![ch-nail-art-how-to-ocean-view](https://content.probeautycentral.saloncentric.com/-/media/sc/feature/content-hub/categories/nails/july---ocean-view-final---essie.jpg)
“Ocean View”
Designed by Michelle Saunders
1. Paint ‘pleat and thank you' across base of nail near cuticle, just covering the moon.
![ch-nail-art-how-to-ocean-view](https://content.probeautycentral.saloncentric.com/-/media/sc/feature/content-hub/categories/nails/july---ocean---step-1---essie.jpg)
2. Paint ‘dress for press' with wider strokes half way up nail, leaving the tip free of color.
![ch-nail-art-how-to-ocean-view](https://content.probeautycentral.saloncentric.com/-/media/sc/feature/content-hub/categories/nails/july---ocean---step-2---essie.jpg?h=533&w=400&hash=7EE52AAF3EC7CC94166C5A8D6274A957)
3. With a striping brush, paint a thin “smile line” to create the “window” in the same color.
![ch-nail-art-how-to-ocean-view](https://content.probeautycentral.saloncentric.com/-/media/sc/feature/content-hub/categories/nails/july---ocean---step-3---essie.jpg)
Photography: Courtesy of Essie