Lara's Pint of Style: reverse French

Hey all :) Hope your Sunday has been great! Here is the nail art tutorial for this week where I took a modern take on the half-moon manicure with a classic colour combination...nude pink and gold. Read on for the tutorial!

1. Prep nails with a base coat to protect your natural nails and help the polish last longer.

2. Paint two coats of a gold nail polish onto the ring fingers making sure to allow enough drying time for each coat. I used Essence Colour & Go 140 Go Bold. For the other nails, apply two coats of a nude pink polish. I used Essence Nude Glam 02 Iced Strawberry Cream. It is imperative to leave the nails to dry thoroughly before proceeding. 10 minutes should be enough.

3. Using striping tape, adhere two strips at the base of each of the pink coloured nails, forming a triangle and paint this triangle with the same gold polish used for the ring fingers. Wait for a couple of seconds and gently peel off the tape. Remember to take off the last piece of tape first.

4. Seal your design with a top coat and you're done!

It's Sunday once again and that means another nail tutorial! This time I opted for something plain but classy... the 50's Manicure. In the 1950's, many women used to wear another version of the classic red manicure. It is essentially the same look, except that the half-moons at the base of each nail are left unpainted. Instead of the traditional red, I have used a darker nail polish to achieve this look. The only requirement to get this look yourselves is a steady hand! Let's get started!

1. Apply a clear base coat all over the nails and leave to dry.

2. Select the colour you want and start painting a stripe of nail polish down the centre of the nail, starting just above the lunula (half-moon) at the base of your nail.

3. Apply a stripe of nail colour to each side of the nail, following the line of the half-moon. Apply a second coat if desired.

4. Finish the manicure off with a coat of clear top-coat all over the nail.