Sparkly Nails - Water Decals

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So im loving doing Nail art and being given the wonderful opportunity to regularly blog for Sparkly nails to show you the amazing at home nail art you can do plus achieve, so easily.

Now water decals are basically like the old style tattoo transfers where you would wet the paper and then transfer this to your skin. This however is with nails and there are steps to make this effect easier plus a really lovely pop of design to your nails. 

It adds a flawless effect if done right that you have some magical nail skills with drawing design. 

So these are the Water Decals and like the normal Sticker Decals, Packaged in the same way.

I have a beautiful Flower design plus they look white but they are classy parisian style ladies. 

As always there are amazing tutorials to show you step by step instructions if your struggling. 

So all you will need for the water decals is a tiny pot of water (I used a lid of a pot of cream i hadn't opened yet) some tissue and again i used half dried out baby wipes as i thought it would help smooth the decal out plus take off the excess water. Then top coat the nail when your all done transferring. 

So forst step is to paint your nails any colour you wish to go with your decal. 

So as you can see the pot of water i used in the top right hand corner, you cut the Decals apart then remove the plastic topping thats protecting the design. Once this is done you hold the decal in the water for 15 seconds, now like the tattoo transfers the paper sucks up the water and the decal then will slide when time is up. So i personally placed the paper halfway on my nail then slid the decal on with my forefinger. Then taking the partial dry baby wipe, take off the excess water and smooth the decal in to place plus smoothing any creasing. It says you can pull the decal off but i found it easy to slide off. Its personal preference. Then leave for a bit to dry a minute or two will suffice or when you have done the rest of your hand if carrying the effect on. Once thats complete then just add a layer of any Top Coat you desire. 

Bright Bouquet

Bright Bouquet Water decal 

So the first style i tried is a perfect summer water decal with and amazing design and colour payoff on the nail. It is sleek without being over the top and adds a little added delicateness too your nails. I think these are amazing with pastels or neon colours as they scream spring at you.

Lovely and the different sizes plus some had a straight edge so when im a little more versed in application i can try bringing it right along the cuticle. So it looks like the flower is just coming from the  nail bed. 

Style Icon water Decals 

Style Icon Water Decals

So at first i saw the packet and was like omg where are they as the page was white apart from the black ones. Now then when i looked in more detail and then slid them off, did i see what the style was.

I love these ones, i think that they are so classy looking that on my thumb i did a double decal with the white and black one side by side to give some dimension to the nail.

I probably would use these ones for accents and with another style as i feel the thumb then maybe a lace effect on the other nails would really pop. 

So im in love with these ones. 

So as always here is the link to the Water decal Tutorial

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Plus id love to hear your comments on if you have tried these and what you think.

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So much beauty and fashion involves nails and the art included, in either matching to an outfit or for just expressional purposes. We all assume that nail polish is just whats available but with trends and new nail art designs being published in the media and on catwalks each season, Women everywhere are trying to find supplies to recreate there favourite designs.

We all know that salons can be pricey so why not check out Sparkly nails, its a nail art stockist with all you could ever need for the design your wishing to try. From nail fluff to sparkle, its all here. 

About Sparkly nails

Run by Owner Ali bennett, Sparkly nails was formed in 2004. Nine years later, Sparkly Nails is going strong.  We now stock a vast number of ranges, which all started from one range of products, nail gems�we now stock well over 100 different style nail art gems!  Last year alone we introduced four new product lines; fluffy flock, stampers, caviar beads and water decals, along with a much wider selection of stickers, pearls and gems and we will continue to invest and increase choice for our customers.

So after being kindly sent some lovely nail stickers to trial and plus a lovely "Happy birthday" message for monday, I was over the moon as i love to try new styles and creative art. I know some people think that nail art can be fiddly and not give as good results as a salon, however with the right tools to hand and a bit of practice. It can look as good or better being unique to you.

So i was sent a pastel set of stickers with a range of designs (Left) Ranging from floral to a mix then a lace design, these are all a light pastel pink or blue. The bottom lace design in white. Now i chose this for my left hand as to show you how easy it is to apply plus the finished result. 

First of all have your tools to hand, Tweezers to remove the design from the plastic and if you wish a cuticle stick to help place into smaller nails but not essential. 

I cut the design i wanted away from the others in a straight line so that i can hold the plastic up to my nail then with the scissors, make a small cut in the plastic how big my nail is (do not cut the design as yet) , do this along the whole of the row and with each nail. Then double check it will fit going by the little cut you've made to show yourself how much of the sticker you need for each nail. This is much easier then removing the whole length and cutting as its sticking to your hand. 

When your happy cut the design, remove using the tweezers or flat end of a cuticle stick then apply. Pressing firmly down across the nail working from one side. They can easily once applied be manipulated plus touched up. Then apply top coat to seal the sticker, this literally is so it does not catch and rub off. The sticker is very adhesive.

So this is the Lace with Green polish (no top coat as will bounce off flash)

I must say excuse my nails i do use a lot of nail creams but they are very dry when the weather is cold. 

Now the black lace design has a tiny line of glitter running along the middle, also the same application applies plus these are very sticky so they will last a while. 

I used a green polish but in hind-sight i would next time use a more pale colour with these, probably will try my Nice is nice - Essie polish with this next time. So the black really pops as dark on dark polish really didn't give the art a chance to pop. So thats my fault entirely not the sticker. 

So im hoping i can do regular nail art posts from now on to show you all thats available plus looks and how i applied them. I know there are wraps that require heating, tacky varnish etc to apply but these are brilliant if you want to have a quick effect for an occasion. Plus with the top coat they will last a really long time, as they are stuck on and not relying on the polish to stick. 

Now if my explanation was somewhat a little confusing they also show you how with video tutorials so i have the link here to show you how easy they really are to apply. Plus how to remove and tips on which art stickers go with certain occasions.

Sticker Tutorial 

Im grateful to Sparkly nails for allowing me to be blogging for them to trial and show there products as i think there range and selection is fantastic with really affordable prices. So go check them out if nail art is your passion or if your looking to have a go at something different. 

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Are there any art designs you are wanting to try ?