Sunday, June 27, 2010

Happy summer nails

Hello my Sweet Nail-Art Lovers
I missed you all week long, because i had this gorgeous manicure to share with you. And guess what? I even have a matching tows. In fact tows came out first and i really loved how this idea looked so i decided to make a matching manicure. This is not exact match but kind of look alike and made with the same base color and same decals. I really like the 3D effect that this yellow circle added to the design.
By the way this gorgeous base color is an amazing Zoya "Robin" from summer Flash collection.
So here are my tows and nail and i hope you ll enjoy, i had a blast wearing this sweet bright pair this week. Have a great week, and stay tuned next Sunday :)


Happy summer nails

Hello my Sweet Nail-Art Lovers
I missed you all week long, because i had this gorgeous manicure to share with you. And guess what? I even have a matching tows. In fact tows came out first and i really loved how this idea looked so i decided to make a matching manicure. This is not exact match but kind of look alike and made with the same base color and same decals. I really like the 3D effect that this yellow circle added to the design.
By the way this gorgeous base color is an amazing Zoya "Robin" from summer Flash collection.
So here are my tows and nail and i hope you ll enjoy, i had a blast wearing this sweet bright pair this week. Have a great week, and stay tuned next Sunday :)


Happy summer nails

Hello my Sweet Nail-Art Lovers
I missed you all week long, because i had this gorgeous manicure to share with you. And guess what? I even have a matching tows. In fact tows came out first and i really loved how this idea looked so i decided to make a matching manicure. This is not exact match but kind of look alike and made with the same base color and same decals. I really like the 3D effect that this yellow circle added to the design.
By the way this gorgeous base color is an amazing Zoya "Robin" from summer Flash collection.
So here are my tows and nail and i hope you ll enjoy, i had a blast wearing this sweet bright pair this week. Have a great week, and stay tuned next Sunday :)


Notd I Scream Peach

Vandaag weer een Notd, dit is al een wat oudere Notd dus mijn nagels zijn hier weer iets korter dan op de vorige foto's, maar toch wel leuk om even te laten zien. Het is een Notd met de lak van Catrice: I Scream Peach. Ik heb deze lak al geswatcht bij de rest van de Catrice lakken welke ik bezit, maar zal hem toch nog eventjes laten zien om het geheugen op te frissen! Je kunt de swatches 'hier' vinden.

Today again a Notd, this is an older Notd so my nails are a little bit shorter on these photos, but anyway, I like to show you! It's a Notd with the polish from Catrice: I Scream Peach. I've already a review of this polish, you can find it in the post with the other Catrice polishes 'here'.


Dit is dus I Scream peach, een beetje een perziklak. Deze lak heb ik als basiskleur gebruikt voor de Notd.

So this is I Scream Peach. A sort of Peach polish. I used this polish as first layer for my Notd.

Daarna heb ik met een van de neppe plates (fauxnad plates) van ebay dit schattige bloemetje gestempeld. Een hele simpele Notd dus, met toch een leuke uitstraling!

Up next I stamped with one of the fake plates (Fauxnad Plates) from Ebay this cute little flower. A really simple Notd, but with a good radiation!

Enjoy the nice weather!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

PATRIOTIC

Everytime I use the fimo clay dots from oaktreedollshouseminiatures.com the nails turn out so cute so I had to incorporate them into the 4th of July theme. I created the flag on the ring fingers with acrylic :)

This is OPI gel polish in Big Apple Red. I hand painted the design.

4th of July nails! I mixed this confetti with stuff I purchased from dollarnailart.com. The white stars are confetti from Zurchers party store.

This is a light blue art glitter called Mystery. I added fimo clay flowers from kennickkreations.com.

These nails have 3 different colors of pink with silver stars.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Notd White Flowers

Vandaag weer een Notd, ben een beetje wezen spelen met verschillende lakjes, en er is best wel wat leuks uitgekomen eigenlijk! Oke laten we beginnen met de basislak:

Today another Notd, I've been busy playing with polishes, and i think it turns out well! Ok, let's start with the first polish I've used.


Als basislak heb ik Paris Memories nr 229 gebruikt. Een mooi roze kleurtje. Dit is een crème lak, dus bevat geen shimmer (het wit op de foto is de flits!). Ik vond hem kaal een beetje aan de saaie kant dus besloot om er nog een ander lakje overheen te doen.

The first coat is Paris Memories nr 229. A beautiful pink colour. This one has a creme finish, so no shimmer (the white on the photo is the flash of my camera!). I thought it was a bit boring, so I decided to add another polish.

