Catherine Brandon

The Beginner's DIY Acrylic Nails Painting Guide Catherine Brandon

In the 1970s, Stuart Nordstrom came out with the first true professional acrylic nail product that was much easier to work with (also in the 1970s they discovered that dental acrylic was bad to use on nails). Nordstrom started Creative Nail design (now known as CND, inventor of Shellac). Historically, nobles of the Ming dynasty used extremely long artificial nails made of metals such as gold as a status symbol. This guide contains all you need to know about acrylic nails!Ten step-by-step tutorials, covering a variety of subjects, then put these techniques into action. Each tutorial is broken down into stages, with clear instructions and photographs for readers to follow, plus plenty of helpful tips and troubleshooting advice. There are also special features on painting trees, skies and figures.