Nail Art

Nail Art ~ Nicole Diary Water Decals ~ Review

A few weeks ago I had the first five mani’s I created using Nicole Diary Water Decals. Today I have the final five to show you. Let’s jump right in because there are lots of pictures to get through!

Nicole Diary Water Decals Collage




Black and White Random Floral  NDS-13
For this mani I started with one coat of white on my index and ring finger. I cut out a section of the decals, one with the white background and one with the black. I let them soak in room temperature water for about 20-30 seconds, slid the decals off the paper backing with tweezers and placed on my nails with the white base coat. I paired these with Nanacoco Pirate’s Bay for a perfect match. 

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Earth Green Floral  NDS-28
For this mani I started with one coat of white on my middle finger and ring finger. I cut out two sections of the decals, and let them soak in room temperature water for about 20-30 seconds, slid the decals off the paper backing with tweezers and placed on my nails with the white base coat. I paired these with Zoya Charli and some stamping from plate MM-20 and MdU Peace. I love how this one turned out!

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Orange Paisley  NDS-25
For this mani I started with one coat of white on my ring finger and little finger. I cut out two section of decals, and let them soak in room temperature water for about 20-30 seconds, slid the decals off the paper backing with tweezers and placed on my nails with the white base coat. I paired these with Cupcake Polish Cocoon for a perfect match! 

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Blue and Peach Floral  NDS-30
For this mani I started with one coat of white on my index and little finger. I cut out two sections of decals, and I let them soak in room temperature water for about 20-30 seconds, slid the decals off the paper backing with tweezers and placed on my nails with the white base coat. I paired these with Nanacoco Time after Time and matched with some stamping from Moyra Florality plate using MdU whire.

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Black and Green Roses  NDS-12
For this mani I started with one coat of white on my index, ring and little finger. I cut out 3 section of decals, and let them soak in room temperature water for about 20-30 seconds, slid the decals off the paper backing with tweezers and placed on my nails with the white base coat. I lined up the bird section of decal on my little finger. I placed rose sections on my other nails. On my middle finger I painted 2 coats of Glitter Gal Serpent Black and stamped a single rose in a coordinating color to bring it all together. This is definitely another favorite.

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My Thoughts: I really love the Nicole Diary water decals. They apply smoothly and evenly with little trouble. I let them dry about 1 minute before applying my top coat. Nicole Diary has a great selection of patterns I haven’t seen anywhere else. 

Nicole Diary water decals and nail art supplies are available on Amazon and AliExpress. You can also follow Nicole Diary on Instagram. 

Use my code Tif2016 in the notes section to receive a free gift with your order! 

Until next time, stay polished!
  • I love the “earth green floral” & “Black Green Rose” look from these looks, but my absolute favourite one are the”Black & Green Rose”.

  • Laura-Louise Knowles

    These are all so beautiful!! I love how beautifully you apply the decals x

  • I’ve just used my first set of decals from Nicole Diary and they are sooo good! I really like them!

  • So many fabulous manis In this post, I can’t choose a favorite cause they’re all so pretty!

  • Tracey

    All super mani’s, I love these Nicole Diary water decals x

  • These decals are really nice!

  • Naked Without Polish

    I am not a decal fan, but you did such a great job with each of these manis!

  • Cat Ray

    These decals all look great! I really like the orange paisley manicure you created, but they are all awesome! I’ll have to check these out!

  • Melissa

    Your pairings are amazing!

  • Loved these manis. You were quite creative in using these decals

  • Becca Faceache Catlett

    Love all of these manis! The decals look so good x

  • You paired these so perfectly that they don’t even look like decals!

  • Gosh they are all so pretty!

  • Water decals are the best for lazy people like me. I love how you paired these up!

  • FairyTales Nails

    Beautiful manicures I love the Nicole diary nail art supplies 🙂 fab products and great prices x