“Always winter but never Christmas.” Today's Winter Wonderland design is inspired by one of my favorite movie series. Can you guess which one I'm talking about?
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Rudolf The Red Nosed Rat Nail Art
Merry Christmas everyone! Santa had so many houses to visit last night which of course wouldn't be possible without his most trusted companion, Rudolf the red nosed rat!
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Candy Cane Christmas Nail Art
I still have too many design on my to-do list before Christmas, but I'm not quite ready to let go of my present jelly sandwich so this time
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Christmas Presents Pond Mani - Making My First Polish
Who's done all their Christmas shopping already? There is only one week left until Christmas so time to get those final presents... on your nails!!
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Glitter Christmas Tree Nail Art WITHOUT Nail Art Tools
Only two more weeks until it's finally Christmas!! Today I have another super easy design using only things from a craft store... and nail polish obviously 😁
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Cozy Mix and Match Winter Nail Art
It's getting colder here so time to get all those warm and cozy winter blankets out of the closet! Unless you've been using them all year like me,
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Holographic Christmas Nail Art WITHOUT Nail Art Tools
Less than one month until Christmas! We all know what that means... time for some Holodays nail art!! This design was made without using any nail art tools.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Thanksgiving Minions Nail Art
Happy (early) Thanksgiving everyone! We don't celebrate it here, but that doesn't mean we can't join in on all the fun!
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Romantic Rainbow Rain Nail Art
After the Alice Through the Looking Glass mini series it's finally time for some long overdue fall nail art. It's almost winter and I haven't done a single
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Alice Through The Looking Glass - Mad Hatter
November 16, 2016
alice in wonderland, alice through the looking glass, Freehand, High Line Green, mad hatter, science fiction, Tutorial
Tutorial
Mad Matter: "Have I gone mad?" Alice: "I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are."
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Alice Through The Looking Glass - Red Queen
November 13, 2016
alice in wonderland, alice through the looking glass, Essie, Freehand, h&m, life of the party, neo noir, queen of hearts, red queen, Tutorial
Tutorial
"Off with their... HEADS!!!!" ~ Red Queen Time for part 2 of my Alice through the looking glass nail art mini series. And since you can't have a
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Alice Through The Looking Glass - Cheshire Cat Nail Art
November 09, 2016
alice in wonderland, alice through the looking glass, Catrice, chershire cat, Freehand, New York Color, raindrop, Tutorial, up in the air
Tutorial
“Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?” The cat asked, “Where do you want to go?” “I don’t know,”
Sunday, November 6, 2016
One Stencil, Two Ways -- Born Pretty Store + Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Review --
November 06, 2016
BornPrettyStore, Holo, Mauve-olous, Nail Art, PressSample, Review, Sally Hansen, Stencil, Tutorial, Whine Stock
Tutorial
Includes press samples
I'm on to my last item I received from the lovely Cynthia from Born Pretty Store . This time I have a review for some gorgeous holographic stencils
Monday, October 31, 2016
Creepy Clown Nail Art
October 31, 2016
clairestelle8halloween, creepy clown, Freehand, h&m, Halloween, Nail Art, neo noir, Tutorial
Tutorial
After doing Halloween nails all month, it's is finally here! Happy Halloween everyone!! I've mostly stuck to cute Halloween themed nail art, because why not right? But for
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Halloween Talk Bubbles Nail Art
October 26, 2016
Bones, Catrice, clairestelle8halloween, Freehand, Halloween, Nail Art, Stardust, text bubbles, Tutorial
Tutorial
After yesterday's amusing rainbow project it's time for some actual bones nail art for the Clairestelle8 Halloween challenge. I wanted to do some fun, cute nail art for
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Sea Witch Ursula Nail Art -- Born Pretty Review --
October 22, 2016
BornPrettyStore, Freehand, hema, Nail Art, North Sea blue, PressSample, The Little Mermaid, Tutorial, Vondelpark Green
Tutorial
Includes press samples
Maybe not really Halloween themed, but today's prompt for the Clairestelle8 challenge is witches so it still sorta fits, right? The Little Mermaid is probably my favorite Disney
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Haunted House with Bats Nail Art
October 18, 2016
Bats, clairestelle8halloween, Essie, Freehand, Halloween, midnight cami, Nail Art, NYC, Supernova, Tutorial
Tutorial
Time for another challenge for #clairestelle8halloween! This time it's all bout bats and while I was browsing to get some inspiration I found this gorgeous image with a
