Beautiful Nail Art: February 2012

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Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink

I had a very belated urge to do something Valentine's Day related. Since I didn't do anything special or themed for Valentine's Day I decided to pick go with Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink which I picked up from their new Xtreme Wear collection. When I picked it up this colour screamed Valentine's to me, add glitter to the mix and this was a no-brainer!

I applied OPI Natural Hardener for my base coat and then applied three coats of Rockstar Pink. The formula is thin but not runny. now that may sound contradictory so let me explain :) Since the formula is thin this allows the glitter to glide on smoothly and subsequent coats allows for total opacity without any clumping from the glitter. This polish was a breeze to apply and was almost perfectly opaque with two oats but I added a third to ensure total coverage. I applied a thick coat of Seche Vite top coat and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri drops to hasten the drying time. I would suggest you add another layer of top coat if you want it feeling perfectly smooth since it still had a grainy feel with just one coat.

I just wanted to note that the bottle contains 11.8ml and for this one manicure I used a significant portion of it to achieve complete opacity. I can't wait to try this over other nail polishes as a top coat :)

These photo's were taken a night later in artificial light after I had removed most of the excess glitter.

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light - blurry goodness!!!

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Artificial Light

Then two days later I took these photo's outside but unfortunately it was overcast so there's not much sunlight to work with.

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Natural Light

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Natural Light

Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink in Natural Light - more blurry shots :)

GLITTER OVERLOAD!!! This colour is just stunning! It's so pretty and smoothly blends together for a glitter overload. Rockstar Pink had pink, purple, blue and silver glitter particles all through it in a clear base. I keep finding my attention drawn to my nail polish, especially with the sunlight sparkling off them. If you love pink and glitter I suggest you pick this colour up at once!

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Pucca nails!

Hello!

As promised, here is my mani with the second set of water decals I got from KKCenterHK. If you missed my Hello Kitty manicure, you can click here to see it.

The polish I used is OPI Keys To My Karma which is part of the Indian Collection (Spring 2008) but it's in the regluar range of OPI polishes. So it's easy to get it. It's a gorgeous and squishy red jelly. On the nails, it looks like a cherry red but when you apply it you can see some fuchsia in it. I got the impression I have pomegranate syrup on my nails! :D

I used 3 coats of it and then added the Pucca water decals.

Final verdict: I am really impressed by the water decals I got from KKCenterHK. they are easy to apply and look really nice on the nails. Moreover, their lasting power is great, you can easily keep them for 4-5 days without unsticking (I changed my polish after 4-5 days so maybe you can keep them longer but I didn't try). You can find these Pucca water decals here for $6.

Water decals application: You have to cut your pattern from the sheet of water decals. With tweezers, plunge your pattern in water for about 30 seconds. Take it out and peel it off from its support. If it's difficult to peel it off, plunge it again in water until you can easily peel it off. Then apply it on your nail and seal with a top coat.

Purchase info

These water decals can be purchased from KKCenterHK (they ship internationally). They have great nail art products and polishes. Their water decals are from $2 to $6 and the range of different patterns and designs are really huge! Here is the entry for all the different themes they carry (cartoon, flowers, metallic, animals, festivals, rock, love, french, and many more).

Coupon Code (10% off): BLGB538NA10 (until 28th Feb, 2012).
New coupon code (10% off): nailderellanails (until 31st Jan, 2013).

*Product(s) in this post was(were) sent for my honest review*

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Weekly Giveaway Round Up

I decided that instead of doing individual posts about any giveaways I discover I would instead do a Weekly Round Up. I have discovered many amazing blogs from other bloggers posting about giveaways and I would like the opportunity to do the same. I always update my giveaway page when I find a new giveaway but it's often difficult to know which ones are new. Therefore, each time there is a giveaway I will post it in my Weekly Giveaway Round Up giving you a chance to enter and hopefully discover a fantastic new blog.

Lots of giveaways this week so I'll get on to it :)

First up over at Glitter Obsession there is a 300 Follower Giveaway!!

