Valentine’s Nails. Part 2

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$1) Start with nails prep for gel polish application\n2) I covered the nail with a white gel polish and cured\n3) I applied a top coat and cured\n4) Then I buffed the nail with not rough nail buffer (I used 240 grit). (It is easier to draw on the rough surface, so I did 3-4 steps) Cleaned the nail with a cleanser\n5) I sketched my Bear in pencil\n$

1) Start with nails prep for gel polish application\n2) I covered the nail with a white gel polish and cured\n3) I applied a top coat and cured\n4) Then I buffed the nail with not rough nail buffer (I used 240 grit). (It is easier to draw on the rough surface, so I did 3-4 steps) Cleaned the nail with a cleanser\n5) I sketched my Bear in pencil\n

6) I painted the stripes on my balloon with a red gel polish and cured

$7) Then I contoured the nail with a thin detail brush and black gel paint. Cured a little. To give my balloon dimension, I mixed a top coat and a black gel polish and shaded it along the contour. Also I highlighted the heart in the center using the mix of a top coat and a white gel polish. Cured\n8) I topcoated my design, cured and removed the tacky layer\nValentine’s nail design is done!\n$

7) Then I contoured the nail with a thin detail brush and black gel paint. Cured a little. To give my balloon dimension, I mixed a top coat and a black gel polish and shaded it along the contour. Also I highlighted the heart in the center using the mix of a top coat and a white gel polish. Cured\n8) I topcoated my design, cured and removed the tacky layer\nValentine’s nail design is done!\n

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