Showing posts with label gold manicure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gold manicure. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The classic french manicure with a twist


heart on thumb - see how to make hearts on nails here
metallic french manicure by Paula Shoe-fiend

Maybe you've noticed how much I like metallic nails. We talked about how to get chrome nails and then I used aluminum  foil to make a gold dipped manicure. Some metallic nail polish are nice as well to get the look, they might be not really metal looking, but we can emphasize the effect pairing the metallic nail polish with a solid color. I really liked the blue and silver french mani that Paula of Shoe-fiend put together. I think this metallic french manicure is a nice twist to everyday manicure and can be also a quick fix for a chipped manicure. I added a little heart just on the thumb since they're so easy to do. 

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Gold dipped nails DIY tutorial

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 Lately I've been having some fun with foil sheets. Get them if you haven't already because you can make some pretty cool accessories with it. You can make "gold brooches" out of plastic toys or put some "gold" on your nails. Isn't it nice? Even better this manicure only takes a few minutes to make it.
If you love shiny things, you'll love aluminum foil.

you'll need:
  •  colored nail polish
  • aluminum foil adhesive (foil glue)
  • gold aluminum foil

Vi piacciono gli accessori luccicanti? Allora amerete la foglia d'oro. La pellicola dorata vi permette di ricoprire "d'oro" qualunque cosa vi capiti a tiro. Potrete trasformare dei giocattoli in plastica in spille dorate o dorare le vostre unghie e in pochi minuti, giusto il tempo di fare asciugare lo smalto!

    Vi serviranno:
    • smalto
    • pellicola dorata per il foiling
    • colla per doratura


     Apply a coat of nail polish

    Applicate uno strato di smalto



    Apply foil glue on nails with a brush. You can apply it randomly.
    When glue becomes sticky and transparent (in a couple of minutes) cut tiny pieces of aluminum foil and stick them on nails.

    Applicate la colla per doratura sulle unghie con un pennello. Non è necessario essere precise, applicatela qui e là.
    Quando la colla diventa trasparente e appiccicosa tagliate dei piccoli pezzetti di alluminio dorato e applicateli sulle unghie.


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     Press the foil on nails a little and then peel it off.

    Premete la pellicola sull'unghia e poi rimuovetela.




    That's it! You've done.
    You can use the foil again to add only a tiny bit of gold on nails.
    About top coat.  I applied a layer of top coat on one hand. The top coat makes the gold foil a little less shiny and mirrory but protects it .You can leave nails uncovered if the manicure is for one special evening only (avoiding the contact with water).

    P.S. We'll use the foil again in another DIY project the coming week. Stay tuned!


    Ecco fatto!
    Potete usare di nuovo la stessa pellicola sulle unghie quando vorrete aggiungere solo un tocco dorato qui e là.
    Se volete proteggere lo strato dorato dovette applicare un top coat sulle unghie però la doratura diventerà meno luminosa e riflettente. Se la manicure è per una serata speciale allora potete anche saltare il top coat evitando il contatto con l'acqua.

    Vi è piaciuto giocare ad essere re Mida? Allora rimanete sintonizzate, useremo di nuovo la foglia d'oro in un altro progetto fai da te la prossima settimana!