30 Days of Colour: Stamping nail art using plate EDM 08 "Mysterious Egypt"

Introduction

This is my last June post and it's an entry for pastel/stamping prompt in 30 Days of Colour challenge. This nail art was inspired by gorgeous nails created by super talented Nailzcraze. Just looking at them you might think of Katty Perry's Dark horse music video, and that's where original idea comes from. However, I was not super impressed, by this video, but I fell in love with Natalie's nails the moment I saw them. It took very long for me before I made my version of this look. First of all I had to grow unusually long nails and second there were 2 unsuccessful attempts, before I managed to create something worth showing. Gradient was created using dry brush technique with my favorite black - Licorice by Essie and frame was done using MdU black, because it's easier to apply with detail brush. All stamping images come from Emily de molly plate EDM 08. My photos are not as breathtaking as original, but I'm pretty happy with result.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Mysterious Egypt"

30 Days of Colour: Femme Fatale Gossamer dust and reverse stamping nail art with Monn nails Ellen "Tropical delight"

Introduction

And another month is almost over, summer days are going away too fast. For glitter/tropical prompt I did tropical nails using thermal polish Gossamer dust, so that it matches June macro challenge and instead of glitter I used flaky polish the Silence. Also I tried for the first time reverse stamping, instead of making decals. It's a bit tricky, but faster than decals. I picked up stamping image, colored flowers using gorgeous orange Ellen from Moon nail supply and stamped them on not completely dry and a bit sticky layer of flakies. I had to redo couple nails, because my timing was not good, but this technique is definitely worth learning. Thank you Sumeet for telling me about it!!!  Needless to say I'm in love with result, just look at macros, shimmer, yellow to orange thermal change, flakies and stamping, this mani has it all. 

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Tropical delight".

Picture polish Bohemian and Paris with Moon nails stamping using Pueen 48 "Half moon coral"

Introduction

For the Stamp one, stamp all ten prompt we had to make ornate coral nails with stamping plus another nail art technique. Normally I like to combine my stamping with something else, but this time I just could not decide what to add to the combo which I had in mind - coral Paris and gold stamping. Finally I thought to try half moons for the first time. This did not work really well, because Bohemian is top sparkly for half moons and it looks untidy on pictures (my half moon is also not perfect), I guess contrast polish would be better. I finished with super tiny french tips to give it complete look. Oh and I used new stamping polish in my collection which I bought from Moon nails supply, as you can see it stamps beautifully. I bought 2 mini sets, total 16 bottles,  and some colors are really unique, so you will see more of this polish soon.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Half moon coral"

30 Days of Colour: L'Oreal Masked affair stamped with DRK metallic brown using BM plates 415 and 609 "Horologist"

Introduction

My silhouette entry for 30 days of Colour was done using famous L'Oreal holo polish masked affair as background. I was lucky to get it as a present from my polish friend Krise and I understand why it was so popular, this holo is stunning. Masked affair is a bit sheer polish, I applied 3 coats, but surprisingly it stamped an ok image on my middle finger. I also combine this entry with macro challenge and that's why you will see picture with several fingers, it should be 2-3, but I end up having 4 of them in one macro. And do you know who is horologist? I had no idea before I looked it up in the dictionary, so I'm not sure how widely this word is used.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Horologist"

June macro challenge: neon pink and green matte gradient with floral Mundo de Unas stamping "Pink & green harmony"

Introduction

It's a matte day in June macro challenge and I decided to share this matte neon gradient, which was a base for "Dragon fruit" nails. I did not know which color to use as a base for gradient and went with white Julep Nicolette, not a perfect choice as it shows through on some pictures. My favorite part about this mani is how stamping polish matches gradient colors and gorgeous matte shimmer.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Pink & green harmony"

30 Days of Colour: Pond and waterfall nail art with Picture polish and Mundo de Unas stamping "Summer waterfall"

Introduction

The prompt was red/pond and I chose to do another pond mani this time combined with waterfall technique, which I never used before. For ring finger which represents waterfall itself my formula was: coat of white wedding+tint+(waterfall with various Picture polishes + tint)x 3. For other fingers coat of DIY jelly + (waterfall with various Picture polishes + stamping + DIY jelly)x3. Finally for the thumb I combined both and did not apply jelly of tint on top, that's why it looks so gorgeous on macros, we can see all textures mixed together. I think waterfall at every pond layer was really excessive one or two would be enough and just clear top coat without jelly to show structure better. I love these nails and wore them for 6 days, which is very long for me. Looking forward to use waterfall technique again. And how about you, did you ever make waterfall nails?

