Warm toned leaves! Water decals from Nicole Diary

Hello!
 I was excited to receive an email from Nicole Diary a few weeks ago asking if I would be interested in reviewing products for them. I gladly accepted their invitation and selected  some products from their site  www.nicolediary.com.
NICOLE DIARY is a fashion-based nail art brand founded in 2011 by "NICOLE", she believes that"creativity is the key note of all perfect nail arts". They offer free shipping worldwide and prices and products quality seems to be excellent.

It takes 2 or 4 weeks but the shipping time depends on your country.

The first item I would love to show you is this sheet of water decals.
I was really surprised by designs and the unsual colour palette. The decals show some flying leaves in all warm tones such as orange, brown, caramel, mustard yellow, green.

The design print is perfect, printed in hight resolution, lines are very sharp and colour are vivid. I am a huge fan of water decals in general! They are super easy to use and you can spice up your nails instantly with intricate looking designs. They are also a great alternative to stamping when you want a professional look in a few minutes.

The size of the sheet is approx. 6.5cm x 8cm.
 One sheet always comes with 10 designs on it. There are four different sizes, so you can choose the one that fits your nail best or use different ones on different sized nails.
The decals come with some instruction on the backs, which is great when you are using them for the first time.

You can find this set of water decals here:
http://www.nicolediary.com/nicole-diary-nail-water-decal-colorful-leaf-sticker-nail-tips-decoration-lilae-p-121.html

Don't forget to use my coupon code for 10% off LAPI10 on www.nicolediary.com
There is a wide range of water decals and designs, I am sure you will find the right one for you.

 The coloured decals work best over white so I started with a base of a white plain nail polish.
The application is very easy.
The waterdecals are protected by a transparent sheet. You can select the size and the design you want, cut it with a scissor. Don't forget to remove the plastic sheet. Cut out the section of decals, and let it soak in room temperature water for about 15-30 seconds, slide the decals off the paper backing with tweezers and place on the nails with the white or nude base coat
The instructions suggest to place it on  the nail and dry with a tissue. The last step is to secure it with clear nail polish. In my case with a matte top coat.

You could use all 10 at once on all of your finger nails, or use them on accent nails as I did and make them last over a few manicures. I decided to pair the design with a warm tones red with some sparkling gold wire. This product is from Nicole Diary too, it will be reviewed soon in a a blog spot.

Flower pattern nail art!

Hi guys!
it's time for a new nail art!
This one is really easy and quick because I used some water decals from Born Pretty Store.
The company kindly send me some items.

This flower pattern is gorgeous, the shades shift from burgundy, red and orange, it has a touch of green too. the background is sheer so you can pair it with a lot of other colours, I chose the white because I wanted to show the perfection of this design but you can wear it with a peach pink, light green, beige or a yellow too.

You can use my coupon code at check out to get 10% off RASX31 on www.bornprettystore.com

You will receive a sheet with two different prints ( I will use the other one for another nail art). You have enough decals for covering all your ten nails. These declas are too beautiful I didn't want to use them all for only one manis so I used the dacals for two accent nails.
These decals are very thin and you can stretch them a bit so that the design will follow tha natural curve of you nails.
If don't know how to apply them you can read this post.
On the rest of the nails I did a degradè using some matching shades.

I hope you'll like it!


Thanks for reading,

Laura

Last minute ideas for Halloween

Silver and blue star nail art!

Hi readers!
Few days ago I received some items from Born Pretty Store.
I've never used vinyls stickers so I was quite curious to try and see how they will work..
If you are a newbie in nail art this kind of products are the best because the design is already made and you don't have to be too precise.

They sent me the stencil number NK 03 which contains 12 stencil: 6 with some stars and other six with a leopard print (you can find many other patterns in their site).

You can use my coupon code at check out to get 10% off RASX31 on www.bornprettystore.com

For this nail art I decided to go for the star pattern.


How to use:
First of all you have to apply a base colour.
You can cut the section of the stencil you want to use, remove the transparent paper and stick it on the nail. (Please remember the nails polish have to be completely dried). The stencil is sticky, it will stay on perfectly.

