Charliesnailart.co.uk Silver Foil Nail Art

As I showed you yesterday, I was in the middle of an Easter Design for my nails and I tried to be brave by attempting the nail foil which has decided to jump out at me on the vanity table .

Being the Magpie that I am and seeing it shine and glisten I quickly snatched it and wondered on how it actually worked and in the hurry I was in, I found eventually something sticky helped it to stick to my nails and so after a patchy start I decided to give it a real try today  and so I have.

Feeling in a pink mood, a little romantic at heart in my pregnant state of mind, I decided to go with just one nail , a contrast nail , not too much shine but enough to be noticable. 

Just take a look at how boring that plain nail looks although I am impressed with the polish itself (I will share with you which it is in an upcoming post ).

Instructions of how to use - 

1. Cut the foil into small nail size pieces 
2. Coat your nails with a choice of varnish to your liking
3. When the varnish on your nails is slightly sticky and nearly dry apply each foil piece design facing upwards onto the nail and press firmly ensuring you press along the whole of the nail.
4. Remove the foil and if there are any blank spots I found patting a slightly damp cotton bud on the area then rubbing the foil over again helps.
5. Ensure the whole nail is covered then coat with a top coat to finish .

Here are my results-

I absolutely love the finishing effect, it looks like I have had melted silver poured over my nails and would love these in other styles , I am very pleased with how it has turned out.
I expected the foil to flake as soon as I peeled the sheet away or even fold as I applied a top coat but this was not the case as the foil stuck to the nail perfectly .

The foil was so easy to use but the application seemed a little hard for me , I think this is mainly down to the varnish I was using at first as it was not sticky enough (simply went from wet to dry in seconds so was no good for this ) .
I ended up having to use a very cheap clear topcoat instead before applying the foil on top. (I did not want to use colour) .

The size of each foil sheet is 9cm by 6cm and you only get one sheet which will do you a full set of hands but if you are like me and only like the odd finger to be contrast, then this will last a lot longer and only 39p each is a bargain .
They also do a whole range of different styles and colours of the nail foils such as the Glitter rainbow and Leopard print which look fantastic  also .

You can buy these from Charliesnailart.co.uk .

Will you be giving them a try or have you already ?