31 Day NA Challenge - Day 23: Inspired by a Movie

Hello beauties!

Since 50 Shades of Grey will be released in a few days, I thought I'd do some nail art inspired by this movie :P I read the book as well and I'll go and see the movie with a friend once it comes out ..Yes, I admit it! :D

Here it is:

I used Essence Got a secret and Essence You're a Heartbraker (50's Girls Reloaded LE) for the gradient (plus a little bit of Technic - Silver holo). On the ring finger I painted on a tie with Essence Moonless Night (Dark Romance LE) and did the accents with the same silver holo polish that I used before. (This polish doesn't have a name!)

I incorporated some grey's, but I'm far from 50 shades! :D And of course a tie, because he almost always wears one! (And it's on the book cover as well)

Hope you like it!

And tell me, will you go see the movie? ;) 

See ya soon and thanks for reading!

31 Day NA Challenge - Day 9 + 10: Gradient Rainbow Nails

Hello my sweet readers!

I told my followers on facebook yesterday that I'm going to cheat a little with the challenge and combine Day 9 and 10 and do a rainbow gradient! :D

Phew, let me tell you that was some work... but 16 polishes and a lot of sponging later, here it is:

I basically used the same polishes I once used for my first rainbow mani -here- , but I decided to top it all with Essence Hello Holo!

I wasn't happy at all how they turned out.. the gradient is not the best I ever did, but with the glitter on top it looks gorgeous and now I really love it :) 

Thanks for reading! 

See ya tomorrow with the next challenge ;) 

Nail Art of the Day: Stripy Gradient

Hello my lovelies!

Finally I am home :) I met with a dear friend of mine and after talking a lot and eating sushi and stuff we just decided to wash our cars at 9 pm - we are crazy like that :D

The following nail art (if you are following me on Facebook you already saw a pic of it) is what I wanted to post yesterday, but I was too tired to do my nails so here it is one day later ;) 

The polishes I used from right to left: 

China Glaze - Ruby Pumps, Essence - Black is Back, Catrice - On Top of the Alps, Essence TC Better Than Gel Nails

First I started with a simple black to white gradient and let it dry.

If you are not familiar with this technique yet, just check out the tutorial from Sammy @The Nailasaurus - it is still the best one out there! :)

After it was dry enough to tape it, I just did exactly that. I used those tiny nail art tapes to tape off 3-4 stripes and applied a coat of Ruby Pumps all over the nail. 

I don't like to let it sit too much, so I immediately removed the tape and moved on to the next nail. 

After all nails were done I just finished it off with the Essence TC and voilà!

If you ever saw China Glaze's Ruby Pumps in real life you know what a beautiful sparkly red it is, too bad it doesn't show all its beauty on camera ;) 

I hope you like it! 

Thanks for reading and see ya soon! <3 

I'm back with a lot of glitter!

Hello, my dear readers!

I've missed you all so much! I didn't even realize it has been more than 2 months since I last blogged. I kinda forgot how to write in English and how to take pictures of my nails as well :D I'm really sorry for my long absence and I wanna thank the people who sent me concerned emails, you're so sweet! Thank you! 

Nothing bad happened, I just didn't had the time for my blog since I started the new semester (with a completely new field of study :D). 

Enough of that though, I wanna show you what I wore for New Years Eve :) Last Year I had some glittery black & grey nails (here is the post about them) and this year I did something similar: it's also glittery and black! 

 I used only Essence polishes for this one: Galactic Black, Icy Princess and Hello Holo. 

It sparkled so beautiful, that's why I had it on for about 5 days ;)

Now tell me, what did you wear on your nails for New Years Eve?!

And is there anything I've missed, that I absolutely have to know about? :D

Thanks for sticking with me and my blog, you're the best! *big hug*

China Glaze Riveting/Electrify Gradient

Hey there! :) 

This will be a short post, but I wanted to show you what I had on my nails for 3 days :) I got some great polishes in a blog sale (more about that in my next post!) and one of them was China Glaze - Riveting. Since I think China Glaze made Riveting and Electrify for each other, I had to combine them immediately on my nails! ;) 

(Excuse the red stain on my skin! I dyed my moms hair :P)

Do you love it as much as I do??? 

