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Time: 20 mins

Nails, Nails, Nails!
Bring out your inner schoolgirl with this traditional motif, perfect for playing hooky or burying yourself in a book. And don't worry about curfew—plaid is playful round-the-clock!

Partner recommended.

Posted by Abrams • Published 11th August 2013 • See Abrams's 43 projects » © 2024 Madeline Poole / Chronicle Books · Reproduced with permission. · PLAID (Extract) from NAILS NAILS NAILS by Madeline Poole £10.99 Published by Chronicle Books

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Step 1
Apply two coats of yellow polish to all nails and allow to dry after each coat.
Step 2
With the light gray polish, paint two vertical lines and two horizontal lines, creating an evenly spaced grid. Apply to all nails and allow to dry.
Step 3
With the dark gray striper polish, fill in the squares where the vertical and horizontal lines intersect.
Apply to all nails and allow to dry.
Step 4
With the dark gray striper polish, paint a thin line down the centre of each vertical and horizontal
line. Apply to all nails and allow to dry.
Step 5
With the black striper polish, paint a plus sign [+] in the middle of each gray square. Apply to all nails and allow to dry.
Step 6
Apply clear top coat and allow the completed look to dry.