My steps.
I wipe the feet clean with wet wipes & then sanitise.
Apply Cuticle Away and remove all cuticle.
Clean cuticle away off with a lint free wipe & mild soapy water.
Remove the shine from nail plate.
Shape the free edge if needed.
Dehydrate the nail plate (scrubfresh).
*If doing Crystal pedicure with Minx I apply Minx to the 4 small toes then move onto the crystal big toes last*.
Apply a very thin base layer of Cuccio sog (as thin as possible) & cure 2 mins.
Apply a small amount of cuccio sog gel on the nail and apply the crystals - making sure they are as close as possible but don't overlap each other.
Apply more cuccio sog and crystals as needed until the whole nail is covered with crystals.
**If doing a french tip design apply the tip colour & ensure your base colour makes a nice arch**.
Once all the crystals are where you want them remove any gel that has gone onto surrounding skin & cure 3 mins.
Apply a small amount of cuccio sog over the crystals to fill any gaps and ensure the crystals are encased BUT brush off as much as you can so there is only a small amount of gel over the top of the crystals to keep as much shine as possible then remove any gel off surrounding skin & cure 2 mins.
Wipe away the tacky layer, file the free edge smooth if needed (to remove any overhanging crystal & cap the free edge with a little more cuccio sog to replace the seal.
Apply a little solar oil to the cuticle area and massage in ***retail solar oil at this point if possible*** & your done.
You could then do a nice soak, hard skin removal and a massage with some nice lotion to make it more of a luxury treatment if you wanted to.
