Capture autumn’s golden hour with this unique manicure

There are lots of reasons to adore autumn. The cool, crisp weather replaces hot, humid days, and summer hues deepen into shades of gold, orange and red. With so many seasonal nail colors available, committing to a single shade can be hard. This unique manicure combines two autumn hues so you won’t have to.
When creating this multihued design, start by painting half of your nail white. Leave the other half unpainted, and surround the white center with orange and dark red polish. Generously dot the center with specks of black paint, and seal the entire design with a mattifying top coat to give the nails a rustic autumn finish.
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Materials
- White nail gel (Born Pretty, Day)
- UV or LED lamp (Lumcrissy, not shown)
- Short round brush
- Orange nail gel (Venalisa, 1585)
- Dark red nail gel (Canni, 636)
- Dotting tool
- Black nail paint (Young Nails Mission Control, Over Drive)
- Mattifying no-wipe topcoat (Kupa)
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Instructions
1. Paint half of your nail with white gel, beginning at the cuticle and ending at the tip. Cure the gel with the lamp.
2. Apply orange nail gel in a wavy vertical line in the center of the white portion of your nail using a short round brush. Completely fill in the area between the line and the outer edge of the nail.
3. Paint a dark red wavy line along the outer edge of the white portion of the nail, and cure the gel with the lamp.
4. Apply small and large dots on the white area of the nail with the black nail paint using the dotting tool. Cure the gel once more with the lamp.
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5. Apply mattifying no-wipe top coat over the entire design, and cure it once more with the lamp.
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