Easy-to-do manicures

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Sorry for being MIA - busy week. Today I'll show you two of my last manicures. They're both really easy and fast to do and also eye-catchy.
For the first one, I started with two coats of  Astor - 237 Orange Cosmos on all nails except from my accent nail, where I applied ProNails - Extreme white. Then, using a dotting tool, I made some dots using the other colour. You can also use bobby pins or needles for this step. Finally, I applied a golden heart stud from Born Pretty store and sealed everything with top coat. 

For the second nail art, I used a different nail polish on each nail.

 I applied two coats of Rimmel -312 Ultra Violet and clear top coat on my pinkie. On my ring finger, I applied two coats of Layla -Metal Chrome and then applied Farmasi Shimmer Nail Enamel #201 as a glitter top coat. On my middle finger, I started with two coats of ProNails - Extreme white and then I stuck some chevron vinyls I got from Nails Redesigned. Using a sponge, I applied pink and purple polish and then unstuck the vinyls. I finished with clear top coat. Finally, I applied Farmec #364 on my index finger and then sealed it with clear top coat. 

Which of the two manis is your favourite?

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Getting ready for Christmas Challenge: 4. Red and gold

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Today I'll show you the fourth manicure in the Getting ready for Christmas Challenge. 

Don't forget to visit Elsa's blog, Like a candy shop, to see all the manicures from this challenge.

For this one I used two coats of Astor -050 Iconic Red on all nails and then I stamped the globes design on my ring finger and pointer. This one is from BM-H03 image plate and I used China Glaze -Passion. On the rest of the nails, I applied a thick coat of Shimmer Polish -Tracy. I finished with clear top coat.

Perhaps you saw that I was holding something super cute and shiny in the first picture. It's my new necklace from Persunmall, which I fell in love with!

Shimmer Polish -Tracy  - you can find it online, on Etsy. A 0.5 Fl. Oz. bottle costs $12 and they can be shipped worldwide. 

Collar necklace - Persunmall ($7.99  - I see that now it is only available on silver, but that is beautiful, too!)

What do you think?

Glitter nails

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Today I'll show you my beautifully glittered nails. I started with two coats of Astor Fashion Studio -237 Orange Cosmos and then I applied Nicole by OPI -Confetti fun as in the pictures. I finished with clear top coat.  What do you think?

 

Bundle Monster HOLIDAY COLLECTION review

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Today I'll present you the new Bundle Monster Holiday Collection of image plates, as well as my marine manicure. I started with two coats of Rimmel -Out of the blue on all nails, except my middle and ring fingers, on which I applied two coats of white polish. Then, I created the gradient using the previously mentioned polish, Astor -Fashion Studio 070 and the March Nail Lacquer #1 from Born Pretty. The ship design was stamped from BM-H13 plate from the new Bundle Monster's Holiday Collection. If you would like to know how I got the outlined design, go to this tutorial. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

 

The set contains 25 plates with various designs for the holidays during the year: Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, The New Year, The Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, Birthdays, Baby Showers, Engagement, Graduation, Cinco de Mayo and The Independence Day. What is more, there are designs which you can use any other time to make your manicure more beautiful. One example is the design from BM-H13 which I used for the manicure above. This collection is now in stock and you can find it online, here. 

Visit Bundle Monster's website and like their facebook page if you want to find out more about their products. You may also follow them on twitter, Google+ and Pinterest. They sell their image plates on Amazon and eBay for reasonable prices and ship them worldwide. 

Navy manicure

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Today I'll show you another summer inspired manicure idea: navy nails. I started with two coats of Illamasqua -Scorch on all nails, except my thumb and pinky on which I applied two coats of Astor #070. I stamped the stripes from Cheeky Beauty's GA21 plate. On my middle finger, I also applied some more blue on the tip using a sponge and stamped afterwards the anchor design from QA5 image plate. You can find this plate online, at Born Pretty store. On my ring finger I stamped the helm from the same image plate, using red nail polish. Lastly, I applied two square rhinestones on my pinky. I finished with clear top coat on all nails. What do you think?

Half moon manicure

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Today I'll show you my inverse half moon manicure. It is actually really easy to do, using French manicure tape. I started with a coat of Astor -Fashion Studio #114 and then I applied the tape near my cuticles. After that, I painted my nails two coats of Illamasqua -Scorn and finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

Coloured houndstooth manicure

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Today I'll show you a coloured houndstooth-like manicure. The nail polises I used -from left to right- are Picture Polish -Citrus, China Glaze -Lemon Fizz, Sinful Colors -Happy Ending, Astor 070 and Sinful Colors -Amethyst. I applied the colour on the tips using a sponge. I stamped the design from Cheeky's Princes Set - GA1. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

Valentine's Day Arythmia nails + THBoxes review

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Today I'd like to show you another Valentine's Day themed manicure. This one is a very easy to do freehand nail art. I started with two coats of Astor -050 Iconic Red and then I took an extremely thin brush and painted the design with white polish. I finished with a clear top coat and that was it. What do you think?

