Getting ready for Christmas Challenge: 1. Not yet, but almost!

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Today I'll show you the first manicure I created for Christmas 2013. I decided to take part in an awesome challenge created by Elsa from Like a candy shop. There will be 10 different manicures, as listed below. Anyone can take part in it and the good part is that there's no schedule - anyone posts when they want! Hope you'll have the courage to enter, too. You will find more details on her blog.

For this manicure, I started with two coats of Layla Mirror Effect -01 Metal Chrome on all nails except from my ring finger's, where I applied Illamasqua -Vince. On the accent nail, I stamped the snowflakes design from Bundle Monster's BM-H02 image plate and finished with clear top coat. I also added some green rhinestones on my pointer and middle finger. What do you think?

I cannot wait to show you the rest of the manicures I'm going to prepare for this challenge!

You can see all the manicures created by other participants here.

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.

Golden Rose -Impression #13

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Today I'll show you Golden Rose -Impression #13, applied over black nail polish (Flormar #399). I only applied a coat of the glittery particles and they were dense enough and uniforme. I finished with clear top coat and three cute black rhinestones on my ring finger. What do you think?

Buna, 

Astazi va voi arata Golden Rose -Impression #13, aplicata peste oja neagra ((Flormar #399). Am aplicat doar un strat din acest glitter ceea ce a ajuns pentru o acoperire densa si uniforma. In final, am aplicat top coat reansparent si trei pietricele negre pe inelar. Ce parere aveti?

Nu uitati ca daca locuiti pe teritoriul Romaniei puteti achizitiona ojele Golden Rose si online, de pe Cosmania.ro. Daca va inregistrati acum, beneficiati de o reducere de 10% la prima comanda. Urmariti si pagina de facebook Golden Rose Romania pentru a fi la curent cu toate noutatile.

T.P.A. Group Challenge: 4. Inspired by a season - autumn

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Today I'll show you the forth manicure I created for the T.P.A. Group Challenge. It should have been 'Inspired by a season', so I got inspired by the rainy season - autumn. Right now, it's terribly raining in my city, so you'll understand why I didn't paint leaves on my nails.
I started with two coats of Flormar #431 on all nails and then, using white polish, I stamped the umbrellas from Cheeky Beauty's GA38 (the full nail design) and GA19 (the single umbrella) stamping plates. On my accent nail, I applied a small, silver rhinestone at the top of my umbrella. I finished with clear top coat on all nails. What do you think?

   

   

The other girls who participated:

1. Georgia - http://giamakeup.blogspot.ro

2. Maria (Konad Addict) - http://konadnails.blogspot.ro

3. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/

4. Anca - http://o-fata-simpla.blogspot.ro/

5. Iulia - http://the-colorful-world-of-iulia.blogspot.ro 

6. Andra- http://andrakat.wordpress.com 

7. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro 

8. Mihaela - http://lacquerbuzz.com

 9. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/

 10. Roxy(Beautylicious) - http://roxy-ch.blogspot.ro

 11. Agota - http://www.nailglaze.com

Golden Rose Holiday #58

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Today I'll show you another nail polish with sand finish - Golden Rose Holiday #58. I applied two coats of it on all nails except from my ring finger. There I applied two coats of Classics #205 and the stuck two square rhinestones. I finished with matte top coat on this nail, but unfortunately the photographs were taken without it. What do you think?

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?

Cute bow manicure

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Today I'll show you another matte glittered manicure. As you might have noticed, I totally love this combination. I started with two coats of Illamasqua -Vice and then I applied alternatively two different glitter polishes: Sinful Colors -I miss you and I Love Nail Polish -A nice Chianti. On my ring finger, I stamped the bow from the QA5 image plate I got from Born Pretty. I applied a pink rhinestone in the middle of it. Finally, I applied the Flormar's Matifying Top coat. What do you think?

French Tip Dip review

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Today I want to show you something I've been eager to try for a really long time: French Tip Dip. If you are not familiar with it, French Tip Dip is a tool that helps you to easily create a beautiful french manicure. If you're not good at freehand, this will help you a lot. Here's my first manicure with the tool. Keep reading if you want to find out more about the procedure. 

I have here the Essentials kit and it contains all the utensils for a neat french manicure and pedicure. 

Unfortunately, I couldn't make a tutorial this time, but if you request it I will include it in my next posts. Until then, watch the video below to make an idea on how to use it. 

I observed the rules above and the result was exactly as expected. What do you think? 

Visit FrenchTipDip.com, as well as their facebook page to find out more about the product. They ship internationally and the price of the tool is $12.

