Just in time for the weekend, here’s an evening manicure idea for short nails. This elegant dark red and gold design is based on a Gothic Moons manicure I did a while ago. I wasn’t too optimistic it would work, but I gave it a go and it’s actually perfect. The light gold edgy half moon details break up the plain dark red nail space and visually elongate the nail shape. The curvy lines form a sharp end giving this manicure a sexy femme fatale vibe without going over board. This manicure looks great glossy or mattified.
Another great bonus, this eternally elegant nail design is very quick to do!
HOW-TO:
- Paint all nails in champagne gold colour.
- Without waiting for it to dry using dark red polish paint the curvy part on each nail. Starting from the bottom of the nails and twisting the nail brush to create the curve.
- If some curves didn’t turn out too perfect fix the mistakes with a striping nail art brush. With gold polish – elongate the sharp ends to make them all the same length or with a dark red polish fix the curves at the nail bed.
- Add 1-2 coats of a quick drying glossy or matte top coat and you’re done!
*Alternatively, you can use nail art stencils like these ‘heart tips‘ to do the spikey details. Paint your nails in dark red, wait till it’s dry and then attach stencils on all nails at the nail bed with a spikey part pointing toward the nail tip. Fill it in with gold nail polish. Remove the stencil and apply top coat.
Used:
- Diorific Smoky,
- Color Club Antiquated,
- Essie Good To Go top coat
- Essie Matte About You.
- SoNailicious 03 Spear striping nail art brush
Wearing: Delicate Crown Ring.
– Maria, xx
P.S. This is the fourth post from the Nail Designs For Short Nails series. See previous post – Minimalist Nail Art For Short Nails.
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Shira says
ooh I’m writing an article for Mode about grown up nail art and this is totally going up there!
Maria @SoNailicious says
Thanks so much Shira! Can’t wait to see your piece! <3
Lucie from Lucy's Stash says
THIS. IS. PERFECTION! Absolute perfection <3
Maria @SoNailicious says
Thank you, Lucie! You’re too kind :)
Nashia Anthony says
Such a gorgeous nail polish colour and the art work is amazing
Nashia | MakeupandBeautyMayhem
Maria @SoNailicious says
Thanks Nashia! Dior polishes are great to work with. And well, they are photogenic :)
Pintrest Girl says
I got an email today that you copyrighted all of your nail work I had pinned on pintrest. Which is cool and all do your art thang or w.e. But it looked pretty dumb to come view your page and find that every post you’ve posted has a link to pin it on pintrest. Might wanna fix your site if you don’t support Pintrest.
Maria @SoNailicious says
Hi there,
Yes, those pins were removed from our own Pinterest board too. Unfortunately, Pinterest doesn’t differentiate between legit pins and pins that were misused. A few of our photos were used by spammers to promote their sites. The originals links were replaced with some other sites that have nothing to do with SoNailicious.com. I apologise for any inconvenience caused. Just to let you know I work really hard to create all this nail art, put a lot effort in photography, so everyone can enjoy it. Hope this clarifies the issue and you’re welcome to pin as much as you like from SoNailicious.com!
Thanks, Maria
Shira says
Here it is! :) I went with two of your designs by the way :)
https://www.mode.com/stories/grown-up-nail-art-for-fallwinter/10390228
Maria @SoNailicious says
Hi Shira! Thanks for sharing, what a great compilation! <3 I shall share it with everyone! x
Lang says
How and where can I buy the dart red Drior Polish. You did it so pretty. I am not sure I can do it.
Thanks,
Lang
Maria @SoNailicious says
Thank you Lang! Link where to buy provided above.