Trying beads and stickers for the first time!

I can't remember where I saw this design - I think it was from the advertisement for the stickers.  This design has satisfied my curiosity for both beads and sticker experiments.

Tip: OPI Alpine Snow
Top:  OPI Black Onyx
V shape Sticker 
beads (image from amazon.com)

Instructions and Tips 

1. Apply the base coat and wait for it to dry
1. I use OPI Start to Finish because it dries faster than OPI Base Coat and easier to work with for this design.
2. Apply the v shape sticker to the nails 
1. Caution:  The sticker is too sticky for base coat.  Directly apply to the nail will take off the base coat and leave some of the stickers on the nail.
2. After peeling sticker off the package, stick and take off skin a few times until it's less sticky before placing it on the nail.
3. Place the pointy part of V to center of nail
4. Make sure  the tip of V does not go over the nail part where it's not attached to the skin (just like the regular French manicure where it's not suppose to show the white visible part)
5. Lightly press the sticker on nail - only enough that it doesn't move.
3. Paint the bottom half of the nail with OPI Alphone Snow - try not to cover the sticker too much, only enough so the color won't mix with the other color on top.
4. Paint the upper half with OPI Black Onyx
5. Take off the V sticker on the nail has both colors applied with thin layer - Note both step 3 & 4 have to be completed rather quickly, so it's less likely to leave a solid line when it gets dry.
6. Apply the top coat
7. Quickly drop a bead to the desired position after applying the top coat - In this picture I drop it in-between two colors.
8. Apply additional top coat
1. Also dab around the bead with top coat.  After all top coat is the holder for the bead. 
9. Apply Drip dry on top coat to help the nails dry faster.

Challenges

1.    The beads don't stay on if you plan on doing housework
1. One thing I find helpful is to apply top coat around the beads every other day with drip dry.
2. However, if you do plan on doing housework, the chance of it staying on is pretty low after a few hours. 
3. An alternative is to use silver nail art polisher to dot it.  
2.  Different colors!
1. Personally I think this design is a little busy on short nails, but for dressing up in black/white, it worked well.  It can be more vibrant to mix with colors are friendly to pink - Pastel colors should look great, or you can look up internet some some resources on color scheme with pink.