DIY: Ciate Caviar Manicure

Nail polish company, Ciate recently launched their Caviar manicure which I jumped on as I can't resist anything to do with nail art! Except, I wasn't too keen on the £18 price tag! After watching the tutorial on the Ciate website I realised that Caviar beads are the same as micro beads, which quickly prompted an eBay search! Low and behold I found some micro beads for an extremely reasonable 99p with an additional 85p P&P. Which means my little manicure cost me just £1.84! You can work out the saving on that ;)

Firstly, choose your beads. I got mine from this seller, but there's a wider selection of colours here if you prefer. I went for a pale pink colour as I thought it would be nice for a wedding I'm going to next month!

Choose a base colour, I'm using Barry M's Strawberry Ice cream, it doesn't have to match I think a bright pink or even a pastel blue would look good with the pink beads! Apply your first coat of polish.

Find some kind of tray, I just picked up the first lid I found which happened to be the Harrods Glossybox lid! If you have any tupperware from the Chinese takeaway that would work well too!

Paint on a second coat of polish and place your hand over the tray to catch any of the beads. Whilst the polish is still wet, pour the micro beads all over the nail. Lightly press down on the beads to ensure they stick to the polish.

Once completely dry, seal just the tips with a top coat. Also repeat on all your other nails for a more wacky look! From your tray tip all the beads back into the tube and you're ready to go again. If you're still unsure then Ciate have a good video tutorial!

Hope you enjoyed!

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