Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Born Pretty - Nail Foils

Born Pretty Store is now carrying some nail art foils! They can be found here for $2.99.
The "how to use" instructions on this page did not work for me. They instruct you to apply several coats of a base polish and when the top layer is mostly dry, to apply the foil and it will stick... This didn't work. No matter how little or long I waited, it either didn't transfer or pulled up chunks of my base polish. I still had some Transfer Foil Adhesive from the website Dollar Nail Art. So I used that.

First up is #22.
Purple to pink to red abstract gradient. Reminiscent of your 1980s Trapper Keeper cover.
 Here I applied it over Color Club Power Play. Once the foil transfer adhesive dried, I just pressed it on and removed it, then pressed it on in a different spot.... repeat all over. Pictures are without topcoat because this adhesive reacts funny to topcoat.


Next up is #25
Yellow to orange to fuchsia gradient.
 Same process as with the other foil. I just dabbed it on over Spoiled Jail Bait until the entire nail is covered.

I applied topcoat for this picture so you can see how it crackles and dulls the foils. It's some kind of strange chemical reaction thing...
I would choose to wear these without topcoat to get the most out of the metallic-ness. This will most likely shorten your wear time though.

*Provided for review*

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