Love Crush + chevron

Hey there!

Today I have for you a treat - some chevrons! Its actually my first time doing them and I have to say that I love chevrons! They are so easy to do and so effective. They put a little extra to every mani which I really like.

The manicure features some new additions to my stash: Gold Crush and Love Crush by IsaDora. Both shades are textured and they are truly amazing. IsaDora did really well with their sugar crush shades, they have a lovely formula that dries really fast.

Lets begin with Love Crush cause its rather unique - its a red base with pink and golden particles. STUNNING. The pictures dont do this one justice in any way. I guess you can see some of the awesomeness in the bottle in this picture. In real life your nails sparkle with those beautiful colors. 

The golden texture is Golden Crush. Simply golden base with golden particles. There are a few larger hexes in there which makes it sooo pretty!

If you are wondering how I did chevrons... Well I bought special scissors and some masking tape *wink wink* Im also aware that there are some ready chevron stripes on the market which makes it even easier. What do you think about this mani? Here is a picture that I posted on Instagram, well this one is in color :)

Thats it, I hope you liked what I created!

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Minimalistic splatter nails.

Hello lovelies!

Today I have for you a little bit of nail art I did the other day. There is something about splatter nails that I just adore and I really dont care much for the mess I create while doing this. Splatter is one of those designs I do rather often and today I have a minimalistic one for you :) Onto the pictures:

I started off with a black base on all of my nails besides my ring finger, the base is Orly Liquid Vinyl. I did the splatter with Essie Blanc which was also the base for my ring finger. I added a coat of China Glaze Its a Trap-eze! to give my mani a bit of color :)

So what do you guys think? Do you like it?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Inspired by... Chalkboard Nails!

Hi guys!

Today I have a manicure that was inspired by one and only Sarah behind the Chalkboard Nails blog, which you can see here. Shes very talented and she has been inspiring me ever since I started this nail journey.

A few weeks ago she did an amazing distressed nail art design that I just had to try myself. 

Here is the result:

This technique is really easy and Sarah did a great tutorial so you shouldnt have any problem with this technique. I started off with a white base - Essie Blanc, then added colors like China Glaze Tart-y for The Party, KICKS Philosophy and OPI Casino Royale. In the end I used Orly Liquid Vinyl to create the distress design.

I loved this mani, the design is really easy and yet so effective! 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Inspired by..

Hello there lovelies!

Todays post features a look that was inspired by very talented Nicole that is behind the amazing blog Kiss on the Chic. If you dont already follow her, you totally should! Here is also her Instagram if you want to drool over her skills some more :)

Anyways.. This technique was the one I wanted to try since I first saw a picture of it on the internet. I thought Id not do any good when I actually sat and got to it but I was so wrong. This is really easy and you cant do anything wrong! Lovely!

My mani is nothing compared to Nicoles (which you can see here) but I still like it. Its beautiful in its simplicity.

On my index and pinky finger I used 2 coats of Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint. Base on my ring finger is Greta by Make Up Store and on my middle finger is Essie Blanc. Flowers are made by all of the polishes I named + Orly Liquid Vinyl.

I really enjoyed this manicure :) And thank you Nicole for being the non-stop inspiration for me! 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Splattery gradient.

Hey there!

Yes! I finally found some time to blog a little bit! Today I have to show you a mani that I adored - and got many compliments on :)

I started off with a gradient done with 3 OPI shades: My Vampire Is Buff, My Very First Knockwurst and A Butterfly Moment. When this was done I added a little bit of splatter onto my nails with Orly Liquid Vinyl.

What do you think about this one? You think this mani would pass as a "work-friendly?" 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Rose fail.. Or is it?

Hey!

Todays quick post is all about a nail art that was inspired by a ton of beautiful, similar designs. Too bad that I failed when I tried to recreate it. Oh well..

For this design I used Scuba Blue by IsaDora as my base and bunch of acrylic paints for the art. 

I dont know how to feel about these... they should definitely come out better. What do you think?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

United In Pink - take two.

Hey ladies!

How are you doing today? Im enjoying a bit of free time and of course doing my nails ^^

Today I have for you mani nr 2 in the United In Pink series. I decided to go for a splatter, its been a while since I did that and it never seem to go wrong. I must say that the mani came out way better than I thought it would consider I did splatter on a black base. Wanna see?

Now let me explain the out-of-order finger pose (hence my index finger). I couldnt get the nails lined up in the same position to get the pictures I wanted. I hate those big, square, chunky H&M bottles. I cant pose with them. The size of my hand isnt really helping. Well at least the new shades have a new bottle which is much easier to pose with.  For me at least. Talk about a big problem for a nail blogger ;)

My base is Orly Liquid Vinyl. I stamped my ring finger with a design from Bundle Monster BM-321 with my LM nail polish that has no name, for the sake of my sanity lets call this one "lavender pink". The rest of the fingers are covered with splat done with LM "lavender pink", IsaDora Power Pink and H&M Dance With Me. What do you think?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

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United In Pink - my first try.

