Abstract Nail Art Video Tutorial & 1.5 Holographic/Gold Nail Round Sequin Paillette's - Born Pretty Store Review

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How are you all doing today? I hope your week is going better than mine.

I'm not having a bad week as such but I am struggling to sleep at all at the moment and I'm the kind of person who refuses to leave my bed so it means hours of rolling around trying to fall asleep. Any advice?

Today I have a review and a video for you. I 'm checking out Born Pretty Store's '1.5g Born Pretty Holographic/Gold Nail Flakies – 1mm,2mm & 3mm Round Nail Sequin Paillette's' – again with the long titles but that's ok, I'm not saying it out loud!

Below you'll find a video showing how I created this nail art. I thought it was simple enough that perhaps anyone could try it out. If you do please let me see!

"Rainbows" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Irregular Colourful Crystal Rhinestone Nail Art Decorations - Born Pretty Store Review

 

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a fantastic end to your week. Do you have anything awesome planned this weekend?

I'm looking forward to spending more time with my Niece and Nephew – They have loved having me home! I'm still having to tell my Niece I'll be there for her birthday and I'll be there for Christmas and that I'm not going anywhere. Too cute!

Today I am showing you an interesting item from the Born Pretty Store – I wasn't too sure what to expect when I picked this to review but I am just in love with this stuff! This is 'Irregular Colourful Crystal Rhinestone Nail Art Decorations'– or I'll put it more simply... brightly coloured shell-like bits!

Just a warning.. I took this picture before sorting out my new light set up so please excuse the quality!

These beautiful bright pieces come in black pot with a clear lid and contain approximately 2g. On the website there are two colour options, the colourful (This one) or a clear version which happens to look a lot like opals I think. The pieces in this pot range from all different colours, there are pink, red, blue, yellow, green..and more. It is a good mix and fairly distributed through the spectrum for an even mix of colours.

How? I wore these by gently dropping them on top of my wet top coat. I love how these look. I feel like they give a really cute beachy look, these would look great with a beach style manicure (why am I only thinking of this now?!) Once they were on the nail I pressed them ever so gently, just to tease any sticky-up ones into laying flatter. The lines were simply swipes of acrylic paint.

Overall I really love these and I think I'll be dipping back into the pot again in no time. I like the mixture of colours and how they stay rather nicely on the nail – I would say though.. if you are expecting a long wear time on these I'd suggest finding a sturdier way to attach them then just top coat.

What do you think of the colourful shell-like pieces? Do you love or hate wearing 3D nail art pieces?

Have a super weekend guys, thank you so much for stopping by! I'll catch you again on Monday for some more nail art fun!

Love,

Ithi

Freehand Charms/Confetti on Pink Holographic Nail Polish

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I hope you are having a super dandy weekend so far? Are you having a nice quiet one or do you have lots of awesome plans?

Today I'll be going out with my boyfriends sister again - we're going to a cat cafe!! You guys know I love cats and miss my own dearly so I can't think of anything nicer than having a lovely cup of tea with cat cuddles! We're also going to go out for dinner.

 This is going to be a really lovely treat as I spent most of Friday doing a huge spring clean!

 Today's nails are random, but you guys are used to that by now.

Today's manicure actually came rather randomly, I didn't have any specific idea in mind when I created this so that will probably explain the odd accent nail but I wanted this to look almost like little 3D charms. Do you think I accomplished it?

I began with OPI's 'Nail Envy' base coat and once dry applied two gorgeous coats of Color Club's 'Cloud Nine'. I then applied my Pro-FX as a barrier between my paint and nail art and used my favourite brushes and acrylic paints to paint on the charms/gems. Or is it confetti? I don't really know!

What do you guys think of this nail art, do the pieces look 3D? What is your favourite colour for holographic nail polish?

Thank you so much for visiting. Have a fantastic weekend, I'll catch you again on Monday!

