Help clients brave the icy weather or a busy week ahead with an armor-inspired nail art design. Nail tech Torie Bastian is the owner of The Polished Pinky nail salon in Crown Point, Ind., and she executed this 3-D metallic mandala manicure.
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Follow these steps to see how Torie created a shielded look.
1. Apply one coat of white gel-polish to clean and prepped nails. Cure.
2. Use black gel-polish to paint circles on the center of the nail. Cure.
3. Use a dotting tool to add dots around the circles to create an armor design. Cure.
4. Polish a metallic gel over the design. Cure.
5. Seal the entire design with top coat and cure.
For more step-by-steps, click here. To keep up with Torie, make sure you follow her on Instagram.
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