Vervolgens heb ik van La Femme Beauty de Fairy Dust gepakt (haha geinig, dezelfde naam als China Glaze!). Fairy Dust is een beetje een soort holografische glitter, helaas scheen er op dat moment geen zon dus is het niet helemaal goed te zien. Om een beter idee te krijgen kun je op de foto klikken om hem te vergroten, dan zie je de glitters iets beter.

Up next I took La Femme Beauty - Fairy Dust (Haha funny, the same name as China Glaze!). Fairy Dust is a sort of holographic glitter, too bad there was no sun at that moment, so it's not good to see.. To get a better view you can click to enlarge the photo, then you see the glitter better.

(Right Hand)

(Left Hand)

Alleen lak vind ik vaak wat aan de saaie kant, dus besloot om weer eens wat met nailart te gaan spelen. Ik heb de Hema- White Coat gepakt, en een gele kleur van Essence en heb vervolgens met een dotting tool de bloemetjes en witte stipjes gemaakt. Dit keer foto's van en mn linker en rechterhand (ben zelf rechts). Helaas is de nagel van mn wijsvinger van mn linkerhand een stukje afgebroken :( Maar deze groeit snel dus is binnen no time weer even lang als de rest!

I think only polish is a bit boring, so I've decided to play with some nailart. I took Hema - White Coat ( A dutch brand ;)) and a yellow colour from Essence, up next I did the flowers and dots with a dotting tool. This time pics of both of my hands ( I'm righthanded). Too bad my indexfingernail broke a bit :( But in no time he's again as long as the others are now!

See you later!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

4th of July and Many More

I just have to say this is an amazing client of mine. She thinks she drives me crazy but the truth is I love crazy! She is awesome because she makes me think out of the box and pushes me to be more creative and keep learning. This is the exact reason why I love my job so much. It would be so boring if I never had to use my brain. So thanks to this client and all of my other amazing clients! You're the best!

These are some little diamonds that I purchased from dollarnailart.com. The background silver is hologram from young nails.

This is a twisted version of 4th of July nails. Love these!

My new favorite fimo clay flowers.

More 4th of July nails. The white stars are made with an impression tool from youngnails.com.

The next two sets of nails are of amazing clients of mine. They ran a 188 mile relay race called the ragnar. They both wanted nails that went with their teams colors. I wanted them to both look different though.


This is me just adding a little spice on a regular fill on a client.

This is gel polish I did on my sisters nails and toes for her upcoming trip to disneyworld. Have fun!

This is opi gel polish in bogota blackberry. I added 3d stars and painted some little fireworks and accents.

This is a real dried flower on the ring finger.

This is a fimo clay lily from oaktreedollshouseminiatures.com. They are sliced super thin so they are easy to work with.

Essence Moonlight Collection

De Essence Moonlight collectie is al een wat oudere collectie, deze collectie komt namelijk uit november-December 2009. Maar ondanks dat het een wat oudere collectie is, vind ik de kleurtjes nog steeds heel leuk! Het zijn lakjes die allemaal een folie effect hebben. Ze glinsteren dus heel mooi in de zon!

The Essence Moonlight Collection is an older collection of Essence, this collection is from november-december 2009. But even when it's an older collection, the colours are still beautiful! All the polishes have an Foil finish. They are so shiny in sunlight!

Laten we beginnen met het eerste lakje Live Forever. Live Forever is dus een zilvere lak, omdat deze lakken een folie effect hebben zijn ze dus eigenlijk metallic met een mooie shimmer erin. Applicatie was redelijk, de lak is iets aan de dikke kant, maar ondanks dat valt hij nog goed te lakken. Dekking is ook goed, op deze foto 2 laagjes.

Let's start with the first polish Live Forever. Live Forever is a Silver polish, because these polishes have a foil effect, what means that they are metallic with some shimmer. Application was reasonable, the polish was a little bit thick, but even then it's reasonable in application.


Het tweede lakje is Into the Night. Een zwarte shimmer lak. Erg mooi lakje! Alleen er zit 1 groot nadeel aan. De lak is zo ontzettend dik dat lakken niet erg gemakkelijk gaat. Maar doordat de lak dit is is de dekking dus wel weer goed, op deze foto maar 1 laagje lak!

The second polish is Into the Night. A black shimmer polish. Beautiful colour! But there is one big disadvantage. The polish is really thick, application wasn't fun. But because the polish is so thick you only need one layer for this result!

