How to Create the "Thrift Shop Find" Nail Design
By Tamara Di Lullo, CND
Supplies Needed:
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- CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat
- CND™ SHELLAC™ Gel Polish Colors:
- Teal Textile
- Needles & Red
- Silky Sienna
- Leather Goods
- What’s Old is Blue Again
- Rags To Stitches
- Cream Puff
- CND™ SHELLAC™ No-Wipe+ Top Coat
- CND™ SHELLAC™ DURAFORCE™ Top Coat
- CND™ LED Lamp
- CND™ VINYLUX™ Cream Puff
- Rubber Stamper & Stamping Plate
- Palette
- Detail Brush
- Stylus
- 99% Isopropyl Alcohol
Rainbow Bright
Step-By-Step:
1. P.E.P. the natural nail.
2. Apply a thin layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Base Coat. Cure for 10 seconds in the CND™ LED Lamp using preset button 1.
3. Apply two layers of CND™ SHELLAC™ Teal Textile. Cure each layer for one minute using preset button 2S.
4. Dry brush CND™ SHELLAC™ What’s Old is Blue Again from the upper right side of the nail toward the center of the nail. Cure for one minute using preset button 2S.
5. Apply a thin layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ No-Wipe+ Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
6. Apply a thin layer of CND™ VINYLUX™ Cream Puff to the stamping plate. Scrape excess Cream Puff from stamping plate.
7. Using a rubber stamper pick up design and then press onto the nail immediately.
8. Apply a thin layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ No-Wipe+ Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
9. Use a detail brush and CND™ SHELLAC™ Leather Goods to outline angular sections of the nail. Fill in the sections using the brush from the bottle. Cure for one minute using preset button 2S.
10. Using a stylus and CND™ SHELLAC™ Cream Puff, CND™ SHELLAC™ Teal Textile, CND™ SHELLAC™ What’s Old is Blue Again, CND™ SHELLAC™ Silky Sienna, CND™ SHELLAC™ Needles & Red, apply tiny dots in random linear patterns over CND™ SHELLAC™ Leather Goods. Flash cure after each color to keep dots sharp. After applying all dots, cure for one minute using preset button 2S.
11. Apply Color Transfer.
12. Apply a layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ DURAFORCE™ Top Coat. Cure for one minute using preset button 3.
13. Clean the nail with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to remove top film.
TO CREATE THE COLOR TRANSFER
1. Apply a layer of CND™ SHELLAC™ Silky Sienna to a piece of acetate sheet. Do not cure.
2. Add large drops of CND™ SHELLAC™ Needles & Red in a random pattern. Do not cure.
3. Add small drops of CND™ SHELLAC™ Leather Goods to the center of CND™ SHELLAC™ Needles & Red and pull through it to create a starburst pattern. Cure for one minute using preset button 2S.
4. Peel the color transfer from the acetate sheet.
5. Using small scissors, cut into the desired shapes.
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