WARNING: THESE NAILS ARE NOT EDIBLE...which is a massive shame because my stupid allergies mean that I can't eat cherries (harrumpf), but I guess having them on my nails is the next best thing.
This manicure lasted me almost a week (I blame my new Sally Hansen top coat), and since I created this fruity design I've had people insisting that they were transfers/falsies. I'm not tooting my own horn but they look pretty damn good! Even better, they only took 30 minutes!
The polishes I used:
Saffron London nail polish in Shade 11 - White
Collection 2000 Lasting colour in 5 - Fire Engine
Barry M nail paint in NP284- metallic green (no longer available)
I started as always with a good base coat and then added a thick coat of white nail polish. I waited for it to dry completely before going in with a medium-large dotting tool to create the cherries. It is best to slightly overlap the dots to give a more realistic effect. You can do as few or as many cherries as you like, or you could paint all of your nails white and just have cherries as an accent nail on your ring finger &/or thumb.
Remember, the stalks/leaves go at the cuticle end of the cherries, so be sure to leave enough room.
For the leaves, I used the green polish on a tiny nail brush and just painted them on. The shape is just like a 'V' with a flick. I used the same tiny brush in the white polish to create the highlight. It is important to add these in the same place on each set of cherries to give the illusion of light hitting them.
I finished off with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails base/top coat and voila, easy fruity nails which look good enough to eat!
Happy polishing <3
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