Green Nails for the #31DC2016Weekly

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For this week's prompt, I decided to use some new nail art supplies that I have been itching to try out for a while.  Nail Foils!  I purchased a little starter kit from Ciaté called The Very Colorfoil Manicure in Wonderland from Sephora a few months ago.  I used the green metallic and holographic gold foils along with the foil glue from the kit.  It comes with a base color as well, but I used my own.  I also tried this with different top coats for different effects.  Let me know which one you like the best!

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I started off with a base of Cirque Colors "Topless in Time Square" which is a nude creme with a perfect formula.  This is a great mannequin hands shade for me.  Once that dried, I applied thin splotches of the nail foil glue to my nails.  I applied the holographic gold foil first and then repeated the process with the green metallic foil.  These first photos are without a top coat.  The green foil looks slick.

Next I applied a glossy top coat.  I used KBShimmer's Clearly On Top.  As I expected, it crinkled the foil a little.  You can see it most with the green since it is so metallic.  The gold seems to be a little more yellow with the top coat.

Of course, I had to try it matte.  When you have a shiny metallic foil and a bright holographic, mattification is ususally the last thing on your mind.  But I kind of dig the results!  What do you think?  The matte top coat I used here was from NYC.

So, there you have may first impressions and trial with nail foils.  I do really like the effect and I am excited to try it in other nail art looks.  I want to try stamping with it!  To look at all the other great green manicures for this week's prompt, check out the tag #31DC2016Weekly on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.  So many cool nail art looks out there!  It's never too late to join me.  We will be doing Blue Nails next week.

Many thanks!

- Amy (McPolish) McG

*products were all purchased by me*

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