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Mermaid Mirage

Take me under the sea!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mermaid-mirage • Posted by Lacquered Lawyer

Dusty blue mermaid nails with pearls, rhinestones, and studs.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

2 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Dusty blue mermaid nails with pearls, rhinestones, and studs.

Instructions

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    Apply the base coat with a dusty blue crème.

  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.

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    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.

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    Stamp gold mermaid scales on the ring finger.

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    Add a large pearl to the base of the thumb.