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Summer waterfall"

Guest post at Tales of coffee lacquer and beauty plus Duck polish story

Introduction

It's a very unusual post today. First of all I want to say that you can read my guest post at Tales of coffee lacquer and beauty. Take a look, it's stamping over water marble and I was really happy to write it for Sumeet. Here is one picture, as you can see I used metallic Kleancolor polish for stamping.

Another news is that I wrote to the Born pretty store and they agreed to send me some stamping plates for review. It's very exciting, since so far I was always purchasing things myself. I'm looking forward to work with them, those BP plates which I have stamp really nice. My review post will have clear indication that these plates were a press sample, but I promise to stay truthful as usually.

Finally, there was a contest at Polish stamping plate Coop where we were supposed to create a scene using nail polish bottles. I got so carried away, that I made a whole story in four scenes.

30 Days of Colour: Neon gradient with double stamping and Enchanted polish 7 nations army "Geometric escape" or "Dragon fruit"

Introduction

I did not have any new textured polish for textured/geometric prompt in June 30 Days of Colour, so I went with geometric. The background for white triangle stamping is a bit complex. I started with neon gradient, and added some floral stamping. This looked super pretty and I'll publish it as a separate mani next week (you can find it here). however it did not look complete, so I used it as a base for this challenge and added some triangles from BM 414 plate.  Still could not stop and added gorgeous glitter with holo effect 7 nations army as a topper, only after that I was fully satisfied.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Geometric escape" or "Dragon fruit"

June macro challnege: Femme fatale Weed in her heart and Mexican pink Mundo de unas stamping "Pink weed"

Introduction

This neon stamping with Mundo de unas Mexican pink was done right after I swatched Weed in her heart and today is a good chance to share it, because there are several beautiful macros which I took with this mani and it's perfect for macro challenge. Interestingly Weed in her heart with pink stamping look way more blue teal compared to swatches, so  click on swatch link if you want to see real color.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Pink weed"

30 Days of Colour: monochromatic nail art with Zoya Savita and stamping Bissu Galactica "Matte and metallic purple"

Introduction

This post was supposed to be up yesterday, but I just could not finish it. Unfortunately I have to cut down time which I spent working on my blog,  so there will be some changes and not sure exactly which kind of changes though. This is my entry for matte/monochromatic prompt in 30 Days of Colour. Gorgeous matte Savita plus stamping with my resent obsession metallic Bissu, this polish stamps wonderfully.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Matte and metallic purple".

HPB presents: Picture polish Pshiiit and Paradise with teal pond nail art "Crowded with jellyfish"

Introduction

Ever since I saw Jellyfish pond nails created by @firefly5 it was on my "to do" list and finally 9 months later it's done. I really enjoy creating and looking at the pond nails and one of my  personal favorite manis is orange pond "Autumn leaves".  For this "Crowded with jellyfish" pond I stared with Picture polish Pshiiit, because i wanted to have more intense background with some flakies. I stamped corals and bubbles on each nail (or anchor on ring finger) and applied a layer of Paradise to add some glitter (which is not really visible in the final mani). After that I stamped 2-3 jellyfishes one by one and applied teal OPI sheer tint, this step was repeated 3 times. And I stamped snail on the thumb instead of jellyfish. This look is really pretty with shimmer adding extra touch to the depth of pond. I love how it turned out.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Crowded with jellyfish".

