Apply base coat.
Apply a sheer dark blue nail polish.
Apply a sheer light blue nail polish to create a gradient.
Apply a sheer orange color after the light blue color.
Apply a sheer pastel yellow polish on nail tips.
Draw a leaf of a palm tree with black polish on the index finger.
Add another...
....and two more.
Draw the tree trunk.
Repeat on the ring finger.
Draw two thin circles with black nail polish on the middle finger. Then draw some half moons on the circle part of the design.
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Mars the SalonDraw small dots on the center of the circle, and draw V-shaped lines from the dot part to create a Ferris wheel shape. Draw a small circle around the dot, and draw thin lines inside the two circles. Draw a mountain on the bottom part of the Ferris wheel and then a small palm tree next to the Ferris wheel.
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Mars the SalonOn the pinkie, draw a mountain at the tip, then three palm trees. Repeat this design on the thumb.
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Mars the SalonApply topcoat, and get ready to dance the weekend away at Coachella!
Weekend 1 of Coachella is this weekend, so there is no better time to ready your clients for the SoCal music festival than some Coachella-inspired nail art, courtesty of Mars the Salon nail artist Ayumy Namaizawa. Click through the slideshow to see a step-by-step tutorial on how to create this manicure design.
Check out more Coachella-inspired nail art here.
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