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beauty, Ciaté, DIY, Essie, foil manicure, manicure kit, OPI, Pretty Edgy, The IT Color, Very Colourfoil Manicure™
Back in January, I stumbled upon the Ciaté “Very Colourfoil Manicure™” kit on Sephora.com. And I was fascinated. At the time, nobody had swatched them, so I was left to my own musings. Until now.
What can I say… I splurged! May I present the photo evidence of my first foray into foil manicures. Allison, this one’s for you!
Although the kit was an indulgence at $19, I’ve decided it’s actually a great deal. You get a full bottle of Ciaté “Paint Pots” polish, which retails for $15. You get the bottle of Foil Fix. And then you get tons of foils. Again, I have to stress how generous this kit is with the foil.
Overall, I loved the Ciaté Very Colourfoil Manicure™ Kit, but I’ll admit it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The DIY feel of the kit was awesome — doing my nails totally felt like an art project! I really enjoyed getting a feel for working with the foil. It’s an imperfect exercise, so there’s that element of the unexpected when you rip the foil off. You hope for the best and just try again if you didn’t get what you wanted the first time.
The downside is that the foil doesn’t last very long. You can count on this looking for for about 2 days, and after that the foil just begins to wear away. Another issue I encountered was an area of Foil Fix that never had foil properly adhere to it. The nature of Foil Fix is that a top coat won’t really stick to it. Meaning, if you’ve got a patch of Foil Fix on your nail that doesn’t get covered with foil, it will stay gummy. Gross.
Any questions on the Very Colourfoil™ Mani? Hit me up in the comments! And if you’ve liked what you’ve seen, then may I suggest you act soon? I’ve only seen the kit at Sephora and the website days it’s limited edition!
foiledagain, Francesca