MM-Jr 10

• Presentation

• Close Up

-- The Fabulous Fifties Nail Art Submission:

1. Nail Tips from Industry Source were polished using OPI's Chapel of 
Love, and Haken's Dover Cliffs on the free edge.

2. The Checkered French was then painted on all 4 tips with Apple 
Barrel Paint in Black.

3. The Record and music notes nail was painted with Apple Barrel 
paints in Black, White, and Pool Blue. Folk Art Metallic Silver 
Sterling, was used for the rings around the record.

4. The Saddle Oxford shoe and and hanging dice were painted with Apple 
Barrel paints, in Black and White.

5. The Cat Eye Glasses were painted with Apple Barrel Black, and 
outlined with Folk Art Metallic Silver Sterling paints. The Lipstick 
was also painted with the silver and outlined with black, then the 
actual lipstick part was painted using Apple Barrel's Bright Red. Then 
3 .5mm clear rhinestones were attached to each corner of the glasses 
using top coat.

6. The Ice Cream Float was outlined with Folk Art Metallic Silver 
Sterling paint, then filled in with Apple Barrel's Territorial Beige. 
The Whipped Cream was created with a #8 Kolinsky Sable round brush, 
CND's Retention +liquid, and Perfect Color white acrylic powder, then 
was gone over with CND's Mosaic Twilight for a sparkly effect. The 
straws were done using the same method, then striped with Apple 
Barrel's Bright Red. The Cherry was created using CND's Red Mosaic 
powder, then highlighted with White Apple Barrel paint. The stem was 
painted using Apple Barrel's Territorial Beige.

7. All art was hand painted using a 10/0 detailing art brush. Then all 
the tips were finished off with OPI's top coat.

All pictures were shot using a Polaroid 640PDC Digital Camera, and 
edited using Polaroid's Photo Max 2.0 photo editing program.