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Foil effect nails

Great looking statement nails for any occasion!

Material

1 UV lamp
1 Shellac base coat
1 Shellac top coat
1 pink shellac
1 shellac cleansing solution
1 multi colour nail foil
2 disposable make up pad
1 foil adhestive

Method

Clean your nails with the shellac cleansing solution and one of the disposable make-up pads.
Paint a thin layer of shellac base coat onto your nails and cure under the UV lamp for 30 seconds.
Paint a coat of the pink (or any colour you like) shellac onto your nails and cure under the UV lamp for 120 seconds. Repeat for darker colour result.
Paint nails with shellac top coat and cure under the UV lamp for 120 seconds.
Using the other disposable make-up pad and the cleansing solution wipe all nails to remove the sticky residue
Paint a thin layer of the foil adhesive onto desired nail and let dry for a couple of minutes.
Then using the foil, start pressing it onto the nail and lifting repeatedly until the whole nails is covered and you have achieved the look you are after.
Paint the nail(s) you just put foil on with the shellac top coat again and cure under the UV lamp for 120 seconds.
Give all nails another wipe over with the cleansing solution and your all done! :-)

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This project was posted by:

- Kelz81
- 29 Jan 2015
  12:21 pm

83 Comments
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- - mom462792 said
  - 26 Oct 2020
    9:17 am
looks great

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    8:56 am
Your nail art is so beautiful

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- - curlytops said
  - 11 Jul 2020
    9:15 pm
looks like fun to do on a rainy day!

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- - mom462038 said
  - 24 Apr 2020
    7:52 pm
I’ve heard so many stories about that shellac, not many of them are good, I think I’ll avoid it

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 21 Nov 2019
    5:21 pm
Very pretty and totally on point for Summer

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- - Jbuttxx said
  - 20 Nov 2019
    4:31 am
My nails never stay nice for long unfortunately

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- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Jun 2018
    8:47 am
So many clever nail designs. My nail polish always ends up chipped after a short time
- kjgarner replied
  
  29 Jun 2018 , 1:17 pm
  So does mine, always chipped
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- - mom266216 said
  - 17 Nov 2017
    10:55 pm
love the idea and good effort atleast for trying something.

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- - mom81879 said
  - 16 Apr 2017
    8:22 am
I can’t be bothered doing my nails. Polish on today chipped and looking like shit tomorrow. No thanks
- kjgarner replied
  
  30 Jun 2018 , 9:12 pm
  Yeah but hopefully it will look good on someone
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- - mom112217 said
  - 31 Dec 2016
    3:24 pm
Absolutely beautiful looking nails,thanks!

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- - mom111059 said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    3:15 pm
How sweet. Thank you for the idea

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 25 Jan 2016
    2:23 pm
Very pretty – you’re very clever with your nails.

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- - paulah2 said
  - 08 Dec 2015
    8:34 am
Hmmm homemade Jamberry nails hey? I like the idea but looks mighty fiddly!!

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- - 4littlemunchkins said
  - 23 Oct 2015
    6:57 pm
Are these like the Jamberry nails that seem to be doing the rounds??
- mom19782016 replied
  
  18 Jun 2016 , 7:31 pm
  I was wondering the same thing.
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- - mom113055 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    3:51 am
colourful they are nice nails

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- - Klsmith91 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    7:41 pm
Love the look of this! So clever

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- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    4:16 pm
Very pretty. Thanks for sharing!

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- - mom66977 said
  - 27 Sep 2015
    10:49 pm
very cute nice idea

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- - mom113055 said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    5:28 pm
effect nails

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- - Toni Rowland said
  - 21 Sep 2015
    8:28 pm
Absolutely love this. Striking

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