Thursday 28 April 2011

Lilac french manicure + Konad m82

Hi,
Today I'll show you a pretty lilac french manicure. I applied Zoya Malia on tips and then
I stamped the flower from m82 image plate with Special Black on my ring finger
and applied a silver rhinestone in the middle of the flower.
I finished with the Konad Special Top Coat.

What do you think?


Funky/Fabulous + m83 Konadicure

Hi,
Today I'll show you a manicure with the new Konad m83 image plate.
I started with three coats of Claire's - Funky/Fabulous and then I stamped
the images with Jolfin - Blanc.
Finally I put on the Konad special top coat.

What do you think?


Monday 25 April 2011

Konad Special White vs. Jolfin Blanc

Hi,
Today I'll show you how Konad - Special White and Jolfin - Blanc look like
and compare them.
I used 4 different base colors so you can make a clear opinion about them.
They are almost the same thing, both very pigmented.
The texture is a little different, Jolfin - Blanc is more liquid.
The finish of Jolfin - Blanc is kind of matte and the image stamped with it is better definite.
Anyway, there are very little differences and I like both.


You can buy Jolfin - Blanc(12 ml) from Chez Delaney for 5.90 €.
You can buy Konad - Special White(11 ml) from Wow So Cool for $6.99
or from Konad Nail Art if you are from Romania.

Sunday 24 April 2011

Roses

Hi,
Today I'll show you a cute manicure I did with Konad m76 image plate.
I started with two coats of piCture pOlish - Hot lips.
Then I stamped the image with Konad Special black and finished with Konad special top coat.

What do you think?

Easter Eggs

It's Easter and this is my wonderfully, pastel, sparkly manicure!


Right Hand:

Left Hand:

Left Hand:

Right Hand:

I painted two coats of the following colors: China Glaze Something Sweet, Re-Fresh Mint, Lemon Fizz, Spontaneous and Color Club Factory Girl. I used acetone remover to clean up my cuticle edge to make the shape a bit more into an egg and then, in corresponding order, I added the following glitters from LA Splash Cosmetics : Fashionista, Immature, Golden Egg, Viola and for my Color Club nail I used YOFI cosmetic Sparkle Dust in Blue Moon. I painted with a thin brush a moon of white near my cuticles in China Glaze White On White and topped the whole manicure off with one coat of CND Super Shiney.

Friday 22 April 2011

Green nails with flowers

Hi,
Today I'll show you a spring manicure I made.
I used two coats of Illamasqua Radium as a base color.
I stamped the image from m83 plate with Jolfin - Blanc on all nails and then I stamped
the flower from Born Pretty Hello Kitty image plate with Konad Special Black on my
thumb and ring finger.
I applied an orange rhinestone in the middle of each flower and then put on a top coat.

What do you think?

Thursday 21 April 2011

Liquid Palisade giveaway winner

Hi,
My giveaway has now ended and today I chose the winner.
There were 209 entries and the lucky number chosen by random.org was 70.
Congralulations liz!
I'm sending you an email right now.

Thank you everyone who participated.


Wednesday 20 April 2011

WowSoCool.com goodies

Hi,
I just got my package from www.WowSoCool.com that sells Konad products.
You can find a lot of cute things there.
Shipping to USA and Canada is free for orders over $20.

Here's what I got:
-the new m82 & m83 image plates
-white special stamping nail polish
-Pro Deco sparklers (Aurora)

Tuesday 19 April 2011

Fanfare

I don't have any real story behind this manicure except to say it was a way to highlight two new shades in my collection. Zoya Areej and China Glaze White Cap. The layering was very pretty and the nail art was simple enough to let the colors shine!





I painted two coats of Zoya Areej and layered one coat of China Glaze White Cap on top. I painted the flower fans with China Glaze White On White with the top coat being China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.

Glitterazzi

I was a personal attendant for a long-time friend over the weekend. Her bridal colors were purple and green. I needed a quick manicure as I had so many things on my mind and so little time. So what does that mean? You guessed it, GLITTER! It was blingtastic and the wedding was a blast.




