Here is 1 of the packs I got. I ordered them from www.vivalanails.co.uk. Each pack I got had a different amount of feathers in there. This one had 3, and my pink one had like 6.
and just so you can get an idea of the size
This was after I cut the feather down to my nail size
This time, I applied the feather in the opposite direction, just to see. I wanted the light blue to poke out through my tips. I first brushed on a layer of Elmers Glue, then pressed the feather on top.
This was after it had mostly dried, and I trimmed the tips with clippers. The hard thing about feathers, is all the individual feathers are attached to the center stem, and once you cut them across, they are of course no longer attached :( so as I began placing, and trying to center the feather, it does split some, and the glue makes them stick in clumps, but it makes for a pretty cool effect on my tips.
Here is the final mani, with 2 coats of SV over top, to make it super shiny
Now from afar
See...I told you!!! lol.
your nails are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteYap you're right!! looks better from a far. but I love the polish, even though you can't see the shimmer.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, that's such a cute feather!
ReplyDeleteYou cut off the best part of the feather, IMO. :DD Still, it looks cute. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're right... but I'm glad you tried it!
ReplyDeleteCute!! I like it :)
ReplyDeleteI'm totally enjoying these posts I can't wait to see a leaf one!! The pressure of cutting the feather just right would be way to much for me! Glad u are doing it so I can sit back and relax from afar;)
ReplyDeleteI love it!
ReplyDeleteI think it looks lovely from afar and up close! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteyep probably better from a far, but we learn by trying :) I still think those feathers manicures are very cool:)
ReplyDeleteOh that's awesome! You should try it all all your nails!
ReplyDeletewow amazing! I love this mani! <3 great work!
ReplyDeleteI like it. Love the colors! I don't know if it would help, but I watched the original video you linked for the idea and if I remember correctly she used a thick coat of seche vite to adhere it. Maybe that would secure faster?
ReplyDeleteI think with the top coat it looks a loooooot better!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mani, i'm gonna try it :)
ReplyDeletehaha, great title! The only thing worse than those guys are the ones that buy you a drink and then "stalk" you for the rest of the night.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I liked the other better, I'm still loving these feather manis. You've inspired me to try something a little crazy with my nails.
I love this! I wish I could do my own nails!
ReplyDeleteI think it looks great up close! I love the color combo too :)
ReplyDeletelol, i make lots of good from afar but don't look close manicures! that's the fun in experimenting! and I gotta tell you, I love the feather look! It is so unique and gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI went to the craft store last night to get some feathers to try this and the only thing I found that seemed like it would work was attached to a fan or hair clip or I don't really know what it's supposed to be but I have to cut them off.... Anyway! The feathers I saw there that were like the one you used here were in packs but the vast majority of them had the fluffy down. Do you think that would work at all? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteI like the effect think it looks cool. I critize my work too. I'm such a perfectionist. I see flaws others don't see on myself. But, I like it. Looks good with sky :)
ReplyDeleteI love the feather and I think it goes perfect with Sky! I do like it better from far away though, the splitting creates an interesting effect but I like the solid feather better :)
ReplyDeleteAh I love this, I have a thing for feathers so will definately be trying this out. Lets hope it ends up looking as good (I doubt this tho lol) =)
ReplyDeletethe color on that feather is amazing, creative and not bad!
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting. I've never even heard of using a feather for a mani before I saw you previous post. In theory, it's cool, but it seems like it would be a PIA to work with.
ReplyDeleteI still think that this is intriguing! i love hard candy sky. I need to pick this up!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of this! Feathers are my thing and I so can't wait to try this out for myself =) Ur mani looks super cute btw =)
ReplyDeleteit's lovely but i wouldn't have the patience myself so i'm with - "thats so fresh", thank goodness we have you to do it and we can just watch. i also loved seeing your nails in the last pic from a different angle and prespective than the regular photos. YOu have lovely hands not just nails !
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys, I am just really loving these feathers. I wish I would have taken my time more with this one *shrugs* Oh well, next time.
ReplyDeleteThatSOfresh, Thanks, I'm actually afraid to try the leafs, for fear of complete destruction, LOL
Angela, I did think about that, but my mind is so simple, and just automatically relates glue, to sticking better, LOL.
Vegan, oh yay & thanks! You def need to try something a tad crazy, lol.
Brittania, yeah my first ones I got and used were all attached to like a round pad thingy, so I just plucked them, lol. I think the ones you're talking about would work, as long as you could keep them mostly intact :P
Rhonda, Oh I agree! I have to fight myself sometimes to post a mani, because I see so many flaws!
Megan, oh it is a PITA, lol. I hate the trimming part, and the gluing, sooo basically, all of it, lol, but the effect is so worth it.
Emer, omg, thank you so much!! Well, I'm happy to try anything for you guys, so you can see, even if I end up glued to my table, which I have been before, lol.
ReplyDeleteWOW! It looks fantastic! : D
ReplyDeleteGirl, you're so creative! I admire you. :)
ReplyDeleteI like it. Do agree that the last one was nicer but keep doing the different stuff. It inspires me.
ReplyDeleteI am laughing so hard at your title. I agree with the sentiment. Some guys... stay over there, please.
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys!!
ReplyDeleteFash Boulevard, thank you so much!!! I am now a follower of yours and will add you to my blog roll tomorrow morning when I update!
purplegreenjoy, haha, right?!?! And if they don't...bring my butt about 5 more shots!
That is amazingly awesome! I think it looks great. I am going to have to lecture my nails tonight about how they need to grow so I can try something like this out. :) I can not wait to see the leaves.
ReplyDeleteIt does look good in the end, but i must say i like your other feather-mani better :D
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! Great work :D
ReplyDeleteThanks you guys!!!
ReplyDeleteturtle, hopefully I'll get to the leaves, this weekend :)
absolutely GORGEOUS! Great idea!!!!
ReplyDeleteI finally tracked down some feathers to do this myself! It turned out so good and it wasn't as hard as I worried it would be! I totally credited you with the idea! Here's the link: http://polishartaddiction.blogspot.com/2011/04/hot-pink-feathers.html
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