Super Cute Strawberry Nail Art Tutorial

Tools and materials:

• Gel polish
• Dotting tool
• Palette
• Fine nail brush
• UV light
• Rhinestone glue
• Strawberry charms
• Gel top coat
• Nail file

1. Apply base layer

Start by applying a base layer of gel polish in a light plum shade. Paint it over all of your nails except your pinky finger.

2. Paint nail red

Paint red gel polish on your pinky finger.

3. Paint second coat

Once the nails have dried, go in with a second coat.

4. Paint pink curves

Apply light pink gel polish in a curved shape at the bottom of the nail like so.

Proceed to do this design on the middle finger and the ring finger as well.

5. Paint red curve

On the index finger, create the curved design with the red gel polish.

6. Outline red curve

Outline the red curve with the pink gel polish.

7. Outline pink curve

Proceed to outline the pink curve on the index finger with the red gel polish.

8. Add red dots

Put some of the red polish on a palette. Then, take a dotting tool, put it into the red polish, and dot it on the edges of one of your pink nails.

Don’t go right to the edge of the nail because when you file your nails, this will mess up the design.

9. Paint strawberries

On another pink nail, paint little strawberry shapes using a fine nail brush. They’ll look like little stretched-out blobs.

10. Paint hearts

Place some pink polish on the palette, then dip your dotting tool into the pink and create little pink hearts all over your red nail.

In between the hearts, add some dots.

11. Add detail to strawberries

Put green gel polish on the palette, pick it up with the dotting tool, and add little stems to the strawberries.

They might look a bit like chilies, but add white dots to the strawberries, which will make them look more strawberry-like.

Then, add some dots in between the strawberries. Again, don’t take the dots too close to the edge of the nail.

Once done, cure your nails under a UV light.

12. Apple rhinestone glue

Apply some rhinestone glue to your index nail and your ring finger nail because we’re going to be adding charms.

Add a good amount of glue so the charms don’t shift or fall off.

13. Add charms

Place charms on the two nails - I’m using a strawberry charm and an iridescent bow charm.

14. Apply top coat

Coat your nails with a gel top coat.

Then, file the edges of your nails, repeat the whole process for your other hand, and you’re done!

Strawberry nail art DIY

Here are the finished nails! I love how they all share the same color palette, so it looks like a cohesive set, yet each nail is completely unique and has its own design.

These nails are so cute - if you’re looking to channel your inner girly girl, definitely give this design a go.

Next, check out my Easy Pink Barbie-inspired Nails Tutorial.