As previously stated, I made pictorials for the shells I did in this manicure.

I divided them up into three posts because it's a lot to take in.

Here's the first.
I'm not familiar with the types of shells but it looks like this:





STEP ONE:
Paint a base color. I used Island Girl Surfer Babe.

STEP TWO:
Using a thin paintbrush and paint/polish, paint a rectangle.


STEP THREE:
Paint two lines down to the bottom center, kind of like an envelope.


STEP FOUR:
Connect the lines from the previous step and paint the rest of the shell.


STEP FIVE:
Fill in the shell with a paint/polish. I used a tan acrylic paint.


STEP SIX:
Repaint the outline. Make sure to paint the pointy end at the bottom.