Matte No wipe Top coat from Born Pretty

Matte nails have been trendy for some years right now and I am never tired of them. 

If you want your nails to be matte, you have two options:

The first is to buy special matte nail polish., your other, more economic option is to buy a matte top coat. There are many matte polish for normal polishes but a fewer options for gels.

Here it is  a vary good matte top coat for soak off gels form www.bornprettygel.com 

I think the best one out there for the price, Unlike other formulas, this one completely mattifies polish without changing its color. It looks very opaque and it is velvet at the touch, almost gummy like and the effect lasts long. 

In the bottle is looks a little bit more opaque than normal clear top coat but this is totally normal. 

It is very easy to apply and the formula is not too thick or too liquid, it does not drag the colour underneath. 

I used it over this Egg shell special polish and it gives the perfect effect for this nail art.

You can cure under the lamp (time depending on your specific lamp) and it is no wipe, perfect for a top coat. 

 

Marble effect, super easy with stamping!

Hello!
Marble trend is  a thing!
Marble design has been enjoying a moment in the design and fashion spotlight for a little while now.  Marble’s use in architecture, art, and design dates for thousands of years to early Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures.
The use of the marble stone has been reinventing from architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, art, homeware, and clothing to styling. Nothing material speaks sophistication and luxury as marble.
Nailartists also gave this new trend a try!

Italian architecture and sculpture is full of marble stone so I had plenty of inspiration.

Most marble stone nail art are handpainted. I have to be honest I had a lot of fun  hand painting marble stone on nails, it is one of my favourite free hand designs but it is very time consuming and you are never sure what really will it look like untill the end.

This year many brands created some stamping plates with botanical or natural designs and al least one or two were expecially made for marble designs.

When I saw on the Born Pretty Store online shop this stamping plate from Harunouta I thought I wanted to have it!
They were so kind to send me some product to test and show you.


You can also use my coupon code RASX31 for 10% discount

This plate is number L079 ID code is # 46675

You can get a 10% discount at @bornprettyofficial using my code RASX31

As you can see from the picture the plate has a wide range of patterns, 14 patterns that go from the famous water marble effect, to a geometric intricate lines design. Some of them remind me of modern art and paint dripping but most of them are prefect to layer and recreate marble designs with foliate veins and swirls for a naturally elegant manicure.
You can use different colours for endless possibilities, you can layer some of them to give your art some dimensions and variances.

I decided to use a delicate pink as base and then add some sheer white and some more pigmented white. As final touch I added some gold and rose gold veins.

I have made two versions one with a glossy top coat. The amazing No smudge top coat from Born Pretty Store.

And the other one with a matte top coat.

I hope you'll love this!

Freehand abstract nail art with striping brush from Born Pretty Store

Hello!
as promised another nail art and another review for Born Pretty Store .

I decided to try again a different striping brush with a dual ended dotting tool: 2 Way Plastic Dotting & Liner Brush Pen  id # 8790  . This time a did a more simpler a free hand design. I decided to use this brush with nail polishes to see how it worked.


The structure of the pencil is very simple and sturdy, it is in white plastic with blue details. The striping brush is a bit more thick that the one I used in this post, that's why I decided to use it with nail varnish.

The bush bristles look very flexible and durable, after the nail art I cleaned it with nail polish remover and water, it came back exactly as before.

The company was kind enough to offer a 10% discount to my readers. Just use promo code RASX31  during checkout. Shipping is free on all orders as well!

On the other end the pencil has a medium sized dotting tool, so I thought it would be a good idea to use them combined and see if I can create a nail art.

I started with a matte black base then a randomly added some lines across the nails. The trick is to dip the brush once in the polish and move rapidly onto the nail.
I used a glittery duo chorme from an old limited collection from Kiko, it shift form iridescent blue to purple. It gives the lines a nice shading, Then I added to dots with a dotting tool, I used a Born Pretty Store nail polish that I really love: it is called Only you and it is from the Transparent Shell Glimmer collection you can find it here .

