Unicorn Nail Art Ideas | Nail Stamping

I’m not sure what I was thinking when I selected Maniology plate BM-XL214. I can only guess that I thought it would be a lot of fun! Which it turned out it was a fun plate to use. I enjoyed using as many colours as I could to create a pastel Unicorn Nail Art design. Read on to learn how I created my design so that you can get some Unicorn nail art ideas and inspiration to create your very own unicorn nail art at home!!

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Unicorn Blood

For the base colour of this unicorn nail art, I wanted something that would allow the unicorn decals to really pop! Especially as I was going to be using pastel colours. I selected OPI, Kyoto Pearl which as the name suggests is a pearly white with just a hint on shine.

The colour reminded me a little of the unicorn blood from Harry Potter, which was a sort of milky, pearl white with a bright shine to it.

The polish was quite opaque so I only applied two coats. If I wasn’t applying any nail art I would have likely done a third coat.

Unicorn Nail Art Ideas

To create the unicorn decals I used Maniology plate BM-XL214 which is filled with unicorns and relate cute images. It’s a versitile plate that can be easily used for both stamping and reverse stamping. I can see some uses where I might not even use the unicorn images. I’m starting to see why I grabbed it!

After stamping the images onto my stamping mat, I added the following colours trying to balance them equally as I wanted the design to be as colourful as possible.

These are the colours that I used:

• Blue – OPI – Dreams need clarif-fication
• Green – OPI – Gelato on my mind
• Pink – OPI – Tickle my France-y
• White – OPI – Funny Bunny
• Yellow – Julisa – Queen Bee

To finish the design off I applied Maniology Smudge Free Top Coat. This was my first time using this top coat and it was great! There were no smudged images and it had a beautiful smooth and shiny finish (now I feel like I’m in hair commercial lol).

Typically I would use OPI start to finish which works just as well. But if you’re having trouble with your stamping images smudging I recommend giving the Maniology Smudge Free Top Coat a try. You can use my code THENAILCHRONICLE for 10% off if you do want to give it a go.

Overall

This was a really fun design to create! When the plate arrived I was really confused why I purposed but as I began to use the plate I could see all the possibilities and am really glad I got it. The unicorns are a little different from my usual style but it was nice to change it up.

Let me know in the comments what design would you do if you purchased this plate?

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