Striped nail art using fan brush

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Today I'll show you a lively striped manicure as well as my new 15 pc nail art brush kit. 

I got this set from an online nail art store, Born Pretty and they cost $5,96. They're quality brushes of different dimensions and shapes in order that you get sophisticated detailed manicures. 

The set contains drawing, painting and liner brushes, from thinner to thicker and from smaller to bigger ones. The thin ones are really helpful when creating small details. They are thin enough and you don't have to cut them to create the perfect breadth. 

With the brushes bellow you may create one stroke nail designs. 

The set also includes a dotting tool for really small dots with perfect accuracy. 

Last but not least are the fan brushes. If you wonder how I created the manicure in the first picture of the post, they are the answer. Using these brushes you may create really thin lines on your nails. My inspiration for this manicure was this Youtube tutorial. Please watch it to see the technique used.

For this manicure, I started with two coats of China Glaze -Lemon Fizz. The polishes used for the lines were Dior -545 and 671 and Picture Polish -Citrus. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

And here's another manicure I did using the same technique, but different colours. Which one do you like more?

Zipper nail art

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Today I'll show you a unique manicure that is extremely easy to do: zipper nails. I started with two coats of Flormar -DC06, which I randomly applied, as you can see in the pictures. Then I applied the  Zipper Water Decals from Born Pretty. They come in a pack of 20 decals, enough for two manicures. They are two-sided; it means that they are golden on a side and silver on the other side. I didn't notice this until having applied some, so my manicure is with the golden ones, but I'll definitely use the silver part for my next manicure. 

The technique to apply these is really easy. I cut small pieces with 10 of the designs and then I took a small glass with water. Using tweezers, I sank each piece of paper in the water and then the design came off easily.  I just applied them on the nails and finished with a clear top coat. 

They only cost $2,99 and Born Pretty offers free international shipping. Use cupon code ASJ61 for a 10% discount at any order.

Zinio

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Today's post won't be nail related but I hope you'll enjoy it. We're girls and besides our helpless passion for nail art we have many other activities we enjoy doing in our free time. Today I'll talk about magazines, those pieces of information we like leafing while listening to our favourite music. I've recently heard about Zinio. They carry thousands of top magazines from around the world. You can browse and purchase subscriptions or single issues instantly from their website. Do you have an iPad, iPhone, Android mobile phones, tablets, a laptop or a desktop? Any of those will work. 

The have a promotion and you can still benefit from it if you hurry. Buy $15 and get $7.50 off next purchase before the 15th of March .

You may also get up to a 50% discount if you buy before the 19th of March if you click this link.

Zinio have delivered more than 70 million digital issues in 2012 and they provide 5,000 magazine titles in 33 languages and 23 currencies. Did it stir your interest?

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.

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?

Green leopard manicure

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Today I'll show you my green leopard manicure. I started with two coats of American Apparel -Office and then I stamped the design from m57 Konad plate using Illamasqua -Kink. It is a really easy to do manicure. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

Don't forget about my giveaway if you haven't entered yet.

THBoxes giveaway - CLOSED

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Some of you might remember that last month, I showed you some beautiful pieces of jewelry in this post. In the meanwhile, THBoxes offered to sponsor a prize for my readers: anything you like on their website as long at it is under $8. Also, the winner gets a 10% discount code. Please fill in the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Cheating means disqualification - I will check all entries. The giveaway is open internationally and it will close on March 17th. Good luck!

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