Geode Stamping plate!

 

Hello there!

Today I would like to show you a new nailart.

A new mail from Born Pretty Store arrived and I am very hapy about it.

If you follow my blog you might already know that I have tried Geode nails more than once because I like rocks and crystals. 

I had to di it free hand and it took very long, but now Nicole Diary has a new stamping plate with multiple geode designs and marbles.

According to wikipedia geode are geological secondary structures which occur in certain sedimentary and volcanic rocks. They are themselves of sedimentary origin and are formed by chemical precipitation. 

I think the designs of the plate are really well done and the best way to get a realistic result.

Nicole Diary 178 stamping plate

#50066

you can find it at this link:

https://www.bornprettystore.com/nicole-diary-rectangle-nail-stamping-plates-stainless-steel-marble-nail-stamp-stencils-p-50066.html

You can use my coupon code RASX31

I love the fact that the plate offers so many combinations, there are full pattern to paint on the entire nail and some smaller elements such as geometric figures. These can be combined into two layers where you stamp a plain colour and then you add the marble design on top of it.

For this nail art I also use thi polish as stamping polish and then I added flakes and gold paint.

Purple Clove from the Pearl Collection

https://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-pearl-glitter-nail-polish-shell-series-iridescent-transparent-colorful-nail-polish-p-50139.html

Elegant Halloween

Hello there!
Happy Halloween's Eve!
I feel I have already done many Halloween designs, the spooky night, the monster nails, zombie nails....this year I wanted something more sofisticated but still uncanny.

For this nail art I have decided to use this Born Pretty Store stamping plate. It is plate Texure L001 id code #46961 . It is a plate that is compltetely dedicated to marble designs. It is perfect to create an iper realistic marble veins desegn, or even opal or rose quartz or turquoise effect.


On the bottom part it has different marble pattern, in negative and positive so you can stamp on dark and light colours, it has also a design that mimic the water marble effect, so cool right?
On the top half it has a larger portion with singular marble veins and cracked lines, I think this part is meant to layered with different colours or colours with different opacity and pigmentation. Some marble veins are sheer and translucent.

 In the mood for  Halloween I used this wanderful marble plate to give the idea of veins and vessels.
I manly used the top part. I stamped over a clear fake nails with a pigmented red colour.
The I covered the entire nails with a glossy soak off top coat, then I painted the half of the nail with a dark red soak off polish from Mandam Glam, Queen of hearts. Then I secured the design with another layer of no wipe 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!

Abstract pattern! Marble or mimetic?

 Hello!
Today I would like to show you another way to use this cute plate from Beauty Big Bang.
It was super easy with this stamping plate from @beautybigbangs id code BBBS-022

 I wanted to use again this cute plate from Beauty Big Bang, the company sent me this and some other product to try.
I think it is great that they have their own production of stamping plates because it means that they will englarge their collection each season. You can find a lot of other stamping plates on their nail stamping section. 

At first I had in mind a marble design with a skin tones base and a clear white and gold but it turned out as a mimetic pattern, which I like anyway!

I am really curious to try it with other colours and see what it looks like!

If you want you can use my coupon code LAURA for 10% off on
www.beautybigbang.com

Ariana Grande inspired nails with precision brush from Nicole Diary

Hello!
It is really weird how inspiration happens suddely.
I found an image scrolling my instagram feed and I felt immedialy inspired by it.
It was an image from Ariana Grande's new music video. I am not really a pop music person but I really liked the visual references. This setting in particular reminds of Georgia O'Keefe's art work.

I love the painted marble pool full of colours and shades from pearlescent white to light lavander, pink and blue. I also loved the brush strokes on Ariana's body and face.
I saw many make up artists and make up lovers tried to recreate this look so I wanted to challenge myself and try to recreate this on nails.

I needed a very small and precise brush because of the amount of the different colours.
I was so lucky to have the right product at hand!
It is this nail art precision brush from Nicole Diary. it is a high quality, professional detailing nail art brush.

This brush is very thin, flexible and it is a must have if you want to try free hand nail art. It's perfect for precise painting of fine details and intricate patterns, including stripes, dots, lace, flowers, leaves, zebra or tiger stripes. There are three lenght available 5 mm, 7 mm, 11 mm. The one I have is 7 mm. The hair is very soft and flexible.

