The video is a tutorial on creating jawbreaker nails, a technique where multiple layers of nail polish are painted and then drilled down to expose the layers underneath. The host, Christine, demonstrates this process using regular nail polish, as she explains that the average person doesn't have access to gel nail polish, a UV lamp, or a drill kit.
She starts with a long-lasting base coat to ensure the polish sticks to the nail and doesn't peel off when applied. She then applies a metallic foil nail, followed by a nastic coat, a glass of taco, and then another coat of the metallic foil nail. She waits for each coat to dry before applying the next, and repeats this process for 23 layers of nail polish and eight coats of glossy taco.
She then proceeds to create a plain creme nail, a rainbow hollow nail, and a multi-chrome nail, applying multiple coats of each type of nail polish. She also tries to create a crumb nail, but finds it difficult to manipulate.
Finally, she uses a drill to reveal the layers of nail polish, creating a "mini mountain" effect. She then adds a thick coat of glossy taco and a top coat of not milky white to create a glowing effect.
Throughout the video, Christine shares her experiences and challenges, and encourages viewers to try this technique at home. She ends the video by soaking her nails in acetone to remove the excess polish.
1. The video is about painting nails in a layered manner, creating a "jawbreaker" effect.
2. The technique involves painting multiple layers of nail polish and then either filing or drilling down from the surface level to expose the layers underneath.
3. The process is sometimes referred to as "geode nails".
4. The average person doesn't have a bunch of different colors of gel nail polish or a special UV gel lamp or a drill kit at home.
5. The video creator is painting her nails with regular nail polish and waiting for each coat to dry.
6. The process involves putting on a layer of every single polish, then waiting for each coat to dry before applying the next one.
7. The video creator started with a long-lasting base coat to ensure the polish sticks to the nail and doesn't peel off when applied.
8. The video creator brainstormed how many layers of nail polish are needed for this technique, and decided that it's not a hundred.
9. The video creator has a lot of nail polish, so there are many different layering and theme options to go with.
10. The video creator applied a metallic foil nail using the Holo Taco Frosted Metals collection.
11. The video creator waited at least 10 minutes between coats of the same color to ensure that every single layer was dry.
12. The video creator applied a nastic coat a glass of taco, which dries quickly.
13. The video creator set a timer for a full hour before applying the next shade.
14. The video creator ended up with 23 layers of nail polish and eight coats of glossy taco.
15. The video creator painted her nails over the course of two and a half days.
16. The video creator painted the last layer yesterday so that the mini mountains got to sit overnight.
17. The video creator used a coarse emery board nail file to expose the layers.
18. The video creator used a drill to expose the layers, but it was taking too long, so she switched to a coarse emery board nail file.
19. The video creator ended up with a crumb nail.
20. The video creator painted a multi-chrome nail using all seven polishes from the Hollow Taco Linear Holo Rainbow collection.
21. The video creator painted a unicorn skin nail using all six unicorn skins from Hollow Taco.
22. The video creator painted an opal unicorn skin nail, which won for the wow factor.
23. The video creator painted a creme nail, which looked the most classic like a jawbreaker.
24. The video creator painted a rainbow hollow nail, which had the most potential to be done well.
25. The video creator painted a water marble nail, which looked like a water marble without all the hard work.
26. The video creator soaked her nails in acetone for the next 40 minutes after the painting process.