-I enjoy creating 3D nail arts
because I think it really gives personalities
and really goes out of comfort zone.
I think it's really cool that this 3D nail art
has been very trendy.
Hi, I'm Eri.
Today, I'm going to show you how I do 3D nail art.
I started doing nails when I was in Japan.
I used to go to this nail salon
and then the lady who used to do my nails
there was a very famous nail technician in Japan.
And I told her I was really interested in doing nails.
She decided to teach me so I could work at her nail salon.
I worked with J.Lo, Lizzo, Issa Rae.
Those three people have been a big part of my career.
Today, we are going to do 3D gel nail art.
-Hi. It's good to see you. -Thank you.
Are you ready to get your nails down?
-Yes. I'm so ready. -Okay.
-I'm Jordan, and today, I'm getting 3D acrylic nails.
I actually don't typically get my nails done often anymore.
I recently got a puppy, so every time I have my nails done,
she's always ripping them off, and it's so painful.
Now, as my puppy's older,
I feel as if I can start getting my nails done again,
because she's all done with her teething phase.
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-First thing I do, I start with the preparations.
It includes cleaning cuticles and cutting nails, filing them.
Next, I use extensions.
We extend the nails and file them,
pretty much create the shape we want to do.
After we shape, I used clear gel.
The differences between acrylic and Gel-X
are the extensions tips are already made.
It's already sculpted.
So you attach them onto the nails with gel.
So we used four different colors.
They're all Gelly nails.
I basically put all the colors on the nails together,
and since it's Gelly nails, they are very easy to blend.
So you use the brush,
and basically you blend all the colors together,
and create the tie-dye look.
I'm really into Gelly nails, especially in the summertime,
because it gives the very clear, see-through look.
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I use the hard, clear gel
to mold 3D art on the nails.
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I wanted to add some kind of a swirl on top of it
to make it even more like the bottom of the ocean.
And we added a little bit of air dusting chrome powder
and I applied an all-white top coat over the 3D.
That's a very important part, especially for chrome powder,
it has to be an all-white top coat.
If we used a regular top coat under the UV light,
it cures but it's not completely dry, so it's still sticky.
And cure them and done.
-My manicure went really well.
We had so much fun.
-We created something super-cute,
something Jordan really, really liked.
-The different colors
bring in different elements that you see in nature.
And so sometimes when I look at my nails,
I think of the ocean, sometimes I think of fire,
sometimes I think of the forest.
I cannot stop feeling them.
It feels weird having to adjust the way
that I pick things up or even use my phone,
but I feel like myself again.
I feel like I have my spirit back.
-To make a manicure last longer,
one, don't use your nails as tools.
Don't open your boxes using your nails and stuff.
And two, use a lot of cuticle oils.
The cuticle dryness is going to lift the nails.
-I would absolutely get a 3D design again.
It's really fun to touch, to look at,
to see different light reflect off of it.
It's definitely something that I would do again.
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