Damask stamping with Matte Top Coat

A Manicure from February 2018

Products used:

Base Coat From Yves Rocher

Konad Special Polish - Black

XL Image Plate Drikk from Brazil - DRK-A

Wet n Wild - Ebony hates Chris

Savina Matte Top Coat

Konad Top Coat

Seche Vite Top Coat

Silver Color Rhinestone

I started out with a Pinkish Base Coat. Over that I stamped with Konad Black. Then I added the tips with Wet n Wild. I used a nail art brush for the pointer. Plus I added the rhinestone.

On the accent nail i stamped with a Matte Top Coat on shiny black Nail Polish.

From Born Pretty Store:

Silicone Stamping Mat. Product ID: #4555

Nail Art Brush. Product ID 465

Testing stamping with Matte Top Coat on the Silicone Stamping Mat from Born Pretty Store.

I did not stamp quick enough on the nails, so the polish dried a bit and did not leave as crisp of a stamp on the nails as on the Stamping mat. I had to lign up the stamper with the nail to get it straigt and it was a bit hard when you don't see the polish on the stamper very well, as the Matte Top Coat is see through. On the Mat I just winged it as I was only testing.

Old Blog Post with the Haul where the Drikk Image Plate was in - Click Me!

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Red French Manicure with dried Flowers and Stamping

Manicure from January 2018

Products used:

ELF - Medium Red

Models Own - Buff Pink

Stamped with Konad Special Polish - Light Bronze

Bundle Monste Image Plate BM-310

Stamper from Born Pretty Store. Product ID: 39374

Dried Flowers. I used Nail Foil Adhesive to get them to stick.

Seche Vite Top Coat

This is a Manicure I have done before. I really Loved it then and wanted to try it again.

Had it on for 10 days. Still Love it! To make it last longer I applied more Top Coat

and I also added Red French Manicure tips, just like I had in the first Manicure.

Check out the old post - Click Me!

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Tips and Tools for a Clean, Fresh and Beautiful Manicure!

Here's a few tips that has helped me get picture ready Nails and a Manicure that lasts for days.

※ A Cuticle pusher to gently push back your cuticles with. Best done after shower/bath/hand soak so that the skin is soft. (Have you tried rubbing them with sugar or a clean tootbrush?)
I like the stainless steel one. Easy to clean and keep clean!

※ Cotton pads to wipe your nails with acetone, nail polish remover or spirit prior to painting them. Makes your Manicure last longer. An other tip is to add Top Coat at least every other day.

※ An Orangewood stick can be used to wipe away polish from the cuticles and the sides of your nails and fingers. (To remove nail polish from the Orangewood stick I use a nail file and sand it down).
A cotton bud/cotton swab can also be used for clean up.

※ A small flat Brush dipped in Acetone/Nail Polish Remover is really helpfull to clean any polish residue you still have around your nails, that you did not get with the orangewood stick or cotton bud, to really get that crisp and clean finish.
(I started out with an artist brush for painting. Still use it for glitters and holographic polishes).

※ Use Cuticle cream or oil to nourish and moisturize your cuticles with. One of the reasons I like Burt's Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream is because it smells Lemony Fresh. Don't forget hand cream!

That's a few steps to get you started!


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"Winterize” your nails!

Trending nail polish colors for this winter.

Check out more Nailpolish colors on Julep

I like to keep it simple when I "winterize" my nails.

First off I always start with clean nails and hands. Doing this after a shower or

a bath is ideal. But it works fine with a long handwash with warm water and soap.

A nailbrush works for some, but I like to soak my nails in a bowl with warm water

(just enough to cover the nails) and anywhere from 1 TSP to 1 TBSP of lemon added

to it (Find out what works for you). The acidity of the lemon makes the nails whiter.

And it also loosens any muck you might have going on under the nail.

An orange wood stick (or cuticle pusher) is great to scrape off any of the much

that is stuck under your nails and of course to gently push back your cuticles. Make

sure your orange wood stick is clean when you go about doing your cuticles though.

If my cuticles are dry I like to use a Cuticle stone to remove any dry cuticles.

It also removes build-up from the nails.

Rinse your hands.

If my nails need shaping or shortening this is the time

to take out the file and buffer and get going. Don't over-do it

with the buffer or your nails could get really thin.

Applying nail polish is optional, and you can use any color you like. For best

result use a base coat. Apply 2 coats of your favorite nail polish and seal it all

with top coat. Put your nails in Ice water to dry the polish faster.

Apply a moisturizer. To get the blood going and flowing to your nails,

(after the "ice bath") rub and massage the nails, cuticles and fingers. It's good

for the nails and you get warmer hands - a Bonus in cold winter times.

My hands get really dry when it is cold outside so I really like to apply

generously of a really creamy moisturizing hand cream before I go to sleep

so that my hands are really soft and hydrated when I wake up.

How do you go about "Winterizing" your nails and hands?

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Viva la Nails special Spring sale! There's a wide

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Sale ends 30th April. 

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More Makeup and Nail Polish Hauls

These last days of the year are usually busy times. I myself

have been doing some volunteer work and ended it with a party

on Saturday 22nd. It's been hard work but really rewarding and

most of all fun. I will end the year on my blog with sceduled posts

of manicures I have done during the year, swatches of nail polish

and makeup and hauls that never made it to the blog until now. So 

this is things from alonger period of time, some from this summer.

