{"id":175497,"date":"2020-12-14T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T17:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/?p=175497"},"modified":"2022-10-17T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T19:22:37","slug":"mani-monday-black-and-red-plaid-print-nail-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/beauty\/mani-monday-black-and-red-plaid-print-nail-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Holiday Season in Style With a Modern Plaid Mani"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Final-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"red, black, and gold plaid nails for holiday on a hand wearing gold rings\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p>Prints don&#8217;t get much more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/holiday\">holiday<\/a>-ready than plaid. Classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/categories\/859_1874\/plaid.html\">checks<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/categories\/1882\/red.html\">red<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/categories\/1914\/black.html\">black<\/a>, and gold <em>always<\/em> feel festive, so why not try the timeless pattern on your nails? No matter how you&#8217;re celebrating, my modern, minimalist take on plaid nails will help you get in the spirit of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/categories\/4810\/winter-clothing-essentials.html\">season<\/a>, stylishly. Ahead, see how to achieve this merry mani <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/categories\/5881\/home-for-the-holidays.html\">at home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Holiday Plaid Nails<\/h2>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Final2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"hand with plaid nails\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h4>Supplies:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Sheer nude nail polish (I like Essie Sheer Silhouette)<\/li>\n<li>Black nail polish (I like Essie Licorice)<\/li>\n<li>Gold nail polish (I like Chanel Chaine D\u2019 Or)<\/li>\n<li>Bright red nail polish (I like Essie Lollipop)<\/li>\n<li>Thin nail brush tool<\/li>\n<li>Top coat (I like Seche Vive Top Coat )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Helpful Tips:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a piece of aluminum foil as your palette. Apply a drop or two of nail polish directly on the aluminum foil. As you work you will need to add more polish, as regular polish (non-gel) dries quickly.<\/li>\n<li>Using a highly-pigmented polish works best when doing line work. Watery or translucent nail polish is harder to work with and requires more layers, making it hard to keep lines clean.<\/li>\n<li>To create clean lines, always make sure your brush is clean. When applying polish to your brush, drag through the polish to ensure your brush is evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li>Always use a gel-like top coat to ensure your lines don\u2019t bleed.<\/li>\n<li>Always make sure your base coat is completely dry before proceeding with your design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Instructions:<\/h4>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"hand with clear nail polish \" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Start off with clean, dry <span class=\"il\">nails. <\/span>Apply 1 coat of sheer nude polish<i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step-3-copy.jpg\" alt=\"step 3 of plaid nail tutorial with black line\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Using a thin brush tool and black nail polish, draw a line on the left side of your <span class=\"il\">nail<\/span>\u00a0from the base of your\u00a0<span class=\"il\">nail<\/span>\u00a0to the tip.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step4.jpg\" alt=\"step 4 of nail tutorial with two black lines intersecting on each nail\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Draw a black horizontal line crossing the vertical line, closer to the base of the <span class=\"il\">nail<\/span>.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step-5-copy.jpg\" alt=\"step 5 of nail tutorial adding gold lines to black lines for pattern\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Using a clean thin brush tool and gold polish, draw a vertical line on the opposite side of your <span class=\"il\">nail<\/span>\u00a0from the base of your\u00a0<span class=\"il\">nail<\/span>\u00a0to the tip.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step6-copy.jpg\" alt=\"step 6 of plaid nail tutorial adding another gold line to pattern\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Draw a gold horizontal line towards the top of your <span class=\"il\">nail<\/span>\u00a0that crosses both the black line and the gold line.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step-7-copy.jpg\" alt=\"step 7 of plaid nail tutorial adding red lines\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Using a clean thin brush tool and bright red polish, create a thin line down the center of the gold vertical line.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-245390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Step8-copy.jpg\" alt=\"step 8 of plaid nails tutorial with red, gold and black lines\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Repeat over the horizontal gold line.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-245374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Final-3-copy.jpg\" alt=\"closed hand with plaid nails for holidays\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" \/>\n<p><strong>Step 8<\/strong>: Allow 10 minutes for the design to dry and apply a glossy top coat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you try this holiday manicure? Show us your plaid nails on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lulus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Lulus<\/a> using #lovelulus\u2013then score more for the season from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/holiday\">Holiday<\/a> shop!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>(Additional copy by Rachel Aschenbrand-Robinson)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prints don&#8217;t get much more holiday-ready than plaid. Classic checks in red, black, and gold always feel festive, so why not try the timeless pattern on your nails? No matter how you&#8217;re celebrating, my modern, minimalist take on plaid nails will help you get in the spirit of the season, stylishly. 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