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Makeup Lover Nails

I have been seeing lashes design on nails everywhere. I saw this combination of lipstick with lashes somewhere, but I can't find the author. It's definitely not my idea, but I wanted to try it out. I also paired it with a ribbon heart to represent the love of makeup. 


Christmas Rudolph Nails

I realized I haven't posted any reindeer Christmas nail design on my blog, but I'm pretty sure I did it already on my nails. I had some spare time and decided it was time to do it now. The holidays are here. I call it Rudolf inspired because of the red nose. Red, gold and green is just a classic and my favorite Christmas combination. 

Snowflake Sparkle Nails

I believe, I didn't make any snowflake manicure on my blog yet. There's a first time for everything. Searching for some inspiration on Pinterest, I noticed that snowflakes are the most popular design for winter. I decided to make pastel blue and silver version. Making the base color matte also made a huge difference in this design looking even more sparkly to contrast glittery snowflakes. 

Fall Orange Nail Art (Collaboration with Katja Nail2express)

I finally got back to doing more nail designs. Part of the reason is also me going to nail courses, because it's another field that I want to better myself in. Today's nail art is in collaboration with Katja who writes Nail2express blog. Her blog is all about nails - nail art, nail polish reviews and some really useful nail tips. Definitely check it out, she will help you find inspiration for your next manicure. I personally admire her stamping nail designs, I've tried this once and gave up on it. It's harder than it seems.

Marble Nails

I've just been loving marble design on everything lately, especially paired with blushing pinks. My first attempt at marble nails was a disaster, so I looked up some of tutorials on YouTube. I used the same technique that Kristin Gardner showed in her tutorial. I think it definitely made it look the most realistic with the littlest of effort.

Unicorn Nails

I feel like unicorn has become the most abused mythical creature ever. In the past year the craze over unicorns escalated. I see unicorn cakes, slippers, makeup brushes, highlighters, hair colors and many more. If there's one thing I like about it, is the pastel rainbow colors. That's why I decided to create a manicure inspired by those colors, which are by the way perfect for spring season.


I started by applying white nail polish on all my nails except ring finger. On ring finger I applied a silver holographic shade with small shimmers.


After that I chose a variety of pastel shades that I could find in my stash and applied them on white base with a sponge. I used pastel lavender, blue, mint, peach, pink and yellow. This created perfect pastel rainbow colors to give the nails that magical unicorn land feel. 



Because holographic nail polish didn't stand out enough, I decided to apply some multi-colored glitter over it. It has silver base, but reflects multiple colors. I must have got it as a craft glue once, but I can't remember where it is from. It gave me that perfect stand out accent nail.




Because you can't have enough of the magic when it comes to unicorns, I took top coat with small multi-colored silver shimmer and applied it all over the pastel colored nails. It gives a bit of that extra touch.


Did you think I was finished here? Nope. I decided to take some old nail stickers and applied them on. It was mostly blue, purple and pink flowers and dotted pastel pink and purple hearts. It can't get any sweeter than this.


I finished with a fast drying and high shine top coat to make it sparkle and last longer.





It's kind of girly, springy and somewhat cute. I personally loved how it turned out. Accent nail looks amazing in the sun light and I am all about pastel colors.  How about you? Did you get tired of unicorns yet or are you all for it?



Products used:
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure - 171 Bleach Babe
Maybelline Colorshow The Blushed Nudes - 447 Dusty Rose
Kiko Nail Lacquer - 507 Blush
Avon Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel - Lemon Sugar
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamel - Rain Washed
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamel - Mint To Be
Avon Gel Shine Nail Enamel - Lavender Sky
Essence Effects Nail Polish - 22 I Heart Magic
Catrice Luxury Lacquers LE Holomania - C01 Holo Manolo
Jofrika Cosmetics Glitter Powder (silver with multi-colors)
Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

Christmas Sparkle Nails

This year's Christmas nails are again my favorite Christmas color combination. It's sparkly red and gold. It represents Christmas lights that sparkle on the tree, but on a red base. This time of year it's all about sparkles and I think it looks minimal, but still kind of cute.


