We were asked to bring our chosen OPI Gel Color name to life. I chose Bubble Bath.  Immediately I thought of my childhood dolly’s bubble bath toy. You put water and soap in it and push a button to make bubbles! It was a favorite of mine because it gave me an excuse to make a mess. I also loved the clear panels with plants and butterflies. I decided to do my set inspired by this.

The bathtub came in two colors, so I did my left hand pink and my right hand teal. I used OPI Verdi Nice to Meet You and Telenovela Me About It for the main colors. The nails are extended with OPI clear acrylic and  hard gel, sculpted over a short squared press-on set painted with my theme color. You can see the color in between the lattice at the top. I used  gel paint to create the plants in the windows. I did the set on my own hands and painted both while wearing them. I chose to do this to make it easier for me to work on them whenever  I could, and because my natural nails require something on them at all times it made sense to just do that. I created all of the 3-D elements separately so I could attach them at the very last minute before completion.

I used acrylic to create her chair,  mirror, and comb. Her mirror has a single silver glitter disc that fit perfectly so she can check her reflection! The bubbles are made from hard gel and I used different sized round beads, toothpicks and balloons to form a mold. The pinkies have mirrors of chrome surrounded by light bulbs made from glitter discs. I used a no cleanse gel top coat and a dotting tool on each glitter bulb to give them a 3-D effect.

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