For this look use a French manicure technique with colours. You can use any colours you like, for instance: coat the nail in pale pink and apply fuchsia or purple to the tip, or try red nails tipped in blackandred. For the ultimate in drama, tip shiny purple nails with glittery silver polish.

Create a subtle party shimmer using delicate gems. Polish your little fingernail well and add diamante or rhinestones. It can sometimes be a little tricky to place them exactly where you want them without smudging your polish. Using a toothpick gives you more control.

Paint nails in a pale shade, then, using a fine liquid eyeliner brush, paint on five dots in a deeper colour in the shape of a flower. You can experiment with other shapes too. Try drawing on a star or multicoloured stripes running diagonally across your nail.

For the ultimate shimmer, press still-wet nails in pale shimmery shades in glitter-or just line the tip with glitter as it dries. Once everything has dried, brush off any loose particles. Then seal with clear varnish.