. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nails - Step by Step Secret Santa By Berenice Sullivan, Nail Artist and Beauty Academy Tutor 1 2 3


Prep the nail and create the nail bed using acrylic in Camouflage Pink.


Attach a form to the nail ready for the application of the acrylic.


Using green glitter mixed with clear acrylic, start the beginning of the nail extension and take it up to about half way up the form. Cure once applied.


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Finish the end of the extension with green cracked ice mixed with clear acrylic to create the stiletto shape. Cure once applied.


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Buff over the design to take off the shine of the acrylic.


With a matte red acrylic, create the shape of Santa's hat.


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Using white acrylic, add a bobble to the end of the hat and fur to the bottom.


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Using Camouflage Pink acrylic, in four parts create the forehead, cheeks and the nose.


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Using the white acrylic again, create the moustache underneath the cheeks.


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Taking the matte red acrylic again, create the mouth and then use the white acrylic to add on the beard.


To create the blushed cheeks, brush a light wet ball of red acrylic over the cheeks and then using the white acrylic dot on two eyes with a dot of black acrylic in the centre.


Apply a gel top coat over the entire nail and cure.


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