Geometric nail art

Hi!

Just a short up date to show you how quick and easy nail art is with these wonderful geometric water decals from Born Pretty Store. 

                                            Decals Transfer Sticker BPY04

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

You get 2 different pattern with one sheet. I picked this one because I am very fascinated by geometrical and abstract designs and I think that these kind of pattern are very hard to draw in free hand and even more difficult to get with stamping nail art.

One design reminds me some sixties optical art or wallpapers while the other  is clearly inspired to Mondrian paintings. That's the main reason I wanted to try this one first!

The colors are great, red, orange, black. When the sticker separates from the paper backing you can clearly see that the white parts are transparent and the other are quite sheer. That's why these kind of decals works perfectly on white, nude, or light colours but the design is less visible on black or darker colours. 

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 two section of decals, and let them soak in room temperature water for about 20-30 seconds, slid 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 blow dry. The last step is to secure it with clear nail polish.

New York Nightscape graffiti nail art!

Hi again!

as you know a few days ago i received a nail mail from Born Pretty Store. They sent me some items for a review and I always get inspired by their products.
The company let me choose amog a large range of nail decals and I was struck by the beauty of these nightscape decals.
Whithin one sheet you have four city landascapes (Barcelona, Tokyo, New York and Paris) and each has 3 different versions: one in black, one minimalistic with a black line and a colourful one.
They work well on light colours as well as dark ones.

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

I tried the coloured skyline of New York over a white polish and the result is stunning, I did a small and easy nail art on the index finger: with a small brush I applied a small amount of acrylic paint, i used the same shades of the decals and I applied the little "NY" written. 

I have cut some stripes horizontally and placed them on the nails.
 Once you have cut the design you have to remove the plastic top.
This step is very important because if you don't remove the plastic film you will have an unusable water decal.
Soak the piece of the pattern in water for few seconds and then remove the decal off the backing.
Place it on the nail, smooth the surface and be careful, you might create some air bubbles. It's a good tip to dab the eccess of water with a tissue (or you can blow dry).
Seal the design with a clear top coat.
You can cut the eccess of the decal with some scissors or remove it carefully with a small brush and some nail polish remover.

I hope you like this nail look!

Have a nice day


Laura

Light blue and embossed gold decoration

Hello!
it's nail mail time today! The site Born Pretty Store sent me some wonderful products to try, give my honest opinion and review for you.
The first products that I would like to mention is a sheet of embossed stickers in gold.
I chose a flower pattern number 53 .
You can find it a this link http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheet-embossed-texture-stickers-gold-silver-flower-grid-pattern-nail-stickers-decals-p-23155.html
or with the ID # 23155.
You can use my coupon code at check out to get 10% off 
RASX31 on www.bornprettystore.com

These are quite different from the others stickers you might find elsewhere because you get a large sheet and you can trim and select the area you want on your nails.
The design is quite detailed the sticky part is trasnparent and the decoration in relief is in a beautiful gold.
They are quite easy to use since they are self adhesive, you can apply them directly onto your nails over a layer of well dried nail polish and the seal with your favourite top coat. You must be careful to apply the stickers flat otherwise it will chip.

This nail art is an example on how you can turn a simple manicure to a sophisticated nail art with simple steps. This sitcker can look good with both light and dark colours.
As base I used an indie polish brand by Parrot Polish in the shade Exclusive Joyful. I received a collection of their nail polishes as a contest prize in collaboration with Scra2ch. I will write about the experience in another post!

Thanks for reading!

Laura

Valentine chevron nail art!

Hello!
It's me!
Valentine's day is just around the corner so I decided to do something love-inspired.
If you don't have time you can go for a classic red/burgundy nail polish but wanted to enrich it with some details.

For this nail art I used a chevron nail striping tape Born Pretty Store sent me.

The tape roll is self-adhesive and the strip is divided in 3 parts. You can use all of them for different results.
I find it so clever that it comes in rolls, it is different from others nail vinyls, you can trim the lenght you want and minimize any waste. you can select small pieces for your pinky or longer ones if you have long nails and want to use it vertically.

the product is very vesatile because you can use it as a sticker, you can apply it directly on the nail and seal it with clear top coat. You can use it also as a vinyls or stencil as i did in this nail art.

Tutorial:
Start by painting all of your nails with a burgundy polish. Make sure you leave it dry completely.
Take the nail chevron tape and apply it on the nail. (I applied some pieces sidelong on my index, one on the middle and three on the thumb).

Take a pink and a black nail polish and using a ake up sponge dab onto the nail on the top of the vinyls. In this way you can create a soft degrade.

Remove the vinyls with some tweezers while the polish is still wet.

As last step I painted some small hearts with a dotting tool.

As you can see the nail vinyls worked perfectly, the nail paint didn't smudge too much and the effect was great.
You can choose between 5 colours: gold, silver, blue, white, black, red.
Check their site
http://www.bornprettystore.com/chevron-nail-striping-tape-colorful-nail-tape-line-stickers-lines-p-23383.html

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

Write me a comment if you ever tried something similar!
Thanks for reading.


Laura

Elegant striping brush review!

Hello everyone,
I have just received some wonderful products from Born Pretty Store. They kindly sent me some items to review for you.
The product that I would like to describe today is this striping brush.
First of all I noticed the elegant packaging in a fancy golden colour with black and silver details.

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

 The handle works as a cap because you can take it off, and when the cap is on not only it protect the brush but also it became smaller and easier to store.

The brush hair is very thin and flexible, it is perfect to draw lines, small details of patterns and flowers and even outlines.
The bristles are quite long and the tip is very small, These kind of brushes are easy to use for zebra patterns or to make french manicures on short nails.
For other kind of designs you need a bit of practice to achieve a better hand control.
Here are some examples of what you can do with this product.


  Feather nail art

 

Flowers design

  Abstract stripes

                                                       
        Tropical flowers

    Simple linear decoration

   Negative space and cut-out

That's all for now!

Thanks for reading!

Laura