Cranberry glass.

shape

Oval

length

Medium

base

Translucent cranberry red nails with a juicy glass-like finish and visible depth at the free edges, completely undecorated

color

Red

technique

Jelly

finish

Compare the finish with the reference

accents

Translucent cranberry red nails with a juicy glass-like finish and visible depth at the free edges, completely undecorated

complexity

Simple color reference

Beginner · 20–35 minutes, plus drying

Products & tools

• Regular air-dry polish
• Base coat and top coat
• Nail file

Steps

1. Gently shape the free edge; leave the cuticles intact.
2. Start with clean, dry nails. Apply base coat according to its label.
3. Apply thin coats of your chosen regular polish and let each layer dry.
4. Keep the brush strokes parallel from base to tip. Compare one dry coat with two before deciding how much coverage suits the reference; do not add decoration to a plain-color look.
5. Add top coat following its label and allow enough drying time.

Tips

• Test the cranberry color on a swatch first, since extra coats can make a translucent jelly reference look opaque.
• Cranberry glass. Use this original concept as a visual reference. The home version uses regular polish and does not reproduce extensions, raised decorations or specialist salon effects.

Before you begin

• Use only regular air-dry polish for this guide. Follow the product labels, ventilate the room and stop if irritation occurs. Do not use damaged or painful nails.