Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Feathers Water Decal (NOTW 7)

Monday, July 30, 2012

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Feathers Water Decal (NOTW 7)

I am super excited to share this week's NOTW!

This week I am sharing a nail art done using water decals. Water decals are designs that are created on very thin plastic sheets that can easily stick to your nail with the help of a top coat. These are called 'water' decals because in order to get the pattern you need to soak the pattern in water where it separates from the paper backing and can be picked up and stuck on your nail.

I got the Gold Peacock feather water decals from KKCeneterHK.com. One pack which has two different patterns for both hands costs around US$6.

And this is how it looks on my nails!
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals


Now for the how to of this pretty nail art.
First let see what all you need
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Things you need for Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

  • Nail paint
  • Top coat
  • Water decals
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • A small bowl of water (not shown in the pic)
To start off begin by choosing a pattern of the water decal and based on the pattern, select your nail paint. Since I had golden water decals I chose a Sally Hansen deep brown red with a hint of sparkle as I wanted to make this nail art very bridal (Indian bridal that is!) Paint your nails with your base colour and let it dry completely before starting off with the water decals.

Let us now see step by step on how water decals are done.
Step 1. Remove the plastic sheet covering from your pack of water decals and cut out one water decal depending on the size of your nail.

Step 2. Immerse the water decal in the bowl of water and let it sit there for a few seconds. Make sure to immerse it front side up (not reverse)


Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Step By Step - Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Step 3. Using the tweezers carefully take the water decal out of the bowl of water.
Step 4. Gently move the pattern away from the paper backing - usually the pattern will start sliding off on its own but at times I had to gently nudge it with my hand. If your pattern is not sliding off soak it in water for a few more seconds.

Step 5: Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Step 5: Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Step 5. Using the tweezers gently lift the pattern off the paper and place it on your nail carefully. See how the pattern looks when lifted with the tweezers - it has a transparent background. Now smooth it out with your finger (or you can use a small towel which will also dry it off a bit)

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Repeat the steps for all your nails and finish off with a top coat. A fun way to decorate your nails and make them look awesome at any occasion.

I love the final outcome which looks like the nail art has been done by some professional. The whole process was easy, fun, and very rewarding!

Some more pictures to feast your eyes on!
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals
Bridal Nail Art - Gold Peacock Water Decals

Hope you liked this nail art!

Style Tip: You can try the same gold peacock water decals with a turquoise blue nail paint as base to give a true peacock look

7 comments:

  1. aww so bridal :) very apt look !

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  2. Very pretty....I just placed the order with them using your code ...hope I get them soon...:)

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  3. looks awesome Shilpa:) you have pretty hands!

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  4. thank you everyone - I am so glad you girls liked it :)
    I cut my nails after doing this post but I cut them with the nail art still on as I am so in love with it! :D

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