nail art
stitched look
tap into your inner artist and let your imagination run free with mood-boosting colors.
![stitched look](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/master/dmi/articles/nail_art/essie_oct21_handmade_stitchedlove.jpg?rev=9fd1e35a5ea642ea9540be43d74778ca&h=800&w=800&la=en-US&hash=49EF5386ED88E577657FFBC53A0DC96A)
step 1: apply a thin coat of your preferred essie base coat.
step 2: apply two coats of in pursuit of craftiness.
step 3: with a thin detail brush dipped in pencil me in, begin to apply small angled dashes, in a row, vertically down each nail. each nail can have a different pattern.
step 4: continue the dashes, working in different angles with remaining collection shades: handmade with love & piece of work. the result should look like stitched needlepoint.
step 5: finish with a high gloss topcoat, like essie gel setter.
![in pursuit of craftiness](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/handmade_with_love/in-pursuit-of-craftiness/essie-enamel-in-pursuit-of-craftiness-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=F0778053C5495D19D04005F982BC352E)
![piece of work](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/handmade_with_love/piece-of-work/essie-enamel-piece-of-work-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=574F3491198CB310F8FB483B0ECC4B01)
![pencil me in](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/handmade_with_love/pencil-me-in/essie-enamel-pencil-me-in-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=DB8C7DC7B40C7A9E5807F751FC011002)
![handmade with love](/-/media/project/loreal/brand-sites/essie/americas/us/collections/handmade_with_love/handmade-with-love/essie-enamel-handmade-with-love-front-530.jpg?h=320&w=320&la=en-US&hash=EB0896F5C1490F33926B4B00AFD117C7)
![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)