China inspired splatter nail art.

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För några år sen ärvde jag en blåvit servis av min morfar. Jag är jätteglad för den och hoppas på att kunna hitta fler delar till den under åren. Det är något speciellt med blåvitt porslin. Förra månaden var det tema Färg på Monthly Makers och Anna María gjorde så himla snyggt stänkmålat blåvitt porslin. Det påminde mig om splatter nail art och jag blev så sugen på att göra en blåvit splatter-manikyr!

Det vita är ELF - White (som jag fick tunna ut en hel del och ändå var det riktigt tradigt att måla med...) och det blåa är den ständiga nail art-kompanjonen China Glaze - First Mate. (+ Seche Vite top coat)

För att uppnå stänket doppade jag ett sugrör direkt i nagellacksflaskan och blåste. Kladdigt blir det och ganska drygt med clean up men snyggt!

Högerhanden hade jag egentligen inte tänkt ha med därav den inte lika noggranna rengöringen. Men så blev det ju snyggast där såklart så det kommer med ändå :P Här testade jag också två andra lack (China Glaze - Towel Boy Toy & Rodeo Fanatic) men jag tyckte First Mate blev snyggast.

Splatter nail art inspired by Anna Marías blue and white china.

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New year's eve nails.

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Här kommer sista manikyren från 2014, mina nyårsnaglar. Kanske också den mest genomarbetade manikyren det året :p Och två år senare är jag fortfarande ledsen över att A England inte skeppar utomlands. Buuuuu!

Ofokuserad progressbild. Började med två lager Barry M - Pink Multi Glitter. Fick ta ett lager överlack också för att få striping tapen att fästa. Det överdrivet snygga gröna är såklart A England - Saint George. (som jag faktiskt använt ett nyår till men det blev inga foton då)

Eftersom det var nyår var jag ju tvungen att he på mer glitter! China Glaze - Fairy Dust + Atlantis och A England - Merlin. Plus en liten sten och Seche Vite top coat. Svårt att fånga blinget så ni får väl lita på att detta var en redigt snygg manikyr!

My new years eve mani! Two coats of Barry M - Pink Multi Glitter, striping tape and A England - Saint George. I feel a NYE mani needs sparkle so I added some glitter to the tips with China Glaze - Fairy Dust and Atlantis + A England - Merlin. Rhinestone in the middle and some Seche Vite and done!

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Green leopard.

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I guess I got caught in some kind of leopard-mania. It's just so easy and fun! I think I know one person at least that will like this version ;)

This is two coats of Sally Hansen - Grass Slipper (love it, but not the stainage lol), spots with China Glaze - Starboard and outlines with A England - Camelot. + SV. (heard this lot before? ;)

I should make leopard manis all winter. 8)

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Purple leopard.

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Since I made an all blue leopard I carried on the rainbow and made a purple one too.

The base is two coats of China Glaze - Light As Air. The spots are Gabrini - M110. And outlines with A England - Camelot (as usual). Plus SV.

And sun!

Next up is probably a yellow + orange. Or perhaps orange + red. We shall see!

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Blue and blue leopard.

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Here's some nail art. I know, omg and all that. I just kinda felt like doing something a bit more fun on my nails and leopard print is pretty easy, fast and fun :)

 Base is one coat of Barry M - Cyan Blue (previously featured in my last leopard mani oops ;)). The spots are China Glaze - First Mate (previously featured in a looot of nail arts lol). The black is A England - Camelot + a coat of Seche Vite top coat.

I like colorful leopard print. It's such a weird and flimsy thing to put on your nails :)

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Blurple clouds.

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Blurple. Yes, it's actually a word. Perhaps not a real word according to the dictionary but if you read a couple of nail blogs you'll see it. Blue + purple. Blurple. I think one of the polishes in this mani is blurple. But who knows really, it's kinda made up... ;)

This is two coats of A England - Dancing with Nureyev with some added cloudyness with China Glaze - First Class Ticket. Probably a coat of Seche Vite as well. It looks smooth and all.

