Summer 2014

MasterTechnique

Moroccan Nights

Moroccan Nights

Follow MaeLing Parrish's lead in creating this colorful on-trend design

BY MaeLing Parrish
MaeLing Parrish - Dean of Education, United States

01

Shape the nail using a 240/240 thin wooden file. Push back the cuticle, and remove the shine from the nail plate and remove any non-living tissue. Remove the shine from the nail plate using the 180-grit side of the Harmony 100/180 grit buffer. Apply Nail Surface Cleanse to a lint-free nail wipe to remove any dust.

02

Using a clean dry #6 Square Gel Brush, wipe off the inhibition layer from the nail surface and the free edge. Apply a thin coat of Arctic Freeze, making sure to cap the free edge and cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

Apply a second thin coat of Arctic Freeze, making sure to cap the free edge and cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

03

Apply a thin coat of Champagne from cuticle to free edge and cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

Load a small amount of Arctic Freeze, Copa Cabana Banana, After Dark, purple, orange, pink and green to a palette and pre-blend Arctic Freeze and Coba Cabana Banana to make a lemon yellow. Pre-blend Arctic Freeze and After Dark to make a light blue.

04

Using a customized striper and lemon yellow, create a curving wedge from the free edge towards the cuticle. Using the light blue, outline the right side of the wedge. Using purple, outline the left side of the wedge. All the stripes will be wider at the free edge and get thinner toward the cuticle and cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

05

Using a marbleizing tool and light blue, make three dots to create a scallop.Using the custom striper and light blue, create an arch outline above the scallops.Using the custom striper and purple, create an arch and a tear drop outline on the left side. Cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes un a 36-watt UV lamp.

06

Using the marbleizing tool and light blue, create dots along the light blue arch blue. Using the marbleizing tool and purple, create dots along the purple arch and continuing towards the cuticle. Cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

07

Using the marbleizing tool and green, fill in the purple arch and tear drop. Using the Mini Striper, fill in the light blue arch with pink.

08

With Arctic Freeze, create dots inside the light blue and purple dots. Cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

09

Using the custom striper and After Dark, create a thin line outlining the lemon yellow. Using the marbleizing tool, create dots along the perimeter of the design using After Dark, green and pink. Cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp.

10

Apply a thin coat of Gelish Top It Off Sealer, making sure to cap the free edge. Cure in the 18G LED light for 30 seconds or 2 minutes in a 36-watt UV lamp. Remove tacky residue with Nail Surface Cleanse and a lint-free wipe. Massage Nourish Cuticle Oil into the skin surrounding the nail plate.