The prizes include:

1 brand new bottle of Seche Vite
1 brand new Sally Hansen Glass Slipper
1 brand new Hard Candy Beetle
1 brand new Hard Candy Matte Top Coat
1 Migi Art pen in metallic green and bronze
1 Migi Art pen with rhinestones and topcoat

One lucky winner will win all of the above! This giveaway is open internationally and ends on 19th March 2012. To enter click HERE .

Next over at Smashley Sparkles there is a 100 Follower Giveaway!!

The prize includes:

A bottle of OPI DS Sapphire

Can you believe it???!!! One VERY LUCKY winner will get a bottle of the discontinued holographic OPI DS Sapphire. This giveaway is open internationally and ends 29th February 2012. To enter click HERE.

Over at NailZilla there is a 100 Follower Giveaway!

The prize is:

A bottle of Essie Shine of the Times

One lucky winner will receive Shine of the Times and I am dying to get my hands on this gorgeous flakie! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 20th March 2012. To enter click HERE.

To celebrate hitting the 1 year mark at Lost Girl's Notes there is a 1 Year Blogiversary Nail Polish Giveaway!

Prize 1 includes:

Revlon Popular
Revlon Whimsical
Lynnderella One Nutty Fruitcake
China Glaze Prismatic Ray-Diant
China Glaze Magnetic Pull Me Close
China Glaze Magnet
5 Kleancolor Nail polishes of your choice

Prize 2 includes:

Revlon Whimsical
China Glaze Prismatic Prism
Sephora by OPI Havana Nights minis
5 Kleancolor Nail polishes of your choice

Prize 3 includes:

Revlon Popular
Golden Rose Fantastic Color 151
Golden Rose Super Shine 161
Sephora by OPI I'm Wired
Sephora by OPI Teal We Meet Again
5 Kleancolor Nail polishes of your choice

There are 3 prize packs and there will be 3 winners! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 30th March 2012. I don't know about you but I'm excited! To enter click HERE.

Over at Polishology due to a fortunate accident Jenny received three extra polishes from China glaze. So she's having a China Glaze Electro Pop Giveaway!!

The prizes are:

China Glaze Sunshine Pop
China Glaze Aquadelic
China Glaze Dance Baby

One lucky winner will receive the above three polishes from the China Glaze Electro Pop collection. This giveaway is open internationally and ends 29th February 2012. To enter click HERE.

Lovely Little Things is having a Blog-versary Giveaway!!

The prizes includes:

Lynnderella's Very Pretty Vampire
Deborah Lippmann's Satin Doll

There will be two prizes and two winners. This giveaway is open internaitonally and ends 27th March 2012. To enter click HERE.

Deuce Beauties is rapidly gaining followers and is having a 2,000 Followers Giveaway feat. Layla Cosmetics Magneffect Nail Polishes!!

The prizes include:

12 Piece Layla Cosmetics Magneffect Nail Polishes

There will be 6 winners!! This giveaway is open internationally and ends 8th March 2012. To enter click HERE.

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Orly Galaxy Girl (Pic Heavy!!)

I haven't yet tried Orly nail polish so I figured now was as good a time as any :) With that in mind I grabbed Orly Galaxy Girl from the Cosmic FX collection. Galaxy Girl is a gorgeous duochrome that shifts from a burgundy/mahogany colours to a rich teal blue. the colour is primarily a deep rich burgundy that has a teal blue shimmer. In certain lights thought it becomes a duochrome and it shifts to the teal blue colour.

I applied a coat of Revlon Calcium Gel Nail Hardener followed by three coats of Galaxy Girl. Galaxy Girl is very thin and I found it a bit difficult to work with since it was watery. It wasn't possible to use thick coats since the formula was so watery so I used three very thin coats. Since this was my first time using Orly I found the brush took some getting use to and it was also more difficult because it was watery.

These photo's were taken in artificial light that night.

Orly Galaxy Girl in Artificial Light


Orly Galaxy Girl in Artificial Light

Galaxy Girl shifts between the reddish burgundy above and a teal blue that I couldn't photograph .

Orly Galaxy Girl in Artificial Light

The tips of my fingers kin of show the teal blue that it shifts to .