June Macro challenge: Blobbicure nail ar with glitters Esmaltes da Kelly Merida and Ursula "Green and orange glitter blobbicure"

Introduction

No stamping today, instead I want to show my first successful blobbicure. Not sure why it did not work before, but with this polish combo it was pretty easy. For blobbicured nails I first applied one coat of polish and let it dry. After that I applied second coat and while it was still wet added blobs of contrast polish. This nail art was inspired by two glitters from Esmaltes da Kelly. I really loved how bright and sparkly they are and wanted to combine them together, because bright orange and green look super nice together. And it a was a rare case when I took macros of every nail, even pinky, so it was perfect for current Macro challenge prompt.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Green and orange glitter blobbicure"

30 Days of Colour: Wing dust Plum outta ideas swatch

Introduction

Today is a Purple/Sharpie marble day in June 30 Days of Colour challenge. I never tried sharpie marble and normally I would jump on something new like this. This time unfortunately I could not find inspiration for it and prepared simple swatch of purple polish Plum outta ideas. This my first and only polish from Wing dust and I was very happy with the quality. It's purple jelly with glitters, mostly golden and purple with a hint of red and holo blue. I love glitters in this polish they are tiny and make a wonderful combination. Two coats look a bit sheer on pictures, so I guess three coats would be safer.

Results

Figure 1. Plum outta ideas swatch

June macro challenge: stamping nail art with Femme Fatale Who Is Fairest Of Them All? and Kleancolor Metallic red "Red flower glass"

Introduction

I made this nail art a while ago, right after I swatched Who Is Fairest Of Them All? and posted a stamping review of Kleancolor metallic polish. This was my first use of Kleancolor polish for actual nail art and I was really happy with results. However while taking macro pictures I noticed minor smear on some nails, which did not show during my swatch tests. I used same top coat, so it might be due to the background polish or not enough waiting before top coat application. Nevertheless  metallic red stamps really nice, not even tiny bits missing and bright metal finish is lovely.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "Red flower glass".

30 Days of Colour: Radial gradient with Picture polish Grace and Paris and Bundle Monster stamping plate 608 "It's broken"

Introduction

It's pink/radial gradient day in June 30 Days of Colour challenge and I was really looking forward to make second radial gradient, because I loved first one. I was not sure which stamping image to use until I remembered beautiful blue gradient with broken glass stamping, which Sarah did for Autism awareness.  It was a perfect opportunity to make a pink version with radial gradient. I used sparkly picture polish Grace and Paris , but to be honest gradient looked poor without stamping. Fortunately I received my Bissu polish just in time and it was a perfect metallic pink shade. Another wonderful radial gradient was complete. I wanted to give a romantic name to this nail art... so  "It's broken" and you can decided for your self what is it.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "It's broken"

June macro challenge: Emily de Molly Ariel's realm swatch

Introduction

It's a flakies day in our June macro challenge and I decided to share my swatch of Emily de Molly polish Ariel's realm. Previously I published neuron inspired nail art with this polish as a background. It has dark teal/green base and is loaded with numerous color shifting mini flakes and silver micro holo glitter. Another gorgeous creation from Hayley. I applied 2 coats, as it was a background for nail art and show it without top coat. There was no issues with application or staining and this polish looked amazing on my long nails.

Results 

Figure 1. Ariel's realm swatch.

30 Days of Colour: Indie polish neon watermarble and Mundo de Unas stamping with MoYou Explorer 23 "African masks"

Introduction

My second June entry for 30 Days of Colour challenge Neon/splatter is a actually a stamping over neon water marble, so no splatter part. Water marble was done using decal technique, you can find detail in the original post. I was not sure which king of stamping to do and used African tribal masks from MoYou Explorer plate. It looks rather unusual, and I can not decide how I feel about this mani. My favorite is ring finger with sad mask, even though this stamping image makes nail look a bit crooked.

Results

Figure 1. Nail art "African masks"

Lilypad Lacquer Where oceans meet swatch

Introduction

Today there is no challenge and I just want to show you swatch of Lilypad Lacquer Where oceans meet. I did it before "Lizard skin" stamping and never had time to share. This polish is duochrome with green to teal shift, which is visible at day light, but not so much inside. There is definitely more shift on my macros, because I took them with LED + daylight and not so much on full hand pictures which were taken with flash. You even can see some sort of shimmer appears here and there. But I was not very impressed with this polish, as it required 3 coats to reach opacity on my nails. and I'm a one coater lover.

Results

Figure 1. Swatch of Where oceans meet.