Omg those ARE gorgeous! I just did opal nails last night, but now I want to change them lol Having your brushes underneath the flash cure lamp is low key giving me anxiety lol it looks like they had gel on them already. How does that not cure onto the bristles? 😰
😂😂😂 Your anxiety was absolutely right!!! I cured my application brush 🙄🤪 Thankfully it wasn't really bad, and I was able to clean it up with some acetone. I noticed part way through that it had gotten a little too close, lol. Thank you ❤️ 😊 I can't take credit for the design idea as I got it from Doris Nail Art Room (they have amazing cat eye and aurora chrome designs on their IG), but I LOVE how they turned out! 🎉 😍 I'm a massive fan of Opal designs as well, so rock those babies!!! 🥰
Hahaha, I hear that! I've just given in to the nail art gods and nothing else in life (besides my dogs) seems to be worthy of my money! You could try to create a similar effect with glass/jelly colors and a regular silver cat eye if you've got them.
Thanks so much for watching and asking :) Primer on the full tip will help the first layer of polish stick to the plastic tip for better adhesion. When doing chrome, pigments, full coverage water decals or foils, it will help adhesion to give the edge a light filing to remove anything besides polish from the edge and then the primer will help the next layer of polish stick better as it will make the edges extra sticky to help seal it all in. Ideally you want to get the primer just around the edges (the same as you seal the free edge with your topcoat), not completely underneath the nail. Without the filing or primer around the edge, the next layer of gel might be just floating on top of the chrome powder and not fixed very well to the actual nail, leaving it open to easily chipping. Another example to use primer is polish sticks well to polish, they are made to seal together (most brands anyway, lol). When you put a sticker onto the polish, the next layer will seal well where the polish is, but it doesn't stick quite the same where the sticker is, because it's not made to seal to that material. In worst case scenarios, the top coat can chip and lift easier over stickers or anything else that's not polish. By swiping a bit of primer across the sticker, you've now given it a sticky layer for the polish to stick to better and it is more likely to properly seal it all in. It's really all just for longevity, so that those who can be really rough on their nails, aren't as likely to get chipping and lifting in those areas.
@@loveyournailsbydawn omg thank you so much. I'm having this exact problem of stickers messing up with topcoat right now!! two in one answer hahaha wish I've seen this sooner! Thank u for the kind answer :))
I'm sorry to ask you further, but I'm curious about the best sticker process. Do you wipe sticky layer before applying stickers? I think I made the mistake of not doing that too :(
@@rutsudog Don't ever apologize, keep the questions coming! I personally wipe the inhibition layer before putting on stickers, mostly because I find they can slide around on me while I work and get frustrating and slimey. Once they are rubbed down well, I swipe a little primer over them before the next coat.
Omg those ARE gorgeous! I just did opal nails last night, but now I want to change them lol
Having your brushes underneath the flash cure lamp is low key giving me anxiety lol it looks like they had gel on them already. How does that not cure onto the bristles? 😰
😂😂😂 Your anxiety was absolutely right!!! I cured my application brush 🙄🤪 Thankfully it wasn't really bad, and I was able to clean it up with some acetone. I noticed part way through that it had gotten a little too close, lol.
Thank you ❤️ 😊 I can't take credit for the design idea as I got it from Doris Nail Art Room (they have amazing cat eye and aurora chrome designs on their IG), but I LOVE how they turned out! 🎉 😍
I'm a massive fan of Opal designs as well, so rock those babies!!! 🥰
I’m going to go broke watching your channel 😂 I love this look! Hubby will be happy it’s sold out 😂
Hahaha, I hear that! I've just given in to the nail art gods and nothing else in life (besides my dogs) seems to be worthy of my money!
You could try to create a similar effect with glass/jelly colors and a regular silver cat eye if you've got them.
the design is really pretty. I like how the magnets and the chrome shine kinda opposite ways. really nice
Thank you so much ❤️ It's layering some really simple techniques for such a beautifully unique look.
Omg we are stupid lmao 😂 the end Hilarious !!!😂❤❤❤
@@kerrybegin3377 🤣🤣🤣😝
Beautiful.. how lucky to have a real person to practice on, do you do your own nails too? So loving these Korean gels,
Thank you!
I didn't get the primer on the tips technique. Doesn't it make the under the nails sticky and weird?
Thanks so much for watching and asking :) Primer on the full tip will help the first layer of polish stick to the plastic tip for better adhesion. When doing chrome, pigments, full coverage water decals or foils, it will help adhesion to give the edge a light filing to remove anything besides polish from the edge and then the primer will help the next layer of polish stick better as it will make the edges extra sticky to help seal it all in. Ideally you want to get the primer just around the edges (the same as you seal the free edge with your topcoat), not completely underneath the nail. Without the filing or primer around the edge, the next layer of gel might be just floating on top of the chrome powder and not fixed very well to the actual nail, leaving it open to easily chipping.
Another example to use primer is polish sticks well to polish, they are made to seal together (most brands anyway, lol). When you put a sticker onto the polish, the next layer will seal well where the polish is, but it doesn't stick quite the same where the sticker is, because it's not made to seal to that material. In worst case scenarios, the top coat can chip and lift easier over stickers or anything else that's not polish. By swiping a bit of primer across the sticker, you've now given it a sticky layer for the polish to stick to better and it is more likely to properly seal it all in. It's really all just for longevity, so that those who can be really rough on their nails, aren't as likely to get chipping and lifting in those areas.
@@loveyournailsbydawn omg thank you so much. I'm having this exact problem of stickers messing up with topcoat right now!! two in one answer hahaha wish I've seen this sooner! Thank u for the kind answer :))
I'm sorry to ask you further, but I'm curious about the best sticker process. Do you wipe sticky layer before applying stickers? I think I made the mistake of not doing that too :(
@@rutsudog Don't ever apologize, keep the questions coming! I personally wipe the inhibition layer before putting on stickers, mostly because I find they can slide around on me while I work and get frustrating and slimey. Once they are rubbed down well, I swipe a little primer over them before the next coat.
@@loveyournailsbydawn thank you!!