tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80485894573549032262024-03-28T16:43:16.203-05:00Prairie BeautyA blog about any and everything related to beauty products and one woman's downright obsession with all things face, nails, and hair.Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.comBlogger1846125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-49127799602157884372024-03-15T11:36:00.000-05:002024-03-15T11:36:31.170-05:00SWATCH & REVIEW | AIMEILI Summer Bright Pastel Gel Polish Set<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CVC4WuY1TqpEkEJXCzX87CrVRkyeLNsf_l8EyjTFLpIe2NGe2sXJuyiEB-jNL_jtRPVJjk1CBueMsZAzS9eg6b2lWl0ul2giE68rIEuDAsvqq-PKLybIx-FMuRXUESFCW5FJhT1sggC7hxJIAgu9azyoGZJIFkiXeKmUQ53H9Uj2mB4DMFpv-X630L0/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CVC4WuY1TqpEkEJXCzX87CrVRkyeLNsf_l8EyjTFLpIe2NGe2sXJuyiEB-jNL_jtRPVJjk1CBueMsZAzS9eg6b2lWl0ul2giE68rIEuDAsvqq-PKLybIx-FMuRXUESFCW5FJhT1sggC7hxJIAgu9azyoGZJIFkiXeKmUQ53H9Uj2mB4DMFpv-X630L0/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-1.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A while back, I reviewed one of the 12 peice Gel Polish sets that Aimeili sells and I was overwhelmingly impressed with them, so when they offered to send over another, much more spring/summer appropriate set I was very excited to give them a go as well. Aimeili really does have a great selection of gel polish shades and they are available from Amazon at a really accessible price point, which I personally love. In fact, as I write this, this 12 piece set is currently available on Amazon Canada for under $25!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx18Jr8KyFLJbmTuTd9JqePkbrylS_Oy5zKgwy1KviCbYOigZPgwyIM3hjXxIk5zyQwgb_mI0kAyukhIMqcQ5ol7p1iDgspePFo2j-IzyV4vtrD_28jfb8QBuRsIS8OWF2WEUxjgJob3DMSn9m4c7jnKNdkYPujCF182N6s5lQimHElbj4sVMjn_Qi3ow/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx18Jr8KyFLJbmTuTd9JqePkbrylS_Oy5zKgwy1KviCbYOigZPgwyIM3hjXxIk5zyQwgb_mI0kAyukhIMqcQ5ol7p1iDgspePFo2j-IzyV4vtrD_28jfb8QBuRsIS8OWF2WEUxjgJob3DMSn9m4c7jnKNdkYPujCF182N6s5lQimHElbj4sVMjn_Qi3ow/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is honestly sort of a perfect set for this time of year because it's just packed full of pastel shades that are perfect for spring and summer nails. Initially, I thought that some of the shades would end up being too similar, but each shade really does stand on its own and there's a good mix of depth and saturation in this collection. Love that! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now, onto the individual shades!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpN2glOaj2gwr-ZnATeEi-ASP6zODazrRD-eCGLnFg7hdL6Zu6i1GtX_CqM-geVfZifDWW0vNzZbY3SisiYYVwa_fEui7ATILvfdeQOBJc6AX9BZ0kyNzb1Am4dy3W9UgLnvJkNJq8BZ6ywJAkWs1qVsrsq1DkvMIVQCBDQKy-dEgN_YtVkkf51pbCwI/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-262.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpN2glOaj2gwr-ZnATeEi-ASP6zODazrRD-eCGLnFg7hdL6Zu6i1GtX_CqM-geVfZifDWW0vNzZbY3SisiYYVwa_fEui7ATILvfdeQOBJc6AX9BZ0kyNzb1Am4dy3W9UgLnvJkNJq8BZ6ywJAkWs1qVsrsq1DkvMIVQCBDQKy-dEgN_YtVkkf51pbCwI/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-262.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #262</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In my notes, I described this as a very soft, warm pink créme, although I think you could probably argue that it's more neutral than warm. This is a gorgeous shade that I think would work beautifully on its own or as a base for nail art, which is obvious how I'm likely to use it. The formula of this polish is smooth and creamy and this shade requires 2-3 coats for opacity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittFT4isEPQullk30huOjf5-gsf9pw_NbKW8tiodVdaErG9zmPVvpwVt3DcZvkFH_zc1jQVjxj2rSbfzunqgSBPFuXj0zG3yEQKcU2C1Yc0Z1-oLwnTfmzYs7oOHde90ZaDLPu6m31F6Hfzy0P5rfaHKznv3KnTbYbWrRk_xWgpaMorfi-lJ5pvaoBu78/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-263.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittFT4isEPQullk30huOjf5-gsf9pw_NbKW8tiodVdaErG9zmPVvpwVt3DcZvkFH_zc1jQVjxj2rSbfzunqgSBPFuXj0zG3yEQKcU2C1Yc0Z1-oLwnTfmzYs7oOHde90ZaDLPu6m31F6Hfzy0P5rfaHKznv3KnTbYbWrRk_xWgpaMorfi-lJ5pvaoBu78/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-263.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #263</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In my notes I described this is a perfect spring pastel purple and I stand by it. Honestly, the undertones are perfect, in my opinion, and it's just a gorgeous. The formula is also a huge winner and I think shorter nails could easily get away with one coat, but longer nails might need to go in with a second coat. Again, the formula is very smooth and creamy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5JAk4L-tY7rNd0BkHwlUiShojWCA6QC-McKLGNAosmaVO7xyYJ8s5P_UIG5Vzwl8Pni9JRRsg2Cm3T61E0EGTBF1t7psF_zjdfpecNJkRZnWbkdKi6rmVeEBI-Z7zT2EJMJ-3U_xQYrbFA5PiFeDN-uwCdo84QzkpeW1ppVcNX6grh3Pj3OnNuO8i1Q/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-264.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5JAk4L-tY7rNd0BkHwlUiShojWCA6QC-McKLGNAosmaVO7xyYJ8s5P_UIG5Vzwl8Pni9JRRsg2Cm3T61E0EGTBF1t7psF_zjdfpecNJkRZnWbkdKi6rmVeEBI-Z7zT2EJMJ-3U_xQYrbFA5PiFeDN-uwCdo84QzkpeW1ppVcNX6grh3Pj3OnNuO8i1Q/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-264.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #264</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I described this shade as a sky blue, which again I think I'm going to stand by. It's a really true light blue shade that I has enough saturation to have a little punch to it. This one is a firm 2 coater and again has that really gorgeous, creamy formula. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc39x0oCMEVIF36rojLKdUpVdJxY8TUidzqNrsbbm-zhRV07j3QfYnqX361aUfedNJzE6OBRM6RK4Xp3MRGSo_DpOk940aF9LCJ0dT_rDtJgUmGITgF3hlRx0IbbuHXmRrPATDtBK_pMPDoZpbuMxjpsjYmum6AOB-vxy-MMq43fU0-jj7sxrJEcEuJoI/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-265.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc39x0oCMEVIF36rojLKdUpVdJxY8TUidzqNrsbbm-zhRV07j3QfYnqX361aUfedNJzE6OBRM6RK4Xp3MRGSo_DpOk940aF9LCJ0dT_rDtJgUmGITgF3hlRx0IbbuHXmRrPATDtBK_pMPDoZpbuMxjpsjYmum6AOB-vxy-MMq43fU0-jj7sxrJEcEuJoI/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-265.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #265</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I absolutely love a pastel baby blue polish and this one is really gorgeous. It has a surprising amount of opacity for being one of the lighter shades in this collection and I think it's another firm 2 coater. In my notes, I pretty much described all of these polishes as being creamy and smooth and I stand by it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP0IGdRTpluhdLLhSQLniPsmDF8fWh83vG2D4tqsd8MkFlsvTT1HapnJQOScqo_hZJt5lGwHwzC8fzhVkndI6_UvlnpgZ9njxM96MosnCF1P1UWXBftpFw2j7IsYdOddlbXEZm7r3mCZS_OX0aLxKs9ukOMFT-BAuCdA5VYCDZYbsoZpFx76CYuj5n8Q/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-266.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP0IGdRTpluhdLLhSQLniPsmDF8fWh83vG2D4tqsd8MkFlsvTT1HapnJQOScqo_hZJt5lGwHwzC8fzhVkndI6_UvlnpgZ9njxM96MosnCF1P1UWXBftpFw2j7IsYdOddlbXEZm7r3mCZS_OX0aLxKs9ukOMFT-BAuCdA5VYCDZYbsoZpFx76CYuj5n8Q/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-266.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #266</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another favorite polish shade for spring for me is pastel mint and this one is done really, really well. It's so soft and perfect and doesn't skew too yellow or too blue, it just sits right in that soft mint zone. Again, 2 coat coverage with a beautiful, creamy formula.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4OQx2YZB15BXGQMV55DL_U6c18CBY8NSRDXqUz_9sMHMZNnpxcJOtv_Bt0xPSU5q_QsiJ0RbNItGCM-B7DY1sXmmdsJpseQ2sFgne1co1CGNcEG3kTF8HoaVIzaTPjnsXtQ1DGlXS62nOP1O5EtnJ_KVnfaC4dzqNxPKHRwnSTCq1TZ7YJbAKcugZf0/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-267.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4OQx2YZB15BXGQMV55DL_U6c18CBY8NSRDXqUz_9sMHMZNnpxcJOtv_Bt0xPSU5q_QsiJ0RbNItGCM-B7DY1sXmmdsJpseQ2sFgne1co1CGNcEG3kTF8HoaVIzaTPjnsXtQ1DGlXS62nOP1O5EtnJ_KVnfaC4dzqNxPKHRwnSTCq1TZ7YJbAKcugZf0/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-267.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #267</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This shade, to me, feels like one of the most unique in this situation. I'd call it a pastel grass green, if that makes sense, and it's a bit more saturated than the previous pastel shades. It's also super pigmented and I would say it's a 1-2 coater with that same creamy, smooth formula.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatmLc46Wi8fpd_DEPHU6DS-75edNqMJSf-THvGbD_RKKjjuA2OE_SPxYQSGGPPB03XVieRx7A0BIsoakjAbEbUqpC9MRkSkoNu_Ge6fvBbOLj4gTEPWpJare9qfa5f2_ghn23OZdT-jkdaXjtTVonB0RiY6CsyoV4oUkyIYSVFlqv5cMK1lNHCYhAUng/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-268.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatmLc46Wi8fpd_DEPHU6DS-75edNqMJSf-THvGbD_RKKjjuA2OE_SPxYQSGGPPB03XVieRx7A0BIsoakjAbEbUqpC9MRkSkoNu_Ge6fvBbOLj4gTEPWpJare9qfa5f2_ghn23OZdT-jkdaXjtTVonB0RiY6CsyoV4oUkyIYSVFlqv5cMK1lNHCYhAUng/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-268.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #268</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I would describe this as being a turned down lemon yellow. It's pastel, but still distinctly YELLOW, if that makes sense. Yellow polish is notoriously a pain in my ass, so I was happy to find that this one applied and leveled really smoothly. It is a 2-3 coater, depending on your nail length, but I think it's worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-ovWKnY_w-w55CHs7rFJQcSeqthR6VE53kE9bPytWq5Eq3tyEWvMYRUNL0PGdCJaAGFEONm04b6-e-5ftQ9TYZqbrDTTb8csRQd6IMfverIBG3Bp4caF93mEAy-IFiVI7XExDCfTxilTfiUrJkgMsP_ItfM2_g7iRW0Vl07wDMOSH0-L6fdzhjd62KY/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-269.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-ovWKnY_w-w55CHs7rFJQcSeqthR6VE53kE9bPytWq5Eq3tyEWvMYRUNL0PGdCJaAGFEONm04b6-e-5ftQ9TYZqbrDTTb8csRQd6IMfverIBG3Bp4caF93mEAy-IFiVI7XExDCfTxilTfiUrJkgMsP_ItfM2_g7iRW0Vl07wDMOSH0-L6fdzhjd62KY/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-269.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #269</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I am OBSESSED with this pastel peach shade. It really is firmly peach and doesn't skew too yellow, too pink, OR too orange, which I think is pretty impressive - it's balanced between all three of those. This is another firm 2 coater with a smooth, creamy formula. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RUckiHNoMhVJCVb29ddrGOLglt66qZLnCnckWMK_qRpHulYvyAr8s9FNzjRtebj6sxjr7slsKiLSfXeOKu7y8qeB0J4i3HXgPBRh0dTrHzETED7IpDtMF0PjHrn0nhiif2y6tFlKUjUFmYkTTUg1y4A6RS4swzfL7inOSog7YoIL1pjazpyqldPwEB4/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-270.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RUckiHNoMhVJCVb29ddrGOLglt66qZLnCnckWMK_qRpHulYvyAr8s9FNzjRtebj6sxjr7slsKiLSfXeOKu7y8qeB0J4i3HXgPBRh0dTrHzETED7IpDtMF0PjHrn0nhiif2y6tFlKUjUFmYkTTUg1y4A6RS4swzfL7inOSog7YoIL1pjazpyqldPwEB4/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-270.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #270</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my notes, I described this as a buttery, peachy beige shade and I stand by that as well. It definitely leans more yellow, obviously, but there is definitely a peachy undertone to it as well (which I think is most visible below where I have a photo of all of the swatch sticks next to each other.) This is a 2 coater, great formula. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bfIlIOs4GiiMLWKyJH03P3VumekfKqZrRArXou_sFUhOCOqFuWplo1aq9qS5tg41Yam-Rfc8_G-jA3fdZsEtRWG4WebqXnqDqZK7X6Jxk32nc1JWUEZUn8KyDRBUzSI2x6GzZ7eaa5T-7o1FvWYuHquwtQZLadjKRuqDl6tErzEjUptoqN8ZnLyDPYM/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-271.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bfIlIOs4GiiMLWKyJH03P3VumekfKqZrRArXou_sFUhOCOqFuWplo1aq9qS5tg41Yam-Rfc8_G-jA3fdZsEtRWG4WebqXnqDqZK7X6Jxk32nc1JWUEZUn8KyDRBUzSI2x6GzZ7eaa5T-7o1FvWYuHquwtQZLadjKRuqDl6tErzEjUptoqN8ZnLyDPYM/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-271.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #271</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my notes, I described this as a pale neutral ashy blue, but upon reflection I think pastel periwinkle is a more accurate description. I LOVE this shade. I've loved this shade for years and I think it's particularly flattering on my skin tone. This is another solid 2 coater with a gorgeous formula and probably my personal favorite in the collection. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTz2QUCEiF76A4ft1XU2AkxLug56FlZH2znAUWy_nci-nxdZ9jGVGAKUXnmwPUY8bhytP89lrCaSuDZe0RBJBEGpcDNf1fVP1w9PrLXERk7v9kOmxPSpVTpKS8DvG3xpZQKVICa6ohzYoEI4xW90v9Gz44esQwxL93DFl2xBDE4JOPsfPZkMvYLvMRfo/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-272.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTz2QUCEiF76A4ft1XU2AkxLug56FlZH2znAUWy_nci-nxdZ9jGVGAKUXnmwPUY8bhytP89lrCaSuDZe0RBJBEGpcDNf1fVP1w9PrLXERk7v9kOmxPSpVTpKS8DvG3xpZQKVICa6ohzYoEI4xW90v9Gz44esQwxL93DFl2xBDE4JOPsfPZkMvYLvMRfo/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-272.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #272</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I described this shade as a pastel warm mint green and I think that's really apparent when compared to shade 266, which is similar in depth but is generally much more neutral than this shade. This is another shade I absolutely love at this time of year. This is a 1-2 coat polish with a gorgeous formula. (I know, I just KEEP saying that, but it's true!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9XA0-GfHrGVs5UAj9N798k9rrhSG1dWacLa21SOuWmQytMyNeJKj7-h9mgjsIYPlCwvwq8hAZyFNLU7UlxngOQ9Da7ebVCHUfip2xMxuSsFJB_F2QGg_BdvtGm37yPAAR-VDWaLNXRqGywshAlsDo90dcWd8_etzmDVRyNLw7qNKgGo4OKtGpLlixAA/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-273.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9XA0-GfHrGVs5UAj9N798k9rrhSG1dWacLa21SOuWmQytMyNeJKj7-h9mgjsIYPlCwvwq8hAZyFNLU7UlxngOQ9Da7ebVCHUfip2xMxuSsFJB_F2QGg_BdvtGm37yPAAR-VDWaLNXRqGywshAlsDo90dcWd8_etzmDVRyNLw7qNKgGo4OKtGpLlixAA/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3-273.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade #273</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I described this as cherry blossom pink and I will not be accepting any notes. It's the undertones for me that give it that cherry blossom vibe and I LOVE it. I'm not even a pink girl, but this is another favorite in the collection for me. This is another 1-2 coat polish with a beautiful formula. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62RGJynEe82OqwaN9wdB3a1elQT6JxyO6CVjt6IGHMpOUHOWR_aGG9XrGXmeMNJsAiVTmDyfyhnTBiMcaZVtAKHaMUEenSbTJba-go8kL-raeuSLZrc-OAj5kjWfuCdxCQRNko4lk35UV3vP3WwEmrDknU8hbaEOxxzf0-fld-6FEfIFY8RWvNrg0JcI/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62RGJynEe82OqwaN9wdB3a1elQT6JxyO6CVjt6IGHMpOUHOWR_aGG9XrGXmeMNJsAiVTmDyfyhnTBiMcaZVtAKHaMUEenSbTJba-go8kL-raeuSLZrc-OAj5kjWfuCdxCQRNko4lk35UV3vP3WwEmrDknU8hbaEOxxzf0-fld-6FEfIFY8RWvNrg0JcI/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-summer-bright-pastel-12-piece-gel-polish-set-4.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Honestly, I think even moreso than the last Aimeili 12 Piece Collection that I tried, I am in love with this one. I love the selection of shades and I really feel like there are no misses as far as formula, even though there are some that are a bit more or less pigmented than others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you're interested in picking up<b> <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/AIMEILI-Summer-Bright-Pastel-Polish/dp/B091CHTVRC?maas=maas_adg_4CC9368FB267B9ABA809607B5D111A2C_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this collection</a></b>, it is currently on sale from Amazon for around $22 and I think that's an AMAZING price for what you get from this collection! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading and keep an eye out next week for some nail art featuring these polishes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX4KLmhinr_Vpnh4b_y4Yaj5BHdBAPllawRd83P-y2PIosEkoS1pFRRmOiTLtJaMKqT1d7X7uouo-TGxL8owYL5NO7fZ-H26kwWTbdrJkIzwfUWc1Um3iA0i_sXsFkkZz4sDcOf1vOsxYOCSjs60W9xpXLfHoqpTWMHx85BjvrnX0NoJEm4Lu7xFqOMg/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX4KLmhinr_Vpnh4b_y4Yaj5BHdBAPllawRd83P-y2PIosEkoS1pFRRmOiTLtJaMKqT1d7X7uouo-TGxL8owYL5NO7fZ-H26kwWTbdrJkIzwfUWc1Um3iA0i_sXsFkkZz4sDcOf1vOsxYOCSjs60W9xpXLfHoqpTWMHx85BjvrnX0NoJEm4Lu7xFqOMg/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgofXeJGPJo4k4ifHaPy8odju_QxHVRD1nPVP0vrS4ko8ySeL3l3TfZ-I4nSlpSg2UtoCqIjyqJTkT9j304PyOVnMVX03Q8-I3y29mwyW4kFw0rg8ntVUbiFeVR7IRU3VbThNm8zE49QJhGwV1FCkGzbsE4j13Pl12bYnKJhLxBgeLa2JjoVwR2mmjWsI/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgofXeJGPJo4k4ifHaPy8odju_QxHVRD1nPVP0vrS4ko8ySeL3l3TfZ-I4nSlpSg2UtoCqIjyqJTkT9j304PyOVnMVX03Q8-I3y29mwyW4kFw0rg8ntVUbiFeVR7IRU3VbThNm8zE49QJhGwV1FCkGzbsE4j13Pl12bYnKJhLxBgeLa2JjoVwR2mmjWsI/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-33793500889680251512024-02-07T11:21:00.001-06:002024-02-07T11:21:18.975-06:00NAIL ART: Twinkly Black & White Hearts Nails<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> THIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEEN COSMETICS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUbh9gyAUOfdZUbuLCPYRE4C07b1UCrkIRd8vieQFEjJO0b42J0AlELreJghIglZI9jIOHUYMCzv1st0ah52Ny-Ds9XeuGAHVVc8mT4omtFor-hyZQYCFmG5CyZ3wdlF9zVYqoLrRS6olroiPjs8ZkFYpx2vt0v2TePSJZI1MtfsXQHT_9BNyVE8XZlc/s640/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUbh9gyAUOfdZUbuLCPYRE4C07b1UCrkIRd8vieQFEjJO0b42J0AlELreJghIglZI9jIOHUYMCzv1st0ah52Ny-Ds9XeuGAHVVc8mT4omtFor-hyZQYCFmG5CyZ3wdlF9zVYqoLrRS6olroiPjs8ZkFYpx2vt0v2TePSJZI1MtfsXQHT_9BNyVE8XZlc/s16000/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whenever I'm doing multiple mani's in the same theme - in this case, Valentine's Day! - I tend to find myself wanting to do something that suits the theme, but is maybe a bit non-traditional. For today's mani, that translated into eschewing all of the traditional pink and red vibes and instead going with a black and white look. In the end, I think this could also be a good vibe for your Galentine's Day or anti-Valentine's Day vibes, if you know what I mean. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-e5mHTLjZoWbdhHTfoT9i9fDRtrxZdDFx-rcG1QKXZcdpE0WZlzDbidnOTNZFtdJtQI1mbMaGafgJnQSX9fwDQHrmf-75fj0B0U2sj5QFjb1YPuNHlCNgDrEV1GZPwxU6-Wk6JtgDdyn0yKuiQHc5JGFxl5zhlOqb0a38FXZpLQZKpK8QsLK6LL6Dmc/s640/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-e5mHTLjZoWbdhHTfoT9i9fDRtrxZdDFx-rcG1QKXZcdpE0WZlzDbidnOTNZFtdJtQI1mbMaGafgJnQSX9fwDQHrmf-75fj0B0U2sj5QFjb1YPuNHlCNgDrEV1GZPwxU6-Wk6JtgDdyn0yKuiQHc5JGFxl5zhlOqb0a38FXZpLQZKpK8QsLK6LL6Dmc/s16000/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Because I wanted this mani to have a lot of impact, for my base I decided to go with a really punchy and bold gel polish from Born Pretty. As you can see in the macro shot below, this polish packs a ton of twinkly punch. While it does have a sheer base and does remain a bit see through at 2 coats, it's dense enough that it does a good job camouflaging the visible nail line and the sheerness actually looks really pretty in my opinion. Obviously you could just use this for an accent nail - but I love to make all of my nails accent nails!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start this mani, I applied two coats of Born Pretty Silky White Gel Polish in the shade CG105* to all of my nails, curing between coats. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAGTKvAhcP63Zzc41LWOL7oH_b5I1XcweHpucHBsAqFpnSiUwe7rNU9X4-YS7E0goP2PC000gyP6PCImrzcbYvJ7PHH6SpAqHOJYWH4w-ZOgqIPwPO-1TJ10zRUVbGBgF5Cb3Qjh3x_plGlxvLn6R7X_CU_zfLBNsx7zN0DLUHfUxRBA63J08lzEMW68/s640/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAGTKvAhcP63Zzc41LWOL7oH_b5I1XcweHpucHBsAqFpnSiUwe7rNU9X4-YS7E0goP2PC000gyP6PCImrzcbYvJ7PHH6SpAqHOJYWH4w-ZOgqIPwPO-1TJ10zRUVbGBgF5Cb3Qjh3x_plGlxvLn6R7X_CU_zfLBNsx7zN0DLUHfUxRBA63J08lzEMW68/s16000/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I actually decided to pair two different stamping images that aren't technically each other's inverse but also really do feel that way. For my middle finger, I used this negative space image from the Pueen Fairytale Lover 02 Stamping Plate*, which I think really adds a nice contrast to the overall look. For the rest of my nails, I used the very similar heart image from the Pueen Nail Party 03 Stamping Plate*. For my ring finger and thumb, I applied the full image to the nails, for my pointer finger I used one corner of the image, and for my pinkie I used one single heart. I think this variation really adds a good bit of visual interest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with the design, I finished with a gel top coat for shine and voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuN0O0i3MrUne2BGE37gZ-Qu67kJtTV5j0XDLLmiK84ZvwonEKKJ754GLJt_0f3l0vrYzajicR0XPujJB5fnu1g_hQIKBiMGyJW_NoBfa2-ks1xKMpfxHhFnC5Ok6TsuCtx_Gzb0GEcsohYF3YxGWzk92gby8_Y0oNXBOOriKj5WyNRXwQm5DQs2YUtyA/s640/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuN0O0i3MrUne2BGE37gZ-Qu67kJtTV5j0XDLLmiK84ZvwonEKKJ754GLJt_0f3l0vrYzajicR0XPujJB5fnu1g_hQIKBiMGyJW_NoBfa2-ks1xKMpfxHhFnC5Ok6TsuCtx_Gzb0GEcsohYF3YxGWzk92gby8_Y0oNXBOOriKj5WyNRXwQm5DQs2YUtyA/s16000/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Unt Ready For Takeoff Peel Off Base Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><a href="https://bornpretty.com/?ref=9JjbgPC0vQNjZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Born Pretty</a> Silky White Gel Polish - CG105*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Cosmetics - 805 Black Jack*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>ASP Gel Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Cosmetics Fairytale Lover 02 Stamping Plate*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Cosmetics Nail Party 03 Stamping Plate*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Chunky Soft Transparent Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHlQDYTZDhwD-SZ-d8WalRawrYMMd1DiKkLDEKdpEwEgolSaEH_OYT_BvaAQlCMWBSq3prosU8H0h_rXXISg23qGXXAH1y9KrFD-_AGFaMDOAlvivgMJ2udJxYvpupYgPUQAztoaxmVO3fQ7YWmvZrKabxy1odn7K6f-21eKEToRWU_CBlr_H_2Fx2xI/s585/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHlQDYTZDhwD-SZ-d8WalRawrYMMd1DiKkLDEKdpEwEgolSaEH_OYT_BvaAQlCMWBSq3prosU8H0h_rXXISg23qGXXAH1y9KrFD-_AGFaMDOAlvivgMJ2udJxYvpupYgPUQAztoaxmVO3fQ7YWmvZrKabxy1odn7K6f-21eKEToRWU_CBlr_H_2Fx2xI/s16000/nail-art-twinkly-black-and-white-heart-nails-ft-pueen-5.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As much as I love the pink and red of it all at this time of year, I also think there is something to be said for changing it up a bit and going in a different direction. Ultimately I don't think this is anything crazy, but it does feel like Valentine's Day... but a bit different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you're interested in picking up any of the Pueen products I used for today's mani, they are all available from Amazon and I am a huge fan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn8G0Jp8XHtiibaJy3z-c0EuujymwqdbS6VSIoiE5uxaJ6wXcoeS1rAYrNLK-umGu0Xer_iW6DNcTugJyiz-c5TsfeS3ihu9y9xqVluFjCbCIir1yE5ix6lrTSjqW-xNJRsosbs9qPIYRvML68Vz17efwPfsaZ190TEDt-0vz2brWSKTZ6LwAs4EYWVA/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn8G0Jp8XHtiibaJy3z-c0EuujymwqdbS6VSIoiE5uxaJ6wXcoeS1rAYrNLK-umGu0Xer_iW6DNcTugJyiz-c5TsfeS3ihu9y9xqVluFjCbCIir1yE5ix6lrTSjqW-xNJRsosbs9qPIYRvML68Vz17efwPfsaZ190TEDt-0vz2brWSKTZ6LwAs4EYWVA/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7PuctLIjphMjtCj8Lxby3xIPsQf1xL5y2aJs5_RIc4foZ6y8ic9wJp2tOm2MDHOgdGgzfB-V8vqla4_bxZ8_wxbFVDA2PiSPCq3xUFjh7a_4whEjlt_kIEy-6n7i-r5fcyCOLZ9bG-W19OlOvDP6Exjcdf8dMio1I-ouHL3ahKFGBx8de62ZpXVSiwM/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7PuctLIjphMjtCj8Lxby3xIPsQf1xL5y2aJs5_RIc4foZ6y8ic9wJp2tOm2MDHOgdGgzfB-V8vqla4_bxZ8_wxbFVDA2PiSPCq3xUFjh7a_4whEjlt_kIEy-6n7i-r5fcyCOLZ9bG-W19OlOvDP6Exjcdf8dMio1I-ouHL3ahKFGBx8de62ZpXVSiwM/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-15897938817308313412024-01-31T10:00:00.001-06:002024-01-31T10:00:00.153-06:00NAIL ART: Bubbly Pink Hearts Valentine's Day Nails<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> THIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEEN COSMETICS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqCnA4NPfTXygtaVygdT4BYuQA62SJFLp0Qp_EzDrJN-EzG6PdtrRUWPyn-uQnzgBi4QQe0Pk4Okzb63ryg0pgd4MdQrRA-20h6e7j_lHKaXp20qiW_zBkwKqVhe74uvaP-oJXTLuH2FPuwIJrimglgVWGaTp9KjCr9Vgg3YGtxYyXGJ1mB6qatm4e2E/s640/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqCnA4NPfTXygtaVygdT4BYuQA62SJFLp0Qp_EzDrJN-EzG6PdtrRUWPyn-uQnzgBi4QQe0Pk4Okzb63ryg0pgd4MdQrRA-20h6e7j_lHKaXp20qiW_zBkwKqVhe74uvaP-oJXTLuH2FPuwIJrimglgVWGaTp9KjCr9Vgg3YGtxYyXGJ1mB6qatm4e2E/s16000/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For today's mani, I was very much in the mood for something adorable. While I'm not generally much of a pink and adorable kind of girl, there's something about Valentine's Day that just makes me go all in, so I grabbed a super bright pink polish and a bubbly hearts stamping image and I just went for it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5Z41goEbh8LxxGac4Nuf9A4Ets0b8RIlVWefmXMmKW4pLH3DJkkfofq-praTyzamD2QWSQVK8n0mnoBScys8z5Pg_2rZC2E5vPsELETMfuhfY1VcrAsPhkOt9jYV7F8V3GiXR92zfmawTidw0f5ZIVRxDfcuEuiUecH3GKExaZeRMw5KCkEsRHqj-CQ/s640/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5Z41goEbh8LxxGac4Nuf9A4Ets0b8RIlVWefmXMmKW4pLH3DJkkfofq-praTyzamD2QWSQVK8n0mnoBScys8z5Pg_2rZC2E5vPsELETMfuhfY1VcrAsPhkOt9jYV7F8V3GiXR92zfmawTidw0f5ZIVRxDfcuEuiUecH3GKExaZeRMw5KCkEsRHqj-CQ/s16000/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like I said, for my base polish I wanted to just go all in with the cuteness, so I grabbed for Sinful Colors' She Stings, which is this really gorgeous magenta jelly polish packed with warm toned iridescent flakes. I'm pretty sure the collection that featured this polish was limited edition, so it's no longer available, but if you can get your hands on it or any of the other polishes from <a href="https://www.prairiebeautylove.ca/2022/08/swatch-review-sinful-colors-buzz-bold.