Julie Ventura (@juliev37) of Long Beach, Calif., shows how to make this soft nail design.

1. Start with two coats of CND Shellac Romantique.

2. Create a fade from the free edge by mixing the white with clear gel and paint it halfway up the nail. Cure. Add more white to your mixture and take it 3/4 way up the nail. Cure. Add white to the tip to finish the fade. Cure.

3. Mix mylar flaki\es with clear gel and float them over the nail, keeping the bulk near the tip and dragging some out to the top to create a fade. Cure. Add top coat.

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