There are also stamped foils, which is foil that looks like an image, and foil strips, which look like decoupage. Kitchen foil is not the same thing as nail foil. You can find nail foil at most drug stores or beauty supply stores, and they come in a variety of fun colors and patterns.
Nail foil glue is different from typical nail glue. It’s thinner and slightly less tacky, so it dries faster. You can find nail foil glue at most drug stores or beauty supply stores.
Shellac top coat is the same as a gel top coat, they’re just different names.
If you don’t have a nail dryer, that’s fine, too. Try using fast-drying nail polish to make your application a little faster. If you use a gel polish, use rubbing alcohol to take off the top sticky layer of your polish. Otherwise, the nail adhesive won’t work.
In general, nail foil in a sheet will provide almost full coverage, but not quite.
You can also cut up large pieces of sheet foil and use tweezers to apply smaller pieces.
Using clear polish is a great way to make your nail foils stand out. Black nail polish is also a great neutral option, and it makes bright colors pop!
Nail foil will stick to your nail polish, but it might cover slightly less of your nail than if you use a glue or a gel. If you’d like a full coverage look, pick up a bottle of nail glue or nail gel. If you’re using small pieces of nail foil that you pick up with tweezers, you’ll need to use nail glue or gel to make them stick.
Nail foil gel is called “foil gel. ” It will say that somewhere on the bottle, and you can find it at most beauty supply stores. If your foil gel says “UV” on it, you’ll need to cure it under a UV light. Otherwise, you can just let it air dry.
Gel adhesive provides a lot more coverage than using glue. You can cover your entire nail in nail foil if you’d like to. Gel adhesive works best for sheet nail foils, not small pieces that you pick up with tweezers.
You can make your strips as wide or as thin as you’d like. The thinner they are, the more you’ll be able to fit on one nail.
The nail foil will stick off your nail a little bit right now, which is fine.
