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

Floral summer nailart

For this nail art I have decided to use this Nicole diary stamping plate L21 you can find it in the  Born Pretty Store online store. It is a plate that is compltetely dedicated to flower designs. It is perfect to create an iper realistic floral design, or more stilized modern nailart.

Here it is the wonderful plate I used for this look. It is very big and has plenty of designs to choose.
It is one of the biggest plate I own, it measures 14.5cm * 9.5cm.

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Nicole diary stamping plate L21

You can get a 10% discount at www.bornprettystore.com using my code RASX31

On the bottom part it has different full pattern, that feature floral designs. On the rest of the plate there are singular flowers and leaves some animals like butterflies and birds.

I really find the kinds of designs very modern and edgy.
The images a really in many different sizes and you can use them orizzontally or vertically to fit any nail size! You can mix some of the desings use the geometric elements as background or add lines next to the flowers pattern, you can also layer many details in different colours.

 The plates are etched with precision and at a perfect depth giving an excellent stamping image.

Spider gel! So fun!

Hello!
Today I would like show a very unique product!
The company Born Pretty Store contacted me in order to try some brand new products on their collection.
I wanted to try the spider gels so I give it a go, they have it in many colours: silver, blue, white, gold red and black the one I got. The brand is Nicole Diary and the id code is # 46022.

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

The product came in a pot with the brand name and the colour, It looks like a really thick gel, and then when you put a little toothpick or something in it, you can draw out a string of the stuff, and drape the gel on the nail. You can draw the finest lines and create geometric designs or you can create some random lines and your nails are instantly transformed in a modern art masterpiece.

You can use a dotting tool and when you took a bit of product it forms a line, it can be thicker or smaller depending of how much product do you use.

Almost an invisible line here. You can strecht it a lot.

It is a gel so you need a UV lamp to use it.
You have to use it over a cured base and a no wipe top coat, don't make the mistake I made to use it over a wet base (the lines will broke and flow, which an interesting effect but not the desired one).
I have decided to apply a no wipe soak off top coat over it.

Just before the spider gel decoration I used some iridescent # 41059 and crome flakies (id # 40147) from Born Pretty Store

I am really curious to try other colours, maybe the metallic ones

Gold rose wire nails with stamping plate for Nicole Diary

Hello,
another quick nail art with this amazing plate from Nicole Diary!
This is a very delicate affect on a pink nude polish, I stamped with a gold rose.

The plate I picked for this nail art is number 003 and you can find it here:
http://www.nicolediary.com/nicole-diary-rectangle-stamping-plate-tattoo-series-unicorn-rabbit-bird-nail-image-plate-p-331.html

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

This amazing plate is from the Tattoo Collection, I suggest you to have a look at the entire collection because the designs are very beautiful and unique.

Thread/wire nails with stamping! Nicole Diary stamping plate 003

Hello!
Today I have another beautiful plate to show you!
The company Nicole Diary recently sent me some products to review. They have a wide range of products and they offer free shipping worldwide. The company is based in Asia and the shipping time are around 3-5 weeks, you can pay with paypal.
This amazing plate is from the Tattoo Collection, I suggest you to have a look at the entire collection because the designs are very beautiful and unique.
The plate I picked for this nail art is number 003 and you can find it here:
http://www.nicolediary.com/nicole-diary-rectangle-stamping-plate-tattoo-series-unicorn-rabbit-bird-nail-image-plate-p-331.html

 This plate came in a protective bag with a paper sleeve and the blue protective film. The company is putting a lot of effort in the presentation of the products and I appreciate it a lot.

I think this plate is very well edged. Each design transfers easily and was extremely sharp as you can see from the pictures.

The designs are very unique, they all look like a little pieces of art, there are animals and human figures, each design is very minimal, each image is made with a graphic thin line that makes it looks like a sketch or ink pen drawings. Some designs reminds me also of the wire nail trend. 
The technique involves taking pieces of wire and bending them into freeform shapes.

The lines are so thin and delicate and I had not trouble at all picking them with the stamper.

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

In this nail art I used a white base and then I stamped with a pigmented blue over it. I wanted to give the idea of some pen ink on the nails or of a blue sewing thred
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First Autumn nail art with Nicole Diary water decals

Hello!
Happy first day of Autmn!
I really like this season, as this season offers colors more striking to the eye like all the warm tomes of red, brown and yellow. The sky turns a brighter and deeper shade of blue, Warm during the day, cool enough to sleep well during the night.  I love to watch the color changes of the whole world: green in summer becomes amber, gold, and red in autumn.

That's why I picked this beautiful leaves water decals set from Nicole Diary.ù
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.
 Id product code # 120. The company kindly sent me this products for reviews, they have a wide range of designs to choose from at the smallest price 1,99.

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 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.

This design features delicate braches and small leaves in burnt red, brown orange and turquoise.
I really love this pattern and it perfect in real life, the dark lines and the colours are not grainy or blurry at all,

These decals look best when applied on light beige/white colored polish,

How to apply

Start with clean nails and neatly pushed back cuticles and a base polish of your choice.
Paint one or coats of  a  sheer white or light colored nail polish (the decals themselves are slightly sheer so the background will show through them a bit, that's why a white background works best.)
Cut the decal you want to use to fit your nail
Dip it into some room temperature water for about 10 seconds (it helps if you use tweezers to hold it)
Take out the decal and gently slide the film on top (which will have the design on it) off the paper
Position the decal onto your nail, once you're happy with the placement you can softly pat dry with a tissue, or leave them to air dry
Once completely dry, file off any bits of decal that are hanging off the nail
Finish with top coat.

You can use these decals with normal polishes or gel polishes.

On index finger and pinky I created a gradient shade with a striping brush, I tried to match some leaves colours such as deep red and burnt orange.

Last good day of the year! Last summer buttlerfly nail art! Nicole diary stamping plate

Hello,
today last day of summer I would like to share a colourful and summery nail art!

I used an amazing plate form Nicole Diary. It is part of the Tattoo Collection. The entire collection is amazing, the designers did an amazing job choosing and putting together each plate

The number 1 has a series of skulls and skeletons mixed with flowers and spiders, (I really regret not ordering this one too because it would have been perfect for  Halloween), number 2 and 3 are the ones that I got and I will show you in this post and in the following ones, number 4 features a series of flowers leaves and  tribal, number 5 features some beautiful geometric and abstract designs, it has a great boho vibe.

Now it is time to show you my favourite one:
Plate number 02 and you can find it at this link:
http://www.nicolediary.com/nicole-diary-rectangle-stamping-plate-tattoo-series-girl-butterfly-rose-nail-image-plate-p-330.html

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.
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.

As you can see from the pictures this plate is very one of a kind, most designs show the figure of girls mixed with nature elements or animals.

Most images are a fusion between a girl face and a butterfly. I think this theme was perfect for the last day of summer.   To Native Americans, the butterfly is a symbol of change, joy and color. The exquisite butterfly was considered a miracle of transformation and resurrection. Butterflies have such a magical presence They're so graceful and beautiful, it always lights me up seeing them.

As base I added some random light colours, I wanted to create a rainbow effect, then I coated with a bubble effect top coat. It gives a pearlescent effect. Then I stamped with a pigmented blue from Kiko.