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For Christmas this year I was given a lovely gift from Lush (cosmetics) and within it was their 'Lush News' which is printed on.. well.. newspaper! Out came the meths and cotton wool pads.
This time I've simplified the method and it's quicker and less messy. I chose to go with title page, product image, ingredient description, lush bottle/vegan logo (cute!) and front page artwork.
You will need: Tissue/kitchen roll, 2 cotton wool balls, nail varnish remover, pale nail varnish, top/base coat, meths (adults only!) and a copy of the Lush Times.
1. Look through the Lush Times and cut 10 sections which are large enough to cover the nail.
2. Protect the work surface you're working on. Wash and dry hands.
3. Apply base coat followed by two layers of pale varnish. Wait until completely dry.
4. To minimize meths inhalation, use the cotton ball and use that to absorb a moderate amount of the meths from the bottle, like you would nail varnish remover. Place to the side for the moment and put lid back on the meths.
5. Take one of the sections of paper, place it over the nail. Take the meths cotton ball and place it on top of the paper, press down firmly and hold for 25-30 sec.
6. Gently peel off the paper to reveal transfer. If the paper resists, use a dab of meths to wet the paper.
7. Leave 1 minute then paint over with 1-2 layers of top coat.
If you fudge up the nail transfer the you can grab the other cotton ball, absorb nail varnish remover and gently swipe over the nail to remove transfer without too much polish coming off.
So the things you can't use for transferring to nails via meths: heavier wrapping paper, inkjet printer images, laser printer images. Was worth a try but turned out fruitless.
I may go hunting tomorrow for some more newspaper-based bits.
Thanks for visiting!
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