At this stage you can apply a layer of nail polish. But I did something different. I used a make up sponge to dab some colours on the stencil. In this way you can apply the right amount of nail polish and prevent it from smudging moreover you can create an easy ombrée effect with different shades (as I did on one finger mixing pink, blue and purple).

Remove carfully the sticker and finish with a layer of top coat.

For the last touch I used some 3D decoration: these five pointed gold stars I painted in blue to match the nail art.

These kind of decorations are very versatile, they are perfect on the top or the bottom of the nail, there are other 4 colours available: gold, glittery white, white anf black. You can use them to decorate any kind of object and you can glue them on nails with some clear nail polish.

Thanks for reading,


Laura

Summer dream nail art!

Hi there!
Summer makes me feel like fresh colours, flower pattern, bright shades!
This time nail art on both hands!
I used Born Pretty Store stamping plate n 48! You can see previous post for this plate's review.

Talk to you soon!

Laura

Peacock feather nail art

Hello everybody!
Today I would like to show you a colourful nail art for summer!
I recently received some items from Born Pretty Store. They were so kind to let me chose some items and send me some samples to try.
I choose a peacock pattern water decals and some triangle nail art decorations. (click on name for the link). I think these two items match perfectly for a nail art.

You can use my coupon code at check out to get 10% off RASX31 on www.bornprettystore.com


It was my fist time with water decals but I can say these were pretty easy to use.
The waterdecals are protected by a trasparent sheet. You can select the size and the design you want, cut it with a scissor. Don't forget to remove the plastic sheet.
Now you can plunge it into water and wait for 10-20 seconds.
The design will separate from the paper, and it's ready to use.
The instructions suggest to place it on  the nail and blow dry. (I skipped the last part because it's very hot today and the design dried fast). The last step is to secure it with clear nail polish.

You can cover the whole nail but i decided to do something more creative.
I used a white nail polish as base and I applied the decals vertically or across the nail leaving some space and adding a gold sand effect nail polish (from Essence).
The design is beautiful, there are some peacock feather, a colorful and iridescent plumage, and the main colour are light blue and yellow. The design it's perfect and you can't achieve this detailed drawing with stamping or free hand.

On two nails I used white, yellow and light blue and I added some decorations.
These decoration are very particular, they are triangular and have a delicate texure. I like it in golden but you can find them in silver too. You can apply them with a dotting tool and some clear nail polish used as glue. They are quite small so they stay well on nails.

Let me know what you think!
Thanks for reading!

Laura

Pink flower nail art with Born Pretty Store stickers

Hello!
Today I've received some products from Born Pretty Store.
The first product that I would like to show you is this sheet of pink flowers stickers.

You can use my coupon code at check out to get 10% off RASX31 on www.bornprettystore.com

You can find it at this link, I chose #1 decoration
http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheet-pink-flower-nail-stickers-chic-floral-nail-tips-stamping-decals-p-20480.htmlhttp://www.bornprettystore.com/sheet-pink-flower-nail-stickers-chic-floral-nail-tips-stamping-decals-p-20480.html

The sheet will arrive in a plastic bag that prevents it from any damage.
The stickers are all individuals and very easy to use.
Make sure your nail is clean or your nail polish is completely dry. Select a design and peel it off the transparent sheet. Than place the desing on your nail, rub it gently so that you can prevent air bubbles. Apply a layer of top coat for the best result.

The stickers are in different sizes so that can fit fingernail, toe nail or nail tips.
The design it's really delicate, a silver outline and some light pink flowers and blossoms.
You can use it with light colours, it goes well with white, pink and light blue but I think it stands better on darker ones.

That's why I created this simple nail art.
The base is a simple black nail polish, then I created a "distressed effect" with two metal colours a purple from Ceramic Effect Layla n CE71 and essence 29 paradise.
Then I applied Born Pretty Store's stickers,
To give and edgy effect I left half of the ring finger nail clear.
This is the final result.
I hope you'll like it!

Thank for reading!