Good Morning!
Today I'm going to share with you my most recent manicure, which I did last Tuesday, February 2nd, and I am still sporting it today. Granted, it's nearing the end, I have found an almost fool-proof way to make your manicure last a week or more without having to go to the salon!
This manicure was actually inspired by the ceramic coffee mug that I bought from Target, which you can see a picture of at the end. I also want to thank Tommy for helping me decide what to do, and for suggesting that I do a chevron pattern. What would I do without him?
What you need:
- Base Coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
- Gray Polish (Maybelline Color Show - Audacious Asphalt)
- Light Blue Polish (Pure Ice - Bikini)
- Gelous Top Coat
- Fast Dry Tops Coat (Pure Ice)
- Small Detailing Brush
Make sure that your nails are clean and dry. I always swipe mine with some acetone before polishing. Paint on a good base coat. If you aren't sure how good your base coat is, paint it on with nothing else and wear it for a few days just to test the wear! I did this with a strengthening base coat that I love and found out that it does not last well at all! It literally chipped off when I was washing dishes!
Once your base coat is dry, paint two of your nails gray and the other three blue. I ended up needing between 2 and 3 coats of each color, depending on the nail.
Once those are mostly dry, paint a coat of your quick dry top coat on your blue nails and allow it to dry fully. Once dry, apply your chevron vinyls and paint your gray polish over those. Make sure to remove the vinyls while the gray polish is still wet for the cleanest lines.
Then you will want to paint some small arrows on your gray nails with your blue polish. This takes some getting used to, and as you can see, mine aren't perfect, but they're still fun!
Once these designs are somewhat dry, apply a coat of fast dry top coat and allow to dry. After this is dry, apply a coat of your Gelous top coat, let it dry a bit and then finish with your fast dry top coat!
The key to getting your nails to last at least a week is the Gelous top coat. It essentially makes your manicure a gel manicure - but without the light.
Have you tried Gelous? What do you think?
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