Cube Colored French Nails
Andreea Simona Ignat
Starting out as a nail tech back 2012 in her home country of Romania, Andreea moved to London, UK, in 2013 & realized her job was in fact her passion. “I discovered nail competitions in 2014 & have since won multiple national & international titles. My biggest achievement was winning the Top UK Tech Division 3 trophy at Nailympia London 2022, but it won’t stop there. I hope one day I can win a Global Cup & get to judge nail competitions across the world. In my 10 years in the nail industry, I’ve trained with multiple nail educators, as I believe personal development is extremely important to my career path. I’ve always wanted to have & run my own salon & academy & I’m happy to announce this dream came true in September 2022, when I opened Andreea Nails Salon & Academy in central London. I believe that you can do anything you set your mind on, but one thing is for certain, ‘dreams do come true if you work hard for them’.”
PRODUCTS USED
- 180-grit file, 240-grit file
- Nail dehydrator
- Acid-free primer
- Stork scissors
- Nail forms
- UV/LED base coat
- UV/LED top coat
- Clear UV/LED gel
- UV/LED jelly gel or UV/LED acrygel in chosen natural shade
- Black UV/LED gel
- Nail glitter of choice
- Rhinestones of choice
- UV/LED lamp
- UV/LED milky white color gel
- Color of choice (Andreea chose a berry shade)
STEPS
Prep the nail by buffing the nail plate with a 180-grit file or 240- grit file.
Cut to tailor & fit your nail form. Apply dehydrator followed by acid-free primer & let the nail air-dry for 2 minutes. Then apply UV/ LED gel base & cure under UV/LED light for 60 seconds.
Apply UV/LED acrygel or UV/LED jelly gel & extend the nail bed in a trapezoidal shape then cure each layer for 60 seconds.
Next, using clear UV/LED gel, extend the free edge to your desired length to create a platform. Shape & size this with your brush & then cure.
File the smile line of the extended nail bed into shape. Contour the smile line with black UV/LED gel & start adding glitters & tiny stones into the clear UV/LED gel. Cure each layer for 60 seconds.
Place a clear UV/LED gel bubble onto & over the tiny stones & cure for 60 seconds.
Cover the entire nail with UV/LED milky white gel & your desired color in a marble-like pattern. Layer this design & cure each layer for 60 seconds.
Take a 180-grit file & start filing the final shape.
Then apply UV/LED top 5 coat & cure for 60 seconds to reveal the finished nail design.
MORE TAG THAT TREND
RELATED VIDEOS
MORE TO EXPLORE
Prep the natural nail using a 180-grit file, remove dust. Apply “Prep It!”, then two thin coats of Flex It! “Cover Peach”, curing each coat for 60-seconds.
Prep Apply a thin, even coat of HD Pro “Matt It!” Cure for 60-seconds.
Use the HD Pro Long liner brush and HD Pro Art Gel in “Graphite” to create a wavy line. Cure for 30-seconds, then rub line with a dusting brush.