Nails for my Lady in Waiting

For my Lady in Waiting, I wanted to paint my nails so that my nails wouldn't be bare in the final images. I also thought that by adding nail decals I could made the nails 3D and make them look a bit more interesting. Furthermore I thought that this would add another layer of elegance to the look, which I wanted my Lady in Waiting to have.

The products I used

For the nails I used:

- Sally Hansen Double Duty Base and Top Coat

- Ciate Nail Polish in 'Chalkboard'

- Ciate Nail Polish in 

- Ciate appliqué pearls

- Silver appliqué gems

First I applied an initial coat of the base coat to protect my nails. Then I applied two coats of the black polish to get a very opaque coating on the nail. Once this had dried I started to apply the pearls and gems to the nails, I used the base/top coat to apply them by dipping the bases into the product and then onto the nail. As my makeup design features gold, I wanted to add in a hint of gold to the nails without overpowering them, so I used the gold nail polish to lightly dot and colour over some of the gems. Finally I sealed the entire design with the top coat to make sure that everything was shiny and held in place. 

I'm so happy with how they turned out, I think they are something slightly different and hopefully will go with my makeup design well. Although they may not show up on camera, I'm really glad that I did the nails. I think that they do help add to the character and the high class lady that I want to portray and did turn out exactly how I imaged them to when I was planning the look for my Lady. I am slightly apprehensive about doing things now that I have the nails done though, as they do feel very delicate and I don't want any of the appliqués to fall off before the assessment.