Princess Nail Makeup

One princess sits at a vanity table in Princess Nail Makeup, hands out and face bare, waiting for the first color choice. You usually start with a base coat on her nails or a foundation shade on her face, and either one sets the palette the rest of the look tries to match.

The makeup side covers eyeshadow in soft pastels or deeper jewel tones, a matte lipstick or a glossy one, blush, and eyeliner in a couple of shapes. The nail side works the same way, a base polish color first, then nail art on top, like tiny gems, a French tip, or a swirl pattern, applied finger by finger. A crown and a few pieces of jewelry sit in a last row, since those go on after both hands and face are finished.

The detail this princess dress up game gets right is the finger-by-finger nail work, most makeup games stop at a single polish color, this one lets each nail carry its own art before you move to the next hand. A round ends with a full close-up of the finished face and nails side by side, and you can wipe the polish and start a new color combination whenever you want.

Try matching the nail polish base to one of the eyeshadow tones instead of picking two unrelated colors, since that ties the whole look together in the close-up. Add the nail art after the base coat has time to look finished on its own, so the gems or tips sit on top of a clean color instead of competing with it. Put the crown and jewelry on last, since a small headpiece can clash with a bold lip if you add it too early.