Wild Purple Flowers

Hi guys! After stamping with China Glaze OMG a whooooole new world opened up for me. Really, I never imagined it to be that funky looking! I've been stamping with a lot of holo polishes from that day on and I like every single design with it. It brings that extra kick!

In the picture I'm wearing three coats of Orly Mirror Mirror, a fabulous light grey creme. I stamped over it with Colour Club Wild at Heart and the sweet flower design from Bundle Monster plate 16. Wild at Heart isn't a true holo, it has a more scattered effect that brings a little more depth in the polish.

Other than this manicure I have not much to share, only that I'm more and more looking forward to my vacation. Have a nice day!

Tropical Turquoise

Hi everyone! Once in a while I like to create nail art I'd never wear or that looks really difficult to me. Linda showed me a nail magazine that has some pretty nice tutorials and I decided to make the Tropical Turquoise one yesterday evening. You can find the tutorial here. Now, I know it's in Dutch but they've created a very clear and easy to follow movie so it doesn't matter which language you speak.

The result of my creativeness (and boredom) last night:

 

You can click the pictures for an enlargement. I think it came out pretty nice. My nails are a little too short so I had to fill them up more than I'd like but it looks fun and I think I'll create a little bit more of these kind of designs. It's really fun to do!

I started off using China Glaze Towel Boy Toy, topped that with the nameless green of Charlotte Russe and Essie Silver Bullions on top of those two. I've used the Essence stripers for the flowers. For a finishing touch I've used the aqua and AB coloured rhinestones from Dollar Nail Art.

Would you consider creating a design like this yourself or would you rather have someone else doing this for you? Why?

Have a nice day and see you later!

Nail Art Tutorial: Flowers

Hi everyone! I've been thinking a lot of doing nail art tutorials and this is the first I'm going to show you! I want to show you that creating something artsy isn't that hard and everyone can do it. I'm starting with an easy one, creating flowers on your nail by using stickers and a striper.

First you make sure your nails are clean. After that the basic steps follow: a base coat and a base colour. I choose China Glaze For Audrey as my base colour.

When that is done, you want to create the flower stalks. I used a striper for this but it can also be done using a thin paintbrush.

There are lots of stripers out there. You've got the long stripers, the thick ones, thin ones, short ones and a mix of these. I prefer the long, thin stripers. For me those are the easiest to create thin stripes with.

When using the striper, be careful there isn't a lot of polish on it. If so, a big blob of polish will fall off and ruin the manicure or you'll get uneven, thick stripes. Flower stalks aren't completely straight: if you can't create a perfect, neat line that's okay!

Done! See how simple it really is? Now it's time to add the flowers!

Flowers can be created many ways. You can use a dotting tool, a paintbrush, a toothpick, konad, rhinestones and more. I've used simple ones: Essence nail art stickers. I've picked these up in the local drugstore but I'm sure there are lots of different flower stickers available.

 

I use a stick to pick up the stickers so the sticky side stays sticky. My stick is made from metal but you can also use a toothpick or rosewood stick, whatever comes in handy. With this stick you place the stickers easily on your nail, just gently lay it on your nail and press it on your nail by turning the stick and pulling it off the sticker - also gently! After that you can seal it with a top coat so the stickers last longer.

The result. Now I never want to hear anyone say that nail art is hard! ;)