Just playing

Hello, everybody !

Today's theme in the "Alphabet nail art challenge" is the letter 'J', and I chose to create this Just playing manicure. As you might have already noticed, I started picking some really strange names for my manicures lately, I just hope this doesn't bother you that much... After all, you are my readers and it's your opinion I care about most. For this distressed effect I used the dry brush technique. It's not the first time I tried it, you can see my first design here, it was actually the first theme from this amazing collaboration that I absolutely love.

I started by applying a base coat and then white nail polish on all of the nails. When that dried, I chose yellow, pink, blue, green and purple in this exact order and, using this technique, I applied each one of them in different spots on the nails. Lastly, I sealed the manicure with my Seche Vite top coat. This technique is very versatile, as its effect can be completely different every time, depending on the color combinations and the number of nail polishes you decide to use. For this particular design I just wanted to play with vibrant colors for a summer manicure.

So... now onto your opinions ! Do you like the theme, the idea, the result, the pictures ?... I'd love to see what you think about this design. Thank you for your time ! ^_^

Please stop by the other girls to see their manicures for this theme !

1. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
2. Andra Kat - www.andrakat.wordpress.com/
3. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
4. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro/
5. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
6. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro/
7. Ana's Beauty Blog - http://ana-s-beautyblog.blogspot.ro/
8. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
9. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro/
10. Alina - www.venuschic.com/
11. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro/
12. Teo - http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro/
13. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/

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Glitter gradient

Hello, everybody !

Today's theme in the "Alphabet nail art challenge" is the letter 'G', and I chose to create a Glitter gradient manicure. I used some vibrant Lm nail polishes for this look, together with the iridescent glitter nail polish from Cupio Rainbow #57.

I first used a base coat and then applied a light green nail polish on three of my nails, while choosing a vibrant peach for my ring and thumb nails (you should know that on my right hand I switched up the colors). I thought that these colors worked great together, but I decided that the iridescent glitter nail polish Rainbow #57 from Cupio was all it took to tie this manicure together. It contains small, medium and large hexagonal glitters in a transparent base. The amount of glitter is just about right and it transfers well on the nails, it applies easily and the drying time is not bad at all. I decided to cover up the accent nails entirely with two coats of this glitter, while on the other nails I used it to create a gradient from the cuticle area. I chose these colors because I think they really resemble the tones of the glitter particles in different lighting, but I really like how it looks like on the color of the accent nails. When it was all dry, I applied one coat of Seche Vite and kept my manicure for a whole week.

So... now onto your opinions ! Do you like the theme, the idea, the result, the pictures ?... I'd love to see what you think about this design. Thank you for your time ! ^_^ 

Please stop by the other girls to see their manicures for this theme !

1. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
2. Andra - http://andrakat.wordpress.com/
3. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro/
4. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro/
5. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro/
6. Andreea - www.dittanail.blogspot.ro/
7. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
8. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/
9. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
10. Alina - http://venuschic.blogspot.ro/
11. Mihaela - http://lacquerbuzz.com/
12. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro/
13. Ana Maria - http://unghiutelemele.blogspot.ro/
14. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
15. Ana's Beauty Blog - http://ana-s-beautyblog.blogspot.ro/

 

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Fish

Hello, everybody !

Today's theme in the "Alphabet nail art challenge" is the letter 'F', and I chose to create a Fish manicure. I used some gorgeous Kiko nail polishes for this look, together with the water marble technique and some fish decals.

I first used a base coat and then applied Kiko #526 Mint on all of my nails. I chose to leave the middle and ring fingers plain and apply some fish decals. On the other nails, I created some sort of waves with the water marble technique, by combining Kiko #266 Ultramarine Blue, Kiko #521 Pearly Ocean and Kiko #228 Sparkle Touch Transparent Microglitter. On the thumbs I chose to also apply some fish decals in order to hide some small mistakes. ^_^ The Seche Vite top coat allowed me to keep my manicure intact for a whole week (I wore this about a month ago).

So... now onto your opinions ! Do you like the theme, the idea, the result, the pictures ?... I'd love to see what you think about this design. Thank you for your time ! ^_^ 

Please stop by the other girls to see their manicures for this theme !

1. Andreea - www.dittanail.blogspot.ro/
2. Mihaela - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro/
3. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
4. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/
5. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
6. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
7. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
8. Andra - http://andrakat.wordpress.com/
9. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro/
10. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro/
11. Iulia - http://iuliabeldean.blogspot.ro/
12. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro
13. Teo - http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro/
14. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro/
15. Sascha - http://mypsychonails.blogspot.com/
16. Mihaela - http://lacquerbuzz.com/
17. Kinga- http://polish-blue-my-mind.blogspot.ro/
18. Alina - http://venuschic.blogspot.ro/
19. Romina - http://sparkleandlove.wordpress.com/
20. Ana's Beauty Blog - http://ana-s-beautyblog.blogspot.ro/
21. Ana Maria - http://unghiutelemele.blogspot.ro/

 

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Chains

Hello, everybody !

