merry christmas manicure, belated weddingsday manicure and some fun stuff for you!
merry christmas
to all of you,
my dearest readers!
finally the day has come. and today’s special manicure was inspired by one of my favorite christmas images – angel wings. it’s not so much, that I believe in angels, I just like the image and the vibes.
I used opi merry midnight, the new christmas image plate t34 + konad silver. and I placed 1 rhinestone on each ringfinger.
I think the pics are pretty good, this polish is difficult to capture, but there was some sunlight today.
I haven’t had time to show you my wedding day manicure yet, our wedding day was on dec. 21st. (winter solstice). I used opi ds coronation, m65 and konad dark red. I love this stamping polish, it’s a very deep jelly red that looks fabulous on lighter base colors. I love the way the glitter shines through the stamping!
and here’s the fun part:
1: I’ll be having an after christmas giveaway for you, I think I’m gonna post this tomorrow, so stay tuned!
2: klaatu42 from youtube, who I am a big fan of, has made an awesome christmas carol video, hope you like it as much as I did, enjoy!
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3rd advent manicure – candy cane marbling
I tried to create a candy cane looking water marbling nailart, with white, red and green stripes. it didn’t turn out as I had expected, but I think it’s cute. I also added some stampings in between. but I guess, I will have to do another candy cane nailart before christmas, just to satisfy myself ^^
as a base I used s-he 306 (white) and s-he 440 (white with glass flecks), marbling with 440, orly enchanted forest and opi smitten with mittens.
smitten with mittens is not the perfect christmas red, it’s a bit too bluetoned. but it was fun marbling with glitterpolish, it turned out differently than creme polish marbling. you can see the different effects on the nails, the green is a normal creme polish, and the red has kind of a sharper outline.
I stamped with m12 and t34.
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stamping: 70ies retro look
so I was wearing orange on the left and white on the right hand. but no time to do a complete new manicure.
you know, that’s what I love about stampings. they are quickly done and can adjust the look, even if it’s 2 completely different colors.
so let’s get back to the seventies!
as you can guess I used yesterdays essence polishes as a base. I used konad m65 and konad white and dark orange for stamping. and that’s it ;-)
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essence le – secrets of the past - part 2 (and my cats)
Labels: creme, essence, orange, white
I did it ;-) I got the other 2 polishes of the essence le. they were on sale for 90 cent. how could I not have bought them?!
flowerfields is a fresh neon orange. the polish was runny and not as opaque as the brown and teal. I used 2 coats, but you can still see the tips shining trough. it’s nice but totally inappropriate for this season. it’s more a summer color, the only orange thing I can think of at christmas time are oranges and tangerines. and I think there’s a similar color in the core range.
glittering daylight is not glittering at all. it’s an off white creme, and it’s sheer. I had hoped it would be as opaque as the other polishes in the collection, but after 3 thick coats it’s still blotchy. it’s a bit thicker than the others and I like it, because it’s off white - it looks better on my skintone than bright white. but I never do more than 3 coats, so I guess I’m not gonna use this very often.
chinda wanted to see some pics of my cats, so for all cat lovers here they are:
gismo – he’s small and slim, cute, cuddly and jealous. and he’s peeing on my furniture in the bedroom, nasty cat!
gumbie is much bigger and a little bit fat ;-) he loves eating and is a little chicken-hearted when he doesn’t know people or the doorbell rings.
they are actually twins, but I think they had different fathers ^^
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1st december – world AIDS day
world AIDS day is held on 1 december every year. it is an international day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world…
The red ribbon has been an international symbol of AIDS awareness since 1991. The Red Ribbon Project was created by the New York based organisation Visual AIDS, which brought together artists to create a symbol of support for the growing number of people living with HIV in the US….
read more about the meaning of the world AIDS day, HIV prevention, risks, myths and stories on www.worldaidsday.org/.
I don’t have a red ribbon, but – of course – am wearing a special manicure to show support and awareness on this day. why don’t you do the same?!
and remember: always protect yourself!
for this manicure I layered s-he 440 (sheer white glass fleck) and b.pretty silver stars (holo micro glitter). it’s much more sparkling irl. I painted the ribbon with ruby pumps.
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water marbling tutorial - my first youtube video!
eine nacht und einen tag habe ich gebraucht, um dieses video zu machen ^^ ich hoffe, es gefällt euch! wenn ja, wollt ihr noch mehr videos sehen? zu welchen themen? bitte um vorschläge! das video ist übrigens auf englisch, es war mir zu mühsam, das 2sprachig zu machen ;-)
it took one night and one day to make this video ^^ I hope, you like it! if so, would you like to see more? which topics? suggestions appreciated!
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nailart: halloween special
it's not halloween yet, but I thought if some of you need some inspiration it's better to post these pics now. it's from easy to complex, and I hope there's something for everybody! there are still some ideas in my mind, so maybe there will be a 2. part ;-)
glittervariation
varianten mit 1 andersfärbigen nagel/variations with 1 differently colored nail
oben und unten konad m13 top and bottom 
schablonen/stencils 
splattervariation ;-)
nailart liner 
stamping
h6
oben /above t23 kombinationen
schablone/stencil + m28
schablonen/stencils, t23, m10 + sticker
bezugsquellen/sources of supply: (bitte die rabatte in der rechten spalte beachten, please mind the coupons codes in the right column)
konad (m discs + sponge): oc nailart + nailart und mehr
h + t discs: nailart und mehr
schablonen/stencils: müller (glamnails), nailart und mehr, nagellack-shop (hier habe ich noch nicht bestellt/I've never ordered there)
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