Sprayed manicure

Hello!

I have another fun way to create a splatter manicure to share with you. Instead of using a straw and blow inside it to splatter polish onto your nails (see here), you can use a sample perfume bottle to spray the polish onto your nails!

 

I have to give credits to the Manicurator for the idea of the sprayer. Go and have a look at what she achieved because it's gorgeous! And the idea of using a mini perfume bottle goes to Claudia from Nailing This!

 

 

 

This is my first attempt at a sprayed manicure and I was in a hurry so it's not perfect and I will have to try it again to achieve a better result but I was really excited to share this technique!!

I'll first show you the final result and then explain how I did it.

 

I started with one coat of Essie No Place Like Chrome and then sprayed a pink color (Claire's, no name).

 

Then I sprayed a second color, black (Fatal by essence). The middle finger doesn't look pretty but, as I said, I was in a hurry and didn't have time to redo it (although I should have!).

 

 

What do you think? Would you do something like that?

I personally had a lot of fun doing it and what is nice is that you don't use so much polish if you use a mini sample bottle perfume. And it's quite easy to do!

 

So here is the tuotorial!

 

You will need:

• A base color (Essie No Place Like Chrome)
• A second color to spray on your base color (Claire's, no name)
• Some polish thinner
• A sample perfume bottle (~5 mL)
• And some scotch tape to protect your cuticles and skin while spraying.

Start by painting your nails with your base color. Wait until it's dry. Then, add some drops of pink polish in the sample perfume bottle. You can see on the picture below how much polish I used for 4 nails. I didn't put much in it because I was not sure if it will work. However, I would recommand putting more polish in the bottle because it's a bit annoying if you lack some polish while spraying.

Then I added about 5 drops of polish thinner. The more thinner you add, the easier it will be to have a uniform spray. The generated drops will also get smaller. Before spraying on your nails, try on a paper to see how the spray is. If the polish doesn't come out of the bottle nicely, add some thinner, and try again. When you're happy with the type of obtained spray, you can start spraying on your nails.

 

The amount of polish I used for 4 nails. To this amount, I added about 5 drops of polish thinner.

 

 

 

 

You can start again with another color. As the perfume bottle is tiny, it's easy to clean it up with acetone or ethanol.

And here you are!

 

 

 

 

 

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SNB Graffiti Nails

Hello!

 

I did this manicure as part of the Sunday Nail Battle, which is organised by Odile from Odile Sacoche, and Andreia from 10tubes, with also the participation of Pshiiit, whose you must all know!

 

The theme of this week was Graffiti nails and we had to use neon polishes.

So here is what I came up with.

 

 

As we had to use neon polishes, I took out of my draw the mini set of neon polishes that OPI has recently launched. There are 4 colors in it: yellow (Ridiculously Yellow), orange (Formidably Orange), pink (Riotously Pink), and purple (Seriously Purple) plus a white base polish and a clear top coat.

 

For the first manicure I tried, I used the mani I showed you yesterday as a base. You can see it HERE. I wanted to recreate a sort of a wall...

Then I wanted to do a splatter mani with the neon polishes but I didn't have any straw at home. So I dediced to use a pen instead. I had seen someone using it to in nail art. Sorry I don't remember where I saw this so I cannot credit. If someone knows, tell me, please, and I'll add it here.

 

 

 

Here is  a small tutorial to show you how I did it.

 

 

 

 

The second manicure I tried. I first applied a base coat of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls as a white base and then I randomly applied some drops of neon on top to create a pattern. When it was dried, I stamped with Konad special polish in black and image plate m72.

 

 

 

Haha I would never wear such manicures to go out. It's too exuberant for me but it was fun to do as part of the Sunday Nail Battle! :D

 

 

 

 

You can see the participations of all the girls in the comment section of Odile, 10 tubes, and Pshiiit.

You have read this article KONAD / neon / OPI / ORANGE / PINK / PURPLE / tutorial / white / YELLOW with the title tutorial. You can bookmark this page URL https://ojezevki.blogspot.com/2012/09/snb-graffiti-nails.html. Thanks!