My next post (the August haul :D) will be scheduled for tomorrow morning ;) 

Have a good night, my lovelies! x

Summer Challenge: Tropical Drinks

Hello there!

A bit late but here is my tropical drinks inspired mani!! :D My inspiration was this yummy looking Blue Mojito ;) I love cocktails with mint or cocos or fruity liqueurs, but this one just looks awesome!

I first started with a blue gradient, using Sensique - Lakier Sky Blue and Farmasi 85: 

I also added some mint leaves... but they look weird =)) But from afar it looks okay ;) 

Also check out these ladies!! (After the jump!)

Holo Glitter Tips

Goooood Morning! :)

I'm back! Yay :D I have sooooooo much catching up to do! And I have a lot of posts to do, that I promised you guys, so I'll try my best ;) I have to confess that I had almost only naked nails the past few weeks, that's why I chose something easy and pretty to get back into polishing my nails :P

I applied a silver polish (Flormar 436) like a french tip and added 2 coats of Essence Hello Holo over it like a gradient. Then I finished it up with a TC and that's it! Quick and easy to do :) 

Sunlight pictures!! :D And a blurry one, to show you the holo awesomeness of Essence Hello Holo. 

It looks a 1000 times prettier in real life! It kinda reminds me of wedding nails =))

So what's new in the blogging world? :) Let me know!

Have a great Sunday, my lovelies! :* 

Iron Man Nails!

Hey there!

I totally forgot to show you what I added to the gradient mani, before I took it off the next day: an accent finger with the Iron Man mask! :D Thanks for all the lovely suggestions in your comments ;) 

I wore this gradient mani for a whole week! Yes, 7 days and I didn't get bored with it nor did the polish chip! That's so awesome :D 

See ya with some swatches next time! :* 

Shimmer Gradient #2

Hello there!

Another gradient today! I loved the gradient trend ever since I saw it the first time some long time ago, but since Sammy did that awesome and easy tutorial I could wear gradients every day! 

Today I have a red-yellow shimmer gradient for you! ;)

I used 2 coats of Flormar U07 and sponged it with China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Oh yeah :D 

It looks so shimmery and awesome! 

This gradient actually got a lot of compliments! A lot of people noticed my nails because of the pop of color, I guess :) 

 I think I'm gonna do some Nail Art over it ...any suggestions? :) 

Hope you liked it ! Have an awesome day! 

--EDIT--

I actually scheduled this post yesterday, but I entered the wrong date, that's why it didn't appear on my blog, lol  xD Well, at least I posted it today! Sorry for the delay! :) 

Shimmer Gradient

Hey there beautiful people!! 

I am so sorry for not posting for a whole week! :( I was crazy busy and I started studying for all my exams in June and I kinda neglected my blog... I think I have to catch up on more than 1000 posts !! =))) That will be fun :D 

I wanna show you the mani I wore for 4 days! Since I took it off on Friday, I had naked nails though. OMG, naked nails!?!?? Yeees, I don't like it either, but I didn't had the time to put on some paint. :P 

Here is the shimmer gradient with purple and turquoise!

I used Catrice - Forget-Me-Not and Avon - Sequined Turquoise. It's not that visible in the photos but in real life the gradient was so much better!! Those two polishes/colors are my absolute favorite ones of all times and I thought I could combine them. I have to tell you though: I wasn't sure at first, if they would go well together. But I was amazed at the end result!! 

I used the sponging technique from Sammy @The Nailasaurus .. that's how it looked before clean-up: 

Pure chaos =)) But after clean-up: 

That's better :P That's also the most accurate picture :) *sigh* I adore it! I could wear this every single day from now on! But I won't .. I have other pretties in my stash that want to be on my nails =)) 

Do you like gradients? What color combos do you like?? 

Have a good night and thanks for reading!! 

*muah* 

Hunger Games Nail Art Series - District 5

Hello, my dear readers! :) 

I was too tired to post this one yesterday, so I promised on facebook to do it today ;) Here it is: District 5, the Power District of Panem. 

Initially I had another design in mind, but then I googled some pictures and found a really cool one! 

