Gradient Nail Foil Manicure feat. Born Pretty Store Nail Foils

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Hello lovelies,

I'm very excited to show you today's nails. I've loved them so much I kept constantly looking at them and I've worn them for days! Firstly, let's take a look at the nails before I tell you more :)

So now you've seen them....aren't they gorgeous? Like colourful beetles on my nails!

I have used Born Pretty Store nail foils #21 and #24. They are gradient and there's quite a lot of them in each jar. BPS sells many different types of nail foils so you don't have to restrict yourself to the gradient ones. If you'll be shopping you can use my 10% discount code LHJ61.

The pictures were taken the next day as the pictures in light box hardly pictured the beauty of them. Because of the delay there are light cracks that appeared overnight. There's no tutorial this time but I plan to do one next time I use gradient nail foils.

Just one more thing - don't use regular topcoat on nail foils otherwise they will crinkle. Use water-based topcoat if you can get your hands on one. I'm currently testing one but it is not on sale yet so can't tell you more I'm afraid.

The nail foils come in these jars...





So what do you think? Would you wear all-foiled-nails? I certainly loved the look!

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One stroke nail art flowers over A England Rose Bower

Hello lovelies,

I've been thinking long and hard what to paint over A England Rose Bower and I wanted to try new one stroke flowers. Well it didn't go as planned but you might still enjoy the design.

This is the first version:

 And then I've added some gold but didn't managed to do thin lines so it doesn't look that great...

Deadly Sins Challenge: GREED! More is more and I am going holographic!

Hello lovelies,

I've got here another manicure for the Deadly Sins Challenge! I went with More is more theme and I think you'll like it ;) The challenge and was put together by Alice from One Nail To Rule Them All and Nail Wish.

 Illustration by Dahlig (her DeviantArt is http://dahlig.deviantart.com/)

In the end I've chosen to go double-holographic...yeah, there is such thing and no, there's never too much holo effect :D I've used Color Club Beyond as a base and then I've added gradient patches of holographic nail foil.  

Lol how greedy was I?

Nail art with Jacava London polishes and holographic nail foil

Hello lovelies,

Just a quick post today as I will be out whole day enjoying sunshine on the seafront and some fish & chips :) 

I've done some nail art with Jacava London Midnight's Secret that I've reviewed yesterday. I have used Jacava Mont Blanc (white creme) and holographic nail foil from Rio Beauty. I really like the contrast between white and holographic foil, it really popped out in the sun. 

If you live in UK, enter my current giveaway where you can win 1 out of 10 Jacava London Midnight's Secret polishes! 

Lace Nails Foils and how to apply them plus review of Rio Beauty Lace Nail Foils set

Hello lovelies,

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

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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!
4. 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
5. 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.