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this collection</a>, I highly recommend because they are all gorgeous. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied two coats of She Stings to all of my nails.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeFE0gK9StsT3daf4CcFNCI43CXuNFbS-KCQiE5ESQ70KS8sDcR1zC8vZ3mZ644BInwsExWQVbWfqR7EN8K5lXmg2-boLV-z0J1stHi8wGJi9ZAgPp-3Bv3IzJSNk0Rex6NS45OEY_E79vAIEhblWVQI65mAZ7sBhs3YLHvRGO2FP_CY3uzpcAkrwS80/s640/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeFE0gK9StsT3daf4CcFNCI43CXuNFbS-KCQiE5ESQ70KS8sDcR1zC8vZ3mZ644BInwsExWQVbWfqR7EN8K5lXmg2-boLV-z0J1stHi8wGJi9ZAgPp-3Bv3IzJSNk0Rex6NS45OEY_E79vAIEhblWVQI65mAZ7sBhs3YLHvRGO2FP_CY3uzpcAkrwS80/s16000/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like I said, I really wanted to keep this mani cute and this sort of bubbly hearts image from the Pueen 111 Stamping Plate (included in the 24M Collection) just screams cartoon cute to me. It's also a really easy image to shift and turn so that each nail looks different - as though the pattern is continuing, rather than repeating, if that makes sense. I used a white stamping polish to apply the image to all of my nails.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with the design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then followed with a generous layer of glossy top coat for shine and volume. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJACFWca6CMrZd8lpeDXZWdrokDqko0F2RUNQoVDARAsFDl_gRVsXjxrpjkU88fBII1SwBRRJJXFoFICsSWBX8aKKDv1IiwZ1eHI8xmwTpAipKRjixrZSu3NJvVfONxSvMCqJD0lerirHm4bnYIkTqOC2KpsRMJMg1kUr0K4aAaTVwAD0Kw-de2mw_g4w/s640/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJACFWca6CMrZd8lpeDXZWdrokDqko0F2RUNQoVDARAsFDl_gRVsXjxrpjkU88fBII1SwBRRJJXFoFICsSWBX8aKKDv1IiwZ1eHI8xmwTpAipKRjixrZSu3NJvVfONxSvMCqJD0lerirHm4bnYIkTqOC2KpsRMJMg1kUr0K4aAaTVwAD0Kw-de2mw_g4w/s16000/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sinful Colors - She Stings</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Cosmetics - 806 Pure White*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smuge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vibrant Scents Fast & Hard Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Cosmetics 111 Stamping Plate (from 24M Collection)</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Chunky Soft Transparent Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWyrDP4joQOMF7SPGBmN43s03rZqlDeKApUufQoKboNOwJipuf1GevZsfF4xbXPEjpPjcTWV2I891wCJlfS268H7rFVcIC3Nprp1qBFzlT2I0VI4V1zdSmVve12-q8krcHl9Js6izP33QblK7Kak5gFLl3SJvERwto9Qzd6vYElVVtxLEZ6F0dPt4wfM/s585/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWyrDP4joQOMF7SPGBmN43s03rZqlDeKApUufQoKboNOwJipuf1GevZsfF4xbXPEjpPjcTWV2I891wCJlfS268H7rFVcIC3Nprp1qBFzlT2I0VI4V1zdSmVve12-q8krcHl9Js6izP33QblK7Kak5gFLl3SJvERwto9Qzd6vYElVVtxLEZ6F0dPt4wfM/s16000/nail-art-pink-&-white-bubbly-hearts-valentines-day-nails-ft-pueen-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is such a simple design, really, but I love it so much. I think the warmth of the base polish could maybe feel a bit summery for this time of year, but I think that's actually part of what appeals to me about. I'm just dying for a break from the winter blues and this mani definitely gave me that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're interested in any of the Pueen products I used for this mani, they are available from Amazon and they all get my stamp of approval.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQKdLCF_JEHKUhnat6Vx1DAMaW-KDM6BPPz8PIMWmGbQChyphenhyphen0Gq0nMJhh8xKAq77fHjxWPwqZWNNk3qEzVZvKTlogRWxgtE9uut3kUOdCs4P9o_Fs0b0mLjmup5Ac2miyyUOumz7HW6equDm1xXKznOJoHyeKoifUYDTvfAG8hHBb6sE_sthyphenhyphenqNGhZxKk/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQKdLCF_JEHKUhnat6Vx1DAMaW-KDM6BPPz8PIMWmGbQChyphenhyphen0Gq0nMJhh8xKAq77fHjxWPwqZWNNk3qEzVZvKTlogRWxgtE9uut3kUOdCs4P9o_Fs0b0mLjmup5Ac2miyyUOumz7HW6equDm1xXKznOJoHyeKoifUYDTvfAG8hHBb6sE_sthyphenhyphenqNGhZxKk/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTD8tXJaJevduiWuHXK0QghkPlNgTnOJ3Jv7vHLAF5EnXzSQOqzy3NFMhR4r8d4cK5-UoafWOqhxBYe1xR2SlnU1VU5UNz-HtqMYRgBOHCJQfHqhfHaoAjN8hLYowBMRhiVhusUAN7aVafdl3HwHmlJbdhCdMOPbsPn0j50D7cLTRBSbKgFnR-EZvLSA/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTD8tXJaJevduiWuHXK0QghkPlNgTnOJ3Jv7vHLAF5EnXzSQOqzy3NFMhR4r8d4cK5-UoafWOqhxBYe1xR2SlnU1VU5UNz-HtqMYRgBOHCJQfHqhfHaoAjN8hLYowBMRhiVhusUAN7aVafdl3HwHmlJbdhCdMOPbsPn0j50D7cLTRBSbKgFnR-EZvLSA/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-3376509579001098552024-01-29T10:50:00.002-06:002024-01-29T10:50:37.008-06:00NAIL ART: Soft Pink Thermal Key To My Heart Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNgst9CkAlpJHRcE7B8cSl4mjBz6y8HYX6Sucdle9LI0ntHccXVKltKkSmJE8dWGGiTbq5EiqYPfTs35VySHQfB88eBYGPvge1ExNq2wR_znMypC31-enW3gYQ4nhV8WQhyphenhyphenNSiQFHslN6R3aMxL8B9oANoEYuZtqgP0urh8EHQo-lYR4JzeUldScuCHs/s640/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNgst9CkAlpJHRcE7B8cSl4mjBz6y8HYX6Sucdle9LI0ntHccXVKltKkSmJE8dWGGiTbq5EiqYPfTs35VySHQfB88eBYGPvge1ExNq2wR_znMypC31-enW3gYQ4nhV8WQhyphenhyphenNSiQFHslN6R3aMxL8B9oANoEYuZtqgP0urh8EHQo-lYR4JzeUldScuCHs/s16000/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not gonna lie - my brain is absolutely LOVING having a theme again. As soon as I transitioned into thinking about doing Valentine's Day nails, my brain immediately had about a million ideas and a lot of energy and desire to get them done. I just love a theme - it gives my brain something to latch onto. For this mani I also used a new-to-me stamping plate from Hit The Bottle that I've been dying to use since I got it months ago and a super pretty new gel polish from Born Pretty. All in all, I'm super excited about this mani!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqHWvNY04fX-m7_bGmhVahE_I-0oMkHQZzZNDJvVp6JX40iCI10Yrc-xQtrKiHnnAMI-7fveiE7u8QuBNs3H5axJmHkLsUylD48qrCjCVypVlP3Hb_z_K3OvMRf4d4tahnypq70zlU2lutyPRsLN4n-CK-dETf1x5TpQyiInbMU_pm1zIMfYJAqjFcMs/s640/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqHWvNY04fX-m7_bGmhVahE_I-0oMkHQZzZNDJvVp6JX40iCI10Yrc-xQtrKiHnnAMI-7fveiE7u8QuBNs3H5axJmHkLsUylD48qrCjCVypVlP3Hb_z_K3OvMRf4d4tahnypq70zlU2lutyPRsLN4n-CK-dETf1x5TpQyiInbMU_pm1zIMfYJAqjFcMs/s16000/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, I will say, I was having very, very cold hands when I did this mani and when I photographed it, so I couldn't actually get the thermal shift to show up, but <b>Born Pretty 56989-13</b>* is a thermal polish that is white in it's warm state and this soft peachy pink in its warm state and has this really beautiful soft shimmer to it. I really wish I would have been able to capture the gradient, but I promise you it is gorgeous and if you want a better look at it, I would recommend checking out the<a href="https://bornpretty.com/cdn/shop/files/SXA13_e659b446-38f9-4a23-9ba2-5c284bf953f2.jpg?v=1700618164&width=700" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> product photo</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start this mani, I applied two coats of 56989-13* to all of my nails, curing for 60 seconds between coats. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS7Ti9FR6W7J0fnWiMPRbdY-LdJDniM6B5k9p8HpIhy-jxWOjvvGibNRlJ0Kokdq-4MwVEnvtDRClF2BGky9Op_pS73empKkv_huHK7JKKPhPkSSeN4dWkoubzIlSNWUuzZqaViagBIpae7BmpjT0E3G3ZheWorQ7o2jb3oRMipVhFA3TOZYLWzi8kG0/s640/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS7Ti9FR6W7J0fnWiMPRbdY-LdJDniM6B5k9p8HpIhy-jxWOjvvGibNRlJ0Kokdq-4MwVEnvtDRClF2BGky9Op_pS73empKkv_huHK7JKKPhPkSSeN4dWkoubzIlSNWUuzZqaViagBIpae7BmpjT0E3G3ZheWorQ7o2jb3oRMipVhFA3TOZYLWzi8kG0/s16000/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was really, really drawn to the lock and key images on this plate and I knew that I wanted to put together a mani that featured them. It's just such a cute vibe, I think. For my outer nails, I kept it super simple by applying this swirly image in grey stamping polish. For my middle finger, I decided to first apply a solid heart image in a cool toned pink and then follow with the single key image in grey. And finally, for my ring finger, I started with the same heart image and then followed with the full cover heart and keys image in grey.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my stamping, I finished with a matte gel top coat to bring down the shine and I cured that for 60 seconds. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneYwWVTZ4Qc103tqThVgaBJARRf05QqihJruvoRLpL5aO8KJBIkTZ2L6clb7HNbIyeIkalL4C8P9c2IxNjbm1m2cHZoo23p9RhnFyBnfAp9mhOhWmEB0-dud2VLF3f-8Gz7blxzwHK7ADOuWb4BYUuydwhk4wCPDQ3OVldsYw3BcqJgGv46Tw95nkU4Y/s640/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneYwWVTZ4Qc103tqThVgaBJARRf05QqihJruvoRLpL5aO8KJBIkTZ2L6clb7HNbIyeIkalL4C8P9c2IxNjbm1m2cHZoo23p9RhnFyBnfAp9mhOhWmEB0-dud2VLF3f-8Gz7blxzwHK7ADOuWb4BYUuydwhk4wCPDQ3OVldsYw3BcqJgGv46Tw95nkU4Y/s16000/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Unt Ready For Takeoff Peel Off Base Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty - Thermal Nail Gel 56989-13*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Cherished Blossoms*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper 042 Slate Grey</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Matte Gel Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Hit The Bottle To Love Or Not To Love Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Use affiliate code <b>TRYSH10 </b>for 10% off your order at <a href="https://bornpretty.com/?ref=9JjbgPC0vQNjZQ">Born Pretty</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpfTrO8h5cCh7iATQbDUSV3NdoFSgd2rFUufWp4s2ylxAerOUeoQn4W4sOa3VneMj_WHQsrdSDp3LZYnkC_5Lq9-vqEeFsTF4JCmZgz-mje3ipTGfDhoMFzt_cNsL5tMLJ_r_3VvUR1q6x-rqDCJYKJukNyKwpzBtECMAsdHYvnhi05MjmIxxwokOP9o/s585/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpfTrO8h5cCh7iATQbDUSV3NdoFSgd2rFUufWp4s2ylxAerOUeoQn4W4sOa3VneMj_WHQsrdSDp3LZYnkC_5Lq9-vqEeFsTF4JCmZgz-mje3ipTGfDhoMFzt_cNsL5tMLJ_r_3VvUR1q6x-rqDCJYKJukNyKwpzBtECMAsdHYvnhi05MjmIxxwokOP9o/s16000/nail-art-soft-pink-thermal-key-to-my-heart-nails-ft-hit-the-bottle-to-love-or-not-to-love-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've gotta say, I'm not normally much of a pink kind of a girl when it comes to my nails, but there's something about this time of year that just makes me 100% lean into it, and I just absolutely love this base polish. There's something really pretty and delicate about it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Be sure to head over to <a href="https://www.cosmeticproof.com/">Cosmetic Proof </a>and <a href="https://www.seetheworldinpink.ca/">See The World In PINK</a> for more #<b>CBBxManiMonday </b>nails this week!<p></p><p>Thanks for reading!</p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrU3R9kxdiCZXuvmON3rmPmdMU2TPueDZkEn077KSFCMUyGNjddixnarEbzyGBSWBHgCQFQu1eMSK3OMw4TVcIm4xi3Lqoye06M2KctcSvKiWtzqhjnvxdFIzydW9VqOcc-XVfVAwbXF7IaewODtMkMy_RAf1h4bF5eUY0jIViy-6U5fpSXL6-IPKeeE/s91/sig2017.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrU3R9kxdiCZXuvmON3rmPmdMU2TPueDZkEn077KSFCMUyGNjddixnarEbzyGBSWBHgCQFQu1eMSK3OMw4TVcIm4xi3Lqoye06M2KctcSvKiWtzqhjnvxdFIzydW9VqOcc-XVfVAwbXF7IaewODtMkMy_RAf1h4bF5eUY0jIViy-6U5fpSXL6-IPKeeE/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKefYT0GSQ1bZlRuvtnZqNyQ4nFuh79atBK61tYpcREaVrIgpZBXs34AZoHi7ehkY4OtfxN4IL36By02cAZ8_pOZoD44FsiIJHn_1NonjkBxhKgufsyA3sQjKW1SHDfRODEPuiJ7rsGMV169i7AyK1Psz0aPusRtWbDEb58ON0GnVfWhPPCIVRiwTYvTs/s502/affiliate-links.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKefYT0GSQ1bZlRuvtnZqNyQ4nFuh79atBK61tYpcREaVrIgpZBXs34AZoHi7ehkY4OtfxN4IL36By02cAZ8_pOZoD44FsiIJHn_1NonjkBxhKgufsyA3sQjKW1SHDfRODEPuiJ7rsGMV169i7AyK1Psz0aPusRtWbDEb58ON0GnVfWhPPCIVRiwTYvTs/s16000/affiliate-links.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-38505586905806125472024-01-22T11:26:00.000-06:002024-01-22T11:26:38.823-06:00NAIL ART: Creamy Coffee Abstract Cat Eye Gel Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQgV3bJeGRPMZxszohfxhFtL6ADaQE97f8NBL27mHMcDwI6r9ud-vlf5g9KOnDtp0TyONt2uCpB5oQPrBrtBlDVt1Q9W3fC2DuzCY6fGjHEWFO1C-ksIZ16D7zhl0Lxx86ng8Js7wtXqDKZ_nZqGq7uRXgVQkVFJtSD0GyQEjPI5D7D9XLICx0TtbqJM/s640/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQgV3bJeGRPMZxszohfxhFtL6ADaQE97f8NBL27mHMcDwI6r9ud-vlf5g9KOnDtp0TyONt2uCpB5oQPrBrtBlDVt1Q9W3fC2DuzCY6fGjHEWFO1C-ksIZ16D7zhl0Lxx86ng8Js7wtXqDKZ_nZqGq7uRXgVQkVFJtSD0GyQEjPI5D7D9XLICx0TtbqJM/s16000/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Being that my creativity has been feeling a bit sapped recently, I've been a little less active here on the blog, but I'm hoping that with the days getting longer I'll be feeling a bit more inspired and start posting a bit more frequently again. For today's mani, I kept it pretty simple with a style of mani that I personally really, really love. I paired some super exciting new gel polish with monochromatic abstract stamping and I love it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkHkdM5XefQPqGh7BkXJa1ckKndMD3H4msJ4iggHO6EqTXnUi-nuQvqmYONjl74FTQ7_m3RG3cZ5Y8QF0n0uE8G00wdDcgjEv4KRCR1Z-DopAr4FmPLY9HcfbkWDsa3SGAPFMjzgpe2J7JWboROUxjsUWlwxfIfWhQK2WlYPXC8nRYdqmNXB7yBjU2pk/s640/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkHkdM5XefQPqGh7BkXJa1ckKndMD3H4msJ4iggHO6EqTXnUi-nuQvqmYONjl74FTQ7_m3RG3cZ5Y8QF0n0uE8G00wdDcgjEv4KRCR1Z-DopAr4FmPLY9HcfbkWDsa3SGAPFMjzgpe2J7JWboROUxjsUWlwxfIfWhQK2WlYPXC8nRYdqmNXB7yBjU2pk/s16000/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have already very much established that I really, really love cat eye gel polishes. They're just so stunning with that beautiful movement and shine and I just can't get enough. I actually did a couple of different cat eye gel mani's on friends and family over the holidays and they loved them as well. All of this to say that when I saw that Born Pretty had released their new Moonlight Cat Magnetic Gel Polish*, I just had to try it. I only ended up choosing one shade, but much like the Sea Blue Cat Magnetic polishes from them I suspect I'll be ordering more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The shade I chose is MC03 and it's this really pretty beige shade that leans just a bit brown - hence the creamy coffee title for this mani - and it's gorgeous. I applied two coats, magnetizing and curing for 60 seconds between coats, to get this level of opacity. It isn't quite full opaque, but the shimmers in the formula really, really help to hide that visible nail line at most angles. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuGzjWcKyZv8nE7RpNzIbYSslCi2Qn7_ZOT9n5NSU5UQiyI1VOIptgL9iS1UfRdYTJdK-Pzuzy9H8klWCpuuIY1XqY22r3dZI-GF7MH69-eHl38Z6k-sgOC7NP2b7WE5HHwvfI5fHzwOrrupDWZ9bEqy_vikdYibnDy2MaPV0JuJuModoqO-7cMtpgfA/s640/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuGzjWcKyZv8nE7RpNzIbYSslCi2Qn7_ZOT9n5NSU5UQiyI1VOIptgL9iS1UfRdYTJdK-Pzuzy9H8klWCpuuIY1XqY22r3dZI-GF7MH69-eHl38Z6k-sgOC7NP2b7WE5HHwvfI5fHzwOrrupDWZ9bEqy_vikdYibnDy2MaPV0JuJuModoqO-7cMtpgfA/s16000/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I grabbed for my much loved Whats Up Nails A026 All Lined Up Stamping Plate as well as their stamping polishes in Blanc My Mind and You Mocha Me Happy to apply my designs. I ended up using three different images to create this mani - a swirly line image, a blobby image, and an image that combines swirly lines and blobs. I applied the images towards the corners of my nails and kept each nail different by choosing my placement wisely.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my stamping, I applied a gel top coat and cured for 60 seconds and voila! One nice thing about pairing gel polish and stamping is definitely the fact that gel top coat doesn't smudge your stamping!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-7roMQBNexXFae2F-HFJx6L-W1SMJ0A_1YLR-HdPERFGDu84tS0Qfe2kfcY1MQjXyFcG8zBop1rE4icE7cEtbEmLi5WEb_fwi5IJ3WdSls91aGzaRXNHRPNHVz-XkXpcx9Dr1kOFmiPRMFwclm6eWlwCULj-QZhXfeEJ3hLfJFXNI8ZtfW9qRHSZJI/s640/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-7roMQBNexXFae2F-HFJx6L-W1SMJ0A_1YLR-HdPERFGDu84tS0Qfe2kfcY1MQjXyFcG8zBop1rE4icE7cEtbEmLi5WEb_fwi5IJ3WdSls91aGzaRXNHRPNHVz-XkXpcx9Dr1kOFmiPRMFwclm6eWlwCULj-QZhXfeEJ3hLfJFXNI8ZtfW9qRHSZJI/s16000/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Unt Ready For Take Off Peel Off Base Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Moonlight Cat Magnetic Gel Polish - MC03*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - You Mocha Me Happy*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Super Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails A026 All Lined Up Stamping Plate*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Magnified Clear Stamper & Scraper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Tangy Cuticle Oil*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Use affiliate code <b>TRYSH10 </b>for 10% off your order at <a href="https://bornpretty.com/?ref=9JjbgPC0vQNjZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Born Pretty</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRL_cuwCLaLrSnxBalns6bqLetq_lYCq4Xh1efDewr4tM_7piEkbn8loFKNRSO00v8Bu5LQtiV8yHtXM0sUR4ZAjDSqtYLRpnm7BeH8APuOXr5SSQFtcjPfbQhZJy4NOjFlA-sV-N5rBi8-Yhm07buU5IszcE8MzCCA-oQnitutAR3j9UNuN7On55pNg/s585/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRL_cuwCLaLrSnxBalns6bqLetq_lYCq4Xh1efDewr4tM_7piEkbn8loFKNRSO00v8Bu5LQtiV8yHtXM0sUR4ZAjDSqtYLRpnm7BeH8APuOXr5SSQFtcjPfbQhZJy4NOjFlA-sV-N5rBi8-Yhm07buU5IszcE8MzCCA-oQnitutAR3j9UNuN7On55pNg/s16000/nail-art-creamy-coffee-abstract-cat-eye-gel-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-026-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's really so difficult to capture the gorgeous look of cat eye gel in pictures, but let me assure you that it's absolutely stunning. I could stand under the light in my back hall for hours just wiggling my fingers around and watching it move. Gorgeous!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.cosmeticproof.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cosmetic Proof </a></b>and <b><a href="https://www.seetheworldinpink.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See The World In PINK</a></b> for more <b>#CBBxManiMonday</b> nails this week!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgct5oIyitgEPN97EsJRXDFEGQ168NjAXyKcwAAD5A0gDnP9DkGNUsh3KzkVRooRPvoT2F0JO8f3iyn-0BVmT0hUoTz5ujnUJOCT_65HqmGNIIDrgp9-0fE47-2EiUXe9IVa7XH5T7VW4BnBF0v6sM-6OpndL3YCsGqhH99yErDUp4h8udllvgh3XslvKE/s91/sig2017.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgct5oIyitgEPN97EsJRXDFEGQ168NjAXyKcwAAD5A0gDnP9DkGNUsh3KzkVRooRPvoT2F0JO8f3iyn-0BVmT0hUoTz5ujnUJOCT_65HqmGNIIDrgp9-0fE47-2EiUXe9IVa7XH5T7VW4BnBF0v6sM-6OpndL3YCsGqhH99yErDUp4h8udllvgh3XslvKE/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeUFfbzSmYipACGvEe6ERl-ijrbujKbp_COYRT9MFu8bPog75Y6xMBC21IdTD4fQ5_U7gB3jDfOuxT3EwK1m5adzRvd4s3SczrUQBNPYftsGCjCzERTh64asuQVbjNBFJ0HsPxQJQ5rWwryvTjoKEAuIHqsC_iWGWXG2DBl91dmcs0E7UmzIo4e7hv3w/s502/affiliate-links.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeUFfbzSmYipACGvEe6ERl-ijrbujKbp_COYRT9MFu8bPog75Y6xMBC21IdTD4fQ5_U7gB3jDfOuxT3EwK1m5adzRvd4s3SczrUQBNPYftsGCjCzERTh64asuQVbjNBFJ0HsPxQJQ5rWwryvTjoKEAuIHqsC_iWGWXG2DBl91dmcs0E7UmzIo4e7hv3w/s16000/affiliate-links.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-69089328781645026262024-01-15T10:00:00.001-06:002024-01-15T10:00:00.162-06:00NAIL ART: Swoopy Concrete & Chrome Gel Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimERPcMOUMR00jcllkgPpcWaPEYUOB0NIy52hUtG0dlXhWDUb121Y9Wu7N0qrXopsQ3G7rq8QyRmLJZb7zEN9wvpB2PXpICO6DRQGQ9CFaC7o-xc1VbZXlIHdr022r9SFMTUcZir6RzTJIUKKjNgxg0Qb1uhDce2tibwf-VG2cZGX6yCzl9eZZCPc6n1E/s640/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimERPcMOUMR00jcllkgPpcWaPEYUOB0NIy52hUtG0dlXhWDUb121Y9Wu7N0qrXopsQ3G7rq8QyRmLJZb7zEN9wvpB2PXpICO6DRQGQ9CFaC7o-xc1VbZXlIHdr022r9SFMTUcZir6RzTJIUKKjNgxg0Qb1uhDce2tibwf-VG2cZGX6yCzl9eZZCPc6n1E/s16000/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I must say, I'm still pretty neck deep in a bit of a January fog and definitely lacking in both energy and inspiration just in general, not just with my nails. That being said, I got some new PR goodies from Born Pretty last week and there were definitely some items that I was really excited to play around with. For today's mani, I used two of those new products to create a really quick and easy gel mani that is incredibly beginner friendly - and cute, to boot!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgowG59N88MG77t30ThXC_9Mjs6tanwEVz8huOznMyreEdEFhqNTmtUqYUf-mcjb7ujhthyphenhyphenLLhf5mb2ZG8SKl6u6QAGEcR65EUF_7yx6acpam_GaPdlzrWMzo6S2hWXqmlhKro6rQ18t54erNAgDDHCfvMasMi_f2CbGuPIskgwleleq2GBDEg-y2pDY/s640/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgowG59N88MG77t30ThXC_9Mjs6tanwEVz8huOznMyreEdEFhqNTmtUqYUf-mcjb7ujhthyphenhyphenLLhf5mb2ZG8SKl6u6QAGEcR65EUF_7yx6acpam_GaPdlzrWMzo6S2hWXqmlhKro6rQ18t54erNAgDDHCfvMasMi_f2CbGuPIskgwleleq2GBDEg-y2pDY/s16000/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is, I think, something to be said for grey in January and I think that's why I chose this particular base polish. This is shade CG059* from Born Pretty's Silky White Gel Series. This is definitely a true sort of concrete grey shade, which I think is very chic and modern - especially when worn matte. I really like the Silky White Gel formula - it's creamy and easy to apply and has always cured really smoothly for me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I applied two coats of CG059 to all of my nails, curing for 60 seconds after each coat. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L0Qjd5wD6IW4CPzcxTXnc13qJAT-tbehWy8dqxP6FOc97myM1fsOQl7JXPBRMepV41UdYm6LxnC1KBL2gkcnQAllx8hW3ZrGMiCyUuiGsqsJKgkbNQEIZOzYlRCJ_GMS3yi2fczF8t9tCqkFGcWtlAUqskVD2lyd9djAKZj8C0wBuvE6DHFkZmnD9Z8/s640/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L0Qjd5wD6IW4CPzcxTXnc13qJAT-tbehWy8dqxP6FOc97myM1fsOQl7JXPBRMepV41UdYm6LxnC1KBL2gkcnQAllx8hW3ZrGMiCyUuiGsqsJKgkbNQEIZOzYlRCJ_GMS3yi2fczF8t9tCqkFGcWtlAUqskVD2lyd9djAKZj8C0wBuvE6DHFkZmnD9Z8/s16000/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next is the real star of this mani, which is the Liner Paint Gel in this gorgeous chrome. I have never really managed to get entirely comfortable with chrome powders and have failed more times than I've succeeded when using it, so I was definitely interested to get a chrome look from a gel polish. This particular one comes with a liner brush, which makes it really easy to apply nail art. