There’s been absolutely no shortage of unique, and even at times, brilliant, nail art to hit our Instagram feeds in 2017. And as we prepare to close the book on the great nail art trends of 2017, another Instagram user has stepped forward with an idea that is literally on fire.
Recently, an Instagram user turned a set of nails into a literal lighter with one nail featuring a matchstick and the other housing a lighting strip. In the Instagram video, Tony Ly of Tony Nails shows followers an actual flame that forms in the process. Given that, it’s understandable when we say you should absolutely not play around with this idea, or even attempt it, even its for the ‘gram.
Not only did Tony’s nail catch fire, but he also blinged out his creation, adorning the matchstick nail in jewels and a fluorescent green polish. It appears that the way the nail works is by affixing a longer matchstick to one nail, and then lighting that stick on another nail that’s covered in striking surface material. So, not only are Tony’s nails beautiful, but they’re also scientific. Tony makes burning out the flame rather easy, demonstrating that he simply flicks off the match head.
The nail artist offers no tutorial on how exactly to make the match nail, so it might be best to leave this one to the experts, but Instagram users are definitely intrigued. Others aren’t totally convinced they wouldn’t get burned in the process, with one user pointing out “that’s not good, this fire burns.” As for those of us still mastering the art of just getting the perfect brush stroke, we probably would want to skip this one.