For the purple nails, I painted two coats of Zoya Kieko and added LA Splash Cosmetics nail glitter in Trickery. The green nails were two coats of Zoya Apple and LA Splash Cosmetics nail glitter in Immature. I coated all nails with CND Super Shiney

Holographic gold & m65 Konadicure

Hi,
Today I'll show you a Konadicure over a great holographic gold nail polosh
from Flormar. It's #394, applied in two coat.
I stamped the design from m65 image plate with special black and finished with
Konad special top coat.
Zoom in the pictures to see the sparkle.
(with flash)

(without flash)

What do you think?

Sunday 17 April 2011

Full nail water decals

Hi,
I finally tried the full water decals and I have to say that they are gorgeous!
Here's the design I used:

I firstly applied a base coat and then I cut each design and put in a glass of water.
It unstuck and I applied it on my nail.
I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

You can buy this from Chez Delaney for 2.90 €

Saturday 16 April 2011

Foil manicure

Hi,
Today I'll show you a manicure I made with nail foils.
The design I used i called Rainbow drops.
Firstly, I painted half of each nail with a pink nail polish and then I applied the
special glue and the nail foils over it. Then I applied black striping tape and top coat.

What do you think?

You can buy the nail foils and the striping tape from Dollar nail art store.

Thursday 14 April 2011

Say What?

Ok. I have no idea what to title this manicure. I can't decide if it's snake-like, girlie camo? Who knows. All I know is that I like it.




obligatory sparkle shot:

I painted three coats of Zoya Apple and then added OPI Black Shatter on part of my nail. I defined the edge of the shatter with a stripe of Zoya Areej and finished the manicure with one coat of CND Super Shiney.

Ketchup To The Sparkle

This new color from the Zoya's Summertime Collection immediately reminded me of ketchup. I was not sure I liked it (but I think it was more that I didn't like the manicure). It also chipped the first day it was on my nails, so it promptly went away!




I painted three coats of Zoya Tamsen and added to all nails but my ring finger through sponging first OPI Extra-Va-Vaganza and then added on top and in the center OPI Gift of Gold. On my ring finger I painted one coat of China Glaze Golden Enchantment adding to all nails one coat of CND Super Shiney to seal the deal.

Leather Corsets

I love the result of this manicure. It was inspired by a celebrated third year anniversary with my girlfriends. The traditional gift for three years is leather and I thought this was an excellent way to represent it!




I painted three coats of Zoya Skye and then added the black corset sides and ties with Sally Hanson Complete Salon Manicure in Midnight in NY. I dotted China Glaze Millennium for the rivets and used one coat of CND Super Shiney to seal the manicure before applying Essie Matte About You (I know it seems contradictory to paint shiny then matte, but I've found that Matte About You causes some bleeding or running in manicures and a top coat protects from that...).

Pink hypnotizing nails

Hi,
Today I'll show you a manicure done with H6 image plate from Chez Delaney.
I started with two coats of piCture pOlish - Hot Lips and then I stamped the design.
I put a pink rhinestone in the middle of each nail and then applied a top coat.

This is how it look like without rhinestones and top coat.

How do you like it more? What do you think?

You can buy this image plate from Chez Delaney for 4.10€

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Essie Toppless&Barefoot

Hi,
Today I'll show you a nail polish from Essie French Affair Spring 2011 collection called
Topless&Barefoot. It is a soft beige pink applied in 3 thin coats.

I stamped the flowers from the Born Pretty image plate with Zoya Cheryl.
Finally, I applied some light pink nail pearles and applied a top coat.
What do you think?

If you are from Romania, you can buy Essie nail polishes from Fendissima distribution.

Monday 11 April 2011

Goodies from Chez-Delaney.com

Hi,
Here's what I recived from an european website with nail product called Chez Delaney.
I got 8 image plates from series A, H, M, T, some full nail water decals and
a white stamping nail polish.

You cand find a lot of other nice decoration, plates, decals and polishes at Chez Delaney.

Sunday 10 April 2011

Hello Kitty manicure

Hi,
I just recived the Hello Kitty image plate from Born Pretty and I was very eager to try it.
This will be available again . When they will have 500 subscribers on Youtube and
500 likes on Facebook they will give away 1000 image plates.
You can order it free from their website with cupon code BP299.

And now, here's the design.
I started with 3 coats of Essie Topless&Barefoot and I stamped the hello kitty design
on my thumb and ring finger. On the other nails I applied one coat of Nubar Pink Glitter.
Finally, I put a pink rhinestone on the bow and topcoated.

What do you think?