H&M Bella's Choice with company

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Hi loves! How was your Saturday? I had lunch and went shopping with a friend (or she did some shopping, I am having a bad case of the empty walletitis). I did get new flipflops and a thermos mug for in my car.

For today's post I used one of my fav' turquoise polishes, H&M Bella's Choice. This one is pretty old already, it still has the old style cap (normal brush handle instead of the big rectangle thingie). The formula is so easy, it covers very evenly and almost in 1 coat, the second one only needed to cover up a few sheerer spots.

I used it on my thumb, index and middle finger. The pinky got covered in China Glaze Mimosa's Before Mani's (2 coats) and the ring finger was painted in Finger Paints Art You Wondering? which was still untried since I bought in the US last September... shame on me! I needed 4 coats and it looked opaque but macro photo's are a bish for glitters. I did a glitter gradient on my thumb (forgot to take pictures) and my index was studded with the Born Pretty Store golden studs (10% off using DELJ61 at checkout!).

Now, I hope you like this manicure as much as I did! And what is your favorite turquoise polish?

Two toned stamping

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Hi loves! You as happy with the weekend as I am? With the Dutch holidays lately there hasn't been a full workweek for a while now, so it was kinda tiring to have to work 5 days straight again ;-).

I have a gorgeous manicure for you today (at least that's what I feel about it) and it is also my first attempt at this technique! I am talking about stamping with two colors, trying to create a gradient look. That last part didn't really work out for me yet but I still love the 2 colors together, so it's not a failed manicure for me.

I started with a base of Revlon Night Plum. What a disastrous formula. Thin, sheer, runny... I did NOT like it. It also dries very dark, darker than the bottle shows so I ended up with a near black purple color. I needed 3 coats and I don't think that's acceptable for such a dark color.

After it dried (luckily quickly because of the thin formula) I grabbed Bundle Monster 223 and China Glaze Joy and Hi-Tek to do the stamping. To create this look you paint a small strip of your first color, and just below that you continue with your second color. Swipe, swipe again in the same direction (makes it blend a bit more) and stamp as usual!

I really love how stamping designs using polishe slike these come to life after applying topcoat <3. The sparkle and shimmer just sizzles!

Tell me, do you like this two toned stamping? Have you ever tried the technique?

Catrice Lilactric (again)

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Hi loves! Everything alright? I hope so!

Today I am showing you Catrice Lilactric again, as I wore it last Friday night to a wedding and well, I don't have any backlog left haha. It is also a stunning polish so why not right ;-)? If you missed the first post about it, check it out here.

This a gorgeous shade that applies easily in 3 coats. I really love the shimmer in this one. Because I didn't want my nails to be too soft, I added some golden studs from Born Pretty Store to give it some extra interest.

Do you like this polish as much as I do? Do you have access to Catrice in your country?

31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Gradient Nails!

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Deborah's manicure - A lovely gradient

Hi loves! How are you today? I had quite a hectic day and this afternoon I had to go to the dentist for some cleaning. It hurt a bit but now I have extreme clean teeth haha.

Today is all about gradients and I have done them quite a few times already. So, I am taking a bit of a detour here and will not be showing a traditional gradient. Or not as a full manicure at least. I've seen some heart shaped nailart around and I wanted to try this "cut out" look for myself. Here's what I did on each nail. Thumb - 2 coats of $OPI XOX Betsey, gradient with Manhattan 65K. Index - 2 coats of Manhattan 65K  topped with 1 coat of $OPI Traffic Stopper Copper. Middle - 2 coats of $OPI XOX Betsey. Ring - 2 coats of $OPI XOX Betsey, gradient heart with Manhattan 65K & China Glaze 2030. Pinky - 2 coats of Manhattan 65K dotted with China Glaze 2030.

The heart shaped gradient isn't too hard, it just takes some patience and preparation. You take a piece of tape. First, fold the ends so you have a little non-sticky part. Fold together the tape. Cut out half a heart (the center being the foldline). Unfold the tape by pulling on your non-sticky flaps. Place the heart on your nail. Do your gradient (or just use one polish!) and remove the tape. Topcoat, and done!

I quite liked the look of this and I hope you do too! Let me know what you think of it (and if a tutorial would be helpful?).

Loqi's manicure - Ultra violet gradient

Hey guys!
I looooove gradients! I love the way they look, I love doing them, and I especially love picking colours that go well together. So for this weeks challenge I spent a good 30 minutes in front of my polish-racks, picking bottles and comparing them. I decided I didn't want to do a crème or crème to glitter gradient, I wanted full on sparkle! And seeing as glass flecked is one of my favourite finishes...

These were the polishes I picked: Orly Lunar eclipse (blue), Kiko 278 Violet orchid microglitter (purple) and Kiko 277 Blueberry glitter (pink) (the Kiko polishes are both called glitter, but they are really not glitters at all). I used the technique where you paint the polish directly onto a make-up sponge and dab it on your nails.

Now I just need a party to wear this to!

Stay tuned for challenge day 11: Polka dot nails!

Previous manicures:
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Rainbow Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Metallic Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Black and White Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Violet Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Blue Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Green Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Yellow Nails!
31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Orange Nails!

31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Red Nails!

OPI My Vampire Is Buff and some nailart

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Hi loves! How are you today? Started your week alright? Last night I visited an amazing concert by Chelsea Wolfe ♥ an amazing artist! She really performed so well, I loved the entire show.

Today I am showing you an experimental manicure. I've seen this technique used by the talented Emma from Globe & Nail and when I got some tulle this weekend I immediately thought of trying it myself! Well, it wasn't easy to position the tulle in a way I could sponge with my other hand, and I positioned it wrong on the first 2 nails, but I did like the irregular endresult.

I used OPI My Vampire Is Buff as my base and China Glaze 2030 for the sponging. I looooove this color combo so much! It is still very classy but also a bit of bling because of the gold.

What do you think of the outcome? Have you tried this technique?