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What you need:

Base coat

Sheer nude, Red, White, Black and Green lacquer

Thin pointed detail brush

Top coat

Step 1: Apply 2 thin coats of the nude nail lacquer to all nails. Let dry completely.

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Step 2: Taking your detail brush dipped into the red lacquer, begin to outline two half circles towards the bottom of the nail.

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Step 3: Fill in the rest of the nail. You should have something like this.

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Step 4: While the red is still drying, dip your detail brush into the black lacquer and draw a line in between the two half circles you outlined in step 2.

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Step 5: Drawing the leaves! Dip your brush into the green lacquer and create a line next to the stem going in the opposite direction.

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Step 6: Highlight! Make your apple look shiny. Dip your brush into the white nail lacquer and draw a small curved line at the highest point of the apple, where the light would catch it. Let dry completely. You should have something like this.

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