Butterfly nail art
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Spring/Summer, Step by Step
Ellyse Ball of Dakota Nail Products & Education has created this beautiful butterfly step-by-step using the Macaroon Acrylic Paint collection and Pretty and Perfect Butterflies decals.
Products used are available via www.dakota-nailproductsandeducation.com
Step 1
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Apply two coats of The Gel Bottle's shade, Almond.
Step 2
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Choose your butterfly decal and cut around it as close as you can. Wet the back of the paper and after a few seconds, the decal will slide off the back of the paper. Apply to the nail.
Step 3
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Using a liner brush, draw a stem using the shade Mint from the Macaroon Acrylic Paint Collection and paint some leaves.
Step 4
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Using a liner brush, make some flowers using the shades Strawberry, Lavender and Blueberry from the Macaroon Acrylic Paint collection.
Step 5
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Using a small dotting tool, apply Dakota Nail Products & Education's Metallic Acrylic Paint in the shade Sand, placing small dots to the middle of the flowers and randomly around the butterfly. Leave to dry then finish by applying a top coat.
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