When asked about food, all things sugary and sweet first come to my mind. And of all those wonderfully tempting things, I love cupcakes. Pretty little cupcakes with loads of frosting and candy sprinkles, who can resist them? Here is a nail art design to pay tribute to our favorite cupcakes. The design is simpler than it looks and can be done by anyone. Ready? Let’s start:

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- Light pink nail polish

- Cream nail polish

- White nail polish

- Dotting tool

- Multi colored tiny beads

- Pink rhinestone

Step 1: Apply two coats of a light pink polish (Lakme Color Crush no. 30) to all your nails except the ring finger. On the ring finger, apply two coats of a cream polish (Jordana Soft Pink).

Step 2: With the pink polish, make a straight french tip on the ring finger. Let dry completely.

Step 3: Take a little of your pink polish on a piece of paper and add some white polish to get a colour lighter than the pink you have. I have done this because I don’t have a lighter shade, you can use it if you have it. Make dots using this new shade and dotting tool on four fingers. On the ring finger, make 3 vertical stripes as shown with a toothpick. This is the base of the cupcake.

Step 4: Now using the white polish and a dotting tool, add frosting to the cupcake. Let it spill a bit on the base so as to cover the top edge of the base. While it is wet, sprinkle some colored metal balls to resemble sprinkles. I have mixed up gold, silver, pink, orange, green and red balls. Finish off with a pink rhinestone as a cherry on the icing. Voila you are done.

If you want, you can also repeat the cupcake on your thumb or on all your nails, but I think it looks better as an accent. Don’t forget to checkout our collection on nail art designs for beginners.