Undress me

Hello, everybody !

Today's theme in the "Alphabet nail art challenge" is the letter 'U', and I chose to create this 'Undress me' manicure. I wore this manicure a week ago at a friend's wedding and it was inspired by the dress I wore - simple, black and with lace details.

First of all, you should know that for this manicure I created a very sheer black nail polish and I applied it after creating the black French manicure. Once that was dry, I stamped the lacey design using the Konad stamping plate m57. Next, using the same stamping plate, I randomly added some flowers and sealed the design using the glossy Seche Vite top coat.

The next day, I really wanted to try the matte version of the manicure. Which one do you like best ?

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. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
3. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro/
4. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro/
5. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
6. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
7. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro/
8. Oana - http://wanna-nails.blogspot.com/
9. Teo - http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro/

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Lace

Hello, everybody !

Today's theme in the "Alphabet nail art challenge" is the letter 'L', and I chose to create this Lace manicure. This look was created a while back, while my nails were a bit longer and rounder, but I didn't get to write the post until now.

To achieve this manicure, I started with a base coat and then applied Golden Rose Rich Color #05 on all of my nails. On the accent nails, I applied some special nail art lace from Cupio. It is light pink and has pink glitters in different sizes. On the rest of my nails, I applied a small amount of KIKO Sparkle Touch #261 Pearly Amethyst starting from the cuticle area, on 3/4 of the nails. While that was still wet, I applied some small individual pink hexagonal glitters from Born Pretty Store, in some sort of a gradient effect. The manicure was sealed with Seche Vite top coat.

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

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New products from Cupio.ro

Well, Cupio is just full of surprises ! :) After sending me the products I chose for myself after winning their Halloween nail art contest, I got the chance to choose some products from their site in order to review them. Naturally, I chose something I have never tried before: glittery lace, pink velvet kit (flocking powder and matching nail polish) and Minx foil nail wraps (I had actually chosen this set, but they told me it wasn't available and they sent me a metallic foil instead - their best decision ever) !!!

Ei bine, Cupio este plin de surprize ! :) După ce mi-au trimis produsele pe care eu mi le alesesem după ce am câștigat concursul lor de Halloween, am avut ocazia să-mi aleg niște produse de pe site-ul lor pentru a le face un 'review'. În mod natural, am ales ceva ce nu mai testasem: dantelă cu sclipici, kit catifea roz (pudră catifea și ojă asortată) și folii Minx (de fapt, eu alesesem acest set, însă mi-au spus că nu e disponibil și mi-au trimis niște folii metalice - cea mai bună decizie a lor) !!!

I think the products look great and I can't wait to try them ! :)

 

Consider că produsele arată minunat și de-abia aștept să le încerc ! :)

http://cupio.ro/folie-minx-argintie

http://cupio.ro/kit-catifea-unghii-roz

http://cupio.ro/dantela-unghii-d15

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Dreamcatcher

I've been dreaming for so long to make a dreamcatcher nail art design and I finally found the courage to try it out ! I'm very happy with the way it turned out...

The dreamcatcher is a handmade object based on a willow hoop, on which is woven a loose net or web, decorated with sacred items such as feathers and beads. It is believed that a dreamcatcher changes a person's dreams: only good dreams would pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper, while bad dreams would stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.

I got inspired by two video tutorials on YouTube:

– for the dreamcatcher design check out this tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bErQzYkt_4U

– for the feathers and gradient sky watch here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N1rA2WATTc

Visam de mult timp să fac un design cu „talismanul viselor" şi în sfârşit mi-am făcut curaj să îl încerc ! Sunt foarte mulţumită de rezultat…

„Talismanul viselor" este un obiect lucrat manual pe un cerc de salcie, pe care este ţesută o plasă sau reţea, decorat cu elemente sacre precum pene sau mărgele. Se crede că un astfel de talisman schimbă visele unei persoane şi numai visele frumoase trec prin acesta şi alunecă blând prin intermediul penelor către persoana care visează, în timp ce coşmarurile rămân prinse în plasă şi dispar odată cu ivirea zorilor.

M-am inspirat din două video tutoriale de pe YouTube:

– pentru „talismanul viselor" vezi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bErQzYkt_4U

– pentru pene şi gradientul cerului vezi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N1rA2WATTc

 

 

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