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Love is Love - Pastel Rainbow Hearts- Valentines Day nails #8, NPC's Valentine's Day Nail Art Challenge, and #31Nails2014 Day 19 Rainbow


Hello everyone!


I was invited to Nail Polish Canada's Valentine's Day nail art challenge! :-) You can vote for me here by choosing my blog url; nailphotosbylani. I've already seen some very beautiful entries, so I don't think I can win, but I do have many hearts on my tiny nails. Lol! How many hearts do you see?



I must admit that I was inspired by the discrimination against homosexuals and lesbians, that happen many places, but that we've heard so much about now before the Olympics. I think people should be treated with respect no matter who they happen to fall in love with. Love is Love.



Rainbow nails was one of the challenges in the 31 day challenge I tried to do in January. So now that I've finally done day 19, I only have 5 manicures to do for NAILS Magazine's #31Nails2014 Challenge! Sadly, I have only showed a few here on the blog. But if you are on facebook, you can see my #31Nails2014 photo album. I will also share them on Instagram soon. Please follow me on Instagram! Btw, have you seen that NAILS Magazine now have a new 31 day nail art challenge for February?



This manicure was also made for the Sunday challenge in the facebook group Adventures In Stamping. I've never made a manicure for 3 challenges before. :-)



And also I have my own Valentine's Day nails series. This is number 8. I've included links to the ones I've made so far at the end of this post.



PRODUCTS USED:

Duri Rejuvacote (as base coat)

Pastels:
Nailstation: Guimauve (pink)
Nailstation: Agrume (orange)
Nailstation: Lightening Lemon (yellow)
Mi-Ny: #56 Klimt (green)
Nailstation: Gomme (blue) -used here in NPC Holiday Challenge
Gina Tricot: #47 Lilac me (indigo/ blue purple)
Linda Johansen: Violetta (violet/ red purple)

Sponge & dotting tool (for the gradient)
Messy Mansion: MM31 (stamping plate & palette)
Konad: SN White
Purple rectangular stamper
XL stamper (for the thumb)
Seche Vite


Nailstation, Mi-Ny and Linda Johansen are cruelty- free. I thought Gina Tricot was cruelty- free too, but now I couldn't get it confirmed...


I bought Nailstation, Linda Johansen, and the XL stamper from Norway Nails - The purple rectangular stamper, and MM31 from Messy Mansion.

WHAT I DID:

I used all the pastels horizontally on my thumb. On the other fingers I tried to make a diagonal pastel rainbow gradient; Index: pink, orange. Middle finger: orange, yellow, green. Ring finger: green, blue, indigo. Pinkie: indigo, violet. And then I stamped white over it with my new absolutely gorgeous Valentines stamping plate MM31 from Messy Mansion.

Click to enlarge


MM31:

I really love this stamping plate. The designs are awesome, and as you see, the images are so detailed that I can use them even though I have tiny nails that are very short, and the full nail image size is big (2,2 x 1,7 cm). So thank you Messy Mansion for making a stamping plate for all nail sizes!



STAMPERS:

It's also the first time I use a rectangular stamper. It was soft, but not as soft as the XL stamper, but easier to position, and the purple surface made it easier to see the white stamping polish. I also tried my new purple replacement head for the XL stamper, but it was harder than I had expected, and I couldn't make it work. So I guess I have to prime it. And it's the first time I use Duri Rejuvacote. After reading about it on the Messy Mansion web site, I really hope to get healthier and stronger nails. That, and using gloves when doing the dishes and housework, will hopefully prevent them from breaking so that I can get long nails again...



MY VALENTINE'S DAY NAILS:

Valentine's Day nails 1: Heart of a Vampire
Valentine's Day nails 2: Purple holo with red hearts
Valentine's Day nails 3: Black holo+ holo glitter+ black hearts
Valentine's Day nails 4: Black/ white rhinestone hearts+ 3 Halo Hues
Valentine's Day nails 5: Hearts with Sweet Dreams
Valentine's Day nails 6: Hearts with Gold and Raindrops
Valentine's Day nails 7: Black Hearts & Sparkling Venus


Lani

pekal

IsaDora Spring Ray Of Light Collection: Swatches and Review

I have those IsaDora Ray Of Light spring collection swatches to show you guys today! I have quite a lot of pictures, because these pretties were quite hard to capture and I still think they do look better in real life than in any pictures. But before I show you those pics, I want to say quickly couple things, so I don't have to repeat them with all the polishes.

