Perlish Nails

Posted by Unknown on Monday, August 31, 2009

This is simple and beautiful stamping design that i made using latest color club polishes. base color is "Ghost of Chance" and for stamping i used adorable "Wild at Heart" - wish looks just beautiful. I decorated this design using rhinestones from Art Club Boudoir "Black and White" collection. I will review this wonderful box of treasures soon,with more designs. The rhinestones are amazing, i am not sure i was able to capture it on camera - but the middle of rhinestones is made of mirror - and the effect it delivers is just amazing, especially on bright sun. rhinestones comes in different sizes and colors which makes design opportunities just endless. Stay tuned for full review of Black and White collection from art club, which is coming soon...



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taBoo inspired

Posted by Unknown on Sunday, August 30, 2009

I guess i am just in love with this color :) it is so fresh and different. Oh and about atamping on the point finger - it supposed to be a middle one, but i stamped on the wrong one, and just decided to keep it this way. Is it ever happened to you that you stamped somehting on the wrong finger?

I love love love new color club polishes !!!!



And a weekly picture of my Sweet Kolbasa-cat marshal. My friend Lena gave us a cat house that he seem to just love, because it is so much fun. If i were a kitty i would love to have one of whose. By the way - i finally found an exact definition of his color - he is "Ivory with touch of Orange" :)
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Master of Disguise by Color Club

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As you probably can see, i changed blog appearance today - i hope it is not too early for Halloween. But i am just super excited - Halloween is my favorite holiday. So since the site is all set up now, i decided to publish my swatches of the color club Halloween collection , to support the right mode.
"Master of Disguise " is a 4 mini lacquers collection created specially to fulfill your and of cause my Halloween needs. It consists of very good and opaque white and black shade, and supporting orange and dark purple glitters. And i am telling you it is a really big deal - to find really good whites and blacks. I always have troubles finding polishes opaque enough, and with Halloween collection Color Club just "tickled my pickle" - because white and black are really excellent. So here are some swatches.
Ghost of chance - don't let your chance for perfect white dissapear like a ghost... 2 coats
Abracadabra - wonderful bright orange glitter - perfect for design purposes - very sparkle stylish 3 coats
taBoo - must have - super beautiful and sparkle - 2 coats
Master of Disguise - Black is black - no more words, just the deepness..
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PURPLE PASSION ETC...

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These are acrylic nails in purple passion. I added yellow dots and a flower made from fimo clay. The smaller dots are done with nail polish.
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LAVA LAMP

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This is a new color I just got called lava lamp. I added it on the acrylic nails near the smile line and did gel glitter toes to match.

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CIRCLES

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These are fimo clay dots in solid and hollow. They come in 5 different sizes and I have them in hot pink, orange, white, blue, yellow and black. Here are two different sets of nails I did with similar color combinations.

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Color Club - "Wild at Heart"

Posted by Unknown on Saturday, August 29, 2009

I decided to first make a swatches of the fall collection presented by color club - "Wild at heart". Those color are so wild and super beautiful, that i can't resist not to try them all on first. Each of polishes is unique in its own way, and a s a design expert - they all are perfect for nail designs both - as a base color and as a design color too, and i am sure that you ll be super pleased with the nail-art work that i ll make with Color Clubs. But first lets take a look at those beauties.

"Wild and Willing" - is a light natural beige with holographic sparkle . I am personally not a fan of beige's - but this one is definitely one of the most pleasant beige that i have seen. Will amke a perfect base color for designs. 2 coats pictures

"Love'em - Leave'em" - Holographic Goldie - sparkle and very very eye catching. This color is absolutely amazing. i would say that it is more like rose gold color. 3 coats pictures.



"Rule Breaker" - This is super intense holo sparkle purple - a pure energy on you nails. Works very good for stamping and as a base color. The holographic sparkle differ significantly from anything i have ever seen. It does not require special light to actually see the beauty of holo, in contrast - it sparkle in any light - and this makes me just fall in love with the fall collection from Color Club

"Wild at Heart" - pearly Grey, with the touch of rainy sky. Super adorable, and also works very well for stamping. Dark grays is another big trend this fall, and this polish is a must have. 2 coats


"With Abandon" - you can not abandon this irresistible emerald Perl cream. Dark greens is a nice trend this fall - but this shade is very special and perl finish makes it look just magnificent.
This may be my favorite shade from all the collection. But it is really hard to say, because i love all the colors. 2 coats

"On the Wild Side" - this color drives me seriously wild - it is black with the gold includes in it - looks very rich and special. Not that many polishes on the market can deliver this special effect.However would be nice if color was more intense - it took me 4 coats to get the look on the pictures


In conclusion, i would say that "Wild at Heart" - is a collection of super trendy and special shades that complimented with the outstanding quality of Color club professional lacquers. Easy to control formula - make application of those polishes just a piece of cake. And i am personally in love with all the collection - all shades are super beautiful.
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Zoya Suvi

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Another gem from March :D

This is three coats of Zoya's Suvi. A beautiful rain forest green.

