Category: Nail Art

ABC Challenge – Q is for quilted manicure

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Hello and happy Wednesday everyone :) Today it’s time for the letter Q on our weekly ABC challenge and this was a tough one. I had hard time finding a polish that starts with a Q. Those that I found, I didn’t care for too much and I didn’t want to waste money on a bottle of polish that I don’t really want just because the name starts with a right letter ;) So I decided to do a quilted manicure. I’m not sure if this really counts as quilted mani but that’s what I’m calling it to get this darn letter over and done with.

As a base I used a coat of Color Club’s Where’s The Soiree? black creme and HK Girl fast drying top coat. Then I taped the pattern and applied two coats of OPI Bond Girls Liquid Sand shade Jinx. Removed the tapes right after and let the mani dry. Could’ve done a better job with this one but I was in a hurry and just needed to get something done. Either way, I liked how this looked IRL and I LOVE Jinx! It is stunning!

Please go visit all the other lovely ladies on this challenge and see what they are up to this week :)



Born Pretty Store review – Metal Style 3D Nail Art Sticker Silver

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I got some more nail art supplies from Born Pretty Store to review and here’s the first one, metallic looking 3D nail art stickers. Mine are pattern #1, altogether there is seven different patterns to choose from. I’m not a huge fan of stickers but these I actually like. The subtle 3D effect and metallic look take them apart from many other more plastic looking stickers.

There are two different shapes on this sticker sheet. One that comes out in single piece and the other one can be used for french tips. French tip one comes off in two different pieces. Top part is lace like pattern and bottom part is just a solid curved piece. Those can be used together or on their own. The french tip on is all in one big ribbon so you need to have scissors handy to cut them to the size you need. The glue on these is not super sticky so you definitely need to use a top coat to seal the sticker in. Just like many other stickers, remember not to use your fast drying top coat.

 

 

On these nails I used Orly Lemonade as a base color and Inm Northern Lights Holographic Top Coat Gold.

You can buy these from Born Pretty Store and they also have a wide range of other nail art supplies. Born Pretty Store offers free worldwide shipping. Please use the code “NZL91” when you order and get extra -10% discount.

 


***This was sent for review.

 
 
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Polish days – 7 deadly sins

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This is my first time doing a Polish Days theme manicure. I’m actually quite excited to do this too :) This month’s theme is 7 deadly sins. I did a quick googling on the subject and saw some inspiring images. I decided to go with pride. Pride is said to be the original and deadliest of the seven sins.

Pride also called vanity, wanting to be more attractive and important than the others. For this I wanted to do a look that was very showy. Since pride is often associated with violet color I saw the perfect opportunity to use my Illamasqua Babtiste that finally arrived. I sponged some purple glitter over it on some parts of the nails and glued on a lot of clear, different sized rhinestones. Unfortunately the photos don’t do justice to how sparkling this manicure really was.

 

Born Pretty Store Joyme nail art pen review

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Happy Sunday my lovelies! I hope everyone’s been having a great and relaxing weekend :)

Today I have a Joyme nail art pen review for you. These are sold in Born Pretty Store for $5.99 a piece and you can choose from six different colors. Mine is pink #06.

These are really easy to use. Directions are printed on the pen itself  “Shake me – pump & use” and it is that simple. Just remember to keep the cap on the pen when you shake it or you might make a bit of a mess. I pressed the pen down a few times on the first use to get the color to come out evenly, I pressed it against paper. Don’t over pump though or you’ll get too much color and it’s going to be hard to draw detailed things. If you use it for a bigger design then you need to pump it again when ever it seems that enough color isn’t coming out anymore.

You can draw very detailed lines and tiny little things with these pens. What I really fell in love with was the tiny little dots you can do! Always the same size, perfect shape and so tiny. I just couldn’t resist using only dots to create my first nail art design with this. You can just dot-dot-dot away. No need to keep dipping a dotting tool in polish and then get uneven sized dots. This was so quick and so easy to do! I’m gonna buy at least black and white pens too.

I used Essence Top Of The Ice-stream and Flormar U02 as a base for my floral dots design. I let the manicure dry well before using the pencil. When you’re all done with your design don’t forget to use a top coat to protect your nail art! I used the pen on top of the polish cos when I tested it on top of a quick drying top coat the color didn’t apply as well and evenly as it did straight on the polish.

You can buy this nail art pen from Born Pretty Store and they also have a wide range of other nail art supplies. Born Pretty Store offers free worldwide shipping. Please use the code “NZL91” when you order and get extra -10% discount.

***This was sent for review.

 

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My World Autism Awareness Day manicure

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Today, Tuesday 2nd of April is the World Autism Awareness Day and here’s my Light It Up Blue! manicure.

