Rock Candy Nail Art Tutorial with Blooming Gel Polish

The mani of the summer has arrived and it's so easy to do! It's a sweeter spin on the traditional marbled manicure that you can mix and match with any colours of your choice. Rock Candy nails are marbled nails but add in lots of depth and bright pops of colour to look like your favourite childhood candy! 🍭

Tutorial by the lovely and talented @alyssanailtech, located in Syracuse, NY.

Alyssa is an award winning and globally published nail artist who specializes in Russian manicures and hand-painted nail art.

Read on to see how she flawlessly created these delicious Rock Candy nails: 

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Products Used:

• Upgraded Stronger Base-1
• 304 Euphoria
• 296 Cherry Bomb
• 01 White
• Artiste Blooming Nail Art Gel 
• Upgraded No-Wipe Top Coat
• Liner brush
• *NEW* Ombré Brush
• U-Light Pro 6 Lamp 

Instructions:

Step 1 -
Prep nail accordingly. Perform your manicure and file your nails to your desired shape. Need help on how to shape your nails? Read this blog for a step-by-step on how to file your nails the 3 most popular nail shapes.

Start with a layer of Stronger Base-1 and cure for 60 seconds with U-Light Pro 6 Lamp.

Step 2 -
Do 2 coats of the colour “304 Euphoria”, which is a beautiful sheer blush color and the perfect base color for art. Cure each coat for 60 seconds in LED or 120 in UV.

Step 3 -
Apply a generous layer of “Artist'e Blooming Nail Art Gel Polish” and do not cure this coat. Using the colour “296 Cherry Bomb” you’re going to pick up some of the color using your ombré brush (it’s easiest to do when you place a dab of your color of choice onto a palette) and swirl the color lightly on top of the uncured Artiste. When the product flows as you wanted, then cure for 60 second in LED and 120 seconds in UV.

Step 4 -
Next take your "Liner Brush" and “01 White” and draw a few jagged lines. Once those are placed then you’re going to take your "Ombré Brush" and gently buff the white gel to make it look clouded and marbled. Then cure for 60 seconds in LED and 120 in UV.

Step 5 -
Using your "Upgraded No-Wipe Top Coat" you’re going to top coat each nail and cure for 60 seconds.