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APR 2017

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54 | NAILS MAGAZINE | APRIL 2017 The Good Egg 1. Apply base coat and cure. Apply two coats of pastel green with Presto AM10. Cure after each coat. 2. Apply a thin layer of top coat using Gelish Top It Off. Do not cure. Use a dotting tool to apply three dots of bright pink in Presto AM5. Pull and drag the gel to create the marble effect. Cure. 3. Paint four lines horizontally across the nail in black with Presto AM02. Cure. 4. Create zigzag lines between two lines near the cuticle. Then use a dotting tool to paint dots randomly, alternating sections. 5. Once the egg design is complete, seal the nail with Gelish Top It Off and cure. Remove tacky residue and apply cuticle oil and lotion. Egg-cellent Nails 1. Apply two coats of color using CND Caribbean Sea. 2. Use Light Elegance Frosty Paws and a sponge to create a white cloud-like sky. Apply top coat. 3. Add blades of grass with green acrylic paint and apply top coat. Use Light Elegance Fiber hard gel to create three eggs, sprinkling a different color of glitter onto each egg. Maria Serrano, Studio 69, San Diego @nail_junqee PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIMBERLY PHAM nail art studio STYLE } Girly Graffiti 1. Apply Akzentz Gel Play in Cosmic Silver for background. Cure. 2. Mix Akzentz Gel Play red and brown and paint staggered rows of rectangles to create a brick design. Cure. 3. Use Akzentz Gel Play to draw a lowercase L that loops to the left and attaches to a heart shape. Write the rest of love in lowercase cursive so it fits inside of the heart. Cure. 4. Add small black dots and lines to look like paint splatter. Apply top coat and cure. Fabian Robles, Salon Republic, Los Angeles @thenailartistfr Ariana Lombardi, Bellissima Nails, Cranston, R.I. @bellissimanails_ri

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