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

It is also extremely beautiful, the handle is clear and it has purple and pink pearls inside.It has the Nicole Diary logo over a metal matte silver.
It has a beautiful cap in the same colours that protect the brush and make it easier to store and collect.

The product arrive to you packed in a clear plastic tube, In my opinion this is a fantastic idea because I always have troubles in finding the right way to store all my brushes.

It's very easy to clean, if you use acrylic paint you can wash it with water and a delicate soap or if you use nail polish a polish remover.

The brush strokes are quite random so this look is not too hard to achieve, for the marble effect I diluted some acrylic paint and mixed it onto the nail.

Dream catch me nail art! Born Pretty Store dream catcher stamping plate and triangle sequins

Hello!
Today is another nail art day!
Recently I have received some new products for the Born Pretty Store .

Dream catcher nail has been really on trend this year, many tried a free hand drawings and some companies made some stamping plates inspired buy this object and his symbolic use.

A dreamcatcher  is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or a web. The dreamcatcher may also include sacred items such as certain feathers or beads. Traditionally they are often hung over cradles as protection. It also know as the "spider web charm". Today the dreamcatcher is associated with Native American culture.

I really felt in love with this plate from Born Pretty Store, it shows a big dream catcher at the center and other two on the left and on the right. The remaining space is filled with designs such as feathers cristals and arrows. 

You can buy at this link for 2.99 usd.

https://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-stamping-template-rectangle-dream-catcher-feather-arrows-nail-image-plate-l100-p-41092.html 

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

The plate comes in a nice paper sleeve and has a blue protective film that needs to be removed before use.

The design is really well engraved and every stamper that I have picks the image very well with no problem. 

For this nail art I used a black matte polish as background than I added some purple, light blue and pink creating a smoke or marble effect on three nails and an entire nail on the index.

I stamped with some gold over the black nails and with some black polish over the marble blue/purple index.

On the ring finger I decided to do something different, I applied these wonderful trialgle sequing in two shades: chrome purple and chrome gold.

 It is very easy to apply them with a dotting tool over a wet nail polish.

These sequins are part of a collection of 6 colours, all wonderful! There is also another shape available (rhombus). Click this link if you want to have a look at it:

http://www.bornprettystore.com/boxes-chameleon-color-nail-sequins-colorful-triangle-rhombus-flakies-glitter-nail-paillette-p-41283.html

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I really hope you like this nail art!

See you soon!

Low poly nail art!

Hello!
How is your summer going? Today I have a brand new nail art to show you!
You all know I am obsessed over gometric pattern and they are my favourite in nail art!
So I end up picking stamping plates with these designs and I never get tired of them! So here is another wonderful stamping plate from Born Pretty Store.

 It is on sale now and you can have it for only 2.99. You can buy it at this link or search code # 39713
http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-stamping-template-geometry-figure-rectangle-manicure-nail-image-plate-l070-p-39713.html

 It comes in a beautiful paper sleeve and  measures (125x65 mm). It also has a plastic backing for easy, comfortable handling and a protective nylon screen.(It has to be removed before use).

The stamping technique is a huge help if you want to achieve a perfect geometric pattern, hand free drawing will be very difficult and time consuming.
This plate has so many options that I did not know where to start. It has 7  bigger pattern and the stamping plate offers an awesome array of  smaller 3D graphics and modern abstract designs .
This second half of the plate is very intersting because it replicate the "low poly" style:  is a polygon mesh in 3D computer graphics that has a relatively small number of polygons. This angular, faceted look will continue to show up outside the gaming world, in web and print projects, stationery and fashion. (A dedicated nail art will be coming soon).

In my opinion geometric patterns combine very well with bright and light colours. So as base I did a marble nails art with pastels colours.
This is before:

and after:

A great result with such a tiny effort. The options are endless with this plate.  The amount of designs are worth getting this plates, and they stamp beautifully. I was so surprised to see the intricate detail that is taken with each plate, and the entire design picks up very well.

You can mix and match different pattern as I did or just use one as an accent nails or a minimalistic style in monochrome.
I hope you like it!