How to Create a Cool Surf-Inspired Manicure
Think of this manicure as your own portable beach vacation. The dreamy design is made up of cool blue waves that pop against a pale, sunny yellow background. Polish pro Jin Soon Choi came up with the concept, and all you have to do is channel your inner beach bum and get painting. Surf's up!
Follow along with this fast four-step tutorial to recreate the mani—seashells, sand, and total relaxation not included.
1/6A wiggle of the brush is the difference between simple and stylish.
2/6Apply a Base
To give your look a solid foundation, start with a strong base coat.
Jinsoon Power Coat was Jin Soon’s pick.
3/6Create a Canvas
Carefully paint two coats of pale yellow as the jumping-off point for your nail art.
Jin Soon chose CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Glosstini in Lemon Drop.
4/6Make Waves
Using a blue polish, start with your brush at the bottom left corner of your nail and slowly work it upwards along the side in an wave-like motion. The end result will look wiggly.
JinSoon’s blue of choice was CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Glosstini in Blue Hawaiian.
5/6The Finished Look
Rock your new nail art throughout summer and into the school year!
_Manicurist: Jin Soon Choi at Jed Root
Model: Scarlett Angelina at Parts Models_
6/6Seal the Manicure
After repeating your wave on the opposite sides of each nail, use a top coat to make sure your manicure stays for days.
Jinsoon Top Gloss was carefully painted on each fingertip.