Today's theme in the "Alphabet nail art challenge" is the letter 'C', and I chose to create a Chains manicure. This look was really easy to achieve: I only needed a gorgeous nail polish and some golden chains decals.

I applied a base coat on all of my nails and then two coats of the gorgeous Kiko #533 Pearly Golden Green. Once that dried, I simply took the golden chains decals I received as a gift and applied them vertically on three of my nails, then sealed them with my Seche Vite top coat. Such a manicure is very easy to achieve and still looks eye-catching.

So... now onto your opinions ! Do you like the theme, the idea, the result, the pictures ?... I'd love to see what you think about this design. Thank you for your time ! ^_^

Please stop by the other girls to see their manicures for this theme !

1. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
2. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro/
3. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
4. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/
5. Kinga - http://polish-blue-my-mind.blogspot.ro/
6. Andreea - http://www.dittanail.blogspot.ro/
7. Mihaela - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro/
8. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro/
9. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
10. Lavinia Monica - http://dopebeautyblog.blogspot.ro/
11. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro/
12. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
13. Anca - http://o-fata-simpla.blogspot.ro/
14. Ana Maria - http://unghiutelemele.blogspot.ro/
15. Crina - http://beautyandartbycrina.blogspot.ro/
16. Mada - http://nailsbymada.blogspot.ro/
17. Andra - http://andrakat.wordpress.com/
18. Teo - http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro
19. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro/
20. Iulia - http://iuliabeldean.blogspot.ro/
21. Ana's Beauty Blog - http://ana-s-beautyblog.blogspot.ro/

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Pastel roses

Hello, dear readers !

I've been busy this weekend... again ! ^_^ I did a pastel manicure on one of my colleagues, July. I used some spring pastel colors: Essie 'A Crewed Interest' - gorgeous peach, Color Club 'He Loves Me' - loveliest pink, Rimmel London 60 Seconds 'How Do You Lilac It?' - wonderful lilac and Kiko 'Mint' - brightest green.

I basically played with the colors a bit and drew the roses on the peachy base color, using the lilac and the pink from the other nails. Lastly, I applied some colorful studs from Born Pretty Store on the plain nails and sealed the design with Seche Vite top coat.

I hope you like this manicure... ^_^ Please leave your comments below ! I would love to read them, as always.

Kisses !

 

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Plaid nails

Every week starts with Monday, therefore with a new manicure. Today it's time for plaid manicure using Golden Rose nail polishes.

Fiecare săptămână începe cu ziua de luni, deci și cu o nouă manichiură. Azi este timpul să vă arăt manichiura mea tartan, realizată cu ajutorul lacurilor de unghii Golden Rose.

I couldn't wait to try my new nail polishes from Golden Rose ever since I got them... I applied a base coat and then two coats of Golden Rose Rich Color #19. It is a green creme nail polish that wanted to look more blue in my pictures, unfortunately. The application was really easy and smooth, as with all nail polishes from this collection. The drying time was fast and the nail polish is so shiny that it doesn't need any top coat.

De-abia așteptam să încerc noile mele lacuri de unghii Golden Rose, încă de când le-am primit... Am aplicat o bază protectoare și apoi două straturi de Golden Rose Rich Color #19. Este o ojă cremoasă verde, care în pozele mele a vrut să pară mai mult albastră, din păcate. Aplicarea s-a făcut ușor și uniform, ca la toate ojele din această colecție. Timpul de uscare a fost scurt, iar oja este atât de lucioasă, încât nu are nevoie de top coat.

 

However, I couldn't leave it as it was, so I decided to play with two nail polishes from the Golden Rose Nail Art collection: 121 (silver glitter) and 147 (multicolored glitter). I first drew two intersecting silver lines on each nail, then I drew another two multicolored lines next to the first ones. I then took some square silver studs and applied them where the two multicolored lines met and formed a straight angle. In the end I applied one coat of Seche Vite... ^_^

Totuși, nu am putut să las totul cum era, așa că am ales să mă joc cu două lacuri de unghii din colecția Golden Rose Nail Art: 121 (glitter argintiu) și 147 (glitter multicolor). Am desenat mai întâi două linii argintii intersectate pe fiecare unghie, apoi încă două linii multicolore lângă celelalte. Apoi am luat niște ținte pătrate argintii și le-am aplicat la intersecția celor două linii multicolore. La final am aplicat un strat de Seche Vite... ^_^

Do you like the result ? Is it wearable or is it too sparkly ? Leave me your comments...

Vă place rezultatul ? Este purtabil, sau prea sclipicios ? Vă aștept comentariile... 

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Spring daisies

I was just dying to try out a color combination I am crazy about: mint green and gold. However, I kept it simple and wearable for work, while also welcoming spring the way it deserves.

De-abia așteptam să încerc o combinație de culori după care sunt înnebunită: verde-mentă și auriu. Cu toate acestea, am păstrat un aspect simplu și ușor de purtat la muncă, totodată întâmpinând primăvara așa cum merită.