The base color is a very vibrant blue, Elevation Polish Pic De Sotllo. On my index finger I have a reversed glitter gradient done with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Shooting Star. Middle finger has puzzle pieces freehanded with acrylic paint and topped with China Glaze Blue Island Iced Tea. Ring finger has a coat of BG Cosmetics Kimber’s Korner on the whole nail and pinky is a gradient with Moda Young #32 electric blue glitter.

 

 

Born Pretty Store Nail art studs wheel review

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It’s time for another Born Pretty Store review. This time I have a wheel of nail art studs for you. This wheel has 12 different shape studs both silver and gold in it. I like the fact that I can get all these shapes in a same package. This way I get to play around and try out different things.

Some of the studs are quite big and all of them lay flat. You can easily bend the bigger studs so that they curve a little and match the shape of your nail. I used a dotting tool handle to push the stud against so I got it to curve just the right amount. Again I applied the studs on a manicure that wasn’t completely dry yet and pressed the studs down lightly to get them to sink into the polish a little. After I got all the studs placed I added  a top coat to seal them in. The polish is Illamasqua Rampage.

I used a lot of big studs this time cos I wanted to go a little overboard with this look. I really like how the ring finger turned out. Almost looks like it has an armor on. Next time I use these I’ll probably just do an accent nail. I find all the the studs on this kit being very usable and you’ll be seeing more designs with these in the future.

You can buy this stud wheel from Born Pretty Store and they also have a wide range of other nail art supplies. Born Pretty Store offers free worldwide shipping. Please use the code “NZL91” when you order and get extra -10% discount.


***These studs were sent for review.

 

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Wannabe Easter nails

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So everyone is doing Easter nails which means I had to give it a try too! I didn’t want to try and draw a bunny cos I know it would’ve ended up looking like some scary mutant alien from your weirdest nightmares. So I just settled with some flowers, grass and something that was supposed to be a dotting tool easter egg. Easter egg, yeah right. I bet that’s the first thing you thought when you saw the random dots and the green mess all over my nail LOL Oh well, I tried :P

Happy Easter to all who are celebrating!!

 

 

ABC Challenge – L is for leopard prints

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Hi everyone, happy Wednesday! This week I finally decided to do some nail art and the obvious choice here was the leopard prints. As a base I used my yesterday’s OPI Pedal Faster Suzi! mani.

For these I used Oumax acrylic paints. I took some dark purple and mixed in white to make the lilac color. Then I used a thin nail art brush to paint on the spots. I didn’t want to cover the whole nail cos I felt it might have been too much with these colors. After the lilac part was done I did the black parts. I let those dry for a bit too and then added some Sally Hansen Strobe Light holographic glitter over the lilac parts for extra sparkle. Waited for a little longer and then added the top coat.

I actually really liked how these turned out. The colors looked nice and appropriate for spring time too :)

Please go visit all the other ladies on this challenge and see what kind of awesome things they have done this week! Thanks for reading!

 

 

ABC Challenge – J is for Just a Little Dangerous and Jindie Nails

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It’s Wednesday and time for our super fun weekly ABC Challenge again. This week it’s J and for that I chose Sephora by OPI Just a Little Dangerous and Jindie Nails Baby Doll to go with that. I applied two coats of Just a Little Dangerous and added a little gradient style application with Jindie Nails Baby Doll. I left the biggest white hexglitters in the bottle and aimed for more shimmer and colorful glitter. These looked so pretty IRL and the photos just don’t do this manicure enough justice. I could’ve really used sunlight for these photos but mother nature decided that instead of a nice sunny spring day she should just throw a blizzard at us :/

Just a Little Dangerous is a very beautiful shimmery purple. Easy to apply and dries fast. I love this color! I only have a mini bottle of this and I think I might need to get a full sized one. I did a full review of Jindie Nails Baby Doll a few days ago and you can find it here. I can’t put in words how much I LOVE this polish. It is so versatile. It’s stunning on it’s own! Even more stunning on a black base and now the purple base brought out yet another side of it. I only have a mini of this too but I’m getting a full size bottle asap!

 

This is taken with my iPhone 4S and it’s most color accurate.

 

Born Pretty Store Glitter powder sheets review

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I got these Glitter powder sheets from Born Pretty Store to try them out with some nail art. The package contains 12 different colors packed in small plastic jars. These can be used for a countless amount of nail art styles and they are also perfect for acrylic or gel nails. The size is just perfect so these lay very flat on your nail and are easy to pick up using a dotting tool or an orange wood stick.

I decided to try and do a drip manicure using these glequins. I really liked how this looked in real life. It was a pretty bling bling result. I used Color Club’s Take Me To Your Chateau and I Believe In Amour to paint my nails. Then I used clear nail polish and an orange wood stick to apply the hex glitters. I added a coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food on top of the decorations and finished it all with a coat of Inm top coat.

You can buy these from Born Pretty Store and they also have a wide range of other nail art supplies. Born Pretty Store offers free worldwide shipping. Please use the code “NZL91” when you order and get extra -10% discount.


 

***These were sent for review.

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