En dit is alweer het laatste lakje genaamd Sparkling Dawn. Een hele mooie zachte roze shimmer. Dit is absoluut mijn favoriete lakje uit deze collectie. Applicatie was ook als enige uit deze collectie echt goed! Hij lakte goed, geen strepen en 2 laagjes op deze foto voor dit resultaat.

And this is the last polish of this collection named Sparkling Dawn. A really nice soft pink shimmer. This polish is absolutely my favorite from this collection. Application was really good, as the only one of this collection. No stripes and 2 layers on the photo for this result.

Je kunt op alle foto's klikken voor een groter exemplaar!/You can click to enlarge the pics!

Have a nice day!

UNIQUE NAIL ART DESIGN

acrilyc_nail artunique nail art with 3d texture

Nails have been used to make a fashion statement for a long time in the past. Ever since then the years have flown by and even today nails are used to make a fashion statement. This fact about nail consciousness takes us to the ancient Egyptian civilization where Cleopatra tinted her nails, fingertips and even the palms and hands with henna. She followed this practice to ward off evil spirits and also in the name of fashion. More evidence to support the fact is borne by the elaborate sets of solid gold manicure implements found in the Egyptian tombs.

FRUITY TRENDS NAIL ARTS

fruity nailartcool design of this nail art with fruity style and gold color

Beauty is definitely big business, which goes without saying. The recent years have seem this business booming and beauty salons have taken bigger steps to ensure that their services offer the latest and the best, when it comes to hair dressing or beauty treatments or even the manicures available.

The past few years always had limitations as far as manicures were concerned. But today, the manicures have gone a step ahead beyond the regular filing of the nails and giving it luscious coats of nail polish. The French manicure still remains to be the most popular amongst people and with those who follow the latest in nail fashion circuit. (by kashmira lad)

EXOTIC JAPANEESE NAIL ART

japanese_nailart
Nail art designs have become very popular these days. An innovative, hand painted nail art, can perk up somebody or can even lend spice to an otherwise dull outfit or appearance. Nail art designers, besides using nail paints, dyes and inks, use a variety of medium such as dry flowers, crushed shells, silver rings and bullion beads to enhance their designs. But such nail art is not easy to do and can be done only by trained professionals. However, here are some simple nail art designs which can be created by anybody at home. (by Aastha Dogra)

NAILART DESIGN

beauty nail artNail designs, popularly known as nail art, is a fast emerging trend in the world of beauty and fashion. You don't really need to be good at art or an artist, for creating nail designs and visiting the beauty salon or a nail art studio is also unnecessary. Do it yourself nail designs gives you the opportunity to explore your creativity, in turning your nails gorgeous, using some simple materials and techniques that are also inexpensive. There are a number of nail art kits that are commercially available, but you can very well do without them too. You can refer to some online guides, if you fall short of design ideas, but otherwise there is not much that you will need to create beautiful nail designs. (by dhanya joy)

Nubar Iris Dust

Hi guys!Well after a non-intentional hiatus, I'm back. I've completely lost my blogging mojo the last couple of months and I'm trying very hard to get it back, so bear with me :)The trip home went ok - I got sick after two days there, then my luggage got lost (fuck you very much, Qantas) and I had a nightmare drama trying to get home from the airport - but I emerged unscathed (if furiously angry)

Monday, June 21, 2010

Notd WK Nails

Wat later dan beloofd, maar hier dan toch nog de wk nagels!

A little bit later then promised, but here are the WK Nails!


Ik heb op mn duimen en op mn ringvingers met China Glaze - Treehugger en een zwarte striper een voetbalveld gemaakt. Op mn ring/middel/pink heb ik met rood, wit en blauw de Nederlandse vlag gesponst. Dat was het! Vandaag dus een hele korte post, maar morgen volgen er weer wat swatches!

On my thumb and ringfingers i've painted with China Glaze - Tree Hugger and a black striper a soccerfield. On my ring/middle/pinkie i've sponged with red,white and blue the Dutch Flag. That's it! So today a short update, but tomorrow i've some swatches for you!

Have a nice day!

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Conservative office manicures

Hello my Sweet Nail Art Lovers.
I miss you all so much, and i am so excited right now, writing this post.
Today i will post you manicures that wore during the first week of my new job. Well it is pretty conservative, but however looked perfect in the office environment. And those gorgeous colors are from Essie Resort Collection - i love it. The last manicure is a clone of my San Francisco manicure from last summer, but done on shorter nails. I really love the combination of morrow shine chrome polish and bright details. So what do you think? Woukd those nails be apropriate for your office?