Saran wrap nails with Illamasqua

Hello!

I have seen a lot of lovely girls doing saran wrap/cling film manicures lately and I find it so pretty, I had to try!
So here we go :D

I used 2 coats of Illamasqua Wink as my base color, let it completely dry. I did it on all my nails. Then I grabbed some cling film and made a small ball out of it. When Wink was completely dry, I applied one coat (no need to apply it carefully) of Illamasqua Jo'mina and immediately dabbed the plastic ball onto my nail to remove some of Jo'mina an create this marble effect. You have to do one nail after the other because you want your last color to be still yet. I followed this tutorial here and took some pictures of the whole process ;D

It's super easy and fast!!

And thanks, Rachel from Polished Criminails, for sendig me Illamasqua Wink during our swap :D I love it!

Purchase info

Illamasqua polishes can be purchased from Illamasqua online store. You can follow Illamasqua on Facebook.

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Sunday Nail Battle: Fishtail braid nails

Hello!

I've got a very easy nail art design to show you today. I guess you've all heard about "fishtail braid nails" now because they are very popular at the moment. I saw a gorgeous manicure Lucy did a few days ago and since then, I've been wanting to try it!

I did this manicure as part of the Sunday Nail Battle, which is organised by Odile from Odile Sacoche, and Andreia from 10tubes, with also the participation of Pshiiit.

I think the design is very pretty and it seemed easy enough for me to try. I found two different ways to achieve this look. With the 1st one, you paint directly the stripes on your nails while with the second technique, you first paint some stripes on a scotch tape and then apply these scotch stripes onto your nails.

I tried the 1st technique (using this tutorial) but miserably failed at it. I didn't like the fact that the final result got quite thick and that I couldn't paint very straight lines. So I took inspiration from the second technique (tutorial HERE) but did it slightly differently.

This picture was taken before top coat. When you apply top coat, it smooths the lines out.

The colors I used for this fishtail braid manicure are all Essie colors: Bikini So Teeny, Mint Candy Apple, and No Place Like Chrome. I first painted all my nails with Bikini So Teeny. I used 2 coats.

Then I painted some squares on a plastic sheet with the 3 different colors, like in the picture below. I let everything dry for one day. Then, I peeled off the squares from the plastic sheet and I cut some stripes with scissors (like the mint stripe you can see on the picture below). To have the same width for all your stripes, you can cut only one long stripe for each color and then divide this stripe into smaller parts.

Here the squares I did are really large. You won't need as much for just an accent nail.

Finally, I added the stripes on my nail to creat a braid pattern.

How do you like it? Have you already tried such design?
I personnally love braided nails as an accent! I will try it tonight again but with different colors :D

You can see the participations of all the girls in the comment section of Odile, 10 tubes, and Pshiiit.

You have read this article BLUE / braid / ESSIE / GREEN / NAIL ART / SILVER / tutorial with the title tutorial. You can bookmark this page URL https://ojezevki.blogspot.com/2012/08/sunday-nail-battle-fishtail-braid-nails.html. Thanks!

Clip-on Hair Extensions Review / Tutorial

Hi guys! I just received another product from Bornpretty! I'm excited to make a tutorial for it, and I think this is one of my favorite! A 22" clip on hair extension. 

The package includes the following: click picture to zoom-in

 clip detail

close-up view

 Here's how to use them:

1. Start out with dry straight hair and have your extensions ready.
2. Raise your hair up. Take about an inch of your hair starting from your hairline.
3. Unclip the hair extension.
4. Snap it on your hair. Continue until you reach the top half of your head.
5. Part hair on the side, and clip in the very small welfs. The ones that only have 1 clip. Repeat on the other side.

TADA!!!

Style as desired!! Surprise your friend with your new look!!!

finished product

 My personal opinion about bornpretty hair clip extension.

