DIY Pressed Flower Manicure

Here’s something I didn’t mess up this week, because let me tell you – it’s been a corker!  I’ve burned food, dropped things, walked into things, banged my head… Oh!  And I set my hair alight with a kitchen blowtorch.  I’m so relieved it’s the weekend!  And aside from the singed eyebrows and burnt hair, at least my nails are looking good!

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it was really clever, but you know how it goes – when it comes to Pinterest; recreating what you see there’s always a bit of a gamble.  Either it works out, or it’s a disaster (and I’ve plenty of those this week…).  But this worked out!  It’s so easy to do; all you need are some small flowers, a pair of tweezers and some clear nail polish.  Perfect to celebrate the arrival of Spring! 🙂

Pressed Flower Manicure

The first thing you need to do is harvest some small flowers.  Forget-Me-Nots are just starting to bloom and work perfectly, but any small flowers or colourful petals will do.

1. Sandwich the flowers in a sheet of grease proof paper, then wedge them in a large, heavy book or catalogue.  You need to leave them for about a week to fully flatten out and dry out before using them on your nails.
2. Prepare your nails; trim them, file them, you do what you gotta do.  You’ll want a nice smooth surface to arrange the pressed flowers on.
3. Keep the flowers you’re going to use close to hand, then apply your base coat of polish.  I pretty much exclusively use Essie polishes (I love the pigments and formula – you won’t see me wearing anything else!), but any neutral base colour will do.
4. Whilst the polish is still tacky, use the tweezers to arrange the flowers on the nail – pressing gently.
5. Next you’re going to add as many clear top coats of polish as it takes to fully seal in the flowers.  And that’s it!

Have a great weekend! 🌼🌼🌼