Sandwich manicure

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As you might have already seen the popular 'sandwich manicures' on many blogs, I've finally had the chance do wear one myself, too. There are some nail polishes on the market which offer this effect, such as Golden Rose or China Glaze, but there are also many tutorials about how to get this effect using polishes you have at home. If you are too lazy to create a franken or you simply don't have access to them in your country (I have this problem, too), Born Pretty store is the best alternative. They have free international shipping and I have to admit that the Tribal nail polishes are definitely worth buying!

You can find the snowflake nail polish I'm wearing here - it's #2 in the list. I applied two coats of it above a thin layer of pink polish. Its dry time surprised me. Generally, glitter nail polishes have two main disadvantages: you have to wait really long until they're dried and you have to apply numerous coats so that there is a considerable amount of glitter particles. This polish doesn't have any of this problems! Now you see why I love it so much. What do you think?

If you haven't seen my post about the other Tribal nail polish I own, check it now! 

Click on the picture below.

Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2013 & nail polish

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Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2013 started accepting entries and I have a huge favour to ask: nominate Konad Addict HERE. The category I participate in is Best Established beauty blog  and I would really appreciate your vote. How to nominate me? Just click on the link I inserted in the post, scroll down the page that opens and click the button 'Next page'. An entry form will appear and allow you to register. Thanks!

Now, into the nail polish stuff. I recently got an awesome peach shade from Born Pretty which is said to be a fluorescent one. I actually did not notice any fluorescent properties, but it's awesome in daylight. I applied three coats of it so as to be opaque and no top coat above. If you want to order from their website, use ASJ61 code for a 10% discount. In addition, Born Pretty store offers free international shipping. What do you think about the nail polish I'm wearing?

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?

Guest Post Thursday: Cubbiful

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It's Thursday again and we have another great guest post. Let's see what I'm talking about!

Hellooooooo! I'm Mina from cubbiful and let me start by thanking our awesome host, maRyya, whose blog you just gotta love. She accepted me as a guest and I thought I'd celebrate that with... a bright colourful mani, which is kind of my signature. Hope you all like it and I hope it makes your lovely blog some justice, maRyya.

I started with Coral Matte 401 for the perfect yellow base :)

After, it dried a good 20min, then I  went and placed striping tape (six bits of it for each nail) to make the design.

I used Kiko Sugar Mat Strawberry Pink 641 for the tape mani. 

And, last but not least, I spruce up the mani a bit by placing a red square rhinestone below the tape design :) 

And that's it! Hope this makes you have an awesome day! 

Hugs & Kissies,

Mina *

If you'd like write a guest post, too, just contact me at konadaddict [at] yahoo [dot] com and we'll settle all the details.  

Polish Days: THE NUMBER 5!

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May's Polish Days Theme is 'the number 5'. There were plenty of ways to interpret this, but I chose the five fingers we have on a hand. I don't usually take pictures of all my five fingers, so I found it to be the perfect opportunity. The truth is, I don't do that because my thumb is quite inflexible and I can't find a position I like for it. Though, I tried my best to make some good pictures.

I started with two coats of Illamasqua -Scorch and then, using a sponge, I applied Miss Sporty #346 on half of the nail. The design I stamped was from A03 image plate. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

Eye Candy's Contact lenses review

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Today I'll show you a nice pair of blue contact lenses I got from Eye Candy's. I'll start with what I love the most and that is their diameter: 14,2 mm. This is the smallest diameter on the market for coloured lenses and it makes the them really comfortable. The ones I usually wear have 14,0 mm, so it's not a big difference. Next, their colour - it's  natural and it perfectly fits my skin tone. They come nicely packed, with instructions and a case to keep them in. 

The ones I have are called GEO Tri-Color World Blue and cost $24,38. Here you can find them. Eye Candy's ships internationally, for free.

I'll leave you with some pictures to make an idea of what I'm talking about.

What do you think?

Snowflake nail polish from Born Pretty

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Today I'll show you a cute, glittered manicure I am going to wear this Easter. I started with two coats of Pure Ice -French Kiss and then I applied a single coat  of Snowflake nail polish from Born Pretty. This glitter is #4 on their website and it's amazing. The amount of coloured sequins is really generous and it looks amazing on nails. What I was looking for when I bought this polish was a replacement for Essence -Circus Confetti which I loved, but it was limited edition. I must admit that this polish fulfilled my wish!

Next, I stamped the bunny design from Bundle Monster's BM-302 plate. I followed this tutorial to get the final appearance. Finally, I applied a clear top coat. What do you think?