Overcoming One of My Fears (LOL)

It's not as dramatic as it sounds, but still... As a polish lover, there are a few things that I don't regularly do, such as water marbles, free-hand designs, etc. but even then, there has been something that almost scares me. Stamping -wait for it- tips. Yes. I have tried this 100 times and failed probably 99 of my attempts. I am not sure what got into me to try to do some tip stamping and I did. Here is my result:

I was pretty happy with the result and although it's not perfect, I think it works. My base polish is Jordana Fairy Dust (which I love!) and it has a crazy gorgeous holo effect in the sunlight. The day I wore this, there was someone driving next to me on a super sunny day, when we got to a red light, he was like "I really like your finger nails!". So random. A lady who I was talking to asked me to show her my nails, she thought they were acrylics...
Overall, my fear for stamping tips is decreasing, slowly, but decreasing.

I Love French Manicures (Megalast 'Sugar Coat')

Yes, I love French manis... I simply do. And now, I found just the perfect pink, WnW Megalast in Sugarcoat. The design I used is from plate SE18 using WnW Black Creme to stamp. It's past my bedtime...
Sí, me encantan los manicures franceses... Y ahora, encontré el rosado perfecto para ello, el tono Sugar Coat de WnW Megalast. El diseño que usé es del platillo SE18 con el esmalte Black Creme de WnW. Necesito dormir...
xoxo,
Carol

Week 2: French Tip Mani

Hello!
For week 2 of this challenge, I kept it really simple and classic. I did not go crazy with colors because a memory came to mind about french tips. I was about 14 years old and my cousin who was 20 (or 21) took me to a nail salon. That was my first time ever and I got a french mani. I had stubbies back then and it sucked because I could not grow pretty nails... I had brittle and plain ugly nails. I went back memory lane 9 years and now, I have the nails I thought I could never have. I am really happy and I am glad I could bring that memory and say that now I love my nails and that I did them myself :)
I used:

• Glass Pink by Sinful Colors
• White by Kleancolor
• Silver Glitter and White Stripers
• Black (acrylic paint) by Craft Smart

Make sure to check out Jenna's blog and the other ladies doing this challenge :)

Flowers on Cement with BM-221

Hey!
Today, the nail design is using one of the full nail stamps from the Bundle Monster plates. I used Santee Perfect Gray as a background and I stamped with the plate BM-221. For the stamping polishes I used Wet n Wild Black Creme and Kleancolor White. I loved the turn out!
Hoy, el diseño para uñas que traigo es usando una de las plantillas de Bundle Monster. Usé Perfect Gray de Santee como fondo y el sello es de la plantilla BM-221. Para los sellos utilicé los esmaltes Black Creme de Wet n Wild y White de Kleancolor. Me gustó mucho como quedó.
-Carol

Rocker Girl

The polishes featuring in this manicure are:
Los esmaltes utilizados en este manicure son:

• Flower Pink by Santee
• Black Expressionism by Finger Paints
• Secret Admirer by Sinful Colors
• Microbeads from Michael's

My inspiration came from wanting to use a bright pink and black. I really like how it looks and makes your nails look interesting. It is funny because when I had my hands on something dark, my nails looked short, it is very playful.
Mi inspiración vino porque quise mis uñas con rosado fuerte y negro. Me gusta como se ve y le da un efecto interesante a las uñas. Es chistoso porque cuando ponía mis manos sobre algo oscuro mis uñas parecían ser cortas, es versátil.

Take care,
Carol

Pink October: Classic Princess

Ciao!
Before I start, I LOVE how this manicure turned out! I must say that I was half-way done with it and I went to grab my dotting tool (great idea, Carol)... I messed up two of my nails because the polish was still tacky; I was going to fix them and in the process, I ruined two other ones. Yes, I was upset, but I loved the color combination and I did not mind doing the mani again.
I started by adding an even coat of Pearly Pink by Nabi. I did not need a second coat because it was pretty opaque with only one. After it dried, I did a French tip using Silver Pearl by Kleancolor - I did apply two coats of that one. With Hallucinate by WnW, I gave my tips more shimmer. I liked the addition of a different glitter, it is not noticeable in the pictures, but when you see it in person it looks quite nice. Lastly, I added some dots on the bottom part of my nails. Yeah, Classic Princess mani??? The color combination and the elegance reminded me of a fairy tale...
Antes de empezar, ME ENCANTÓ como me quedó éste manicure! Debo admitir que estaba a punto de terminar cuando fui por mi puntero (que buena idea Carol)... Arruiné 2 de mis uñas ya pintadas porque el esmalte aun estaba pegajoso; las intenté arreglar y en el proceso más bien arruiné dos más. Me enojé, mucho, pero me gustó la combinación de colores y quise hacerlo nuevamente.
Empecé con una capa de Pearly Pink de Nabi. No agregué una segunda capa porque con una el color se veía bastante opaco. Después que secó, hice puntas francesas con el color Silver Pearl de Kleancolor - de éste sí apliqué dos capas. Con la brillantina Hallucinate de WnW retoqué las puntas, ésto no se nota mucho en las fotos pero en persona se ve muy bonito. Por último, agregué puntos en la parte de mi uña cerca de la cutícula. Mmm, manicure princesa clásica??? La combinación de los colores y la elegancia que dan me hicieron pensar en un cuento de hadas...

Carol<3

 

Girly French Manicure

This is an easy french manicure. You know the drill, pinky background, white tips. I added some pink dots along the edge as well as a 4-petal flower and a black rhinestone on my ring fingernail. Enjoy!
Éste es un manicure francés muy fácil. Ya saben, fondo rosado, puntas blancas. Añadí puntos rosados en el borde blanco y también un flor de 4 pétalos con una piedrita negra en la uña del dedo anular. Espero les guste!

 

-Carol

Orange and Black

Hola!

I had the urge to try my Wet n Wild nail polish in 9.0.2.1.Orange, which is a gorgeous microglittery orange. I also wanted to give it some edge and I believe that my mani came out looking a little Halloween-i but I am sure it will work with any color combo in either short or long nails.. For the black nail polish, I used Black Expressionism by Finger Paints. I hope you enjoy it and try it!
Tuve la necesidad de probar mi esmalte de Wet n Wild en el color 9.0.2.1.Orange, el cual es un anaranjado con miles de brillos pequeñitos. También quise agregarle un poco de dramatismo y creo que mi manicure termino siendo un poco relacionado a Halloween, pero igual funciona con cualquier color en uñas cortas o largas. Para el esmalte negro, utilicé Black Expressionism de Finger Paints. Espero les guste y lo intenten!

-Carol

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Special Occasion/Fancy Nails

Products Used:

1. Diamond Strength Nail Hardener by Sally Hansen
2. Glass Pink by Sinful Colors
3. Black by Kiss Brush on Nail Art
4. Black Expressionism by Finger Paints
5. White Tip by Sally Hansen Hard as Nails
6. Expecting by Freshcover
7. Dotting Tool by Amazing Shine
8. Rhinestone Wheel by Adoro
9. Acrylic Strong Top coat by Nailene 

"French tip" with Black

Add rhinestones on ring finger

 

Add white and pink dots along the edge

The end!

 

-Carol