Born Pretty Store Black & White Flower Water Decal Review

In this post, I will be reviewing the black & white flower pattern water decals from BornPrettyStore. This item comes with 3 sheets, each a different flower pattern. I have enjoyed using water decals in the past, so let's see how this brand compares. First, why don't we take a look at the 3 designs I received.

These decals all have such pretty flowers on them. I don't know where to start first!

For my first design, I started out with my peel off base coat. Next, I painted my pinky and index finger with 3 coats of Sinful Colors GoGo Girl. It is about the truest, brightest red I could find in my collection. I was going for the classic red-nail look on those 2 fingers. On my middle 2 fingers, I used Funky Fingers Gesso. Then, I topped all my nails off with one coat of Seche Vite. Once that was very dry, I cut out 2 decals from design #08.

These decals are so easy to use. After I cut out my decals I needed, I peeled off the plastic protective cover, and dropped one decal in a small glass of room temperature water. I waited about a minute or so, pulled the decal out of the water with my tweezers gently, and using my fingers, just slid the decal off the paper backing. I gently placed it down on my nail, and used my fingers to kind of position it where I wanted it. I put my blow dryer on it, on low heat, for only about 5 seconds. The reason I only did 5 seconds was to get the decal softer, and a bit more pliable. Next, I used my index finger and thumb to stretch the decal slightly, so it would lay flat on the tip of my nail. Some of my nails are pretty curved, so this seemed to really help with getting the decal flat, and without wrinkles. I turned the blow dryer on again for another 20-25 seconds. Then, I used my clean up brush (I use an ELF concealer brush) dipped in pure acetone to clean up the excess decal. It cleans up super easy. Last, I sealed the decal in with one more coat of Seche Vite. And I repeated the process for the next nail. Here is my final look!

I love how simple, yet pretty these look. 

For the next decal, I wanted something that wasn't quite so simple. I thought I would do a gradient. Those can be a lot of fun. For my gradient, I chose to use Sinful Colors Pistache and Jolt. I finished off my gradient with one coat of Seche Vite. The colors I chose are both pretty bright colors. Here's how my gradient turned out.

It is such a good feeling when your gradient turns out LOL

Now that I am happy with my gradient and my top coat is nice and dry, it is time for decals. I cut out my decals from design #29, and using the process above, did one nail at a time. Once all my decals were in place and cleaned up, I sealed them in with one more coat of Seche Vite. Here is the final look:

I love these sooo much!!

With one design left, I was stumped as to what to start out with for my base color. I was so happy with the way my gradient turned out, I got an idea. I had only tried a radial gradient with success once. So let's give it a shot. I chose to use Funky Fingers Gesso for the center, Sinful Colors Cream Soda for my first ring, and Sinful Colors Pink Poppys for the outer color. I started off painting one coat of Gesso on my nails before I started sponging the gradient on. I think I ended up sponging on 4 or 5 coats before I was happy with the gradient. I cleaned up and topped it off with Seche Vite. Here's how it looks so far:

Other than the center of my gradient being slightly off to the side of my nails, I am happy with them so far! Another successful radial gradient, YAY!!

I cut out 4 decals from design #32, and followed the steps above once again. Once all the decals were on and cleaned up, I sealed them in with one more coat of Seche Vite. Here is the final look:

I love how my ring and pinky finger decals lined the center of the flower up with the center of my gradient.

I love how this design turned out as well. I think it is very cool, and definitely different than anything else I have done recently.

Overall, I really like the Nicole Diary brand of decals. They seem like they could be possibly thinner than the ones I have tried in the past. While I have never used any that I couldn't work with, these ones seemed extra easy to get them to wrap around my curved nails. If you have curved nails and follow the steps I have listed above, with a bit of maneuvering and pulling, you should easily be able to get these decals to lay flat without any wrinkles or creases. I highly recommend these decals! There are so many designs to choose from, and they are all beautiful! You can find these decals on the BornPrettyStore website, here. They also have tons of other great nail art supplies. Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off any regular priced items.

 

Until next time,