How to create girl power nail art for International Women’s Day

File the nails to shape, push the cuticles back and gently buff the surface of the nails with a white block. Thoroughly wipe nails with cleanser and a lint free pad. Apply a pink base coat and cure.

Apply two layers of gel polish on each finger, in a tonal pattern as shown. Cure in between layers.

Using a thin nail art brush, paint a fist shape on each nail with one of the gel polish colours used on the other nails. Cure.

With a fine liner brush and black gel polish, paint details on the fists and cure.

Using the fine liner brush, apply small dots of a gel polish colour of your choice to the tip of each finger of the fists, to look like manicured nails. Cure.

Using a medium liner/striper brush dipped in a white gel polish, paint the letters 'Gi' on the index finger, 'rl' on the middle finger, 'Pow' on the ring finger and 'er' on the pinky. Cure. Apply top coat and cure to finish.