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying my matte gel top coat to all of my nails and curing for 60 seconds since I knew I wasn't going to want to apply top coat after the chrome gel. Next, I just went in with a sort of free form swoop and cured after each nail. I will say - be sure to use very thin layers when applying this because, like with a really pigmented black gel polish, if your layer is too thick it won't cure properly and will definitely make a mess. I definitely learned this the hard way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6FZPbPAfJKFxMT9ShzDlPqw5sRGlfzcmf0LalTJQzERHpLHUErdYf3-MVb_QRUNC20nHq_rYB-eqUCJEHR_CNWk2fHKA4D0aAnkw2MRk4dyCI4VvlYSoqxNyJb16AwKMCp6gzUDlNr1H0BTKNYr8Lo3qOQ0EBi7WH-o38aspdOtElOHPUzihhNmSvIc/s640/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6FZPbPAfJKFxMT9ShzDlPqw5sRGlfzcmf0LalTJQzERHpLHUErdYf3-MVb_QRUNC20nHq_rYB-eqUCJEHR_CNWk2fHKA4D0aAnkw2MRk4dyCI4VvlYSoqxNyJb16AwKMCp6gzUDlNr1H0BTKNYr8Lo3qOQ0EBi7WH-o38aspdOtElOHPUzihhNmSvIc/s16000/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Unt Ready For Take Off Peel Off Base Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Silky White Gel Polish - CG059*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Liner Paint Gel - LP11*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Matte Gel Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Use affiliate code <b>TRYSH10</b> for 10% off from <a href="https://bornpretty.com/?ref=9JjbgPC0vQNjZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Born Pretty</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4BT8rZIXmmDOHPONOtMOnADHXYQm_G7BuuFZLs3bep1gxVYKkXRXwXh_Bpvo7wmS2bFGLZSvssVnCZLe3ktcT5WkSSZIAje3ltnbMbPcLe9VHKjaGyC2PtCHK6CmyfdUbg6RbvEmRETAebeNT5583fQbmU0SXwLJKkkZUpYBeVxT9I8nOhHg7wuENo4/s585/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4BT8rZIXmmDOHPONOtMOnADHXYQm_G7BuuFZLs3bep1gxVYKkXRXwXh_Bpvo7wmS2bFGLZSvssVnCZLe3ktcT5WkSSZIAje3ltnbMbPcLe9VHKjaGyC2PtCHK6CmyfdUbg6RbvEmRETAebeNT5583fQbmU0SXwLJKkkZUpYBeVxT9I8nOhHg7wuENo4/s16000/nail-art-swoopy-concrete-&-chrome-gel-nails-ft-born-pretty-gel-polish-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm really looking forward to playing around with these products more. I love love love this grey polish as a base for nail art and I can already think of a great mani different ways I could play around with the chrome liner gel as well. If you're interested in checking out any of these products - or anything else from Born Pretty, for that matter - I do have an affiliate code with them. Use code <b>TRYSH10</b> for 10% off your order from<a href="https://bornpretty.com/?ref=9JjbgPC0vQNjZQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> BornPretty.com</a>! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.cosmeticproof.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cosmetic Proof</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.seetheworldinpink.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See The World in PINK</a></b> for more <b>#CBBxManiMonday</b> nails!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhognpxsqN8RyUYXaz9qxagHDigMJd7ZJyNcFWXzwW_WbzwuUneEQL26FdOfotFq6HD_BpIyia63fxIYgaKsM5N_MVO-OTbVlZbRhR_8FZxAz7ckT-86byH0_InxRhSEShlQnDw-VrAncUefzH9qJu9j9GUwyY7ihBhEJ4a5pkjM9JrlKb3E5CEi-eaRPc/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhognpxsqN8RyUYXaz9qxagHDigMJd7ZJyNcFWXzwW_WbzwuUneEQL26FdOfotFq6HD_BpIyia63fxIYgaKsM5N_MVO-OTbVlZbRhR_8FZxAz7ckT-86byH0_InxRhSEShlQnDw-VrAncUefzH9qJu9j9GUwyY7ihBhEJ4a5pkjM9JrlKb3E5CEi-eaRPc/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_og0ina-RYrE757NnAyOqetscrHz4spighxn6eBFV9hF06k48sQSiZK1SqeKSaRlxvqZtrPCIv801_Wvr3QgdN18P-uDb9yc6pPqT-scOla3rCnwoA_p3FbYxUi6NKdcEwr4HqeCa3z7tpg92I2R232ffpsLNKzAc0B3ZCO9To6n0BMhuWkE-ZGLBQdY/s502/affiliate-links.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_og0ina-RYrE757NnAyOqetscrHz4spighxn6eBFV9hF06k48sQSiZK1SqeKSaRlxvqZtrPCIv801_Wvr3QgdN18P-uDb9yc6pPqT-scOla3rCnwoA_p3FbYxUi6NKdcEwr4HqeCa3z7tpg92I2R232ffpsLNKzAc0B3ZCO9To6n0BMhuWkE-ZGLBQdY/s16000/affiliate-links.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-15774605850023927482024-01-08T10:00:00.001-06:002024-01-08T10:00:00.132-06:00NAIL ART: Periwinkle Geometric Abstract Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D4T2tLMkmxe3sBRYSKYuGwheJjU6fdhQpbhstq9RDLIunvk5m6bY6NxQfDl7fkJHUz_CGp3baXMPqAob5cu8pYkCx7MRkrDm61hCNEcp1bbIx0L8AMXxSJh1EnTPsSnBTtk5OgEjlMK9ZVon7l7GKwaQReKxONDx6ZBc0v9CVkCr8FeULrDDAPWsLsI/s640/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D4T2tLMkmxe3sBRYSKYuGwheJjU6fdhQpbhstq9RDLIunvk5m6bY6NxQfDl7fkJHUz_CGp3baXMPqAob5cu8pYkCx7MRkrDm61hCNEcp1bbIx0L8AMXxSJh1EnTPsSnBTtk5OgEjlMK9ZVon7l7GKwaQReKxONDx6ZBc0v9CVkCr8FeULrDDAPWsLsI/s16000/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have to admit, I'm currently in my annual nail art inspo slump. It always happens after the holiday season when I'm sapped both from all of the life living that happens at this time of year but also from having put so much of my creative energy into cranking out holiday mani's. I will admit to a few distinctly failed designs before I landed on this one, which was sort of like a lightbulb and has definitely ignited some fresh inspiration in me!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9TxgqQTGYW0wal4JD1ex4ruqh04JmeJ4F93vFg-qjji0fWR_m-9p1Veka-BYBXJBbpLMeaahSlNqy8ekTby8ueVWC-OZIrc_-whTLtuxG3T4CMr8M4Ki3mWadaY0_80PGluMwY2oq0dbvY6CJ61XALb50bYh351trwrKrDXxFoPTci3KGqkrsXiSC3U/s640/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9TxgqQTGYW0wal4JD1ex4ruqh04JmeJ4F93vFg-qjji0fWR_m-9p1Veka-BYBXJBbpLMeaahSlNqy8ekTby8ueVWC-OZIrc_-whTLtuxG3T4CMr8M4Ki3mWadaY0_80PGluMwY2oq0dbvY6CJ61XALb50bYh351trwrKrDXxFoPTci3KGqkrsXiSC3U/s16000/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last week I received some new-to-me polishes from Kokie Cosmetics in the mail and immediately I wanted to get the shade Tempest* onto my nails. It's one of those perfect dusty periwinkle shades, sitting firmly on the line between blue and purple with a very grey undertone, and it has a gorgeous formula. That really drove both the color story and the overall vibe for this mani. Something about this color just called to me for crisp, clean lines and a strong graphic look. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied two coats of Kokie's Tempest* to all of my nails and let those dry down. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1U1Yu_nbgi9WS1GrlfrrpIHBh8JknDbeiR0SabbAxXD8MpxEV5M7rfOXJAeHFPg4zk4WcShJ83jEm6D-D8gU0pbtM7yLZYkiwRGZklnvbluYTs41j1IRJcDCw_eYqBv94wQr6TdNzavAdY__TbMs_8ans2hr9bsJ2M9j-XGTfJZBCxL1spWyj0CKoy0/s640/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1U1Yu_nbgi9WS1GrlfrrpIHBh8JknDbeiR0SabbAxXD8MpxEV5M7rfOXJAeHFPg4zk4WcShJ83jEm6D-D8gU0pbtM7yLZYkiwRGZklnvbluYTs41j1IRJcDCw_eYqBv94wQr6TdNzavAdY__TbMs_8ans2hr9bsJ2M9j-XGTfJZBCxL1spWyj0CKoy0/s16000/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What actually inspired this design at the end of the day was the fact that the Whats Up Nails B048 Simple Shapes Stamping Plate was sitting out on my desk. It was seriously a bit like a lightbulb and it all came together really smoothly in my head. I actually ended up sketching this out before I did it - just a rough sketch of what design I wanted on each nail - and that made pulling it all together quite quick and easy and avoided any instincts I may have had to do too much. For cohesion, I decided to carry the small dots across each nail just to bring everything together visually.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat. Finally, I finished with a matte top coat to bring down the shine and really lean into the clean crispness. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXptJ93zQtGh9GNN5bkzNKd8gLUlMkXYPRQ_YTvKDXXUiNRTrSO1Hhy55bnrvmUWJdSwHDXa9m23YD4nEYXCuLix7jt7cidiivCZQSy_Vr_KEyfjCOueJB5eLndkBWjI6ivSnR2otF4eK_wL2NMShMH2_Z_mG4uQtSJif2wzV8kQJ9JKHsWWrEXNwJxw/s640/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXptJ93zQtGh9GNN5bkzNKd8gLUlMkXYPRQ_YTvKDXXUiNRTrSO1Hhy55bnrvmUWJdSwHDXa9m23YD4nEYXCuLix7jt7cidiivCZQSy_Vr_KEyfjCOueJB5eLndkBWjI6ivSnR2otF4eK_wL2NMShMH2_Z_mG4uQtSJif2wzV8kQJ9JKHsWWrEXNwJxw/s16000/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Kokie Cosmetics - Tempest*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Silver Ag-ent*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI Matte Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails B048 Simple Shapes Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Magnified Clear Stamper & Scraper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU2adU6bOzO-PYfLxDWwuHLoZIR1siTnZUM3_JnM1WhMHuCarugkomJVTvYMXyJiX1TheAuZ_gGpDLHMqeNP7aSgMqHaIekj6tRL56_2VF1R3ZyBEC-uo0yJKWxOn2pWt4_aE_izhI6tPc9jK1Bjqx1byOJMRzAmUTpVLeGXbGsTRLyW62EJ-HqJtx0w/s585/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU2adU6bOzO-PYfLxDWwuHLoZIR1siTnZUM3_JnM1WhMHuCarugkomJVTvYMXyJiX1TheAuZ_gGpDLHMqeNP7aSgMqHaIekj6tRL56_2VF1R3ZyBEC-uo0yJKWxOn2pWt4_aE_izhI6tPc9jK1Bjqx1byOJMRzAmUTpVLeGXbGsTRLyW62EJ-HqJtx0w/s16000/nail-art-periwinkle-geometric-abstract-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b048-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Very sincerely, I am OBSESSED with how this mani turned out and it has definitely sparked me to want to do more of this style of design - so keep an eye out for a fair bit of abstract nail art coming soon! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also - be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.cosmeticproof.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cosmetic Proof</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.seetheworldinpink.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See The World In PINK</a></b> for this week's <b>#CBBxManiMonday</b>! We're going with a free for all theme this month, so who knows what they'll do!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b-uOZ4sji4-FkU97XgMP8ZjxDGyeRey-W_BmZ20RP4uxRP1EuhVG5FNGQJMnRM1caHQ-hzxcfttk7B8aUIdlvjNUv6Mjkvcjulqnb83xSO3vc6FWecke4nNqi9-OddWdtLUQfr5W9aOftbSRkJc4mJHsDlqqB9DdB1KVnJ1tMEvjHxejz0SD_98ML8I/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2b-uOZ4sji4-FkU97XgMP8ZjxDGyeRey-W_BmZ20RP4uxRP1EuhVG5FNGQJMnRM1caHQ-hzxcfttk7B8aUIdlvjNUv6Mjkvcjulqnb83xSO3vc6FWecke4nNqi9-OddWdtLUQfr5W9aOftbSRkJc4mJHsDlqqB9DdB1KVnJ1tMEvjHxejz0SD_98ML8I/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D1R6px0ZdBe_VTswn_bqL6wAzcKrl1XgID0JK_nC6WBEzIXDY8fqSwfqRpMpCyI28tmoiWP4qe4d1XYXFiI4PfcZ_6MT1Wm35oVDnDbZOwK3SLMlajewnNCKngyRSz2syleUS4zSg-C9tlXNImx7V1lG0Gzf8uCCRQcwxWEeRMbY83CZfJqLhaGCCKU/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D1R6px0ZdBe_VTswn_bqL6wAzcKrl1XgID0JK_nC6WBEzIXDY8fqSwfqRpMpCyI28tmoiWP4qe4d1XYXFiI4PfcZ_6MT1Wm35oVDnDbZOwK3SLMlajewnNCKngyRSz2syleUS4zSg-C9tlXNImx7V1lG0Gzf8uCCRQcwxWEeRMbY83CZfJqLhaGCCKU/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-75453518898370367112024-01-05T10:00:00.001-06:002024-01-05T10:00:00.139-06:00SWATCH & REVIEW: Aimeili 12 Piece Gel Polish Set<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHv9inamNj0WUdlL8a6ZzuePT831fNGdL6gZ7UPWRTHyUPB14bdP_PNw97HHFqLMP9kkbhb8uUaxywA2vlDJeTLZ27C21rIRb9QGiln7yxTNGMSNOuFBGfwAs9fBXkfdywdzxAJkXVrvLN_phYcdc9J0FLHJiUXzeEJ6mSA20AInPS1QprDGf-mRRbm6M/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHv9inamNj0WUdlL8a6ZzuePT831fNGdL6gZ7UPWRTHyUPB14bdP_PNw97HHFqLMP9kkbhb8uUaxywA2vlDJeTLZ27C21rIRb9QGiln7yxTNGMSNOuFBGfwAs9fBXkfdywdzxAJkXVrvLN_phYcdc9J0FLHJiUXzeEJ6mSA20AInPS1QprDGf-mRRbm6M/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-1.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Recently, Aimeili sent over one of their 12 piece gel polish sets for me to try out and I'm super excited to share this set with you guys - especially since it's currently on sale for 40% off on Amazon.ca, making it only $16.99, which is pretty much an amazing price for 12 good quality gel polishes. Aimeili is one of the first gel polish brands that I tried and is one that I keep going back to because the quality is consistently good, it's really easy to get my hands on, and the price point is quite affordable even when they aren't on sale!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVo_z4RKchVUXLdrilA9Mm3Vk7wWx6BlvJ17g5FQULMbfAnVpD1eli6SHhsivGL3nitYH5pO4nVqlup7baRgdMtK4uwsYVEKl4B_0jcLPnhTU4Ve2XJMCmXECWGL2sLMuhEcXDLqaS96W18xe-dhjS0Rc58S7jf9SNwjLZa3wM30_pgBryb166KGFcy4/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVo_z4RKchVUXLdrilA9Mm3Vk7wWx6BlvJ17g5FQULMbfAnVpD1eli6SHhsivGL3nitYH5pO4nVqlup7baRgdMtK4uwsYVEKl4B_0jcLPnhTU4Ve2XJMCmXECWGL2sLMuhEcXDLqaS96W18xe-dhjS0Rc58S7jf9SNwjLZa3wM30_pgBryb166KGFcy4/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-2.png" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Though Aimeili has several 12 piece sets, the one that I'll be featuring today is the only one that is currently on discount. I would say this set has a distinct fall lean, but I think that outside of the context of this set you really can use most of these shades year 'round. Also, if you're looking for a variety of different nude shades, this set is a great option. It has several nude shades all with different undertones and a few varying depths. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVmexmlKzf9WwJkZHBDfvCDPDe5WHiXRUWUSu0ovHXaVxqObentI8vyTNmfwxQuvdU5kt7NYcU1FDZnqk6DAR4hbJAVzjk_z-JiKjYf_RushkjOD20nQPyNdClRPTCTLMp043yXgUgTl_U9GHddriLhoOGWnWxX2zdclfSPFVxH6H-GJGV8E0UkfYSUg/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-202-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVmexmlKzf9WwJkZHBDfvCDPDe5WHiXRUWUSu0ovHXaVxqObentI8vyTNmfwxQuvdU5kt7NYcU1FDZnqk6DAR4hbJAVzjk_z-JiKjYf_RushkjOD20nQPyNdClRPTCTLMp043yXgUgTl_U9GHddriLhoOGWnWxX2zdclfSPFVxH6H-GJGV8E0UkfYSUg/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-202-swatch.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 202*</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is a beige toned nude that has very neutral undertones. The formula on this one is really creamy and lovely and I found that I got full coverage in 2 coats. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9350_CBmy-A3zVLvgmxwhr5lI1sitNBoboj7cIxIXtX8JRmapWh1UDiuq3bDjNRIrLeu2DgpaoIuhWe97nZcwB_AwQri-wZ9Jwjh2ytIInh2fcQf3wIZoZq5nYobgsWBHNlbLzQtrVHhun1sp-vfPKPJ_Q8UCkJxnViadI6eBXAB0QFWxnD_iWXZemo/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-203-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9350_CBmy-A3zVLvgmxwhr5lI1sitNBoboj7cIxIXtX8JRmapWh1UDiuq3bDjNRIrLeu2DgpaoIuhWe97nZcwB_AwQri-wZ9Jwjh2ytIInh2fcQf3wIZoZq5nYobgsWBHNlbLzQtrVHhun1sp-vfPKPJ_Q8UCkJxnViadI6eBXAB0QFWxnD_iWXZemo/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-203-swatch.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 203*</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is the more pink toned nude in this set. It definitely still lives in the nude family, but the undertones are definitely leaning blush. Again, smooth, rich formula with 2 coat coverage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxqM2j8TomLuwCMBKeZGavWd1j8PN3lwtKlpLExnUf7pJJlLmInN4rmDgTLKGJ2sFeXRgwOwCdcVjvv55i08OzBfre6SfrVRf-IyZyZyij0QAgsAuBTz5x3WoKcwg-tiEIJHagqZOCWBC0G-M5wYeEMVKtQx-_jRas48gNPyoPrybX8ASL_U_o9jJkkA/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-204-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxqM2j8TomLuwCMBKeZGavWd1j8PN3lwtKlpLExnUf7pJJlLmInN4rmDgTLKGJ2sFeXRgwOwCdcVjvv55i08OzBfre6SfrVRf-IyZyZyij0QAgsAuBTz5x3WoKcwg-tiEIJHagqZOCWBC0G-M5wYeEMVKtQx-_jRas48gNPyoPrybX8ASL_U_o9jJkkA/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-204-swatch.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 204*</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next, we have the peachy nude in the collection, which doesn't lean too warm and I think would suit a lot of skintones that are not mine. This one I did need to do 3 coats to get even coverage on, but it was still a nice, smooth formula. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj20Iq77sEys8blhkB7HTf5Nb8ywmNlFByDoaql35dZ3Q4Tqwl_I1swGwT54EaNPoYX8DL_eAur-LgdjE5hyM8-raNkGNYbkHbzBV5f3V3bUqOtE6T97GiTMMA8eM1E8dVjiTWvIhH1Y4okagmctAQmApH3CStHraxTpEAzIs1A0hadX-Zi1gaAKfsnbg/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-205-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj20Iq77sEys8blhkB7HTf5Nb8ywmNlFByDoaql35dZ3Q4Tqwl_I1swGwT54EaNPoYX8DL_eAur-LgdjE5hyM8-raNkGNYbkHbzBV5f3V3bUqOtE6T97GiTMMA8eM1E8dVjiTWvIhH1Y4okagmctAQmApH3CStHraxTpEAzIs1A0hadX-Zi1gaAKfsnbg/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-205-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 205*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm definitely personally a mauve nude kind of a girl, so this is one that I really love. It has a bit more depth than the previous shades and a nice neutral undertone that I think will make it quite universal. Two coat coverage and a smooth, creamy formula. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3NOcBZdapw52KkZ5u7nUpFs9BE8ld90KNQoU4Ljy9TaU6zq9jgY0hccyCYcEECx6yjQ0hyphenhyphenYozpLXDN7TE8Bk2kLLly0RegGmDSZUS5pWglc6pl3yPcssvEt6leWmU8u3Tzv_Q3B53TW9db7JqKwMcS6hW6sKlby2zuYMUaY1KV0Koxu1LkOBtACdEfM/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-206-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3NOcBZdapw52KkZ5u7nUpFs9BE8ld90KNQoU4Ljy9TaU6zq9jgY0hccyCYcEECx6yjQ0hyphenhyphenYozpLXDN7TE8Bk2kLLly0RegGmDSZUS5pWglc6pl3yPcssvEt6leWmU8u3Tzv_Q3B53TW9db7JqKwMcS6hW6sKlby2zuYMUaY1KV0Koxu1LkOBtACdEfM/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-206-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 206*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my notes, I described this as an apricot shade and I still by that. In person, it's definitely a bit softer than it shows up in photos and again I think this will look great on a lot of skintones, but probably not mine. Really gorgeous formula on this one and I almost had 1 coat coverage, but did add a second just to be sure. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsMOjpS8UY5jAQ-DYRLeRVrW1X12je4ri3EYReOukwzYxre55gNhwoaMW5b53374E0LS_ZQqw9lrRGhCEPHhyphenhyphenFvRcgST_nMr9j2Uki6bzuJ7aiZA7DGyRbxGqwP_P_89QujnApBlvpe05xS2nY-1uj0ZkyMsL7ad7EXjcFUMvbp5FWu5uoQhSl-ab-xI/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-207-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsMOjpS8UY5jAQ-DYRLeRVrW1X12je4ri3EYReOukwzYxre55gNhwoaMW5b53374E0LS_ZQqw9lrRGhCEPHhyphenhyphenFvRcgST_nMr9j2Uki6bzuJ7aiZA7DGyRbxGqwP_P_89QujnApBlvpe05xS2nY-1uj0ZkyMsL7ad7EXjcFUMvbp5FWu5uoQhSl-ab-xI/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-207-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 207*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This shade definitely stood out in this collection because it's a really classic midtoned pink that has a bit of brightness to it. I think this will be a pretty overall flattering pink shade on a lot of different skin tones. Great formula, smooth application, 2 coat coverage. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Cibt6Rq2MMsUuKV95a6DUnZOd0oFdxowhVumRb85QpZuMR6iC5caev6srylhwVqNdwxOmrGoklJD-uycqbwE1jzbFMZ-zah4TB9wjaP_kTpPfZ-Pvv3eOwbsFuTY8XCsfaVUAvhGCETB9dmVOtddhKG_34RL5_7rN663no9D2nmLqNbp0lWt71Ceink/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-208-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Cibt6Rq2MMsUuKV95a6DUnZOd0oFdxowhVumRb85QpZuMR6iC5caev6srylhwVqNdwxOmrGoklJD-uycqbwE1jzbFMZ-zah4TB9wjaP_kTpPfZ-Pvv3eOwbsFuTY8XCsfaVUAvhGCETB9dmVOtddhKG_34RL5_7rN663no9D2nmLqNbp0lWt71Ceink/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-208-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 208*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This jelly mauve shade immediately jumped out as my favorite in the collection because of its somewhat squishy jelly formula and the really, really flattering undertones. I would say this is a 2-3 coater if you're looking for opacity, but it does have a beautiful sheer look in 1-2 coats. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDPvYuEO19VHRNvAfA-15a04sxdAIN1Jd9LuZEKuk7f_E_Zj8gnWYH1BZcc35PF-Xjq90Z-aKKqPcgNYngVgbRXfyyr64_qGQlXuKvbEaeg_uYdVdjSTbebr1riBHGxsrSgLSOvrAR_Sq1McfuCpuwxJZANH1BfjJNw3tKnDFOxtOq9Y_SYosRVJBS98/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-209-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDPvYuEO19VHRNvAfA-15a04sxdAIN1Jd9LuZEKuk7f_E_Zj8gnWYH1BZcc35PF-Xjq90Z-aKKqPcgNYngVgbRXfyyr64_qGQlXuKvbEaeg_uYdVdjSTbebr1riBHGxsrSgLSOvrAR_Sq1McfuCpuwxJZANH1BfjJNw3tKnDFOxtOq9Y_SYosRVJBS98/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-209-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 209*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This shade is a GORGEOUS berry red with a strong pinky undertone and I think it's one of those reds that will likely be universally flattering on pretty much every skin tone. It's also a gorgeous formula with 2 coat coverage and a gorgeous application. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW411qploTSebAkSGesj0XRE_yDYnU9n1zOhtRxEowh9iksbQC24LHXNFUMxwuCfyL_uT8rkCuR6aOR5fNXC_zC2we2nwVdKj7c3spMNtiGyAWWOlnTq34eCibNMXEW73UDFm_0ZDyIynFOB0hRERiO56cPHiJ84h9UeRhiWJJ4O0uMO7bPKMv3VWBKg/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-210-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW411qploTSebAkSGesj0XRE_yDYnU9n1zOhtRxEowh9iksbQC24LHXNFUMxwuCfyL_uT8rkCuR6aOR5fNXC_zC2we2nwVdKj7c3spMNtiGyAWWOlnTq34eCibNMXEW73UDFm_0ZDyIynFOB0hRERiO56cPHiJ84h9UeRhiWJJ4O0uMO7bPKMv3VWBKg/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-210-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 210*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would describe this shade as pumpkin. It's not quite a true orange because it has that slightly muted tone and a strong yellow undertone. And it is STUNNING. I did get full coverage with this shade in one coat with a really smooth, easy application. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DOPz16fivL9qGm6r3FpViU8RIInJ2KPp92x_CaVVQMU9dsdS1pI1Wz2ogj1_npGbHITLfFXqUviEZ2ErMc09KomwDK1vWwYAsk89XbondRx9OdyXGDD13xavjMKuTo7tDgdiI7KroUAOPNfIPc5_D98wod2JbiB6jJ-ddSX6sSbl2WLRSfigbHgGhX4/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-211-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DOPz16fivL9qGm6r3FpViU8RIInJ2KPp92x_CaVVQMU9dsdS1pI1Wz2ogj1_npGbHITLfFXqUviEZ2ErMc09KomwDK1vWwYAsk89XbondRx9OdyXGDD13xavjMKuTo7tDgdiI7KroUAOPNfIPc5_D98wod2JbiB6jJ-ddSX6sSbl2WLRSfigbHgGhX4/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-211-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 211*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would describe this shade as a burnt brick red/orange. In person, it has a little bit less depth than comes across in the photos. This was another 2 coat polish with a really smooth, easy application. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuNneG75jCYkJjEUemRM-OjUvWgVGC-Frn10Tf4ffGI1VArzIzfwsnMQQ3to7naNCE7Mk9FHaai6ZsnWtvJUf0Ne1msjD1KVIRhd-PmbavzueE-wqVE7fKW3J7lYkOY6q_36Bms81mSCi1YqokxojFdck26x9ZiBLZmPeE3SogirxcmnF0rvwaXWD5mI/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-212-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuNneG75jCYkJjEUemRM-OjUvWgVGC-Frn10Tf4ffGI1VArzIzfwsnMQQ3to7naNCE7Mk9FHaai6ZsnWtvJUf0Ne1msjD1KVIRhd-PmbavzueE-wqVE7fKW3J7lYkOY6q_36Bms81mSCi1YqokxojFdck26x9ZiBLZmPeE3SogirxcmnF0rvwaXWD5mI/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-212-swatch.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 212*</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a really straightforward mid-toned brown shade with a yellow undertone that just feels incredibly chic to me. I know brown polish might not be for everyone, but if you can pull it off I think it looks really sophisticated. I'm a broken record at this point, but you're looking at 2 coat coverage with a really gorgeous formula. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE44xTsU7SiZrLcSPLqMJ6Gc4LRVWF-j1dwZLXNR1a0wVjAlLLIfemflVTGq9V2ehjx9mW-iG9nojGIEsT7EcmUh98F_6MSNhzbr3z4AUDyZP65vE_j9N5QzWLFjPXM1xnnmuCl-hfPnohauEQAikL1RGj0-A9k9XjmsPUdXsXnvIEAwU_6lIJwU-NkM/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-213-swatch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE44xTsU7SiZrLcSPLqMJ6Gc4LRVWF-j1dwZLXNR1a0wVjAlLLIfemflVTGq9V2ehjx9mW-iG9nojGIEsT7EcmUh98F_6MSNhzbr3z4AUDyZP65vE_j9N5QzWLFjPXM1xnnmuCl-hfPnohauEQAikL1RGj0-A9k9XjmsPUdXsXnvIEAwU_6lIJwU-NkM/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-213-swatch.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aimeili Gel Polish Shade 213*</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This is a deep indigo blue shade that is gorgeous - and really stands out amongst all of the neutrals and warm shades in this collection. Again, I think this is a really sophisticated, beautiful shade that would be universally flattering. 2 coats for opacity and a really smooth, rich formula. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV7lPm2OwZXnpDFAD0XqANPEByAwLM6DEPhguOW1KLSmUV3sv6A1o4KiNGYsFiOjFflQjXmXsOmhO29R26jQuxPF39qSVr6GHilI7x81vvGvLKcBULrmnLw2-WWxGi9nfzmk3nkX8rmSZ5dhpVjCT8jJO_1NjnnVI3BEBS2zr9pgxa1VR1J6M3afIx7s/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV7lPm2OwZXnpDFAD0XqANPEByAwLM6DEPhguOW1KLSmUV3sv6A1o4KiNGYsFiOjFflQjXmXsOmhO29R26jQuxPF39qSVr6GHilI7x81vvGvLKcBULrmnLw2-WWxGi9nfzmk3nkX8rmSZ5dhpVjCT8jJO_1NjnnVI3BEBS2zr9pgxa1VR1J6M3afIx7s/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-4.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Honestly, I do feel like my descriptions for this collection are a bit redundant, but that just shows the consistency here. For the most part, these are 2 coat polishes in a smooth, creamy, rich formula. I think this would be a particularly great collection to pick up if you're just getting into gel polish and particularly gel nail art, because these are such staples colours and they will really work well together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE79oykQpp0nDDkDCHORqHKjDha_3CUhTeM1qZTVTjm5d_kH5_yugpful52BnAsbZVxiaDQjl5XI-2tN11Cf43jWx4ozKOKKTBm6wDpZTK7yqP0wooP3XFKF3d9F6Fml6Z14HcfVpc0iQHTu41kA_jxDD4V8bPU9nubum6URvMIvKLyi0V_cYXGwrNAU/s640/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE79oykQpp0nDDkDCHORqHKjDha_3CUhTeM1qZTVTjm5d_kH5_yugpful52BnAsbZVxiaDQjl5XI-2tN11Cf43jWx4ozKOKKTBm6wDpZTK7yqP0wooP3XFKF3d9F6Fml6Z14HcfVpc0iQHTu41kA_jxDD4V8bPU9nubum6URvMIvKLyi0V_cYXGwrNAU/s16000/swatch-&-review-aimeili-12-piece-gel-polish-set-3.