These posts might go on even in the first days of the new year.

Enjoy!

Coastal Scents Haul

42 Double Stack Palette - Blush and Shadow - Matte and Shimmer Palettes

And I got a mini sample eyeshadow palette for free.

Beauty Joint Haul

L.A Colors - EP41 Wine and Roses

L.A Colors - EP24 Unforgettable

Wet n Wild - 246 Greed and 247 Pride 

Wet n Wild Mono 301 Unplugged

832E Heather Silk, 834E Berry Shimmer, 831E Pearlecent Pink and 833E Mellow Wine

736 Petal Pusher, 737 Blue Had Me At Hello and 738 Comfort Zone

Rimmel Haul

Rimmel - Quad - 002 Smokey Brun, Mono - 220 Instinct

Trio (Right) - 730 Spices and Trio (Bottom) - 624 Lynx

Color Club Halo Hues Haul

Halo-Graphic, Cloud Nine, Cherubic, Harp On It, Blue Heaven and Angel Kiss

Born Pretty Store Haul

White and Black Special Polish - (Review HERE)

2 sets of Nail Art brushes (Review of one set HERE)

Gold Waterdecals

Led Lights

Moustache Ring

Hello Kitty Memo Pads

Hello Kitty self Inked Stamps

Free Gift - Card Holder

Use code DPL91 to get -10% off your order

from Born Pretty Store.

And remember they offer

FREE World Wide Shipping.

No minimum.

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Makeup and Nail Polish Hauls

These last days of the year are usually busy times. I myself
have been doing some volunteer work and ended it with a party

on Saturday 22nd. It's been hard work but really rewarding and
most of all fun. I will end the year on my blog with sceduled posts
of manicures I have done during the year, swatches of nail polish
and makeup and hauls that never made it to the blog until now. So 
this is things from alonger period of time, some from this summer.
These posts might go on even in the first days of the new year.

Enjoy!Two ELF Hauls from August

Lip Stain - Crimson Crush

Smudge Brush

2x Flawless Eyeshadow Palette - Tantalizing Taupe and Beautiful Browns

3x Nail Polishes - Coral Dream, Flirty Fuchsia and Smokin Hot 

HD Under Eye Setting Powder (It's purple/blue shimmery, really great if you want to enhance your blue under-eye circles ?! - NOT)

Mineral Foundation - Porcelain

2x Mineral Face Cleanser

Super Glossy Lip Shine - Juiced Berry

Therapeutic Conditioning Soothing Lip Balm - Blackberry Creme

Mineral Eyeshadow -  Innocent

Mineral Moisturizing Lip Tint - Berry

2x Minty Lip Gloss - New York City and Miami

Waterproof Lengthening and Volumizing Mascara

Flawless Eyeshadow Palette - Party Purple

Mini Clarins Mascara, OPI - Planks A Lot and OPI - Go On Green that I got with a Magazine subscription.

A England Haul

Iseult, Camelot, Lancelot, Holy Grail,

Tristam and Lady of the Lake

Fab Ur Nails Haul

2 Holo Polishes 22 and 09

Empty Polish Bottles (I got a refund for them

because they leak)

XL Stamper and Scraper Set

MJ Image Plate II and III

A set of 5 OB Image Plates + 5 more

OB 21, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45

MUA Haul

Immaculate Collection Eyeshadow Palette (Got it for free with an offer)

8x Nail Polishes (No names, just numbers) - Shade 6, 18, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 19

Great selection of neautrals and colors, shimmers and matte eyeshadows.

I got some new Nail Files from CesarsShop.fi that I love.
2x Kanu Soft Bianco 320/320, a Kanu Finisher Blue 300/300 and
a Baeher Sandwitch file 400/3000 + Konad Image Plates S7 and S8.

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Born Pretty Store Brush Review + NOTD

A snowy winter manicure and detailing Nail Art Brushes from Born Pretty Store.

I did a Snowflake manicure to test out the brushes. I'm not the best at free hand

nail art. So I just did this simple snowflake with blue rhinestones on each nail.

The brushes comes in 4 small sizes and they are great for small detailing

work on your nails. I used the largest of them to create my simple snowflake.

With small pointed tips these brushes work great for fine detailed nail art.

The link and full name as it appears on the Born Pretty Sore website:

4 pcs Acrylic Uv Gel Nail Art Paint Drawing Brush Kit. Item ID 465

As the base color I used China Glaze - Little Drummer Boy and

layered A England - Morgan Le Fay over it. With white acrylic paint

I did the snowflakes and some dotts using the number 0000 brush. I placed

a small drop of top coat where I wanted the rhinestones to be. Then I

applied top coat to all the nails to keep everything in place.

The link and full name as it appears on the Born Pretty Sore website:

4 pcs Acrylic Uv Gel Nail Art Paint Drawing Brush Kit. Item ID 465

Use Code DPL91 to get 10% off your order.

If 10 people or more use this code there will be a Giveaway.

And dont' forget that Born Pretty Store Offers

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Happy shopping at BornPrettyStore.com

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