To start with you will need to have the following items:
1. A plastic disposable drinking straw
2. A nail form (your preference) * this if you choose to sculpt.*
You can also use a tip and in some cases don't
need any thing these are all options.
3. start to apply the...

what is a spiral nail used for?

okay i wil try one and let you know
thanks
max

You go girl!!! I will have to find a willing victim...er...client....and muster up some bravery!!

I must say am in shock i have been wating to know how is this done and omg thank you so very mutch!!!!!!!!!!! i wonder if yacan do a flower i meen the dry flower under the acrilic ? and also are there any nail art tutorial like for say how to make rose petals and so and if am asking to mutch sorry to mutch hunger for nail art thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu i love you for what you're doing......

amazing..........gtg practice now!!

Man, you're awesome

thanks again for you very kind word and you encouragement
to the question that was ask of about the rose peddles I have not yet master that but I surely working on it as we speak. there are few who have already done rose tutorial and i think that some has done the dried flowers in the gallery post and see they will gladly give you the link so that you see and the directions

thank you I liked your tutorial

just another form of 3d art

I am so far away from being able to do that even though i have been doing nails 4 years, but the instructions are very well detailed, im so glad i found this site.

belinda

if you can follow direction you can do this

nafia thank u so much i heard years ago how to do the spiral i was just never quite sure how to attach it i have been wanting to teach my students this and now i can thank u again my students will be very happy

thank u so much i have known for years how to do the spiral just not how to connect it and when i tried not so cute i have wanted to teach my students this and now i can thanx again for helping them and us

IF YOU DON'T GET A HANG OF DOING THE SPIRAL TRY MASTERING IT WITH A DVD SHOWING YOU STEP BY STEP. HERE'S THE LINK: WWW.MYSTICNAILSPR.COM

nice video

thanks nafia! looks great!
i wondered how that was done!
cant wait to try it!!