Beauty, Nails

NOTD: Gold Glitter Gradient

Hello my darlings! I’m a huge fan of glitter gradient nails. I find them so elegant and versatile: they are great for everyday occasions, but are also fancy enough for special occasions like a prom or other fancy event! Glitter gradients are super easy to achieve and a good nail art look for beginners. To create the glitter gradient, I…

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NOTD: Pretty Spring Flower Nails!!

Hi lovelies!!  I absolutely love nail stickers.  They spice up a plain manicure without too much effort! Polish used: Love & Beauty Scented nail polish in “Amethyst” I purchased these stickers on Ebay.  The only downside about them is that they are actually quite thick, almost like Fimo Fruit Slices.  This means to ensure proper application it is necesary to…

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NOTD: Metallic Purple!!

Hello everyone!! I was so excited about how lovely this nail polish looks that I decided to share πŸ™‚ This polish was part of a set of metallic mini polishes by Kleancolor.  The name of the set is “Techo High”.  I purchased it during the winter at Fairweather. I was so impressed by how shiny the color is! What do you think…

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NOTD: Blue Fairydust

Hello everyone!  I was in the mood for a simple blue manicure, and of course I decided to add glitter!!  I love how this turned out πŸ™‚  I had to apply three coats of the blue polish; it’s a matte and was slightly streaky.  However it was worth it!! πŸ™‚ I really like this shade.  On my ring finger, I applied…

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NOTD: Purple OmbrΓ© Mani!!

Hi everyone!!  I saw this “ombrΓ© mani” trend popping up here and there in magazines and on fellow beauty blogger’s nails, so I decided to give it a try for myself!!  Hope you enjoy πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ Here are the products I used: From left to right: -Sally Hansen nailgrowth miracle in “Fearless Fog” -Random pink-grey color from a set… I’ve…

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Pop of Neon!

Hi everyone!! I’m really loving the neon trend for spring, so I figured I would give it a try!! Here is what I ended up with: All I did was paint my nails with a white base, followed by two coats of neon polish.  Then I added  the rhinestones and top coat. Here are the products I used: From left…

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NOTD: Edgy Rainbows

Hi everyone!! I bought a bottle of OPI’s “Black Shatter” about a year ago and forgot about it.  I finally used it last weekend!!  I know it’s old news, but look how pretty it is…  πŸ™‚ Here are the products I used: These 5 polishes are from a set:  “I <3 Neons” by Love & Beauty (available at Forever 21).  The polishes…

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NOTD: Spring Lilacs

Hey everyone!!  One of my favorite flowers are lilacs, and since they should be blooming anytime soon I decided to paint some on my nails!  Here’s what I ended up with: I started by applying Essie’s “Topless and Barefoot” for a neutral base. ο»Ώ ο»ΏNext I drew on some brown branches with a bobby pin: Then I drew the purple…

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NOTD: Simple Spring Design

Hi everyone!  To acheive this look I simply used a pretty green polish and some nail art flower “tatoos”: Here are the products I used: Orly Nail Lacquer in “Green Apple” and Essie Luxeffects topcoat in “Pure Pearlfection”.  Below are the nail art “tatoos” or “water stickers” (they are really easy to find on ebay!).ο»Ώ ο»Ώ By the way, I…

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My Little Impulse Buy!!

Hello everyone!  A few days ago, I got to work a little early so I had time to pop in to the drugstore and look at the makeup.  Evidently I stopped in the nail polish aisle! I’ve heard many great things about the Essie LuxeEffects collection, so I decided to give it a try πŸ™‚ Here are my nails painted…

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