Monday 26 March 2012

DYI Kaviar manicure with yellow and green beads

Hi everybody!

I'm sure most of you already stumbled upon new Caviar manicure kit from Ciate. Well since £18 is quite pricey, I'm doing DYI Kaviar manicure inspired by Ciate Caviar  mani :) I just purchased caviar beads for £0.95! I didn't have wide choice of colours so it doesn't look as good as black or white beads but you'll get an idea.

1. step - Paint your nail with base colour. For these yellow and green beads I've used as a base colour China Glaze Sunshine Pop.

2. step - I've applied one coat of Seche Vite topcoat on dry polished nail

3. step - I dipped my nail into the container with caviar beads. Then they need to be gently pressed to the nail and excess beads need to be removed. Most of them will fall of but especially on the edges I had to help them a little

4. step - Let it dry for about 15-20 minutes


And here is the end result:



I wanted to know how it would look if I would put a topcoat over the beads to make sure they won't fall off....don't do it! :D It looks terrible, it kinda reminds me of frog eggs :D :D EUGH :D





This is the original step by step guide produced by Ciate:



37 comments:

  1. I saw another similar nail tutorial using the mirco beads, and was wondering if I put a top coat over it, would it be better?! Thanks for answering my question, before I ekkked mine up. Love your blog!!

    ♥♥♥
    - Ashley Elizabeth
    ( http://blog.alElizabeth.com )

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    1. Hi Ashley, as mentioned above, you shouldn't use topcoat. The second set of pictures is with topcoat and it just looks bleh, disgusting...

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  2. I really like it with the yellow/green combo!

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  3. oh my! this is stunning! I like it a lot and the colors are gorgeous!!
    Did you wear it for a long time?

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    1. No I didn't. After I put the topcoat on I really hated it so I took pictures and them removed it x

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  4. wow! Amazing!

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  5. Teda, já koukám co se ještě všechno nevymyslí:-D

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    1. jj, to je ted dalsi novej trend.. jako vyypada to pekne a efektne, hlavne cerna a bila barva, ale spis na nejaky vecirek nebo tak.

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    2. Jj, na nějakou spešl příležitost, proč ne, líbí se mi to (bez toho nadlaku teda :-D).

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  6. It's sooo cool!! :) It makes me smile :) Well, it's a pity it doesn't look that attractive when covered with a top coat because I bet without the top coat it won't stay on nails not a single day. But it's very original, indeed!
    Verunka

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    1. Thank you Veru, it's nice to see new czech girl here on my blog :) Just checked out your blog and will subscribe :)

      I haven't tested the longevity of the manicure but I will with the next one

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    2. We'll be very glad to have a new reader, especially such an amazing girl with such beautiful nails! :)

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  7. you're right, it does look better without the top coat :-D
    how about durability?

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    1. I didn't really try it because after I put the topcoat on I really hated it so I took pictures and them removed it x

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  8. This is incredible! I'll have to wait for a day off work before I can try this though...I imagine it won't stay on for two minutes opening and closing tills!

    thestrawberryhill.blogspot.com

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    1. probably not :-/ I'd maybe wear it for a party or a fashion show but not to work :D

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  9. Love this! I definitely won't be splashing out £18 for the Ciate set if this cost you less than £1! :)

    Frances x
    http://francescassandra.blogspot.com
    Twitter: @FCassandraBlog

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    1. yeah, exactly! I have to purchase mor colours though, I'd really like the white and black ones too x

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  10. This looks so cool! Great for parties! But I think since they're all bumpy I would just start picking at them unconsciously and they would all be off in an hour. :D

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  11. This is absolutely stunning! I didn't even like the ones by CIate, but yours make me think I would love to try it one day! And I love the yellow and green!

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    1. Thank you very much :) It can be quite cheap if you do the DYI versionn instead of Ciate :)

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  12. I've ordered a selection of these little beads from Ebay too as I resented paying £18 for them and a bottle of polish (I have loads of polish...more than enough!)

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    1. Great, isn't it? For £18 I can have so many polishes!!!

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  13. I did this the other day too http://1008hollywalkpark.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/micro-bead-nail-art-aka-diy-caviar-manicure-5/
    It's just so simple isn't it?

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    1. I've seen your creations Holly, very nice! x

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  14. I'm so glad you tested it with top coat so we could see how that affects the look. I saw the Ciate one and was wondering about using top coat on it as well but your pictures definitely show it's so much better without the top coat!

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    1. Yeah, definitely! Topcoat really messes the unique look

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  15. These actually look really tasty. And pretty! I have to try it too!

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  16. Wow, this is stunning and I absolutely love your choice of color for this manicure! It's sooo beautiful!!

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  17. That looks awesome! I love the colors you chose. I think a visit to Michaels is in my future...

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  18. Prior to the top coat, it's really pretty! :)

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  19. GREAT tutorial! Thanks. I have seen caviar manis about 5 times in the last couple days. However I love this color combo you did big time! I just wonder how well they would stay one - figure it's a one evening out mani.

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  20. Yours is the best caviar mani I have seen - much better than the Ciate one! I love it before tc xxx

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  21. i think yours looks better than the ciate promo photos. great job! and thanx for trying it with a top coat. i had a hunch that it would look bad, but was extremely curious to see it in action. you saved me a ruined manicure :)

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