Disney Princess Nails: Merida

Change your fate…  These nails are inspired by the princess Merida from the movie Brave (2012).  Each month I will bring you a new set of nails based on a Disney princess, in the order of their release.

You’ll need:

Base coat

Top coat (I prefer Seche Vite)

Striper brush

Dotting tool

Teal, medium green, brighter green, neutral, light blue, navy, deep blue, brown, red, gold and blue glitter nail polishes  (I used: Sephora by OPI in Teal We Meet Again; OPI in Don’t Mess with OPI; Sally Girl in Surf’s Up; NYC Quick Dry in 212 Mulberry Street; Sinful Colors in Cinderella; Sally Hansen in 834 Dark Knight; Lancôme in a deep blue; OPI in You Don’t Know Jacques! Suede; VS Beauty Rush in a bright red; Love My Nails in Gold Dust; and Revlon glitter coat in 441 Radiant)

Start with a base coat.  Paint your pinky nail teal, ring finger opaque medium green, index finger neutral, and thumb light blue.  Leave your middle finger unpainted.

Use your dotting tool dipped in brown to put three medium sized dots vertically on your pinky nail.  Add two small brown dots to the top of each medium dot for ears and small red dots inside each baby bear head for faces.

Use the striper brush to put thick vertical deep blue stripes and thin vertical navy blue stripes on your ring finger.  Add medium horizontal bright green stripes to finish the plaid print.

Use your striper brush dipped in brown polish to make vertical stripes across the middle section of your middle nail, then use the dotting tool to add medium green leaves to the tops of these trees.  Use the dotting tool dipped in light blue to add some dots in the center of the nail, getting smaller as they appear to go further into the trees.  Add blue glitter over these blue wisps.

Use the striper brush to make the shape of the back of Merida’s teal dress on your index finger and use navy blue to outline the arms.  Add diagonal gold accent stripes to the sleeves and then use either the dotting tool or striper brush to add her bright red curls.

Use the striper brush dipped in navy to write out “fate” on your thumb.

Add a top coat and you’re done!

~Alyssa