The sudden rise in beachy designs for holiday nails has us all in a state of amazement at the level of skill some technicians hold. We have collected some of our favourite looks created by the amazing Glitterbels founder, Annabel Maginnis (@nails_by_annabel_m), that we are 'shore' will get your clients shouting SHELL YEAH!
Annabel has even given us the inside scoop on what inspired these looks and her top tips on creating the perfect 3D shell look.
Products used:
Hema-Free Builder-Bel Gel:
Birdie
Ghosted
Crystal
Hema-Free Gel Polish:
Oyster
Iced Coffee
Hot To Handle
Spa Days
Cinnamon Swirl
Crush On You
Birthday Cake
Firstly, Annabel created a base of Builder-Bel Gel in the shade Birdie. She then carefully placed thin, curved, shell-like lines of a range of nude-coloured Hema-Free Gel Polishes using a fine liner brush, flash curing between so that the lines did not flood and mix. After all the lines had cured, Annabel carefully created a shell-like texture using Hema-Free Builder-Bel Gel in shade Crystal, curing between applications to avoid movement. Finally, she added a bead of Hema-Free Builder-Bel Gel in shade Ghosted at the cuticle to create a base for the shell design.
Products used:
Hema-Free Builder-Bel Gel:
Birdie
Crystal
Unbelievabel Gel:
Cream Cake
White
How adorable are these! Annabel was on vacation in Florida when she had the urge to create this beautiful under-the-water-inspired set. Firstly, she created her Builder-Bel Gel base using shade Birdie and wiped it with our diamond shine and lint-free wipe. She then used a fine liner brush and created some shell and starfish shapes on each of the nails using Unbelievabel Gel in the shade ‘Cream Cake’ and cured again. Annabel then used Unbelievabel Gel in the shade ‘White’ to create the texture on both the starfish and shells, flash curing in-between to avoid movement. Crystals were then placed using our effortless adhesive glue and the bubbles were created using our ‘Crystal’ Builder-Bel Gel and were wiped again with our diamond shine cleanser and a lint-free wipe.
Products Used:
Hema-Free Builder-Bel Gel:
Bunny
Crystal
Hema-Free Gel Polish:
Passion For Fashion
April Showers
Pink Sherbert
Barbies Bag
Magic Mirror
Unbelievabel Gel:
Cream Cake
White
Annabel is truly in her mermaid era. This super cute look is a hybrid of both previous looks regarding techniques. She wanted to create a look that was both under-the-water-esque and glittery. For this look, before creating the design, she used a Builder-Bel Gel base in the shade ‘Bunny’ and then mixed and matched a few of her Hema-Free Glitter Gel Polishes to give it a bubbly, shimmery, and colourful look and then applied her No Wipe Topcoat before continuing with the design.
Products Used:
Hema-Free Builder-Bel Gel:
Rosabella
Crystal
Unbelievabel Gel:
Cream Cake
White
Hema-Free Gel Polish:
Pearls Unicorn
It was now Annabel’s turn to have her Ariel moment with these super minimalistic mermaid nails. The addition of Pearl's Unicorn in this set gives the look a subtle opalescent shimmer. The Builder-Bel Gel base used in this set is Rosabella which is quite translucent and looks natural on the nail.
We would love to see all your beautiful shell creations so be sure to tag us @glitterbels and Annabel (@nails_by_annabel_m)