February's Nails Challenge - Gradient

This month final challenge theme is gradient and I made a very simple manicure with my absolute favorite color, green. I used two new nail polishes from my stash, a light green shade from Technic - Pretty Pastels, Picnic and I combined it with the gorgeous Milani 511 HI-TECH holographic nail polish, that I received from my lovely friend Oana. This is not a dramatic gradient, but I like it this way. I painted on my pointer finger nail with white acrylic paint some lines that look like corals and added a few rhinestones on it. 

I used a fun new tool I received from the Born Pretty Store, a mini nail art palette ring. First I was skeptical about it and I thought that it is useless and it will discomfort me, but I realized that it facilitates the work. The benefit of having this ring is that you can keep the paint closer to your nails. The diameter of the ring is not so big, it is close to a coin size (Romania - a little bit bigger than 50 bani) and it is adjustable for any finger size. It contains a little plastic recipient for water too, but I have to mention that this one is keep falling out indifferent on witch finger I put the ring. 

I find the ring to small for mixing the colors on it and I think for a brush stroke nail art it won't be appropriate, but if you make simple nail designs, this is a fun tool for sure. If you like this product, you can find it here and you're welcome to use my discount code seen bellow!

Let's see the wonderful gradients the girls from the TPA group made: 

1. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro
2. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro
3. Andra Kat - http://andrakat.com
4. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro
5. Cristina - http://nailsartconcristina.blogspot.com.es
6. Mihaela - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro
7. Alina - http://justanangel.net
8. Corina- http://na-na-nails.blogspot.ro
9. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro
10. Andreea M - http://dittanail.blogspot.ro
11. Iulia Maria - http://iuliafairynails.blogspot.be
12. Sophie - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro
13. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
Taitzel - www.taitzel.com
Claudia - http://claudiaschoice88.blogspot.ro/
Gabi - http://paginidezisinoapte.ro

Fish scale nail stencil

I received recently some nail stencils from the Born Pretty Store and I was anxious to try them, because I saw a lot of fantastic looking nail art done with this product by other bloggers. 

First when I read the 'how to use' indications on the package I was a little bit confused because it is mentioned that they are holo stickers, good for UV nail art. Well, this product is versatile enough to be used as I did, as a helpful nail vinyl tool or you can add it as a simple sticker on the nails. They are thin enough to last for a few days under a thick top coat, but definitely under a gel cover they would last even a month!

I painted one coat form the black Yves Rocher nail polish on my nails and after it dried very good I put up the nail stencil and dabbed ILNP Neon Rosebud with a sponge on it. I removed the stencil with the help of a tweezers and .... drum rolls, I achieved a beautiful fish scale pattern in no time on my nails! 

After using this nail vinyl I can tell you as a tip, to put before use the sticky part on your skin, because it can easily take off the base nail polish from the nails after removing the stencil. All in all it is an easy to use nail art tool and with the help of it you can achieve patterns that otherwise are hard to paint. You can find this particular vinyl here and now it is on sale, so just go on the Born Pretty Store and grab it for yourself! You're welcome to use my bellow seen discount code! 

How do you like the outcome of my nail art? Did you used such kind of nail vinyls? 

February's Nail Challenge - Favorite Glitter

Today I have a very simple and elegant looking nail art, because our challenge is all about glitter. I supposed to show you my favorite glitter polish, but I have so many that I couldn't choose exactly the one I love the most. This is why I decided to take one out of my stash that I never used before, and this is The Living Daylights by OPI - Skyfall collection.  This nail polish has a clear base full of medium hexagonal glitter in silver, teal and orange color. These glitter particles add sophistication to this polish so I created a simple and elegant looking manicure. I added the glitter on the tip of my nails, over a nude shade by Ted Baker. I found my mani incomplete just with these two nail polishes and I added a little bit of plus sparkle with the silver holo by Flormar.

I think this manicure came out glamorous and even if for the daily use it was to much, I wore it with joy! Now let's see the sparkly nail of the girls from The Polish Addict group:

1. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro
2. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro
3. Andra Kat - http://andrakat.com
4. C.L.M. - www.alamonique.com
5. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro
6. Mihaela - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro
7. Andreea M - www.dittanail.blogspot.ro 
8. Cristina - http://nailsartconcristina.blogspot.com.es
9. Claudia -  http://claudiaschoice88.blogspot.ro
10. Corina- https://na-na-nails.blogspot.com
11. Alina - http://justanangel.net
12. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro
13. Iulia Maria - http://iuliafairynails.blogspot.be
14. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro
15. Sophie - ://http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro