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Take me under the sea!
Dusty blue mermaid nails with pearls, rhinestones, and studs.

Posted by Lacquered Lawyer from Folsom, California, United States • Published See Lacquered Lawyer's 71 projects »
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  • How to paint an embellished nail manicure. Mermaid Mirage - Step 1
    Step 1

    Apply the base coat with a dusty blue crème.

  • Step 2

    Add iridescent flakes to the entire pinky, and the tip of the ring finger. If you have loose flakes, awesome! If you don't, I used a polish with flakes (Heart of Ocean). If you've used those types of polishes before, you know it takes a million coats to get enough of the flakes/glitter. A cool trick is to apply the polish on a makeup sponge, and then you can dab on the flakes.

  • How to paint an embellished nail manicure. Mermaid Mirage - Step 3
    Step 3

    Add a gold seashell charm to the base of the index finger, and various pearls, iridescent rhinestones, and gold studs on the middle finger. I secured with no-wipe gel top coat, but you could use nail glue.

  • How to paint an embellished nail manicure. Mermaid Mirage - Step 4
    Step 4

    Stamp gold mermaid scales on the ring finger.

  • How to paint an embellished nail manicure. Mermaid Mirage - Step 5
    Step 5

    Add a large pearl to the base of the thumb.

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