Friday, June 19, 2015

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"

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

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"

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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".

Sunday, June 14, 2015

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".


Saturday, June 13, 2015

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"

Friday, June 12, 2015

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

Thursday, June 11, 2015

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".