Fun with Acrylic!

Acrylic nails have made huge advances since back when they first became popular! They are thinner and look more natural! But acrylic aint so plain anymore!!! There are a plethora of colors and glitters available to nail techs to add into their polymer powder to customize a look for each guest.

I created some glitter acrylic and worked on using it to spice up some french styles.

Maddie had some fun ideas that inspired me to make these Halloween tips with a fun surprise! From the top it looks like black glitter tip, but turn your nails over and its ORANGE!!

I have seen his technique in NailPro magazine and wanted to try it. It is inlaying a ribbon of colored or glitter acrylic into clear to create this look. Still need practice, but I think it looks pretty cool!! 

Another trend in acrylic techniques is sculpting the acrylic into shapes and forms. I have seen some very extreme creations for art contest that push the boundaries of nail art!! I started simple teaching myself as I go. I made this cute paw print. It was for a design that mixed Jacksonville Jaguars with Breast Cancer Awareness.

Another Jaguar inspired design for the new owner of the Jags Shad Kahn. He has a huge trademark mustache, although the mustache logo is all over these days.

These are a few of my early designs I did at school when I was first starting to play with sculpting acrylic. Hello Kitty accent nail and the pink french with the bow on the other nails.

 Worked on making some simple flowers with it too

 

I got lots more to practice on! More to come!!!

Happy Polishing!!