How to Choose Between Two Nail Designs You Love

You have two nail designs saved. You love the little blue flowers in one and the sweep of blue along the tips in the other. You would happily wear either, but showing both pictures without choosing can leave a question open. Do you want the studio to combine them, or help you pick one?

Give each design a name you can picture

Imagine two sketches inspired by the solid blue nails and small flowers in the cover photo. Call the first “flower thumbs.” It has a blue flower on each thumb and solid color on the other nails. Call the second “flower rings.” It has a flower on each ring finger, plain blue thumbs and blue tips on the remaining fingers. Keep the sketches separate while you compare them.

Ask the same question of both options

Suppose you want your thumbs to be a single uninterrupted color. You especially like the way that looks when your hands are wrapped around a coffee cup. Put the pictures beside each other and write one line under each.

• Flower thumbs. The flowers sit on the two nails I want to leave plain. I would have to move them to wear this design.
• Flower rings. Both thumbs are already plain blue. I can keep the flowers exactly where I like them in the sketch.

For that preference, take “flower rings” to the appointment. If what you really love is seeing a flower when you lift your cup, the very same comparison points you toward “flower thumbs.” The reason for choosing belongs to you.

Break a tie with one small experiment

If both drawings meet your first requirement, cover the thumbs in each picture. Which remaining detail would you miss more, the stretch of solid color or the blue tips? Bring the version with that detail. You can leave one question for the studio, such as “Would the flower in this sketch fit on my ring fingernail at its current length?”

When you show the pictures, open your first choice and say what the second one is there for. “I’d like the flower rings. I saved the other picture in case we need a different spot for the flowers.” Check YLG’s services, ask the studio which service fits your idea, and book your visit once you know which to select.