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As I said, <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/AIMEILI-Polish-Brown-Natural-Color/dp/B08GXDVBK7?maas=maas_adg_75EE2C412D0C878CCFBCFC5654AA5C4C_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Aimeili is currently running a promotion on this collection on Amazon</b></a> with a $10 off coupon, making it $16.99. While this collection was gifted to me, I DO NOT make a commission if you pick this up via my link, in case that's something that concerns you. If you're interested in picking this up, be sure to act quickly because I've been informed that the coupon will not be active for very long. That said, I actually do think this collection is a good deal at regular price as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks for reading!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdV6hOOkJzXrj742XgWFgKvVH-w9wldVPFSQr0JnlPj2pHyM6esyCYhS1hMtW_2oGDyL_8DzJJxCnF86QwPzNmZ56Z9t8KCIGCiBs5NUfHwGsEKi2XIR-lq927CFEnUwf3u2R3VXm7CVkfEZjTxomxkICC66OJZOqU5A0qaRHqeMnrUl6AW06S1Pk_as/s91/sig2017.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdV6hOOkJzXrj742XgWFgKvVH-w9wldVPFSQr0JnlPj2pHyM6esyCYhS1hMtW_2oGDyL_8DzJJxCnF86QwPzNmZ56Z9t8KCIGCiBs5NUfHwGsEKi2XIR-lq927CFEnUwf3u2R3VXm7CVkfEZjTxomxkICC66OJZOqU5A0qaRHqeMnrUl6AW06S1Pk_as/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa9T2VQ_ZkGQJkvxsJGjEvXkTwfU8kMjFpvboHHC8rcE8nO5kzujb_Ccwwq3OFh1UtN5LOxThrLLebfEAm2N5F-qxXrsh89uML0vDMkKeVnP1QspuOQUdwiVg0tn2PUoiGy8vghMWgW1Ou7fdW1WJzb5qlpdpiz945dafK4KJdoqttWy_eA_ne3mY0yM/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa9T2VQ_ZkGQJkvxsJGjEvXkTwfU8kMjFpvboHHC8rcE8nO5kzujb_Ccwwq3OFh1UtN5LOxThrLLebfEAm2N5F-qxXrsh89uML0vDMkKeVnP1QspuOQUdwiVg0tn2PUoiGy8vghMWgW1Ou7fdW1WJzb5qlpdpiz945dafK4KJdoqttWy_eA_ne3mY0yM/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-8507413797868809242023-12-23T10:00:00.000-06:002023-12-23T10:00:00.246-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Tiny Minimalist Christmas Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MkRcMiLbwEW0XS4cplGacQKag_oeEAavrnyOF7x0kY6AGfJjoMb3S7lOBlt9C3qjeG8hhQ6gP3H4aCFNg6wqSOutOsmy2KxzlpMzFcwkiGhTHSupWG8VGhdkJoLzvJJy7bKvTqYtBflpvvMzKIYQh3XuTqFl-pnJjjN-dQiVKOYC1BZIoV9kCcVdneE/s640/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MkRcMiLbwEW0XS4cplGacQKag_oeEAavrnyOF7x0kY6AGfJjoMb3S7lOBlt9C3qjeG8hhQ6gP3H4aCFNg6wqSOutOsmy2KxzlpMzFcwkiGhTHSupWG8VGhdkJoLzvJJy7bKvTqYtBflpvvMzKIYQh3XuTqFl-pnJjjN-dQiVKOYC1BZIoV9kCcVdneE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I did a lot of planning for this year's Christmas nails, but today's mani wasn't at all planned. I actually saw <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0CjKLNsvE7/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">an absolutely adorable mani from @lindseysbeautylounge1</a> on Instagram and immediately wanted to put together my own version of it. There was just something about those tiny images right at the tip that just completely pulled me in and I knew that with the help of a couple of Clear Jelly Stamper plates, I could definitely put together a version that referenced the inspiration mani but felt like me. And I literally had this on my nails within hours of seeing it in my Reels feed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT4_OHX0mLE_-ikmHZ2yG0HMogtUCuXY4hemlhvr1tUDPNmFQTAhHahOBWvuc-a5-PQYEZV73_G2ex1mPNfpYRazqC6fcepDT22v1YKWT3GfUn-J4zda9Voy-sBcwLXSwlsdnpDCzuyMWyXX4BAhsbQPLl-bVmM3fFdUues21j2QYJXh0nHMAz3VHkA8/s640/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT4_OHX0mLE_-ikmHZ2yG0HMogtUCuXY4hemlhvr1tUDPNmFQTAhHahOBWvuc-a5-PQYEZV73_G2ex1mPNfpYRazqC6fcepDT22v1YKWT3GfUn-J4zda9Voy-sBcwLXSwlsdnpDCzuyMWyXX4BAhsbQPLl-bVmM3fFdUues21j2QYJXh0nHMAz3VHkA8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While the inspiration mani had a very simple milky beige nude base, I wanted to go with something with a bit more texture and interest for my base. I actually did struggle a bit with choosing a polish for this, but as soon as I had Girly Bits' Budget Schmudget in my hand, I knew it was the right shade. This polish is a pale cream shade but it has this gorgeous warm glow to it as well as some iridescent flakes that give it a bit of texture. All in all, I just really felt like it would work beautifully with the colors I had in mind for the stamping.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied two coats of Budget Schmudget to all of my nails and let those dry down. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJI8VO_iJUPAMtK4reMCExYBF3tgMiF2I6upBI63tiGtJR9xsCPKdLUJ7ZwKn_eMs5O526ZmeLHP7lC7OTJTHgrwMox_P1qR3f5ZA9peZwSceIK9iQvY0p4aOVx-ezxv2qCCO5AvYxlZE7P7BL5GGIcXqE1aATLmYztNqI_LR4QKjJ3jYdPIL2OdKUpN8/s640/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJI8VO_iJUPAMtK4reMCExYBF3tgMiF2I6upBI63tiGtJR9xsCPKdLUJ7ZwKn_eMs5O526ZmeLHP7lC7OTJTHgrwMox_P1qR3f5ZA9peZwSceIK9iQvY0p4aOVx-ezxv2qCCO5AvYxlZE7P7BL5GGIcXqE1aATLmYztNqI_LR4QKjJ3jYdPIL2OdKUpN8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I decided that the most important thing was scale because I really wanted to make sure that everything felt cohesive since this is such a simple mani. I ended up needing two different stamping plates for this, both from Clear Jelly Stamper - CJS-C06 & C07. The images I chose were a tree, a candy cane, a gingerbread man, a bell, and an ornament (thumb, not pictured) and I used stamping polishes in black, white, red, green, yellow and brown to bring together the design. In the end, I also added a single white star image to each nail, just to add a little something else and bring everything together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with the design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of glossy top coat for shine. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUMqlQcB85Dn5lOcFTGbaWj0b8ciJyq1zbJFWIc0ttxzf1Ebvff5IdLSbJaBrmwzNpZdGXvflhgDg8oOHYFcPcioBKTnvoIJ0-lPwiJBTIjhhgwIdaO3RQxopPmIv-pLRoA7HuF0MqFJ4a6s8JS0CIq6uiqBo6eTmjGHkm06I48fPf-qxrkLeQlJIQrU/s640/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUMqlQcB85Dn5lOcFTGbaWj0b8ciJyq1zbJFWIc0ttxzf1Ebvff5IdLSbJaBrmwzNpZdGXvflhgDg8oOHYFcPcioBKTnvoIJ0-lPwiJBTIjhhgwIdaO3RQxopPmIv-pLRoA7HuF0MqFJ4a6s8JS0CIq6uiqBo6eTmjGHkm06I48fPf-qxrkLeQlJIQrU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Girly Bits - Budget Schmudget</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Fab Cab</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Avocado Toast</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Box Of Whine</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - You Mocha Me Happy</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Gloss Over Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-C06 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-C07 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4IDnxIUFKrY3gl8Gw-GluqKDqTTmtqUF7APX-Khe1y10tJscLDc7CzGe9GSPpFs3pOUHoXMsWYn6NzlsJv9imllECo47gZsB803zYVKC9pQ-UOox6oXIAPZPYpO0-f7BAK7m1wdZWa0PwFpoiMU4KWBvho78qBbbvjzMiz-g5rjfEeZX_bmy6cEPzbY/s585/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4IDnxIUFKrY3gl8Gw-GluqKDqTTmtqUF7APX-Khe1y10tJscLDc7CzGe9GSPpFs3pOUHoXMsWYn6NzlsJv9imllECo47gZsB803zYVKC9pQ-UOox6oXIAPZPYpO0-f7BAK7m1wdZWa0PwFpoiMU4KWBvho78qBbbvjzMiz-g5rjfEeZX_bmy6cEPzbY/s16000/christmas-nail-art-tiny-minimalist-christmas-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-c06-&-cjs-c07-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, I'm still getting the hang of layered stamping, so it's not quite as perfect as I might like, but I am definitely a convert. This mani came together so quickly and easily that I didn't even finish the entire episode of the TV show I was watching while I did my nails before this was finished. Amazing!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrHEysZY5-U16eChYkJc90iJUlwNYdLhFeqhO13eKIE9Kv_4aTIVa7lLyTrbfM6h-ksjRud9c28Vk6UONYpZ9sYcIumKhedGfnnuzj8XjoNp7zk8zPZ4imav7-ASotv8MQl5Sf_1mCCaa3id4nK5oQ4kjRuq1PAO-TC-O407vosnhPZCj9pO_Ex9MlwI/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrHEysZY5-U16eChYkJc90iJUlwNYdLhFeqhO13eKIE9Kv_4aTIVa7lLyTrbfM6h-ksjRud9c28Vk6UONYpZ9sYcIumKhedGfnnuzj8XjoNp7zk8zPZ4imav7-ASotv8MQl5Sf_1mCCaa3id4nK5oQ4kjRuq1PAO-TC-O407vosnhPZCj9pO_Ex9MlwI/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3Czkwe5OAH7Gafyh85EB_9gSbfYSTiWSHkKeHxHfa4xdG3B4qzk9a4p0vubjCAiS142_OtnmnBDJ9akigRnw5LTqK-jLuPdKme6ZqVlXQfb2kFgKe_QQNMUnDbm1AzWY6oW-b3yG30MRM4JcQpLXfHhOL3J9PoWyM787BDnIj1DlZa32Sqv2rtcd2ZI/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3Czkwe5OAH7Gafyh85EB_9gSbfYSTiWSHkKeHxHfa4xdG3B4qzk9a4p0vubjCAiS142_OtnmnBDJ9akigRnw5LTqK-jLuPdKme6ZqVlXQfb2kFgKe_QQNMUnDbm1AzWY6oW-b3yG30MRM4JcQpLXfHhOL3J9PoWyM787BDnIj1DlZa32Sqv2rtcd2ZI/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-64662284622600756492023-12-22T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-22T10:00:00.412-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Modern Snowflake Gift Wrap Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWTTxCbA_QHudLwBoD4fYM-WCcUdivuGE07dt5MLsMlgNVr6ASWl-kFPYXWojVHdw8sMbEClLfFPbpEsui2Y8ifLZ8IKqrWUof6FxzXPaZ-rVg239RKksnJCMFlnVh6_9HS2vghdbAXxNvLSb7_QKzsx2dHOBq_qpKiSWym8fPHUWXJZhqPIrrwlNx9o/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWTTxCbA_QHudLwBoD4fYM-WCcUdivuGE07dt5MLsMlgNVr6ASWl-kFPYXWojVHdw8sMbEClLfFPbpEsui2Y8ifLZ8IKqrWUof6FxzXPaZ-rVg239RKksnJCMFlnVh6_9HS2vghdbAXxNvLSb7_QKzsx2dHOBq_qpKiSWym8fPHUWXJZhqPIrrwlNx9o/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I told myself I wasn't going to lean as heavily on snowflakes with this year's holiday nails and yet I can't seem to help myself. I just LOVE snowflake nails. Today's mani is another recreation from holiday season's past, one that I've actually wanted to recreate for the past couple of years but hadn't gotten around to. This year, I changed up the color story pretty significantly using a stunning reflective glitter polish from Whats Up Nails as my base and I am OBSESSED. There's a spot in my house that has the best light for making polish pop and I spent more time standing under that light admiring this mani than I might like to admit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU2CQF4LSV90FHmXO81J9SoTZu4Mm9GHqpgYLAFOyTzJv18P4oHATeuRvtVyn_J7kgW0ymCLoq34qVYq4F0KVx5UVHTHsakL_UEv2F7GSK7QnEZmppueQAMaO1QDj8kKBSw-4dx6Lt8ZRBLxjqrhenYJm91xSFuGwroBi_7e33QdK9-ZugI8MgySnfPk/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU2CQF4LSV90FHmXO81J9SoTZu4Mm9GHqpgYLAFOyTzJv18P4oHATeuRvtVyn_J7kgW0ymCLoq34qVYq4F0KVx5UVHTHsakL_UEv2F7GSK7QnEZmppueQAMaO1QDj8kKBSw-4dx6Lt8ZRBLxjqrhenYJm91xSFuGwroBi_7e33QdK9-ZugI8MgySnfPk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it came to the color story for this mani, I knew that I wanted to use a bold jewel toned polish and pretty quickly I decided that I wanted to go with Plumingo Party from Whats Up Nails. This polish is just absolutely stunning both with the flash reaction as well as just in regular light and I think the color is perfect for a holiday mani - festive, but very much not on the nose. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start this mani, I applied two coats of Plumingo Party to all of my nails and let those dry down completely. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjSvlujU_QmgVQIoknHhn6UTdcYAoXt2wigPEQsOKWbtTJGSRMKMBhnAUySW6FRBcYNW4G4RhtTQTPXn7GNGegJy5ARC9xSsBmSvEcPOJJsfUDyDQClVhr4FGCzqlHUuoSgWnOwVmEywqv5K21IHqeka8CDp7-cf72pfJtWfWAe26cm8oVH-WmrVPvpw/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjSvlujU_QmgVQIoknHhn6UTdcYAoXt2wigPEQsOKWbtTJGSRMKMBhnAUySW6FRBcYNW4G4RhtTQTPXn7GNGegJy5ARC9xSsBmSvEcPOJJsfUDyDQClVhr4FGCzqlHUuoSgWnOwVmEywqv5K21IHqeka8CDp7-cf72pfJtWfWAe26cm8oVH-WmrVPvpw/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I did need to pull in two different stamping plates for this mani. I started by applying one of my favorite full cover snowflakes images from the Born Pretty Christmas-L006 plate in black to all of my nails. Next, I went in with two images from the Beauty Big Bang 13 plate. For most of my nails, I used the single snowflake image once or twice per nail, applying the image at the corners. For my ring finger, I applied the full cover image with the ribbon and what looks like two different wrapping paper images in white stamping polish.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and finished with a generous layer of glossy top coat for shine. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjuuZt6uBCTmYMmjHYVJ1vl-LTLB37YfmmgeKQBmc168n0RiRlH1S1DiK1bfHGa1ys1zI_xGnAtlBy96W0qhISprkx7znY4KFH-ajX39Ff82tMeEOMC_3A1mLPzH-VFxqNlFh3BcTE8PxRTVPMGOw6CgZUg2CF3DvZVqVzMAk0miOQJtQJGVBXoLOqOg/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjuuZt6uBCTmYMmjHYVJ1vl-LTLB37YfmmgeKQBmc168n0RiRlH1S1DiK1bfHGa1ys1zI_xGnAtlBy96W0qhISprkx7znY4KFH-ajX39Ff82tMeEOMC_3A1mLPzH-VFxqNlFh3BcTE8PxRTVPMGOw6CgZUg2CF3DvZVqVzMAk0miOQJtQJGVBXoLOqOg/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Plumingo Party*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Gloss Over Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty-Christmas-L006 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Beauty Big Bang 13 Stamping Plate*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Magnified Clear Stamper & Scraper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmGo5wjbw8zxy4fGkcwC5FMZ1XX7KbzRJYTjkpFXP13Zt5EAfdLLz2F92REFnk3tLrWpfF_JHZohCj4sZsh5ZdmZv71c4-FyCgV7xGoeaiwB7mpJKV3tlGjCWqJNfexuZJuebo8ri2_HhTQc_01fTi1vADwMHwJudhl7gXScKSCl200bLs_ciyyJK228/s585/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmGo5wjbw8zxy4fGkcwC5FMZ1XX7KbzRJYTjkpFXP13Zt5EAfdLLz2F92REFnk3tLrWpfF_JHZohCj4sZsh5ZdmZv71c4-FyCgV7xGoeaiwB7mpJKV3tlGjCWqJNfexuZJuebo8ri2_HhTQc_01fTi1vADwMHwJudhl7gXScKSCl200bLs_ciyyJK228/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-snowflake-gift-wrap-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-plumingo-party-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I just love this design and how it turned out. I think the unconventional color story is great for the holidays - still very festive without employing red and green or any shades of icy blue - and I think the combination of the stamping images works really well. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QniWjb4e3cVFQzUnsiR1hl3156Df8frmFm1y2NsV73TSWg03UzC0yZHhf6GxsV6XlIN55So3LoSu-MTVSp_Wo2NbxqsVRLFunITgr17Ihn-S3DR_mjUcRoIPtRe77iNccWFlqgaLXMIwWR5nWlOs4K993lD_pcyfZrQ0r8Qr1c7GKKWQ8di3IcbRT4g/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QniWjb4e3cVFQzUnsiR1hl3156Df8frmFm1y2NsV73TSWg03UzC0yZHhf6GxsV6XlIN55So3LoSu-MTVSp_Wo2NbxqsVRLFunITgr17Ihn-S3DR_mjUcRoIPtRe77iNccWFlqgaLXMIwWR5nWlOs4K993lD_pcyfZrQ0r8Qr1c7GKKWQ8di3IcbRT4g/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNe_7_ftwvOP7vH8oUoUxV3LfhPphH55ZlJUcMD00ZWAfvk-vf-mOg8xeU-GqK8SEBzxmlipsQh84bZZNEUxafxwqRvOGl2JK-rhZPJNjZ_KoLLQbFci-D5IwcAE0cTXRnv2LgvpdrE1jeePtpKEjSmu064NYILqFYRHwEFPxpCETE1_2TAovcFcBhYc/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNe_7_ftwvOP7vH8oUoUxV3LfhPphH55ZlJUcMD00ZWAfvk-vf-mOg8xeU-GqK8SEBzxmlipsQh84bZZNEUxafxwqRvOGl2JK-rhZPJNjZ_KoLLQbFci-D5IwcAE0cTXRnv2LgvpdrE1jeePtpKEjSmu064NYILqFYRHwEFPxpCETE1_2TAovcFcBhYc/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-90114956574776897942023-12-21T10:00:00.000-06:002023-12-21T10:00:00.254-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Rich Green Nordic Star Sweater Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0ZahsQkYo74UYenvagJML6LMXlGqwPKoYyPlFXtfM8woBdj2kstrNyo_IKn3wPtnrw5Qo4Xjoi_cNP2RJdkjlCamD6dbD8tSDiZ_u2xtq0bFgJ_GZ8pBAJ-0YIDHdVaitXRXBxFZTqXDoAdCHKN8Rz1MQmvEDHS3NUB5X30sbdnj0-5V2z8qjsvPyDk/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0ZahsQkYo74UYenvagJML6LMXlGqwPKoYyPlFXtfM8woBdj2kstrNyo_IKn3wPtnrw5Qo4Xjoi_cNP2RJdkjlCamD6dbD8tSDiZ_u2xtq0bFgJ_GZ8pBAJ-0YIDHdVaitXRXBxFZTqXDoAdCHKN8Rz1MQmvEDHS3NUB5X30sbdnj0-5V2z8qjsvPyDk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of my personal Must Do holiday mani's has always been a nordic star sweater design. I'm not even sure how many years in a row I've done this style of design, but it has definitely been several. In my humble opinion, a nordic star design is peak Christmas sweater - and very often not even ugly. For this mani, I pulled out one of my all time favorite nail polishes, which I am now using as sparingly as possible as I'm pretty sure it has been discontinued, and paired it with a couple of different nordic star images to create a new version of this design. And, of course, I'm in love!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB0fU3-jcL2dfRoRHuTE81DEnzYunmXRv4IJn7WgLqLcM7tXlq5lkUimUzTYyQ43XM0HqGWuz_tf4boHmpO7PTRlbFNqmxb-CgEHqQEq-9RmVLgj9cpyWU6OuGo-dD_FhFCPnyKNtsDBBcMIIizv1JWKeMlh8c3jY1xsimIjA7UN7BYXuFKKP0Of7yUI/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB0fU3-jcL2dfRoRHuTE81DEnzYunmXRv4IJn7WgLqLcM7tXlq5lkUimUzTYyQ43XM0HqGWuz_tf4boHmpO7PTRlbFNqmxb-CgEHqQEq-9RmVLgj9cpyWU6OuGo-dD_FhFCPnyKNtsDBBcMIIizv1JWKeMlh8c3jY1xsimIjA7UN7BYXuFKKP0Of7yUI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to créme polishes, my favorite brand by a pretty wide margin is Dimension Nails. I never fail to be impressed by the formula and pigmentation of their créme polishes, but the one that started it all for me is Amazonian Manatee. This rich deep green shade is cool leaning and just absolutely stunning. Like I said above, this one does appear to be discontinued by this point, but if you can find a bottle of it somewhere I HIGHLY recommend. If you can't, they do have a couple of other deep green shades in their line up, so it might be worth checking those out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied one coat of Amazonian Manatee to all of my nails and let that dry down. One coat, you say? Indeed! Like I said, AMAZING pigmentation on these polishes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS6N8gWsV6LYwuv8pufnz16ejOWg-ErnqdU1rcHC4DJjP_Of6UtWO94c6eW2W0ApsRrZiNHhrm1uprMgQYqgsKGGYiwkIQgURIHvseRJZBdJB8CZ3H8OOT266_X1aAppoHhyphenhyphenmz9UhVtP26jGDM08u7zVLhPIDo-52b1GNiYzg0-Faxh6-0dbrNi20vBA/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS6N8gWsV6LYwuv8pufnz16ejOWg-ErnqdU1rcHC4DJjP_Of6UtWO94c6eW2W0ApsRrZiNHhrm1uprMgQYqgsKGGYiwkIQgURIHvseRJZBdJB8CZ3H8OOT266_X1aAppoHhyphenhyphenmz9UhVtP26jGDM08u7zVLhPIDo-52b1GNiYzg0-Faxh6-0dbrNi20vBA/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also decided that before I did my stamping, I wanted to add a bit of texture and shine to the design, so I went in with a Sally Hansen's Crystal Top Coat, which is a flakie topper with an orange to green shift that I though would work perfectly with this design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I mostly used two different images from the Uberchic Beauty It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas stamping plate, but I also brought in the Whats Up Nails B022 Winter Time stamping plate for an assist with probably my all time favorite sweater image, which I applied to my middle finger. For my pointer and pinkie fingers, I applied the single line of stars image horizontally across the nail and then added the single nordic star at the opposite end of the nail. And for my ring finger and thumb, I applied the single line of stars vertically down the center of the nail.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then followed with a matte top coat to bring down the shine and give a velvety matte finish. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2NRsyQ3z7JM5YDGxRpvy-X46V7q0oO1P079EhpDdA7FnMl4jN0-BTqIJRWADCdwC01O29emgICe-5NLjNG-5pQnew6TmONAYdamW7wFuy2svHiYY55_cnTSop1AtRwGRAmaY8fEXygnsTUYQj0Vd_qJg4ibN0dGk_egdpJKpwXpMLn7YArT07K6hFyI/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2NRsyQ3z7JM5YDGxRpvy-X46V7q0oO1P079EhpDdA7FnMl4jN0-BTqIJRWADCdwC01O29emgICe-5NLjNG-5pQnew6TmONAYdamW7wFuy2svHiYY55_cnTSop1AtRwGRAmaY8fEXygnsTUYQj0Vd_qJg4ibN0dGk_egdpJKpwXpMLn7YArT07K6hFyI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Dimension Nails - Amazonian Manatee*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sally Hansen - Crystal Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI Matte Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails B022 Winter Time Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Uberchic Beauty It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Magnified Clear Stamper & Scraper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://nailstuff.ca/#pblnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NailStuff.ca </a></b><span style="font-size: small;">Affiliate code </span><b style="font-size: small;">TRYSH</b><span style="font-size: small;"> for 10% off first order.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlp1cllmyNRSFzl6GUp9cGIO9S225NQ1E8FOSuxgw4zUxVVQPy1wqtjmEOabdP_EX75XE2soIexZizXjzPwJ2GHLY5ZwJsR7vzSI-jQXUcK0y94XNHDxtnNecS1LQKxF_nvVfUGtvejaffxOIbAyLeydwkf5Z4G7zjsLNV1NJG2wzdwBHUNZEEMJEu9c/s585/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlp1cllmyNRSFzl6GUp9cGIO9S225NQ1E8FOSuxgw4zUxVVQPy1wqtjmEOabdP_EX75XE2soIexZizXjzPwJ2GHLY5ZwJsR7vzSI-jQXUcK0y94XNHDxtnNecS1LQKxF_nvVfUGtvejaffxOIbAyLeydwkf5Z4G7zjsLNV1NJG2wzdwBHUNZEEMJEu9c/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-green-nordic-star-sweater-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-b022-&-uberchic-it's-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, this mani is just all of my favorite things and I love it so much. Though I had to move on and continue doing different designs after this one, I suspect this might be the one I actually go back to on my nails to wear for actual Christmas. I love it that much. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6ZUsgDtj8knfozwLMUcZQ-rf0yaPagDQtsmU4nrVNLmUX4d2KKWq-0-Rt6t7VC1jIKgw-4bFueNsuRVo6Ch1-RzNaFEYutKzUKyibuZ1Jiss8qkgXHjKgyQCYfSd-SxXbPDsVax86naVwgZEmP250Wj5Zs_7nwkkI2-fUyZckSYpTB8zzz88Kdxb3HE/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6ZUsgDtj8knfozwLMUcZQ-rf0yaPagDQtsmU4nrVNLmUX4d2KKWq-0-Rt6t7VC1jIKgw-4bFueNsuRVo6Ch1-RzNaFEYutKzUKyibuZ1Jiss8qkgXHjKgyQCYfSd-SxXbPDsVax86naVwgZEmP250Wj5Zs_7nwkkI2-fUyZckSYpTB8zzz88Kdxb3HE/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3xEwYRLR-aGgpi0TmaKkyxieZrfh3qP_hGvQIh6pIO0ZoJ4J7ognMT_kIZ7mQsMZGKWObJCrRL8WaEz9A9sLQCM2g6gpYvKhwHpT_30JZkcv8gbBUO1DjLfyVOOrrbGQU75LvteRt49iS_xWv45f1FvxVkCbaKmJ7B_5gJQ5xSazHFR78dQ-Yl3GL2g/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3xEwYRLR-aGgpi0TmaKkyxieZrfh3qP_hGvQIh6pIO0ZoJ4J7ognMT_kIZ7mQsMZGKWObJCrRL8WaEz9A9sLQCM2g6gpYvKhwHpT_30JZkcv8gbBUO1DjLfyVOOrrbGQU75LvteRt49iS_xWv45f1FvxVkCbaKmJ7B_5gJQ5xSazHFR78dQ-Yl3GL2g/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-64724548520124634052023-12-20T10:00:00.000-06:002023-12-20T10:00:00.265-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Green & White Scattered Christmas Tree Nails<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> THIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEEN COSMETICS. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZFxqqsGalPeMJUOUGB-24IIlV9j_gIlBmTgvjs9WN9ubcrYYtbWxag_vPuLImiaV0CN4CrlOp2Q7bet1qFAq4kq0ke1bvx6MRa2ZTuQS21eZ9HEyGD5QWKTyrz68dJT8bMnFeBoajQ-bTPylwnBnIDn4SRMzCl7qUU5BulwQUI5ltt3g7qBN_IKs11E/s640/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZFxqqsGalPeMJUOUGB-24IIlV9j_gIlBmTgvjs9WN9ubcrYYtbWxag_vPuLImiaV0CN4CrlOp2Q7bet1qFAq4kq0ke1bvx6MRa2ZTuQS21eZ9HEyGD5QWKTyrz68dJT8bMnFeBoajQ-bTPylwnBnIDn4SRMzCl7qUU5BulwQUI5ltt3g7qBN_IKs11E/s16000/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I sat down to do today's mani, I was in the mood for high contrast. I wanted a rich, deep, blackened base polish paired with crisp, bright white stamping in a really unfussy design. Now, admittedly, I suspect there are probably a lot of people whose definition of unfussy differs from mine, since I've become a bit of a maximalist when it comes to nail art, but for me this is definitely an unfussy design. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavp4wHHInAKrM8uJ1DPbqEwcPpOTUVWvMuoK59ttPMqVlPGZdfl6QUgWDrVPj579cl6j6zJtoG2Nyn3xP-inyu466cebEiOqxDKgRkkrxR3d06Z_eb4CHf9dwQKebXdwWYCw6NKsD5DOJJ52L2y9gkWKRfcdMq4sCBG4HN0QuIdVNAoIB3gULCPjGbEU/s640/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjavp4wHHInAKrM8uJ1DPbqEwcPpOTUVWvMuoK59ttPMqVlPGZdfl6QUgWDrVPj579cl6j6zJtoG2Nyn3xP-inyu466cebEiOqxDKgRkkrxR3d06Z_eb4CHf9dwQKebXdwWYCw6NKsD5DOJJ52L2y9gkWKRfcdMq4sCBG4HN0QuIdVNAoIB3gULCPjGbEU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it came to the base for this design, there was really only polish in my collection that it could be because I wanted that really blackened look, but with a Christmasy color and some twinkly interest. Looking Mighty Pine from Painted Polish is by far the deepest green polish in my collection and it's packed with reflective glitter as well as some fine hex glitters. Unfortunately, this was a PPU shade so it isn't available anymore, but it's definitely one that I think anyone who owns it should consider pulling out for the holiday season.