Watercolor & Animal print nail art

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Today I'll show you my new manicure inspired by @galaxystar7 from Instagram. 

I started with two coats of China Glaze -Too Yacht To Handle and then added some little purple dots using a dotting tool and Avon -Luxe Lavander. Then, I outlined the dots using black nail polish.

On my accent nail, I applied the two polished using the watercolor technique and then applied some square studs which I got from Born Pretty store.

I finished with clear top coat on all nails. What do you think?

MoYou London stamping plates

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Today I'll show you a manicure I created with my new MoYou stamping plates. I started with two coats of China Glaze -Sun of a peach and then stamped the sweater design - that's how I like to call it - from MoYou Festive Collection 04, using white nail polish. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

Here's everything I got with my order at MoYou.co.uk:
- Festive Plate Collection 04
- Scholar Plate Collection 02
- Large Size Stamp & Scrapers

I was extremely impressed to receive the order after only 4 days, considering I am international customer. Moreover, I really enjoy the packing - each plate is packed separately in a themed cardboard and has a protection foil which has to be removed before using it. I feel the need to mention that the foil was extremely easy to remove, considering my past experience with those protection foils you would almost break your nails when trying to get rid of them.

Now onto the stamper. I've been wishing for a stamper like this one and more exactly for a squishy stamper. Until now, my favourite stamper was the double Konad stamper, but from all the stampers I've ever tried, I honestly like this one the most. If you are looking for a soft and squishy stamper, believe me that this is your best option. 

The plastic scrappers are also brilliant. I have tried other plastic scrappers before, but they just wouldn't remove properly the excess of polish, so I stuck to my Konad scrapper for years. It was really the best, but it scratched all my stamping plates (you can see that in the comparison picture below). It is now the case with MoYou's plastic scrappers, which fully remove the excess and also protect the plate.

As you can clearly see, the MoYou designs are bigger than both Konad and Bundle Monster designs. So I had the chance to try the Shrinking your image procedure which I saw on Youtube. It worked great with the squishy stamper. If you watch the video, you'll see how to make a large design smaller so as to fit your nail and that's what I did for this manicure. Below is an example and you can also see that the colour of a regular (non-stamping) nail polish is more intense when the design is shrinked.

On the other hand, I was firstly a little skeptic about this stamper because the big rubber is white. I thought I wouldn't be able stamp white designs with it, but I was definitely wrong. See it for yourselves in the picture bellow.

All in all, I am completely satisfied with my order and I hope I'll have the chance to try more of their plates in the future. You'll see another manicure with the other plate soon. 

Do you like the plates I chose? What's your experience with MoYou London image plates?

Ikat nail art

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Today I'll show you my first attempt to Ikat manicure. I started with two coats of Avon -Green with envy on all nails, except from my ring finger on which I applied Avon -Well being. On the nude base, I created the Ikat design using a thin nail art brush and several shades of green and gold (China Glaze -Passion). On my index and middle fingers, I applied two golden studs which I got from Born Pretty store. I finished with Glitter Gal -Gloss Boss top coat on all nails. What do you think? 

Valentine's Day heart candies nail art

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Today I'll show you my Valentine's Day 2014 manicure. This year, I decided to turn my
nails into delicious candies.

The nail polished I used for this manicure were Flormar SuperShine #29 (index finger), Rimmel Lycra Pro -Ultra Violet (middle finger), Glitter Gal -Bluemerang (ring finger), China Glaze -Sun of a peach (pinkie) and China Glaze -Lemon Fizz (thumb). I stamped the texts from Bundle Monster's BM425 stamping plate, using Dior #943. I finished with matte top coat. What do you think?

Colour of the Year 2014: Radiant Orchid Nail Art

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Today I'll show you a manicure I saw in a cutepolish's video and which I liked so much that I decided to recreate it colour with colour. It's inspired by Radiant Orchid, which is the colour of the following year.

I started with two coats of Rimmel -312 Ultra Violet and white it was still wet, I applied a strike of Illamasqua -Vice, and one of China Glaze -Too Yacht To Handle. Using a toothpick, I created the dry marble. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

Getting ready for Christmas Challenge: 8. The Christmas Red

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Today I'll show you The Christmas Red in the Getting ready for Christmas Challenge. I started with two coats of Dior #943 and then applied a coat of Shimmer Polish -Mary. The trees design is from Cheeky's Beauty GA27 and I stamped it using China Glaze -Passion. What do you think?

If you want to see all the girls' creations, don't forget to visit Elsa's blog, Like a candy shop. 

 You can find Shimmer Polish glitters online, on Etsy. A 0.5 Fl. Oz. bottle costs $12 and they ship polishes worldwide. 

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?

