The glass foil that I used to create this is thin, transparent and iridescent. I know you can buy this at certain craft stores in some countries but I haven't seen it here. It comes in a sheet that is claimed to be 5x50 cm on the website, but what I received was only 5x20 cm in size. That is enough for quite a few manicures, but it's still too little considering that this foil is dirt cheap. From the pictures on the website I chose the one that looked blue (#5). I'm not sure if they sent the right one but to me it only looks green/orange. Maybe if I would put it over a white base it would look blue. Anyway, the foil looks like this and you can find it here.
As a base color I used my favorite polish of all time, China Glaze First Mate. I used a peel off base coat underneath because I was worried it would take a lot of work to take the foil pieces off. I waited for the polish to dry because I didn't want the foil pieces to mess with it and get stained. In the meantime I took some tiny scissors and began cutting the foil in triangles of different shapes and sizes. Make sure you do this over a sheet of paper so you can clearly see the pieces and don't risk making a mess on your desk. I tried to cut mine as small as possible but it still wasn't small enough in the end because I didn't have enough pieces to fill in the tiny spaces at the edges of my nails.
After I finished cutting, I used a clear polish to stick the pieces on. Of course you have to work on each nail individually because the top coat dries up quite fast. I used my wax pen to pick up the pieces but you can also use a toothpick if you don't own such a gadget. Basically all you need is patience to match up the pieces and find the right ones to fit in each gap. It's like a puzzle. After I finished this process I went on to cover everything with Seche Vite. I used two coats to level it out as much as possible but there was still a bit of texture around the foil pieces.
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Thank you for reading my ramblings. Maybe you will learn from my experience if you plan on doing these and not make the same mistakes as I did. Don't forget that you can check out the rest of the Monday Blues of today by clicking the links below!
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