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying two coats of Looking Might Pine and because those reflective glitters tend to dry with some texture, I also added a layer of glossy top coat before moving on to my stamping.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21tBEI-vhgGZmjSl2WDXyeiaentP6lWTdM324dQJH6mXI-OKdiotRW4-MbWRalX3jZWGEvdufwQ9JEu5R-53KQVgnT5jEM3MC4O92d3HYjIUEF19S49nrJy983ZNyz-bi0mLubMpQ2TEgAHLvz1OXphx_qIsP6tYilgHKqMS6dLdacMEa4Brx8DUNRdo/s640/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21tBEI-vhgGZmjSl2WDXyeiaentP6lWTdM324dQJH6mXI-OKdiotRW4-MbWRalX3jZWGEvdufwQ9JEu5R-53KQVgnT5jEM3MC4O92d3HYjIUEF19S49nrJy983ZNyz-bi0mLubMpQ2TEgAHLvz1OXphx_qIsP6tYilgHKqMS6dLdacMEa4Brx8DUNRdo/s16000/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, as I said, I wanted to keep it pretty simple. I actually did a mani using this stamping image last year, but I didn't want a straight up repeat on the design so I changed it up a litte. On my pinkie and middle fingers as well as my thumb, I just applied the full cover image as is. This is a decently wide image, so I was able to shift it side to side somewhat and get a slightly different look on each nail even though I used the same image. For my ring finger, I decided to isolate the largest tree in the image and apply that on its own towards the tip of my nail. I decided to also add a little cluster of dots as well as a few random dots just to add a bit of visual interest to that nail as well. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with the design, I sealed it in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of glossy top coat for shine and volume. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyH_gc6v5xkWhp7rU9nIuV74Nd_9VYwgpd-bxU6pkr4UYzy4azM76jzMcO6KJR95a2zxabHP8ykYJy_pcCyLMY9Sz_rbBmJAPwEyDjT2TeaiwNdJsHoNHE7n1yWWOlHZKx27EIOKA6ccAFGdCWKKJSZJHsyd1hW4VTU3mHx-iur1aUskxMmqyP0iyE_xM/s640/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyH_gc6v5xkWhp7rU9nIuV74Nd_9VYwgpd-bxU6pkr4UYzy4azM76jzMcO6KJR95a2zxabHP8ykYJy_pcCyLMY9Sz_rbBmJAPwEyDjT2TeaiwNdJsHoNHE7n1yWWOlHZKx27EIOKA6ccAFGdCWKKJSZJHsyd1hW4VTU3mHx-iur1aUskxMmqyP0iyE_xM/s16000/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 806 Pure White*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen 115 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Chunky Soft Transparent Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Painted Polish - Looking Mighty Pine</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vibrant Scents Fast & Hard Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample/Sponsored Post</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnYkB_ZwDLYu02pVZr0O2RCOojwl3XZM2RUOljfKOmVNMONat4JgIVtmGvGv2Q7g4-_UTK0982bwdmCHtj-zxv1ZInRtiRTN6eMSYV75gncOc_j5rZDpPkLQnLz4hjw_BneaQiqdVYc_ihU3YXXj4C8gnXYBCk-MbI7o3QO2z-UuhbhFTnEJ-RL9_-qY/s585/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnYkB_ZwDLYu02pVZr0O2RCOojwl3XZM2RUOljfKOmVNMONat4JgIVtmGvGv2Q7g4-_UTK0982bwdmCHtj-zxv1ZInRtiRTN6eMSYV75gncOc_j5rZDpPkLQnLz4hjw_BneaQiqdVYc_ihU3YXXj4C8gnXYBCk-MbI7o3QO2z-UuhbhFTnEJ-RL9_-qY/s16000/christmas-nail-art-green-&-white-scattered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I really quite like how this mani came together. In person, the color definitely looks more obviously green than in photos, but it is still quite dark and maybe a little bit vampy - which I love! If you're interested in any of the Pueen products I used for this mani, they're all available from Amazon and definitely have my recommendation. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWMPi8L1cjLJmS0a_alJ1uhWaumiJDLvc2EuaevpHk6VoF-lC-_A89FI6CD8rpwd_kNUv0gd8J6w6eb1e0XJg4mG0vDHdr876mveKAM7haavTy-WDjxRF8G2-R2ySsB9HEnK9_mHqt3tgkFzmOw8NeaYUZ_WHh3lrjwXtP89te30HbveZnZ2W3m5Svlw/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWMPi8L1cjLJmS0a_alJ1uhWaumiJDLvc2EuaevpHk6VoF-lC-_A89FI6CD8rpwd_kNUv0gd8J6w6eb1e0XJg4mG0vDHdr876mveKAM7haavTy-WDjxRF8G2-R2ySsB9HEnK9_mHqt3tgkFzmOw8NeaYUZ_WHh3lrjwXtP89te30HbveZnZ2W3m5Svlw/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5mdB9SF3o7DJepabC8xtCxcvA84GMAJQ-ODyPJwnnsDQBwL1XBHywRgI8wmA-sAEWIoZGQM8k9VDhZpQNOXN6Amuo_7PieZw1-IYfrI7jT9YhZOzZCRO5U7wZRkhkJiX8ch_-fY2siN9M1vOTPjrySva_FMkeZ-YJNPcO3ygO5cfpJDiIfnTkoUHN1U/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5mdB9SF3o7DJepabC8xtCxcvA84GMAJQ-ODyPJwnnsDQBwL1XBHywRgI8wmA-sAEWIoZGQM8k9VDhZpQNOXN6Amuo_7PieZw1-IYfrI7jT9YhZOzZCRO5U7wZRkhkJiX8ch_-fY2siN9M1vOTPjrySva_FMkeZ-YJNPcO3ygO5cfpJDiIfnTkoUHN1U/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-12044442410230501052023-12-19T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-19T10:00:00.347-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Snowy Blue & White Santa Claus Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFx-8GjsYp1DLCc4RMH8NzHcXUbzH-DEFaT-vIT0KziGlHF0jdFXJedqC8rsTLTOrNw8h2BmTDMPoJaVr6MKae_o03RyKiYnH_Oy8H95kAxxAiAY3IJdj9D82K09Llk91jQibGQKlzl3bSc7HfcaUt1o-Yrnq-jgRUd62YFEZigcT99Ww15Vo6_cNCgzI/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFx-8GjsYp1DLCc4RMH8NzHcXUbzH-DEFaT-vIT0KziGlHF0jdFXJedqC8rsTLTOrNw8h2BmTDMPoJaVr6MKae_o03RyKiYnH_Oy8H95kAxxAiAY3IJdj9D82K09Llk91jQibGQKlzl3bSc7HfcaUt1o-Yrnq-jgRUd62YFEZigcT99Ww15Vo6_cNCgzI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-1.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have to admit, today's mani was a bit of a saga to put together. Not because of any of the products or anything like that, but because I went into it without a clear plan and it sort of went off the rails in the middle, but I think I saved it in the end. Moral of the story - have a plan. In the end, I'm really happy with how this mani turned out and how adorable my little Santa ended up being.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3XH2CXzouxIv_fG5IHzjj9-Jx4wsrzpnXPWUrh51eQgBBBYoYzItjbtTzmDaTPe19_7aizU7nCLXsiGwrXq6FRPw-12AUNcHlIT7S5VlZMupbQx6SG-_nj37tL8A8G1G7av95Da7mWZ5gV4ppYoPSQ0vB-s2BZX68SnC7mF_0RLtXMgDwG00PHVoZdU/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3XH2CXzouxIv_fG5IHzjj9-Jx4wsrzpnXPWUrh51eQgBBBYoYzItjbtTzmDaTPe19_7aizU7nCLXsiGwrXq6FRPw-12AUNcHlIT7S5VlZMupbQx6SG-_nj37tL8A8G1G7av95Da7mWZ5gV4ppYoPSQ0vB-s2BZX68SnC7mF_0RLtXMgDwG00PHVoZdU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-2.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As soon as I tried Hero Below Zero* from the new Whats Up Nails Too Cold For School Collection, I knew that I would be using it as a base for a holiday mani. It's just the perfect twinkly blue that makes me think of a crisp, cold winter day with a clear sky and a fresh layer of snow. I also just knew it would look great with the Santa image and really pop that red and white.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied 3 coats of Hero Below Zero to all of my nails and let that dry while I worked on the reverse stamped Santa decal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA6ArXM3o_D3YIYLTdL9dRDJ1TUnJr0LavegBvva1kzhXSzb5r7fKxS56bp9k5umt9mZovYpy__jAA3RA0f7D6s7cgYfSLb3il9d0d-wvno3HGZeUMpVhMM2nxeOKx9FEzoSoeMX9xBxKd5nkDPAGfbpx2lt9KtHYk-ynhijrYu_8tmeydCuIfA9NFRU/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA6ArXM3o_D3YIYLTdL9dRDJ1TUnJr0LavegBvva1kzhXSzb5r7fKxS56bp9k5umt9mZovYpy__jAA3RA0f7D6s7cgYfSLb3il9d0d-wvno3HGZeUMpVhMM2nxeOKx9FEzoSoeMX9xBxKd5nkDPAGfbpx2lt9KtHYk-ynhijrYu_8tmeydCuIfA9NFRU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, this is the point where my lack of preparation led to a bit of a saga. I knew that for my outer nails I wanted to apply the snow image at the tips - which I did, using white stamping polish. And I knew that I wanted Santa for my ring finger, which I also did. Once the decal was dry to the touch, I applied a thin layer of sticky base coat to my nail and let it dry down until it was tacky before transferring the decal straight from the stamper to the nail. And then came the middle nail. Initially I had planned on applying a candy cane image to bring in some more red, but it just didn't work the way I was hoping it would, so I ended up abandoning that idea. I went back and forth on several different things before I settled on snowflakes and text. Admittedly, I think it maybe could have come together a little better, but I was happy with the design upon completing it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with the design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of glossy top coat. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ1HYxlUIpiYfrCRyH0MDtX9xjzg5Cq4_qEwK3VN9B_MIiXyfOaY63kDC23CkmmWu68soOMaFtuqGdxHVO0oPPPsNVV_V9gkl5OokLUalE0897VeEAxjoKyFT6C6toVgLpGCID5sBxKdnvjp_n7UPrxB182qINCMVfbTndazIFnhraXNWXXB4jvn81xk/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ1HYxlUIpiYfrCRyH0MDtX9xjzg5Cq4_qEwK3VN9B_MIiXyfOaY63kDC23CkmmWu68soOMaFtuqGdxHVO0oPPPsNVV_V9gkl5OokLUalE0897VeEAxjoKyFT6C6toVgLpGCID5sBxKdnvjp_n7UPrxB182qINCMVfbTndazIFnhraXNWXXB4jvn81xk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Hero Below Zero*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Go For Gild</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 819 Ballerina*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sally Hansen - Grease Lightning</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI - Alpine Snow</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI - A Kiss On The Chic*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Glisten & Glow Glitter Grabber Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Gloss Over Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails B022 Winter Time Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails B050 Count On Me! Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails B065 Winter Flurryland Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Magnified Clear Stamper & Scraper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie 5mm Nail Art Brush*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://nailstuff.ca/#pblnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NailStuff.ca </a></b>Affiliate Code TRYSH for 10% off your first order. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmRw3mfd_FFQc7hDu3gQuuFQHNttpcQGHeCisQmGlkwbN1lrWeLvcg_FJM1-z5QtLP5G9K_w-lTLOOlzXAezgQcC96dY0h2V4NWwP5zP-4OiNZkUUHS6_4DwCI0QWQdDQBZUrd1BNq7kLRWtAGNxqLSgIotUxd_ckHQxyPdsHleSfFHvuxySK0oZJ06I/s585/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmRw3mfd_FFQc7hDu3gQuuFQHNttpcQGHeCisQmGlkwbN1lrWeLvcg_FJM1-z5QtLP5G9K_w-lTLOOlzXAezgQcC96dY0h2V4NWwP5zP-4OiNZkUUHS6_4DwCI0QWQdDQBZUrd1BNq7kLRWtAGNxqLSgIotUxd_ckHQxyPdsHleSfFHvuxySK0oZJ06I/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-snowy-santa-claus-nails-ft-whatsupnails-b050-b065-b022-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I mean - I honestly can't get over how adorable this Santa image is. It's just SO CUTE and is honestly sort of the perfect size for my nail length, which is a bit of a Christmas miracle if we're being honest. Also, I sort of really, really want to just do a full mani of the snowy design on the outer nails because I think it would be fabulous!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dfP9VtLDez7kKbczzkChv0Ypxl_7AJLtO7b0ftdN90DllPVLH8iueG0U-WxfWO0HB6cqLvEy7tTdZdKxJ8MVAvzu2aFfuTs4Qn46wZQGK0GaQIssH0jVFPgYceErcoO4TAXDsEWbw3puBN3rxN3AaVXMY0Ja6kTlDTiLbUFWiIZqBL6d6g5Yzlgxgf4/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dfP9VtLDez7kKbczzkChv0Ypxl_7AJLtO7b0ftdN90DllPVLH8iueG0U-WxfWO0HB6cqLvEy7tTdZdKxJ8MVAvzu2aFfuTs4Qn46wZQGK0GaQIssH0jVFPgYceErcoO4TAXDsEWbw3puBN3rxN3AaVXMY0Ja6kTlDTiLbUFWiIZqBL6d6g5Yzlgxgf4/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gdYa7Sqw1SOYqKesj2GdY8qXdonsRJpmQM0R2UWprgJLTInziyPl8DBYARPSxuvNsRgoC1VBpjB0-eMMksvAgtHoQHnt6dp1Kc9kzZXYG_BwBfckYFIOYgResTZuqe_eC-auXOQAQNG_h9vvpoynKJ4QHY_bP3hXSIct4e8Up_SjulpVxeTDuulL_bk/s502/affiliate-links.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gdYa7Sqw1SOYqKesj2GdY8qXdonsRJpmQM0R2UWprgJLTInziyPl8DBYARPSxuvNsRgoC1VBpjB0-eMMksvAgtHoQHnt6dp1Kc9kzZXYG_BwBfckYFIOYgResTZuqe_eC-auXOQAQNG_h9vvpoynKJ4QHY_bP3hXSIct4e8Up_SjulpVxeTDuulL_bk/s16000/affiliate-links.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-51174069816632058422023-12-18T10:00:00.009-06:002023-12-18T10:00:00.313-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Cozy Pink & Grey Argyle Reindeer Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEus10VRtSKClXF-9Azc-JghLUhcJDhzg0WDuXzvyOqzaUtmjEzJo1Axa25ztBX3wZweklL7CZWJe1XG0oKwKGNvWzloRWh00pMR3HDtf_gUmDOHuH47sPwJtCuGPjF-FGxTuRF_AhELLOIxLcV4ID4pTf4MMvAWps64eLfs5bNV4sqjr0Ivgq6lTn1LU/s640/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEus10VRtSKClXF-9Azc-JghLUhcJDhzg0WDuXzvyOqzaUtmjEzJo1Axa25ztBX3wZweklL7CZWJe1XG0oKwKGNvWzloRWh00pMR3HDtf_gUmDOHuH47sPwJtCuGPjF-FGxTuRF_AhELLOIxLcV4ID4pTf4MMvAWps64eLfs5bNV4sqjr0Ivgq6lTn1LU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can not even tell you how excited I was to get today's mani on my nails, I sincerely can't. As soon as I received the CjS-324 Stamping Plate, which was included in a Mystery Box, I was beyond excited to put together some version of this design. I initially planned on going with a more traditional red, green and white color story, but in the end I was in the mood for something a little more cozy. One of my favorite cozy color combos - not just for my nails - is pink and grey and I think it worked perfectly with this design. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8ArZmA3L8Qe3GNId-FOeDepbK1KNIh3A8x5Fim7utVea9FrQgqExhXSNvbepL2sEil9jIiV6klcDpYkizuMRmDZhtOg2A3XoM1e-Ie8cc-hGvc8QtYc31vV9DrNzS_85f0NYcKesz5e9X753QZSQEabrQcfASNb67kZs3neLrsRYhmRUdBle9_SctvU/s640/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8ArZmA3L8Qe3GNId-FOeDepbK1KNIh3A8x5Fim7utVea9FrQgqExhXSNvbepL2sEil9jIiV6klcDpYkizuMRmDZhtOg2A3XoM1e-Ie8cc-hGvc8QtYc31vV9DrNzS_85f0NYcKesz5e9X753QZSQEabrQcfASNb67kZs3neLrsRYhmRUdBle9_SctvU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it came to choosing my base polish, I knew pretty much immediately once I'd decided on pink and grey for the color story that I wanted to grab for Seven Wonders Of OPI, which is a cool toned pinky mauve shade that is, in my opinion, the perfect grown up pink. In the end, I decided that I wanted my pinkie and thumb to be grey because I figured it would add something. I didn't have a shade of grey in my collection that felt like it would match in the way I wanted to with the grey stamping polishes I was using, so I decided to apply stamping polish as my base on those two nails. I generally don't like to use stamping polish as full cover polish, but sometimes the design calls for it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying two coats of my base polish to all of my nails and letting that dry down. I also added a cool toned iridescent flakie topper to all of my nails just to add a little bit of twinkle. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRE-lYGWxqA7wOWQ_3yir3HZDmO2QKinRsXr-gBJis-l7iU2jvRlh-VDWkZC3Vxux1CJbfZwGRnQHsvKrm9i9Ahi_o65P5zZcizzTrgzUqEbEpxTYaGcGI4v91S5SIXUttdBNd3aWy4JP4Vq5Xl1cekSKoWUK0oo-IT7-qvUsTPgam4DiDluLo0cC_BE/s640/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRE-lYGWxqA7wOWQ_3yir3HZDmO2QKinRsXr-gBJis-l7iU2jvRlh-VDWkZC3Vxux1CJbfZwGRnQHsvKrm9i9Ahi_o65P5zZcizzTrgzUqEbEpxTYaGcGI4v91S5SIXUttdBNd3aWy4JP4Vq5Xl1cekSKoWUK0oo-IT7-qvUsTPgam4DiDluLo0cC_BE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I ultimately decided that I wanted three distinctly different designs. On my outer nails, I kept it simple with a full cover scattered snowflake image, alternating the direction of placement just to keep each nail looking a bit unique. For my middle finger, I went with the layered argyle design using light grey, dark grey, and white stamping polishes. And finally, for my ring finger, I started with a full cover spotted snowflake image and then went in with the layered argyle reindeer image using the same polishes that I used for my middle finger.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with the design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a layer of glossy top coat for shine. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQ4zpexFO9gt8bQJhtYdLdBNW6oFEeK4QS6NtYmLQMd4W1r84e0jHkj-PWipHqf-uvo-CMMSf16Q98LE6I0UX10TDu05lFJrXLCaTaO7dUl0oL22oRi7fEXVqr9hcm-wfAJyc-A3jjKgYumpEB5IDJcbEok3altV3Hxc_m-DLnJag1jtZ1TfnF8rQ7nI/s640/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQ4zpexFO9gt8bQJhtYdLdBNW6oFEeK4QS6NtYmLQMd4W1r84e0jHkj-PWipHqf-uvo-CMMSf16Q98LE6I0UX10TDu05lFJrXLCaTaO7dUl0oL22oRi7fEXVqr9hcm-wfAJyc-A3jjKgYumpEB5IDJcbEok3altV3Hxc_m-DLnJag1jtZ1TfnF8rQ7nI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI - Seven Wonders of OPI</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sally Hansen - Glazed Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Hit The Bottle - Looking For Mr. Grey</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper - 042 Slate Grey</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vibrant Scents Fast & Hard Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-324 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Big Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BwuO7icb_XVATnePUJLexhL6hoRVWSIJTu-UMviUlZX_Cgeqawrer_rudTflLFxTqZ5pWjcmi1OIOnu_G9vvrDHCArClUNk3WpHNmsb1LAytRLzyTCSEK92FITB5wPOv18DcbJAlFTTUNBUYpBaFSP-Z6h7x6SY82cUW01_wmnYqdBW1WPzscOWiF6g/s585/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BwuO7icb_XVATnePUJLexhL6hoRVWSIJTu-UMviUlZX_Cgeqawrer_rudTflLFxTqZ5pWjcmi1OIOnu_G9vvrDHCArClUNk3WpHNmsb1LAytRLzyTCSEK92FITB5wPOv18DcbJAlFTTUNBUYpBaFSP-Z6h7x6SY82cUW01_wmnYqdBW1WPzscOWiF6g/s16000/christmas-nail-art-cozy-pink-&-grey-argyle-reindeer-nails-ft-cjs-324-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I literally can't even express to you how much I am in love with this design. Honestly, I think this is one of those plates that's going to end up coming out at other times of the year because, as Christmasy as it is, I can already think of ways to use these images that will work beautifully for both spring and fall - so keep an eye out!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.cosmeticproof.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cosmetic Proof</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.seetheworldinpink.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See The World In PINK</a></b> to check out more holiday themed <b>#CBBxManiMonday</b> nails! </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY3Wr5y-xcCE4936KPLlkSI44dhk0ADS29VzFQ3cfNVpujXP1y9fvkBQKezShh7BZL7ix0u-MVn_5FtAc3fAu2VzxhK2TAfYSfhc9fkC6QHZmCrl4l8qvwtInKj9-ZctiyFDEFt58JM764jSyqRikUuyRE0Fc-3alJcjV2G1YOMpCQfIRzfIiryYVVH0/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJY3Wr5y-xcCE4936KPLlkSI44dhk0ADS29VzFQ3cfNVpujXP1y9fvkBQKezShh7BZL7ix0u-MVn_5FtAc3fAu2VzxhK2TAfYSfhc9fkC6QHZmCrl4l8qvwtInKj9-ZctiyFDEFt58JM764jSyqRikUuyRE0Fc-3alJcjV2G1YOMpCQfIRzfIiryYVVH0/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRHQiyfKI3Tjf_uPkFxr0DrFcnQOxSPUE1V2sdMkSX3cBuvD6UuH3_s2MEYCZalC5xCeCwCj8XSC4LzCpmVKzuCOqUwzIIEthXtphiHI4mN_L4Q5QPnnG2_S1Lgcsr0KaLkKtnZ_L6hDDhtqo-s8D3sTkfpZhK-Xm3-EMnwZ-CLxj01UoQRtNorN6OtU/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRHQiyfKI3Tjf_uPkFxr0DrFcnQOxSPUE1V2sdMkSX3cBuvD6UuH3_s2MEYCZalC5xCeCwCj8XSC4LzCpmVKzuCOqUwzIIEthXtphiHI4mN_L4Q5QPnnG2_S1Lgcsr0KaLkKtnZ_L6hDDhtqo-s8D3sTkfpZhK-Xm3-EMnwZ-CLxj01UoQRtNorN6OtU/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-54509565473533360222023-12-16T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-16T10:00:00.140-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Festive Holo Gradient Snowflake Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_X092igPmDGDb2o4TM-yB1RFx585mSbSDpT2s0vaXxYZ_noPXGJLP4In8bGaKHWoEp4KLC8uCt3ek0r2GdiEqjNzOZJlWbT2_-1Eo3knQEyznAgQTrcTkiD1mM95bXAr0GfVGhVNw1kCXLmghaenz6XuoCrs6Fu1QOFfMeMy_aFmj22gkQ8N2qeCqDE/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_X092igPmDGDb2o4TM-yB1RFx585mSbSDpT2s0vaXxYZ_noPXGJLP4In8bGaKHWoEp4KLC8uCt3ek0r2GdiEqjNzOZJlWbT2_-1Eo3knQEyznAgQTrcTkiD1mM95bXAr0GfVGhVNw1kCXLmghaenz6XuoCrs6Fu1QOFfMeMy_aFmj22gkQ8N2qeCqDE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In December of 2020, I put together what has become <a href="https://www.prairiebeautylove.ca/2020/12/christmas-nail-art-black-white-holo.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one of my favorite nail art designs I've ever done</a>. It's one that has sparked countless different versions for various holidays and themes and it's one that I've brought back a different version of every Christmas since. While I did consider it, I couldn't go and break tradition this year, so I decided to make this year's version green and not overthink it. It's just such a classic at this point - it had to be done!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFRxGnxkKSM5lTDgYpxKAFRb4emDurAWfqZjpiyyjsKOx21SGm557rkZ2B43FElkWReS9IaKnV5s2EfpRAUqMaK5-SCW4jf7-UBoJ3Cw8sgnz_dJHFuay49fFaFyMQ6wfD-8T8rKs6K5X9YHPLAn6AEwBdIudQabxbFW-IEiwIg4416TfWeogA9UzRq8/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFRxGnxkKSM5lTDgYpxKAFRb4emDurAWfqZjpiyyjsKOx21SGm557rkZ2B43FElkWReS9IaKnV5s2EfpRAUqMaK5-SCW4jf7-UBoJ3Cw8sgnz_dJHFuay49fFaFyMQ6wfD-8T8rKs6K5X9YHPLAn6AEwBdIudQabxbFW-IEiwIg4416TfWeogA9UzRq8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While my beloved bottle of OPI's Robots Are Forever is on its very last legs, there was no way that I could do this mani without the base polish that I've always used for it if I still had it on hand. It was pretty thick and doesn't perform quite the way it used to, but it still definitely made for a beautiful base. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the gradient tip, I decided to go with green this year since it's the only traditionally Christmasy color that I haven't used for one of these mani's yet. I decided on Bluebird Lacquer's The Ryan King 2.0 because the green base is really rich and it's just packed with beautiful holo. I used my technique of applying one swipe of the colored polish with a couple of swipes of clear polish to blend and did three passes of sponging to get to the opacity I was looking for. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrO7M8ZIfvq4jT7t2HHa0DzB8QaDzOKUiFMtfpRcT9moiuOZ37_Q2_sVIrb_5bhefhcnYOo_fZLDm74xK9l0vjCKGvnNy1DfhxVInCLFDWNghMmr0_pff4EiEX7ihKTuEv5aa1gdzIHG9vpjU5fuOB3lk6Q6NezCDjr9o7VsfOFyYZhUo2ztokZvgmbo/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrO7M8ZIfvq4jT7t2HHa0DzB8QaDzOKUiFMtfpRcT9moiuOZ37_Q2_sVIrb_5bhefhcnYOo_fZLDm74xK9l0vjCKGvnNy1DfhxVInCLFDWNghMmr0_pff4EiEX7ihKTuEv5aa1gdzIHG9vpjU5fuOB3lk6Q6NezCDjr9o7VsfOFyYZhUo2ztokZvgmbo/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the tips, I like to keep the design really, really simple and straightforward by applying two snowflakes in white and two snowflakes in black. I use the Nicole Diary 120 Stamping Plate, which is definitely one I think everyone could benefit from having in their collection if it's still available - I know Nicole Diary has discontinued a lot of their stamping plates, but I really hope this isn't one of them because it's such a staple for the holidays/winter. Anyway, I just choose two snowflakes that are next to each other, pick them up on my stamper and apply them at a diagonal and then repeat the process with the other color.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of glossy top coat for shine. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04yDu6N3k92l6m1AoOVabsJHT6N_ME5cnGDvdvMrrG70m3dTYSNVqF0d0ih6dqBEMtihll6dw8G0n9YwajQzJLpYgGJB-iTPecYqDH_KqR-4oRseKZFFXz5s2DlbD8hIcJGLhL35ubJRIiVJRapfCs_EZLHtDR26JBjbAU9MLBvy1B9nuFc-EK8-wbI8/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04yDu6N3k92l6m1AoOVabsJHT6N_ME5cnGDvdvMrrG70m3dTYSNVqF0d0ih6dqBEMtihll6dw8G0n9YwajQzJLpYgGJB-iTPecYqDH_KqR-4oRseKZFFXz5s2DlbD8hIcJGLhL35ubJRIiVJRapfCs_EZLHtDR26JBjbAU9MLBvy1B9nuFc-EK8-wbI8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI - Robots Are Forever</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Bluebird Lacquer - The Ryan King 2.0</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Color Club - Club Clear</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Gloss Over Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Nicole Diary 120 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11pmpLoZaOplA76_MKNkDVBRX5dTgD17MPi4QdFsbvykMrxjDw7nDfgyebG-LCzVxX_tL-gg9_TGz2nGSZdElrsdkBfkteAiFJ56gfPPYuwcJDQky2ycifGLRdG9_vl7GdtLqtlptgdK8wPhn99XQplIl3iySAbxc3rKHJy8MTfu1Ri_aMulWMKMTMJk/s585/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11pmpLoZaOplA76_MKNkDVBRX5dTgD17MPi4QdFsbvykMrxjDw7nDfgyebG-LCzVxX_tL-gg9_TGz2nGSZdElrsdkBfkteAiFJ56gfPPYuwcJDQky2ycifGLRdG9_vl7GdtLqtlptgdK8wPhn99XQplIl3iySAbxc3rKHJy8MTfu1Ri_aMulWMKMTMJk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-holo-gradient-snowflake-nails-ft-nicole-diary-120-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not going to lie, I think I might retire this design after this year because I've officially done the same basic design so many times at this point, but it's just such a staple and I love it so much every time I do it that I might change my mind on that next year. Either way, I'm in love with this design and love how it turns out every single time!