Love

Ithi

Freehand 2D & 3D Cubes

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having a great week so far! Is it getting cold where you are? I'm noticing the decline in warmth terribly! I'm all about fluffy socks, sleeved blankets and hurrying to get inside! How will I survive another winter?!

Today's nail art is a bit...'out there'. I'm not sure if this is going to be received well (I get that feeling with some nail art, like I can almost guess its not going to be very popular!) 

If you remember a while ago I created some nail art where I painted 3d dice, but I also stuck on a miniature 3d dice also... well I decided to go down a similar route with this one..

I started this manicure by using my Mezmris Nail Lacquer base coat, Armor up and once dry I applied two coats of Wet 'n' Wild's 'Black Creme'. I then created a barrier using my Pro-fx top coat (because why? No one knows.) I then used my favourite brushes to create some sketchy grey lines and some colourful cube shapes. Next I used Jacava's top coat (because I didn't want a very fast drying top coat) and added a small red cube to my ring finger nail. I then proceeded to fill that nail entirely with an assortment of studs. For my other fingers I used Mezmris Nail Lacquer top coat, Armor, to give it a lovely glossy finish.

How do you think this stacks up compared to my dice nail art? Which do you prefer?

Do you like full studded accent nails? What do you think of my cubes?

Have a beautiful day, my friends! I'll catch you again on Friday!

Love

Ithi

#RememberLiam - Blue & White for Liam

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are doing great.

Today's nail art comes with a more serious backstory. Recently the lovely Dani of Tiny Canvas appealed to TC members to come forward with blue and white manicures with a blue ribbon to raise awareness and support on a cause I just couldn't ignore and many others joined in too all in the hope of shining a light on something so serious that happens far more often than it ever should.

#RememberLiam was created to remember a beautiful little boy who recently and very tragically lost his life due to a drink driver. Liam was only 15 months old and was sadly stolen from life far too soon. My heart goes out to his family and I hope this sweet boy is now in peace.

While having a drink or two is fine... making the decision to get behind a wheel is never ok, no matter how sure you are that you feel fine and in control. It's one thing to put your own life at risk but its another to put at risk everyone you cross. I hope one day it is never possible to start a car while under the influence.

While Liam's tale is so tragic it is not isolated; And its not always just children who are the victim's. My heart goes out to all those who lost their lives in the hands of those incapable of making wise decisions, for all the family and friends who had to suffer for such an unnecessary reason. Any drink driving or hit and run victims deserve to be remembered.

The awareness is AGAINST drink driving. FOR organ donation. You can show your support and learn more by finding #RememberLiam on Instagram.

For this post I wont go into product details but if you have any questions you are welcome to ask.

I decided to go for hearts because I wanted to send some love to all those suffering, I know it seems cheesy.. But it felt right for this manicure.

For those wishing to participate and put a manicure forward for the support of Liam and his family,

Please visit @fbtinycanvas on IG where you can learn more.

What do you think of this manicure? Have you done support/awareness nails before, what did you support?

Thank you for visiting, guys! I hope you have a beautiful day, I'll catch you again on Thursday.

Love

Ithi

Freehand Girly Hearts And Bows

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Happy weekend to you all! I hope you are all doing great and have some fun things to look forward to this weekend? I'm planning some nice quiet painting time this weekend (this week has been really slow on the nail art front.)

Lastnight Mr Bravo took me out to dinner, a Greek restaurant! The food was so good! But not only that..it all was all just lovely! With my eye looking almost back to normal (there are eyelashes still going through and I shampoo them multiple times a day) I wore make up for the first time in forever! We don't get to do things like this too often..so it was wonderful :)

Today's nail art is really random and was painted while I was in England. I also apologise I don't really remember what I used.. what a fail. This is why I normally jot things down in scheduled posts before they go live because my memory is the worst! 

I really can't remember what I used.. I have a feeling that the blue is Rimmel's 'Pillow Talk and 'Neon Fest' but I might be wrong... Oppsie. Oh but looks like I used Catrice's 'Matte & More' - yay for bottle shots for the forgetful!

