Do It Yourself Caviar Nails!

Caviar or fishy egg nails seem to be the big buzz in nail art right now.  It's not something I would buy as a set.  However the other day when I was going to pick up some dog treats at my local dollar store I came across a package of micro beads. Seeing they only cost a $1.00 I thought I would give it a shot.   





What you’ll need:

Microbeads

Small bowl to catch excess beads

Base & top coat

Nail colour of your choice

Cotton swab 



Package of 6 glass viles of microbeads -ONLY 1 DOLLAR!





First I applied my base coat and one coat of Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear in Purple Potion.  

 I then applied my second coat and right away poured the microbeads on.  I had to turn my finger as I poured to make sure that they attached on the sides.  (sorry for the blurry picture. I only had one chance at capturing it)

Then I just patted them down to make sure they were secure Next I used my cotton swab to remove any excess beads around the cuticles and sides of nails.

Last step was to apply a bit of top coat to the tip of my finger nails.  I did this to make sure they were extra secure at the tip.  I suppose you could put it all over the nail but I think it would take away from the overall effect. Surprisingly they stayed on better than expected. 

I used Essie's top coat No Chips Ahead for the tip of the nails

A couple strays came off here or there but other than that I was quite impressed.  I didn’t think this look was for me but the more I played around with them the more I liked it.   For just a dollar I suggest anyone to try it out.

I used Revlon nail laquer in Posh for this attempt