Nope. Not going to risk it. Just in case.:)
Well here we are. A beautiful September day. Some would say chilly but I think it's a perfect. You can even see the mountains. We had had some wildfires recently and it's been really smokey. There have been days you can't see across the street. I think thoses days are past. I pray God watched over anyne that lived in those areas. It would be scary as Hell knowing that at any given moment, you could lose everything.
On to something cherry. While I was rehabbing after three surgeries, I decided to try my hand at acrylics again. I wore them for years but seemed to develop an allergy to them. SOmeone suggested that it might be the primer that I was allergic to, not the acrylics. So I tried a protein primer and I haven't had any issues thus far.
For this look I tried my hand at "extended nail bed." I thought the thumb looked great but I need to keep practicing.
In case anyone in wondering:
Disclaimer:
I am not a licensed Nail Technician nor do I claim to be. I am self taught.
Now that that is out of the way, onward we go.
For these nails I used a thin layer of clear gel. I used IBD Clear Builder Gel. Any brand will work. If you are not sensitive to acrylics, you can skip this step.
To elongate the nail bed I used Mia Secret Cover Beige acrylic powder. This can be any color you choose. I was going for a natural look.
The blue acrylic powder is SperNail Celestial Blue. This is an opaque blue with silver glitter.
The flowers I bought from online but I can't find it anywhere. I know they sell both the flowers and rhinestones on Amazon. Sorry. I use clear acrylic to secure the stones and flowers. It works great.
The green is SuperNail Sea Foam. This minty green is loaded with iridescent triangles and when it catches the light, it's gorgeous.
I cap the nails with clear acrylic, file and buff. I use IBD Just Gel Polish Top Coat. Any top coat will work, it doesn't have to be gel. These can be done with regular polish too.
Done and done.
I hope you enjoy this post.
Thanks for stopping by.
Lee
Well here we are. A beautiful September day. Some would say chilly but I think it's a perfect. You can even see the mountains. We had had some wildfires recently and it's been really smokey. There have been days you can't see across the street. I think thoses days are past. I pray God watched over anyne that lived in those areas. It would be scary as Hell knowing that at any given moment, you could lose everything.
On to something cherry. While I was rehabbing after three surgeries, I decided to try my hand at acrylics again. I wore them for years but seemed to develop an allergy to them. SOmeone suggested that it might be the primer that I was allergic to, not the acrylics. So I tried a protein primer and I haven't had any issues thus far.
For this look I tried my hand at "extended nail bed." I thought the thumb looked great but I need to keep practicing.
In case anyone in wondering:
Disclaimer:
I am not a licensed Nail Technician nor do I claim to be. I am self taught.
Now that that is out of the way, onward we go.
For these nails I used a thin layer of clear gel. I used IBD Clear Builder Gel. Any brand will work. If you are not sensitive to acrylics, you can skip this step.
To elongate the nail bed I used Mia Secret Cover Beige acrylic powder. This can be any color you choose. I was going for a natural look.
The blue acrylic powder is SperNail Celestial Blue. This is an opaque blue with silver glitter.
The flowers I bought from online but I can't find it anywhere. I know they sell both the flowers and rhinestones on Amazon. Sorry. I use clear acrylic to secure the stones and flowers. It works great.
The green is SuperNail Sea Foam. This minty green is loaded with iridescent triangles and when it catches the light, it's gorgeous.
I cap the nails with clear acrylic, file and buff. I use IBD Just Gel Polish Top Coat. Any top coat will work, it doesn't have to be gel. These can be done with regular polish too.
Done and done.
I hope you enjoy this post.
Thanks for stopping by.
Lee
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