Day 2 of 31 day challenge : Orange nails.
For today nail art i am going to create a 3D nail art using Fimo.
I wasnt really looking forward to today challenge which is orange nail as i am not that really keen on the colour on my nails however its turn out i quite like it.
Its very cute and easy to do.
What is fimo?
Its made of polymer clay which is molded it to different shape and sizes with an endless amount of different designs.
Fimo is bendy as rubber but very firm and requires to be cut with a blade.
It usually come in 4/5 cm canes which equates to around 100 pieces depending how thick you cut your pieces.
I got my fimo from eBay it was around £2-3 for 100 canes. *Bargain*
It usually comes from china or Hong Kong so you may have to wait a little while to receive it.
For this tutorial you will need:
- Base and top coat nail varnish
- White nail varnish
- Orange nail varnish
- Fimo cane
- Cutting blade
- Nail glue
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| Revlon base and top coat, Fimo cane, Rimmel Orange lasting finish, Virgin Vie white. |
First of undercoat your nails with your base coat to protect your natural nail.
Once dry apply 2-3 thin coats of of white nail varnish.
I am using virgin vie white.
With your orange nail varnish create a thick band at the top of your nail.
I am using Rimmel lasting finish in orange.
At this one while your nail varnish is wet you can apply the fimo.
I prefer to let my nails dry then apply the fimo with nail glue as i think it hold it better and lasts longer.
Cut your fimo with a blade.
(Please be careful or you may have one less nail to paint)
When i bough the fimo canes i received a safety blade to cut them which is fantastic... and no missing fingers. :)
I have tried to make mine as thin as possible which is sometimes easier said than done.
Take your fimo piece and dab on a tiny amount of nail glue and place on your nail.
Repeat on each nail.
Apply a top coat to protect your design.
Finished!
Katie
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