Navy Frills - Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Wildcard, White Lace Water Decal

I thought jazz up last week's manicure as well as get a move on with my ever-increasing stash of water decals....

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...and here's the result! Something nice and simple! To tell the truth, I considered doing a stamp the base shade at first but stamping was just not working out for me that night! So water decals, it was!

[Bottle to nail: Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Wild Card (2 coats)]

My base shade was Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy in Wild Card, a blue jelly-creme polish.

[Base: Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Wild Card (2 coats); Water Decal: White lace]

I chose a white lace water decal and carefully cut out sections the width of each nail. Always remember to remove the plastic film over water decals before dunking them in water! After a minute, the decal should slide right off. With small pieces like these, it's easy to get them folded over and hard to position them properly before they stick.

[Base: Revlon Colorstay Gel Envy Wild Card (2 coats); Water Decal: White lace]

Here's some quick tips for water decals:
Get your nails wet so you have a bit of extra time for repositioning. When the decal starts sliding off the backing paper, keep the decal mostly on the backing so it maintains it's shape, leaving an edge free. Place the free edge where you want it on the nail, then hold that in place, and slide the rest of the paper off. Hope that makes sense! It certainly makes things much easier for decal placement!

Remember, topcoat after to keep the decal firmly stuck down!