Mix and match pastel colors for a low-stress manicure

Life is hectic, and you’re constantly forced to make decisions about your health, lifestyle, diet and wardrobe. When you’re overwhelmed, even the simplest decisions, like choosing a nail color, can be hard to make. This fun manicure takes the pressure off by combining five different colors.
Don’t worry about buying new pastel shades, though. Just pick up a bottle of white gel polish, and combine it with colors you already own. This manicure uses yellow, tan, orange, red and blue, but feel free to swap out colors that are already in your stash. To make the process easy, use Post-it notes as a palette. You can mix individual colors on separate papers, and throw them away, making cleanup a breeze.
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Materials
- Clear base coat polish (DND, 500)
- UV or LED lamp (not shown)
- Extreme Post-it notepad (use as a palette)
- Toothpicks
- Yellow, white, tan, orange, red and blue nail gel
- Flat nail brush
- Clear top coat polish (DND, 400)
- Cuticle oil pen (b.m.c.)
Fierce League
Instructions
1. Paint your nails with a thin layer of clear base coat polish, and cure it with the lamp.
2. Put a small amount of yellow and white polish on the notepad, and mix the colors together with a toothpick to form pastel yellow polish.
3. Apply the pastel yellow polish to your pinky fingernail with the flat nail brush. Cure the polish with the lamp.
4. Mix tan and white polish on a clean Post-it note with a toothpick, and apply the new color to your ring fingernail. Cure the polish with the lamp.
5. On a clean Post-it note, mix orange and white polish with a toothpick, and then paint your middle fingernail. Cure the polish with the lamp.
6. Mix red and white polish on a clean Post-it note with a toothpick, and apply the pink polish to your index fingernail. Cure the polish with the lamp.
7. On a clean Post-it note, mix blue and white polish with a toothpick, and then paint your thumbnail. Cure the polish with the lamp.
8. Seal your manicure with a clear top coat to keep it from chipping. Cure the polish with the lamp.
9. Brush cuticle oil near the nail bed, and massage it into your skin. Cure the polish with the lamp once more.
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