Caviar Nails

On a recent trip to Sephora with my mom, I saw Ciate's Nail caviar. The look intrigued me and I wanted to try them out, but the $25.00 price tag didn't appeal to me. My mom however wanted to treat me. I didn't feel good about it, but she insisted and we all know not to mess with our mom's, so I graciously accepted.

Sephora had 3 colors to choose from. I am more of a bright and colorful kinda gal so I went with the color of the above posted pic. I felt that doing all of my nails with this would have been a little much for a 30 year old woman, so I decided to do an accent nail on my ring finger. First off, I loved the pink color that the kit came with. The instructions were very easy to follow and while my attempt wasn't perfect, I thought it turned out pretty cool. Excuse the photo, it was from my phone and I hadn't cleaned up my nails yet.

While I think that the kit is pretty cool, the price tag is a little ridiculous. After I bought it, I went onto Pinterest and found some good ideas on how to get the look for less. You don't need any special nail polish to get the look, any polish will do. They sell those microbeads at most craft stores. I went and got a set from Michaels from the Martha Stewart collection for a hell of a lot cheaper than the kit. But I am glad I have the kit, it came with a tray and a funnel to get those beads back in the jar.