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• Down the Barrel

1.  Model and myself both washed hands with antibacterial soap.

2.  Prep nails by pushing back the cuticles and gently remove the shine and oils from nail plate with a 250 grit board.  Remove dust and cleanse with nail plate cleaner and apply a nail dehydrator.

3.  Glue on white tips with redefined smile lines done with an e-file.  Trimmed to desired length with tip cutters.  Filed free edge to shape.

4.  Cleansed the nail again and applied dehydrator. Then primer and let dry for one minute.

5.  I applied white acrylic to the white tips and used clear acrylic for the remaining nail. (size 9 brush)

6.  Shaped the side walls and free edge of the nails with a 180 grit.  Used my e-file to file the surface (barrel-med.carbide bit)  To achieve the high shine I graduated my buffers in the following order:  250, 400, 800, 1,000 then finally, 4,000 grit.  

7.  I polished with a basecoat, 2 coats of red, cream polish ("The Thrill of Brazil"), and a topcoat. Applied oil to cuticles.