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.

Dry flowers nail art!

This summer my passion for floral patter and motif went even crazier.
I loved the floral print 90s revival or the boho chic version for dresses and accessories.
 If head-to-toe flower prints aren’t exactly your idea of a seasonal wardrobe refresh, the nail trend that’s about to blow up is the perfect way to get into the spirit of spring/ summer.

Most nail trands came from Korea where insanely good nail artist are working hard everyday. One of them is with Eun Kyun Park (aka @nail_unistella on Instagram).She was the first one who used dry flowers on nails.

This is one of the easiest nail art you can find because it is created by applying mini dried flowers to the nail and sealing it in with a clear topcoat.

In this nail art I used this wheel of dried flowers from Beauty Big Bang.

As you can see from the picture the flowers come in 12 different colours: coral red, blue, light green, dark yellow, lavander purple, ivory white, fucsia, light orange, dusty purple, pink, teal, light yellow.

The colour choice is random and the flowers are approximately 5mm-7mm. There are 2-3 flowers of each color. I love the shape of the flowers, the petals are very thin, you can easly cut them in half if you want to use more colours on the same nail. The center part of some flowers is a bit more thick, I suggest you to use some extra top coat on that part and be very gentle with the petals.

These are really easy to use, with the help of a pair of tweesers you can apply them on a wet nail polish. Then, seal it in with top coat.

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I used a set of false clear nails and some nail art flakes from Beauty Big Bang as well.

review here

                                                                 
                                                                      review here

I left a clear base on the accent nails and used a sheer gold polish for the others nails.

Set of clear false nails!

Hello!
A few posts ago I shared with you my dirty little secret about nails:
I sometimes use false nails.
I used to have perfect and strong nails but for medical reasons my natural nails became brittle, thin, and awful. I don't want to stop doing nail art so I am always happy to try new set of false nails to find the perfect shape for me.

If you are a 90s kid like me you probably remember the first branded press on nails on the market, they were tragic and not so easy to wear, not natural looking at all.
False nails have come such a long way and they became the perfect compromise between beautiful and comfortable.

I have received this set of 600 nails to review from the online shop www.beautybigbang.com
They came in a bag that contains 600 nails in 10 different sizes from 0 to 9. Nails are divided by sizes and you will have extra nails in size 4 and 5 because I think they are the most common sizes. The size range is perfect and you will have 10 sizes to choose from so you can find the artificial nail that is the closest to the size of your natural nail.

You can even choose a colour:
 - transparent if you like to paint them with sheer nail polish or want to try a french manicure or french nailart.
- natural a sheer, milky white beige, the perfect base for light or nude colours
- white if you need a base for nail art or want a fast and easy nails-to-go

I went for the transparent ones this time because I thought they were more versatile.

The shape is a nice oval not too short and not too long, it can be easly shaped with scrissors or a file, the nails are quite flexible at the base and a bit more strong at the point.

I personally like false nails that are flexible enought to adjust to the curve of the natural nail. 

How to apply:

you can decide to paint the nails after or before wearing them. It's up to you!

When you're ready to glue the nail in place, cover the back of the artificial nail with the  glue and cover the top of your natural nail with glue. Be sure you cover each surface completely with glue or you will be able to see air pockets through the false nails after you've applied them. Hold the artificial nail on top of your nail for 5 seconds and it's glued.

This is how they look with nail polish and nailart

Steam punk nails!

According to wikipedia Steampunk fashion is a subgenre of the steampunk movement in science fiction. It is a mixture of the Victorian era's romantic view of science in literature and the industrialization in most parts of Europe. The aesthetics of the fashion are designed with a post-apocalyptic era in mind. The costumes included clothing, hairstyling, jewellery, body modification and make-up. Steampunk fashion has later gone on to include gadgets and contrasting accoutrements.

Initially, the clothes such as bustiers, bodices', jackets and other items were mostly handmade and customized, but as the steampunk movement grew, entrepreneurs and companies became interested and started to mass-produce steampunk clothing to be sold both online and in stores.

Now steampunk fashion is becoming main stream now and nail art industry is offering many tool and products related to this trend.