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx92nnCaXaQ8S8to5_XSZjy4NXvKmunvWCL0Nmhkb-EmN34KG4HbBXlrogx4pPnPYwMOT2BJ3zItHne0Wl1q6K5OHwCfK1G4k6EDc9KYRmS4gieCzjFawyufeSuDAq2qtZ2v3-6nmDzIVG9PWf50CLHJSrlwec-6Mau-cfozKFnyS7bgYbnyUW3ecgrGM/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx92nnCaXaQ8S8to5_XSZjy4NXvKmunvWCL0Nmhkb-EmN34KG4HbBXlrogx4pPnPYwMOT2BJ3zItHne0Wl1q6K5OHwCfK1G4k6EDc9KYRmS4gieCzjFawyufeSuDAq2qtZ2v3-6nmDzIVG9PWf50CLHJSrlwec-6Mau-cfozKFnyS7bgYbnyUW3ecgrGM/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEQ8mhsEeYTRxu9gb3vhowfey2BU45myj6cbImy6pLZcCsgtPwTYoJV3RJWWXPt8osvq7mu-wGsyE3edn4ev5H9tRrIfYgUAR216qKQEEwoCtiMImtuIOImZAJmWPYAsAVMes69WhrZdeA2ko4dHY5RMHbEOznMzGFPxb93Y-PlhGswmKCLlMXrGwJYI/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEQ8mhsEeYTRxu9gb3vhowfey2BU45myj6cbImy6pLZcCsgtPwTYoJV3RJWWXPt8osvq7mu-wGsyE3edn4ev5H9tRrIfYgUAR216qKQEEwoCtiMImtuIOImZAJmWPYAsAVMes69WhrZdeA2ko4dHY5RMHbEOznMzGFPxb93Y-PlhGswmKCLlMXrGwJYI/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-5070474808751465762023-12-15T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-15T10:00:00.256-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Whimsical Layered Christmas Tree Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NI7R__7rmKvpLR3xz47_LUTFnxmEdmDWsTD7EOF29y0zRp3sRaWWWTLeRVqSOJzVWg7ZhTuEbpvdbDRRLR6MdiXnb7SsIFPHgHMbObVqfUkd8u0Yi-o2FNVpSJLVa2o4if_vomJkh-VeKz_7GQ7X_xoRRXjmXejhmhOb07Zto_axYz9fo4ugyPCc5e8/s640/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NI7R__7rmKvpLR3xz47_LUTFnxmEdmDWsTD7EOF29y0zRp3sRaWWWTLeRVqSOJzVWg7ZhTuEbpvdbDRRLR6MdiXnb7SsIFPHgHMbObVqfUkd8u0Yi-o2FNVpSJLVa2o4if_vomJkh-VeKz_7GQ7X_xoRRXjmXejhmhOb07Zto_axYz9fo4ugyPCc5e8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While I do a LOT of planning for holiday nail art, this mani actually sort of came out of nowhere when my Clear Jelly Stamper Black Friday order arrived just when I was about to do some nails. As I was looking at the CJS-LC-100 Stamping Plate, the idea for this design just came together and I had to get it onto my nails. I am definitely still getting the hang of layered stamping (and am very much a perfectionist when it comes to trying to get it right) but I'm really, really loving playing with layered designs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0xHVMdZKACl4cZMPxPcdMwm9hQUxJtZijojlPMddrB2TXsPwnBJcL2RGYRE1YVqbllG39kg0DIYIG_cJhu4zwQQp7D-mGuHKe_b_6R8WE1Bclpl-owbbOj91eRSGqlFL02dxTzEEgBztp2dGhsxOElymBzyCBntmysq-Z1MMMGOPkRtIeUvezIokfXc/s640/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0xHVMdZKACl4cZMPxPcdMwm9hQUxJtZijojlPMddrB2TXsPwnBJcL2RGYRE1YVqbllG39kg0DIYIG_cJhu4zwQQp7D-mGuHKe_b_6R8WE1Bclpl-owbbOj91eRSGqlFL02dxTzEEgBztp2dGhsxOElymBzyCBntmysq-Z1MMMGOPkRtIeUvezIokfXc/s16000/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While I did briefly consider going in a more non-traditional direction with this design, in the end I decided that I just wanted to keep it really, really and straightforward. And, of course, this gave me the opportunity to reach for a polish in my collection that I can pretty much exclusively use at Christmas time. ILNP's Christmas Cookie is a white crelly packed with fine red and green metallic flakes. I love a speckled crelly as a nail art base and since this one is just so seasonal, I couldn't let the season pass without pulling it out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying 2 coats of Christmas Cookie to all of my nails and letting those dry down. Next, I went in with my white stamping polish and just swiped a loosey goosey white tip to each nail to give the look of snow ground. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRz4wCIzanfN94F-P3cbWs21pANKrMvZ9O8yUR75SyQirbVoYFDH8dolOT-rFNlelDkXZWsfiLrwJOEnKUnexi1z5-oAfNILlq3Qw25dsdb8pz0Tk6hsBzy4lgvWlpZZOcl3nEy7LH5wZBhD2sQWS4ENKwwmPW_zKttiyuSoGiClEDwpxLxvL2sxCOHsE/s640/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRz4wCIzanfN94F-P3cbWs21pANKrMvZ9O8yUR75SyQirbVoYFDH8dolOT-rFNlelDkXZWsfiLrwJOEnKUnexi1z5-oAfNILlq3Qw25dsdb8pz0Tk6hsBzy4lgvWlpZZOcl3nEy7LH5wZBhD2sQWS4ENKwwmPW_zKttiyuSoGiClEDwpxLxvL2sxCOHsE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it came to choosing which tree I would apply to which nail, I basically just went by size just so that the scale of each tree worked with the nail I was placing it on. I used five different stamping polishes for this step - two different green shades for the tree, a red for various decorations, a brown for the stem, and of course a black for the outlining. I also used the CJS Lil Bling Stamper for this step, giving good visualization for placement. As I'm still getting the hang of layered stamping, I did take my time at this point and on two of my nails I will admit that I didn't get it right the first time and had to redo it from scratch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and followed with a matte top coat to bring down shine and make sure everything looked smooth. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe2z1y3do1dBcD_hNGrlqVazmcdi3eA-UQUkLFUoW80rMNOXbrgk4Iw8TBGqVIb1TG5bXqZVSdSPtapErL8uZeZd-FEbwcAaIwoBdJFFvFMZn8siGkoME2pahnWN60cO0dnPkERC7ybwltdgf7pXlaa04uIVGFTyjd6oSpeWFJFqAhZd6ye5UPtnjWC0/s640/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe2z1y3do1dBcD_hNGrlqVazmcdi3eA-UQUkLFUoW80rMNOXbrgk4Iw8TBGqVIb1TG5bXqZVSdSPtapErL8uZeZd-FEbwcAaIwoBdJFFvFMZn8siGkoME2pahnWN60cO0dnPkERC7ybwltdgf7pXlaa04uIVGFTyjd6oSpeWFJFqAhZd6ye5UPtnjWC0/s16000/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>ILNP - Christmas Cookie</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper - 031 You Had Me At Chocolate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper - 077 Lush Leaf</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper - 226 Pickled Pear</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Box Of Whine</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI Matte Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-LC-100 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXEAUv-xxTHzCH5DjMc-bpclPMg5n046FjLayyp8LlnvXk190bmlUsTe-E_jUZt-0u0rsf6hcNQ00lAgOBOH4infRUJRcIXIc9JmQROdPwFLlTLIlbnXhXGLJVIHoB9GgvcOrBtsZRKqOvMZcxLUrHRnF7b2pdqJE3S1hhLtTLZRk6mRsUh0qtyYejzo/s585/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXEAUv-xxTHzCH5DjMc-bpclPMg5n046FjLayyp8LlnvXk190bmlUsTe-E_jUZt-0u0rsf6hcNQ00lAgOBOH4infRUJRcIXIc9JmQROdPwFLlTLIlbnXhXGLJVIHoB9GgvcOrBtsZRKqOvMZcxLUrHRnF7b2pdqJE3S1hhLtTLZRk6mRsUh0qtyYejzo/s16000/christmas-nail-art-whimsical-layered-christmas-tree-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Seriously, I can't even tell you how happy I am with how this turned out. Every time I do layered stamping, I become more and more enamored with it. It definitely takes a bit of patience and practice, but once you get it, it brings together really detailed looks so much more quickly than any other technique. I can definitely see why professionals use this style of stamping so much!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTlHOhq7tUyw7n87f_xV6DJFithyphenhyphenV6u9MOTKdNu63DriKptexrkJlKe1kLvAkGyVvPTqvSYSHe85TaACyWiZgHFzqg-vXB8v362oKmwG6HHrPe_E9qXDHW33K5FQVRr2Y7DbR5b3oODWsPSurHU8mpKd-7cnX59FGtB0aotLhDxVb_rW-SRC9fzenNUE/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTlHOhq7tUyw7n87f_xV6DJFithyphenhyphenV6u9MOTKdNu63DriKptexrkJlKe1kLvAkGyVvPTqvSYSHe85TaACyWiZgHFzqg-vXB8v362oKmwG6HHrPe_E9qXDHW33K5FQVRr2Y7DbR5b3oODWsPSurHU8mpKd-7cnX59FGtB0aotLhDxVb_rW-SRC9fzenNUE/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60joUzyHjva91cHHSVksUaKlGQH-beYF2CM_s029y4OgfzkT2kfXsgJejnsfdZAPS_lTVqMdpzxGXxLJ-OjTF9CdPU3g9jyDtFxECNF3BRP5RBTVJR5nzwIFIh0WcKYTuy_ExctZk2R3CyeQLKVsbhsFrgZ629xL38epe7_DKM2wdDmRwvRA-5oaiSBU/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60joUzyHjva91cHHSVksUaKlGQH-beYF2CM_s029y4OgfzkT2kfXsgJejnsfdZAPS_lTVqMdpzxGXxLJ-OjTF9CdPU3g9jyDtFxECNF3BRP5RBTVJR5nzwIFIh0WcKYTuy_ExctZk2R3CyeQLKVsbhsFrgZ629xL38epe7_DKM2wdDmRwvRA-5oaiSBU/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-39378934601800020362023-12-14T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-14T10:00:00.157-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Blue & White Buffalo Plaid Gnome Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlDSPO7VDdv4ihPl1CSc9lxaLcsK80A1XMDczyY-h1nFFzwX3tGYUwpUtG0jetPW7WWICOu_tXZZlSwMUsmeDRgG3snhLqDShyNWmOg5kx5xdldwhbSqLNU68X0H7IrDpblf6f8ZqZS5UaMwM6VooS51YUziJPFlh0MFutF7jI7akt4Rn0a6IqrCYPuM/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlDSPO7VDdv4ihPl1CSc9lxaLcsK80A1XMDczyY-h1nFFzwX3tGYUwpUtG0jetPW7WWICOu_tXZZlSwMUsmeDRgG3snhLqDShyNWmOg5kx5xdldwhbSqLNU68X0H7IrDpblf6f8ZqZS5UaMwM6VooS51YUziJPFlh0MFutF7jI7akt4Rn0a6IqrCYPuM/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Did I desperately want to do one of those adorably gnome designs that you see from professional nail tech's last year? Absolutely I did. Did I try and fail miserably at hand painting them? 100%. So this year, when I saw the Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-LC-100 Stamping Plate, which also featured some really gorgeous plaid stamping images, I just had to have it. HAD TO HAVE IT. Initially, I had planned on doing this mani in red, but in the end I decided to go with blue and let the gnome shine. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXG93lcb3kkHRr51plQmxn22yLDTBu0XrIi89R0Yi0bPjQfvBusjR9DoXxSVcnrVpdG5czY_0VvrUPKHgwaWZjjkk0Ki8_RulXqODceYiGlj9VpC6Sr5ds9mo-AmVoKkEqynAAViyyWEycDjbSKkvZLeCKgGcj3p0VPOeDqZHg93XHR0Mf7K9kVvShVI/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXG93lcb3kkHRr51plQmxn22yLDTBu0XrIi89R0Yi0bPjQfvBusjR9DoXxSVcnrVpdG5czY_0VvrUPKHgwaWZjjkk0Ki8_RulXqODceYiGlj9VpC6Sr5ds9mo-AmVoKkEqynAAViyyWEycDjbSKkvZLeCKgGcj3p0VPOeDqZHg93XHR0Mf7K9kVvShVI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For this mani, I ended up using three different base polishes. For my pointer, pinkie and thumb, I used Dimension Nails Ethical*, which is a really perfect cobalt blue shade that is opaque in one coat - as many of the Dimension Nails crémes are. For my middle finger, I used Starrily's Diamond Rain, which is one of the Kelli Marissa collab shades and is... literally stunning. Honestly, stunning with so much shine and twinkle. And finally, for my ring finger, I went with Jen & Berries Snowfall In Sunnydale, which is a sparkly white polish that is just... sort of perfect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I applied one coat of Ethical, two coats of Diamon Rain, and two coats of Snowfall in Sunnydale to get started!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mKfqKrhBh02EIZnbT2X2b4UUlKOZgJnKVAYpZreXJtpQVxjmrDbeJAehjHkyTbMFxz5LtdPO4VJoXlg2QJfhPcSYy1AmTcmlvwMjFcfORIDJ5ph7Ri81LZYsuw-p1g23A02SiBnIXHwJzkzQ__6uBPrOCDvaP1viRW5Tge6U0Ux3PAadc5Hb339cnD8/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mKfqKrhBh02EIZnbT2X2b4UUlKOZgJnKVAYpZreXJtpQVxjmrDbeJAehjHkyTbMFxz5LtdPO4VJoXlg2QJfhPcSYy1AmTcmlvwMjFcfORIDJ5ph7Ri81LZYsuw-p1g23A02SiBnIXHwJzkzQ__6uBPrOCDvaP1viRW5Tge6U0Ux3PAadc5Hb339cnD8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Describing the stamping for this mani feels like a lot, but it honestly went so quickly with the layered stamping and the fact that I had all of the elements I needed on this plate. For the nails with the blue créme base, I started by applying the buffalo plaid image in black and then added a single white star to each nail. For my middle finger, I just added two white stars at opposing corners to allow the polish to be the star but to bring everything together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For my ring finger, which included the layered stamping, it was a bit more complicated but still so quick. I started with the beard, placing it towards the tip of my nail and then added the nose in a peachy beige stamping polish. Next, I added the hat in the stamping polish from my collection that felt closest to the shade of blue on my outer nails. Finally, I split the outline image in half, applying the bottom half of the image in black and the top half in white. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of glossy top coat. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeDzkToJATANTaDiUHDVsmZ19YME7tQaZTa6hBHSJRXmvrrlifYBrIj7z7X9T6U2_HKslBBPxMVhUcSFV1vFnSIfNp5kh01v-wnu2YsX45ov9rVILSQP7CDFApK13TV5UfgFexnrzG5KRgeWOFKPXh9DcfhRvq21_PqUFwXaauz3PtJDvyYoXmgeJvzc/s640/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeDzkToJATANTaDiUHDVsmZ19YME7tQaZTa6hBHSJRXmvrrlifYBrIj7z7X9T6U2_HKslBBPxMVhUcSFV1vFnSIfNp5kh01v-wnu2YsX45ov9rVILSQP7CDFApK13TV5UfgFexnrzG5KRgeWOFKPXh9DcfhRvq21_PqUFwXaauz3PtJDvyYoXmgeJvzc/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Dimension Nails - Ethical**</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Starrily - Diamond Rain**</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Jen & Berries - Snowfall In Sunnydale</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>KADS - 017 Deongaree</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 819 Ballerina</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Gloss Over Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-LC-100 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Big Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://nailstuff.ca/#pblnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NailStuff.ca </a>Affiliate Code TRYSH for 10% off your first order.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PYeEyBAZQOJ0l0Q7xYDlXOVZJ2YCy4B929BOQvaaWnEKz4GatYQmM14g9qGz9D6x2db9sTYfv6TOM7AzDT9kdSTb12cnSQ0zxV0McIMj-ghF3gYuuRtIT2TXavt7_0H1FmcwgSkUneQ87vebBur2qK239wm0DuJeOtrZU3nX8HnggRctZqYOkXMaFb4/s585/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PYeEyBAZQOJ0l0Q7xYDlXOVZJ2YCy4B929BOQvaaWnEKz4GatYQmM14g9qGz9D6x2db9sTYfv6TOM7AzDT9kdSTb12cnSQ0zxV0McIMj-ghF3gYuuRtIT2TXavt7_0H1FmcwgSkUneQ87vebBur2qK239wm0DuJeOtrZU3nX8HnggRctZqYOkXMaFb4/s16000/christmas-nail-art-blue-&-white-buffalo-plaid-gnome-nails-ft-clear-jelly-stamper-cjs-lc-100-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sincerely, I am obsessed with how this mani turned out and a little bit I wish that it had been the last one I did so that I could have just kept wearing it for as long as possible. I really, really love all of the components of this design, from the base polishes to the stamping. Obsessed!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyokSVXa7C8_wmqPzHsL_qZSUAiSZEX2Y8RTW0muzbDG8rw3CnnKSNeXBp9yGAH30MeIhTM6URf9lJ0cpW05fW70k49CPPfHzBua6199fluBFU2iVEU9UVlpUac1WOMPxmDLj3v0Lmoc5BYMm-xPeoGTvh1j3pk-Ww9RMMPCuMc7Pqv77y5DyuB3gkOOc/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyokSVXa7C8_wmqPzHsL_qZSUAiSZEX2Y8RTW0muzbDG8rw3CnnKSNeXBp9yGAH30MeIhTM6URf9lJ0cpW05fW70k49CPPfHzBua6199fluBFU2iVEU9UVlpUac1WOMPxmDLj3v0Lmoc5BYMm-xPeoGTvh1j3pk-Ww9RMMPCuMc7Pqv77y5DyuB3gkOOc/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpIabZfCFnPdzwgzIUcvnUhX-2qUb9LlzagPxXeScXvan-bB3o510FLvZKJVwqA24gZyCxStbL1GSev_fMDoV6km43ULPWU4uK39yEyUb7GWhZQ6QmsqOrF9TDTXgL3yNMTfxUc3GmqQj0ytLZlSnl-EB8fpLHeHGGBP3cjEnVA5MQRqJHygCq1ZGZYg/s502/affiliate-links.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpIabZfCFnPdzwgzIUcvnUhX-2qUb9LlzagPxXeScXvan-bB3o510FLvZKJVwqA24gZyCxStbL1GSev_fMDoV6km43ULPWU4uK39yEyUb7GWhZQ6QmsqOrF9TDTXgL3yNMTfxUc3GmqQj0ytLZlSnl-EB8fpLHeHGGBP3cjEnVA5MQRqJHygCq1ZGZYg/s16000/affiliate-links.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-28461728843808959352023-12-13T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-13T10:00:00.138-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Bold Red & White Christmas Star Nails<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> THIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEEN COSMETICS. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S_NB8oR010FR_AtVI5h5LaTMzzX9-LvQqzjLJQGjaP4UxHVqImX0EkwPjqhhyphenhyphen020L7vqSXw0HMLzdKmV_AlHJ_OrbJWjnquKW5Tjx6GLDp8WuBqV5uF17SRNKWJCASiT-HOgtu_-DGdugA6uOxd4QWK5zgyvpv5zpJyi1RJL_NIhTKcJSMk-tff1w1k/s640/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S_NB8oR010FR_AtVI5h5LaTMzzX9-LvQqzjLJQGjaP4UxHVqImX0EkwPjqhhyphenhyphen020L7vqSXw0HMLzdKmV_AlHJ_OrbJWjnquKW5Tjx6GLDp8WuBqV5uF17SRNKWJCASiT-HOgtu_-DGdugA6uOxd4QWK5zgyvpv5zpJyi1RJL_NIhTKcJSMk-tff1w1k/s16000/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One thing that I'm trying to teach myself as I finally sort of settle into nail art - until this point, I've still felt very much like I'm still learning, but I'm settling more into a confidence that I know what I'm doing - is to lean into the simplicity sometimes. While my tendency is to throw the kitchen sink at my nails, I'm finding myself more and more drawn to much simpler designs. Of course, simplicity and Christmas don't exactly tend to go together, so I'm having to focus a little more and resist the urge to DO more, which is what I did with today's mani. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1E3YUOOi3CAHGrge9bXd3QD5t_O3G7U3gJiDdUhaZaqiiOw0f9WmaopD8-3gWng8U3qOF1L7m762pJeY8H-qSZ47L85OLmjSXrVJDjhZRQTJxChd32Ut1XuNlWTKB7wUmPcLSsOLDVtM-u7iX3ZIqQ4z_zopWf3jlRn0HhtSDN1XISzLcr_CPdiFTng/s640/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1E3YUOOi3CAHGrge9bXd3QD5t_O3G7U3gJiDdUhaZaqiiOw0f9WmaopD8-3gWng8U3qOF1L7m762pJeY8H-qSZ47L85OLmjSXrVJDjhZRQTJxChd32Ut1XuNlWTKB7wUmPcLSsOLDVtM-u7iX3ZIqQ4z_zopWf3jlRn0HhtSDN1XISzLcr_CPdiFTng/s16000/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One trick to making a super simple mani scream holidays is to reach for what is arguably the most festive polish in your entire collection. In my case, that's Starrily's Infrared. One of the collab shades with Kelli Marissa, Infrared is a red jelly base packed with golden shimmer and holo flakes. Is there any other description that could possibly feel more Christmasy?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied two coats of Infrared to all of my nails and let that dry down before moving on to my stamping. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscSs0jN0e0ms8Rrn742wTtZT0_HGaXHMq0ray9Yw0dFTVyf3FwSvOL_oGXIS1FYpTqxOiVq0ltBi2rJGdXN9-Xvy96E-AXg2DT65_S0HaKEnQ4zwpmk4pFAo_itj0N_IJzfnMZNw0xR0KbCZkpU3avbiWUk9rC0gZ2nD6TkmPpyv7FpZSWhYH2z6InUY/s640/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscSs0jN0e0ms8Rrn742wTtZT0_HGaXHMq0ray9Yw0dFTVyf3FwSvOL_oGXIS1FYpTqxOiVq0ltBi2rJGdXN9-Xvy96E-AXg2DT65_S0HaKEnQ4zwpmk4pFAo_itj0N_IJzfnMZNw0xR0KbCZkpU3avbiWUk9rC0gZ2nD6TkmPpyv7FpZSWhYH2z6InUY/s16000/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, this is actually a design I've done a version of before but there was something about that design that just screamed that it would be perfect for this season so I decided to recreate it in a different color story. This actually uses two different plates. For the full cover image, I used the 100 Stamping Plate, from the 24M Collection, and for the little clusters of stars, I used the 60 Stamping Plate from the 24B Collection. These images honestly work so well together that I would even argue they each make each other better. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed it in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of quick dry glossy top coat. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22-FeoQuLCf1eRtnpaDoloR8yWtJVovE6z9DC4yx7bmc45s-TMyLtTn1Thm2RuU5Fdj-qUy1J3gBetfUpZf3HFA50OjP1k52v_y6g3tZC5_JFCeYyEjCm2Ts_U1jxTO9ecNVV5oAIl3inSB9TgPoBFHXH9YIr9T5A9TwCiQZK1XXO1VsBkYVkQAGVxa8/s640/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22-FeoQuLCf1eRtnpaDoloR8yWtJVovE6z9DC4yx7bmc45s-TMyLtTn1Thm2RuU5Fdj-qUy1J3gBetfUpZf3HFA50OjP1k52v_y6g3tZC5_JFCeYyEjCm2Ts_U1jxTO9ecNVV5oAIl3inSB9TgPoBFHXH9YIr9T5A9TwCiQZK1XXO1VsBkYVkQAGVxa8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 806 Pure White*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 60 Stamping Plate (from the 24B Collection)</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 100 Stamping Plate (from the 24M Collection)</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Chunky Soft Transparent Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Starrily - Infrared</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vibrant Scents Fast & Hard Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids6SHviGob5p05rb7J7xGay73z4YZy5pD7rqyOZZK_BKlFzIPEbi3aFppNuGleahbPW6LsuvTIvSnnXafIGvkO-UQ6dJPKBMAqyBY4lSlvn9NgtgS6dALi-dGmrRktX_GyH8FY4r46Q2vvX6KGaaJ93crswEK-RPl4Wqnvuc6-2wpGgEbt8neDQHKu0Q/s585/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEids6SHviGob5p05rb7J7xGay73z4YZy5pD7rqyOZZK_BKlFzIPEbi3aFppNuGleahbPW6LsuvTIvSnnXafIGvkO-UQ6dJPKBMAqyBY4lSlvn9NgtgS6dALi-dGmrRktX_GyH8FY4r46Q2vvX6KGaaJ93crswEK-RPl4Wqnvuc6-2wpGgEbt8neDQHKu0Q/s16000/christmas-nail-art-bold-red-&-white-christmas-star-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm so happy with how this turned out! I think the combination of that really sparkly, gorgeous red base polish with the bold, crisp white stamping is just absolutely dreamy. Probably not explicitly Christmasy... and yet, I feel like it's unambiguously Christmasy as well? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKSlWLHxSLW_CfJdOBGdLZaGGdwLfyuIKPTAySth2crTgjYhPdVUKTFM_B9m_yCHqu6KdryJQccM2SdnUIuioOYt5W8rJb2nOnHfcFP8DkdeigJ3glpKCwgD7fdVmT5jYYlnTLZVhxUG2UGg47qGepOmRhTDUqtHtE96qzQoRp_ohthkM_CPbJVd9vm4/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKSlWLHxSLW_CfJdOBGdLZaGGdwLfyuIKPTAySth2crTgjYhPdVUKTFM_B9m_yCHqu6KdryJQccM2SdnUIuioOYt5W8rJb2nOnHfcFP8DkdeigJ3glpKCwgD7fdVmT5jYYlnTLZVhxUG2UGg47qGepOmRhTDUqtHtE96qzQoRp_ohthkM_CPbJVd9vm4/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCqB1RUK5Ml0pyYRLVKSO0pSSkU60gOn5pPdI0jtqyaCdVCINHHKwttZcvQLtHzrxXNW-oWm17whOGu-pCGLfki5D_jwmNNTt4zxg3t9O393ZDOqXvfYA4o8b12WgjXlDktFM6iIOlr67xz0g30HewlX_bRGIRQ0eMj2L5l0ZSqpFIztq7_iRdUbs3Q8/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCqB1RUK5Ml0pyYRLVKSO0pSSkU60gOn5pPdI0jtqyaCdVCINHHKwttZcvQLtHzrxXNW-oWm17whOGu-pCGLfki5D_jwmNNTt4zxg3t9O393ZDOqXvfYA4o8b12WgjXlDktFM6iIOlr67xz0g30HewlX_bRGIRQ0eMj2L5l0ZSqpFIztq7_iRdUbs3Q8/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-57717904921237145592023-12-12T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-12T10:00:00.280-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Angled French Holly & Berries Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrwXs6NOaUbaZADEaF6knhoDyRzgagTQDFNBSztE8Aandm-msy3drL2WAJBe6_-IcsCyMdXa5JG_n8dvXgBF7Pcy0xTOuggoudBLWU5A7sdvT_laefCeG6HComssCAdToi1kW3UVXfKe-VAYYYkl71mmz97VtJ61tWPpb2aq0s6qwWHuMpWlt3el8Iss/s640/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrwXs6NOaUbaZADEaF6knhoDyRzgagTQDFNBSztE8Aandm-msy3drL2WAJBe6_-IcsCyMdXa5JG_n8dvXgBF7Pcy0xTOuggoudBLWU5A7sdvT_laefCeG6HComssCAdToi1kW3UVXfKe-VAYYYkl71mmz97VtJ61tWPpb2aq0s6qwWHuMpWlt3el8Iss/s16000/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've actually had today's mani in mind for a few years now - or some version of it, anyway - but it wasn't until this year that I had the perfect stamping plate to get the job done. As I've mentioned, I've been getting more into layered stamping recently and I've added several Clear Jelly Stamper plates to my collection. As soon as I saw the holly and berries design on the CjS-C33 plate, I knew that I was finally going to get to do this mani and I really, really love the way it turned out!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2YFdlHvWasbhSMVFENX27IZJOuJ-n9qzeOTOzSwK2jpOdYXvTDCFiACRwFpTNoHXZ7aZewDzeR-RBpoJoz_j36Q1KR5qNPRXxEyt-u2DtJSjelr8e7s9LSTijwfxVNqVeiTSJcEiKZEVnLBkV7a5C2OmribMZ48lOfJp9ECuzBJq-4unWdPkm0UBpWs/s640/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2YFdlHvWasbhSMVFENX27IZJOuJ-n9qzeOTOzSwK2jpOdYXvTDCFiACRwFpTNoHXZ7aZewDzeR-RBpoJoz_j36Q1KR5qNPRXxEyt-u2DtJSjelr8e7s9LSTijwfxVNqVeiTSJcEiKZEVnLBkV7a5C2OmribMZ48lOfJp9ECuzBJq-4unWdPkm0UBpWs/s16000/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I decided to do gel polish for this mani for two reasons. The first was because my hand painting skills are not great and I just find I get much more consistent results with gel polish - and if I mess up, I don't have to start all over. And second because I really wanted to have the jelly sandwich base in white and I don't currently have a white jelly polish in my collection that I felt would work.