

For the battery holder, I used two ribbons as the positive and negative ports are far away from each other. For the LEDs, I used a single ribbon and sewed the positive along one edge and the negative along the other. It is important to separate positive and negative as far as possible. Sew the positive traces first along one side of the ribbons. Sew the conductive threads along the ribbons. Yep, I'm mostly right-handed but one thing I can do with my left hand is to draw onto my right nails.Ģ.2 Sewing and isolating positive and negative traces:

I have stopped for years since the fume is unhealthy and the process is time-consuming. Side note: I used to like painting my nails (not manicure but actually drawing stuff on the nails). Design 1 is easier to do which took about 2 hours, whereas design 2 took about 4 hours.

What if I make a beautiful bracelet that can hide the electronics inside and link to the nails? Here comes two versions. But since the nails are so small compared with modular electronic components, I have to come up with a solution. I also want to use microcontrollers to create a twinkling effect. I want to make the nails look natural and not too long or bulky. It had a few human robots in light-up dresses but an additional thing I noticed was their LED nails. Looking for more nail art ideas? Check out our other blog posts with gel polish nail art.About half a year ago, after seeing my tech-fashion designs, a friend sent me a music video (I can't find which video it was anymore. Curious about another gel polish colour? You can pick any colour from our Pink Gellac assortment, this nail art will make any colour extra twinkly! Did you use the Shine Top Coat? Then remove the adhesive layer with the Cleaner.Īnd that’s how a star is born. Step 5 - Apply Top Coatįinal step: Apply one of our Top Coats over the entire nail and let it cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp. When you’re done, let this cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp. This will turn your drawing from a simple cross to a shining star. Optionally, you can add some more detail by drawing some extra lines from the body of the star along the vertical and horizontal lines. The length of the lines depends on how big you want make each star to let it seem to be twinkling. Starting in each dot, use your Detail Brush to draw two vertical lines in opposite direction, and two slightly shorter horizontal lines also in opposite direction. Take a bit of 299 Coco White on the Dotting Tool and put two small diagonal dots on your nail. Let it cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp. Step 2 – Apply GlitterĪpply a layer of 204 Diamond Silver. Let both layers cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp. Step 1 – Base ColourĪpply two layers of 166 Vintage Nude all over the nail. Then apply the Base Coat and let it cure for 60 seconds under the LED lamp. Apply the Prep Booster and allow it to air dry for 30 seconds. Use the Cleaner to degrease and clean the nails. Remove the natural shine from your nails with a polishing block. Prepare your nails by filing them into the desired shape.
Twinkle nails how to#
Do you want to shine and twinkle no matter the occasion? We take this twinkle very seriously here: Let’s create an actual star and some twinkles! Go through our step-by-step plan on how to create your twinkly nail art and to find out what products you need for it.
