Dreaming Nails

Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass nails

Coffin · Velvet Glass

Salon or steady hand

Velvet under glass: a Milk Bath shimmer band in Chilli Lacquer, then buried under enough clear to look set in resin.

3 bottles: Chilli Lacquer, Milk Bath and Brick. Chilli Lacquer and Milk Bath sit a comfortable distance apart: the motif is clearly legible without shouting, which is the easiest range to freehand in. The bottles are not all the same finish (crème and sheer), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.

Coffin nails give the most surface of any shape here, which is why the heavier finishes tend to live on them; they also need the most length to work at all.

Make it yours

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Base: Chilli Lacquer · Crème Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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Chilli Lacquer Base · Crème
Milk Bath Motif · Sheer
Brick Accent · Crème

What you need

Base colour cured
Effect powder chrome, flake or magnet
No-wipe top keep the shine

How to paint Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two thin coats of Chilli Lacquer, curing each one.
  2. 2 Draw the Milk Bath shimmer with the magnet, cure, then build two clear layers over it for depth.
  3. 3 A third thick clear coat, cured, then file the surface level and gloss it.

Questions about Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass

  • Is Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass hard to do at home?

    It is the hardest tier on the site. It is doable at home, but the technique is the point rather than the colour. Budget an hour or more for a full set, and three colours means three chances for something to bleed, so cure between each one rather than working wet on wet.

  • What polish do I need for Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass?

    3 bottles: Chilli Lacquer (crème), Milk Bath (sheer) and Brick (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass work on short nails?

    Coffin is the one shape here that genuinely needs length. On a short nail there is not enough free edge to cut square, and it will read as a squoval instead.

  • How many coats does Chilli Lacquer Velvet Glass need?

    More than you would expect. Milk Bath is translucent, so the colour builds over three thin coats rather than covering in two. Stop wherever you like the depth — that is the point of a sheer.

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