Teal holographic nails and palm trees

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Today I'll show you a gorgeous holographic nail polish from Born Pretty. This one is called The Pandora and it's a teal blue with holo particles that sparkle in the sunlight. The colour made me think of a holiday and palm trees so I went for a summer manicure at the beginning of fall. I used Rimmel - White Hot Love as a base on the nails where I stamped the palm trees from MoYou London - Tropical Collection 12. I used black stamping nail polish from Born Pretty store. I finished with clear top coat and I wanted to try this No Smudge Top Coat from Born Pretty as I was sick of ruining stamping manicures with watery top coats. I had very big expectations and unfortunately it didn't meet them. As you can see that there is some smudge near the palm trees, but if you don't use it with stamping nail art it's a good top coat. 

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Banana nails

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Today I'll show you this cute banana nail art I easily created with MoYou London Tropical stamping plate 08. I started with two coats of Rimmel - Daisy days and then I stamped the designs using black stamping nail polish from Born Pretty store. I finished with Seche Vite top coat for some extra shine. Simple as that! What do you think?

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Melkior - Fluo pink

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Vara? Neon? Unghii fluorescente care se vad de departe? Da!

Cei de la Melkior mi-au trimis noua oja Melkior Professional - Fluo Pink si pot sa spun ca m-am indragostit de ea. Este cu adevarat professional si mi se pare de o calitate superioara celorlalte oje pe care le-am incercat pana acum de la ei. Imi place foarte mult textura ei si cum se aplica pe unghii, are o pensula foarte usor de folosit si se usca destul de repede pe unghii. Iar de culoare nu mai vorbesc, este opaca dupa primul strat si extrem de delicioasa. 

Modelul stampilat l-am realizat cu placuta MoYou London - Festive 04 peste doua straturi de  Rimmel - White Hot Love. In final am aplicat un strat de top coat Seche Vite.

Ce spun cei de la Melkior?

Acum ai la dispozitie 5 nuante nou-noute, una mai “dulce” decat alta. Toate sunt disponibile in sticlute de 4,5 ml si 15 ml: 

• Fluo Yellow 

• Fluo Green

• Fluo Orange

• Fluo Coral

• Fluo Pink

Ojele Fluo Melkior sunt extrem de rezistente, asigurand o acoperire foarte buna si uscare rapida.

Cum se aplica? Degreseaza unghia foarte bine cu un Degresant, aplica Sticky Base Coat pentru protectia unghiei, apoi aplica oja Melkior in doua straturi. 

Urmeaza un Top Coat pentru a accentua luciul si a da rezistenta ojei; top coat-ul poate fi lucios, mat, stralucitor sau cu efect de gel. La final, aplica Acceleratorul de uscare pentru a grabi uscarea. 

Sfat: dupa fiecare aplicare se asteapta un minut, iar in cazul unor unghii exfoliate se curata foarte bine zona exfoliata. Unghii deosebite? Manichiura spectaculoasa? Da, cu noile nuante de oja Melkior! 

Oja Fluo Melkior 15 ml – Pret 29 lei 

Oja Fluo Melkior 4,5 ml – Pret 9,90 lei

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Palm trees stamping nail art

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Today I'll show you a new summery stamping nail. For this manicure I started with two coats of Rimmel - Too cool to tango. Then I stamped the palm tree designs from MoYou London Tropical 12 stamping plate using Konad Special green polish. In the end I added a thick coat of Seche Vite for some extra shine and for sealing in the design. 

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Christmas sweater nail art

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Christmas is only a few days away, so holiday inspired designs already appeared on my nails for a while now. Unfortunately, I just didn't have the time to photograph and post all the manicures I've been wearing, but here's one which I hope you'll like. I started with two coats of El Corazon - Matte Nail Polish #125 (White) and then I stamped the sweater designs from MoYou London's Festive Collection 04 image plate. The nail polishes used for stamping were Rimmel - Highland and the new blue stamping polish from Born Pretty store. I also used Born Pretty's jelly stamper head which you can find here on their website. I finished with clear top coat on all nails. What do you think?

Don't forget to use my 10% discount code MKAK31 with any order on Born Pretty store.

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Limes

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Today I'll show you another fruity nail art I easily created using MoYou Lodon's Tropical 08 stamping plate. Keep on reading if you'd like to know more about the products I used for this mani.

A few days ago, I received my first nail mail from Moscow. Yes, my order from El Corazon shop arrived safely to destination. Below you can see the products I got and I have to say that I used all of them for this manicure.

