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Posted on October 18, 2014

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For my second CND Last Chance Design Lab challenge, I had to create a single bejeweled nail tip. The catch was that I couldn't use any embellishments: everything had to be hand crafted. I used CND Additives mixed with clear acrylic powder to create my custom colors for the jewels, and Shellac to paint accents and the base of the nail.

Step-by-Step Nail Art Tutorial

I mixed CND Additives with clear acrylic powder to create custom colors for my jewels.

Each jewel was sculpted using my custom blended colors of acrylic on a plastic bag.

Every individual jewel was sculpted on the plastic bag, then peeled off once hardened.

For the base of the nail tip, I used custom blended colors of CND Shellac to paint the top half purple, the bottom a rust, cured in a UV lamp, then applied VIP Gold Status over the whole nail and cured again.

Next I applied a layer of Shellac top coat and while still wet, placed all of the base layers of jewels, then cured in a UV lamp.

Repeat the last step until all of the layers of jewels have been applied. Before the final layer of top coat, use a silver paint to apply accents to the stones and nail, then cure when dry. Finally wipe with alcohol to remove stickiness, and done!

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