Hello Dahlings!
This time we have embellished or 3D manis to show you!
I did this...
I decided to try something totally new to me...3D gel nails!
I've been using gel for my protective enhancements for several years
& I've used gel polish for vacation manis before,
but I've never used it for nail art.
I usually use regular polish for the art over the gel.
I got the idea/instructions from this video on sweater nails
from Nail Career Education.
You can get a similar look using matte & texture polishes,
it will just take longer to do & may not last as long as gel.
Here's the sad news...the 2 colors of gel I used are no longer available.
Bundle Monster neon purple gel polish.
(I got this in a set, but the current purple is more blue leaning.)
CH Nail 017 from Born Pretty Store.
(BPS doesn't even carry luminous/gitd gel polish anymore,
but Amazon does HERE I haven't tried this polish yet, but I plan to do so.)
(I got the set as no-wipe tc is supposed to work with powders.)
Not pictured ~
Unt Ready for Take Off peel off base coat
(I used 2 coats & this way I won't have to soak my skin in acetone
or spend hours filing to remove this mani next week.)
Sensationail Base & Top Gel Coat
(available at drugstores)
clear acrylic powder
(I got mine at Sally's Beauty Supply, but you can find it online.)
a teeny tiny brush for painting with the gel
(I got mine on Amazon, but any nail art brush will do.)
The texture isn't any worse than wearing regular texture polish
& less textured than some of my polishes.
This is why I didn't use the luminous gel polish for the base color.
I wanted the 3D part to show in the dark cuz...me.
>^. .^<
Ciri...that's MY pizza, not yours!
Diva, dahling, this is cute, but won't work once you're full grown.
(My laptop flips into a tent to be just a monitor,
but it isn't that large a space under there. LOL)
Thanks for stopping by
& please visit the others
for more Great Nail Art Ideas!
~ Inky
