You can buy Ciaté's expensive nail Caviar:
Or you can go to etsy.com and buy 18 mini bottles of so called Micro Beads, which is exactly the same, for just 7 dollars:
Guess what I did!?! ;)
I'm not sure what to think about this trend. It is a bit like what-are-we-going-to-come-up-with-now. I will only make an accent nail with the beads or perhaps french tips for special occasions. Eva from Coewless has made a bead-manicure, which I think is really nice.
That was my very first through when this trend hit the nail art world. I haven't worked with microbeads too much, but they've been floating around in the paper crafting realm for years (and certainly around for far longer than that in general) and I was floored when I started seeing nail polish brands charging an arm and and a leg for these wee little specks of colour. Three cheers for resourceful gals like us who know how not to get suckered in! :)
SvarSlet♥ Jessica
Thanks for the cheers, Jessica. :) It is always great to find cheaper alternatives, no one will know when it is on your nails. Have a lovely weekend. :)
Slet