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- 3. swirled effect created by combining 2+ colors while wet and mixing them on the nail with marbling tool
- 4. media nail art that uses more than one medium to create design
- 6. tool with solid handle with rounded ball tip ranging in sizes
- 7. area where bristles of brush meet ferrule
- 8. abbreviated as nm, used to specify the wavelength near the visible part of the color spectrum
- 11. a measure of how much electricity the lamp consumes
- 13. mid section of the bristles of the brush
- 14. gel aka soak off gel; formulated to overlay the natural nail and easily removed with acetone
- 16. gel type of nail enhancement products that hardens when exposed to specific types of light
- 18. second basic technique to create a fluid line or stroke
- 19. off gel polish pigmented, light cured gel that has thin enough consistency to be packaged in nail polish bottle
- 20. method of transferring an image from a stamping plate to a nail
- 22. brush brush that has a square tip with long bristles, gives it added flexibility for blending and shading
- 26. effect gel polish design created on top of a finished nail with dip powder sprinkled over and cured in UV lamp
- 27. layer left over solvents and/or uncured gel that create a tacky layer left on the nail after the gel has cured
- 28. wheel color guide that illustrates and identifies colors
- 30. reaction chemical reaction that releases heat
- 32. light emitting diodes
- 35. how the brush is held on the nail
- 36. brush long, flat brush with few fibers that is efficient when creating long lines, stripes, animal prints
- 38. design design inside a nail enhancement created when nail art is sandwiched between 2 layers of product when enhancement is being formed
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- 1. metal band around brush that holds bristles in place
- 2. amount of force that an artist applies to the brush while stroking
- 5. fading when one color fades into another, meeting point is combination of the 2
- 7. gel referred to as traditional gel; strong enough to use to build nail extensions
- 9. colors colors located besides each other on the color wheel
- 10. to transform from liquid to solid
- 12. cure gel is partly cured by putting it under UV lamp for 5-10 seconds
- 13. gel thick viscosity gel that allows the nail tech to build an arch or extension
- 14. precute sheet of clear, thin plastic with a sticky backing cut by a machine into various shapes or designs
- 15. gel sometimes referred to as polygel or acrygel, are created from a mixture of polymer powder and hard gel
- 17. very end of bristles on a brush
- 19. brush short, round brush with little belly and a very fine point tip that offers maximum control for intricate, detailed work
- 21. colors mixing primary with secondary colors
- 22. manicure nail bed is one color and free edge is another color, curved line where colors meet
- 23. brush flat brush with bristles spread out like a fan used for blending or special effects
- 24. line curved line where pink and white meet in a french manicure
- 25. gel any gel that includes color pigment
- 28. blocking blocks or sections color on the nail
- 29. brush most common and versatile style of brush, has good capacity for holding paint
- 31. lamp specialized electronic device that powers and controls bulbs to cure gel nail enhancements
- 33. brush detail brush preferred for line work, outlining, lettering
- 34. fed gravity pulls paint into the airbrush
- 37. about 15-30 minutes before start of competition, reviews rules and guidelines
