Leather and Chrome - Gold Leather Effect transfer foil, LA Girl Blackout, 2mm square studs

Here's a follow-up to last week's post! I posted then about one of my favourite transfer foils - Gold Leather Effect. Well, here's what I did after to jazz it up a little...

[Black, gold and silver - gotta love it!]

Sorry I don't have step by step pics for this manicure!

[Base: China Glaze Millenium; Foil: Gold Leather Effect]

Quick reminder of what I started out with...

[Foil: Gold Leather Effect; Stripes: LA Girl Blackout; Studs: 2mm square studs]

I then used a plain black creme polish (LA Girl Blackout) and swiped a cross pattern over each nail. If you can manage to work fast enough, place square studs point-to-point down your nail while the black polish is still wet/tacky.

[Foil: Gold Leather Effect; Stripes: LA Girl Blackout; Studs: 2mm square studs]

If that's a bit too rushed for your taste, just use some clear polish and dab it on the spots where you want the studs to stick. I find a skewer with a bit of drying clear polish on the end works great to pick up studs/rhinestones to place on the nail.

[Foil: Gold Leather Effect; Stripes: LA Girl Blackout; Studs: 2mm square studs]

This doesn't take long at all! It's a very quick way to add some edge to your manicure! If you want it to last as long as possible, make sure to swipe a thick layer of topcoat to hold the studs on properly. These ones lie fairly flat so it definitely helps!

For reference, these are 2mm square studs. You can check out other types of studs and manicures we've done with them by clicking through our "studs" tag! Enjoy!