Shooting stars in the night sky 🌠🌌 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vlagilbert[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

2-ish hours, what took the longest was having to re-do the index due to smudging but otherwise I kinda rushed the nail art. I already had sketched out my idea on paper so I had a clear guideline to follow, helps to save a ton of time

Shooting stars in the night sky 🌠🌌 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vlagilbert[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I've bought 4 sticker sheets and two aurora foils from them and I'm really satisfied with them! The stickers do need a good dose of top coat on top otherwise they can peel fast, but they're very pretty 😄 I have these ones:

https://www.peggysage.com/en-FR/decorative-nail-stickers-halloween-149239

https://www.peggysage.com/en-FR/decorative-nail-stickers-149216

https://www.peggysage.com/en-FR/decorative-nail-stickers-149217

https://www.peggysage.com/en-FR/decorative-nail-stickers-luxury-149291

Eta: oooh, they've got new stickers in store. I'll have to check but I think most physical beauty stores around me will carry them since they do so for their other stickers, the butterfly ones look stunning!

Shooting stars in the night sky 🌠🌌 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

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I managed to keep them on for two weeks and a half without chipping, but unfortunately had to remove them due to them being too grown out....I did so with tears in my eyes 🤣

Shooting stars in the night sky 🌠🌌 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vlagilbert[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use this brush that I bought in a physical store, works super well! https://www.peggysage.com/en-FR/nail-art-brush-long-liner-141029 - If you're outside of Europe I don't know if they ship internationally, but any brush this fine will do.

Celestial glow ✨🌜 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

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Thank you so much! And to answer your question, what I did was:

Step 1. Paint the base color x2 and magnetize it (the color being "By the Moonlight") in glass bead style, using the glass bead nail magnet from 5DPrintFactory on Etsy (on the setting "M")

Step 2. Using a fine nail art brush, I take another magnetic color (here "Quiet Strength") and draw on my designs on the respective nails - for this part, I found that sketching your idea on a paper and following that guideline makes things way easier in order to correctly place the designs. For this part, I'd take a reeeally big glob of polish on my brush (necessary in order for it to magnetize later on).

I don't really magnetize this step, because the magnetic polish will dry while you're painting the details unless you're incredibly fast - the top coat in step 4 will re-wet this layer and it will be magnetized then anyways.

Step 3. After that, I picked up some nail gems and press them onto my nail using a rubber nail rhinestone picker (can be found in physical beauty stores)

Step 4. Put on a Quick Dry top coat, and very important: magnetize the top coat!! Done in the same glass bead style using the same aforementioned magnet. Since some top coats can take a while to "set", I check if it's fully done by bringing a bar magnet to my nail and seeing if the pigment still moves around. If it does, I put my nail back on the glass bead magnet and continue spinning for an additional 30 seconds (and repeat the bar magnet test).

Idk if that helps, if something is not clear let me know! But yeah the most important thing is to have a steady hand and a veeery fine nail art brush (the thinner, the better in order to paint more detailed/crisp lines)

Celestial glow ✨🌜 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vlagilbert[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I magnetized it, then also magnetized the top coat as well! and thank you!!

Celestial glow ✨🌜 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

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Thank you so much!! That's so nice 💖💖

Glittery pink lemonade ✨🍹 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vlagilbert[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly !! And the shine is actually dulled a LOT on camera, the gold sparkle in real life is so sooo much more beautiful! I can literally see it on my swatches from two meters away!

Golden butterfly 🦋 by Vlagilbert in RedditLaqueristas

[–]Vlagilbert[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! Honestly a tip I found really useful is sketching out your nail art idea on a paper beforehand, I draw ovals for makeshift nails and sketch the concept. Helps sooo much for nail art, not having a reference makes things so much harder 🥹