Rosebud Nail Art Tutorial

When I'm feeling lazy (which is often - I lead quite the Dionysian lifestyle minus the hedonistic excess, so just the lying down and eating grapes), I always seem to turn to floral nail art because despite appearances it can be very simple.

Today I have one such simple floral tutorial for you. These rosebuds are essentially made up of a dot and a few little lines but the effect is quite dainty and Cath Kidson-esque.

What you will need:

• Navy nail polish ( I used Rimmel's Aye, Aye Sailor)
• Light pink nail polish ( I used OPI's Mod About You)
• Two shades of green nail polish or striper polishes
• White nail polish or striper polish
• Red polish or striper polish
• Small dotting tool or bobby pin
• Small thin brush if you don't own striper polishes
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  Start by applying two coats of your navy polish. Once it's dry to the touch use a dotting tool or bobby pin to paint small light pink dots on your nails, leaving enough space between each dot to add leaves.
  
  
  
  Use your darker shade of green to paint small leaves attached to each bud. Then use your lighter shade of green as a highlight on the leaves.
  To add detail tot he bud (and make it actually look like a flower bud rather than a dot), use your white polish to roughly outline one half of the bud - this doesn't need to be neat. The using your red polish, roughly outline the other half of the bud.
  
  
  
  
  
  I also used a darker pink striper polish to add some extra ... depth, I suppose you could call it?
  Et voila! Dainty little rosebuds on your dainty little digits! 
  
  
  And here's a little rose-themed song for you to play as you go about your life with roses on your toeses. Or fingers.