Glitter gradient manicure

Hi,

Today I'll show you a manicure inspired by Lucy's Stash' tutorial.

I started with two coats of Essie -Going Incognito and then, using the technique

in the video, I created the gold glitter gradient. For this I used Deborah Lippmann 

-Boom Boom Pow. This nail art is very easy to do and it's eye catchy, too. I didn't
use any clear top coat after applying the glitter. This manicure makes me think
about Christmas and I would definitely recommend you to wear this combination
of colours for the holiday. What do you think?

Mauve zebra print

Hi,

Today I'll show you my mauve zebra manicure I made with Konad m57 image plate.

I started with two coats of Essie -Nice is Nice and then I stamped the design using

Illamasqua -Faux. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

Dots The Best

This is one of my most recent, favorite manicures.  Simple, but a great color combination and concept.   I haven't talked to you recently, but I am still obsessed with orange.

I painted three coats of China Glaze Gothic Lolita and for the dots I used China Glaze Riveting, Sun Worshipper, Peachy Keen, Papaya Punch, OPI A Roll In The Hague, Essie Braziliant.  I used Seche Vite for my top coat.

2/5

Huge fan of orange.  Just giving you a reference.  I have been loving all the new, bright oranges I have bought this year.  Here is a showcase of one of them:

I painted three coats of Essie's Braziliant on all fingers and added one coat of China Glaze Full Spectrum on two-fifths of my nails.  One coat of Seche Vite was used for the topcoat.

Love nails

Hi,

Today I'll show you a very easy to do freehand nail art.

I painted all my nails with two coats of Essie -Topless&Barefoot and then I took a thin

brush and Illamasqua -Taint in order to create the four letters on my left hand. I firstly 

practiced on a piece of paper and then I created the design on my nails. I applied a coat 

of Essence -Circus Confetti on my thumb and right hand's nails and finished with a

clear top coat. What do you think?

Mauve checked manicure

Hi,

Today I'll show you a checked manicure. I started with two coats of

Essice -Nice is nice and then I stamped the design from m64 Konad plate.

I stamped the image with Konad -Special White on all nails except my ring 

finger, on which I used Konad -Violet Pearl. I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

Orange You Glad?

It's spring!  Fell in love with this color and was so happy with it on the nail, I didn't want to have it share the spotlight with an over-involved nail design.  So one nail with a bit of sparkle, and it was done.  So pretty.  So bright.  So happy.

I painted three coats of OPI A Roll In The Hague.  On my pointer I added a coat of Essie's Shine Of The Times and added a few larger orange, glitter flakes I bought from Esther's Nail Center.  I used Seche Vite as my top coat.

Tuxedo nail art

Hi,

As many of you might now, tuxedo nail art has became a trend since they 

were worn on the red carped, so I decided to come up with a similar design.

I started with two coats of Essie- Topless&Barefoot. After that, using a 

thin brush, I created diagonally two black lines and filled them in with

Illamasqua- Scorn. Then I created the bows and two small dots on each

nail with a dotting tool. I finished with a clear top coat. 

What do you think?

The Finger

Get it?  Besides this manicure highlighting a particular finger on my hand, I really enjoyed the look.  The contrast between super sparkly and matte was really fun.

I painted three coats of OPI I Have A Herring Problem.  I added LA Splash Cosmetics Nail Glitter in Golden Egg to all fingers, save one, with one coat of Seche Vite to top.  And to that delightful middle finger, I added on coat of Essie Matte About You.

Fraise

Hi,

Today I'll show you a new manicure I made with m57 Konad plate.

I started with two coats of Essie -Topless & Barefoot and then I stamped 

the design with Illamasqua -Allarm. Then I used Jesse's Girl -JulieG to

fill the spaces between the red lines. I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

Odd Couple

I was really feeling the ugly/pretty vibe and nothing is more ugly/pretty than this China Glaze color, a hot pink accent and glitter flakies.

I painted three coats of China Glaze Trendsetter and added a Bundle Monster image from disc BM222 with Special Konad Polish in Psyche Pink.  I added one coat of Essie Shine of the Times and one coat of Seche Vite to finish the look.

Purple manicure

Hi,

Today I'll show you a nice purple manicure I did with m57 Konad plate.

I started with two coats of Essie -Nice is nice and then I applied a coat of 

Sinful Colors -Amethyst on half of each nail. Then I stamped diagonally the 

design using Special White and I made a thin stripe with a white nail polish

to merge the design. I finished with a clear top coat. What do you think?

Colorful dotted manicure

Hi,

Today I'll show you a colored manicure I did using dotting tools.

I started with two coats of Essie -Nice is nice and then I applied one by one 

the dots using different colors. I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

(not my nails in the picture)

V Neck

I might be behind the original trend, but now that flakies are coming out in full force this season, I'm in full support.  It's such a great addition to a manicure that isn't full glitter.

This manicure was base coated with China Glaze Up All Night.  I added in V formation, Essie Shine Of The Times and Zoya Lisa.  I added one coat of Seche Vite.

Snowflakes

At first, I wasn't sure I really liked this manicure, but the more I had it on, the more I appreciated it and ultimately was happy with the result.  We barely have any snow here in MN, in fact, you can see more grass than snow at this point.  This makes my snowflakes wistful rather than obnoxious.

Right Hand:

Left Hand:

Trying to capture Shine Of The Times multidimensionality:

I painted three coats of Ulta Alter Ego on all fingers but my ring, and on my ring painted three coats of Orly Au Champagne.  I used the Alter Ego for blue snowflakes and China Glaze White On White for the white snowflakes.  Atop the entire manicure, I painted a coat of Essie Shine Of The Times and finished with one coat of Seche Vite.

Bows

Hi,

Today I'll show you a sparking manicure with bows.

I started with two coats of Essie -Topless&Barefoot and then I applied a coats

of Nubar -Pink Glitter. I stamped the design from m59 image plate with

Konad -Special Black. I applied a black rhinestone in the middle of each

bow and finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

Colored animal print

Hi,

Today I'll show you a funny animal print konadicure.

I started with two coast of Essie -Nice is Nice and then I stamped the leopard

design from m57 image plate with Special Black, differently on each nail.

I filled in the black lines with China Glaze -Lemon Fizz(yellow),

PURE ICE -French Kiss(blue), Sinful Colors -Dream on(pink) and

Sinful Colors -Rise and shine(green).

Finally, I applied a clear top coat. What do you think?

Kitty manicure

Hi,

Today I'll show you a cute kitty manicure.

I strated with two coats of Essie -Nice is Nice and then I stamped the kitty

from Konad m83 plate and the paws from an essence plate. I applied pink

rhinestones near the kitty and finished with a clear top coat.

I also applied some pink rhinestones. I stuck them with the clear glue from Born Pretty.

It sticks rhinestones very well and they last longer on nails. The package is actually very big.

I recreated this manicure from this one right here.

What do you think?

(not my nails in the picture)

Animal prints

Hi,

Today I'll show you an animal printed manicure.

I started with two coats of Essie -Topless&Barefoot and then I stamped the design with

Konad -Special Black. I filled in some prints with Zoya -Cheryl and I finished with a

clear top coat. What do you think?

DAY 4 - Essie giveaway

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Hi,

In the fourth giveaway you can win 4 essie nail polishes at your choice.

You must be a follower of my blog to enter the giveaway.

For extra entries you may:

*post about this giveaway (+2)

*comment one of my non-giveaway posts (+2)

The giveaway will be opened until August 2nd and everyone in the world can enter.

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