Nail Art Tutorial: Cute and Easy Red Flower Nails

Tools and materials:

• White gel nail polish
• Red painting gel
• Gel
• Rhinestones
• Nail rhinestone glue
• Dotting tool
• Detail brush
• Tweezer

1. Apply base coat

Start with clean, filed nails that have a layer of gel base that has been cured.

2. Apply first coat of gel nail polish

Next, paint a thin coat of neutral-colored gel polish on your nails. 

2. Cure 

I cured mine for 60 seconds, but I suggest reading and following the curing directions of the gel polish you are using.

3. Apply a second coat of gel

You will notice that the nails are a bit sticky after curing. This is perfectly fine. The stickiness will help the next layer adhere better.

Apply a second coat of polish and cure for another 60 seconds.

Your nails should now have a nice white canvas.

4. Design the nail

We are going to use a painting gel to design and create our red flower nails. 

Dip your dotting tool into the paint and apply 5 red dots to your nail creating a circle. I applied this towards the top right of my nails.

Continue using the dotting tool to create an S shape starting at the tip of your nail. 

Curve the dots around the flower and end off the S at the bottom left corner. 

Return to your original 5 circular dots and use a detail brush to smudge a line from the dot toward the center, creating a flower.

This is what the design should look like.

Repeat the red flower nail design on your other 4 nails.

5. Cure for 60 seconds

6. Apply rhinestones

To glam the look up, we are going to stick a rhinestone in the middle of each flower.

Apply the nail rhinestone glue to the center of the flower.

Place the rhinestones on each nail with tweezers and cure your nails for another 60 seconds.

7. Apply topcoat

Apply a clear topcoat to the nails to protect the design then cure for another 60 seconds.

Once the nails have cured you can wipe them with some Isopropyl alcohol to remove the sticky residue.

8. Repeat the process

Repeat the DIY flower nail process on your other hand and you’re done!

How easy was this red flower nail design? I love how the red pops off the neutral background. This design will definitely add a bit of fun to any outfit you wear.

Let me know what you thought of today’s tutorial, and I would love to hear from those who try it out.

For more easy nail art tutorials, check out my posts on 4-Step Gel Nude and Orange Nails Tutorial and How to Make Fake Nails With Toilet Paper & Baby Powder.