I used a base coat and then I applied Avon True Colour Perfect Reds Nailwear Pro+ in Ruby Slipper. A gorgeous red with red and gold shimmer.


Then I took a thin brush and drew on kind of sparkles, which are essentially snowflake shapes with one longer line. After that I used dotting tool and alternated between small and big dots for some added sparkle.


For this I used shimmery gold nail polish, Avon Magic Effects Molten Metal in Copper.


I finished with a fast drying and super shiny top coat, Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. It almost looks like a wrapping paper design. I kind of like it. It's nothing too bold, but it definitely adds the needed sparkle.





Merry Christmas to you all and may you have lovely holidays filled with sparkles.

Rosy Marble Nails

Recently, I've been seeing marble nails every where. It looked really pretty and easy enough to do. However, you know me, I am not a fan of cool colors and typical white grey marble looked too boring for me, so I decided to make it more rosy and warmer.


Firstly, I applied a base coat. Then I used rosy nude nail polish on all the nails except ring finger - Kiko Nail Lacquer in 372 Nude. 


I took a piece of sponge and applied darker mauve nail polish in random areas - Avon Nail Enamel in Mauvelous. If you take a more dense sponge, it will look more uniformed. Unfortunately, I had one with bigger holes and it didn't come out as I anticipated it to.


For the marble cracks and pattern  I used black nails polish - Maybelline Color Show 677 Blackout. If you want it to be more subtle and more monochromatic, I'd say use a dark grey instead of black. With the help of nail striping brushes I drew wavy lines. It should look thicker on some parts and thinner on others. I think that you can be a bit messy here. It doesn't need to be perfect.  



Then I took gold metallic nail polishes - Essence LE Lights of Orient Nail Polish in 01 Golden Gate To Orient and went over these black lines with it. I tried to make black lines thinner. Gold lines give it a bit more dimension and some sparkle. I also applied it all over the ring finger. 



I added a diamond shaped golden stud on the ring finger just to add something something. Marble usually has a high shine and I created this by using shiny top coat - Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat. All finished! How do you like marble nails?






Pastel Summer Nails

Hey Beauties!

I love pastel nail polishes for the spring. But this year, I actually love to wear them in the summer as well. While I was admiring ombre shades of hydrangea, I got idea for this ombre summer nails. I also added some fun design on my ring finger. Think, I saw the design on Pinterest, although I didn't save the photo, so I don't know who to credit for the idea.


Hydrangea that I had in mind is this one that has such a pretty blue, purple and pink pastel ombre. It looked so pretty that I decided to search for the same shades in my nail polish collection.



I used Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in 171 Bleach Babe as a white base and to enhance pastel shades on top.



Then I used Avon Gel Shine in Rain Washed as a pastel blue, Avon Gel Shine in Lavender Sky as a pastel purple and Maybelline Color Show The Blushed Nudes in 447 Dusty Rose as a pastel pink. I applied them with a sponge to create ombre effect. I should probably go over it one more time, but I decided to just leave it as it is. If you'll go over with the second coat, you'll prevent white base from peaking through. 



On my ring finger I created this pretty accent design with using just doting tool. I alternated between small and bigger dots. I think the design is perfect for summer and it kind of reminds me of statement necklaces. For that I use Avon Gel Shine in Iceberg White, Parfait Pink, Mint To Be and Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Lemon Sugar.



To get a bit more unique finish, I decided to make the manicure matte with Kiko 3 in 1 Mat Fortifying Fast Dry Base and Top Coat.


I think pastel nail polishes look very pretty in the summer, especially if you catch some tan or are naturally darker. I love the contrast and how it pops out. Ring finger design gives it a bit more dimension and I love these pastel shade combinations. There's nothing better than taking inspiration from nature.