Hey pretties!

As many of you know October is a month that people are trying to raise awareness about breast cancer. Not only is it all about breast cancer but also about pregnancy and infant loss.

This week me and some other truly lovely ladies are going to do pink manicures, that will symbolize the cause.

So for my first of the "pink manicures" I did a pink leopard print.

Base for the print is a simple gradient using LM polish that has no name and Safari #18. The reverse dots were done with the same polishes. I outlined the print with a black striper.

What do you think about this mani? Is it too much for your taste? Let me know!

Here is a bonus picture that I took and posted on Instagram when I was in the middle of doing the mani:

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

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Vintage roses, I think.

Hello there!

Todays post is all about vintage roses and yeah Im not sure if my mani is "vintage" enough but well.

Here it is: 

On my index and pinky finger I have a franken polish of my own creation. I mixed some of Casino Royale by OPI and a gold flaked polish together. I couldnt capture the gold sparkle in those photos for life but its pretty nonetheless. On my middle and ring finger I started off with a thick coat of Essie Blanc (that reminds me I have to buy a refill), then placed striping tape to get the look followed by one thick coat of my black unnamed polish. I did the roses with IsaDora Power Pink, OPI Casino Royale and the gold flaked polish. leaves are done with some acrylic paints.

How do you like this mani? 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Gradient, tape & texture.

Hello there lovelies!

WOW, its been a while. Life got in the blogs way and well a pause happened. 

Today I have to show you a mani that I wore to my best friends wedding. I didnt do anything delicate cause, come on, Im not so delicate myself :)

Let me tell you, this was TIME CONSUMING. It was worth it but boy, so long time it all took. My inspiration for the nails was my dress and my earrings. Here they are:

Here is what happened when I tried to take that shot:

This is one of my kitties, his name is Zigge. He loves when I put something on the couch, he always thinks its for him to lie down on :)

Anyways, I started off with a gradient with Nordic Cap NP06 and IsaDora Macchiato to match the earrings color, then taped off the "diamond shape" followed by 2 coats of OPI's Get your Number. 

How do you like this manicure?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

A little bit of tribal print on my nails.

Hello there lovelies!

Wow, this week has been crazy for me, I just started a new job and I couldnt get used to it. Had absolutely no power when I got home so I didnt even check my blog. Not even my mail, nothing. Im sorry for my absence, its going to be all better now :)

Im very excited to show you todays mani. Its my first take at tribal-ish nail art. I always thought its very difficult to achieve a nice look and let me tell you, it is! For you whose hands are a bit shaky its hard to get the lines straight but I made it! Let me show you:

Like I said, its kind of tribal, I like it nonetheless :) Base for my tribal print is a simple gradient using Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau, IsaDora Scuba Blue and China Glaze Tart-y For The Party. If you havent noticed those are my to-go summer colors! Then added different shapes using acrylic paint. I know how many "bald sports" I have but believe it or not my acrylic paint is freaking out and just doesnt wanna cooperate. Its one of those very cheap ones so that may be the problem (read bad quality paint).

Overall I love the look, I definitely have to get a good quality acrylic paint cause this one just doesnt cut it. How do you like this look?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Manicure inspired by a pattern on a duvet cover.

Hey there!

Yeah, you read right. Todays post features a bit of nail art that was inspired by a duvet cover from Ikea. I dont know how I feel about it, I guess its fun to look at :) Here it comes:

My base color is Essie Blanc. The "circles" were done with Essie Where's My Chauffeur, Miss Fancy Pants, IsaDora Power Pink and Vollare City #321.

And here is the picture that I borrowed from Ikea to show you the design:

I did switch up the colors a bit :) What do you think about this one?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

My first ever roses!

Hey there!

Im very excited to show you my first attempt at doing some roses on my fingers! I always loved how they look like on nails and today I finally tried. Without further babbling from me, here they are:

In the beginning I thought I went a little overboard with those, I mean, I could have gone for an accent nail or something but they grew on me. I enjoy this mani so badly. My roses could have ended up a bit better but Im pleased nonetheless. 

I started off with Nordic Cap NP06 a beautiful nude with silver shimmer. Then I painted roses with China Glaze Grape PoP and Gina Tricot Bright Peach using a dotting tool then petals with brighter shades of the same colors: China Glaze Tart-y For The Party and Depend #347. Leaves are done with acrylic paint.

So what do you think lovelies? Would you wear this or similar mani yourselves? Let me know!

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Abstract nail art.

Hello there lovelies!

How is your weekend going? Mine if fiiiiiiiine, loving a free day to do what I want :) For todays post I have for you a treat - me doing some free hand nail art. I said "threat" cause I dont usually go for free hand when it comes to nail art (besides maybe a gradient cause Im comfortable with it) and rather stamp something instead.

