Reptile nails video tutorial

A short video to show how to create these reptile skin chrome nails with the bubbles techinque.
I used

Born Pretty Store
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for 10% off

mirror powder id #40320 (use  coupon code RASX31)
http://www.bornprettystore.com/show.php?keywords=40320

Chamelion Powder id #40603 (use  coupon code RASX31)
http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-neon-powder-chameleon-mirror-nail-powder-chrome-pigment-bj16-p-40603.html

Chamelion flakes id #40147 (use  coupon code RASX31)
http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-chameleon-sequins-colorful-irregular-glitter-paillette-nail-flakies-powder-p-40147.html


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Bright coral floral nail art!

A bright coral to celebrate this sunny winter day. Coral is also the colour of this year according to Pantone. I used this new plate from @beautybigbangnail @beautybigbangs id code BBBXL-042 . It offers base pattern and floral decoration that you can mix and match. I love it.
The plate is very well engraved and it is very easy to stamp.

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List of product used:

@beautybigbangnail @beautybigbangreview @beautybigbangs stamping plate BBBXL-42 

@minycosmetics glam laquer Pollock

@bornprettyofficial stamping polish Pure BP-WN04 .

Black and white floral pattern (Born Pretty white stamping polish)

Hello everyone!
Welcome back to my blog.
A question got asked a lot is about the best stamping polishes.
There are some good stamping polishes out there and sometimes you can even use normal polishes for stamping.
There are many black or dark polishes that you can use for this purpose but for white polishes the situation is more complicated.
Most white polishes are too sheer and creamy to be used for stamping, some others are good over light/medium colours but they fail over dark or black polish.
Most stamping polishes stamp well over white, but the real test is if they lose their vibrancy and opacity over black.

The ultimate test is to try a white polish over a dark black.
One polish that has with no doubt passed the test with an A is this white stamping polish from Born Pretty Store. It is called Pure BP-WN04 PURE id code #42857 .

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 It works perfectly over black and this means it works over any other colour. The formula is very thick and pigmented which makes it perfect for stamping.  I was so impressed with this polish,
As you can see from the picture the stamping is perfect, it transfers on the stamper and then on the nails with no effort. It is no sheer at all, it is very dense even over black, it is matte.

I will try it very soon over a nude polish, I am sure I will create the white lace nailart I have always dreamt of.

You can use for base too, but I think it works better as a stamping polish.

I think that this rich white was perfect to try to replicate this floral patter I found on some stationery items from Tiger.
The black base is Mi-ny Glam Laquer in the colour Black Rock.

Born Pretty Store Only you Shell Top coat

Hello there,
I have got a new nail mail from Born Pretty Store!
They are currently celebrating their 7th anniversary and they are celebrating with a huge sale from the 10th to the 20th of October!
Check out their site www.bornprettystore.com I am sure you will find something interesting!


I suggest you to have a look at their nail polishes, lately they released their own line of nail polishes, you can find uv gel polishes, regular polish, special effect top coat, chamelion, matte, glossy, mirror, thermal, anything you had ever dreamt of!

Today I would like to show one of their more recent special top coat. It is called Only you and it is part of the "Transparent Shell shimmer collection".
The collection is made up by 5 polishes in 5 different delicate and sheer shades. The aim is to replicate the exquisit perlescent shine of a sea shell or mother pearl.
 It was very hard to pick only one and they have beautiful name too. Moonstone is a delicate blue, Moolight has red and rose pink undertones, Jade Sky has subtle green turquioise tint, Moonsky Glow has a yellow gold finish. It would be nice to get the entire collection and try a rainbow effect!

You can find the at this link:
http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-transparent-shell-glimmer-nail-polish-shiny-glitter-nail-lacquer-varnish-polish-p-40631.html

The one that I have picked 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.

I filmed a shot video to show you the application on different colours.

As you can see it has a very interesting formula. It transform a lot on darker shade adding a purple tint to the base, for example a matte black polish will become a pearlescent dark purple, on light colours it gives a shine and shimmer glossy finish.

I tried a before and after on white and this is the result:

At this point I was curious to try it on other shades.
These pictures show the before and after:

The polosh is a bit cloudy so it brightens up a bit every colour.
Berry burgundy-> more purple
grey/purple-> purple
green-> lighter turquoise
yellow gold-> light pearl yellow
rose gold-> pink with purple undertone

The polish has a big and rounded brush, I found it perfect for this kind of polish because you have to be careful not to leave stricky parts and make it as even as possible.

I hope you'll fin this review useful!


Let me know what you think!

Love Laura

Purple rain and feathers on nails!

Hi there!

I wanted something colourful for spring. My main inspiration was the song Purple Rain. I wanted to add also this wonderful sheet of  tranfer decals from Born Pretty Store. There are four different shades, one in green and yellow, or pink and coral,  blue and petrol, purple and blue. Of course I got the last one! Purple is my favourite colour!

The sheet is quite big so you can use the decals for a lot of manicures. Moreover the feathers are very detailed and come in different stiles and sizes.
You can find them at this link http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheet-colorful-feather-nail-water-decals-transfer-stickers-hn053054055056-p-24095.html

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

They work as any water decals.

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, then you can slowly slide the decal off the paper backing. It isn't sticky so you have a little bit of time to place it on your nail.
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.



For those who aren't that talented with freehand art, they are a lifesaver.

The designs are very delicate and the the colours are light so in my opinion they will work better on light and medium shades.

I wanted to add another touch of colour so I decided to do a watercolour effect mixing some pink, purple and light blue nail polish and some alchool, I gently blends the shade on the nails. It looks like water drops or purple rain on nails.

I hope you liked this nail art!

Thanks for reading

Laura