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We're going to do an encapsulated butterfly
on a stiletto.
We've already applied the form and we've already
prepped and primed this nail,
so if you need to look back on any of these
videos, do it now.
we're going to start by just using a little
bit of cover pink and the client's natural
free edge.
Don't forget when using your cover pink, take
the liquid out of your bead so that the colour
stays nice and strong.
We're not really going for a smile line on
this nail so you can blend your cover pink
towards the end of the nail
Don't forget your next bead of cover pink,
you don't take the liquid out because we want
it to blend over that bead and down towards
the client.
We're then going to pick up two colours at
the same time, we're using jade green and
purple,
Placing it on the nail and starting to make
the shape of a butterfly wing.
Same again for the bottom wing, two colours
on your brush at the same time,
I'm going to add a little bit of glitter by
picking up a small amount of clear acrylic,
dipping it in to our glitter
and placing it over the butterfly wings.
We're now going to cap this whole nail with
our pink acrylic and build the free edge up.
Remember when you're doing zone three to tilt
your client's nail down so the acrylic doesn't
run back towards the cuticle.
We're going to let that nail set a little
bit and then we're going to give it a pinch
So this nail is now ready to pinch, so we're
concentrating on that stress point first and
then we'll use us fingers to pinch the rest
of the tip.
Place your pinching tool back on the nail
and then you can let go.
So this nail is now ready to file so we can
take our pinching tool off and release our
form.
Okay. So we're going to remove the dust.
Take a look at your shape, make sure you're
happy.
We're going to do a bit of hand-painted on
this so we're going to just use a white block
to smooth it down.
Get rid of all that dust.
So we want our black paint to be nice and
fine so make sure you add some water to it
and we're using a nice fine detailer brush.
We're going to outline the butterfly with
the back paint
Then you're going to add some more detail
with your black paint.
And then you need to put your body on to your
butterfly, and a little swirl.
We're going to finish this off by adding some
white dots on to the thicker black areas.
Let your paint dry and then you're going to
apply some gel top coat.
You can pop that finger in to the lamp for
two minutes.
We're just going to finish it off with a little
diamante so using some brush-in glue,
real small amount just tapped on to the nail.
Place your diamante on, wait for your nail
glue to set and the you cam finish this nail
off with some cuticle oil.