1. El Corazon - Matte nail polish #125 (White)

2. El Corazon - Top coat like gel

3.  El Corazon - Matte Effect  #145 Neon

4. Kaleidoscope Cuticle Defender

5. Kaleidoscope White stamping polish

I applied the neon polish on all nails, except from my ring finger, where I applied two coats of matte white. Then I stamped the design using the Special White for stamping and the neon polish on the accent nail. 

I finally got my first Cuticle Defender and I have to mention that it's a great product, that saves a lot of time and effort. You just apply a little product around your nails, it dries and then you can do anything you want - stamping, gradients and so on - and finally you remove it and everything's clean! At the end, I applied the Top coat like gel. What do you think?

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Sweater nail art

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It seems like winter is already here and that means only one thing: themed nail art is coming. Today I'll show you my sweater manicure. This pattern is one that I really enjoy wearing. This time, I started with two coats of Rimmel - 330 Highland on all nails except from my ring finger, where I applied gray nail polish from Sweet Color. Then I stamped the design from MoYou London's 04 image plate from their Festive Collection using white stamping polish. Simple as that, I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

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Summer doesn't want to leave

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Today I'll show you an extremely easy nail art. I started with two coats of ProNails - Extreme white on my thumbs, index and middle fingers and then I stamped the leaves design from  MoYou London's Tropical 12 stamping plate. On the rest of the nails, I applied two coats of Glitter Gal - Serpent Black and then I applied a holographic top coat above: ILNP - My Private Rainbow (L+S). What do you think?

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Last summer days

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Unbelievably, summer's already over and only now did I manage to do a watermelon nail art. I started with two coats of ProNails - Extreme white and then I created the gradient using Golden Rose - Rich Color 08 and Golden Rose - Rich Color 18. Then I painted the kernels using a thin brush and black nail polish. I did this on all nails, except from my ring finger where I applied  Golden Rose - Rich Color 18 and then stamped the peel design from MoYou London's
Tropical 08 image plate. I finished with clear top coat on all nails. 

Pastel colours

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Today I'll show you both a manicure and an outfit in pastel colours. 

For the fruity nail art, I used Avon - Inspire and China Glaze -Sun of a peach on the accent nail. Then I stamped the fruit patterns from MoYou London's Tropical 08 image plate. I finished with clear top coat. 

Don't forget to enter my Instagram giveaway for a chance to win some MoYou London plates!

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Tropical nails

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Today I'll show you another summery manicure. This time, my inspiration was my favourite swimsuit. I started with two coats of a nude nail polish, Avon - Well being, and then I created a gradient using a darker brown. Then I stamped the animal print design and the flowers from the new MoYou London Tropical 01 image plate. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

My Twinkledeals.com order arrived last week, so I used one of the anchor tattoos I got from them. It's perfect for the seaside vacation I'm in!

Black rubber watch (buy HERE)

Waterproof tattoo (buy HERE)

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The Fault In Our Stars nail art

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Today I'll show you my manicure inspired by TFIOS (Sub aceeasi stea - John Green in Romanian). I've just had time to read it and I totally loved it. It's heartbreaking but beautifully written. Now I'll have to watch the movie, too. I started with two coats of Pure Ice -French Kiss on all nails. I stamped the writing from MoYou London's Scholar plate 02. The design on my ring finger was painted freehand. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think? Have you read the book or watched the movie yet?

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Sunset gradient with a fan brush

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Toady I'll show you my new sunset nail art. If until now I showed you plenty of gradients created with a sponge, now it's time to show you one created with a fan brush. Hope you'll enjoy it!

Buna, 

Astazi o sa va arat un apus frumos de soare, pe unghii. Daca pana acum v-am aratat multe manichiuri gradient realizate cu buretele, acum o sa va arat una realizata cu o pensula evantai. Sper sa va placa!

I started with a coat of white nail polish, and then I applied the pink (Farmec #364) and yellow (Avon -Inspire) polishes using a fan brush. I got mine from Born Pretty store, in a set of  15 brushes for only $6.

Am inceput prin a aplica un strat de oja alba, iar apoi am aplicat oja roz (Farmec Lac De Unghii Ultrarezistent 364) si pe cea galbena (Avon -Inspire) folosing pensula evantai. Am cumparat-o de pe Born Pretty, intr-un set de 15 pensule, pentru doar 6 dolari.

Daca nu stiati, ojele Farmec se pot gasi acum si online, aici. Pe site gasiti de la produse pentru unghii, par, machiaj, pana la produse de curatenie si insecticide. Nu uitati sa dati like paginii de facebook Farmec pentru a fi la curent cu toate noutatile.

Then I stamped the black designs from MoYou London Explorer 10 stamping plate. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

Apoi am stampilat modelele negre de pe placuta MoYou London Explorer 10. In final, am aplicat top coat transparent. Ce parere aveti?