I really wanted to try some nails inspired to the steam punk trend but I never found the right product for it. The free hand drawing option looked too difficult for me.
I was recently contacted by the company Big Bang Beauty and in their store I found this set of stickers. 
The sheets has many stickers in different sizes and styles, they all look like clock pieces, or others hardware and machinery parts.

                                                                      SKU: J2102-3C

 If you want to give this product a try don't forget to use my coupon code LAURA for 10% off your order on www.beautybigbang.com

For this nail art I left half of the nail clear and on the other half I did a marble pattern with a black and a bronze shade. Then I applied the stickers between the clear part and the design to make them more visible.
I was really amazed by the quality of these stickers, the designs are very detailed and the glue is very strong so they stick to the nail very well. They don't make air bubble or stains. They measure approximately 4mm 6mm and 8mm in diameter so they are suitable for long or short nails.
You can use some tweesers to take them off the sheet and apply on the nails
I added some 3d mini steam punk nail art decoration, I think they would go well with the sitcker and create a tridimentional effect.
I sealed the designs with 2 coats of clear glossy polish.

Flakie iridescent powder

Hello,
This month I have a new nail mail to show you.
The company Beauty Big Bang sent me some products to test.
The first product I would like to show you is these aurora flakies powder .

Here is a short video to show you how to use and apply this product:

I really love these kind of products, they are easy to use and the effect is amazing. They are a combination of chamelion or aurora flakes, holo flakes and a coloured mirror like powder in one pot.
There are 14 different shades to choose.
The shade that I have picked this time is 8A a beautiful green jade to purple duo chrome with glitters and holo powder. They all come individually seald in a bag with a sponge applicator. You will get approx. 0,2 gr of products.

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 SKU: J6457TM-8A

I know these kind of powders are used mostly over black but this time I thought it was worth trying them over a different colour.

For the application I decided to use a new tool: a double ended silicone tool .

https://www.beautybigbang.com/products/1pc-5pcs-2-way-nail-art-silicone-brush-pen

 One side has a "deer horn shape" and as explained in the lsting it has the purpose to adjust the outline and the edge of color lump & wipe put redundant pigment.

The other side has a angel chisel shape: accurately show the gradient effect and to sculpt shapes with the 3d powder. It can be used for carving, shaping, clay sculpture, modeling etc

With the end being silicone it was tacky enough to pick up the the flakies to just stay put until I put them on my nails. I used the pointy end to remove any large flakies from cuticles.
This tool definitely helps with creating smooth mirror effect and I can't wait to try it for this purpuse too.
I think these are great to push my cuticles back and it works perfectly for that too and is soft so doesn't hurt like some metal ones.

This is tool is also very very beautiful and elegant, it has a transparent handle with some blue crystals rhinestones.

HOW TO:
I first applied a plain purple cream polish and let it dry a minute or two.  You want the polish to be tacky but not wet.  I then dipped my silicone brush into the pot of flakies and then dabbed onto my nail.  I didn’t need to apply any pressure or rub in like you have to do with the holo and chrome powders.  I applied only one coat of flakie top coat to enhance the effect.

New Born Pretty Store nail polish! New bottle New Collection

Today I am sharing a review on a new nail polish from Born Pretty Store.
This polish is available on their website since June 6 and I was sent this shade to try out. This polish is called Young BP-FS03 and it is part of the collection Flower in Sunshine series.

This was sent to me because Born Pretty Store has lauched a new packaging bottle and some new shades. The bottle is very cute and elegant, it contains 6 ml of product, the brush holder is black with gold details and the logo on the bottle is in gold too.
This collection "Flower in sunshine" is defined as a mermaid shell glimmer.

The shade that I have is a beautiful duochrome from blue to purple with a lot of holographic glitters. the effect is really amazing. The shade is quite sheer so I tought that the best use of this nail polish was as a topper. I was also curious to know how this shade would turn on different colour bases.

The company was kind enough to offer a 10% discount to my readers. Just use promo code RASX31  during checkout. Shipping is free on all orders as well!

This is how the shade looks on purple. I love how it turned out. It  enhanced the base colour and added a glittery finish.

This is how it looks on black. Of course the result is darker and more galaxy like. The glitter gives a grany surface that caputre the light but if you dont like it you can use a glossy top coat.
I only did one coat over a base colour.

There are other collections to choose from, holographic, duochrome and magnetic nail polishes.
I can't wait to try other shades soon!