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the copper leaf
starburst mani
I’ve tried so many gold leafing brands and nothing is easier than this one from Blick art supplies.
http://www.dickblick.com/products/old-world-art-leafing-kits/
Try to get one that has a backing on it. If you’ve ever worked with gold or copper leafing, you know
how much easier it is to work with one that you stick on then peel the backing off. Ok, here’s how it’s
done… (**We should mention that we pre-gamed by painting the nails black and letting them dry for
a while.)
“
A copper leaf mani! It actually
looks like rose gold in person and
gives off SO much shine. We had
to find a way to incorporate it
into nail art so this is what we
dreamed up!
“
NAIL POLISH INSPIR
ATION
DIRECTIONS:
1
Cut a small square or rectangle from your
gold leaf sheet. Fold the sheet in half to cut
out a symmetric burst shape.
used nail scissors cut the
2 Ibecause they’re tinytoand help leafing
with accuracy.
Once you have the shapes you want, paint
clear
3 a thin layer ofleafing coat on the nail you’re
applying the
to.
4
Once it’s about 50% dry, stick your star on.
You can use tweezers for this or your fingers
if you’re really careful.
Let it dry a little more then peel the backing
5 off to reveal a VERY shiny burst of copper.
6
Do it on the next one. You can do this to as
many nails as you want. Here I did two and
changed the direction of the burst (which I
recommend!)
Once your starbursts are in place and
coat
dry,
another
7 the first clear of clear isused applyone from
layer of
on top. I
this
1
Essie
Good As Gold $8
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Black Satin $27
3
Butter London
Goss Nail Lacquer $15
Walgreens which worked really well and
didn’t mess with the leafing at all.
my mood board
PHOTO Photos taken from Tumblr.
#gold #nailart #DIY
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