Getting ready for Christmas Challenge: 2. Glitter overload

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Today I'll show you the second manicure I prepared for the challenge which I participate in this winter. Elsa from Like a candy shop created this challenge and her idea was great!

This one was really easy to create, yet it is definitely eye-catching! I started with two coats of China Glaze -Too Yacht To Handle and then I applied Shimmer Polish -Wendy. I finished with clear top coat and that was it. What do you think?

The stars of today's post were:

Shimmer Polish -Wendy *

China Glaze -Too Yaucht To Handle **

*You can find Shimmer Polish glitter nail polishes online, on Etsy. A 0.5 Fl. Oz. bottle costs $12 and they can be shipped worldwide. 

**Daca locuiti pe teritoriul Romaniei, puteti comanda aceasta oja China Glaze in exclusivitate de pe 

Beauty in the Bottle. De asemenea, ei aduc la comanda oje de la diferite firme care nu se gasesc in tara noastra, la preturi rezonabile.

China Glaze -Passion

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Today I'll show you a beautiful nail polish from China Glaze -Passion. It's a metallic shade of gold, which is great for stamping, too. Really opaque after a single coat, the nail polish looks attractive no matter if stamped or used as a base colour. If you are seeking for nail polishes which are perfect for Christmas, this one should definitely be on your list. 

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Astazi va voi arata o oja superba de China Glaze -Passion. Este un auriu metalic, care se poate folosi si pentru stampilat. Foarte opaca dupa doar un strat, oja e atractiva atat folosita pentru un model, cat si ca baza. Daca sunteti in cautarea ojelor perfecte pentru Craciun, aceasta trebuie sa fie pe lista voastra.

Daca locuiti pe teritoriul Romaniei, puteti comanda aceasta oja in exclusivitate de pe 

Beauty in the Bottle. De asemenea, ei aduc la comanda oje de la diferite firme care nu se gasesc in tara noastra, la preturi rezonabile.

Anul acesta, pe Beauty in the Bottle vor fi reduceri in 29 noiembrie cu ocazia Black Friday, ce vor incepe la ora 00:00. Daca va tenteaza ceva, intrati pe site cat de devreme deoarece presimt ca ojele se vor termina rapid. Preturile sunt oricum accesibile, iar cu reducerile aplicate vor fi si mai tentante.

For the simple manicure, I just added some black rhinestones on my ring finger and finished with a clear top coat. For the stamped one, I used Flormar #399 as a base colour and then stamped the design from Konad's m78 image plate. I finished with clear top coat, too. 

Pentru manichiura simpla, am folosit doar niste pietricele negre si un top coat transparent. Pentru cea stampilata, am folosit  Flormar #399 ca si culoare de baza, iar am folosit modelul de pe placuta m78 de la Konad. Am aplicat in final top coat transparent.

China Glaze -Put a bow on it

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Today I'll show you a new nail polish from the latest China Glaze collection - Happy HoliGlaze. This one is called Put a bow on it and I  was really surprised yo find out that it's a sand effect nail polish. I didn't figure it out after seeing only a few swatches online, but I have to admit that I like it even more this way.

Buna, 

Astazi va voi arata o noua oja din ulrima colectie China Glaze - Happy HoliGlaze. Cea pe care o sa v-o arat se numeste Put a bow on it si am fost foarte surprinsa sa vad ca efectul este unul nisipos. Nu mi-am dat seama de acest lucru doar vazand niste swatch-uri online, dar trebuie sa recunosc ca imi place mult mai mult asa. 

Daca locuiti pe teritoriul Romaniei, puteti comanda aceasta oja in exclusivitate de pe 

Beauty in the Bottle. De asemenea, ei aduc la comanda oje de la diferite firme care nu se gasesc in tara noastra, la preturi rezonabile.

Unfortunately, because of the post's negligence, I got this one broken. Happily, I could save some and I moved it into an old nail polish bottle.

Din pacate, din neglijenta postei, am primit aceasta oja sparta. Din fericire, totusi, am putut salva ceva din aceasta oja si am mutat-o intr-o sticluta veche. 

This is how it looks like applied in two coats, without any top coat. 

Asa arata aplicata in doua straturi, fara top coat.

Maybe you've seen the beautiful ring in the first picture. It got it from Rings and Tings, an online jewelry store. I also got two necklaces, which you might have seen on facebook.

Poate ati remarcat acest inel frumos in prima poza. L-am luate de pe Rings and Tings, care este un magazin online de bijuterii. De asemenea, mi-am mai luat doua coliere, pe care probabil le-ati vazut pe facebook.

P.S. From now on, I'll be using my instagram more frequently, so don't forget to follow me @konadaddict! I've already posted a picture.