I was incredibly low on time so I wanted to create something fun and fast, I tried to create gradient hearts with my acrylic paints and opted for a bright accent nail with a freehand bow.

I feel a little guilty because normally I can at least describe my actions little better but hey...July feels like 900 years ago. I'm getting old, ok?! I got a case of goldfish brain going on!

Also guys, if you have any suggestions of anything you'd like to see on my nails don't hesitate to leave it in a comment. If I can do it, or it inspires me I'll certainly try :)

What do you think of this nail art? Does it make you think of little girl party dresses?!

Have a wonderful weekend my naily friends, Can't wait to catch you again on Monday!

Love

Ithi

Super Soft Pastel Colour Wash Nail Art

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How are you guys doing today? Are you excited that it's Friday already?! Tell me what plans you've got going on :) I don't really have anything planned and I feel ok with it. I feel like this will be a great time to actually get organized with my posts and get some more freehand nail art done – Yep. I feel content with this plan!

Just a reminder! If you've not entered my INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY go do so now, theres only a week left! Anyone could win.. but you gotta enter to even have a chance!

Today's nail art was created this week (Blimey Governor!) even though I still have nail art to share with you from before my trip to England. Its... different. I'm not sure if that is a good or bad thing, you guys can decide once again!

For this manicure I began with Mezmris.Nail.Lacquer's base coat (My nails are really enjoying this, they look so nourished!) in blink of a second it was dry so I applied two coats of Barry M's 'White' and allowed to dry. I then took my acrylic paints and mixed a few pastel shades together and began dabbing squares of each colour onto my nails with a flat brush until my entire nails were covered in messy coloured strokes. Next I took white paint and metallic white paint to mix on top using the water colour technique (You can see my tutorial *here*) which sort of soften the look of all the coloured squares. My last and final steps were to apply Mezmris Nail Lacquer's top coat. I love the shine and gloss this provided but this really was a matte-approved manicure only! So I followed through with Catrice's 'Matte & More'.

What do you guys think of this manicure? A beautiful mess or just a chaotic shamble?!

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I hope you have a fabulous weekend, I'll be back on Sunday morning with some more nail art – any requests for freehand nail art are always welcome!

Love

Ithi

Pink & Purple Acrylic-gradient Orbs - Freehand Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are doing great! Is the weather beautiful where you are?

Yesterday was another fun day out with my sister-in-law and Dutch niece (if you didn't know, I'm so close with Mr Bravo's family we're on those terms even though we are not married.) We went to an aquarium, walked on the beach, got lunch and took a little train tour of the area. It was a lovely!

Today's post is one I've been pushing back however I've been finding myself getting really stressed and having panics about posting certain items (review) I have two lots of manicures that have been done twice over and I'm still really unhappy with them..

So instead I am going to show you some weird acrylic-gradient balls and patterns that I created while in England until I figure those out!

I really don't feel like there is too much to say about this nail art. I think it was the first freehand I did while I was home. I began with my usual base of OPI's 'Nail Envy' and once dry applied 2 layers of H&M's Black polish (Thank you, Super Jodie!) I then created white circles and attempted to create pink-purple gradients within each one. I added some lines – all freehand (please forgive!) and added a layer of Catrice's 'Matte & More' to give it all a slightly pinky tint!

I am surrounded by notes and lists of what needs to be posted on what dates and you guys have mentioned before how I seem to keep such a good schedule and mostly it is fine – it works for me. But when I have a couple of things that just don't work I get flustered and want to redo them until I am at last 'ok' about them myself. Especially if I am using products I like, I want to show them in the best possible ways. Tomorrow I'll get out in the countryside (sorta) on the bike, let my mind refresh and get back to re-doing and reorganizing!

What do you think of my strange matte pattern nails? Do you prefer seeing light or dark colours when it comes to matte nails?

