Week 6: Half-Moon Manicure

This is my second attempt to a half-moon mani. I was not pleased with the first one I published, but this one is an improvement. I used the paper reinforcements just as pretty much everyone and as a background I chose Jesse's Girl in Firefly. The other color I picked was Ace by Nabi. It comes off red/coral in pictures but it is actually a raspberry pink. I am in love with the shade and it was opaque with one coat. Did I mention it was only $1?
Éste es mi segundo intento con uñas de media luna. No estuve completamente con el primer manicure de media luna que hice hace un tiempo, pero creo que mejoré en éste. Utilicé los protectores de las hojas de papel como lo hace casi todo el mundo y para fondo usé Firefly de Jesse's Girl. El otro color es Ace de Nabi. En la foto se ve rojo/coral pero es un color rosado frambuesa. Me gusta mucho ese color y con una capa tuve la opacidad que deseaba. Les conté que me costó sólo $1?

  Here is a link to the Nabi polishes I love / Enlace a la página de esmaltes Nabi

http://www.nabicosmetic.com/naili/nail_lacquer.htm 

For a list of the previous and upcoming manicures, as well as the other ladies doing it, please click HERE. 
xoxo,
Carol

Candy Canes and Holly Nail Design

Hola!
This is my first festive and holiday related manicure. I remember when I was not into nail art, I attempted some candy cane design and I failed miserably. This year is different because now, I feel a passion for nails. Let me tell you that I LOVE peppermint candy canes, it is my favorite candy. Here is what I accomplished this time to get into the whole Christmas celebration this year.

For this manicure, I used the following polishes:-For candy cane nails:
     *Freshcover #369
     *Kiss Nail Art Polish White
-For holly nails:
     *Freshcover #369 (for berries and tips)
     *Kiss Nail Art Polish White (for outlining tip)
     *Sinful Colors Happy Ending (for leaves)
     * Jesse's Girl Firefly (background)

It took me about 20 minutes to get this done and I just love how it came out. Here are some more shots:

xoxo, 

Carol

Rainbow Animal Print

Hola!

These are pictures of one of my favorite manicures: rainbow + zebra print = perfection! I cannot stress enough how in love I am with my mani right now. It is also one of my mom's favorites. The list of products I used is below and also I left the video tutorial on how to achieve this manicure. Check it out please! I hope you try it!
Estas son fotos de uno de mis manicures favoritos: arco iris + estampado de cebra = perfección! No puedo realmente expresar cuánto me gustan mis uñas ahorita. Éste es también uno de los manicures favoritos de mi mamá. Abajo encontrarán la lista de productos y el video de cómo lo hice. Véanlo e inténtenlo!

• Kleancolor: White
• Sinful Colors: Happy Ending
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear: Mellow Yellow
• Freshcover: 369
• Ruby Kisses: Blues Clue
• Nabi: Baby Pink
• Finger Paints: Lavender Highlight 
• Wet n Wild: Black Creme
• Jesse's Girl: Firefly 
• Salon Expressions Plate SE22
• Cosmetic Sponge 

xoxo,  
Carol 

 PS: One of my nails broke a few days ago, that is why I had to file them all down ;)

Juicy Yellow, Mellow Yellow

Hello!
This time I am using Mellow Yellow by Sally Hansen. I added a coat of Firefly by Jesse's Girl which gave it dimension. To finish up, I added black dots with Black Creme by WnW and a flower on my ring and thumb nails. Simple, huh?
Ahora estoy usando Mellow Yellow de Sally Hansen. Agregué una capa de Firefly de Jesse's Girl el cual le dió dimensión. Para terminar, coloqué puntos negros con el esmalte Black Creme de WnW y una flor en las uñas de los dedos anular y pulgares.

-Carol <3

Dark and Chic

Hey!
Long ago, I started watching nail tutorials on YT but I never did any of them because my nails were so brittle and ugly that I could not do anything. I came across the channel Love4Nails by Raquel and she is just AMAZING! I remember that she would do some cute and different french tip manicures and this one I did is sort of reminiscent of her awesomeness. I hope you like my attempt to be cool :P
Hace tiempo, empecé a ver videos de manicures en YT pero nunca intenté nada porque mis uñas eran tan frágiles y feas que no podia hacer nada con ellas. Una vez, me crucé con el canal de Raquel; Love4Nails y ella es MARAVILLOSA! Recuerdo que ella tiene tutoriales de manicure franceses poco comunes y éste que muesto aquí está inspirado en uno que ella hizo. Espero les guste mi intento de hacer algo cool :P

Products/Productos

• Fire Fly by Jesse's Girl
• Black Creme by WnW
• Expecting by Freshcover
• Forget Now by Sinful Colors
• Silver Glitter by Kiss

 

-Carol

Sakura: Cherry Blossoms

This time I will show you my attempt to create a nice and feminine manicure featuring cherry blossoms. I personally love it, and although it is not perfect, I really liked how it came out.
En ésta ocasión les mostraré mi intento para crear un manicure lindo y femenino con flores de cerezo. Personalmente me gustó mucho, aunque se que no es perfecto, me agrada el resultado que obtuve.

1.Start with a coat of a shimmery color of your choice (Fire Fly by Jesse's Girl)
Empieza con una capa de esmalte brillante en el color de tu preferencia (Fire Fly de Jesse's Girl)

2.Add some green to 1/3 of your nail using a cosmetic sponge (Happy Ending by Sinful Colors)
Agrega verde a 1/3 de la uña usando una esponja de maquillaje (Happy Ending de Sinful Colors)

3. Draw branches with a dark burgundy/brown polish (Lincoln Center by NYC)
Dibuja ramas usando un color corinto o café (Lincoln Center de NYC)

4. Using your dotting tool and a white nail polish (White by Kleancolor) create 3-4 petaled flowers.
Con un punteador y usando un esmalte blanco (White de Kleancolor) haz flores de 3-4 pétalos.

5. Add dimension to the flowers by adding some pink and yellow in the middle (Expecting by Freshcover y Mellow Yellow by Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear).
Dale dimensión a las flores con un poco de rosado y amarillo (Expecting de Freshcover y Mellow Yellow de Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear). 

6. Add a top coat.
Aplica un sellador de esmalte.

Luv' ya!

-Carol