Learn how to create this glittery gold and silver nail by CND.
CND SUPPLIES:
Shellac Base Coat, Shellac Color (Black Pool), CND ProSeries Gel Flat Oval Brush, Shellac Top Coat, CND UV Lamp.
ART SUPPLIES:
Martha Stewart Glitters: Gold, Copper, Silver; 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
TRY IT:
STEP 1: P.R.E.P. the natural nail. (For details see our “CND Shellac” Step-by-Steps.)
STEP 2: Apply a thin layer of Shellac™ Base Coat and cure for 10 seconds in the CND UV Lamp.
STEP 3: Apply two thin layers of Shellac Black Pool. Cure each layer for two minutes.
STEP 4: Dip the tip of the Gel Oval Brush, lightly moistened with IPA, into Gold glitter and brush on 1/3 of the nail, starting from cuticle area. Clean brush thoroughly.
STEP 5: Dip the tip of the brush into the Copper glitter and apply slightly below the first color melding the two colors together. Clean brush thoroughly.
STEP 6: Apply the third color, Silver glitter, melding all the glitter colors together so there is no defined line of single color.
STEP 7: Apply a thin layer of Shellac Top Coat and cure for two minutes.
STEP 8: Wipe with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to remove top film.
For more information on the supplies mentioned above, visit www.cnd.com.
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