It’s finally getting warm, so ditch that gray and black for something softer.
Every few months Pantone Color Institute releases a selection of colors that their trendsetters say are THE colors for the upcoming season. These are what they’ve determined for Spring 2014.
And these are some manicures you can adapt seamlessly for the Spring using the palette.
1. The waterfall manicure
Check out how to do this yourself here.
2. The halfmoon mani with a twist
Grab the tutorial here.
3. Reverse manicure with dots
Grab the tutorial here.
4. A single stripe
Check out how to get this look here.
5. The diagonal split
Paint your nails white and wait for them to dry. Once that is complete use tape to section off which part you’d like to paint and which part you’d like to keep and go for the gold!
6. An ombre gradient
Check out the tools you need here
8. Dots on dots on dots manicure
Grab a tutorial here.
9. Pastel striped manicure
Read the tutorial here.
11. Bring some friends along
12. Daisies
Learn how to make these daisies here.
13. Color block it up
Check out how to do this here.
14. The crackle
Watch the tutorial here.
15. The scallop manicure
Check out the tutorial here.
16. The mermaid nail
Learn how here.
17. Drips
Read a more detailed tutorial here.
18. A cutaway manicure
Grab the directions here.
19. Candy canes
Learn how to adapt these candy cane nails for spring here
20. A golden takeover manicure
Check out how to do this here.
21. Sweetheart nails
Learn how here.
22. Sunset chevrons
Check it out here.
23. Color blocking
Grab directions here.
24. Bonus: an adorable strawberry manicure
Check out the tutorial here.