this post will be all about lace nail foils and a Rio Beauty set I got for review. The following tutorial can be applied to any nail foil as the steps are exactly the same.
Firstly let's have a look at the Lace Nail Foils set... it includes six different lace foils (red, black, white, pink, gold and silver), application stick, adhesive, 2-in-1 varnish and red nail polish. It all comes in a sturdy black case. The set can be purchased at Rio Beauty website for £29.99
Secondly let's learn how to work with the nail foils:
Foil application
- Cut the nail foil into small pieces that will fit the nail. It's always better to cut slightly bigger pieces in case you need to re-apply the foil
- Paint your nails with chosen nail polish and let it dry properly. If the polish is not dry enough it might stick to the nail foil piece and it might come off the nail
- Apply thin layer of adhesive/foil glue and let it dry. The drying time depends on what kind of adhesive you use. The adhesive in this kit takes about 8 minutes to dry. You'll know the adhesive is dry when it goes completely transparent. It stays tacky though so don't touch anything!
- Place previously cut piece of nail foil on the first nail. Use hoof stick or your finger wrapped in tissue and start pressing and rubbing the foil on the nail so it sticks properly
- Carefully remove the foil. If the design is perfect just seal the design with topcoat. It might however miss some parts of design ocassionally. In that case re-apply glue, wait for it to dry and apply foil again.
Lace nail foils can be very tricky as the lace might not stick on the whole nail properly everytime. I can't tell you how frustrated it got me sometimes. Sometimes it can be fixed by re-applying glue and foil, sometimes I have to re-do whole nail but the result is great.
I've done a video tutorial as well for you :)
If you are new to nail foils you might consider this set as it comes with everything you'll need and I'm sure you already have nail polishes to apply the foil over. I consider the set being very good. The only issue I have is with the 2-in-1 varnish. I have used it over the lace foils and it made the finish slightly cloudy as you can see on the read & black and silver & black manicures. I have tried other topcoats (Seche Vite, Poshe, barielle etc.) and they stay clear but crinkle the foil. So I personally don't have a perfect topcoat for foils.
If you'd like to ask me a question about nail foils and their application, please leave a comment.
It really looks great, thank's for the tutorial. But I wonder how do you remove it all?
ReplyDeleteRemoval is exactly the same as with nail polish. Any nail polish remover will work :)
DeleteIt looks a lot like stamping, too! That last one you did was my favorite among the three.
ReplyDeletethe last one is awesome :)
ReplyDeleteYou´re an artist with all kind of nail technique. It´s a pleasure watch your manicures! :)
ReplyDeleteRegards!
Vyzerá to perfektne, na tom farebnom podklade sa mi to veľmi páči :)
ReplyDeleteDakujem pekne :)
DeleteDo you think this is easier or harder to do than stamping?
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DeleteThere's few views how to look at it. as a technique it's easier as you just apply polish, glue and press the foil on nail as opposed to working fast with stamping, cleaning all equipment after every nail and being careful with pattern placement. As with stamping the pattern might not come out perfect but it's easier technique for long nails. i personally suck at stamping because I always mess up the stamping part as my nails are very curved and long. I think that if you'll try few times and find out the waiting/drying times that suit you best this is tad easier.
All of your looks are just gorgeous! I love that it is just lace and not a full nail foil (although those are fun too!).
ReplyDeleteAMAZING nail design !
ReplyDeletexxx
Čekala jsem, že to bude vypadat víc jako krajka, ale spíš mi to připadá jako razítka. Ale i tak je to pěkné :-)
ReplyDeleteoooh amazing!! tempting but sounds like a lot of work still haha
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
ReplyDeleteLooks very cool!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG this is beautiful *.*
ReplyDeleteBut similiar to stamping IMO.