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Charliesnailart.co.uk Silver Foil Nail Art 

26/3/2015

38 Comments

 
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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 ).
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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-
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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 .
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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 ?
38 Comments
angela hamilton link
26/3/2015 06:47:25 am

I love the look of these! So pretty and shiney x

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lisa link
2/4/2015 11:30:52 am

took a little getting used to these ones

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Jen Walshaw link
26/3/2015 07:44:51 am

I love this I adore the finnish and my niece would love this. It looks like silver foil!

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lisa link
2/4/2015 11:32:03 am

i liked how they turnd out , stayed on for a good few days too

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My Family Ties link
26/3/2015 11:02:17 am

I love the finished look it looks so effective and not too difficult to do either :)

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lisa link
2/4/2015 11:35:25 am

it loks great and so shiney

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Nayna Kanabar link
26/3/2015 11:12:18 am

I love the sparkly nail and I agree doing one nail looks really nice. My daughter would love this.

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lisa link
2/4/2015 11:36:01 am

i dont think i could do all of them it would probably take too long

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Erica Price link
26/3/2015 11:56:09 am

This looks like a lot of fun - would be great for a party or maybe fancy dress.

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:25:28 pm

yes your right maybe a robot theme

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Liz Burton link
26/3/2015 12:07:39 pm

Wow I love this effect it's like silver leaf. So pretty.

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:26:38 pm

it is your right, i love the effect

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Emily link
26/3/2015 01:31:16 pm

Ooooh I really love that! Such a great finish. I'd possibly end up with it stuck everywhere on me though

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:27:17 pm

I was really surprised how fabulous the finishing result was

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Jaime Oliver link
26/3/2015 02:11:10 pm

I so ought to try these out! .. i love the idea of them but have never tried

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:28:03 pm

im interested t see how the other colours work out

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Phoebe @ Lou Messugo link
27/3/2015 01:14:55 am

Totally love this effect. I would love to give it a go.

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:32:06 pm

it is very easy, very affordable too

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wendy hirst link
27/3/2015 02:09:55 am

I didn't even know you could get such things, the end result looks great

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:33:06 pm

i know i was unsure how to use them at first but now i do im loving the finishing look

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Kara link
27/3/2015 04:49:00 am

Love the look of these, don't have much patience with my nails though

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:35:23 pm

it did take some doing i have to agree , wel i think its because i was unsure how to use them at first but once i knew it was great

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Ninjacat link
27/3/2015 05:16:20 am

I think I would rather some one did it for me ~ I'm not very good with my nails

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:44:10 pm

its very easy to do yourself and for only £1 you can buy it just to try

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Mina Joshi link
27/3/2015 02:22:01 pm

Your red nails look fabulous and frankly - I would not bother with the foil. It looks fine but your red nails look great on their own.

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:46:25 pm

maybe thats the light but its a lovely pink new polish

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Rachel link
28/3/2015 12:46:13 pm

The finish is amazing, I also love the red colour x

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:47:31 pm

it really did surprise me

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Globalmouse link
28/3/2015 02:48:49 pm

It really does look like you've got melted silver on them - what a great effect!

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:48:36 pm

it does and looks lovely , im wanting to try other colours now

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Style Me Sunday link
29/3/2015 07:02:30 am

Wow I love this, I love a bit of nail art, I have to try this out.

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:49:10 pm

its made nail art a lot easier for me

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Lori link
29/3/2015 09:52:58 am

Ooh love this look, I haven't tried foil nails before but I think I'll give it a go now. X

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:49:57 pm

this was a first for me too , im wanting to give it more of a try

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Fritha Strickland link
31/3/2015 12:35:37 pm

I must admit I've never heard of foil nails before, thanks for enlightening me! x

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:53:23 pm

its a great way of learning nail art easily and cheaply

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Michelle
31/3/2015 02:38:10 pm

This looks awesome! xx

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lisa link
2/4/2015 12:54:04 pm

it was a surprising finish for me , love how it looks

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