Lilac & Mint Metallic Manicure

This is my lilac and mint metallic manicure - inspired by spring/summer 2012's pastel trend :). This is a simple design with a lilac background and a slanted mint tip, separated by a thin metallic line.  


1)

For this nail art you'll need mint, lilac and silver varnishes. The ones I used are: Saffron Glossy Mint #55, Barry M Berry Ice Cream #308 and MUA #11. 


2)

First paint two thin coats of your lilac shade onto all your nails.


3)

Now add the metallic layer; take your silver polish and using your whole brush paint a broad line diagonally across the top corner of all your nails; then fill in any bits that were missed. The very top part will be painted over in the next step so it doesn't need to be perfectly covered.


4)

Next, take your mint polish and, using the whole width of the brush, paint a broad line across the very top corner, leaving a thin line of silver visible between the mint and lilac parts. Then fill in any of the corner that was missed in order to complete the design. 




And this is the finished lilac & mint manicure :)