As you can see, there is a big, beautiful ring on my finger. I got it from an online jewellery store called THBoxes. It came in a cute box and it only cost $2,25. You can find it here.

Another thing I got from their website is a shiny necklace which I absolutely adore. This one was $6,97 and it has a very elegant appearance. Have a closer look.

Lastly, I'd like to show you my floral watch. It has beautiful crystals on its adjustable bracelet and it's the perfect accessory for an every-day outfit.

Zebra nail art

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Today I'll show you another zebra print manicure. I started with two coats of Illamasqua -Scorch 

on my thumbs, index and middle fingers and two coats of Astor -060 Iconic Red on my ring fingers 

and pinkies. I stamped the zebra design from m57 Konad plate using Special Black over the white 

base. Finally, I added the Konad -Special Top Coat.  What do you think?

Presents nail art

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Today I'll show you my last Christmas themed manicure this year. As presents are being offered at this time,  I decided to wrap my nails, too. I started with two coats of Illamasqua -Kink and then, using a gold nail polish, I stamped the design from m65 Konad plate. After that, I took a thin brush and created two red lines on each nail. The nail polishes used were Illamasqua -Alarm and Astor -060 Iconic Red. Finally, I applied the Konad -Special Top Coat. What do you think?

 A halogen light lamp was waiting under my Christmas tree, so I finally made my first highlight box. I followed Chalkboard Nails' very easy tutorial and I managed to to this. Hopefully, the quality of my pictures will improve from now on. 

Santa's suit nail art

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Today I'll show a new Christmas manicure I created: Santa's suit. I started with two coats

of Astor -060 Iconic Red and then, I applied a coat of Illamasqua -Scorch in the middle of 

each nail. Using dotting tools and thin brushes, I added the belt and buttons details. I finished

with a clear top coat. What do you think? What manicure are you going to wear for Christmas?

Here's another manicure I did for a friend of mine. Which one do you like the most?

Holly nail art

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As holidays seem to be coming soon, I decided to start creating themed nail arts. Today 

it snowed for the first time in my town, so it made it quite obvious that Christmas

time is knocking at our doors. If you are seeking for inspiration, please check my

Christmas collection of manicures I made in the previous years, here. 

For this manicure I used two coats of Astor -Fashion Studio #114 and then I applied

two coats of Golden Rose #69 glitter. I just bought this one because it has green and 

red particles which remind me of Christmas. As I don't have any holy design to stamp, 

I improvised and used a part of the flower design from Born Pretty -Hello Kitty plate.

I removed two of the petals with a thin brush and acetone after sticking the design

on the stamper. I created the three red dots using a dotting tool. What do you think?

- a close look at the glitter -

How to create balloons on nails in 3 easy steps

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Today I'll show you my colourful balloon nail art which I very easily created.

If you like this manicure, keep reading for the tutorial.

Step 1 

Paint all your nails a white base colour. For this, I used Illamasqua -Scorch. After 

they have dried, apply french manicure tips on all of your nails, exactly the way I did. 

Step 2 

Chose different nail polish colours to paint the part above the tape. Wait until 

they have dried. The nail polishes I used (from left to right): Illamasqua -Faux pas, 

Astor #070, Illamasqua -Radium and Sinful Colors -Timbleberry. 

Step 3 

Remove the tape and create a thin line under each balloon with the colour

you used for that nail. Also, paint a grey or black wavy line. Use a nail art brush for this. 

Finish with a clear top coat. The nail polish I used for creating the line is called Zoya -Kelly.

What do you think? Are you going to try them?

Blue animal print manicure

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Today I'll show you a manicure I did using m57 Konad plate. I started with two coats

of Astor #070 on all my nails except the thumb and ring finger, for which I used Matt Dull White 

from Born Pretty. Then I stamped the zebra design on the blue nails and the leopard print on

the others. After sticking the whole design on the stamper, I cleaned the surplus with my nail

and so I got that diagonal print. I filled in the black prints using the blue nail polish and I

finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

(not my nails in the pictures)

Striped manicure

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Today I'll show you a manicure I created using striping tape.

I started with two coats of Astor -Fashion Studio #070 and then I cut 3 small pieces of tape 

for each nail. I stuck them diagonally and then, using a sponge, I applied Illamasqua -Nomad

and Golden Rose #04 on the tips. I finished with a clear top coat. This is the final result.

What do you think?