I started with a base coat and then applied two coats of the most gorgeous mint green nail polish I have ever seen: Golden Rose Paris #236. Then, using a flat brush, I dipped the ends of the bristles in white acrylic paint and just created small lines close to each other in a circular shape that magically evolved into a flower. :) At the end I just applied a dot of a gold nail polish in the center of each flower using a dotting tool and sealed the design with top coat.

Am început cu o bază protectoare, după care am aplicat două straturi de ojă cu cea mai frumoasă culoare de verde-mentă pe care am văzut-o vreodată: Golden Rose Paris #236. Apoi, am băgat vârful unei pensule plate în vopsea acrilică albă și am creat linii mici și apropiate între ele într-o formă circulară, care s-a transformat ca prin magie într-o floare. :) La sfârșit am aplicat câte un punct de ojă aurie în centrul fiecărei flori cu ajutorul unui punctator și am sigilat modelul cu top coat.

I hope you enjoy my manicure as much as I do. It's easy to do, perfect for work and it's the ideal way to start the week. Have a good one ! ^_^

Sper că vă place manichiura mea la fel de mult ca și mie. Este ușor de făcut, perfectă pentru servici și este modul ideal de a începe o săptămână. Vă doresc una frumoasă ! ^_^

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Green ombre nails

Hello, friends !

I hope you are having a great week, great weather and great friends to laugh with. I thought I should write a quick post, just to show you how I chose to start the week: with my green ombre nails.

Bună, prieteni !

Sper că aveți o săptămână grozavă, o vreme grozavă și prieteni grozavi cu care să râdeți. M-am gândit să scriu o postare scurtă prin care să vă arăt cum am ales să îmi încep săptămâna: cu unghii ombre verzi.

I basically chose five shades of green from my collection and applied one on each nail. Then, I figured I should tie it all together by dabbing some gold nail polish onto each nail with the help of some saran wrap. I know it's a simple manicure, but I am not used to wearing that much green on my nails, so it's enough for me ! :)

Practic, am ales cinci nuanțe de verde din colecția mea și am aplicat câte una pe fiecare unghie. Apoi, m-am gândit să leg totul tapotând niște ojă aurie pe fiecare unghie cu ajutorul unei folii de plastic. Știu că este o manichiură simplă, dar nu sunt obișnuită să port atât de mult verde pe unghii, deci pentru mine este suficient ! :)

These are the nail polishes I used for this manicure / Acestea sunt ojele pe care le-am folosit la realizarea acestei manichiuri 

 

This is my manicure for this week, but I'll be waiting for you to check out my blog also on Saturday, to see the fruity manicure I prepared for the T.P.A. Group Challenge called "Tutti frutti". Bye !!! :*

Asta este manichiura mea pentru săptămâna aceasta, dar vă aștept să-mi vizitați blog-ul și sâmbătă, pentru a vedea manichiura fructată pe care am pregătit-o pentru colaborarea din cadrul grupului T.P.A. numită „Tutti frutti”. Pa !!! :*

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Spring awakening

I recently joined the Nailpolis Museum of Nail Art community and I am so very happy to be a part of it ! They are now hosting a spring nail art contest and I thought I would participate, too. It's called "Spring Awakening" and here's my manicure...

De curând, m-am alăturat comunității Nailpolis Museum of Nail Art și sunt foarte fericită că fac parte din ea ! Momentan, ei găzduiesc un concurs de nail art de primăvară și m-am gândit să mă înscriu și eu. Se numește „Reînvierea primăverii” și iată manichiura mea...

Natural light

I started by applying a base coat and then one coat of white nail polish. Using small pieces of a sponge, I started dabbing pastel colors all over the nails. I used yellow, pink, green, blue and purple, then I added one coat of Kiko Sparkle Touch, a sheer purple glitter nail polish. Then I started decorating the nails with some golden charms in the shape of butterflies and flowers. I continued by adding some clear flower-shaped crystals, small gold studs and some hexagon glitter sheets in pink, purple and olive. Then I sealed everything with a glossy top coat.

Am început prin a aplica o bază și apoi un strat de ojă albă. Cu ajutorul unor bucățele de burete, am început să tapotez culori pastelate pe toate unghiile. Am folosit galben, roz, vernil, bleu și lila, apoi am adăugat un strat de Kiko Sparkle Touch, un lac de unghii transparent cu sclipici lila. Apoi, am început să decorez unghiile cu ornamente aurii în formă de fluturi și flori. Am continuat să adaug cristale transparente în formă de flori, ținte mici aurii și niște glittere hexagonale roz, lila și măslinii. Apoi am sigilat totul cu un top coat lucios.

Artificial light

Now here's the best part: if you like my design, please vote for me on the link below to help me win the contest. I would highly appreciate your help ! ^_^

Acum ajungem și la partea frumoasă: dacă vă place modelul meu, vă rog să mă votați la link-ul de mai jos pentru a mă ajuta să câștig concursul. Ajutorul vostru va fi apreciat ! ^_^

>>> http://www.nailpolis.com/contests/spring/entries/97 <<<

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