apply it from the base of your nail about one-third of the way up, continuing all the way to the top of your nail in a slim portion on the outer edge of your nail.  You can use the nail brush itself and just carefully paint this shape; you can cut some tape to cover up the part of your nail you don’t want to paint this first color; or you can use a striper brush to outline and fill in this first section.  (I used the striper brush.)

Next, do the same shape (a little smaller) in your second color above the section you just painted.  When you’re done with the second section there should be just a small square-ish unpainted area at the top, inner corner of your nail.

Now just fill in the unpainted section of your nail with the third color!  Finish with a top coat and you’re done!

With such a simple look there are tons of possibilities.  I like having two bright (or dark) colors with a neutral in the middle for some balance, but anything goes!  Add a thin stripe of white (or any color you like) in between each section for more detail, or add a little glitter to just the middle section.  Rhinestones or studs add a cool texture to this nail look!

~Alyssa