NOTW: Flower Galaxy

Happy Sunday everyone :) here's the nail design for this week:

I really like the colour combinations of this one especially the pink flowers which give a nice twist to the manicure. I am really into dark polishes now so as soon as I bought the grey one, I absolutely had to wear it! Let's get started!

1. Apply a clear base coat and follow with a grey creme polish or any other colour of your choice. I used essence colour & go in 35 Movie Star.

2. Using a regular make-up sponge, sponge a dark polish in the form of a slant tip on each tip.  I used e.l.f. Metal Madness but since it is quite a dark colour, I alternated with some Orly Dazzle (metallic silver) for more definition and dimension. So, I first sponged Metal Madness, then a little Dazzle and again some more Metal Madness.

3. On the very tips of each nail, I dragged some silver glitter polish for that added sparkle.

4. Top coat all the nails with a clear glossy top coat and place flower rhinestone along the sponging line on the ring fingers.  I chose a light pink, a medium pink and a dark pink flower to add to the gradient effect of the nails.  When dry, top coat the ring fingers once again to secure the rhinestones in place for longer. You're done!

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What I have been up to this morning...

Hey lovelies :) Here's today's work on my friend who was due for a gel infill:

She opted for this cute yet elegant design with flowers on the ring fingers and thumbs.  I really like the colour combination as it is bright without being too summery.

While I was busy with the infill, the postie delivered my long-awaited Shulips that I won from one of  R8Beauty's Christmas Giveaways.  I had also won a Lipstains Gold which I am still waiting for :)

They sent me a pair in clear which is great as they go with any colour of shoes and look discreet. Will do a review as soon as I have tried them :)

Hope you are enjoying your week-end & until next post, 

Stay Beautiful :)

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NOTW: Sparkles Garden

Hello my lovelies :) This is my first NOTW post and I decided to do something pretty, natural and summery. Here is what I used to create the design:

From left to right:

~ e.l.f. Clear nail polish (base coat)

~ florelle nail polish in white

~ cheap glittery polish

~ Elegant Touch Diamond Protect & Shine Top Coat

~ Revlon Cuticle Moisture Oil

~ nailene Bedazzle Nail Art Stickers in Super Star

~ nailene Perfect tips & toes French polish tip guides

So, let me go through the polish application. After pushing cuticles back with a cuticle pusher (I use nailene cuticle pumice sticks), I applied one coat of elf clear nail polish to serve as a base coat. After a couple of minutes to ensure it is dry, I stuck the tip guides (curved ones) to each nail to separate the tip from the rest of the nail. I normally don't use tip guides but I wanted to try these out so that I can review them later on. I then applied two coats of white nail polish to my nail tips.

When completely dry, I took off the guides and applied one coat of the sparkly nail polish. Next, I selected the stickers from nailene Bedazzle Super Star nail art stickers and stuck them to the ring fingers and thumbs. I finished the manicure with a coat of glossy top coat. Et voila! here's the final result:

What do you think ladies?

Lara xoxo