Yey for weekends with sunshine! Look at all that bling :)

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Triple tape.

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This nail art contains my two favorite polishes of 2013 (first pic).

I started out with one coat of China Glaze - Stella (should've done two coats but you know.. time) and slapped on some regular tape and Sephora - Any Way Any Where. This polish baffles me every time. Makes a true polish nerd outta me! ;) I shall be sad to see it go. This pic also contains a tie dyed sweater that I realised hasn't been on the blog! :O

Some more tape and A England - Camelot + SV. Pretty cool!

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Last nails of 2013.

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Quick post today. The camera I use for my nail pics wasn't available but since I had actually made some nail art I borrowed the bf's smartphone. So only one pic.

The base is one coat of H&M - Darling Pink with a coat of China Glaze - Fairy Dust on top. The clouds are Sally Hansen - Twisted Pink. And a coat of SV to smooth it out. This was really sparkly IRL :)

For christmas I wore A England - Perceval (is there any polish christmassier? Yes that is a word) and for new years eve I wore A England - Tristam since I forgot to paint my nails and only had time for one coat! Crazy. Here's to more nail art in 2014 :)

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Leopard rerun kinda.

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I was browsing my nail art lable the other day and got in the mood for a neon leopard. It's kind of the only kind I do. If it's not neon it's some other really bright colorful combo. This is like the non identical twin of this mani.

 The base is two coats of China Glaze - Surfin' For Boys (which doesn't match my skin color and makes it perfect for covering :P). The spots are China Glaze - Stella and the black is A England - Camelot. And some SV to smooth it out.

With flash.

Macro shimmer!

I don't really buy polish that much anymore but if I place an order it will contain some more polishes from this collection. Drool!
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A request, kind of.

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Sister L commented that I should do a cloud mani in cloudy colors (blue and white). She also suggested a rainbow... I was all like yeah sure! Then my white polish made me crazy and I ended up with one of my favorites (one coater ya know!). Actually, two favorites. Need to put these away so the other polishes get some love too! ;)

The grey (which looks blue here) is H&M - Miss Stone Heart and the blue is China Glaze - First Mate. Best cremes! Then I added some rhinestones in the colors of the rainbow. Except I didn't have any orange ones!

Also booh Seche Vite for smudging! Need to have a lighter touch I guess. And next time I'll reverse the colors so it's more cloudy. Blue clouds exist tho right??

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Trying something new at last.

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I've been meaning to try this for quite some time. And I finally did! Mine aren't so cloudy but I like it :) I'll have to try it with more than one color soon!

The base is two coats of Color Club - Hydrangea Kiss. Then I added the blue cream I always reach for when I'm doing nail art China Glaze - First Mate. It never disappoints. The ring has A England - Tristam. One of the top 5. Puurdy!

With flash. I really liked this mani. So easy to do and faster than tape. Perfect for chipped tips as well!

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...and nails to match.

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It's been a while... Well here are some nails!

 I made this mani to match the dress I wore for the wedding we attended this past weekend.

It's the same technique as this one. The base is one coat of H&M - U Must Have This. Probably should've done two coats to avoid the little bald spots but I didn't have that much time. The dark blue is my trusted nail arty polish China Glaze - First Mate. Used in at least 7 nail arts on this blog. Woop woop! I added a yellow rhinestone before I slapped on some SV. Done!

And a pic to show you how well this matched my dress. Like really well I would say! My mom bought this dress and it shrunk a bit when she washed it = free dress for me! It's a good thing for me my mom has such great taste :)

Alas, now my nails are naked again. And so shall they remain until next week when I have the entire weekend off, including friday! Bring on the nail polish!

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Like summer time.

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I told you when I make a design I like I have to try it in all colors ;)

This is two coats of Sally Hansen - Grass Slipper and the darker is China Glaze - Starboard + SV. These two are probably my favorite green polishes. At least if you don't count the A England ones.

