Pre COVID-19, our team always enjoyed having our mani dates at Paintbox where we would catch up with our industry and agency friends as well as to enjoy a bit of bubbly. We have always been big believers in having a kit at home for travel etc as you always need a backup plan! For avid readers of Athleisure Mag, we have included Olive & June’s The Studio Box as it’s definitely a great one to have on hand!
When COVID-19 meant that we would not only remain indoors but no longer have access to our nail salon for our gel manicures, we headed to Amazon and a number of our favorite brands to get LED driers, gel polishes and more. We were pleased that we had salon level gear but then we realized that our skills in terms of creating the perfect mani have a lot to be desired! Thankfully, Olive & June’s got our back! Back by popular demand, they are offering their Mani Bootcamp where you will be able to learn in a week all the techniques that are necessary to have an IG worthy manicure! Starting today (July 26th), make sure to head to Olive and June’s IG Live at 3pm PST/6pm EST in order to get all the tips! We’re penciling this in for every day over the next week as we have quite a bit to learn!
If you happen to miss it live, you can go to Olive & June’s site and catch up on their link, Olive University.
DAY 1 | SUNDAY 7/26
Mani 101: Let's start with the manicure.
Watch the full tutorial here.
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: How to shape, prep, cuticle work, and intro to the Poppy and painting. You'll practice with Top Coat first.
DAY 2 | MONDAY 7/27
Painting with your beginner shade (BEB)
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: Getting the hang of it! Today we'll introduce a beginner sheer shade and build on the shaping, prep, and painting concepts from Day 1.
DAY 3 | TUESDAY 7/28
Painting with your beginner intermediate shade (Honest & True)
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: It's time for opaques! Now that you've got the hang of the manicure portion, it's time to get into painting with solid shades.
DAY 4 | WEDNESDAY 7/29
Painting with your intermediate shade (Grateful & Kind)
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: Hey, painting pro. Today we're continuing to move up the skill list. Don't worry—you got this.
DAY 5 | THURSDAY 7/30
Painting with your advanced intermediate shade (CS)
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: Moving on up! Now that you've mastered intermediate opaques, it's time to introduce more challenging shades.
DAY 6 | FRIDAY 7/31
Painting with your advanced shade (BI)
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: Pastel party of 2 - you and BI. Today you'll begin painting with our trickier pastel polishes. You'll learn how to master thin coats for nailfie-ready results.
DAY 7 | SATURDAY 8/01
Painting with your advanced shade (GH)
3PM PDT: IG LIVE
What you'll learn: You did it! Welcome to the final day of Mani Bootcamp. Today you'll learn how to paint with GH, our most popular and most challenging shade.
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