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Double Stamping Skulls
October 16, 2016
Blanc, clairestelle8halloween, double stamping, Essie, Halloween, Nail Art, Playing Koi, Skulls, Tribal Text-styles, Tutorial
Tutorial
Yesterday's prompt for the Halloween challenge by Clairestelle8 was Skulls. I've been seeing double stamping around Instagram for a while now and it always looks so amazing I
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Dessert Madness -- Born Pretty Store Review --
October 13, 2016
Blanc, BornPrettyStore, cobalt blue, decals, dessert, Essie, kiko milano, Mauve-olous, Nail Art, PressSample, Review, Sally Hansen, sweets, Tutorial
Tutorial
Includes press samples
What if you could have all the sweets you like... on your nails! Look at all those mouth-watering treats! I don't like that many sweet things, but these
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Black Cats and Pumpkins Nail Art
October 09, 2016
319, Black Cats, clairestelle8halloween, Freehand, Halloween, kiko milano, Light Dove, Nail Art, Pumpkin, Tutorial
Tutorial
Back to Halloween with some cute and scary nail art! Or maybe not that scary. Since there are so many prompts in the Halloween Challenge by Clairestelle8 I
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Dry Marble Tribal Nail Art -- Born Pretty Store Review --
October 06, 2016
BornPrettyStore, decals, dry marble, Is Mai Tai Crooked, Nail Art, OPI, PressSample, Review, tribal, Tutorial, You're such a Budapest
Tutorial
Includes press samples
I recently received some more items from the lovely Cynthia from Born Pretty Store to review for you all. This time it's mostly decals which I've never used before so
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Nightmare Before Christmas Nail Art
October 04, 2016
clairestelle8halloween, Essie, Freehand, Halloween, midnight cami, Nail Art, nightmare before christmas, tim burton, Tutorial
Tutorial
It's already October again, and just like every store we start the Halloween theme early! This month I'll be taking part in the Clairestelle8 Halloween nail art challenge.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Cartoon Owls Wedding Nail Art
*tutorial included* Last weekend was my cousin's wedding and that calls for some wedding-themed nail-art! I've been wanting to do cartoon owl nails for a while, so I
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Moon Essence Glow in the Dark Nail Art -- Born Pretty Store Review --
September 11, 2016
Blanc, BornPrettyStore, Essie, Freehand, Glow in the Dark, Moon Essence, PressSample, Review, Tutorial
Tutorial
Includes press samples
This weeks mani is inspired by a gorgeous digital painting called Moon Essence by Ninjatic. I've been wanting to do this one for a long time but I've never had
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Chameleon inspired Nail Art - Born Pretty Store Review -
August 24, 2016
Chameleon, Freehand, hema, High Line Green, New York Color, PressSample, Review, Tutorial
Tutorial
Includes press samples
This weeks design was inspired by the charming little guy, or girl, at the bottom. How adorable is he (she)! This cute little Parson's chameleon is from a
Friday, August 19, 2016
Ivy gears Nail Art -- Born Pretty Store Review --
August 19, 2016
be my millionaire, Blanc, BornPrettyStore, Catrice, Essie, Freehand, gears, ivy, PressSample, Review, stamping, Tutorial
Tutorial
Includes press samples
Hello everyone, it's been a while but I'm finally back to my normal nail art routine! A couple weeks ago I was contacted by the lovely Cynthia from Born
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Lava Short Story Nail Art
May 24, 2016
Freehand, ivory taupe, kiko milano, lava, Nail Art, pixar
For this weeks mani I was inspired by the "Lava" which is a short film by Pixar Animation Studios. The first time I saw this movie was when
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Zodiac Signs Nail Art
More universe inspired nail art! This time I was inspired by the Zodiac Signs and their constellations. This mani is from 2 weeks ago but I have been
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Earth Day - Planets Nail Art
April 24, 2016
Earth, Earth Day, Freehand, Jupiter, kiko milano, Nail Art, Neptune, Pearly Blue Peacock, planets, Saturn, Tutorial, Venus
Tutorial
I'm a bit late but here are my nails for Earth Day! I went a little outside of Earth for my inspiration and included some other planets as
Sunday, April 17, 2016
NAFW DAY 7 - Fall 2016 Runway Nail Art
April 17, 2016
Catrice, Fashion, Freehand, I Carol About You, Jonathan Simkhai, NAFW, Nail Art, OPI, runway, Silk Matt, Tutorial
Tutorial
It's the final day of NAFW2016! I can't believe the week is already over, it went by so quickly! The last challenge was to recreate any nail art from
Saturday, April 16, 2016
NAFW DAY 6 - Fall 2016 Dress - Dolce & Gabbana
Today's challenge for NAFW2016 is all about fall 2016 runway dresses. I chose this Dolce & Gabbana dress from their ready-to-wear fall 2016 collection which is inspired by
Friday, April 15, 2016
NAFW DAY 5 - Style Icon - Lupita Nyong'o
The fifth challenge for NAFW2016 is to create a design inspired by your favorite fashion icon. I don't really have one, but I always love seeing Lupita Nyong'o's red
Thursday, April 14, 2016
