Cirque Colors – Tortoise Shell Nail Art Set

written by Kiz September 15, 2019

I have something fun and exciting to share with you today from Cirque Colors! Annie, the genius mind behind the New York based brand, has put together three easy nail art sets. These sets will help you create stunning looks without the need for additional tools. Let’s take a look at the Tortoise Shell Nail Art Set!

Tortoise Shell Nail Art Set

The Tortoise Nail Art Set is a three jelly piece enclosed in a pink branded gift box. What makes these art sets work as easily as they do is the sheer finish of the jelly polishes. They are perfect for layering and creating looks like this Tortoise Shell.

Honestly, I wish I did video just so that I could show you how easy this was to accomplish. The Cirque website does have video instruction that you can follow along. Also, a few other more capable bloggers provided video accompaniment to their swatches, so they’ve got you visual learners covered.

Here’s how to get the look!

Apply your favorite base coat
Create patches of Rust randomly dispersed on the nail
Apply a thin coat of Camel
Create patches of Rust, partially overlapping with your patches from step 2, while also creating new spots of Rust.
Add Walnut patches on the nail (similar to cow print). Note that this looks best with less Rust spots and more Walnut spots
Apply a thin coat of Camel
Apply Walnut partially overlapping with your patches from step 3 while also creating new spots of Walnut
Finish up with top coat

Feel free to play around with your patches, applying more of the Walnut where you’d like to see more depth! Also, if you’re unsure with how they should look, Google images of Tortoise Shell to give you an idea of what you would like to achieve. Oh, and an extra tip! Don’t neglect the edges of your nails. They are prime real estate for adding interesting spots!