Rose Water Decals

Press Sample

Hi, everyone!

I have been loving water decals lately! They are perfect for fast nail art looks. Today's look features some of my favorite types of decals: flowers!

I started off with two coats of my favorite teal, which is a unnamed Color Club. I applied the decals and added top coat to complete the look!

The water decals are the G103 Rose Water Decals from Born Pretty Store. For $2.86 USD you get one sheet of twenty decals. They are good quality and very easy to use! You will get the perfect placement every time!

You can use the coupon codeYSG10 for 10% off of your order!

What are your thoughts on water decals? Let me know below! 

Teal & Pink

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Hey y'all!

Today's post features some rhinestones from Born Pretty Store and a neon teal from Color Club!

For this look, I used the hot pink rhinestones from the 1800 Nail Art 3mm Rhinestones Wheel Glue Glitter UV Gel (#3076) wheel! This wheel retails for $4.27 USD, which is very reasonable, seeing as you get so many rhinestones! Plus, you can use my discount code below for an extra 10% off!

These rhinestones are 3mm in size, which is the perfect size for anybody! My nails are pretty short, but the stones do not overpower my manicure.

If you are looking for rhinestones, I'd definitely recommend these!

So, what do you think? Will you be picking these up?

Pink Carmine Circle Glitter

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Hey y'all!

Today's post features N.NAIL 2.5mm Circle Glitter-Pink Carmine [NNAIL-HB96-2-5mm] from KKCenterHK!

These glitters, in the color pink carmine, are 2.5 mm in size. They also are on the thicker side when it comes to height. 

I placed twelve of these glitters on my ring finger to create a disco ball effect. To top the look off, I put one glitter at the base of the other nails. 

 The base color used is an unnamed neon pink from Color Club.

These glitters retail for $2.50 USD, and as you can see in the picture above, you get a large tub full. There are many colors to chose from on KKCenterHK's site.

Overall, I really like these glitters. They create a dimensional look when in the light, almost like a disco ball. I will definitely use these again and I have a feeling you'll see these in a nail art look soon! ;)

 

Dinosaur Stamping

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

RAWR! Today I have a dinosaur look inspired by Nail Stamp 4 Fun!

For this look I used Winstonia W216 and W220, along with White French Creme from Wet n Wild, and some Color Club neons.

This look was much harder than I anticipated, so I'm sure you will see me trying it again in the future! 

Sunset Nail Art

Hello Lacquer Lovers! 

Today I have a sunset like nail art look. It reminds of of warm summer night parties and the beach!

Polishes Used:

Wet n Wild French White Creme

Color Club Neon Pink

Color Club Neon Orange

Color Club Neon Yellow

Color Club Neon Purple

Color Club Neon Blue

L.A. Colors Art Deco Black

What is your favorite part of warm summer nights? Let me know below. :)

Summer Stamping with KKCenterHK

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Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have two stamping items to share with you from KKCenterHK. Overall, I was impressed with both products and would definitely order them in the future.

The first item I used was the N.NAIL Summer Beach Bikini Shell Sun Seaweed Soft Stamping [NNAIL-SPPNGA09]. This soft stamper features a rope, wheel, anchor, seashells, seaweed, a bikini, and a sun image. To use this stamper, paint the polish over the image and dab it on paper until the excess is gone. Then, you can stamp it directly onto your nail. It takes a lot of practice, so be patient. This soft stamper retails for $7.79USD. 

I used the rope and anchor images for this mani, along with some random drugstore polishes.

The second item I used was the N.Nail Mini Size Iron Scraper & Size Stamp Set [JR1140], which retails for $4.05USD. This is the perfect sized mini stamper, as it is not too large or too small. The only compliant I have is that the scraper is not an iron scraper as the website says, it is a plastic scraper. Besides that, I was impressed.

I used Winstonia Plate W111, along with some random drugstore polishes. 

You can order these directly from KKCenterHK here: kkcenterhk.com.

That is all I have for today Lacquer Lovers! I'll be back later this week with some other cool reviews. :)

Neon Zebra Gradient

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a very easy to achieve and quick nail art look! My polish bestie over at Manis & Makeovers did something similar, so make sure to check her post out as well!

To start off this look, I painted my nails one coat of white using Wet N Wild French White Creme. Then, taking a makeup sponge I sponged two coats of four Color Clubs I picked up this weekend at Ross. They have no names, just numbers. The teal is 131004, the blue is 131007, the purple is 131003, and the pink is 131004.

