How to: love letter nail art for Valentine’s Day

Prep the nails. File to shape, push back the cuticle and buff the nail plate. Prep nails for gel application and apply two coats of a pink gel for the base, curing between each layer.

Using a liner art brush, apply a gel in a cherry hue, creating a swirl design. Cure.

For the second swirl, take a thinner liner art brush and apply a hot pink shade, making the swirls different thicknesses.

For the third swirl, following the same shape, use a lighter pink gel. Cure.

For the fourth swirl, apply another pink colour of your choosing. Cure.

Use one final pink colour to fill in the small gap next to the swirls and cure.

Apply a white gel in a rectangular shape, to form the envelope. Cure.

Use a black gel to outline the envelope. Cure.

Using a dotting tool, apply two dots close together near the edge of the envelope using one of the pink hues previously used. Then, use a thin art liner brush to drag the dots down, creating a tiny heart. Cure.

For a glossy finish, apply a high-shine, no-wipe gel top coat and cure, before applying cuticle oil to finish.