Now I did my research before I invested, and there are a few major problems with nail foils.
- The wear is terrible, and they only last for a very short amount of time
- It's really difficult to find a top coat that works, because any top coat that you use will crease and crinkle the foil, which makes it lose it's finish :(
So here's the first foil I decided to play with :
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This picture was taken after I put topcoat on, and you can tell after you see what it looked like before. |
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Are you freaking kidding me? Look at that mirror-like finish! That is insanity. |
Here is a picture of my thumb and first finger with foil against the polished three other fingers:
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This is really messy, I didn't do any clean up yet, but you can seriously see my reflection. That is awesome. |
Are you joking? That is AWESOME.
I read on My Lucid Bubble that you can use a water-based varnish like Mod Podge to seal the foil so it doesn't crinkle, so I tried that and it worked really really well (after I tried to experiment with a few top coats that seriously didn't work).
She also says that you can put top coat on top of the varnish without any poor results, so I tried that and I really shouldn't have. It must have soaked through the varnish or something and took away my mirror-shine :(
Don't get me wrong, it was still really shiny (a lot shinier than you'll ever get from a polish) but my beautiful metallic shine was gone and I was sad. Next time I'm planning on seeing how they fare with just the Mod Podge on top.
And just because, here's what they look like two days after application:
Some of the foil has worn off, leaving the base color behind, which I actually kind of like. It looks kind of vintage-y, which is fun.
Overall, the foils are totally worth it, but there is a hefty learning curve in the application, and I hope to try it again with just the varnish to see how the wear goes.
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