Love is the Point

Kayley Cairns

Kayley Cairns is a nail artist and educator from Essex, UK. Beginning her career in 2009, Kayley has since gone on to win a host of top industry awards including Nail Professional of the Year – Professional Beauty, BABTAC Nail Technician of the Year, 4 x Scratch Stars Awards, 2 x Nailympia Art Winner of Winners trophies and Nailympia UK Top Tech alongside a host of other UK and international competition wins. Having previously been a CND educator for five years, Kayley is now a lead educator for the Hazel Dixon Nail Artist academy. Whilst having a passion for nail art, Kayley holds a strong belief in the power of education to change lives and currently focuses on her continued professional development as an educator with a mission of empowering others to achieve their goals.

PRODUCTS USED

Krista Paulitti Extreme Nail Form
HD Pro Acrylic Liquid & Powder System
Dappen Dish
Acrylic Bbrush
Nail Art Brush
100/180-grit Nail File
2-way Buffer
Airbrush Pain
Alcohol Inks in Various C olors
Sponge
Akzentz Clear LED Gel
Selection of Rhinestones
LED lamp
Top Coat

STEPS

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Sculpt out a stiletto shape in liquid & powder. Keep the form shut tight.

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Sculpt the shaped lower arch onto the stiletto using the guidelines on the nail form to create your style.

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Carefully remove the form, then file & buff the shape & create a smooth surface.

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Apply a very light pink or white base color onto the nail using your favored choice of art paint or using an airbrush gun.

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Apply alcohol ink in hot pink, red and gold onto a sponge (you can try different sponges eg. Make-up or kitchen sponge) for different effects.

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Use the sponge to randomly press the colors onto the nail.

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Apply a thick LED gel like Akzentz ‘bling on’ to the nail in areas where you’d like to embellish with crystals. Apply the crystals, spreading out any excess gel smoothly before curing.