I did three coats of each polish and all the swatches are without base or top coat. These are quite sheer ones, so even with three coats there was still some visible nail line, but as these are so light colored, that didn't really bother me. Also the nail line looks stronger in the pictures than what it really was, as in real life these polishes reflect the light so well that you couldn't see that nail line so much. These were all had really nice formula and that IsaDora wide brush makes it a breeze to apply the polish. But now I'll let the pictures do the talking!

Dragonfly - light green pastel that IsaDora says has a touch of lime green.






 Glorious - this would probably look really good with a darker or more tanned skin! IsaDora says this is a bit of champagne and peach in a mix, I'd say that sounds about right.




Halo - the white one with a neat little duochrome-ish touch. IsaDora says this is a soft shimmerling white.





Opaline - really sweet light pink pastel that IsaDora describes aptly as soft, light pink.





 Ray Of Light - the namesake of the collection, this one leans just slightly towards purple, and as IsaDora says it, this has luminous light purple pigments.




I also thought these might look nice layered over some other color. First I tried them over white, but they all basically look the same, really pretty but really similar. Over black they look like this:
From left to right these are Dragonfly, Halo, Glorious, Opaline and Ray Of Light. Here you can see maybe a bit better that at least three of the colors (Dragonfly, Halo and Ray Of Light) have a slight color shift.

It was really hard to choose a favourite from this collection as they really are quite similar. I'd say my favourites are probably Halo and Opaline, just because they suited my skintone the best and I loved that little color shift in Halo. These are all really great ones and you can't honestly go wrong which ever you choose from these. 

The bottom line is though that these are also so very similar, so you don't really need them all. The best way to choose is probably to pick the one or two that you think will suit your skintone the best. Also, I just want to remind you that the glow in these doesn't really translate to pictures, so you should definately go check these out in a store if you can!

*I have gotten these polishes for review. For more information see my disclosure policy.



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Tänään esittelyssä IsaDoran keväisen Ray Of Light kokoelman kaikki viisi lakkaa. Kuvia otin todella runsaasti ja silti näiden kauneus ei jotenkin välity harmittavasti kuvista. Kaikkia lakkoja on kuvissa kolme kerrosta ilman alus- tai päällyslakkaa. Laadultaan lakat olivat todella hyviä ja IsaDoran leveä sivellin tekee lakan levittämisestä superhelppoa.

Omaa suosikkia näiden lakkojen joukosta oli hieman hankala valita, mutta sanoisin silti omiksi lemppareiksi Halon ja Opalinen. Ne molemmat sopivat omaan ihonsävyyni parhaiten ja tykkäsin kovasti myös Halon kevyestä duochromemaisuudesta. 

Lakat ovat sen verran samanlaisia, että kaikkia tuskin tarvitsee, eli kannattaa varmasti valita se sävy tai sävyt, jotka miellyttävät eniten ja sopivat parhaiten omaan ihon sävyyn. Kuten jo todettua, lakkojen hehku ei oikein kuvista välity, joten näitä kannattaa käydä ehdottomasti hypistelemässä jossakin paikan päällä. Ainakin Sokoksiin on jo IsaDoran kevätkokoelmat tulleet.

*Lakat on saatu arvioitaviksi.

pekal

Delicate Water Decals Manicure

Yeah, I know, water decals again?! I promise I'll have something else for you guys next time, but I just had do this manicure after seeing this manicure at Wasting Lifestyle. As I'm still not any good with stamping I had to use some water decals to do my nails with similar idea.

I started these nails with two coats of L'Oreal BB Perfect Pastel Coat. Then I just applied the decals and after those I applied one coat of KBShimmer I Only Have Ice For You and a coat of top coat.

The yellowness and all the stains on my nails looks worse in these pictures than it did in real life. I really liked how this mani turned out, it's really delicate and neutral looking without being too plain or boring. I think it's really nice sometimes to do somekind of neutral look between all those not-so-netural-looking manicures.

