Foil Nail Stickers From Born Pretty!!

I've been interested in foil nails ever since I started seeing them. I love metallic nail polish, so foils are like the epitome os metallic. Luckily for me, I got my hands on some foil nail stickers thanks to Born Pretty!

Front of the package. 

Back of the package. The whole thing is super holo! I love that, but it makes the instructions on the back a little hard to read.

Stickers. 16 individual stickers, all different sizes.

Final product!

So in terms of application, what you have to do is take the sticker and cut down the rounded part so that it will fit your nail (rounded goes near your cuticle, obviously). I tried this two different ways. First I took the sticker off the back and cut it down, which was a little difficult because the stickers aren't sturdy and they're sticky so they kept getting stuck to the scissors. The other way I tried was to fist cut out each individual nail with the backing still on and then cut it down also with the backing still on. This was easier because the backing is pretty sturdy and does not stick! 

Once your stickers are all shaped and cut down and what not, you can apply them to your nails. Again, I tried this two different ways. First I tried to apply the rounded part to the cuticle and then smooth the rest down my nail. This resulted in some folds on the sides of my nails. The next way was to apply the stickers side to side. This also resulted in a few folds and sometimes bubbles on the tips. I did use a wooden cuticle pusher to flatten out as much of the sticker as I could, but some folds really were unavoidable for me. Also, this is my first time doing this so there was obviously going to be some error.

After you fit your nail with the sticker, you need to get rid of the access. The package said to first cut off most of the access then file the rest off. I found it easier to fold over all of the access and file it all off. But that did leave my tips a little foldy. The stickers do stretch so you can flatten out the folds, but every time I flattened one out another appeared. 

Some of my nails came out great, while others came out kind of ok. I really do like the look though. I would definitely try these again now that I kind of know what works and what doesn't work when applying them. And a guy at Starbucks told me he liked my nails when I had them on so A+ for that!

You can get these exact foil stickers along with tons of other kinds, like ones with designs and stuff at http://www.bornprettystore.com/.  So definitely go check them out, they have a bunch of other nail design stuff too, like stamping plates fun stuff like that. The more you buy, the more you save AND they have free shipping!!

Born Pretty also made me a special coupon code for all of you! You can get 5% off anything on their website with code DANIEL73. This code is valid before Feb 9, 2012.