nail art
into the wild nail art
you’ll rack up plenty of likes in this contrasting light and navy blue hashtag-inspired nail art pattern.
![hottip_NailArt-compressor](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/articles/nail_art/hottip_nailart-compressor.jpg?rev=abe913ace9c441fc9b9d3c19b9302ca8&h=640&w=640&la=en-US&hash=B92962BE4FC79252325BE67F117C1DB1)
step 1: hydrate with apricot cuticle oil.
step 2: clean and prep nails with an essie base coat.
step 3: start with 2 coats of bikini so teeny. let dry.
step 4: using a striping brush, paint 2 stripes on the slight outside edges of the nail vertically using after school boy blazer.
step 5: paint 3 stripes horizontally, distributed evenly on the nail using after school boy blazer.
step 6: shine + seal with any essie top coat.
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![bikini so teeny](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish/enamels/blues/bikini_so_teeny/essie-nail-polish-bikini-so-teeny-095008007861-av4-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=ED0CD01D7660E0A26546FC8B11F0439B)
![after school boy blazer](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/swatch-images/after-school-boy-blazer/essie-nail-polish-after-school-boy-blazer-upc-av4-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=57C49BFD6EC6C378A732DB197B417338)