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Awesome Abalone inspired nails!
Create this Mother of Pearl design for a summer spent at the beach!
alternate colors in each step to further customize your shell design!
Tools you need: makeup sponge and needle brush
Polish you need: white, cream or pearl polish, light purple, dark purple, blue, mint green, light green, white or yellow, black, base and top coat
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You Will Need
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Step 1Paint your nails with an off white, cream or white pearl base color
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Step 2Sponge in light purple in random spots, variation adds an organic feel
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Step 3Sponge dark purple near light purple for quick gradient
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Step 4Sponge mint or lightest green in areas,slightly overlapping the purple sections.
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Step 5Using needle brush create random shapes using your lightest green, also overlapping mint
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Step 6Use needle brush and make small specks using your bright blue.
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Step 7begin mapping out shell crack pattern with black and your needle brush in random squiggles.
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Step 8Continue mapping, making both open and closed irregular shapes.
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Step 9continue pattern over the whole nails. The design should resemble that of a topographic map.
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Step 10Using your needle brush, blend in around the black lines with yellow or white, and the colors previously sponged. Finish with top coat!
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