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Step by step / Classic French Square-end gel nail

	1. Push the cuticle up with a cuticle pusher.
	2. Scrape the sticky skin thoroughly with a skin scraper.
	3. Determine the nail length, and form it with a nail cutter and a 180 grit bent & straight file.
	4. Remove the natural shine of the nail surface finely but thoroughly with a 180 grit file.
	5. Dust off properly.
	6. To prevent any bacterial and fungal infections, and to dehydrate the nail, apply Nail Prep (wait to dry).
	7. For maximum adhesion, apply a layer of Acid Free Primer. No need to dry.
	8. Before sticking the pattern, remove the middle part and stick it as a reinforcement onto the back side of the part below the free edge.
	9. You can tailor the pattern, bend to the curve of the natural nails free edge with a manicure scissor, if necessary.
	10. Make sure not to have any gap between the pattern and the nail.
	11. Apply a thin base layer with clear building gel and use it a bit thicker to form the elongation on the pattern.
	12. Place the nail in the UV lamp for 30 seconds.
	13. Apply a thin and a thicker layer of white building gel (Builder White I or II or Builder Xtreme White) onto the part along the free edges, one finger at the time. Cure between the two layers for 30 seconds. Draw a sharp smile line as you pull the brush outward from the middle.
	14. Build the nail with a clear building gel (any of the 4 clear or 2 clear pink gels): first by applying a thin sliding layer. Then create the C-curve with the edge of the brush, as you pick up a proper size gel ball. Be careful not to touch the skin with the gel (remove the excess gel from the skin with an orangewood stick). The gel has to be thinned carefully everywhere near the cuticle (no visible edges). Cure the nail for 3 minutes in the UV light.
	15. Seal and clean the nails with Cleanser liquid.
	16. Refine the sides, edges, and the surface of the nails (make sure to sand the total surface).
	17. Dust off carefully, then apply a thin layer of nonfixing finish gel (Top Shine) on the nail surface. Bind it in the lamp for 2-3 minutes.