Champagne Nails

Warning: This is not a quick & easy mani. It takes a bit of getting the technique down, but once you do, your nails will be all the more festive for it. Ring in the new year with some runway worthy flash.

You will need:
Gold leaf, can be purchased at any craft store
Clear polish (make sure not to get quick drying- it won’t give you time to adjust the foil)
Tweezers

1| To start, carefully select a piece of gold foil with a semi straight edge. Making sure it is completely flat and larger than your nail, put it aside. Be sure to tackle one nail at a time! Paint 1 coat of clear polish on your nail.

2| Gently place the gold foil along the bottom ridge. Pat down any creases in the foil.

3| From here, you can leave it as a “solid” piece of foil, or to get a flecked look, use the tweezers to gently pull on the foil to create separate pieces.

4| Once the base coat is dry with the foil attached, apply another clear coat over the foil. After the top coat is dry, you can take the tweezers or another nail to pull the excess foil away from the decorated nail.

Go forth and sparkle.