I finished off the look with zebra stripes using Milani Black Sketch. 

I had to use my phone for these pictures, as I could not get my camera to be color accurate. :(

I usually don't wear my nail art looks for long, but I wore this one for three days because I loved it so much! This nail art look even recruited some new readers from a local restaurant (Hello girls!).

I hope that some of y'all will recreate this look. If you do, make sure to post it on my Facebook wall, as I'd love to see it!

An InLinkz Link-up

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kkcenterhk Review: Heart Studs & Candy Studs

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Hello Lacquer Lovers! 

Today I have two more products to show you from kkcenterhk! 

For this look I used two coats of an unlabeled Color Club and one coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust.

On my accent nail I have both N.NAIL DRN784, which are the hearts, and N.NAIL DRN808, which are the candy colored studs. 

The heart studs were the perfect size for my nails and the candy colored studs were too! 

I applied them on top of the wet China Glaze Fairy Dust, waited until it dried, and then applied top coat.

 I tested this look out and found that the studs have awesome staying power if applied correctly! I ended up picking them off about three days in, but I'm sure they would have lasted a lot longer!

Overall I really loved these studs! I'm sure y'all will see these in many more posts to come!

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NOPI Love Your Life

Hello Lacquer Lovers! 

Long time, no see! :) Today I have a super cute Valentine's Day look, especially if you're pressed for time. 

 NOPI Love Your Life is a clear base with shimmer and light pink heart glitters.

I used one coat of NOPI Love Your Life over one coat of an unlabeled hot pink Color Club.

While it is such a pretty polish, I was a little disappointed, as I had to fish for every heart glitter. :( I expected it, but I was sad that one didn't come out by itself.

I picked up this polish on sale at RiteAid for $1.87USD! For what I paid, I'm impressed, but if I would have shelled out $11.00USD for this, I would have been a little upset. 

Overall, it creates a cute and simple Valentine's day look!

I'll see y'all on Thursday! 

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Aztec Tribal Nails

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

I recently picked up The WAH Nails Book of Nail Art by Sharmadean Reid. This book has twenty-five tutorials and I plan on sharing many of them with y'all! The first nail art look I decided to try was the Aztec Tribal nail art from pages 24-25.

 

 

 I started this look off by using a white base (Wet n Wild French White Creme) to make the neon lime green (Sation Loudest Color) pop! 

Then I took some nail art brushes, along with white (Wet n Wild French White Creme), black (Wet n Wild Black Creme), and hot pink (Color Club neon pink / no label), and started to draw the Aztec Tribal patterns. 

The tutorial was very easy to follow as are the tutorials in the rest of the book!

That is all for today! I hope you have an amazing day! :)

Neon Chevron French!

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Happy New Year! I hope 2014 brings lots of new collections and nail art techniques! 

To ring in the new year I chose a neon chevron french mani!

The base is two coats of Zoya Charisma. The smaller part of the chevron is Wet n Wild Teal Slowly and See. The larger part of the chevron is an unlabeled neon pink Color Club.

This is a perfect look for the new year, as it is bright and fun!

Do you have any resolutions for 2014? Let me know below!

Cherry Blossoms

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have another mani inspired by a beautiful piece of art!

Source

 

Base Color: Wet N Wild Teal Slowly and Sea

Flower Colors: OPI Did It On Em, Zoya Charisma, Color Club unnamed yellow and hot pink, and OPI Can't Let Go

Branch Color: Milani Nail Art Striper in Black Sketch

 This look was very easy to create! I started off with a base color, drew on the branches (with a light hand) and used the polish brushes to dab on the blossoms.

That is all for today! :)

Nail Art Inspired by Mondrian!

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

It's finals week for me, so I need a bright mani to cheer me up! 

Today my mani is inspired by this painting by Mondrian!

Source

Here is what I came up with:

I used an unnamed yellow Color Club, OPI Red My Fortune Cookie, Wet n Wild Teal Slowly and Sea, Wet n Wild French White Creme, and a Milani nail art striper in Black Sketch.

For the cube nails I applied one coat of Wet n Wild French White Creme and then, using the brushes the polishes came with, I brushed on the red, blue, and yellow polishes. Then I outlined everything with a nail art striper and applied rhinestones to all of my other nails in coordinating colors.

Here is the final look!

I'm loving this manicure and I'll be sure to create it again in the future with other colors! This look is sure to keep me awake during finals, considering how bold it is. Here is to hoping it doesn't distract me too much! ;)