Get lost in cyberspace with this futuristic nail look

As the decade ends, you might be feeling inspired to look to the future. And aside from your real-life goals and dreams, futuristic vibes offer excellent nail art inspiration, too. Using metallic and holographic colors and tones can give a really cool, space-age effect to your nail art. Adding cute, digital-looking decals can take it to the next level. The best part: You can get experimental and customize the look to suit you.
For a great place to start, check out this tutorial on the basics of fun and futuristic nail art designs. And once you have these mastered — well, it's to infinity and beyond!
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Materials
- Orly Gel Fx in "Cool in California"
- Cheri Non-Wipe Topcoat
- Makartt Nail Art Foil Glue, curable gel formula
- Nail art transfer foil in oil-slick pattern
- IBDI Water Slide Decals in "Fun"
- AM Series Waterslide Decals
- Small sharp scissors
- Tweezers
- Silicon pusher
- Short round brush
- Cup of water
- Lumcrissy gel lamp for curing gel (not shown)
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Instructions
1. Apply two coats of light pink gel base color. Dry under a gel lamp.
2. Apply a gel topcoat over your base shade, and dry under a lamp once more.
3. Apply parallel curved lines of nail art foil glue onto your nails using a detailer brush, and dry under the lamp.
4. Press a sheet of nail art transfer foil over the glue.
5. Soak some cute patterned decals in a cup of water using tweezers. We used a flower and a cat.
6. Apply decals to the tip and base of your nail using tweezers, and press down into place.
7. Use sharp scissors to trim any excess decal from the tip of the nail.
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8. Finish with another layer of the same gel topcoat, then cure under the gel lamp one final time.
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