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Silver and Marble

09/07/201706/06/2018NannaLeave a comment

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After some practice, I’ve really grown to love water decals. I didn’t find them too easy to use at first, but now that I’ve gotten good at using them, I love how quickly they can spruce up a manicure for a very little cost.

For this manicure, I used this sheet from Born Pretty Store, and I guarantee that you will see more manis with this sheet, because there are so many images, and I really love the simplicity of the images.

I messed around with making diy decals on my nail art mat and attempted doing marble nails this way, but I still think I prefer Continue reading →

Sideways Gradient and Roses

12/06/201712/06/2017Nanna2 Comments

Exam season is upon me once again. Even though this is my 8th exam season since starting university, it just never gets easy or fun. Leave it to the procrastinator to leave things to the last minute when I could have started months ago -.- .. Maybe I’ll learn some day.

Anyway, summer is here (hence the procrastination and spending time outside instead of locked up with my computer). My nail art still lingers a little bit in spring in terms of color selection. Here is a soft pastel sideways gradient plus roses mani.

Polishes used:

H&M – Pink
Essie – Virgin Snow
Essie – Peak Show
China Glaze – Material Girl

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Negative Space Heart

07/02/201716/04/2017Nanna5 Comments

Have you noticed how around Valentine’s Day all nail art looks are some shade of pink? Yeah, me too. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pink nail polish as much as the next girl, I just don’t feel like adding to the pile myself, which is why I’ve gone in another direction for a look that is definitely V-day appropriate, but not as traditional.

Polishes used

OPI – Don’t Burst My Bubble
Maybelline – Midnight Taupe
OPI – My Private Jet

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Chunky gold glitter stripes

26/01/201726/01/2017Nanna1 Comment

This one is a little more festive than what I was going for in terms of an everyday look, but I think it would look awesome for a party or something. I DID rock this one to work, so it all depends on your desired level of glam for the day, I suppose.

I did the stripes by applying striping tape over the purple and then sponging the gold glitter on near the cuticle area.

Polishes used

Cool Nails – Purple
Nicole by OPI – Lips are dripping honey

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Purple negative space glitter gradient

16/01/2017Nanna2 Comments

I didn’t really know what to call this one, so bear with me on the name 😉

This is a really subtle look that’s perfect for when you want that little bit extra without going all the way.

Polishes used

Depend – 4094 Shade Seeker
Picture Polish – Sisters

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White Lace Stamping

11/01/201711/01/2017Nanna1 Comment

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After I got this BORN PRETTY Christmas Nail Art Starry Sky Silicone Head Stamper I got the desire to stamp again. After having used my clear stamper without luck a number of times, I wasn’t really expecting this to work, but this is SO much better! I definitely recommend these silicone head stampers.

Just like the other day, I used this stamping plate: Lace Chevron Image Plate BORN PRETTY BP-L028 but with a different design this time.

After the bright orange manicure, I was in the mood for something subtle, but nice, and I think I hit the nail on the head with this one.

Polishes used

OPI – Don’t Burst My Bubble
Depend White Stamping Polish

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Gem

Orange Gradient Stamping

08/01/2017Nanna1 Comment

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Hey guys – I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I had an exam to take care of this past week, but now I’m back with the first manicure of 2017.

In the midst of all this cold winter weather, I was in the mood for a bright, orange manicure, which is very unusual for me since I’m not a big fan of orange. But anyway, I got an orange polish for christmas, and I bought one myself back in november, and seeing all the oranges together inspired me to do this gradient.

The base is a gradient, and I tried my hand at gradient stamping with this stamping plate: Lace Chevron Nail Art Stamp Template Vines Image Plate BORN PRETTY BP-L028 as well.

Oh my, orange is hard to take photographs of!

Polishes used

Sally Hansen – Tahitian Sunset
Sally Hansen – Snappy Sorbet
Romeo & Juliet

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Gem

19 Christmas Nail Art Designs

24/12/201624/12/2016Nanna2 Comments

Merry christmas everyone! May you all have a wonderful time with your friends and family!

Throughout the month of December, I’ve made 19 christmas nail art designs – here, you can see them all again if you missed any, and perhaps this will give some inspiration to those of you who still needs the perfect christmas manicure.