As you can see I've only cut a few of them up. You get a razor in the pack and it takes ages. Really they need to be super thin. I watched a video on YouTube about cutting them which said they should be paper thin!
Here's my first nail art with Fimo...
Not very adventurous! But I tested out their staying power. I had my nails like this for about a week and they showed no signs of falling off. Of course mine weren't paper thin but I stuck them on my ring finger where they were least likely to fall off.
To stick them on I just used a paintbrush and OPI Nail Envy which I use as a topcoat. I put a bit of Nail Envy on the bottom of the Fimo piece and placed it onto my nail with the paintbrush. I then held it down with the other end of the brush until it had stuck down. I found that with them being quite thick they tend to raise up at the edges. But a big coat of topcoat (and a long wait for it to dry) and they were stuck down nicely.
I'd definitely advise buying pre-cut Fimo, I know you can find it on Ebay or Amazon. That way you get to skip all that slicing and you know they'll be nice and thin!
Love, S
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I've been thinking of getting some of these for a while, think I will be going for the pre cut ones tho can't be bothered with the hassle of having to cut them so precise lol !! X
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool! I've never heard of fimo, but it looks pretty interesting and pretty neat to use as nail decor. Love the idea!
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Woooow did you make the fimo pieces!!?? I have fimo and I really want to learn how to make things like that!! :)
ReplyDeleteand the nail art looks amazing!
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That is fab - I never knew you could get things like this!
ReplyDeleteWow, I haven't even heard of these before, looks awesome!
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I've never heard of these "fimo pieces" but I must admit - you sell them well.
ReplyDeleteMay have to give them a shot some time.
..although it does look like it takes quite a bit of patience.
L x
this is amazing! love this idea xxxx
ReplyDeletehaha that answers my question! pre-made & pre-sliced it is! luckily ebay is full of em!!
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Wow these look great, defiantly have to try it out :)
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Wowee, I've never seen anything like this before! You must have so much patience!! haha
ReplyDeleteReplying to the comment you left on my post - I literally watched the Nicola Robert's video after I wrote my post haha it does look really nice on her but my hair is a lot more copper than that, hers is quite blondey :/ argh! xxx
I've always wondered how these things work!!! Thanks for the answer hahah :) They look really cute, but I can imagine the slicing being time consuming :/
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ReplyDeleteThanks for following, I love your blog so I have followed back.
I really want to try fimo after this post!! I will definitely heed by your advice and go for the pre sliced.
xoxo
OH! I JUST NOTICED! AM I YOUR 100TH FOLLOWER?
ReplyDeleteCongrats gorgeous, yayyyy! Bring out the champagne, hahahah :D
wow, thats amazing. couldnt do the cutting, would cut myself insted, haha. Followin' back ofc :)
ReplyDeleteoooh very cool. I am going to try to find some fimo this weekend.
ReplyDeleteWell that sounds hella fun!!! THanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is so awesome! I didnt know you cut them yourself. Looks fun.
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Helloooo I'm glad you found this useful, pre-cut is definitely the way forward because chopping is so boring!
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Thanks for commenting on my blog, I was away so thats why it's taken me forever to reply! thanks for following too and I love your blog too, it's really cute. I've never tried fimo, I think I might for summer though!
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Whoah ! I didn't know that we could do that with fimo ! I'll def try it ! Check out : http://nothinlasts.blogspot.com/
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