Gold Studs

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Hi everyone!

Today I have a super simple look featuring some gold studs from Born Pretty Store!

My base color is Revlon Enchanting, which is a gorgeous lavender polish with a slight shimmer. For this look I used two thin coats. 

I then added on some large gold studs. They came from a wheel that has about 400 silver and gold studs of various shapes and sizes. The wheel is $3.31 USD and you can use the code YSG10 for 10% off!

I really love the way studs change a look! What do you think?

Born Pretty Store Mixed Nail Art Wheel

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Hi everyone! 

Today I used one of my all time favorite yellow polishes, along with a really cool 3D flower from Born Pretty Store!

For a completely opaque look, I started off with three thin coats of China Glaze Metro Pollin-Tin! It dries to a matte finish, which I love! 

The 3D flower came from a mixed nail art wheel that I ordered from Born Pretty Store. The wheel contains 360 pieces and they range from studs and bows to flowers and fruit. It costs $3.86 USD.

Don't forget to use the code YSG10 for 10% off of your Born Pretty Store purchase!

Mermaids, Shells, and & Rhinestones

* The following products were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.* 

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a super cute manicure using four products from Born Pretty Store! I have a 10% off discount code, so make sure you grab it at the end of this post!

Polishes Used:

Sinful Colors Orange Cream

Sinful Colors Unicorn

Sinful Colors Sugar Rush

Rimmel London French White Nail Tip Liner

Milani Art of Gold

On my index finger I used a  Pattern 29 3D Nail Art Decoration, which is the gold mermaid glitter. I also used a 3mm pink rhinestone and two silver rhinestones.

On my ringer finger I used a Pattern 39 3D Nail Art Decoration, which is a gorgeous gold sea shell glitter. I also used a 3mm dark blue rhinestone, along with two silver rhinestones.

This look was inspired by a nail art look I saw on the mermaid and sea shell product page!

The mermaid and sea shell glitters were very easy to apply. I gave them a slight curve using an orange stick and they fit perfectly on my nails.

Overall, I was really impressed with the four products from Born Pretty Store. You can get 10% off of your next order using the code YSG10 at checkout!

What product is your favorite? Let me know below!

Pineapple Skittle

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a super cute pineapple skittle, inspired by elleandish on YouTube.

I think this is the perfect manicure to celebrate the end of the summer!

Thumb & Pinky

I used two coats of China Glaze Metro Pollen-Tin. Then, I added some gold studs to add something a little extra!

Index

I started off with two coats of China Glaze At Vase Value. Then, I added three white stripes using L.A. Colors Art Deco White Striper and added a gold stud.

Middle

I started off with two coats of Wet n Wild French White Creme. Then taking China Glaze Metro Pollen-Tin I drew an oval. I used L.A. Colors Art Deco Stripers in Bright Green and Bright Orange to add the pineapple's characteristics. The pineapple is a little off center, but practice makes perfect. :)

Ring

I started off with two coats of China Glaze At Vase Value and I topped it off with one thick coat of a Sally Hansen Gem Crush in Bling-Tastic.

What do you think? Have you ever thought about rocking fruit as a mani?

Laser Purple Studs

  * The following products were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a manicure featuring N.NAIL Studs Square Laser Purple 3mm Nail Art Decorations [NNAIL-DRN656] from KKCenterHK.

These 3mm studs retail for $2.50 USD, and I believe they are well worth it! Each package contains around 50 pieces, so that means they are around $0.05 USD each! They are very versatile and can be used in a multitude of manicures. 

I put one stud in the center of each nail. The base color shown is Sinful Colors Candy Coated.

(The following picture turned out weird and I can seem to edit it right. :( Sorry.) 

Overall, I have been super impressed with KKCenterHK! They pull through every time! :)

kkcenterhk Review: Heart Studs & Candy Studs

 * The following products were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

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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New Year Nail Art with kkcenterhk

 * The following nail art brushes and studs were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please visit my disclosure policy.*

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

I hope y'all had a great Christmas! Now that Christmas is over, we can focus on the new year! New year =  new nail art!

Today I have two different nail art looks, made with products from kkcenterhk! 

The first nail art look is very simple, yet edgy and perfect for the new year!

I used N.NAIL Studs Square Matte Silver 5mm Nail Art Decorations [NNAIL-DRN648] from kkcenterhk. They retail for $4.75USD and each package has approximately fifty pieces. 

 I liked these studs and I will definitely use them again.

 My base color was Rimmel London Black Satin.

For my second nail art look I chose to do a freehand skittle with the N.NAIL 15 Pieces Pink Handle Nail Art Nail Art Brush [JR1131] from kkcenterhk. I absolutely love this look, and plan to wear it to ring in the new year!

  I love these nail art brushes! This is the first set that I have ever owned and I plan to use them forever! They retail for $13.50USD, which is a decent price for fifteen synthetic fiber nail art brushes!

This is the package they came in. It houses them in a nice, compact way, so that is how I will keep them stored. They also have a plastic safeguard to keep the bristles in shape (all brushes but the fan brushes have these). They also seemed very durable.
I named these brushes for tutorial purposes. kkcenterhk did not label or name each individual brush.

 Brushes 1-6 are liner and detailing brushes.

Brushes 7-8 are fan brushes and 9 is a dotting tool.

Brushes 10-15 are stroke brushes.

 I used three polishes for this look- Wet n Wild French White Creme, Rimmel London Black Satin, and an unlabeled Pure Ice silver.

Index- I used brushes 3 and 9.

Middle- I used brush 5.

Ring- I used brushes 9 and 14.

Pinkie- I used brush 8.

You can shop at kkcenterhk, here.

Make sure to use the coupon code SouthernSparkle for 10% off your entire order until January 31, 2015!

Hare Polish Dauphine of Decadence & Zoya Blu

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Today I have a unique mani, which I have fallen in love with: Hare Polish Dauphine of Decadence and Zoya Blu!

All photos were taken in natural light. Forgive some of the pictures, as my camera freaked out! 

Here is one coat of Dauphine of Decadence over one coat of Zoya Blu. I then added gold circular studs to add an extra dazzle.

 Zoya Blu had an okay formula. It was not my favorite, but it could have been a lot worse.

 Hare Dauphine of Decadence had a good formula and a great dry time.

Overall, I'm really loving this combo!