they are just the smallest size in swarovski stones....... if you have access to swarovski, you can get the stones.
It takes so long to do a set of lips though (about an hour), most of the pictures you see are photoshopped.
You can also purchase the centre of sequins (the hole they punch out), thay are also quite dazzling.
Gemstones ae the bigget ripoff in the nailworld, it's kinda like buying drugs (the closer you are to the kitchen) the cheaper they get. I get 1440 stones for the price that many buy 100.
Also in AUS, there is quite a high tax on them for nails, but if you use them for fashion/fabric, they fall into a different tax bracket and are much cheaper.
Get yourself some good quality gum arabic and take your time, do about 1.5 cms at a time (working from the outside in). You can also reuse them. (gum arabic rubs off between your fingers).
It's very difficult for the model to talk once it is done without sounding like like Vicky Pollard with an avocado seed in each cheek.:lol:
