Friday, April 29, 2016

Femme fatale March hare and Infamous riddle swatch

Introduction

Good day darlings. I'm back from my vacation and finally have time to write a blog post. You will find below two gorgeous Femme fatale polishes from Mad Tea-party collection. First one is olive green with orange shimmer called Infamous riddle. This polish is very unique and looks great on my fingers. I applied two coats of this polish, took pictures and realized that it would be a great base for March hare. Therefore, one coat was sufficient to show all the beauty of this golden-brown polish full of holographic microglitters and intense green shimmer. Finally, I could not resist and added stamping design combined with some dotting to complement these pretties. Love how glitters sparkle behind stamped image. Check out my IG for video tutorial.

Results


 Figure 1. March hare and Infamous riddle.


Friday, April 15, 2016

40 great nail art ideas: Pink needle drag floral design

Introduction

Good day darlings. I'm on vacation in Russia, but I'll try to write couple blog posts and share some pictures on IG. This week challenge for 40 great nail art ideas was pink & lilac and my specific prompt was needle drag. I just received this gorgeous pink-lilac jelly with copper glitter - Wear it like armour Cadillaquer, perfect shade for spring and for this challenge. However it would not work as a base for needle drag technique as it requires 3 coats to reach opacity. That's why I did needle drag design using clear base polish and bright pink-magenta polish called Electra on top of the silicone mat, let it dry and applied as decals. Also, I added some individual glitters on top so that it would look like flowers. On pictures it looks a bit messy, but in real life those flowers looked wonderful. And did I mention that I'm in love with this particular shade of lilac? I'm sure you'll see it again on my blog.

Results


Figure 1. Floral dry marble design and Cadillaquer Wear it like Armour

Saturday, April 9, 2016

40 great nail art ideas: Zoya Darcy swatch with Tom & Jerry nail design

Introduction

Good day darlings. I had a one week break from anything nail-related, but now I'm back. And I have a sunny yellow cream to show you - Darcy by ZOYA. I'm super happy with this yellow, both color and application are fantastic. It was opaque already after two coats, but I did use nude colored base. The second part of this post is nail design inspired by kids TV, which I did for 40 great nail art ideas challenge. It was a perfect opportunity to use Tom & Jerry water decals form Born pretty store and try cheesy nail. On figure 1 you can see shiny version, while on figure 2 decals are mattified, not a big difference though. I love how bright and cheerful it looks, definitely brings some of my childhood memories  back. What is your favorite T&J episode? Mine is with frozen kitchen - Mice follies.

Results

Figure 1. Tom & Jerry nail design and Zoya Darcy.