It is a delicate purple with a delicate yellow duochrome: Only you.
The most interesting thing about these polishes is that they give different effect on different colours on black it looks like and iridescent purple/pink.

Gold filaments over black! Nicole Diary review

Hello,

Today I would like to show you a product from Nicole Diary an online shop that sells nail art and nail related items.
They contacted me and offered some free sample to show you.

The product I want to show you today is a brand new one, I haven't seen it elsewhere so I was really curious to try it.

You can find it at this link:
http://www.nicolediary.com/nicole-diary-nail-strip-colorful-metal-wire-line-matte-mirror-flakies-nail-nail-decoration-p-308.html

Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off LAPI10 on www.nicolediary.com

The product is made up by very thin filaments in gold. They are extremely shiny and thin. The material looks like the duo chrome or metallic flakes but cut in thin stripes. I really find interesting this version of the product, it makes the use very versatile and fun.

The product comes in a nice jar with the logo on it, the plastic jar contains 0,1 gr of product and a sponge applicator. There are other colours too: blue, green, pink, purple, red and silver.
It was really hard to pick only one, I would like to try the pink next time!

You can use the product on the entrire lenght of the nails covering almost all the base and creating a full cover metal effect. Or you can use the product with a flakies effect  as I did in this nail art.

I tried to recreate a gradient effect. I started with a black base, then with a brush I made a few brush strokes on the tips of the nail. Then I added one coat of clear nail polish and I gently dabbed the the gold filaments on the nail adding more product on the tips. 
I finished the nail art with a matte top coat.

Gold and black nail art!

Hello!
I recently received a brand new nail mail full of wonderful products from Born Pretty Store.
When I opened the package I was very surprised by how shine and gold they looked.
I wondered for a while what colour to use with them but then I decided to go for a simple black and an accent matte gold nail.

 The sheet contains also others patterns: two geometric intricated designs and a vertical chain like stickers.

I feel in love with this geometric mosaic pattern in gold and white. The sheet is approx 11.6 cm x 9 cm. It is enoght for several full manicures.
You can buy it here.
There are others six patterns available all geometric and in gold and white!
If you decide to give these stickers a try please don't forget to use my coupon code, it will give you another 10% off:    RASX31 on www.bornprettystore.com

These stickers are very easy to use. I prefer applying them on a dried base colour.
You have to be very careful when you apply the sticker because it might leave some air bubble.
To make sure the nail art will last long you have to apply a top coat. In this case I applied a matte top coat. I think the matte gives this nail art a modern touch!

Then I tried to change a bit this nailart by adding a marble effect on some nails. I used black, white and gold acrylic paint on a white base, I mixed the shades randomly with a thin brush.

I hope you like the result!


Laura

Pong geometric nail art!

Hello!
Do you remeber pong? If not.... Gosh you are really young!
 Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games. It is a table tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. The game was originally manufactured by Atari.
This what the it looked like basically:

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Well that's what this nail art reminds me of, except for the dark burgundy mauve background. of course!

How to achieve this result!?
It is really simple, I used some nail sticker from Born Pretty Store.

It is a full sheet of nail stickers. It measures 12.5cm X 6.7cm. The sheet has 4 different designs: some squares, some diamond like shape, some small circle and the little stripes I used in this nail art.

                                                                            stripes

                                                            small circle shapes

There are 6 colours to choose from,1 holographic. I picked the colour number #4. The effect is very similar to the iridescent paper foil used for laser or shattered glass nail art. Is has different shades on different base colours. I used a matte top coat, I think it gives a nice high tech look to the whole manicure.
 

You can apply the sticker over a dry nail colour base.
You can use your nails or a pair of tweesers to remove the design for the sheet and apply it directly on your nails.

 You can press a bit with your fingers to smooth the sticker surface and get rid of any air bubble.
Finally you can use a top coat for a long lasting result.

You can also apply a larger portion of stickers and peel it off with tweesers.

A great idea is to save the ramaining sticker and use it as decal, filling the gaps with a pigmented nail polish.