I love this photo and I knew I had to do this kind of lightning on my nails! 

I sponged different shades of blue on my ring finger and thumb and finished it with a white lightning ;)

I used: Essence - I'm a Marine Girl (base), Catrice - Blue Cara Ciao (first layer of sponging), u.m.a - Nr. 15 (second layer of sponging) and finally Flormar White Tip Painter for the center sponging and the lightning itself. 

I love how it turned out and I don't wanna take it off :D How do you like it? 

The only thing I don't like, is my dry skin. It's crazy, I put on some lotion and after half an hour it's extremly dry again. And not just my hands! Maybe it's the change of weather, but it's extremely annoying and I hope it passes soon! Does anyone else currently experience this ?  

Maybe you have some tips for me ? ;)

Hunger Games Nail Art Series - Effie Trinket

Hey, hey! :)

The title says it already, but I'm doing a manicure inspired by a character today and it's Effie Trinket! She is like the escort for the District 12 tributes and a real colorful character :D In the trailer you can see her wearing a pink outfit at the reaping and also these nails:

It's a pink base with a golden gradient at the tip. This nails got me started with the whole Nail Art Series thing :) I'm sure once the movie comes out we will see more fun manicures :D 

Here is my recreation of the look: 

I used: Catrice - Big Spender Wanted! and sponged the gradient with P2 - Hyper. I think it's the perfect combination, because Catrice - BSW has golden shimmer in it and it kinda continues the gold at the tip. 

I bumped my middle finger against the table, that's why there is this weird dent in it :P Sorry about that! 

Since this is the first character inspired mani I want to know: who is your favorite character ? Besides Katniss, mine would be Finnick and Cinna. Finnick doesn't appear til book 2 though :) 

Have a good night (or day) and see ya tomorrow! :) 

Christmas Challenge Day 1 - Snowfall

It's December the 1st, that means the Challenge begins! :D As the title says, the theme for today is Snowfall. I'll try to keep it short, cause today is the Great Union Day, the national holiday in Romania and I will spend it with some friends. :)
So here is the base for my manicure:

I created a gradient with: Essence - I'm a Marine Girl (dark blue), Sensique - Lakier Sky Blue and P2 - Divine. I used a white base (Essence - Ahoy!) to make the colors pop more ;) As much as I love gradients, they never turn out great on my nails. The colors didn't blend that well together, and the cleaning up afterwards was a mess, but oh well, it still looks pretty. :) I tried to picture the dark night sky, the fog and the snow-covered ground. All the colors I used are shimmers and it looks beautiful in real life, but it doesn't show on the pictures... maybe a little bit on the second picture? :P

And for the falling snow I just used the same white, that I used as a base and added random sized dots all over the nails.

 It does look like snow, doesn't it ? :D 

I can't wait to see all the other designs of these lovely ladies that joined the Challenge:

Kaki, Steffi, Salpi, Shannara, Kirshten and of course paint that nail, who started all this :D

(These are just the ones I know, I'm sure there are a lot of other bloggers that joined :P)

So much for "keeping it short" =)))

See ya tomorrow with another frosty manicure ;)

Reader´s Choice: Essence - Sundancer with a Gradient

TGIF ! Oh my god, I thought this weekend will never come :P Well, this was a looong week for me, that´s why I didn´t manage to show you the "Readers´s Choice - post" until now :)
So, on Tuesday the chosen number was 55 ! And it was chosen by Taya. Thank you! :) The polish behind this number is Essence - Sundancer, a beautiful yellow polish, that I already swatched -->here<--
Now I couldn´t leave it alone so I tried something I didn´t do before: a gradient ! :D But not a sponged one, no! I achieved this gradient, by painting the colors I wanted on the nails and quickly painting over them with a clear top coat. You know how sometimes the TC you put over your nail art design, smudges the colors, if they´re not dry enough ? Well I did that on purpose :P And here is the result:

All polishes are from Essence: Sundancer, Get the Fever (orange) and Love of Pink .

I just love this color combination! <3

Do you like gradients? Did you ever try this technique ? :) 

Thanks for reading

and have a great weekend, my lovelies! :-*