Nails: Fruity Pebbles

This simple nail design can be achieved using any nail polish colors you wish to use. I used random colors and random finishes and it turned out nice. It reminded me of Fruity Pebbles cereal! This would also look cute if different shades of a color were used (such as different pinks: light pinks, dark pinks, bright pinks, etc.) I originally saw this design on YouTube (missjenfabulous has a video on it). She used different colors than I did and both look equally as cute. In the tools portion I am listing the colors that I used. Feel free to change them and use colors that you like.

Tools:

• Nail file, cuticle clipper, etc (anything you normally use to prep your nails)
• Base coat
• Base color - gray
• Dot colors - medium purple, electric blue, shimmery lime green, shimmery orange, pale yellow, and white
• Bobby pin or dotting tool
• Top coat

Here are the steps to creating this look:

1. Prep your nails. Make sure that they are not too short for this to work.

2. Prepare the nail polishes that you are going to be using. I used 1 base color and 6 colors for the dots.

3. Paint your nails with a base coat. Let dry.

4. Paint 2 coats of the gray on all of your nails. Let dry.

5. Put a few drops of your first polish (purple) on a plastic or styrofoam plate. Dip your dotting tool or bobby pin into the color and start making random dots on your nails. I did 4 dots on my pinky, 6 dots on my thumb, and 5 on the other nails of each color. Concentrate the color at the base of the nail and make them more dispersed toward the tip.
Hint: If you are using a bobby pin, open it into a straight line so it is easier to hold and control.

6. Repeat step 5 until you have applied all of your colors (I applied them in the order that I have them listed in the tools portion). Don't worry if you overlap the colors, that's the point. You want them clustered. Be completely random with this. No 2 nails should look exactly the same.

7. Finish off with a top coat and you are done!

This is a really easy nail design and does not take long once you get the hang of it. It looks a lot more complicated than it is so prepare to get a lot of compliments on it!

If you try this design on yourself, leave a picture in the comments. I would love to see your renditions!

- Michelle