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying a peel off base coat, as I always do with gel polish, and then followed with a milky white gel polish and cured. Next, I went in with a white glitter gel topper and applies one coat of that and then cured. Finally, I finished the base with one more coat of the milky white gel and cured one more time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQeJq3wI-pNOHJb_deGEdT3QUpuUAepygZhXjSLerr7mtrGc3RsmU2K6qSn4XdOlUDKeHV7BLvTGEzMyAn-fTfXzAnT7wB70qeSKim-TtbGjlqM-xaGixcLHXHUn94zbHp3wKD81-FD627wNukA7b8QA7IR3Uh-13pYeXZgd8kdfrEM1uQxKqs_3HGHo/s640/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQeJq3wI-pNOHJb_deGEdT3QUpuUAepygZhXjSLerr7mtrGc3RsmU2K6qSn4XdOlUDKeHV7BLvTGEzMyAn-fTfXzAnT7wB70qeSKim-TtbGjlqM-xaGixcLHXHUn94zbHp3wKD81-FD627wNukA7b8QA7IR3Uh-13pYeXZgd8kdfrEM1uQxKqs_3HGHo/s16000/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To create the angled French tip, I used the Melody Susie Snow White Gel Polish*, which is INDEED a beautiful crisp white, along with their 11mm nail art brush. I started with the outline, carefully dragging the brush along the nail at a diagonal, and then I filled in that area to the tip and cured. A few spots did need a bit more polish, so I added a thin second coat and cured once more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the holly and berries stamping, I decided to go with really classic shades of red and green. I started by applying the holly image right along the white tip, though I did try not to be overly precious about placement. Next, I went in with the berries image and applied that on top of the holly. I will say that my placement wasn't entire perfect on that, but I think this particular design really doesn't need to be perfect to look great.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I finished with one layer of gel top coat and cured that for 60 seconds. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHR0L1tgXjorexSErfag7ukXYz8zDV3CSbwU92G2KwLVFLwdafn8XMwQ7vbTPcVhdLP4V5zbkyRAJt9GwLUoypCKesPW3Ky9YSyDiudE4C9uH1EIZX2GtVf_yBAkz2JzYm8KwN8NTtaRjBNjEr-ZjCFW811KHSq1OHDpU4wecMTRdtME5FY7AtIsdMIg/s640/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHR0L1tgXjorexSErfag7ukXYz8zDV3CSbwU92G2KwLVFLwdafn8XMwQ7vbTPcVhdLP4V5zbkyRAJt9GwLUoypCKesPW3Ky9YSyDiudE4C9uH1EIZX2GtVf_yBAkz2JzYm8KwN8NTtaRjBNjEr-ZjCFW811KHSq1OHDpU4wecMTRdtME5FY7AtIsdMIg/s16000/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Unt Ready For Take Off Peel Off Base Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vishine - Milky Calm White Gel Polish</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie - 479 Snow White*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>MTSSI - Color Gel DC72</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper - 077 Lush Leaf</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Box Of Whine</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>ASP Gel Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-C33 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie 11mm Nail Art Brush*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15FXJDekFgSwi27GsxRgoyi4GTaGJSaXlmq3G22UEa0a7CTSGuWtU0T22nSxoOp2je5MuijnX18UoarBbiVBfjGi9MCWCcCm0-PBxleMfK9l5Qyny16bGDWdF0auibYxWziS1-OYs1cUvgmMgTimr3uE4aMjvu12Fib-VSnPkwAJdRnG8QTO50WrECcI/s585/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15FXJDekFgSwi27GsxRgoyi4GTaGJSaXlmq3G22UEa0a7CTSGuWtU0T22nSxoOp2je5MuijnX18UoarBbiVBfjGi9MCWCcCm0-PBxleMfK9l5Qyny16bGDWdF0auibYxWziS1-OYs1cUvgmMgTimr3uE4aMjvu12Fib-VSnPkwAJdRnG8QTO50WrECcI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-angled-french-holly-&-berries-nails-ft-cjs-c33-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm really, really happy with how this mani turned out and I think it's a really great way to take a basic, classic French mani and just add a few little elements to turn it into a holiday design. It also came together INCREDIBLY quickly. Like I know nail art isn't usually a quick and easy process, but because this is done in gel and also quite straightforward, it's actually one of the quickest designs I'll be posting this month!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRUILjV-Ws77d_XKiYUb4WkaJFfIdiAlQ7LSGxMB9PeXZGq7eUavWGkXnHqfufiBvSMfbc1xvOzqcSQaU5FEOQ96WmVji_CAou3YJOXzzSa2255E6Z58Nhu0sQtHqhdeexRVavi0ejtZY9gu4zMDrHX8fAqXt9u0XS6xlCJrMtchALg6NOtt4P1Qcm70/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRUILjV-Ws77d_XKiYUb4WkaJFfIdiAlQ7LSGxMB9PeXZGq7eUavWGkXnHqfufiBvSMfbc1xvOzqcSQaU5FEOQ96WmVji_CAou3YJOXzzSa2255E6Z58Nhu0sQtHqhdeexRVavi0ejtZY9gu4zMDrHX8fAqXt9u0XS6xlCJrMtchALg6NOtt4P1Qcm70/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-u4Lb3trszD1kf0hfOEjQvga1iV-anJC99WjSkK2H3foQ2VaCgZUddcdEQMQgfqdyv34bK8pmeJR_EiKHrsa8SihkQXRl0PbAwFrDL0z6dbwgmG59nHhfwUs-YQv1gnNBHfP_G5PJWd_rzEM5u91da6iXNk5xeVEnIgZCOIjm2vj8uZvIqLQ9EF_aNWc/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-u4Lb3trszD1kf0hfOEjQvga1iV-anJC99WjSkK2H3foQ2VaCgZUddcdEQMQgfqdyv34bK8pmeJR_EiKHrsa8SihkQXRl0PbAwFrDL0z6dbwgmG59nHhfwUs-YQv1gnNBHfP_G5PJWd_rzEM5u91da6iXNk5xeVEnIgZCOIjm2vj8uZvIqLQ9EF_aNWc/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-57051163133420979092023-12-11T10:00:00.002-06:002023-12-11T13:51:45.578-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Snowy Purple Polar Bear Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvlBK-b-n9D6S9GCQo4CF2_SDZdMkoctjjNqemtSHCNJduillz88tg5R8WnEXk8oUHNi4Nz7Gs6IUZt5zpmgFraZSFEZn18nrMUxKFMGeGe3pE3LEVXLInER9GAHn8zL9_Gm3gs9LbAj0bBbFziEM2Qe7LJHPvxTts-1IUK1Ak8X6-DZzzi1G10Hvenk/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvlBK-b-n9D6S9GCQo4CF2_SDZdMkoctjjNqemtSHCNJduillz88tg5R8WnEXk8oUHNi4Nz7Gs6IUZt5zpmgFraZSFEZn18nrMUxKFMGeGe3pE3LEVXLInER9GAHn8zL9_Gm3gs9LbAj0bBbFziEM2Qe7LJHPvxTts-1IUK1Ak8X6-DZzzi1G10Hvenk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every year at Christmas, I try to put together some mani's that aren't in traditional holiday colors - red, green, white, gold, blue, silver, that is - but I'm beginning to find myself thinking that shades of lavender are also becoming a little bit festive in my head. I wouldn't say that this mani is particularly festive, but I do think it's a really fun wintery holiday mani and I'm kind of in love with it. It also utilized layered stamping, which I've always been super intimidated by, and I'm kind of wildly in love with how that aspect of the design turned out. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1GHPPBbzZNMMWUaqKt4KSLkpIF0SOGCwyxiXti3VK8vcOI5xbbLQiY-tKP458aYT4vUUyvnj6lAJ_Zk0O7lo_AIoc5ne5OnN60HwaZUziWO0dkkEHIZrlAEdBdeIVFQROpbftbdkh_7i8Azln1ldrHMvcVE1V3mnTRZBHkxfH6-AwC3Q0W7Cjrjzj9k/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1GHPPBbzZNMMWUaqKt4KSLkpIF0SOGCwyxiXti3VK8vcOI5xbbLQiY-tKP458aYT4vUUyvnj6lAJ_Zk0O7lo_AIoc5ne5OnN60HwaZUziWO0dkkEHIZrlAEdBdeIVFQROpbftbdkh_7i8Azln1ldrHMvcVE1V3mnTRZBHkxfH6-AwC3Q0W7Cjrjzj9k/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This mani was not-insigificantly inspired by some of the hand painted designs I've seen from nail tech's on Pinterest, if we're being honest, and a lot of those designs featured a purple base so I decided to go with that for this design. When I was choosing the base polish, I knew I wanted sort of a mid toned purple créme, and to be perfectly honest, there really wasn't any hunting around. I just grabbed for Dimension Nails' Lilac Banded Butterfly*, which is a gorgeous purple shade that is somehow both bright and ashy at the same time. This polish, like most other crémes from Dimension Nails, is an absolute dream of a formula with a creamy texture and pigmentation that allows for one coat opacity. OBSESSED.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After applying one coat of Lilac Banded Butterfly, I decided that I wanted to add some texture and a little bit of glow to the base, so I added one coat of Sally Hansen's Glazed Top Coat, which is a pretty, subtle flakie topper. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkYhG-WeLR0_fPVZ0FmvXgE9GJVG8UnnJb3kxb_14Sb2UtFjVCaFLe5G09Fkouw3QDLvGg_ca4yAeI4q2m_E-mIDBcjZlOlCACw4bcFuwDRbGQ7-YJGi28umlrKrrwCyBY8UypmM0gLIwHBY9K7Gd-bM-fsPrF3hGVeSIeq_tHngs2bzyP7MRaDAMPdA/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkYhG-WeLR0_fPVZ0FmvXgE9GJVG8UnnJb3kxb_14Sb2UtFjVCaFLe5G09Fkouw3QDLvGg_ca4yAeI4q2m_E-mIDBcjZlOlCACw4bcFuwDRbGQ7-YJGi28umlrKrrwCyBY8UypmM0gLIwHBY9K7Gd-bM-fsPrF3hGVeSIeq_tHngs2bzyP7MRaDAMPdA/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I obviously wanted to use the layered polar bear image from the Uberchic It's A Season Of Joy stamping plate and I ultimately decided that I wanted to stick with just the one plate for this design. For my pointer and pinkie fingers as well as my thumb, I applied two snowflakes per nail, one in white and the other in a pale lavender shade. For my middle finger, I applied the full cover snowflake image in the pale lavender and then added a single snowflake in white. And finally, for my ring finger I applied the layered polar bear image in white, lavender, grey and black and then added a single lavender snowflake towards the base of the nail.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a layer of matte top coat to bring down the shine and give a softer look. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpScGOgA1CHUrrFNsrMCR7Hv_XcB5s9obE__xrTikoXjbKxXGd0g2O76yowwfG4aB-K_d7V-gNwuNbrJf292-Brj-eR8Mwp4MBn7QYmF3QjppiLnxVzLXAmyINw6ITj-f5YPpR4AAEPvhkJuEnrMiB8IS8yLstIWJwJan6z09ucXttCuWEooqnxznLc9A/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpScGOgA1CHUrrFNsrMCR7Hv_XcB5s9obE__xrTikoXjbKxXGd0g2O76yowwfG4aB-K_d7V-gNwuNbrJf292-Brj-eR8Mwp4MBn7QYmF3QjppiLnxVzLXAmyINw6ITj-f5YPpR4AAEPvhkJuEnrMiB8IS8yLstIWJwJan6z09ucXttCuWEooqnxznLc9A/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Dimension Nails - Lilac Banded Butterfly* </i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sally Hansen - Glazed Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper - 078 Vintage Lavender</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Hit The Bottle - Looking For Mr. Grey</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>DRK Seal Glaze</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI Matte Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Uberchic It's A Season Of Joy Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="https://nailstuff.ca/#pblnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NailStuff.ca </a></b>Affiliate code <b>TRYSH</b> for 10% off first order.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToFlBvW05BZb1eme-hFsIS3wL9cfPbUQEkoGczAVhEynHGtZVvLfdy_DOJuO5x7ukFE0v-KoSguyIf6OzYzq3gJYNJA5R0L8iAj_Cenme_MybuuvlrM_t4D7RvtQy2CrfurLgTLiOSUyM_Sm7-7V8Ari1zrLFW5_QHaQomMa647FwlfVbcj3ZztmKHug/s585/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToFlBvW05BZb1eme-hFsIS3wL9cfPbUQEkoGczAVhEynHGtZVvLfdy_DOJuO5x7ukFE0v-KoSguyIf6OzYzq3gJYNJA5R0L8iAj_Cenme_MybuuvlrM_t4D7RvtQy2CrfurLgTLiOSUyM_Sm7-7V8Ari1zrLFW5_QHaQomMa647FwlfVbcj3ZztmKHug/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-purple-polar-bear-nails-ft-uberchic-it's-a-season-of-joy-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I literally can't even tell you how in love with this design I am. I'm thrilled with how adorable the polar bear stamping turned our and I think the pairing of the snowflakes images and the purple color story is honestly exactly what I was hoping it would be. I will definitely be reaching for more layered stamping images like this one if I have any say in the matter!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.cosmeticproof.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cosmetic Proof</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.seetheworldinpink.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">See The World In PINK</a></b> to check out more holiday themed <b>#CBBxManiMonday</b> nails!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCT35CtErIXNx7s28oF1dtFoD6tG7ftf6HgGl-svi2wSSmqFajdM9OtgXQ03yLseixTBUBEQW0740DeURmIVWNtMXUk3rNpAaiix8gDlIH4Ud5cGw-0ZVPWs3FCQWW6VhK0X9yrwTdtuEnULMI3WsrIEPiUZvsj0hZQfVhi27zhwdKa6vXwdBCpgOrsk/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCT35CtErIXNx7s28oF1dtFoD6tG7ftf6HgGl-svi2wSSmqFajdM9OtgXQ03yLseixTBUBEQW0740DeURmIVWNtMXUk3rNpAaiix8gDlIH4Ud5cGw-0ZVPWs3FCQWW6VhK0X9yrwTdtuEnULMI3WsrIEPiUZvsj0hZQfVhi27zhwdKa6vXwdBCpgOrsk/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfWyD7f5hq_BF70_zyAUaugZQTu_G9pu1paI3IPmjS-0tU4xAOroIV4T2RwY3859XSPG2ZI7A0AMeVjSXVorMMdDNWagl0dRVNNKodpFtJD1XZ-L6LtOoOI0pbTqrVctOtfDW59LxvR93sfYckoxSJrPrWidla_kC3mpnpUra90sYZYydxzakq66NexI/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfWyD7f5hq_BF70_zyAUaugZQTu_G9pu1paI3IPmjS-0tU4xAOroIV4T2RwY3859XSPG2ZI7A0AMeVjSXVorMMdDNWagl0dRVNNKodpFtJD1XZ-L6LtOoOI0pbTqrVctOtfDW59LxvR93sfYckoxSJrPrWidla_kC3mpnpUra90sYZYydxzakq66NexI/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-70434828946267138882023-12-09T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-09T10:00:00.141-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Modern Christmas Tree Wrapping Paper Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Vghgpo67r8iPs3vjjtAfDl8S3-1bySkuDCkAoXdpUbatRwfl7BNi1VTv_afwrzeChY-Zr3GcpmUGkRmGSGHXpezLgWD82xxWYy0YoayFIbUmQ5HblwxlNpI6tfCevs02IGreqD1a1G3kln40fa2U3O1FscJ97POpa3PrhuqkMcmdUdnIn3j8sZyxMPA/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Vghgpo67r8iPs3vjjtAfDl8S3-1bySkuDCkAoXdpUbatRwfl7BNi1VTv_afwrzeChY-Zr3GcpmUGkRmGSGHXpezLgWD82xxWYy0YoayFIbUmQ5HblwxlNpI6tfCevs02IGreqD1a1G3kln40fa2U3O1FscJ97POpa3PrhuqkMcmdUdnIn3j8sZyxMPA/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to Christmasy nails, I feel like it's really easy to go all in with your traditional Christmas designs and colors, but I always like to also do some more modern designs as well. Today's mani was actually inspired by a set of nail wraps I saw listed somewhere online. I apologise - I can't remember the site. In the end, I decided to go with a speckled green base rather than the nude base that the inspiration design had, and I personally think it makes for a beautiful, very modern take on Christmas nails. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6bb4Xb_GfKxLOIdVMWVKY3edolWQLu2pQ7fKpR87FPY4G6tiVwF7YhfzrE4ITE9iB9QH0685yqKX8ZSPJpinFIePZzXXh4aLYogWTC9Ap5Ad32Q3gjQOyg2U8Bx85ySbV1Q3i82rV1s7jXGgqrq1qfe5r9jCJMx6Mjk48UL7Z9Ia40By1Eq__KfDYdI/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6bb4Xb_GfKxLOIdVMWVKY3edolWQLu2pQ7fKpR87FPY4G6tiVwF7YhfzrE4ITE9iB9QH0685yqKX8ZSPJpinFIePZzXXh4aLYogWTC9Ap5Ad32Q3gjQOyg2U8Bx85ySbV1Q3i82rV1s7jXGgqrq1qfe5r9jCJMx6Mjk48UL7Z9Ia40By1Eq__KfDYdI/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to keep the color story for this mani quite simple, with black and white stamping really grounding the design. I knew I wanted to use a speckled polish for the base of this design because I felt like it would add a very subtle texture to the background, so I grabbed for Cirque Colors' Paloma. Paloma is a sage green créme base with fine black specks and I felt that both the shade and the texture would really bring that modernity that I was looking for.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying two coats of Paloma to all of my nails and letting that dry down.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneKzrTOhyphenhyphenEHdvz8HINaVNZ3NFDEOfp1wf7q3e-gFjHAamVXJikLBE3bvUXCKIGBMq77wmsrWILr9tYU-3XjySpFpxpN8nQYNzwzaFghqFOp5V1gyWmMt8IdNWxZB3Y_ou016gUw4DlNvITssnY2MqE3g0Fi3jrjVEKQCt1C9XIvgxv79wtoEHaHBFJRg/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgneKzrTOhyphenhyphenEHdvz8HINaVNZ3NFDEOfp1wf7q3e-gFjHAamVXJikLBE3bvUXCKIGBMq77wmsrWILr9tYU-3XjySpFpxpN8nQYNzwzaFghqFOp5V1gyWmMt8IdNWxZB3Y_ou016gUw4DlNvITssnY2MqE3g0Fi3jrjVEKQCt1C9XIvgxv79wtoEHaHBFJRg/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the stamping, I decided to use the Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-C44 stamping plate, which features several different Christmas trees at the proper scale for this sort of scattered vibe. I ended up using a bunch of different trees for this design and I played with the placement to ensure that each nail really looked completely different from the rest. I also utilized some of the layered designs in order to add some texture and visual interest as well as the little cluster of dots and stars to help fill in some of the more bare spots on the design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my stamping, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a layer of matte top coat to bring down the shine - and, in my opinion, add that last little hit of modernity to the design. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrJe4r3x4pGnh2le6U7Qk1TXHsWwRNjgD_PMCXvLffFogMG-jhGAReSb0EPNx3RY3v2_67VF7SPkx-sMpInLQsoCtTI7f96wV_aYtwivevp-sOJcx7C52r_QCeGuCDEpnrkSl8IcI65b-ChrA0h01WwwSs-15FdsT1UjeZtcuN7mpyjPTvLAOKXOlfN4/s640/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrJe4r3x4pGnh2le6U7Qk1TXHsWwRNjgD_PMCXvLffFogMG-jhGAReSb0EPNx3RY3v2_67VF7SPkx-sMpInLQsoCtTI7f96wV_aYtwivevp-sOJcx7C52r_QCeGuCDEpnrkSl8IcI65b-ChrA0h01WwwSs-15FdsT1UjeZtcuN7mpyjPTvLAOKXOlfN4/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Uses</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Cirque Colors - Paloma</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>KADS - 039 Blue Green</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Maniology Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI Matte Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper CJS-C44 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard* </i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CP_wEUU09e3eDq4EmPvIPNN9Z_4v6CrHVwPxAO7Nd1TVB5uZoesMdAXEvpTinMdRFbQu9qmZFq-2cn68juosnlxSlsf9Y9_EC8ggP_0BF2zQByWK-r-BIBUgnmEh375mYoBbrk5IMXL14amLxfEK8gC40LURIdZIK5k0_bKDX_wpZCcY6hQgXskcFUk/s585/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CP_wEUU09e3eDq4EmPvIPNN9Z_4v6CrHVwPxAO7Nd1TVB5uZoesMdAXEvpTinMdRFbQu9qmZFq-2cn68juosnlxSlsf9Y9_EC8ggP_0BF2zQByWK-r-BIBUgnmEh375mYoBbrk5IMXL14amLxfEK8gC40LURIdZIK5k0_bKDX_wpZCcY6hQgXskcFUk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-modern-christmas-tree-wrapping-paper-nails-ft-cjs-c44-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I honestly couldn't be happier with how this mani ended up coming together. These Christmas tree designs were just perfect to create this look and I really think that there's something to be said for this clean lined, modern, very slightly abstract Christmas tree design. Also, it just feels very much like me - which is great when we're in such a distinct theme. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYQSuhlsauXKHGidZEjxD39qfeVHdG4d1d3SV-BSYZX2vcSJqccsPlIDAuWtHtj7MQWVpGjGUq_qPnoZcsjV2G7kCgkH_OfYec3RymgkEctoUESyfGShTPdfUgwosPvhMGuY18E8NmbKxH5KoPbV4_j3xsfAvCrkXysRbyxTbMY9QFvXrhuaEI1iYm2w/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYQSuhlsauXKHGidZEjxD39qfeVHdG4d1d3SV-BSYZX2vcSJqccsPlIDAuWtHtj7MQWVpGjGUq_qPnoZcsjV2G7kCgkH_OfYec3RymgkEctoUESyfGShTPdfUgwosPvhMGuY18E8NmbKxH5KoPbV4_j3xsfAvCrkXysRbyxTbMY9QFvXrhuaEI1iYm2w/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGC3jCTAcKm2bA7m2dPH1K69Iu2jA-e8t6SwFQzenV6z1A8olGcHTKYsddcwYQJ3muxZ2Xp667Pl-BFvVjgEQ2L6uo8-zwehFjQ_hc2CGKlYgJ802ShEzh1jd8VBvJgD-RgVSapKTJl5pQqb9HXs8Zgf99noRgoswolo5SzeOzpgytPPUkH5_bJ5Q7vw/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGC3jCTAcKm2bA7m2dPH1K69Iu2jA-e8t6SwFQzenV6z1A8olGcHTKYsddcwYQJ3muxZ2Xp667Pl-BFvVjgEQ2L6uo8-zwehFjQ_hc2CGKlYgJ802ShEzh1jd8VBvJgD-RgVSapKTJl5pQqb9HXs8Zgf99noRgoswolo5SzeOzpgytPPUkH5_bJ5Q7vw/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-27051501514310426602023-12-08T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-08T10:00:00.147-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Festive Red & Green Cable Knit Gel Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3EmMoy-xJv2iARMSQcK5kPdzrZXlyZkUGPW8ci8b0aqSEmIVZ6EsMPKpFbk4nE42K2-hReK4q0EvRd1uESHDSBEBfN3gSGCALiCO9rZPm3hURbktOZnq4X-70V8gM_PHPEnkR7n_oMSAQKpsPeoByyum1hoWLtJhLGKmRh8dk0sszeWJxCz8ld0qnV4/s640/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3EmMoy-xJv2iARMSQcK5kPdzrZXlyZkUGPW8ci8b0aqSEmIVZ6EsMPKpFbk4nE42K2-hReK4q0EvRd1uESHDSBEBfN3gSGCALiCO9rZPm3hURbktOZnq4X-70V8gM_PHPEnkR7n_oMSAQKpsPeoByyum1hoWLtJhLGKmRh8dk0sszeWJxCz8ld0qnV4/s16000/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Melody Susie reached out to me to ask if I wanted to try out their gel polishes and put together a mani, I immediately knew that I wanted to put together some Christmas nails. I will admit that they did challenge me a bit with by asking me to use their nail art brushes to create a hand painted mani, but I was up for the challenge and I'm so, so glad that I went for it because I absolutely love how this design turned out and I feel pretty proud of myself for doing it entirely by hand. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi7hk1QwIjabSZuqUA37-yTIzH69cFkO-hBR15i9jG5sRqo_HyfRLaLcWD0jr0iOV1V88bgr0G-BrTIlH8D7qpK8jPQKWVQcFvoqWoKetDC-Z4vKpru6dGYMkNCHYxydCrSbxhLlAhoS9-S50AkipWBflcq8FtPH5qgcz0VWRmZjhfPuz8zAnYluag2Q/s640/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi7hk1QwIjabSZuqUA37-yTIzH69cFkO-hBR15i9jG5sRqo_HyfRLaLcWD0jr0iOV1V88bgr0G-BrTIlH8D7qpK8jPQKWVQcFvoqWoKetDC-Z4vKpru6dGYMkNCHYxydCrSbxhLlAhoS9-S50AkipWBflcq8FtPH5qgcz0VWRmZjhfPuz8zAnYluag2Q/s16000/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I actually chose these three gel polish shades from Melody Susie specifically with some version of this mani in mind. 072 Cherry Boom* is a gorgeous red créme that is absolutely perfect for the holidays. 348 Lush Moss* is a rich deep green shade that feels very, very on trend to me right now. And finally, 479 Snow White* is a perfect crisp white that works beautiful both for regular application as well as the hand painted nail art elements of this design. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To start, I applied Cherry Boom to my pinkie and thumb and Lush Moss to my pointer finger. I did two coats, curing for 60 seconds between each coat. For my middle two fingers, I actually started with Snow White, applying it in a color block at a diagonal at the base of my ring finger and the tip of my middle finger. I then went in and filled the rest of the nail with Cherry Boom and Lush Moss respectfully before moving on to the actual nail art.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7-SI3h5lRDJGWhLu7iPQ_9T14BPuOgV6GvKL7t1KLYhE98zBETm6DJtD_sEKYK9P7RCUM3sCqjpjtNrNMPNTUEQRQonDsaiX8IlULc89fFDHkvDrJ8hXgEVxgWehuoEr0NJSXjQOoUctiMYEHGpPvVSZr83TrVeUG1ubo-36wok6EhBpjCU0P5ov42w/s640/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7-SI3h5lRDJGWhLu7iPQ_9T14BPuOgV6GvKL7t1KLYhE98zBETm6DJtD_sEKYK9P7RCUM3sCqjpjtNrNMPNTUEQRQonDsaiX8IlULc89fFDHkvDrJ8hXgEVxgWehuoEr0NJSXjQOoUctiMYEHGpPvVSZr83TrVeUG1ubo-36wok6EhBpjCU0P5ov42w/s16000/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I will admit that I watched a LOT of tutorials on how to paint snowflakes before I decided to go with the style I used in this mani. Because I'm a bit shaky when it comes to hand painting, I wanting something simple but impactful and these felt like the best option for that. You start by applying the dots and then drag through them carefully in a straight line to get the snowflake design. I also added some small dots around the flakes just to give the effect of snowiness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the cable knit sweater design, you start with a mattified base and then apply the design. I started with the cables down the center of the nail, slim lines along each side of the cables, and finally some dots along the edge of the design. Next, I dumped a scoop of acrylic powder onto the gel polish and then cured, wiping away the excess powder with a fan brush once it was all cured.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally, I finished with a gel top coat applied only to the colored parts of the design to really emphasize the difference in textures. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEdz2q5xgyjNXaUFEjHuLloaVtGkGpAioBAb9peOy3gdO-SSruhhpZdoVIwE4zMwFaSVxULcZeynHF673_71t4CES9Dz21nrT8LF3NeEQoruttpfjyoS1ZAhtpIQA6cic4ibi1ZAEufA2IOWDmHXY2QkQuxJfB20whAnQ64Cj8sDZERuv6N1xqDqYaMo/s640/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEdz2q5xgyjNXaUFEjHuLloaVtGkGpAioBAb9peOy3gdO-SSruhhpZdoVIwE4zMwFaSVxULcZeynHF673_71t4CES9Dz21nrT8LF3NeEQoruttpfjyoS1ZAhtpIQA6cic4ibi1ZAEufA2IOWDmHXY2QkQuxJfB20whAnQ64Cj8sDZERuv6N1xqDqYaMo/s16000/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Unt Ready For Take Off Peel Off Base Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie Gel Polish - 072 Cherry Boom*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie Gel Polish - 479 Snow White*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie Gel Polish - 348 Lush Moss*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Matte Gel Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Born Pretty Super Top Coat*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie 5mm Nail Art Brush*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Melody Susie 11mm Nail Art Brush*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflGRycAJN6ftkj8CjaNbujUi8XyxkSEz57N0vq91yw9-hGEs0fMv0VCjP88pedSKtruci-UKssIRtmO3TYEapryMD9MDRhZSoUSAHriDcfb6zHCOw7uVTT0Y_4cfO26CJsob7R2EzKJeJIW_AKHrEjUgQFmyaqkj3lQCvs5TpqyG90yHTRxk6k_huwBo/s585/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflGRycAJN6ftkj8CjaNbujUi8XyxkSEz57N0vq91yw9-hGEs0fMv0VCjP88pedSKtruci-UKssIRtmO3TYEapryMD9MDRhZSoUSAHriDcfb6zHCOw7uVTT0Y_4cfO26CJsob7R2EzKJeJIW_AKHrEjUgQFmyaqkj3lQCvs5TpqyG90yHTRxk6k_huwBo/s16000/festive-red-&-green-cable-knit-gel-nails-ft-melody-susie-gel-polish-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Honestly, I'm really, really impressed at the quality of the Melody Susie gel polishes and am eager to try more. These three polishes particularly are pretty perfect for holiday nails - or just general nail wear. Highly recommend. The company did offer me a coupon code for 12% off your order, so if you're going to pick up some <b><a href="https://www.melodysusie.com/products/lush-moss-gel-nail-polish15ml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melody Susie gel polishes</a></b> for yourself feel free to use code <b>PBL12 </b>for your order!