I wanted something festive and fun and feminine for Valentine’s Day and even though red is the official Valentine’s Day color, it can also look very Christmassy to me. And since Christmas was just a few months ago, I thought I’d go with pinks. I originally planned on doing a pink French manicure but last minute I randomly created these easy little half-hearts which make me smile every time I look down – and kind of remind me of when I was about 13. But regardless, 35 going on 13 just for a few days never hurt anybody, right?
Here’s what I used:
* 3 coats of OPI ~ Pinking of You
* A very old watermelon pink Wet ‘n’ Wild {remains one of my favorite pinks} Essie ~ Watermelon is pretty close.
* Sephora OPI ~ Traffic-Stopper Copper
And here’s how I did it:
* You’re basically making an X but very close together. Make your second mark a bit shorter than your first to give your hearts some depth.
* I added glitter to the hearts on my ring fingers but all of them glittered up would be fun as well.
Happy Hearting!
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Jo G - Musings and Delights
Wow great job! I think I would make a mess of those hearts, but ill give it a shot!
Jola
Looks beautiful! I’ve been trying to do hearts for ages but it just won’t turn out the way I want. Maybe I should give it another chance?
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Me
I’m totally doing this one!
PS I think you’re fabulous.
H*
Oh! you’re an artist!!!!! I have a newborn so I don’t think I will do it, but I would love to
Chelsea
This is an awesome idea! I will definitely be trying it out!!
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Megan
Love, love, love this idea! I’m going to emulate it for my Valentine’s Date with my husband tomorrow.
PS – I’m 35 going on 13 everyday. xoxo
Schnelle
Your nails look so cute! I did tiny mint hearts with light pink nails. I’ll have to post pics.
Lexy of BeautyFash
♥ ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!!
House of Avandan
Very pretty, I like it!
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mouse
such an adorable idea!
Carsedra
Very cute idea!!
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Kellie
Great idea! I wish my nails were as pretty as yours though! Mine only seem to look half way decent w/ a french mani. Otherwise they look odd shaped. I don’t get it… 🙂
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Cute!
jenn~the stylish housewife
SO cute!!! totally gonna have to try this mani!
xoxo, jenn
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Megan, The Frugalista Diaries
Such a great idea!
Meredith Schwab
EEEK! I can’t tell you how long I was looking for a tasteful and pretty Valentines Day DIY manicure tutorial for me readers (http://dittydropsblog.tumblr.com/) today! And then your DIY just popped up in my inbox like ‘oh hi, you needed a manicure tutorial? Here ya go.”
Your manicure is GORGEOUS! Sharing it on my blog, and boosting your craftiness! Thank you!
Lindsay [Bella Cene']
Adorable!! And actually a lot easier than I was expecting!
Olga
Just tried this! Not as good as yours, but still cute !!
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Andrea Clare
love the gold on the ring fingers, adds so much!!
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patty and lo
I love nail art and these could not be cuter…what a great idea! I’m jealous, might need to try them out!
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METROX LOVES YOU the blog.
Oh my! It’s super cute!!! Love your amazing blog and just can’t stop reading! We’d love to read more, so, following for sure!! 😉 Oh and FYI, we have a Val’s Day special DIY tutorial on our new blogpost. We hope you could drop by if you have time! 😉 HAPPY VAL’S DAY gorgeous!!
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Audrey
Sooo cute! I did this with dark red hearts, and on the ring fingers the opposite with light pink hearts over red. But please still post your original French manicure idea. I have yet to find a method that works well for me.
Ice Creem Dreem
Love! Did my own twist on it here 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration.
xx
KK
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MJ
So cute!! I wish I had enough time to do this today. Will definitely do this next year.
Jani
Adorable and seems pretty simple to do myself! Love that you added a little glitter on your ring finger, very cute.
Hope you had a fabulous vday!
-Jani
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Katherine
Did this today. Wow, much easier than I would have thought. Mine didn’t turn out nearly as cute as yours though. Thanks for such a great tip!
Tisha Loves Smokey Eyes
This looks so easy and gorgeous! I love anything with hearts and these nails are to die for!
Tracy @ Daily Deal Blog
So pretty and elegant! I’ m planning to use different nail polish color for my heart nail art.
Lexi @ Glitter, Inc.
This is absolutely adorable! Definitely going to have to try – though I doubt mine will come out half as well!
xx Lexi, Glitter, Inc.
Allison
I will be trying this on my nails for Valentine’s Day! So cute and a great day to get away with doing fun nail art. I will also be including some statement jewelry to go along with my look! I can’t wait!
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