A 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN in London has covered her Lamborghini Aventador in two million crystals. Daria Radionova spent over $445,000 on the Lamborghini but refused to say how much it cost to apply the crystals to the car. The Aventador is Daria’s fourth crystal-covered car, after she was inspired by a pair of crystal-covered Louboutin shoes she owns. The spectacular car modification was accomplished by a team that included cake decorators and henna artists and took over three months to complete.
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00:00There are two million crystals on the Aventador.
00:02Some people say that I wasted so much money on this car,
00:06which is not true.
00:07I like something shiny.
00:14So it's actually impossible to take any crystal of this car
00:16because the glue is so strong.
00:18You can try it.
00:19If I had to describe my car in three words,
00:22it would be unique, photogenic and beautiful.
00:26In the world of supercars,
00:27the Lamborghini will always reign supreme.
00:31But what happens when you take an Aventador
00:33and give it the ultimate bling makeover?
00:47This is Daria and she's done just that.
00:51My name is Daria Rodionova
00:52and I own the world's first crystal-covered Lamborghini.
00:56It might be the first of its kind,
00:58but Daria's inspiration for her bedazzled car
01:00came from something a lot smaller.
01:03So basically, I had shoes from Lamborghini
01:07covered in crystals.
01:08And I was like,
01:09why not to cover my car like this,
01:12full of crystals?
01:13And that's how the idea came up.
01:17Girls, we love diamonds.
01:18We love everything shiny and sparkling.
01:20So that's why I decided to put crystals
01:24because I like something shiny, a shiny look.
01:27There are two million crystals on the Aventador.
01:30It took around three months to finish the job.
01:33Every single crystal was applied by hand.
01:41Taking on the task of kitting out this Lamborghini
01:43with thousands of crystals was Amir.
01:46I'm the owner and founder of Cars & Cloaks.
01:49And here we have a simple rule.
01:50If you can dream it, we'll build it for you.
01:52So the car came to us in red.
01:54I was scared.
01:56I was like, I'm not going to do it.
01:57So not only, I'm taking on a Lamborghini.
02:00Yeah, one of the most popular, expensive supercars
02:04that I'm covering with two million crystals.
02:07No way I'm doing it.
02:09We had not done anything so extensive
02:11to a Lamborghini Aventador.
02:12And we ended up doing the craziest thing to it.
02:15The process of covering the car in crystals was meticulous.
02:18The first layer is a see-through PPF layer,
02:20which protects the paint from stone chips and whatnot.
02:23On top of that, we've got black vinyl,
02:26which serves as a base for the crystals.
02:28The crystals are also black to enhance it.
02:30So we went for a gloss black finish underneath.
02:33And then there's glue on top of the vinyl,
02:35which holds the crystals down.
02:36So in theory, if she ever wants to go back to red, she can.
02:41The bonnet took probably about five days
02:43for two people to complete.
02:44There were times where I thought I'll give up.
02:47Team almost had it.
02:49So a lot of late nights, a lot of pizzas.
02:52With the Aventador being one of the priciest cars on the market,
02:56covering it with crystals must have been expensive.
03:00I got the car for £350,000.
03:02And because it has crystals now, it's priceless.
03:07I can't say how much it cost because it's a secret.
03:11Covering one car in crystals is a huge challenge.
03:13But incredibly, this isn't a first for Daria.
03:17So Lamborghini Aventador is not the first car
03:20I had covered in crystals.
03:22Before that, I had Mercedes CLS covered in crystals.
03:26And then I had Bentley.
03:28And then I had Lamborghini Huracan.
03:30So after Huracan, I decided that I want to upgrade it.
03:33And I got Aventador.
03:35Driving this pimped out supercar around London,
03:38it's no surprise it attracts a fair amount of attention.
03:41I do not predict how popular the car will become.
03:46In my opinion, Lamborghini is the,
03:48especially Aventador, is the best car on earth.
03:51I love the drive, I love the handle of the car.
03:55I love the power, the sound, the look, everything.
04:01Some people say that I wasted so much money on this car,
04:05which is not true.
04:07That's something that I really love.
04:08It's my hobby and I love fast cars.
04:10So the next car I'm planning to cover in crystals
04:13is going to be Bugatti.
04:14Just watch me.