Nail Art Design

Sunday, 19 August 2012

31 Day Challenge, day 6: Violet

Day 6! Which means violet nails... Like my last challenge, it's a leopard print look, but with a different take. The violet basecolor is China Glaze Gothic Lolita. I immediately knew I somehow wanted to use it for this challenge because I just love the color and I'm smitten with the subtle shimmer. After a coat of Seche Vite I could start on the leopard half of this fifty-fifty mani. To do that I covered half of each nail with tape, then I applied the blue (China Glaze First Mate) as thin as possible and stamped over it with a silver polish and Konad imageplate M57.
I've got mixed feelings about the final result, it looks almost too tacky but I somehow kind of like it too. Is that a bad thing? :-P Anyhow, I enjoyed working on it and I'll see you soon! :-)

Friday, 17 August 2012

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Thursday, 16 August 2012

31 Day Challenge, day 5: Blue

Blue nails! For this challenge I decided to bring out my stamping tools. The basecolor is Essence Via Airmail! from the Ready For Boarding collection. On top I did a leopard print in black with Konad imageplate M57. Stamping isn't a technique I often reach for because I always think too much about the mess afterwards that I'd have to clean up, especially when I'm using my opaque and therefore hard-to-remove black polish Color Club Where's The Soiree, like in this case. But clean-up actually wasn't that bad this time because I rubbed a bit of greasy handcream on the skin around the nails, making it harder for the polish to stain. :-) Even the pattern transferred okay on the nails! It's definitely not perfect, but that's the nice thing about leopard print: imperfections are hardly noticeable from a distance. ;-) So all in all I was quite pleased with how this mani turned out. I really should do stamped manis more often...

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

3D Acrylic Molds for Nails

Hi guys!

After a year, my blog reached 1001 followers when I checked it last week! I'm very thankful to my fellow bloggers for following and supporting my blog. I hope my posts can provide insights and help my fellow bloggers. :)

Anyway guys, have you tried 3d acrylic mold for nail art? I made a tutorial. It's easy to use!

all you need:

nail color

Procedure:

1. Using a small nail art brush,

dip the brush into nail art liquid and after that on acrylic powder. Place it on the 3d mold.

2. Fill all the mold with acrylic mixture . You can choose acrylic powder in any color. I chose white.

3. When the acrylic mixture is already dry, you can use a stick to take out the already hardened acrylic mixture.

4. I chose white so that I can apply different nail colors. Here's the finished product.

You can buy all these products from bornpretty store. There are various designs to choose from. I also made a 3d acrylic cellphone case using 3d molds. It' s fun and easy to use!!

To avail of a 10% discount, just type the code MAEJ61.

Checkout now for more nail art products and more: BornprettyStore

NOTE: This product was sent to me as a gift. I made this review based on my own ideas and preference on how to use them. My opinions about the quality of the said products are based on my personal judgements and the outcome of my usage.