Well today is not the case, I decided to play around with my acrylic paints and do something funny :)

Now, the whole manicure is done with acrylic paints, besides the base which is Essie Blanc. I wasnt exactly going for a special pattern, I just got some paint on my brush and started to paint without even thinking much about it. The only thing I wanted was that it looks like an abstract print - if that makes any sense.

(sorries about the blurry picture too)

I loved the look to be honest, it may not be much but I liked how bold the colors are and will definitely do something similar with the same palette - maybe will even find similar polishes to those and think about something then? Tell me what do you think about this manicure!

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

My very first attempt at galaxy nails.

Hey ladies!

How are all of you today? Im very excited to show you my very first galaxy mani that I made a while back. Im very proud of myself that it actually looks nice but the thing with galaxy manis is that you cant really do wrong :) Wanna see how it went? Here:

I started off with a simple black base then started sponging: first Essie Blanc (white, to get the colors to pop out on the back), Blue Jeans by IsaDora, Gina Tricot Marina, China Glaze Grape Pop, IsaDora Lilac Bikini and at the end I added one coat of OPI Servin' Up Sparkle.

I thought it was a bit too dark but Im not sure, I kind of like it that way. Maybe next time I will do something more bright :)

So what do you think, how does it look like? Im definitely going to try this nail art in the future again, as I said the mani itself is like a childs play + the color combos are endless :)

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

A bit of neon maybe?

Hello ladies!

Uff this last week was horrible. Lots of studying + even more studying! Now Im done (for now) and Im back to doing my nails :) 

Since the weather has been nice for past few weeks I decided to get some bright neons on my nails. I have a few manis that I would love to collect together and make them into a "Neon Week". Im willing to give it a try but as you know I dont post everyday so it would rather be "Neon manis when-I-actually-post Week". So maybe instead of labeling it I will just go for it and not call it anything? 

Anyways, today is first of my neon manis. It features a neon pink that I recently purchased and didnt realize that its a neon until I actually put it on my nails. Im talking about IsaDora Power Pink.

Power Pink is a jelly like, pink neon. I was surprised when it covered nicely in 2 coats. Formula is amazing and it dries fast. I love it. I really hope that this doesnt stain my nails as now Im rid of my stained nails and Im willing to show them to you (hence my cut-out accent nail). Accent nail was done with some striping tape, Power Pink and Lilac Bikini by IsaDora. Ill swatch Lilac Bikini asap!

So how did you like the cut-out accent nail? Until now Im still not loving it but I did want to try it :) How about you, do you rock any neons yet?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts

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Pastel leopard? Why not!

Hello there!

I hope your Monday was not as awful as Mondays can be :) Todays post features more pastels and a leopard print which I definitely wear not enough! Onto the mani then:

This gorgeous mint shade is Shimmer Mint by Gina Tricot. As you can see on the bottle it has amazing golden shimmer to it but my camera could not capture it :( Two easy coats of Shimmer Mint on my nails besides my ring finger - there I used Tart-y For The Party by China Glaze as base. Then added leopard print with opposite colors and a black polish.

I gotta say, I totally loved this mani. Every time I wear leopard print I wonder why dont I do it more often. Did you like it? Or is it too much for your taste? Let me know!

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts

Stripes!

Hey ladies!

Today is going to be one of those days that I have lots to do yet too little time for it all. That being said I may proceed to the post now :)

As you can see this is a very quick mani - thats how much I had time for. I started off with 2 coats of OPI My Vampire Is Buff, added striped tape and followed with 2 coats of Depend #347.

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts

Tart-y For The Party nail art!

Hello ladies!

Today I have for you simple but cute mani I was going to wear for this Easter.

I used China Glaze Tart-y For The Party as a base on all my fingers besides my ring finger - there I used Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau and topped it with Tart-y For The Party with saran wrap method. Then I added 2 coats of Laka Manicure Confetti on my middle and ring finger. I liked it a lot :)

Dont mind the bubbles on my middle finger, my top coat ran its course then :) I hope you liked my Easter mani (that is before I decided to do a dotticure instead)!

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts

Happy Easter! & manicure :)

Happy Easter everyone!

I love easter, Im crazy about rabbits so there is no surprise in me loving a time of year when there is lots of stuff bunny-themed :) That said, we can proceed to my Easter mani.

I was originally going for the painted eggs as my mani with Easter Bunny accent nail - or something in that alley but I kind of felt for something else. Still pastel toned, I went for a dotticure!

I couldnt get more crisp picture, no idea why. My camera just freaked out I guess.

For this mani I used OPI My Vampire Is Buff as a base and China Glaze Tart-y For The Party, Color Club Take Me To Your Chateau and Depend #347 for the dots.

I love this mani and I dont plan on taking it off anytime soon :) Do you like something different for Easter or just good old painted egg nails? 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts