We Heart Nail Art: River Island Valentine's Day Nail Art Competition

Ok, so I'm a week late... BUT I couldn't let Valentine's Day go past without doing a little Valentine's Day manicure.  This is also my entry into River Island's We Heart Nail Art competition.  I've even done a quick tutorial for this design if you scroll down (I haven't done a tutorial for such a long time, but I reminded myself how much I enjoy doing them - so maybe I'll do some more in the coming weeks...)  It's a really simple design but I think it's quite effective just using a couple of colours for the hearts.  It's not exactly what you'd call a subtle Valentine's Day look...!

For this manicure I used three Models Own Hypergel polishes - White Light, Cerise Shine and Pink Veneer*.

You will need:

Base colour

2 other colours

Dotting tool

Top coat

How to:

1.  Paint base colour and let it dry.

2.  Using the normal polish brush, paint a diagonal curve across one corner of the nail.

3.  Do the same as 2 on the other corner of the nail, creating the shape of the top of a heart.

4.  Put a blob of each colour onto a piece of paper to make dotting easier.

5.  Using a dotting tool, put a dot and drag it down to a point.

6.  Do the same as 5 for the other side of the heart.

7.  Repeat 5 and 6 with the other colour (for one of the hearts I mixed the two pinks together).

8.  Seal the design with a top coat (I used Seche Vite which didn't smudge my design).

I'd love to know if you follow my tutorial - you can Tweet me on @fundaflawless or tag me on Instagram @fundaflawless. 

The River Island competition is open until 4pm on Monday 24th February so you still have a couple of days to take part!

*previously provided as a PR sample