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitH6KNrW4PnhNgC-QQS517IofZuEHZa-58-rbQtVYYXv1PlgvzuT87SrmT-KuI8bo0lmhejZWL2y-mQQWKvESoUuqfJkwPqXAqwEkFcTa_UkrAkeDpmRB27WQ0dFFMR1OxRgnLH1Vc2MdbiZ4owbTNYWMBiL62BRLl4Pxj7-j4HidEfJVzCXu67NZ34Sg/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitH6KNrW4PnhNgC-QQS517IofZuEHZa-58-rbQtVYYXv1PlgvzuT87SrmT-KuI8bo0lmhejZWL2y-mQQWKvESoUuqfJkwPqXAqwEkFcTa_UkrAkeDpmRB27WQ0dFFMR1OxRgnLH1Vc2MdbiZ4owbTNYWMBiL62BRLl4Pxj7-j4HidEfJVzCXu67NZ34Sg/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDx1qxx2spUtiTCcRSLVp71JQEbWKMWaNZGBGsOGOAFK8IVueR-ZifpuOhi6pPWCbm-h0o2aUWnTryPL3U6OgbBJ9AVyYfQVVnJ3cduTWacz98HeLd-8qrDXdiUP6mi2nGKXLf_vi_OWTJArmhFSGcwuMNrX_XhH4c-JNLWAqXI2otvHGge6gp7V4Cdo/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDx1qxx2spUtiTCcRSLVp71JQEbWKMWaNZGBGsOGOAFK8IVueR-ZifpuOhi6pPWCbm-h0o2aUWnTryPL3U6OgbBJ9AVyYfQVVnJ3cduTWacz98HeLd-8qrDXdiUP6mi2nGKXLf_vi_OWTJArmhFSGcwuMNrX_XhH4c-JNLWAqXI2otvHGge6gp7V4Cdo/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-27762664254721187882023-12-07T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-07T10:00:00.376-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Rich Blue Plaid Wintery Snowflake Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUYJmsXEIocb2k7cRSXkpFp63qK7OVTucQxvYkipWQM9ocYHBcU61qjzG86b6Q-KBa6nxdXBeOBRYE57_ubsTu9dxpKmZskAuDfyJSzGQuM_Oaw0uDboUSe8NwE6oyfaEzCcja0XyZ1JG5TcCdfio-sRkNeoVLTaIKsyhBmvJMSWjdnNKWvAXFimj3Gk/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUYJmsXEIocb2k7cRSXkpFp63qK7OVTucQxvYkipWQM9ocYHBcU61qjzG86b6Q-KBa6nxdXBeOBRYE57_ubsTu9dxpKmZskAuDfyJSzGQuM_Oaw0uDboUSe8NwE6oyfaEzCcja0XyZ1JG5TcCdfio-sRkNeoVLTaIKsyhBmvJMSWjdnNKWvAXFimj3Gk/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is my firmly held opinion that every holiday season needs a plaid mani. There's just something about plaid that just works so beautifully at this time of year. Interestingly, I used to do a lot more plaid designs that I do these days (should probably invest in some new plaid plates, actually...) but there's no resisting the pull towards plaid when the holidays come around. I went for a very similar design to something I did last year, but I changed up the color story and some of the details and I'm pretty much obsessed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEON0K1waXbNPSt4yXJ456FzrCzz2xPZsJ4XB5Rh2L2uXR8X-tls5PBxRWRnTR1xZhKr3gtZlWf0wh6zif2UQhIfiHxw8IcL6d-kNHUf7iGEk_bHq9pQoPFUEmaM_xyvGbXW7jdoGGCQrUds5VmH5QFxvL8fugeXLAF9xV09UDL3_h1uGulEDri1sWIM/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEON0K1waXbNPSt4yXJ456FzrCzz2xPZsJ4XB5Rh2L2uXR8X-tls5PBxRWRnTR1xZhKr3gtZlWf0wh6zif2UQhIfiHxw8IcL6d-kNHUf7iGEk_bHq9pQoPFUEmaM_xyvGbXW7jdoGGCQrUds5VmH5QFxvL8fugeXLAF9xV09UDL3_h1uGulEDri1sWIM/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I was deciding which direction I was going to take this mani, I was initially more drawn to a traditional red or green base polish, but sitting right there on my desk fresh from being swatched was Whats Up Nails' Moody Duty* and it absolutely caught my eye. Immediately I knew that this would be a perfect mani for the first day of Hanukkah. Even though I am not Jewish and I don't celebrate, it's obviously one of the huge December holidays and deserves to be acknowledged as well. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As an aside, while I was doing this mani and I had just painted the base, my partner came into the room and all but rushed over to me saying, "WHAT IS THAT POLISH? THAT IS AMAZING!" This is not something that has ever happened before, so I'd say that's a huge mark in favour of this polish. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get that incredible response, I started by applying three thin coats of Moody Duty to all of my nails and letting those dry down. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEp5fs78ez6amu1bsZzYjHYzaw5D9uUDzmvMxqHOHg2nJ02ej_1VGuq97G8sNd-h0ymilZZIhY2zmYUHHx2WcfGks_qlCwqd4Kr9cBjMjFdDpsuOcB2fgi4nWuTYqk_pND_tcr6_1d_v_BCjGpCtF36oWl0LRL7bIkEibZTcVsdMR64uDZiGaM5ptIr8/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEp5fs78ez6amu1bsZzYjHYzaw5D9uUDzmvMxqHOHg2nJ02ej_1VGuq97G8sNd-h0ymilZZIhY2zmYUHHx2WcfGks_qlCwqd4Kr9cBjMjFdDpsuOcB2fgi4nWuTYqk_pND_tcr6_1d_v_BCjGpCtF36oWl0LRL7bIkEibZTcVsdMR64uDZiGaM5ptIr8/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the actual design, I decided to keep it really simple and stick to a completely neutral color palette to pair the blue. I started by applying the stitched image in black to all of my nails. This, in my opinion, serves as the grounding element of this design. Next, I went in with the solid lines using a silver stamping polish so complete the plaid design. Finally, I added a few snowflakes per nail towards opposing corners just to bring in that wintery holiday vibe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then followed with a layer of matte top coat to bring down the shine and give that velvety textile look. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tiQ2v6a45SQ6SW4JPVy6IA3cJvoH_4v0H_p7KxIEOdbvlEV4x9TFvrRQ1iWgvfPdIch4H3kRRVaWvpFm0cWH88VVCM_5yZPX3GJGDBYJ4zUQPcyuKrM2RmczfmqKkrskm7FZKEji4IpCEiBvrWmUC7NEJLA7_kORr9kFpFcLIeEWo2LHW76kdpDVwZQ/s640/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tiQ2v6a45SQ6SW4JPVy6IA3cJvoH_4v0H_p7KxIEOdbvlEV4x9TFvrRQ1iWgvfPdIch4H3kRRVaWvpFm0cWH88VVCM_5yZPX3GJGDBYJ4zUQPcyuKrM2RmczfmqKkrskm7FZKEji4IpCEiBvrWmUC7NEJLA7_kORr9kFpFcLIeEWo2LHW76kdpDVwZQ/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Moody Duty*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Silver Ag-ent*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>OPI Matte Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pict You PY-J024 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pict You PY-X016 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails Magnified Clear Stamper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWfrFc4eyYKWgJfL-cLfbuYrxt2Qy-XWdqJx1mlcFtUAX2Uz-WiJcX4cC_jj0VT5lQRxdkmEoJh061uhKQ3rJN-IvqzHKzKykJYAG_8AJaRfZgsVnAwH0L2brJRPsKDeGNP0y_LhnARB-KtMhyLULbVjQ7egQ6DzBiJ6cOVUL5DKyXRkm98UecwejOoE/s585/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWfrFc4eyYKWgJfL-cLfbuYrxt2Qy-XWdqJx1mlcFtUAX2Uz-WiJcX4cC_jj0VT5lQRxdkmEoJh061uhKQ3rJN-IvqzHKzKykJYAG_8AJaRfZgsVnAwH0L2brJRPsKDeGNP0y_LhnARB-KtMhyLULbVjQ7egQ6DzBiJ6cOVUL5DKyXRkm98UecwejOoE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-rich-blue-plaid-wintery-snowflake-nails-ft-whats-up-nails-moody-duty-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I just absolutely love plaid for the holidays. What more can I even say? Whatever wintery or holiday elements it's paired with, plaid just immediately screams Holidays to me. When I showed the finished product to my partner, since he loved the base polish so much, he immediately said it looked like wrapping paper and I can't disagree. Happy Hanukkah!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKEjxIG-GrL5-5n6ZA7A482WlG1J434a-c9nCY_v7RRwr1GMTMmnejvtjwNQJ3A5NQ49JQpAwp_ker_LQFnF_1KV6yloZXxGYOgB6qCFgy4EvdGX4FUoxdbNUe9CHIO-AKvWwVVDjJh_gU-29ejgmNcsTbDb6SFYM1OkGkh8jgwUnOmv-4FCRc52kLDU/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKEjxIG-GrL5-5n6ZA7A482WlG1J434a-c9nCY_v7RRwr1GMTMmnejvtjwNQJ3A5NQ49JQpAwp_ker_LQFnF_1KV6yloZXxGYOgB6qCFgy4EvdGX4FUoxdbNUe9CHIO-AKvWwVVDjJh_gU-29ejgmNcsTbDb6SFYM1OkGkh8jgwUnOmv-4FCRc52kLDU/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3hTzf_1WrBtN_AUBaqlIBYO4VA6XTW_HWxRCLlCL7aEMZXhXBoCiZOjQylo4HLsZQlMqnbBgpW_Ily80FA6S9bdsLIC5h1b00iLakiT1H5AQSIe5qoh_VZGfBL9MtUk0uwrfIWSfmQuCZwbIJ7ENIfM8tKP04LHWTLhKOayUX24GfoMRvVoDu0xyGQk/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3hTzf_1WrBtN_AUBaqlIBYO4VA6XTW_HWxRCLlCL7aEMZXhXBoCiZOjQylo4HLsZQlMqnbBgpW_Ily80FA6S9bdsLIC5h1b00iLakiT1H5AQSIe5qoh_VZGfBL9MtUk0uwrfIWSfmQuCZwbIJ7ENIfM8tKP04LHWTLhKOayUX24GfoMRvVoDu0xyGQk/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-62455987883145948142023-12-06T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-06T10:00:00.150-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Festive Abstract Botanical Holiday Nails<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> THIS POST IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PUEEN COSMETICS.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnEMvsIqQ7HogSi4Sq8uEcQDVww4w5x5HO8oOr0gdqT3_vaJp0V21fqxYUWVW1s3_T6vyEhlEhqrBtJLTk74uw5-q533rB5HhVzvHSdkru-4r3peSWqlsSx68t5JrrTvrGlffHxpQPf3FaabO7dVQlyiz20185RXIKLroRzA_y_sFlgkm-bzJM0jMXRU/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnEMvsIqQ7HogSi4Sq8uEcQDVww4w5x5HO8oOr0gdqT3_vaJp0V21fqxYUWVW1s3_T6vyEhlEhqrBtJLTk74uw5-q533rB5HhVzvHSdkru-4r3peSWqlsSx68t5JrrTvrGlffHxpQPf3FaabO7dVQlyiz20185RXIKLroRzA_y_sFlgkm-bzJM0jMXRU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I started plotting out my ideas for this year's marathon of Christmas nail art, a lot of the designs I was drawn to were the more abstract designs that have become so popular in the last couple of years. As much as I love the more on-the-nose Christmas designs, I think there's definitely something to be said for a more blobby abstract design at this time of year as well. For this mani, I decided to grab for the Pueen Accent Fun 01 Stamping Plate a really bold holiday color palette!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIJTLUnY4mZze5oA0Gt1FPN9Yq3upUqM39iB7gopYxtyzxquIQr99cGsq4Qt839pHC75H5wwMCe2CSyrgCL1amr19CoFsB8NtZJgExEvDOFJNSND5nvOAVcNkv2pe4epeVCeXC5RNUFTNav3Zb1JDj5UOB7DxajvhNbbglBenQsisJ6I3ES0q6cN7JKY/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIJTLUnY4mZze5oA0Gt1FPN9Yq3upUqM39iB7gopYxtyzxquIQr99cGsq4Qt839pHC75H5wwMCe2CSyrgCL1amr19CoFsB8NtZJgExEvDOFJNSND5nvOAVcNkv2pe4epeVCeXC5RNUFTNav3Zb1JDj5UOB7DxajvhNbbglBenQsisJ6I3ES0q6cN7JKY/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For this mani, there were three different bases that I had to apply before moving onto the actual nail art. For my pointer finger, I applied 2 coats of my red shade. To my pinkie and thumb, I applied two coats of my green shade. And to my two middle fingers, which would be carrying the nail art, I created a nude jelly sandwich base. I started with one layer of my favorite sheer nude shade, then I added one layer of a flakie topper, and finally I finished with one more layer of my sheer nude. This creates a a perfect sheer nude base with just a little bit of something special from that topper and a good amount of camouflage for my natural nail. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ehIwPB6YWcpsCWtEd1wEgPYfyCuvoZtK8tJyhJ4TPFW1aMtP7Q-zJRfjBv5VMzp5HjJsILzItaE1aUHPE3uy8dsGgCE3QSaHSooMAvszB_30CAVqeNbKf0Ov3pS1ub2T1-pvl7LXjJjSyCL4HCW383hI14i99R1bMeQJEK-9yhlEHOmlvzOlw3dD_e0/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ehIwPB6YWcpsCWtEd1wEgPYfyCuvoZtK8tJyhJ4TPFW1aMtP7Q-zJRfjBv5VMzp5HjJsILzItaE1aUHPE3uy8dsGgCE3QSaHSooMAvszB_30CAVqeNbKf0Ov3pS1ub2T1-pvl7LXjJjSyCL4HCW383hI14i99R1bMeQJEK-9yhlEHOmlvzOlw3dD_e0/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now for the nail art! I started by sort of randomly applying blobs of red, green and gold to my nail. I did try to be mindful of cohesive, balanced placement, but I really did just sort of slap it on and hope for the best. Next, I went in with my stamping using Pueen's Accent Fun 01 Stamping Plate* and 806 Pure White Stamping Polish. I applied the same botanical image to each of my middle two nails, swapping the direction and placement of the image on each nail. Next, using that same stamping polish and a small nail art brush, I added some little clusters of small swipes, just to add some more texture and interest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally, once I was happy with the design, I sealed everything in with a nail art top coat and then finishe with a generous layer of glossy top coat for shine and volume. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg2YyMU8lR_KgEfneZGtKE_YR_KuYaq4NyB0qgnarp50uOGoKe50JbQiElbf7oCStccTLVMbST3jw67PP3VvZoZNYxvJhMc7dSHQihwbB8Zr8ZCswufS6ACuG8kRgTGLMlSTstywAUc58ebxX7U_No6SB8TcfeuUgo3AmjRaZToWFL_u9oWOj5JFf7BE/s640/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg2YyMU8lR_KgEfneZGtKE_YR_KuYaq4NyB0qgnarp50uOGoKe50JbQiElbf7oCStccTLVMbST3jw67PP3VvZoZNYxvJhMc7dSHQihwbB8Zr8ZCswufS6ACuG8kRgTGLMlSTstywAUc58ebxX7U_No6SB8TcfeuUgo3AmjRaZToWFL_u9oWOj5JFf7BE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen - 806 Pure White*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Accent Fun 01 Stamping Plate*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Chunky Soft Transparent Stamper*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Pueen Latex Tape Liquid Peel Off Cuticle Guard*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Cirque Colors - Georgette</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>ILNP - Party Popper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Color Club - Catwalk</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Chillout</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Go For Gold</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vibrant Scents Fast & Hard Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample // Sponsored Post</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHnYu7dnI-ehyZSnGPX1ru9AdeU5E_ieunjJP6s-SKyU7uFGlU8AsLGZNeeuocd6RkQZhsBMKnk5QcMZh3Mw7L1S1WP5AVYGPcXDnJGi8sMxs6-le2hEao324O30SiFGtJbZoxQjRnmL9h2HPVlULHG7eXWKRgLICXvTtKlYqtcHjpuHJ3PRDPbiFbIw/s585/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHnYu7dnI-ehyZSnGPX1ru9AdeU5E_ieunjJP6s-SKyU7uFGlU8AsLGZNeeuocd6RkQZhsBMKnk5QcMZh3Mw7L1S1WP5AVYGPcXDnJGi8sMxs6-le2hEao324O30SiFGtJbZoxQjRnmL9h2HPVlULHG7eXWKRgLICXvTtKlYqtcHjpuHJ3PRDPbiFbIw/s16000/christmas-nail-art-festive-abstract-botanical-holiday-nails-ft-pueen-cosmetics-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm honestly kind of obsessed with how this turned out. It can be a little bit hit and miss when you're just sort of slapping on blobs of polish, but because this is such a specific theme and color story, I feel like it came together perfectly. If you're interested in any of the Pueen products I used for this mani, they all get my stamp of approval and are available from Amazon!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQmBCx7bqJdKq2_roeFUhyphenhyphenTpt7uxNbu5vCiz7DfCY86hiPjIrLGuzLR8VmIy6LEQZMyjcUoewWwmYI6dT9RB4qdkYfmnApR97YEC44R84l3zyTkNPA6XEd2Ld7vmLPaE5B66q4BVK8VzwJoOwc1SsR8fv5urNLnFsG7YFqpyrzM0B5kCqkGlC7xLbAK8/s91/sig2017.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQmBCx7bqJdKq2_roeFUhyphenhyphenTpt7uxNbu5vCiz7DfCY86hiPjIrLGuzLR8VmIy6LEQZMyjcUoewWwmYI6dT9RB4qdkYfmnApR97YEC44R84l3zyTkNPA6XEd2Ld7vmLPaE5B66q4BVK8VzwJoOwc1SsR8fv5urNLnFsG7YFqpyrzM0B5kCqkGlC7xLbAK8/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZ5lfRnisCwsC4rWlLCFyDz9SQsZMFd32O42t_0yNcj6a_n7xa10b2CFPyrJaWnLmG3Y5CC1BJZjvbujmiK6PlmBt-ZcMZpUNXfLB6MOO2M2WAzne7-8L9AV0SD5RQRb6qbv5-YcBq2es6249bO-YVj6V3kT2oYjLZNelI97a_VUgOd6r5T_H9PpLHHg/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZ5lfRnisCwsC4rWlLCFyDz9SQsZMFd32O42t_0yNcj6a_n7xa10b2CFPyrJaWnLmG3Y5CC1BJZjvbujmiK6PlmBt-ZcMZpUNXfLB6MOO2M2WAzne7-8L9AV0SD5RQRb6qbv5-YcBq2es6249bO-YVj6V3kT2oYjLZNelI97a_VUgOd6r5T_H9PpLHHg/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048589457354903226.post-20422093420996815302023-12-05T10:00:00.001-06:002023-12-05T10:00:00.139-06:00CHRISTMAS NAIL ART: Snowy Holiday Polar Bear Nails<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdoRrfaBFKet2cUMiRGVBVUds33_9Fw0IHk3i9TZn9DCIMen00HwRhIFkdvRkhnbPzwI9ASGOvVv0NNFlAjoQiCo7140tI5wlGEs8Z_YWxVMPwNBHiTtNuOX4NU0aKPSlOnjdW-Eq8hm88ZCUlKJhDyMFOJSdOewo9KuWcKUdYOHnlt9D_WSdKYAB7PE/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdoRrfaBFKet2cUMiRGVBVUds33_9Fw0IHk3i9TZn9DCIMen00HwRhIFkdvRkhnbPzwI9ASGOvVv0NNFlAjoQiCo7140tI5wlGEs8Z_YWxVMPwNBHiTtNuOX4NU0aKPSlOnjdW-Eq8hm88ZCUlKJhDyMFOJSdOewo9KuWcKUdYOHnlt9D_WSdKYAB7PE/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-1.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do they still make those holiday commercials with the Coke bears? I sort of hope they do, if only because there's such a specific holiday nostalgia attached to them. They are definitely what inspired today's mani, even if there is no cola product placement in this particular design. While this design could certainly be considered more winter themed than specifically holiday themed, I did add a touch of red and green and I do think that there's something Christmasy about polar bears, so I'm saying it's definitely a holiday mani!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Keep reading for more!</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOWLpMl1lStM20CwwV-EQzmf7PmgGAaugdRocWYG0M5uWZrJlUCFg0SUMaGs8J2lpLIXpZktaMhSCrpDHCOmwpusbAHkN5m700NvLSjyHSewRXL6bwbvyOw_I3efNXWtacQ31ZI3sOXjWhaQ86VYUE3xeS1RuSTMQv9zDm8D_rpGWV2YdLxn4Z1zTKL4/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOWLpMl1lStM20CwwV-EQzmf7PmgGAaugdRocWYG0M5uWZrJlUCFg0SUMaGs8J2lpLIXpZktaMhSCrpDHCOmwpusbAHkN5m700NvLSjyHSewRXL6bwbvyOw_I3efNXWtacQ31ZI3sOXjWhaQ86VYUE3xeS1RuSTMQv9zDm8D_rpGWV2YdLxn4Z1zTKL4/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I definitely wanted this mani to have the vibe of polar bears at night, so that's really what drove the color story. Well, that and the fact that I knew EXACTLY which polish I wanted to use to fill in the bears. I decided to keep it overwhelmingly black and white, with just the pops of red and green from the bear's scarves, so when it came to choosing a base polish it really was a no brainer. Picture Polish's Winter is a dark grey base packed with holo flakes and it makes a sort of perfect night sky, in my opinion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started by applying two coats of Winter to all of my nails and letting those dry down while I worked on my decals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWKzQKUTwtcDhDBJCxBC4gAMMZl2kB7BptiggvXsgFHOmr0cmFUK_oNT6Qap6rNvOpy5HjFm-g2B3Rr0YpNwCS2WjQqk0_hLr_XWQN0hXQc7XJHRjxpGrrBOwadXnZtd3IDHjGkd2_gPUZ9QRH9WItRUackqAfRDLKA1p3wpljCDMouV2w81DLLjuXCU/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWKzQKUTwtcDhDBJCxBC4gAMMZl2kB7BptiggvXsgFHOmr0cmFUK_oNT6Qap6rNvOpy5HjFm-g2B3Rr0YpNwCS2WjQqk0_hLr_XWQN0hXQc7XJHRjxpGrrBOwadXnZtd3IDHjGkd2_gPUZ9QRH9WItRUackqAfRDLKA1p3wpljCDMouV2w81DLLjuXCU/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-3.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like I said, I knew exactly what color I wanted to use for the polar bears in this design and that is Picture Polish's Lakodom, which is an almost white base also packed with holo flakes. It's by far one of my favorite polishes for reverse stamping. Using a combination of a dotting tool and a nail art brush, I filled in the two bear designs using Lakodom as well as Starrily's Everest and Infrared, which are two of my other favorite holiday season polishes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To put everything together, I started by applying the snowy tip to each nail using a white stamping polish. This really is a step that turns out best if you don't get too precious about it, so I just sort of slapped it on. Next, I went in with the star stamping, which can be interpreted either as falling snow or a sky full stars. And finally, I applied the bear images to my two middle fingers, placing them as though they were perched on the snowy ground.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once I was happy with my design, I sealed it in with a nail art top coat and then finished with a generous layer of quick dry glossy top coat for shine and volume. And voila!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquRUYJZ9BC2gg8C3zQgHEFDh7PaIrzKDykabHLBkxp4CeOAjXUmHX7JtYKBjvU7508EiqX2N7KkHSUYOODieSrWDdWMFvYuIy4da3eH8OdE7Xd79RnSTskb9AwDJ1-pmgQxVWkdHRl7wvRmSFCJC0x1SuLMASU00RIwB8n-mybBgEVaDuUfka4KWS_rc/s640/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquRUYJZ9BC2gg8C3zQgHEFDh7PaIrzKDykabHLBkxp4CeOAjXUmHX7JtYKBjvU7508EiqX2N7KkHSUYOODieSrWDdWMFvYuIy4da3eH8OdE7Xd79RnSTskb9AwDJ1-pmgQxVWkdHRl7wvRmSFCJC0x1SuLMASU00RIwB8n-mybBgEVaDuUfka4KWS_rc/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-4.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>All Products Used</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Picture Polish - Winter</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Picture Polish - Lakodom</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Picture Polish - Grace</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Starrily - Everest**</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Starrily - Infrared**</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Neither Noir*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Whats Up Nails - Blanc My Mind*</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Apipila Smudge Free Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Vibrant Scents Fast & Hard Top Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Orly Bonder Base Coat</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Lesly Winter Mood 4 Stamping Plate</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Clear Jelly Stamper Lil Bling Stamper</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>NailStuff.ca Dotting Tool**</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>NailStuff.ca Nail Art Brush**</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">* = PR Sample // ** = PR Sample <b><a href="https://nailstuff.ca/#pblnails" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NailStuff.ca </a></b>Affiliate code <b>TRYSH</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RzfomKJFfaZD0lAx0rEDJYdNsTnSPmCt-sxSwVMSFln3-sYIOzQZIA11gTnt6IcdD-oOlOhKbxKHsMPLoXSYvT16qcXgek7W4XdatNvmjVeEjBTN_yZyK10ZZKc8IcrJ2gKGU2M1oaACGjIiZDzLRLvxFY5umnX1gAZIPvu7CeJxyPESmc90EPOkLkM/s585/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RzfomKJFfaZD0lAx0rEDJYdNsTnSPmCt-sxSwVMSFln3-sYIOzQZIA11gTnt6IcdD-oOlOhKbxKHsMPLoXSYvT16qcXgek7W4XdatNvmjVeEjBTN_yZyK10ZZKc8IcrJ2gKGU2M1oaACGjIiZDzLRLvxFY5umnX1gAZIPvu7CeJxyPESmc90EPOkLkM/s16000/christmas-nail-art-snowy-holiday-polar-bear-nails-ft-lesly-winter-mood-4-5.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm honestly so, so in love with how this mani turned out. This was actually my second try at it, as the first one was cute but not quite right, and I'm so glad that I decided to give it a second go because I genuinely love how it turned out!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>Check back every weekday in December for new Holiday/Christmas themed nails and be sure to head over to <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pblnails/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@pblnails</a></b> for video tutorials for every single one of the designs I post here. And who knows, maybe some bonus mani's as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading!</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyOr6mv_kcfRf7KN7r2LtGGnJvIDTzYLw0qokzNqIvlr0f0FWOWy4DavkcIbi_dehcPo_b_-pNzEASIJVdhmDZAWxvwSnGzPsqhXPmomvpaFaV6a5rD2KM0sxMEzKCbL1dFNjt6I1fT3NZnBoLapcl9ruoncAUmyQzbluX9D2T8Ow2_eg5yMmYL1-fNE/s91/sig2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="91" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyOr6mv_kcfRf7KN7r2LtGGnJvIDTzYLw0qokzNqIvlr0f0FWOWy4DavkcIbi_dehcPo_b_-pNzEASIJVdhmDZAWxvwSnGzPsqhXPmomvpaFaV6a5rD2KM0sxMEzKCbL1dFNjt6I1fT3NZnBoLapcl9ruoncAUmyQzbluX9D2T8Ow2_eg5yMmYL1-fNE/s1600/sig2017.png" width="91" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJI1yfvAfR5VhoHlMEfZEB9Jr41E7RsPEoCTYptY2Si-Ek7U_iKQ5bp-7i9W6BIEkZn2aB0vYPGHDlidCiWg9xG9wZQw9DMZ7HHorSX14JsOeFW7-Tzb1_PDje4OrSMtf85dL5ad_Vv61gNnsO9WntOui16yHO_6lDK2gtuaoNPiPEVN1xh5fmM02Oug/s502/PRSAMPLES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJI1yfvAfR5VhoHlMEfZEB9Jr41E7RsPEoCTYptY2Si-Ek7U_iKQ5bp-7i9W6BIEkZn2aB0vYPGHDlidCiWg9xG9wZQw9DMZ7HHorSX14JsOeFW7-Tzb1_PDje4OrSMtf85dL5ad_Vv61gNnsO9WntOui16yHO_6lDK2gtuaoNPiPEVN1xh5fmM02Oug/s16000/PRSAMPLES.png" /></a></div><p></p>Tryshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04883715163290962250noreply@blogger.com0