I wanted this time to create marble designs by using three shades of green.
Products that i used
- cotton
- acetone for polishes/gel polishes
- clips
- three shades of green gel polishes
- white gel polish as background for the designs
- a brush for the ombre technique
- the smallest ball of dotting tool
- a palette to mix the colours
But first of all i had to remove my previous colour. With the pro file i took off the top coat. Then i cut 10 small pieces of cotton. I started with my left hand first so i put some acetone on the pieces of cotton one by one until is wet but not dripping, and i put the clips on. The acetone evaporate very quickly, that's why we need the clips.
I waited for 5 minutes and then i started to slightly scratch the surface with the pusher. In that point wasn't ready so i put the clip with the cotton back for more 5 minutes. If the cotton is dry you can put some more acetone. If there is any product left, is fine because i filled them anyway.
After 5 minutes
After 10 minutes
Also i shaped them and with the brush i took off the dust. I decided that i wanted two designs in each hand so i left those nails for the end.
In the rest of them i begin with the primer and then the base coat and the thermal green gel polish. I finish them with the nop wipe top coat and i continued to the nails with the design. I used white gel polish as background to have contrast with the rest of the nails.
For the design i used 2 shades of green and black gel polish. I put on my palette a line of each colour and i mixed them with the doting tool to create the marble design. With the brush i took some mix of the colour and i put it on my nail.
Then i continued with my left hand, but this time i began from the designs.
I put primer on the nails and i waited until it dry completely. I apply a thin layer of base coat and i put it in the lamp for 30-60 seconds. Then i applied 3 thin layers of white gel polish, and before the top coat i create the designs.
Base coat
First layer of colour
Second layer
Third layer
It's a messy design if you put too much colour on the nail so before you put the nail in the lamp you have to clean it very well
For every nail i had to create a new one patern on my palette, because it ended up a messy patern
At this point i wanted to show you how i did it, because on my nail i needed by both hands.
I begin from one green until i reach the other green.
I moved the brush as i wish.
I took some of the lighter green to put it in the end.
Basically all the designs are simple lines with different direction, lenght and thickness.
I had to clean my brush before i continued with the rust of my nails.
I put primer to my rest of the nails, then base coat, 3 layers of the thermal green gel polish. I finished them with the non wipe top coat and this is the final result.
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