* stylish long hair extension that looks natural. 
*very fashionable.
*this hair extension is a perfect choice to give your hair an instant additional length.
*smooth and straight
*blends with your natural hair.
*easy to use.
Hope you like it! God bless

 NOTE: This product was sent to me as a gift. I made this review based on my own ideas and preference on how to use them. My opinions about the quality of the said products are based on my personal judgements and the outcome of my usage.

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Eyelash Extension Kit Review Tutorial

Hi guys another review product came from Born Pretty! Many of us wish to have a long and perm eyelashes, and in doing so, we use different kinds of mascara. Born Pretty has an answer for that problem! Eyelash extension kit is now available on her online store. You can use this even just at home for a very affordable price of $12.72. 


Eyelash extension kit includes:
1- 8mm false individual eyelash extension 
1-10mm false individual eyelash extension 
1-12mm false individual eyelash extension 

1-false individual eyelash glue

1-straight tweezer

1-curve tweezer

1-glue remover

1-air pump

and 25pcs crescent curve lint free gel eye pad patch eyelash extension eyepads for only $2.99

                                                                               

     Here's what I received from Born Pretty

and a tutorial on putting them.

*CLICK PICTURE TO ZOOM - IN           

NOTE: This product was sent to me as a gift. I made this review based on my own ideas and preference on how to use them. My opinions about the quality of the said products are based on my personal judgements and the outcome of my usage.

1. Wash face with soap and water. 

2. Peel off the eyefoil.
3. Put the eyepatch on the lower part of your eyes, and also on your eyelids.
4. Use an eyebrush for your eyelashes.
5. Dip one eyelash extension in the adhesive and pick one eyelash on which you want to apply it.
6. Stick it on (near the root part).

7. Use pump to dry it.

8. Repeat all the steps on your remaining eyelashes.

You can now see the difference. 

 Here's the "before" and "after". it looks much prettier without mascaras and false eyelashes.

pros: 

*more affordable compared to salon extensions.

* natural looking eyelashes.

cons: 

*you have to be patient because it takes an hour to apply.

*eyeglue may irritate your eyes.

*but all in all, my sis loved the result.

 For more information

 Here' s the reference video from youtube. Credit to the owner.

 Hope you like it!  God bless 

          P.S. Born Pretty is having a nail art contest if you want to participate,pls read the details below.. thank you!!!

Theme: 

Create your manicure using one (or more!) of 5 ideas as follows: 

Studs, Flower, Star, Leopard, Butterfly

Rules and Details:

1. Starting time: June 15, 2012.       

    Ending time: June 25, 2012.

2. You must follow us on this blog and our Facebook . 

3. Your nail art design can be new or old but it must be your own.

4. Your design must include at least one of the five elements listed above.

5. Each person must submit no more than two entries.

6. You must submit your design by leaving exact link of your design in the comment box of this post. You can upload your image on any free online website, including your blog, facebook, twitter and so on. Plus, please also leave you e-mail address, then if you are picked to be a winner,we can contact you ASAP.

The Judging:

We will still host a vote to choose 3 winner in all participants after collecting all designs at June 26, 2012. 

Prize:

We provide three prizes in different value for the final three winner. You can find them below.

The First Prize:

Hello Kitty Smart Cover for ipad 3 2 2rd Stand Case

12 Color Nail Art Striping Tape Set

The Second Prize:

Hollow Flower Silicone Case for iPhone 4/4s- 7 colors selectable
100 pcs Nail Art Fimo 3D Fruit Shaped Stick

The Third Prize: 

Neon Luminous Nail Polish Varnish Glow in Dark-12 colors selectable

Sky Blue Nail Art Shiny Glitter Dust Powder Sheets Tips Tool

5x 2way DOTTING Pen Marbleizing Tool Nail Art Dot Paint 

Want to get those awesome items? Just hurry up to summit you entry!!!

If you have any question about the contest or some good ideas to share with us, please feel free to leave a comment or contact us at blog@bornprettystore.com 

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