Christmas lights nail art

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Today I'll show you my holiday lights manicure.My inspiration for this was 

Pushing Polish. I started with a base coat and then, using a sponge, I applied

white nail polish on the tips of the nails. Then, I created a black curved line

on each nail, using a thin brush. I randomly applied colourful rhinestones and

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

Illamasqua -Nomad and marble manicure

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Today I'll show you another shade from Illamasqua, called Nomad. It is a beautiful 

apple green shade, which is perfectly opaque after two coats. You can see yourself

the shiny nail polish in the pictures, applied in two coats, without any top coat.

 Here it is the same shade applied  from the quarter of the nail. For this design, I 

made a free hand marble, inspired by this tutorial. I applied a heart shaped rhinestone

on my ring finger and top coated all the nails. What do you think?

You can find Illamasqua products online at Illamasqua.com.

Illamasqua -Scorch and houndstooth nail art

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Today I'll show you a nail polish form Illamasqua, named Scorch. It's a beautiful snow white, with a perfect coverage and texture. I for one find it very difficult to find a good white nail polish, as they are either too thin, with a very poor coverage or to thick and hard to apply. This one is in the middle - it doesn't have any of this problems. The coverage was perfect after the second layer and its brush made it very easy to be painted. This is how it looks like without any clear top coat. You can find it on their website, for £13.50. Also, Illamasqua offers a wide range of many other make-up products which they ship internationally.

I stamped over it a houndstooth design from m63 Konad plate on all my nails, except from my ring finger, where I applied three silver rhinestones. I finished with the Konad -Special Top Coat. What do you think? 

Cupcake manicure

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Today I'll show you a new manicure I created using m14 image plate.

I started with two coats of Flormar -Super Shine #29 and then I stamped the cupcake 

design using Special White. I applied a red rhinestone in the middle of each big 

cupcake and finished with Konad -Special Top Coat.

What do you think?

Half moon nails

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Today I'll show you an astral manicure. I started with two coats of

Catrice -It blue my mind and then, using a french manicure tape, I created

the half moon using Stripe Rite -Yellow nail polish. Then I applied some

silver star-rhinestones on my ring finger. I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

Don't forget to visit It's so Easy Nails' website for more interesting manicure ideas.

White and blue manicure

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Today I'll show you a new manicure I made with Konad m57 and m59 image 

plates. I applied two coats of PURE ICE -French Kiss on the middle finger

 and pinky and Matt Dull White from Born Pretty on the other nails. 

I like this white nail polish very much because the coverage is perfect after the 

first layer. It is also very accessible as the web-site ships internationally for free. 

Next, I stamped the designs with special black and white stamping

polishes. I filled in the leopard print with blue polish, using a dotting tool,

put a blue rhinestone on the index and finally, applied a clear top coat.

What do you think?

(not my nails in the picture)

Born Pretty -Magnetic nail art polish

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Today I'll show you a magnetic nail lacquer from Born Pretty. It's called Magic Magnetic Nail Art Polish #36 and it only costs $6.38, with free international shipping. I started with two thin coats of it and created the stripes using a magnet. On my ring finger I stamped the four-leaf clover from the Hello Kitty image plate, which I also got from Born Pretty. Finally, I applied a silver rhinestone and a clear top coat. What do you think?

Use cupon code ASJ61 for a 10% discount at any order on Born Pretty store's website.

Necklaces on nails

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Today I'll show you a new manicure I made with m77 Konad plate.

I started with two coats of a light pink base color and then I sponged the upper part

of the nail with Sinful Colors -Pink Cream. Then I stamped the necklace design using the  

Black Stamping Polish from Born Pretty. I applied a pink rhinestone on each nail, using

dark pink rhinestones for the ring finger and lighter pink rhinestones for the rest of the

nails. I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

St. Patrick manicure - Water Marble

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Today I tried to make a four-leaf clover water marble manicure, but I only managed to do it on false nails, not on mine. I thought that it might be because they are too short; anyway - they were a total mess. Maybe you will try it too and you will get a better result than me. Firstly, you should paint your nails white or a nude colour and then, in a disposable glass, I put alternatively several drops of Avon -Green with envy and Sinful Colors -Happy ending. Using a toothpick, I created the four-leaf clover and then put the nail in the middle of the design.

 

At the end, I applied four green, heart-shaped rhinestones. I got them from a nail art store called Born Pretty for $3.33 . I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think? Could you give me some tips if you have tried it and got a nice result?

Flormar - Magnetic twist

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Today I'll show you a new magnetic nail polish from Flormar. Unfortunately,

I think this brand is only available in Europe. I got a red shade, called MG05.

It is very easy to use: right after you apply the polish on the nail you put the magnet 

as close to nail as possible and keep it for about 10 seconds. It will look like in the 

picture. After this, I stamped a small, white flower from m66 Konad plate and 

applied a red rhinestone. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

This is how the magnet looks like. It only creates diagonal lines. I will give you a tip: 

take the magnet out from its support so it will be easier to use. The lines aren't so 

emphasized when you use the magnet in its support.