NAFW DAY 4 - Fashion Trend - Color Blocking
April 14, 2016
cherry pink, cobalt blue, color blocking, Fashion, Freehand, kiko milano, NAFW, Nail Art, Tutorial, yellow
Tutorial
Today's NAFW2016 challenge is to create a design inspired by your fashion trend. I don't think I have a particular trend that's my favorite, but I've been wanting
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
NAFW DAY 3 - Spring/Summer 2016 Bag - Paula Cademartori Tatiana
April 13, 2016
Fashion, Freehand, NAFW, Nail Art, New York Color, NYC, Paula Cademartori, Tutorial, Uptown Fashionista
Tutorial
It is time for the third challenge in NAFW, bags! I was inspired by a gorgeous little handbag from the SS 2016 heritage collection by Paula Cademartori. *tutorial
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
NAFW DAY 2 - Fall 2016 Shoes - Christian Louboutin So Kate
April 12, 2016
Christian Louboutin, essence, Fashion, Freehand, NAFW, Nail Art, New York Color, nude dos tres, Tutorial, Uptown Fashionista
Tutorial
NAFW day 2 has arrived! The second day of Nail Art Fashion Week is dedicated to shoes. I've never even thought of doing a design inspired by shoes,
Monday, April 11, 2016
NAFW DAY 1- Favorite Fashion Designer - Zuhair Murad
April 11, 2016
Fashion, Freehand, Nail Art, New York Color, NYC, Tutorial, Uptown Fashionista, Zuhair Murad
Tutorial
It's Nail Art Fashion Week time! I'm so excited to be doing this nail art challenge this week! The moment I saw this posted on Instagram I knew
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Spring Flower Nail Art
April 03, 2016
butterfly, Flower, Freehand, honeydew melon, kiko milano, Nail Art, spring, Tutorial
Tutorial
It's spring time, which means time for sunshine, flowers and hopefully lots of butterflies! *tutorial included*
Monday, March 28, 2016
Easter Island Nail Art
March 28, 2016
easter, easter island, Freehand, Nail Art, New York Color, NYC, Tutorial, Uptown Fashionista
Tutorial
Happy Easter everyone! I wanted to do a little less obvious Easter nail art this year so I went with Easter Island nails. There is a little Easter
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Negative Space Nail Art
March 20, 2016
dry brush, Freehand, Mint Macaroon, Nail Art, Negative Space, New York Color, OPI, raindrop, Spring Tulip, Tutorial, You're such a Budapest
Tutorial
I've seen this "Negative Space" trend around a lot lately, but I've never given it a go myself. I have no clue why I didn't try it before
Friday, March 11, 2016
Zootopia Nail Art
"Life's a little bit messy. We all make mistakes. No matter what type of animal you are, change starts with you." --Judy Hopps *tutorial included*
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Japanese Cherry Blossom Nail Art
It's almost time to watch the beautiful cherry blossoms in Japan! Or if you go to Kawazu on the Izu Peninsula then you can enjoy them already in
Friday, February 26, 2016
Deadpool Nail Art
“She’s like the Batman to my Robin, but old, black, blind, and in love with me. Although I’m pretty sure Robin loves Batman.” - Deadpool *tutorial included*
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Zuhair Murad 2016 Spring Couture insired design
February 20, 2016
Fashion, Freehand, Nail Art, New York Color, NYC, Tutorial, Uptown Fashionista, Zuhair Murad
Tutorial
I'm going back to my favorite nail art inspiration, fashion! This mani was inspired by a dress from the 2016 spring couture by Zuhair Murad. This collection is full
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Carnaval Nail Art
February 09, 2016
Freehand, I Carol About You, Keeping Suzi at Bay, Nail Art, OPI, Tutorial, You're such a Budapest
Tutorial
I just moved to Spain for my last semester in college (so exciting!!) and this mani is inspired by the Carnaval that has been going on all week.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Cute Little Panda Nail Art
I definitely have a weakness for all things adorable and cute little panda's are no exception! They may even be at the top of my cuteness list. *tutorial
Friday, January 15, 2016
French with a twist, a Giambattista Valli inspired creation
January 15, 2016
Freehand, French, Giambattista Valli, Nail Art, OPI, Tutorial, You're such a Budapest
Tutorial
This design is inspired by a dress from the Giambattista Valli Pre-Fall 2016 runway show. I've been wanting to do a french mani for a while and this
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Kingfisher Nail Art
January 07, 2016
Freehand, Kingfisher, Magical Night, Nail, Nail Art, Park Avenue, Tutorial
Tutorial
I wanted to go with a small design this week because I'm very busy with finishing my school projects and preparing for exams. This design was inspired by
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Golden Coast by Park Avenue
January 06, 2016
Golden Coast, Nail, Park Avenue, Polish, Swatch
This nail polish is "Golden Coast" by Park Avenue and definitely lives up to its name. I think the best way I can describe the color is pearly
Friday, January 1, 2016
New Year 2016 Nail Art
Happy New Year everyone! My inspiration for this design came from a picture of a champagne bottle popping that I found on google and I just knew I
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