Secret rose garden

Prior to the video I already sanitized hands and tools, removed the old design, pushed back cuticles and took away the shine from the natural nail.

In the video I start by using IBD prep on a wipe and rubbing that on the nails, this takes away any dust particles, oils and dehydrates.

With NSI prep DX I dehydrate the nail again.

Then I put on the first coat of NSI superbond nail primer, on natural nails only.

With a No.8 oval brush I start forming the free edge, and do that to the whole hand.

Then right before applying acrylic to the nailbed I apply a second coat of primer on the natural nail only.

Then I start building the nail with NSI attraction totally clear powder.

When all 10 fingers are done, I shape and file the nails (not shown in video)

When that's done, I let my friend wash her hands to remove any excess chemicals and dust.

Then again with some IBD prep on a wipe I make sure the dust is all gone.

And then I start stamping roses on the nail.

The image plate is from Born Pretty Store 

They work very well and I have used those stamps multiple times in the past couple of weeks on 

Seahorse nails, Mystical wings and Dolphin nail art.

For topcoat I used NSI's Glaze 'n go

That has to be cured for at least 2-3 minutes.

I conditioned the cuticles with Nurture Oil

Took some pictures and done.

☆★ Sea Breeze Toe Nails ★☆

Spring is on its way and what better way to show it, is to do our toes!

In this video I start off by sanitizing the toes and pushing back the cuticles.

Then I file off the old design with a 100/180 grit file.

Dust off and dehydrated with IBD prep and a lint free wipe

Then I take my primer and prime the natural nail.

With IBD builder gel in clear, I brush on a thin layer and letting that cure for 2 minutes.

Then I brush on another layer of IBD builder gel in clear and start putting the glitter on in a patting motion, fading the green up, and the blue down.

I let that cure for 2 minutes.

And I did that to all 10 toes.

Then I brush on a final layer of gel, this time it can be a bit thicker to cover all the glitters evenly.

Letting that cure for 3 minutes.

When all 10 toes are done, I take away the tacky layer with a lint free wipe and non acetone nail polish remover.

Add some clear nail polish, I used UV nail polish (non yellowing)

When that's dry, pamper the toes with a bit of cuticle oil and massage that in.

DONE

☆★ ROCKSTAR TOE NAILS ★☆

Meet my litte piggies!

It was about time I redid my toenails, and now since it is getting warmer and almost spring, I thought it would be a great idea to so.

In the video I start off by sanitizing the toes. Then I push back my cuticles.

With a 100/180 file I take away the shine of the toenails. (180 side)

Then I dust away any dust.

Then I prime the toenails with natural nail primer from IBD.

I apply my first coat of clear builder gel from IBD, going around the cuticles area with a rosewood stick

and let that cure in the U.V. light for 2 minutes

Then I shake out some neon pink glitter and purple glitter onto a tray.

I put on a thin coat of clear builder gel from IBD and then with a clean brush I start patting on the pink glitter at the free edge fading it up.

With another clean brush I pick up some of that gorgeous sparkling purple glitter and place that on the cuticle area, fading it downwards, towards the free edge.

Going around the cuticle are with a rosewood stick and letting that cure for 2 minutes.

Did that to all 10 toes.

Then I go in with my last coat of clear builder gel from IBD.

The first coat goes on thin, and the second coat (without curing in between) goes on a bit thicker to creat a smooth surface.

We don't need a nice arch or curve on the toenails, just a shiny even surface.

Going around the cuticle area with a rosewood stick one more time, and letting that cure for 3 minutes.

When all 10 are done, I take a lint free wipe with non acetone nail polish remover

 and remove the tacky layer.

Then I'm filing the sidewalls and the free edge, remove dust and apply ORLY glosser (clear nail polish)

And that's it!

☆★ Acrylic nails - Mystical Wings ★☆

It seems that I am staying in the "fantasy" range here.

Previous one "witches brew" and now "mystical wings"

Oooh never mind, I love fantasy.

I have already removed the old design: Cupcake nails

and pushed back cuticles and removed the shine from the natural nails.

In the video  I started by cleaning off any oils and dust with IBD prep and a lint free wipe.

Then I use NSI prep DX to dehydrate the nail.

That dries to a chalky white (on natural nails)

Then I go in with NSI superbond nail primer.

Next, I pick up a ball of neon pink glitter acrylic and place that on the free edge, fading up towards the cuticle. I had to take a bit more for a nice coverage.

On the ringfinger I put a coat of primer and then a small ball of clear acrylic so that the glitter is not going to stain the nailbed(or that the nailbed isn't going to be damaged while removing the old design later on)

Then I do the same with the neon pink and at the cuticle area I placed down a ball of purple acrylic glitter and fade that down towards the free edge and at this point my hair gets in the frame.

