This weekend, the celebrity- and music-loving scene will invade Indio, CA, for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. With acts like FKA Twigs [1] and Marina and the Diamonds [2], you can bet street style stars will be present (and Instagramming [3]!). To help you stand out in the sea of boho-chic beauties, we scored the exclusive steps to re-create this nail art look inspired by the psychedelic Coachella skyline. Thank our friends at Mars the Salon [4] for dreaming it up, and get ready to receive compliments on your rad digits.
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Step 1
Apply a base coat.
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Step 2
Apply a sheer dark blue nail polish at the bottom of the nails.
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Step 3
Apply a sheer light blue nail polish directly after the dark blue nail polish part on the nail to create the gradient.
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Step 4
Apply a sheer orange color after the light blue color.
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Step 5
Apply a sheer pastel yellow polish on nail tips.
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Step 6
Draw one leaf of a palm tree with black nail polish on the index finger.
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Step 7
Draw one leaf of a palm tree with black nail polish above the first leaf.
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Step 8
Draw another leaf of a palm tree next to the second leaf.
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Step 9
Draw another leaf of a palm tree next to the third leaf.
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Step 10
Draw the branch part of the palm tree.
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Step 11
Draw another palm tree on the ring finger.
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Step 12
Draw two thin circles with black nail polish on the middle finger.
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Step 13
Draw some small half moons on the circle part of the design.
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Step 14
Draw small dots on the center of the circle, and draw V-shaped lines from the dot part to create a Ferris wheel shape.
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Step 15
Draw a small circle around the dot, and draw thin lines inside the two circles.
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Step 16
Draw a mountain on the bottom part of the Ferris wheel.
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Step 17
Draw a small palm tree next to the Ferris wheel.
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Step 18
Draw a mountain on the tip of pinkie.
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Step 19
Draw three lines on the pinkie.
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Step 20
Draw leaves of palm trees on the pinkie.
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Step 21
Repeat the same palm trees and mountain on the thumb.
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Step 22
Apply a topcoat, and you're ready to head to Indio!
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