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Posted on November 27, 2016

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Step-by-Step Nail Art Tutorial

$1)\tFirst, prep nails for gel polish application\n2)\tI applied 2 layers of a white gel polish and cured each of them\n$

1)\tFirst, prep nails for gel polish application\n2)\tI applied 2 layers of a white gel polish and cured each of them\n

$3)\tI did sketch of my Christmas stocking using a pencil$

3)\tI did sketch of my Christmas stocking using a pencil

$4)\tUsing a red gel polish I painted red parts of my design. Cured$

4)\tUsing a red gel polish I painted red parts of my design. Cured

$5)\tI painted leaves and patches with a green gel polish and cured$

5)\tI painted leaves and patches with a green gel polish and cured

$6)\tIn this step I shaded and highlighted red parts my painting. I mixed black and red gel polishes for shades and white and red gel polishes for highlights. Cured a little because the layers were thin$

6)\tIn this step I shaded and highlighted red parts my painting. I mixed black and red gel polishes for shades and white and red gel polishes for highlights. Cured a little because the layers were thin

$7)\tThen I mixed black and green and shaded leaves and patches. As for highlights, I used the mixture of white and green gel polishes. Cured a little$

7)\tThen I mixed black and green and shaded leaves and patches. As for highlights, I used the mixture of white and green gel polishes. Cured a little

$8)\tI used blue gel polish for the fur. Also I blended a black gel polish and a top coat and added strokes onto the fur and contoured the candy. Cured$

8)\tI used blue gel polish for the fur. Also I blended a black gel polish and a top coat and added strokes onto the fur and contoured the candy. Cured

$9)\tFinally, I contoured my design with a fine detail brush and black gel paint. Using white gel paint I drew a snowflake and hotspots. Cured for 2 minutes in a UV lamp or 30 seconds in LED lamp\n10)\tI covered the nail with a top coat, cured and removed the tacky layer\nChristmas stocking nail design is done!\n$

9)\tFinally, I contoured my design with a fine detail brush and black gel paint. Using white gel paint I drew a snowflake and hotspots. Cured for 2 minutes in a UV lamp or 30 seconds in LED lamp\n10)\tI covered the nail with a top coat, cured and removed the tacky layer\nChristmas stocking nail design is done!\n

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