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Homemade decals | Floral anchor nail art

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Today I'll show you my new floral anchor nail art. 

I started with two coats of Glitter Gal -Serpent Black on all nail except from my ring finger, where I applies ProNails -Extreme White. Then I appplied some homemade water decals and finished with Golden Rose -Matte top coat. Find below my easy tutorials on creating homemade decals.

Anchor decal (you can also watch the pictorial I posted on Instagram here)

→ Take a plastic wrap or plastic bag and put it on a hard surface. 

→Stick the anchor stencil (or any stencil) on it. My anchor stencils are from Nails Redesigned.

→Apply a coat of black nail polish so as to cover the hole. 

→Remove the stencil while the nail polish is still wet and then let it dry. 

→Apply clear top coat and let it dry. This will help you unstick the decal from the plastic wrap. 

**The next step is optional. 

If you don't want to create any more designs on your decal you're done. 

→Take your white nail polish and a thin nail art brush and create the wanted design. 

Colour it using sheer tints. 

→Unstick the decal using tweezers and apply it onto the nail. Seal with clear top coat.

I used the same technique for creating the full nail flowery decals. I stamped the design from MoYou London's Tourist 17 stamping plate.

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Dandelion nail art & Sky printed dress

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Today I'll show you a manicure I've been willing to try for a really long time now: dandelion nails. If you follow my Instagram account you might already seen it, as I posted it there last night.
I started with two coats of Glitter Gal -Bluemerang and then I created the clouds using a sponge with a little white nail polish. The rest of design was stamped from two MoYou London plates. I used plate 04 from their Bridal Collection for the girl's face and plate 02 from their Kitty Collection for the dandelion and its fluff. I finished with clear top coat. 

Now I'd like to introduce you my new sky printed dress that matches my nails. I got it from Sensationofnight.com for a reasonable price. It's soft, comfortable and perfect for summer. What do you think?

DRESS - HERE

Flowery nail art

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The weather finally looks like summer and that gave me a very favorable mood. 

Here's my new flowery nail art. I started with two coats of Flormar -M01 and then I stamped the writing from MoYou London's 02 plate from the Scholar collection. Then, using a thin brush, pink and green nail polishes, I created the roses. I finished with clear top coat.

Nu uitati ca puteti achizitiona ojele Golden Rose si online, de pe Cosmania.ro. Urmariti pagina de facebook Golden Rose Romania pentru a fi la curent cu toate noutatile.

MoYou London stamping plates

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Today I'll show you a manicure I created with my new MoYou stamping plates. I started with two coats of China Glaze -Sun of a peach and then stamped the sweater design - that's how I like to call it - from MoYou Festive Collection 04, using white nail polish. I finished with clear top coat. What do you think?

Here's everything I got with my order at MoYou.co.uk:
- Festive Plate Collection 04
- Scholar Plate Collection 02
- Large Size Stamp & Scrapers

I was extremely impressed to receive the order after only 4 days, considering I am international customer. Moreover, I really enjoy the packing - each plate is packed separately in a themed cardboard and has a protection foil which has to be removed before using it. I feel the need to mention that the foil was extremely easy to remove, considering my past experience with those protection foils you would almost break your nails when trying to get rid of them.

Now onto the stamper. I've been wishing for a stamper like this one and more exactly for a squishy stamper. Until now, my favourite stamper was the double Konad stamper, but from all the stampers I've ever tried, I honestly like this one the most. If you are looking for a soft and squishy stamper, believe me that this is your best option. 

The plastic scrappers are also brilliant. I have tried other plastic scrappers before, but they just wouldn't remove properly the excess of polish, so I stuck to my Konad scrapper for years. It was really the best, but it scratched all my stamping plates (you can see that in the comparison picture below). It is now the case with MoYou's plastic scrappers, which fully remove the excess and also protect the plate.

As you can clearly see, the MoYou designs are bigger than both Konad and Bundle Monster designs. So I had the chance to try the Shrinking your image procedure which I saw on Youtube. It worked great with the squishy stamper. If you watch the video, you'll see how to make a large design smaller so as to fit your nail and that's what I did for this manicure. Below is an example and you can also see that the colour of a regular (non-stamping) nail polish is more intense when the design is shrinked.

On the other hand, I was firstly a little skeptic about this stamper because the big rubber is white. I thought I wouldn't be able stamp white designs with it, but I was definitely wrong. See it for yourselves in the picture bellow.

All in all, I am completely satisfied with my order and I hope I'll have the chance to try more of their plates in the future. You'll see another manicure with the other plate soon. 

Do you like the plates I chose? What's your experience with MoYou London image plates?