Sister NOTD: Stars in a Puddle

Another sister NOTD.

She was wearing this nails when had her driving licence test and she passed it so these are LUCKY NAILS!

It's a bit weird to see her drive since in my eyes she is still my little "child" sister, I hope I will get used to it!

Swatch: LAYLA Ceramic Effect No.12

This Ceramic Effect polishes are not available in shops near my home.

I was able to buy them because they were free samples with a magazine.

The magazine was just €1.70 and since this polishes are usually €7.60 it was an amazing deal.

There were three colors available and I'm going to show you all of them.

This color is called Fango /Mud.

The name is very appropriate because in the bottle it really looks like mud.

On the nails you can see a subtle pink / magenta shimmer that makes this color really pretty. (You can see the shimmer well in the picture above that make it looks purple in the bottle).

I like this color and since I don't have anything similar I'm very happy about it.

Swatch: essence METALLICS No.02 COPPER RULEZ!

This is a magnetic polish from the new essence limited edition METALLICS.

While the polish is wet you can put a magnet close to the nails and it will create beautiful nuances.

I absolutely love this color, is very unique and even if it's a fall color it really attract the attention.

The formula is really nice, application is smooth and it's very opaque. I applied just a thick coat in the pictures.

The price is the best part, just €2.29 each.

Swatch: KIKO No. 224

(above flash camera - below natural light)

Today I wanted to wear some fall/winter colors so I wear this brown. It was a lot since the last time I wore it and I have to say I don't like that much. It's not bad just doesn't go well with me.

This color is called "Rame Scuro Perlato" that in English is "Dark Pearl Copper".

Swatch: COLLISTAR No. 42

This is a brown color with some red glitter. It’s called “Melanzana Glitter”. In english “Glitter Egg-plant”. I don’t understand why it’s called like that, isn’t the egg-plant more violet? Well, it’s a really good polish, it last for a long time but it’s a bit expensive! (€ 11.90 if don’t remember wrong).

Tutorial #016: Autumn Flowers

I really love fall and its colors, so here is a nail art inspired by the autumn's leaves and flowers. I made two versions of this nail art because I couldn't choose witch one I liked the most!

What you need: a thin brush, a needle.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Debby nail THERAPY smoothing base + minerals
• Brown: COLLISTAR No: 42 MELANZANA GLITTER
• Gold: Deborah Shine TECH No: 21
• Glitter Gold: KIKO No. 164
• White: KIKO No. 101
• Red: RIMMEL Lycra PRO No. 323 RIVIERA RED
• Top Coat: KIKO Extra strong & hard No.04

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a dark brown. Apply a second coat if needed.
3. With the thin brush and the gold polishes draw some lines. They don't have to be perfect. Add some glitter if you want.
4. With the head of the needle draw some white dots. They have to be small.
5. With the head of the needle draw some dots, red this time, but don't cover the white ones completely. When PERFECTLY dry apply your top coat. (Since in the dots the polish is concentrated it may take a while to dry, be sure to wait or you will ruin everything.)

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Here is the final result. I made it only on one nail because its a detailed nail art and I didn't want it to be too much, but you can do it on the whole hand if you like it!

Using the same technique and changing the colors you can have different results. Here is a lighter version.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Debby nail THERAPY smoothing base + minerals
• Yellow: Bottega Verde No. 15
• Gold/Brown: I don't remember where this come from...
• Orange: KIKO No. 112
• Dark Red: KIKO No. 116
• White: KIKO No. 101
• Red: RIMMEL Lycra PRO No. 323 RIVIERA RED
• Top Coat: KIKO Extra strong & hard No.04

How to:

1. Apply your base coat and then a yellow polish. Use a light yellow, it doesn't have to be too intense.
2. With the thin brush draw some lines with a gold or brown polish.
3. Add other lines using the orange and dark red polishes.
4. With the head of a needle add some white dots.
5. Add some more dots using a red polish. When PERFECTLY dry apply your top coat. (Since in the dots the polish is concentrated it may take a while to dry, be sure to wait or you will ruin everything.)

I took my inspiration from this Japanese nail art.

Tutorial #014: Midnight Desire

I'm getting tired of too much complicated nail arts so this time I made a really simple one.

Soon I will make some Halloween inspired nail arts so stay tuned!

What you need: some rhinestones.

Colors:

• Base Coat: Debby nail THERAPY smoothing base + minerals
• Brown: RIMMEL WEAR MAXX No. 393 DESIRE
• Top Coat: KIKO Extra strong & hard No.04

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply your nail polish. If needed apply a second coat.
3. Here is the color outdoor. This polish is a wonderful brown with a "reddish" reflex and is super difficult to make it come out good in a picture.
4. When the polish is dry apply some rhinestones. I used this ones that were already in that shape but If you use single ones you can make whatever shape you like. Have fun!!