I have bought these decals myself from Born Pretty Store and they are actually on sale there right now, so if you like them you should definately check them out now!

L'Oreal BB Perfect Pastel Coat (2 coats)
water decals
KBShimmer I Only Have Ice For You (1 coat)
Mereneid Top It All Top Coat
 

What do you guys think about this kind of neutral look?

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Emman kuurankukkakynsien innoittamana piti päästä itsekin toteuttamaan jotakin samantyylistä. Minulta kun ei tuo leimaaminen vieläkään oikein onnistu, päädyin käyttämään valkoisia siirtokuvia leimojen sijaan.

Lakkauksessa on pohjana L'Orealin BB Perfect Pastel Coat (kaksi kerrosta), jonka päälle asettelin suoraan siirtokuvat. Lisäsin siirtokuvien päälle vielä kerroksen KBShimmerin I Only Have Ice For You topperia ja tietysti lopuksi vielä päällilakkaa. Kuvissa korostuu kivasti kynsien keltaisuus, joka ei kyllä luonnossa näkynyt ihan noin hyvin.

Kynsistä tuli ihanan herkkikset ja täytyy sanoa, että välillä oli mukavaa tehdä tällainen neutraalimpi manikyyri kaikkien glitteristen ja värikkäiden sekaan.

Siirtokuvat olen itse ostanut Born Pretty Storesta ja ne ovat siellä monien muiden siirtokuvien tavoin parhaillaan hyvässä alennuksessa, eli kannattaa käydä kurkkimassa, jos näistä tykkäätte!

Miten teihin uppoaa tällainen neutraalimpi lakkaus?

pekal

Cliché Glamour Collection - Swatches and Review - Part 1 - Creams

Hello lovelies!
Here they are, the 1st part of the new Cliché Sand Collection. This swatches feature the plain shades of the glamour collection. The shimmer shades will be up asap.
In general this is a cute and affordable collection, all shades are more or less easy to apply but they all take a bit to dry. The sand effect is only visible when totally dry. All shades take 2-3 coats for full opacity.
Check bellow more pictures.

Aqui estão os swatches da primeira parte da colecção glamour, da Cliché. Esta primeira parte mostra-vos os tons cremosos, sem shimmer e a próxima terá os tons shimmer. 
No geral a colecção é bastantante acessível e tem cores bonitas. Todos os vernizes são texturizados arenosos e todos se aplicam em 2-3 camadas. No entanto, demoram todos cerca de 15mins a secar e o efeito arenoso só está completo após secagem total. 
Mais fotos e informação abaixo.

 *brand info by the end of the post* 


Lado a Lado

Pure white polish with a sand finish. 3 coats for full opacity, 10-15 mins total drying time. 
Branco puro e opaco, acabamento arenoso quando totalmente seco. 3 camadas finas para opacidade total. 10-15 mins para secagem total.






Faz de Conta

Light baby pink polish,  sand finish. 2 coats for full opacity, 10-15 mins total drying time. 
 Rosa bebé muito claro e mimoso. acabamento arenoso quando totalmente seco. 2 camadas para opacidade total. 10-15 mins para secagem total. 




Pouco a Pouco

Medium bright pink polish, sand finish, 3 thin coats,  10-15 mins total drying time.
Cor de rosa médio, acabamento arenoso quando totalmente seco. 3 camadas finas para opacidade total. 10-15 mins para secagem total.





Mal de Mim

Bright indigo blue polish, sand finish, 2  coats,  10-15 mins total drying time. 
Azul indigo vibrante, lindíssimo. Acabamento arenoso quando totalmente seco. 2camadas  para opacidade total. 10-15 mins para secagem total. 






Falta de Voce

Gorgeous deep dark wine red, sand finish, 2 coats,  10-15 mins total drying time.
Vermelho escuro, cor de vinho quase. Acabamento arenoso quando totalmente seco. 2 camadas  para opacidade total. 10-15 mins para secagem total.






Estamos Juntos

Light violet polish, sand finish, 3 thin coats,  10-15 mins total drying time.
 Violeta claro, acabamento arenoso quando totalmente seco. 3 camadas finas para opacidade total. 10-15 mins para secagem total.






INFO:
Around 1€ each


Love,

pekal

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