Excellence in Doll Ownership

She doesn’t have a name yet.  But this photo has been on my computer for about 6 weeks.  Sheesh, it’s about time I shared.

I’ve never really liked the glittery nails that my 4Woods came with.  I bought her slightly used so I didn’t have a choice.

The problem has been that i was afraid to paint over the glitter thinking it’s rough texture would turn things into a mess.  Not so.  But it requires two coats of polish; one color coat and one clear coat (my choice to use the clear after getting that bit of advice from CJD).

Below you can see the original nails with one nail painted with a single red coat.  Notice that it has good color coverage but is rough in texture due to the glitter beneath it.

Later I painted the other 9 fingernails red.  In addition, a coat of Hard As Nails “Top Coat” (clear) went on the ring finger.  Look close and you can see the difference.  Hard to tell huh?  Up close you can see the difference clearly.

Here is an extreme close in view.  Also note: After I took the below photo, I put clear coat on the other 9 nails.  No more rough look to the nails!!

Finally,

…..what do you say we show off her pretty toenails (still not glued on, and still not the final set or final color)

Two photos here that demonstrate what I’ve been working on for toenails for the 4Woods Evolution.

I’m still not satisfied.  I used fake fingernails, and I plan to go find fake toenails and try those.  Once I get results I really like, I’ll do a more comprehensive tutorial on this.  But this is a good start.

update I found some wider nails at Wal-Mart.  Things are looking better.  Too bad Evolution has such long toenails.  this is as big a nail as I could find, so far. (note: the previous toenail is resting there on the base of her big toe, for comparison)