Create Fake Nails out of Glitter

Fake nails are often tough to cut, hard to apply, and painful to remove. This article will help you create your own custom fake nails that will eliminate all the tough parts of nails and give you an original, glittery look.

Steps

Creation

  1. Set out the project items on a hard, flat surface. You'll find the items needed listed below.
  2. Lay two pieces of paper on a hard, flat work surface. For best results, choose two different pieces of colored paper and tape them together at the edges. Having these pieces of paper will help you keep your surface clean and will allow you to reuse any glitter than you don't use the first time. Make sure the papers are big enough to fit your entire hand on top of and that they aren't torn or textured.
  3. Prepare the materials for fast work. Open the clear nail polish and the glitter and set them on one of the pieces of paper. If the glitter is not in a round tub, pour a small pile of it to the side. Because the rest of the steps must be done in quick succession, setting up and opening the materials in advance will allow you to move faster and keeps the nail polish from drying out before you apply the glitter.
  4. Use the clear nail polish to create the base of your nails. Drip the nail polish carefully onto the second piece of paper. You can use the corner of the brush or a toothpick to spread the nail polish out and create a nail-shaped drop of nail polish that is the same size or larger than your nails. It doesn't matter if it's bigger, you can cut it to the shape of your nail after applying.
    • For a fun touch, you can use neon nail polish. In this method, sprinkle the glitter more lightly to allow the neon color to be seen through it.
  5. As soon as you've dropped a thick nail shape of clear nail polish, apply the glitter. Use a small spoon to apply loose glitter to the entire surface of the wet nail polish. Make sure that the entire surface has been covered. Sprinkle slowly and lightly to make sure that the weight of the glitter doesn't mess up the form of the nail shaped polish.
  6. Let the paint dry for three minutes, at least, then remove the excess glitter. Make sure that you let the paint dry completely before touching it. Because the paint is so much thicker than when you apply a single coat to your nails, it will take a much longer time to dry completely. Once you're absolutely sure the polish is completely dry, tip the paper on its side and shake the excess glitter onto the first piece of paper.
  7. Create ten more nails. Pay attention to the shape of each nail as you shape it so that it fits like a custom nail to the shape of your nails. Do not create ten polish nails and then apply the glitter. Do the glitter as soon as you finish shaping each individual nail, so that the surface of the polish doesn't become too hard to absorb the glitter.

Application

  1. Make sure the nails are dry. Once you have let the polish dry completely, the polish and the glitter will have bonded together and will form a thick, hard, nail-shaped blob on the paper. Let the nails dry completely before touching them. You can gently poke them after at least three minutes with a toothpick, to see if they're hard yet. If they give at all, give them another three minutes before trying again.
  2. Gently remove the nails from the paper with tweezers. Slide the edge of the toothpick under the edge of the nail to remove it from the paper. Do not pick it up. Leave all the nails on the paper.
  3. Apply a coat of clear or neon polish to your own nails. This coat is going to act as a binder for your new glitter nails. Make sure you don't let it dry completely before completing the next step, and consider applying a slightly thicker coat.
  4. Press the glitter nails firmly into the coat on your own nails and let them all dry in place completely. If you do this correctly, the glitter nail should stick onto the layer of polish you have applied to your nails and not fall off, providing that you do not use your nails for any purpose until they have dried completely.
  5. Apply a tough top coat to your nails. Because each individual piece of glitter is so small, they may come off easily. Prevent this by applying a tough, long lasting top coat on top of your nails to seal in your design and give it a nice shine.
  6. Finished.

Tips

  • Make sure you have at least 15 minutes drying time after applying the nails.
  • Be careful, as they will break really easily.
  • If you use glue, it will be hard to get off.
  • To get better stick you can use tacky nail polish and it will stick better and will look better.
  • You should trim the nails before you put them on your nails.
  • To remove, simply use nail polish remover.
  • Make sure that when you tip out the nail varnish it isn't bubbly or too thick.

Things You'll Need

  • Colored glitter
  • Clear nail polish
  • An extra tough cover-coat polish
  • Two pieces of paper
  • A spoon
  • A tweezer

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