It looks really nice but I don't find my self going for the darker greens just yet.


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MAC Dry Martini

Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 28, 2009

I just wanted to do a quick post and show you guys the polish I bought yesterday. April and I had both been wanting an olive green color and wanted Rescue Beauty Lounge's No More War, but couldn't imagine spending $18 and having to pay shipping. So when I saw that MAC was releasing a dark olive color I was so excited!

As you can see from the picture it is a very brown olive color and even though I like this one a lot, i'm still craving for one that's a few shades lighter and a little more green.
It took two coats to reach bottle color and applied very smoothly.
Oh, and this is my first MAC nail polish and now officially my most expensive.
-Ashley
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CREATIVE FLOW

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These nails are a creative collaboration between my client and her split personality! Ha, ha just kidding. I'm only saying that because I know this client can take a joke and hey I'm just trying to give her a taste of her own medicine. The nails did turn out quite cute with lots of fun personality.
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WEDDING BELLS

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These are nails that I did for a wedding. I used art glitter in polar bear and mixed it with clear acrylic. The little flowers I purchased at Sally's Beauty Supply. I added the little white dots with nail polish.
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BB Couture Nail Polishes Part I

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Supposedly there's a hurricane coming to New York, hence it's raining cats and dogs here. It's my last weekend of the Summer before school starts for me, and it's raining all weekend. What fun -_-

So today I decided to get all the BB Couture nail polishes done with. I thought I could get it all done but I didn't realize that I have so many..And so they will be separated into three parts :)



Venom - A frosty green. This is a nice color, although you have to be very careful during the application. The frost finish tends to leave brush strokes similar to metallic finishes.


Venice Party - A very pretty faded blue with tiny tiny tiny glitters. It's a really nice color but some reason the application wasn't so nice. As you can see it looks very bumpy even after a top coat. Awkward..


Punk Rock Pink - This color is blinding to stare at. A hot neon pink. Need I say more?


Opposites Attract - A dark gray with glitters. This does remind me of concrete because if you look closesly there are black-like glitters. This was also very bumpy as well. Maybe it's the tiny glitters that causes it.


Blue Suede Shoes - The bottle itself looks more purple than blue. After applying three coats it looks blue. What an interesting color..


Prince Charming Blue - A bright glowing blue. This color stood out a lot. Not your typical blue frost!


And here's a comparison of one hand matte and the other original. As you can tell, the matte finish gives it a satin look (in which I absolutely love!)


Hermosa Surfer Girl - A deep pink (close to red) jelly with lots of glitters. This was my favorite of all. And as you know, I'm not a pink/red nail type of person, but reds are beginning to grow on me!


And here it is in matte, EVEN BETTER!!!!!!

Stay tune for more BB Couture nail swatches including the new limited edition Hot Rod collection! And by the way, TGIF! :)
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Nail Art News

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As you can see, I’ve redesigned the blog. If you’re a reader of my other blogs, you’ll note that the template is the same. I like this template, and I like continuity among my blogs. I’m still working on the colors over here, and I need a better background (thinking either nail polish bottles or nail art on the blue), so I’ll probably be playing with it for the next week or so.

I’m hoping to start posting tutorials for some of my nail art – maybe even with video. We now have a tripod for the camera that will make video and tutorial photos much more feasible. Watch for that as early as next week.

If you look over there in the new left hand sidebar, you’ll see that Nail Art Tuesday is now on Twitter! I’ll update twitter every time there’s a new post here, on Saturday nights when I do my weekly manicure, and whenever else I have something nail art or beauty-related to jabber about (like making moisturizer, or buying new Miche bag covers). You know, girly stuff.

I’m working on putting together a monthly nail art contest for the blog. With any luck, I’ll have it ready to start next week, so the first one will run in September. The prizes will be nail art items, rather than polish…and that’s really just so I can open it up to international readers as well. I’d rather not try to ship polish out of the country to avoid any problems with that, but if you’re wanting some nail art goodies, watch for the contest announcement, probably next Friday (9/4).

I’ve removed comment moderation for now, so your comments should be on the blog almost immediately again. Hopefully the spammers have moved on by now. If you just want to tell me what you think without commenting, you can check one of the handy “Reactions” boxes now underneath each post.

Finally, I’m getting some products in for review in the next few weeks – and I’m pretty excited about trying them and showing them off!

And that’s the news – until next Tuesday, Happy Polishing!
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Simple Girly

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, August 27, 2009

This manicure is super simple and super girly and i think it looks quite good on short nails.
For stamp i used Zoya - "Pinta" and the edge is also Zoya "Kylie" - very beautiful pink shimmer.


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