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Congratulations to this year’s Mini Masterpiece winner, Elsbeth Schuetz, whose highly detailed and expressive rendition of “The Story Book” by William-Adolph Bouguereau wowed the judges. Other fantastic entries reproduced art from H.R. Giger to Michelangelo to Picasso.
Lisa Barclay, Beautiful Nailz (Hillbank, South Australia)
Chelsea Bart, Chelsea's Nails, Victoria, BC, Canada
Nailtechpr shows how to make nail art "aquariums" on tips.
Forget flat nail art. It's all about sparkling, bright, 3D designs that are guaranteed to catch anyone's eye. We asked several nail artists to go all out and create fun-colored acrylic designs that are far from dull.
Kirsty Meakin shows how to create a simple and very wearable design using acrylic and gel-polish. It creates a matte effect rose on a glossy background.
The Nail Hub's Elizabeth Morris explains how to remove 3-D charms safely and gently as well as how to use an e-file to remove old color and prep nails for new designs.
Use these three simple step-by-steps to help your students practice basic nail art techniques.
Arturo Osorio, Mia Secret exclusive educator, shows how to use Chrome Mirror nail liquid and create a 3-D rose using Formagel. Steps: 1. Once the nail structure has been sculpted with Cover Pink, apply a base coat of Luxury UV and cure for 45 seconds in LED nail light.2. Wipe off the tacky layer with Gel Cleanser.3. Now apply a thin layer of Chrome Mirror and let it dry for 20 seconds. Then apply another layer of Chrome Mirror.4. Once it’s dry, file sidewalls and tip, allowing the base and top coat of Luxury UV, seal up each other. This is will get the Chrome Mirror encapsulated and last up even more. 5. Apply Luxury UV top coat, properly over nail bed, sidewalls and tip. This is really important, because the Chrome Mirror need to be completely encapsulated in order to make it last from 2 to 3 weeks. Cure for 45 seconds in LED nail light and wipe off tacky layer.6. Apply Formagel™ - White builder gel, as decoration. In every design, cure for 45 seconds and continue. NOTE: by doing this nail technique, Chrome Mirror will last from two to three weeks, based on the clients’ nail care. But remember that the limit is your imagination.
Rosa Vargas, Nails by Rosa, Palm Springs, Fla.