When all fingers are done, I am going to encapsulate the design with clear acrylic.

On all fingers, except the ringfinger, I put a coat of primer(natural nail only) and encapsulate the design.

On the ringfinger, I wet the design with a bit of monomer, to make sure there won't be any cloudiness

and then encapsulate with clear.

When all are dry, I file and shape the nails.

Then I let my friend wash her hands with soap and water to remove any dust and leftover chemicals.

When all is dry I am going to do some art with butterfly stamps.

Fairly simple: polish it, scrap it, stamp it, finish it.

Then I use Glaze 'n go to finish off the nails, letting that cure for 2-3 minutes.

Cuticle oil and pictures and I'm done 

☆★ Witches Brew★☆

Witches Brew seemed a great name for these gel nails.

With the black and silver, thought it would be fun.

I already removed the old design and pushed back cuticles and all that good stuff, the nails were prepped and ready to go.

So in the video I start off by dehydrating the nails, with IBD prep and a lint free wipe.

Then I take my primer, wipe the excess on a paper towel and put it on the natural nail only.

The primer I am using is from IBD "natural nail primer"

Then I take IBD bonder and dab some on every nail, then I take a synthetic brush and brush it on the nail in a up and down motion(rubbing it in)

Let that cure in the U.V. light for 1 minute.

Then I take IBD builder gel in clear and put down a base layer on every nail, and then I go around the cuticle area with a rosewood stick.

Let that cure for 2 minutes.

Then I take a bit of IBD builder gel in clear and put that on the free edge.

I did not use a lot.

 I put some glitter in a tray and then with a brush I start patting the silver holo glitter onto the nail, going into the glitter on the nail, back in the glitter,  back on the nail.

Then I take a clean brush and start putting the black glitter on the smile line area.

With a clean brush I perfect my smile line, and once I'm happy with how it looks, I let that cure for 1-2 minutes to make sure the glitter isn't going anywhere and is locked in place.

When all 10 fingers are done, I get a bit of IBD builder gel in clear and put down a thin layer of gel.

Then I dip my brush into the gel to make a nice string.

With that string I start to wiggle left to right on the nail.

That is how I like to build the nail.

As you'll see in the video, the gel self levels and leaves a smooth surface.

Once I got the desired shape and thickness I go around the cuticle area with my rosewood stick and let that cure for at least 3 minutes just to make sure the gel has completely cured.

(if gel is not cured long enough, it can peel away from the nail and starts to lift)

When every nail is done I take none acetone nailpolish remover onto a lint free wipe and take away the tacky layer of the gel.

Then I file the sidewalls and the free edge, remove the dust and apply some nail polish.

I used "glosser" by ORLY

When the nail polish is dry I apply some cuticle oil and rub that in.

Take pictures and you are done :)

☆★ French gel nails ★☆

There is nothing like a good old french nail

In this video (not available yet) I start off by sanitizing and pushing back the cuticles.

With a 100/180 file I take off the old gel, but I leave a thin layer of clear gel on the nail.

Once the old gel has been removed I take away the shine of the natural nail.

Then I dust off, and spray them with IBD prep, and wipe it with a lint free wipe.

Then I take my primer and drain the access on a paper towel and put it on the natural nail only.

Then I take my clear builder gel and take a bit on my brush and brush it on the nails.

With a rosewood stick I go around the cuticles and in the sidewalls to make sure there is no gel run into it.

And I let that cure for 2 minutes (or till you other hand is done as well)

Then I took some of my new white gel on a dotting tool and start forming the smile line

(this gel was a bit more runny and did not cover well when brushing it on)

I am not pleased at all with this white gel, but for the sake of the video I continued to show how you use a white gel that has a runny consistency 

(the reason I'm not pleased with it is: It does not self level

 and needs too much manipulation to have a nice look)

Then I go in with my brush and perfect the smile line.

I let that cure for 2 minutes 

Then with my clear builder gel I brush a layer on the nail, and then I pick up a string and start building the nail.

Once I am pleased with the thickness and shape, I go around the cuticle and sidewalls with my rosewood stick and let that cure for at least 3 minutes.

Once every finger is done and fully cured, I take a wipe with nailpolish remover and clean off the tacky layer.

With my file I go around the free edge and sidewalls to make sure there are no sharp edges.

Then I use a clear nailpolish and when that's dry I put on some cuticle oil,

DONE

Products used:

* IBD prep

* IBD clear builder gel

* Jean Marin builder gel ultra white

* non acetone nail polish remover

*ORLY glosser

* cuticle oil