12 Most popular posts in 2011

Hi,

Here we are, at the and of an amazing year. I made a special post with the popular 

posts in 2011, so that we can remember what we've been through this year. Here we go. 

1. How to fix a broken nail 

2. Newspaper nails - TUTORIAL

3. Kitten paws manicure

4. Hawaiian nails

5. Piano nails

6. Step by step gradient leopard mani

7. Aquatic summer manicure

8. Nail Junkie

9. Bleu-Marine

10. Pink hypnotizing nails

11. Cute nail snails

12. Mermaid's lagoon 

So this are the twelve most appreciated posts by you. Which one is your favourite and why?

Do you have any future recommendations for me? Is there something you would

like to see more? Is there something you don't like? Feel free to tell me all of your ideas

so I can make Konad Addict a better nail art website.

Rising hearts (again)

Yeah, you've seen this before. Different colors, though.

The first version of this manicure was this one. 

I started this with two coats of Matt Dull white polish from Born Pretty and 

then I applied Sinful Colors -Nail Junkie on the tips. I stamped the design

from m83 Konad plate and finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

(not my nails in the picture)

Merry Christmas & Holiday manicure

Hi,

Firstly, I want to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas for you and your dear ones!

I want to show you the Christmas nail art I'm going to wear this holiday.

I started with two coats of Matt Dull White from Born Pretty and then I stamped

the stripes from an essence plate with a red nail polish. On my ring finger, I 

stamped the flower from the Hello Kitty image plate from Born Pretty and I applied 

a green rhinestone in its center. Finally, I put on a clear top coat.

What do you think?

Winter Wonderland

I feel like Santa bringing a present on Christmas Eve.  Just in time!  to show off my holiday manicure.  I wanted to do a mixed medium manicure and think I got to incorporate several of my manicure techniques to pull off this look.  Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

Left Hand:

 Right Hand:

I painted a base polish on all nails but ring, three coats, of OrlyAu Champagne.  On those fingers I marbled with the same and China Glaze White On White and Zoya Dove.  Evergreen trees were hand painted with a blend of Zoya Edyta and China Glaze Holly-Day and trunks with China Glaze Midtown Magic.  Deciduous tree was a base of China Glaze Liquid Leather and an overlay of China Glaze Midtown Magic; I added snow using a mix of Orly Au Champagne and China Glaze White On White.  Sleigh on my thumbs were first stamped with Bundle Monster plate BM213, using Konad Special Polish in Black (skate), Apple Green and Coral Blue (presents), China Glaze Crimson (sled) with China Glaze City Siren overlay painted afterward; I also added China Glaze Midtown Magic to the skate and China Glaze Icicle as silver ribbon and China Glaze Holly-Day for green ribbon.  All of these nails were completed with a sponging of Orly Winter Wonderland to mimic a snow-globe quality.  My glitter ring fingers were done by using tape.  First painting three coats of China Glaze Holly-Day on bottom, waiting for it to completely dry and then painting three coats of China Glaze City Siren and adding a glitter concoction of MAC pigment glitter in Red, LA Splash Cosmetic glitter in Silver Torpedo and Red and Silver hexagonal glitter for Esther's Nail Center.  Seche Vite was used to complete the entire manicure.

Christmas manicures

Hi, 

Just a quick post to show you some winter manicures I made for some friends 

of mine recently. Hope you like them!

Candy Stripes

I needed a passing, holiday manicure to tide me over until Friday until I paint my "official" Christmas manicure, and holiday stripes seemed the best way to do that.  I like the final look, but I wish I would have thought about the fact that white stripes on red and red stripes on white are the exact same thing, but I guess since they are actually different colors, you can see that slightly, but it was kind of a fail in the color scheme of the final look.  Oh well!  

Left Hand:

Right Hand:

For base colors I used three coats of each of the following: China Glaze Ruby Pumps, Mistletoe Me!, Icicle, Orly Au Champagne, Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe,  . Stripes were painted with Konad Special Polish in Apple Green, Psyche Pink, White, China Glaze Icicle and Zoya Isla, using Bundle Monster Plate bm20.  Seche Vite, one coat, was used to finish the manicure.

Golden Gild

I made a few sparkle concoctions to mimic current nail polish trends in glitter polishes.  This is a second example (Red + Green = Awesome, being the first).  I like the result, but I'm not sure how festive it is.  I don't know why silver and blue is considered festive, but when I did gold and blue, not really so much.  Either way, the fingers shine and I like the touch of a holo water marble.

Flash:

I painted three coats on all nails of China Glaze Peace On Earth (forgot how much I love this color, very ugly/pretty) and added a mix of LA Splash Cosmetic Glitter in Golden Seahorse, Silver Torpedo and Yofi Cosmetics Skinny Dippin' to all fingers but ring.  My ring fingers were marbled with China Glaze L8R G8R and DV8.  One coat Seche Vite to shine 'em up!

