Let’s start our geometric color blocking nail art with Base Coat.
I’m applying one coat of GelColor Base Coat
to already prepped nails and I cure for 30 seconds.
For my base shade, I’m going to apply two thin coats of You’ve Got Nata on Me
and I cure each coat for 30 seconds.
With a fine detailing brush and Black Onyx—if you don’t have Black Onyx, Lady in Black is fine too
—I’m gonna draw a V shape near the cuticle area and quickly flash cure it just to hold my nail art in place.
Then, I’m gonna fill it in.
Once I’ve fully filled this in, I’m gonna fully cure for 30 seconds.
To continue my geometric color blocking, I’m gonna draw a larger v shape to the right side wall of the nail.
I’m still using Black Onyx, and I’m gonna fill it in now.
Once I’ve fully filled this in, I’m gonna fully cure for 30 seconds.
I like to go over everything so that I can have full coverage.
Once I’m satisfied with the coverage, I’ll fully cure for 30 seconds.
Now with my Matte Top Coat, I’m gonna apply one thin coat over the entire nail,
and cure for 30 seconds.
Now here’s my secret on how to Top Coat and leave the black portions still matted,
using a detailing brush, I apply one coat of top coat but only over the sections that have You’ve Got Nata on Me.
Cure the entire nail art design for 30 seconds,
and remove the inhibition layer one last time.
Now the shiny parts will be revealed and the matte part will stay matted.
And there you have it, your geometric color blocking!