I used the same technique as the last one.

I think red is next up. Or blue... And then all the non monochrome combinations... :p
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Plastic nail art.

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Finally nail art that didn't involve hole reinforcers!! Omg it's almost like a solar eclipse right? No?

 I saw this technique a while back but never got around to trying it until now. So glad I did! Here's a nice tutorial. Altho I only used one piece of plastic wrap. Preserve!

The base was two coats of China Glaze - Light as Air (which it totally is! Such a nice color) and then I added a coat of Color Club - Disco Dress + plastic wrap + SV. These are super purple but as you may know, purples freak cameras out. The flash pic is color accurate.

I need to do these in every color. It's such a cool look! Two toned manis in my heart.
Lol!
;)
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First mate holo.

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Another half moon mani... I just keep reaching for them hole reinforcers. Maybe if I remove them from my desk I might do something else... ;)

This is one coat of China Glaze - First Mate, which didn't look patchy IRL + hole reinforcers + Depend - 2032 + SV.

In the shade.

It's been sunny a lot so I can't really motivate not wearing holographic polishes (holo holo!) ;)

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First Mate times two.

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Here are two tape manis I did with the same polish. It's fun to mix and try different combos. Depending on the base color the result can look very different :)

Here's another loud one. The base is two coats of China Glaze - Surfin' for Boys. Then I added hole reinforcers and China Glaze - First Mate.

This is two coats of Color Club - Emerald Depths (lurve it), hole reinforcers and First Mate + SV. I really liked this one :)

First Mate is great for tape manis \o/

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Another loud leopard.

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Long time, no blog. I've been busy and haven't had any ready pics to get up here. I've celebrated my 25th birthday with the bf, a cosy night in with good food and dessert. I've also been out with friends and celebrated mine and one of my sisters birthdays at my moms place. A busy but fun week! :) Here's some nails from that week! (for my birthday I wore Maxfactor - Fantasy Fire over Orly - Rococo A Go-Go puuurdy!)

Shield your eyes! ;) This is three coats of China Glaze - I'm with the Lifeguard, the spots are Color Club - Disco Dress. The black is A England - Camelot + SV.

And here's a swatch of I'm with the Lifeguard. Matte shimmery neon <3 This winter weather sure makes me want crazy colors :P

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10 rainbows.

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So you're probably thinking, doesn't she ever get tired of rainbows? The answer is no, of course not.

Here's a pic the bf took with his fancy flash. Rrrrrrrrainbows!

For this mani I used this tutorial (if you want to learn water marbling, her tutorials are the best!). I used three China Glaze neons for this mani: Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Towel Boy Toy and Rose Among Thorns (which looks kinda red but turned out pink over my white base boooh!). After sponging that on I added a coat of China Glaze - Fairy Dust. Which I like need to add so all manis.

I need to remake this so I get a proper rainbow with red! :) Do you like rainbows?

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Grey + orange.

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Here's a mani loosely inspired by this one from The Nailasaurus, and colorwise from a mani I saw like 2 years ago but have no idea what that blog was called... Anyways! :p

The base is one coat of China Glaze - Riveting (which I would've added a second to if I wasn't going to cover it) then I added striping tape and A England - Ascalon + SV. I think I like the index and ring finger designs best :)

A bit blurry. Booh I want sunshine!

Coincidentally I got this polish from G for christmas which is really similar to Riveting. I guess we have the same taste :) This is two coats of Sephora - Sunrise on the Moon. Sadly, these kinds of red orange make my winter pale skin look even paler. So nail art is kind of a must!

I've been keeping to my trying to make more nail art the past couple of weeks :)

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Loud leopard.

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Sometimes you just need some bright and obnoxious nail art.

Two coats of China Glaze - Hang-Ten Toes, spots with China Glaze - Stella and black outlining with A England - Camelot + SV.

Look at that pretty shimmer x 2 :) Neon shimmer ftw!

I hope this mani could brighten up your day! :)

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