Dreaming Nails

Electric Blue Mirror Chrome nails

Oval · Mirror Chrome

Salon or steady hand

Full mirror chrome over Electric Blue: a genuine reflective surface, so it shows whatever is in front of it.

3 bottles: Electric Blue, Milky Cobalt and Petrol Blue. Electric Blue and Milky Cobalt 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.

The oval shape is the soft one: no corners, no point, and a canvas that stays about the same width from cuticle to tip.

Make it yours

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Base: Electric Blue · Crème Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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Electric Blue Base · Crème
Milky Cobalt Motif · Sheer
Petrol Blue Accent · Crème

What you need

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

How to paint Electric Blue Mirror Chrome nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two thin coats of Electric Blue, curing each one.
  2. 2 Rub chrome powder hard into the no-wipe tacky layer over Electric Blue until it stops going brighter.
  3. 3 Seal with a no-wipe top coat; wiping the tacky layer kills the effect.

Questions about Electric Blue Mirror Chrome

  • Is Electric Blue Mirror Chrome 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 Electric Blue Mirror Chrome?

    3 bottles: Electric Blue (crème), Milky Cobalt (sheer) and Petrol Blue (crème). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Electric Blue Mirror Chrome work on short nails?

    Oval is one of the better shapes for a short nail: it lengthens the look of the bed without needing free edge to do it, so the design carries over unchanged.

  • How many coats does Electric Blue Mirror Chrome need?

    More than you would expect. Milky Cobalt 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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