Stained shattered glass! Nail tape and wax pen from Born Pretty Store

Hello!
I feel really inspired today!
I just received some products form Born Pretty Store and I wanted to use them all... well at least some of them.

The first one is this set of mermaid iridescent tape.
You can order one singular piece or all the colours: grey, purple, blue, green, pink and yellow.
Of course I wanted them all there all 3 sizes available 1 mm, 2 mm and 3 mm. The ones I used here are 3 mm.

This product can be used onto natural nails or false nails, with normal polish or gel.

I love how the colours are very delicate but still visible and I am in love with the iridescent effect.
These tape is self adhesive so it does not need a wet polish, it can be easilt cut in small pieces to create a beautiful shattered glass effect.

In my nail art I tried to follow the rainbow colour  from indaco to red/pink.
 Then I accentuated the shattered effect with black lines, like a stained glass effect.
For this I used a striping brush and some acrylic black paint. then I sealed with a clear nail polish.

For the ring finger I used the tape vertically across the nail and the I added some triangular holo paillettes.

The sequins are beautiful but they a bit tricky to pick up because of the triangula shape. This time I had this wonderful tool to help me: this wax pencil picker.

On one end it has a sticky wax tip that will help you to pick it up rhinestones and studs or even foil paper. Since I have long nail I have been having hard time picking up small pailettes and this tool is very useful.  On the opposite end there is a metal tool that it is meant to push onto the rhinestones or sequins to make sure it is stuck into the glue.

I really love this product, the only advice I have is that if you live in cold country or you use this product in winter you have to warm a bit the wax point with your hand.
The wax won't stain the rhinestone because it is clear.
I really appreciated the fact that the product comes in a nice hard plastic box that prevent any kind of damage and help you store it easily. you can also pick a colour: pink or this tiffany light blue, m favourite.

Boho feather nail art with stamping pen!

Hello!
Today I have an amazing product to show you, a multiple purpose tool pen that will allow you to do a complete nail art.

It is a Dual-ended pencil Gradient Stamper Sponge from Born Pretty Store.

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!

It is an amazing tool, it has a tiny stamper that stamps the tiniest details with accurate precision. It picks up small accent designs or target specific areas of larger images. The soft silicone stamper head is 0.6” (approximately 1.5cm) in diameter, so you will be able to place your design pretty accurately. . It picks up images extremely well and it is very sticky.
As you can see from the picture it has small glitters inside, super cute!

Moreover the pencil has a clear acrylic handle filled with sparkly jewels.

The opposite end of this stamper features a soft circular sponge that can be dipped it colours to create gradient and shades.

 The sponge can be taken off for cleaning, I used it only with acrylic paint and I washed it with water and soap.

I really love this product and I think it is a innovation and a must-have. You can create a whole nail art only with this tool and nothing else.

This is the nail art I have created with this.

I started with a white base, then I added a tye-dye effect with the round sponge. I dabbed a mix of pink, purple and blue acrylic paint with the sponge and I gentily pressed it onto the nails. The more you repeat this step the more the colours blends.

Then I stamped with the tiny stamper. I was able to pick the smallest images and place them with precision.

Then I sealed the designs with a matte top coat.
For stamping I used this plate here:

I decided to add some studs and rhinestones.

On the ring finger I created a triangle shape in purple and gold.

On the thumb I created a line with rhinestone, I alternated gold, purple, lilac and pink.

I was able to be so precise because once again I used a very useful tool. This dual ended gem picker . This tool simplifies nail decoration and doesn't leave residues on the rhinestones.  

I hope you'll like the result!

Freehand abstract nail art with striping brush from Born Pretty Store

Hello!
as promised another nail art and another review for Born Pretty Store .

I decided to try again a different striping brush with a dual ended dotting tool: 2 Way Plastic Dotting & Liner Brush Pen  id # 8790  . This time a did a more simpler a free hand design. I decided to use this brush with nail polishes to see how it worked.


The structure of the pencil is very simple and sturdy, it is in white plastic with blue details. The striping brush is a bit more thick that the one I used in this post, that's why I decided to use it with nail varnish.

The bush bristles look very flexible and durable, after the nail art I cleaned it with nail polish remover and water, it came back exactly as before.

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!

On the other end the pencil has a medium sized dotting tool, so I thought it would be a good idea to use them combined and see if I can create a nail art.

I started with a matte black base then a randomly added some lines across the nails. The trick is to dip the brush once in the polish and move rapidly onto the nail.
I used a glittery duo chorme from an old limited collection from Kiko, it shift form iridescent blue to purple. It gives the lines a nice shading, Then I added to dots with a dotting tool, I used a Born Pretty Store nail polish that I really love: it is called Only you and it is from the Transparent Shell Glimmer collection you can find it here .

It 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 on black it looks like and iridescent purple/pink.

Tropical nails! free hand with striping brush

Hello!
I recently received a nail mail from Born Pretty Store, I have been in an affiliation progam with this company for many years. I really trust their product and they always have nthe newest trend in the nail art field and I have never been disappointed.

This time I decided to experiment with some free hand designs. I picked some new brushes and tool.

I tried two striping brushes and i have decided to use one with acrylic paint and one with nail polish to see if there were some differences.

The first one I would like to show you is this Dual-ended Liner Drawing Brush . Id product # 42603
Nail artists know that you can never have enough nail art tool so when I find 2 products in one I am super happy. In this tool you will have one end with a dotting tool and the other end with a striping brush.

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!

The handle is very fancy, it is transparent and filled with sheer purple rhinestones. It is very beautiful and it stands out in my collection.

The brush is 14,6 cm in total, th string brush is 1,5 cm long,
The brush hair is very flexible and thin but quite resistant.  
If you use it for the first time it is a good idea to clean it with water and wipe them on a towel to get that stickiness out of the bristles and make sure all the hairs stick together for an optimal result.
This brush is very useful to draw  very thin lines, I thin they are perfect for abstract painting or organic design such as leaves, flowes, marble etc.

So I wanted to try a tropical nail art. As base I used a light pink. I started drawing a line for the branch with the striping brush and then a used a bigger brush for the leaves.
Then I draw the palm leaves only with the striping brush I mixed different colours from black, to green, dark green, light yellow.
When you use striping brushes with acrylic paint you can easly clean them with water.

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.