Have yourself a fantastic day! I'll be back again on Saturday with some more nail art, hope to see you then!

Love

Ithi

Starry Streamers And Confetti! - Freehand Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? It's going to be really busy here! I've got things booked up in my calander (I really prefer to be busy than bored!) and because my sister has her holiday here in Holland this year Mr Bravo will be going to visit her and her family!! I am so excited, I will get to see my niece and nephew again!

Calm down, Ithi... Today's manicure was created while I was in England. I had a few spare hours while everyone was at work/school/nursery and I had intended to do some serious painting which didn't really turn into anything... Undefeated I came up with this design!

I've also tried to film it so I could create a tutorial but you can see nothing of much help in the video. Back to the drawing board – I think I just need to figure out a set up that works for me. We'll get there!

For this manicure I began with my usual base coat of OPI's 'Nail Envy' and once dry I moved onto my polishes, Barry M's 'Surfboard' from the coconut infusion collection and Rimmel's 'Pillow Talk' to my middle and ring finger. I applied two coats and added a smothering of my Pro-fx top coat. Next I took my acrylic sketchy unruly lines using a liner brush. I repeated this process using various shades of bright colour. I then took my detailing brush (its actually the same brush but on the other end!) and began to create some little stars with white acrylic. I also added some dots here and then. I finished it all of by sealing it in with a final layer of Pro-FX 'complete' top coat.

What do you think of this manicure? Would you guys want to see a video of how I did this?

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I'll be back on Saturday with some more nail are fun. I hope you have a beautiful day!

Love,

Ithi

Freehand Acrylic-Gradient Rainbow Swirls!

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How are we all doing today? Happy Tuesday to you!  Have you been up to anything exciting so far this week? I've had some more bike adventures, finding new places and exploring more than I was able to previously. Me and Doris-Rosita are getting a long just great! I've also been playing with more Nicole Diary water decals and combining stamping with other techniques! FUN!

Today I am showing you a manicure that was created a few weeks ago, I really had fun with this, taking pictures of it in its many stages. It may look pretty simple but I can assure you a lot of hard work went into this one. I tried to get proper gradients through all the colours inside the swirls, not an easy job with such little room. There are a few places where the colours don't blend seamlessly but I'd say its a pretty fine effort considering! 

For this manicure I began with my usual base coat, OPI's 'Nail Envy' and from there applied two coats of Essence's 'Rebel At heart' and once dry I created some circles randomly along my nails with white acrylic paint. I began to fill these in with 'slices' of colour, adding red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple slices to each circle. Next came the time consuming task of trying to blend each of the colours together to create a coloured wheel. I then outlined my coloured balls and added a swirl to the center of each one. I finished up by adding some random lines here and there, applying my Pro-FX top coat to seal it all in and finally.. just because I can – added a matte top coat (I desperately need a new one, argh!)

To your left you can see how this started out, step one looks kinda like pizza..or sushi, baha. I added a trianlge of each colour to the circles, in the next picture you can see I tried to blend all those colours together in a sort of 'prism' rainbowy way.


So I really like how this turned out, its.. different; I know I seem to have an obsession with rainbows lately, I'm not sure what's happened but they seem to come easy!

What do you think of my rainbow swirls? Are you a fan of rainbow nails?

Have a wonderful day, come stop by on Thursday for more nail art fun!

Love

Ithi

Acrylic Rainbow Slices And Greyscale

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How are you doing today?  I can't wait for spring..and summer! Is it time yet!? Bring it!

Today's manicure started off as one thing and totally escalated into something quite extreme!

My original idea was to create gradients from black to white with acrylic paint (These are hard work but I find them so relaxing!) and have slices with a rainbow gradient in it. For some reason after taking my first lot of pictures I decided to just add more triangles – I have to be honest that the lines were done in the dark (my painting space was taken up with my photography set up) So....I do kinda like the end result though.