Thursday, 21 July 2011

Acrylic Gel Nails + Random Nails

Hi guys, it's just now that I got the chance to post. I have lots of nail art I made these past few weeks.. Btw, have you noticed in my previous post "Phoebe's Nailart Contest Entries" that my nails are long again? Yes it is.. That is because I made "DIY" nails.. This is the first time I tried using acrylic gel nails. I used nail tip extension, acrylic powder, gel etc.. I love the outcome, they seem so real... You won't even notice that they're artificial.. How about you girls? Have you tried acrylic nails? Gel nails? Which of the two do you think is more durable? Acrylic or gel nails?
•HELLO KITTY STAINED GLASS
Materials used:
Claires Blue
allue "pumpin' purple"
essence "check me out"
allue "orange jive"
caronia "sweet surprise"
jessica "ghostess white the mostess"
dotting tool
circle glitz blue
nail art brush red
konad special polish black
sponge
image plate: G09 and BM208
•STAINED GLASS
•BLUE CORSET
Materials Used:
color club "sexy siren"
nail art brush black
sansan "blue sapphire"
claires nail sticker
image plate: BM209 and BM202
konad special polish white
special polish blue
•THE DRAGON
Materials Used:
bear fingrs' "black"
image plate: h17 and amisy f02
konad special polish red and white
gold special polish
sally hansen top coat
with flash
•VINTAGE
Materials Used:
san san "blue sapphire"
bear fingrs' "light blue"
konad special polish red and white
gold special polish
image plate: bm 20 and amisy f02
avon top coat
•SEAMLESS CIRCLE
Materials Used:
caronia "sun kissed"
ianti "black"
jessica "ghostess white the mostess"
konad special polish white and red
special polish black
image plate: BM209
caronia top coat
Hope you like them! God Bless

Vacation mani


Hi everyone! My absence was a little bit longer than expected, since I don't have decent internet connection since a few days. But at the moment I'm at my parents, so I can finally share some nail joy with you again! I spent my vacation together with the BF and some friends, it took place in the Netherlands, somewhere near the coast. Unfortunately we didn't really got the chance to enjoy the neighbourhood very well because the entire land was suffering from the worst storm in years that week. Most days were extremely cloudy and dark. So I didn't feel like doing my nails much either, because without proper lighting, doing a mani can be such a pain in the ass! But between the cloudy days, there was a brief, dry moment with intense sun where I quickly snapped some pics of the cheerful mani I'd done earlier. I was wearing Rimmel Fancy Fuchsia with two coats  Essence Circus Confetti, partay! When I took these pictures I had the mani on for almost two days so afterwards I mattified my left hand for a quick little change. I needed to see the look mattified, but I also couldn't say goodbye to the glossy version, so 50-50 it was... Hope you had a great week yourself too and I'll see you again soon :)


Sunday, 17 July 2011

Holo lightning bolt


(This is a scheduled post, I'm on vacation!)

Hello guys! The lightning bolt's been away for a while, but it's back now! Did you miss it? ;-) For this double lightning bolt, I used the same technique as usual, only now the middle part is diverging, making the whole somewhat playfuller. As my previous attempts on using Gosh Holo as a layering color miserably failed, I used it as the base color this time (clever!). Which is time-saving too since Gosh Holo is a one-coater and fast-drying. Then I taped off the holo part and applied Color Club Where's The Soiree? on top. I must've said this like a gazillion times, but Where's The Soiree? is just wonderful for tape manis. It's so extremely pigmented and even when it's used over another polish, it dries with the speed of light. So quickly after that I was ready to tape my nails again and used Essence Bella for the tips. Done!

If you like this look just have a look at the tutorial for this design if you haven't already. I know it takes a lot of patience but practice really makes perfect and I've already seen many beautiful and succesful attempts from you! They make me proud :) Thanks for visiting!