Holly and Berries Christmas Acrylic Nail Art

Next nail we're going to do is a Christmas design. We're just going to recap on tip application but ... [Read more]

Next nail we're going to do is a Christmas design. We're just going to recap on tip application but we're using a natural tip this time. So when your sizing your tip up, don't just work like that, make sure you press that tip all the way down to one side and all the way  to the other, And as you can see that tip is actually too small. The next size up fits perfectly So make sure that when your measuring your tip up you check it that way. We're just going to use a little but of brush-on glue Just along the rim of that tip and you're going to come down at a forty-five degree angle until you see the glue touch the nail and then press down
Hold it there for a few seconds before you press the wings down. Using your nails or your fingers press those two side wings down. We're now going to cut this tip so get your client to raise their hand up so you can get you tip cutter underneath nice and easily. Now we're ready to dehydrate, natural nail only, and prime, natural nail only. So we're going to do a Christmassy, wintry design with blues and glitters. I want you to be quite random when you're applying these products, don't stick to a set pattern. Just place them on, move them around a little bit until you're happy. Wait for the products to set a little bit until you start padding it down with your brush. that way they won't merge together. We're now going to cap this nail in pink acrylic. Don't forget, when you're doing your zone three tilt your client down slightly so the pink acrylic doesn't run down towards the cuticle area We're going to let this nail set a little bit and then we're going to pinch So this nail is now ready to pinch Place your pinching tool on and leave it for a few minutes. We've pinched this nail now, so we're ready to file. We're going to do a little bit of one-stroke on this nail to finish it off, so you need to make sure your surface is a bit smoother , so you're going to use your white block to smooth it down and then get rid of your dust. We're going to do some one-stroke holly. Dip your brush in green and yellow Smooth it out on your skin. Then create the spiky leaves with your brush. Then come in with your detailer brush and define those leaves a bit so that your spikes really stand out. Use your red to create your berries and again using your detailer brush. Your next stage is to use your white as a highlighter. Let that paint dry and then it's ready for a gel top coat. You can pop that nail into the lamp for two minutes. that gel is now set and we can finish off with a little bit of cuticle oil and massage it in. Thats the Christmas nail done.
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