Conservative office manicures

Hello my Sweet Nail Art Lovers.
I miss you all so much, and i am so excited right now, writing this post.
Today i will post you manicures that wore during the first week of my new job. Well it is pretty conservative, but however looked perfect in the office environment. And those gorgeous colors are from Essie Resort Collection - i love it. The last manicure is a clone of my San Francisco manicure from last summer, but done on shorter nails. I really love the combination of morrow shine chrome polish and bright details. So what do you think? Woukd those nails be apropriate for your office?




Saturday, June 19, 2010

Nails show

Nails show

Giveaway alert!

Another giveaway alert today! Babbling Brooke is celebrating her 2nd bloganniversary, so she is having a giveaway. These are the products she's giving away:


You can enter until 14 july. You can find the giveaway here !

Have a nice day!

Polish Sale!

Totally late news here but if you don't already know, my friend Kaz over at Pretty Random is selling some really great polishes on ebay to raise funds.And this is the good stuff - I'm talking RBL, Versace, Lippmann, Chanel Jade, and the original Holo version of OPI's My Private Jet!There's only a day and a bit left on the sale, so ch-check it out HEREThe Hoff compels you!

Friday, June 18, 2010

Tutorial Removing Glitter Nailpolish

Vandaag weer een tutorial, dit keer geen tutorial voor een nagelcreatie, maar een tutorial hoe je het beste je glitternagellak kunt verwijderen. Dit trucje werkt echt ontzettend goed, en is een hele verlossing voor de hel welke glitternagellak heet, de glitters zijn natuurlijk helemaal geweldig, totdat je ze moet verwijderen.. Die hel is nu over!

Today another tutorial, this time not a nailtutorial, but a tutorial how to remove glitter nailpolish. This tric is really good, and it's a salvation from the hell which is named Glitter Nailpolish, glitters are awesome, until you have to remove them from your nails. But hell is over now!

Oke we beginnen met een lijsje + foto van de spulletjes welke je nodig hebt/Alright let's begin with a list and a pic of the stuff you need:

Oke je hebt nodig/ Ok you will need:

- Aluminiumfolie/Aluminium Foil
- Schaar/Scissors
- Nagellakremover/Nailpolish Remover
- Wattenschijfjes/Cotton Pads

En dat is alles!/And that's all!


Je begint nu met een wattenschijfje, deze dompel je in de nagellakremover, en vervolgens knip je het wattenschijfjes in 4 stukjes zoals ik hierboven op de foto ook gedaan heb.

You'll start with a Cotton Pad, Soak it with Nailpolish Remover, and cut it in 4 pieces, just like I did on the photo.

Daarna pak je het stuk aluminiumfolie en van deze maak je ook stukjes, 10 stukjes dus, voor iedere nagel 1.

After that you take the aluminium foil and you cut/tear it into 10 pieces, for each nail 1 piece.

Nu gaan we weer verder met de stukjes wattenschijf welke nat zijn van de nagellakremover, leg op iedere nagel een stukje wattenschijf zoals ik hierboven gedaan heb op mijn nagels.

Now we'll go on with the pieces of Cotton Pads, which are soaked with nailpolish remover. Put on every nail a piece of Cotton Pad, just like I did on the above photo.

Als je dat gedaan hebt pak je de stukjes aluminiumfolie, deze rol je per nagel om de stukjes wattenschijf heen, weer zoals ik hierboven op de foto heb voorgedaan. Vervolgens laat je dit voor een minuut of 5 zitten.

If you have done those things, you'll take the pieces of aluminium foil and roll them on your nails which are already covered with the Cotton pads pieces. Just like I did on the above photo. Then you let this stay for 5 minutes.

Als de 5 minuten over zijn rol je de aluminiumfolie van je nagels af, zorg ervoor dat het wattenschijfje je nagel nog bedekt! Wanneer je dat gedaan hebt schuif je het watje omlaag van je nagels af, schuif hem echt omlaag anders zitten je vingers alsnog onder met glitters. Het kan zijn dat er nu nog wat restjes lak aan de zijkanten van je nagels zitten, maar dit kun je er gewoon met hetzelfde watje met gemak afvegen.

When the 5 minutes are over, you roll the aluminium foil from your nails, make sure the Cotton Pad is still on your nails! When you did this, shove the cotton pad down, make sure you shove it down or else your nails will be covered with glitters. It can be that there is still some polish left, but you can take that off with the Cotton Pad very easy.

En voila! Perfecte schone nagels. Zonder geboen!/ And voila! Perfect clean nails without scrubbing!

Morgen heb ik weer een notd voor jullie, dit keer van mn Wk nagels!
Tomorrow I'll have another notd, this time from my Wk-nails!