DIY easy bow nail art tutorial!

hello rascals!

today I'd thought I'd share a nail art tutorial with you guys!

I was really excited recently when company magazine asked me to come up with a nail art feature for their weekly edit; once the initial panic over what to paint receded I came up with this tutorial (I have done this once before but I think a few of you may have missed it as it was some time back!) if you're curious you can find out more about the weekly edit here!

you'll need a base colour, a nail art pen/fine brush and an alternate colour for the bows! you don't need to use the same colours as me; this looks good in dozens of colourways!

so here are the main steps:

I hope you like it! I think breaking it down into steps makes this one a lot easier, once you have a basic idea of the shapes you get more confident with it!

if you have an iPhone and want to download the issue or any of the others you can have a sneaky peek here!

(I also wanted to quickly say thank you for following my little blog, I was blown away to reach 800 followers this week! such a big milestone for me; so thank you guys!)

anyway have a great weekend y'all

I'll back soon!

caroline x

18 comments

Holl JC15 February 2013 at 16:36
Wow these look gorgeous! xxx
Islay15 February 2013 at 16:46
I've never been able to do bows properly, I'll give these a go!
Remia15 February 2013 at 16:47
These are beautiful! love the colour combination (:

Remia x
-15 February 2013 at 16:48
Ooh you really do make this look easy, I am not great with nail art that involves getting out the paintbrush, but I'd like to give this a go!

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Unknown15 February 2013 at 16:54
Wow, you've make it look so easy, will have to be giving this a try! Thanks a lot

Rhiannon x
Leanne Helmer15 February 2013 at 17:45
These are gorgeous! Thank you for the tutorial! xx

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Zandra May15 February 2013 at 19:08
really nice tutorial, they are so cartoony and cool! X

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Galorious15 February 2013 at 21:33
i love it! i did something similar, but it had rhinestones where the bows were :D
CharissaRae 15 February 2013 at 21:44
Such a great simple explanation of how to do it, it does seen not too bad. Maybe on my right hand I'd struggle though haha. xx

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Hannah Heartss15 February 2013 at 21:55
They look so cute! x

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Claire15 February 2013 at 21:58
Congratulations, your nails are adorable :-)

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Unknown15 February 2013 at 23:37
wow, that's actually pretty easy. i would have thought it was harder if you hadn't shown how to do it. it's gorgeous, love the color contrast.

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Katherine xo16 February 2013 at 00:15
definitely gonna try this out, so cute! x

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Maisy Meow16 February 2013 at 20:05
Oh i love this! I love nail art and going to try this style out :)

Following you now <3

Maisy Meow x

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Unknown16 February 2013 at 20:44
I love this, definitely going to give it a go! x
Jem17 February 2013 at 01:32
This is SO adorable and unique! :) Love the colours you used and they make me want to spring to come even sooner!

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S.Lennyn8218 February 2013 at 17:38
I havent worn Bows on my nails in years and after seeing this wonderful/cute post Im wondering why I stopped. Love the colors you used lovely xx

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burkatron22 February 2013 at 13:27
I'm so happy you guys are going to give them a try!!!!!!!!!! tweet me pics I'd love to see them :D happy painting ladies xx