Caviar Nails

Hi everyone :)

Today's post is about the new Caviar nails! I've decided to do my own version and show you how to do it too.

I recently watched a video on youtube of Fleur De Force doing the Ciate Caviar nails, I was quite interested but when she said they were going to cost about £18 I thought no way... so I had a look on ebay for some craft beads and I found this seller, I bought the Pink, Purple and Silver beads as the multicoloured ones were out of stock, anyway, they arrived today and they were a lot smaller than I expected they would be but looking at them now they're probably about right.

I'm going to show you/tell you as best as I can how to create your own Caviar Nails below :)


So, Step 1:

Prepare! make sure you have your beads ready in a little container, the nail varnish of choice, a top/clear coat and something that you'll be able to catch the beads in once you've put them onto your nails. I've picked Models Own 'Pink Blush' (Models own is a very nice brand, it dries quick and the colours are so lovely!) and an unbranded clear polish. I'm also using the Glossybox Harrod's edition lid to catch my beads in ;)

Step 2:

Paint all your nails  with your chosen colour as you usually would and leave to dry. It doesn't matter if they're not perfectly painted as the beads cover up 99% of your nails when they're applied anyway.

Step 3 & 4:

For example, I started with my left hand and my pinky finger, You need to apply a second coat of nail polish to that one finger then place your hand, in my case the Glossybox lid, then tip the beads from your container over that nail. Once the nail is covered brush off any beads stuck to your hand or the edges of your nails then press lightly on the beads so they stick to your nail. Repeat this for every other nail, one at a time!

Step 5:

Once all nails are covered and lightly pressed you need to take your top coat or clear varnish and go around the edges and tips of your nails to keep the beads in place better. If you wanted to you could apply a top coat all over but I think it may ruin the effect.

Step 6:

Leave to dry for at least 15 minutes, don't try and move anything or do anything because your beads will probably just come off. It does feel weird at first and like you won't be able to do anything once the beads are on your nails but you should be able to continue as normal once they're all dried and set into place. Now you can just admire your handy work and when people question you about your new nails you can proudly say you done them yourself :D

I have only just tried these today and if I'm honest they're fairly easy to do, just make sure you have plenty of time on your hands and patience because it can be a little fiddly but I would say they're not at all hard to acheive.

I do however think this will just be a phase, like the crackle polishes but in my opinion I quite like this effect but I doubt i'd re-do this every week as it does take a bit of time. As I've only just applied them today I can't let you know yet how long they will last roughly but I'd say a couple of days if you don't do anything rough with your hands/nails.

Thank you for reading & I hope you enjoyed, if you have any questions or if there's anything I've missed out please comment below.

Vicky x