Chrome Cable Knit

April Ryan

Born in Russia and currently living the American dream in Colorado, USA, April Ryan is no stranger to hard work and taking chances. Passionate about nails, April has spent hours creating nail art designs on herself and posting them on social media to high regard and much success. Over time, not only did her nail art gain recognition, but her beautiful hands did as well. It was from this activity that a huge idea was born that took her from nail tech to a Forbes magazine recognized business owner. This entrepreneur and CEO of Red Iguana, who enjoys a social following of nearly 400k on Instagram alone, shares a quick and easy nail art tutorial to jazz up your salon menu this season.

PRODUCTS USED

Carving UV/LED Gel
Pusher Tool or Spatula
Gold Chrome Powder
UV/LED Cure Lamp and Top Coat

STEPS

Manicure the nails & complete a nail lacquer or gel polish service with a matte top coat. Use clear carving gel to create the first strip of the design. This is applied right of center from the cuticle region to the free edge. Do not cure.

Use a spatula or a cuticle pusher to create diagonal grooves by pressing into the strip of carving gel. Do this all the way up using the same pressure and angle, to create a cable-style design. Grooves should be directed towards the center of the nail. Now cure for 60-seconds in a UV/LED lamp.

Now place a second strip of carving gel adjacent to the first. Use your spatula or pusher to style in the grooves, which should be directed towards the center of the nail in the opposite direction to the grooves on the first strip. Cure for 60-seconds in a UV/LED lamp.

Use your carving gel to add more strips to the sides of the nail. Create the grooves using your spatula or pusher and cure in a UV/LED lamp for 60-seconds.

Take gold chrome powder on a small applicator & rub it into the surface over the top of the grooves to highlight & accentuate them.

Brush off any excessive chrome powder & apply top coat on the cable knit design only. Cure for another 60-seconds & see your cable knit sweater design come to life.