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.

Snowman manicure

Hi,

Today I'll show you a new wintery manicure done with both Konad and
brushes. I started with two coats of Catrice -It Blue My Mind and then I stamped the
snowflakes from m59 image plate on 3 of my nails and made a snowman on my thumb
and ring finger. It's very easy to do - I think each of you are capable of doing it.
Use a bigger dotting pen for the snowballs and a smaller one for the eyes, nose
and buttons. Use a thin brush for the rest of the details. At the end, I topcoated
all nails and applied a silver rhinestone in the middle of the snowflakes.

I  got inspired from The Naisaurus' manicure, but her was obviously much prettier.

What do you think?

Winter manicure

Hi,

As the winter came and I am still waiting for the first snow to come, I decided

to create a wintery design. Unfortunately, the picture is not very clear, but it's

the best I could capture.

I started with a light blue base color and then I applied a darker blue glitter from

Sinful Colors. I stamped the snowflake fro m59 image plate on the corner of each nail

with Special White and then applied a silver rhinestone. I finished with a clear top coat.

What do you think?

Christmas giveaway [CLOSED]

Hi,

The day before I showed you the black crackling polish from Born Pretty.

I want to make you a surprise for Christmas and give away three nail polishes like that one.

To enter the giveaway, you have to be a follower of this blog. This time will be only one

entry for each person. You may post about this giveaway, but it will be a simply act of

kindness. The giveaway will be opened internationally and will close on December 27th.

Your email adress will only be used on giveaway purpose. I will contact the winner myself.

Fill in the form bellow to enter. Good luck!

Black crackling nail polish from Born Pretty

Hi,

Today I'll show you a new crackle manicure. I started with two coats of PURE ICE

-French Kiss, a dark blue. Then I applied the black crackling polish from Born Pretty.

 The dry-time of this nail polish is very short and it dries in a matte way, that's why I finished
with a clear top coat, but matte is nice too. It makes very nice crackles and it only costs $5.50 .
 What is more, they ship internationally and it is free. 

And for you - for all that are following mu blog - I have a special 10% discount code to
use on any order on their website: MKAK31 .

Red + Green = Awesome

I am LOVING this manicure.  I was noticing the trend this year is both multi-sized glitters as well base glitter color with a single or dual glitter accent (think the holiday line Eye Candy, by China Glaze).  I figured I could do something as good, if not better, and I think I accomplished that.  I think this manicure is better in person to pick up on the red shimmer, but I'm happy with my pictures because the green really does pop IRL.

Flash:

Natural Light:

I painted three coats of China Glaze City Siren and then added Green hexagonal glitter (from  Esther's Nail Center) and filled in the gaps with MAC Pigment Glitter in Red.  I painted one coat of Seche Vite to compliment the shine.

Trimming The Tree

I originally took out all my darker, holiday-themed, green polishes and layered them three colors to a nail.  But the look didn't seem quite right.  I added the silver tinsel trimming and then they were true perfection.

Left Hand:

 Right Hand:

With my tree!:

I used the following colors for the green: Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe, Orly It's Not Rocket Science, OPI Glow Up Already, Ulta Envy, Zoya Apple, Zoya Suvi, Zoya Yara, Zoya Edyta, China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, China Glaze Paper Chasing, China Glaze Holly-Day.  The silver detail was hand painted on with China Glaze Icicle.  Manicure was finished with one coat 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?

Deck The Halls

Ok.  So I have gotten some new polishes for the holiday season (loving) and more importantly, after being sick (and tired), I decorated my house for Christmas and am finally feeling in the holiday spirit.  So I'm ready for the holiday themed nails to begin!

I painted three coats of China Glaze Holly-Day and added glitter from LA Splash Cosmetics in Midnight Flash.  I then added with China Glaze Passion and Bundle Monster Plate BM225 the Christmas Ball.  I finished the manicure with one coat Seche Vite.

Swipe

I needed a manicure that was quick and I would be ok if it chipped in a day since I knew it would after swimming.  This was it.

I swiped on my naked nail with Zoya Neeka and painted one coat of China Glaze Snowglobe atop with two coats Seche Vite to finish.

Polka Dot Road

Highlighting another new polish from China Glaze's Haunting Collection.  It was on sale, so it went in my cart.

I painted three coats China Glaze Crimson.  I added, freehand, two coats China Glaze Cheers To You with dotting tool adding back the base color as well as China Glaze Flyin' High.  Finished with one coat Seche Vite.

Hexed

I went on a polish hunt and was surprised to find seasonal Color Club products at a local Sally's.  I stopped immediately for this multi sized hexagonal glitter (and another one) and an added bonus is that it's scented!  This one is berry flavored.

I hand painted three coats of Orly Stone Cold and added two coats of Color Club Very Merry Berry.  Finished with one coat Seche Vite.