nail art
right this sway
by essie global lead educator, Rita Remark
![right this sway](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/articles/nail_art/right-this-sway/640x640_megatrend_2022_nail_art_01.jpg?h=640&w=640&la=en-US&hash=1E70B39F4D6591DCCC580B8F44599259)
step 1:apply a thin coat of your preferred essie base coat.
step 2:apply two coats of day drift away to index and middle finger nails.
polish two coats of willow in the wind on the remaining nails.
step 3:with a detail brush dipped in willow in the wind, polish small curved lines on the drift away nails. 2-3 per nail.
step 4:add leaves to the stems. with the same brush a color, polish small dashed on either side of the lines, shortening them as they reach the top.
step 5: finish with gel setter top coat.
![willow in the wind](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/megatrend-2022/willows-in-the-wind/essie-enamel-willows-in-the-wind-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=0D899AE695BD45A7AC1B1678D03CBFB1)
![day drift away](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/megatrend-2022/day-drift-away/essie-enamel-day-drift-away-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=7CE23132D414A34E92938581BE7FF744)
![smooth-e](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish_hd/base_coats/essie-nail-polish-care-smooth-e-upc-av11-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=C038695564BBC6551C37D08DDF820E3D)
![gel-setter](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/products_nailpolish_hd/base_coats/essie-nail-polish-care-gel-setter-upc-av11-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=1B7A2C750DEC7F349724EB63B2C1AB0A)