Sunday, 26 July 2009
FROGS
It was a frog inspired weekend! These are two different sets of frog nails. The frog is made from fimo clay and can be purchased through kennickkreations.com. On both sets of nails I put a thin layer of acrylic and then placed the frog on the nail. Then I covered over it with acrylic. I finished off with a gel top coat! Ribbit, ribbit!
Zoya - Anaka (Fall Collection 2009 - Truth)
Bonus post for today - Zoya "Anaka" - juicy, berry flavored , hot fuchsia color.
This color is totally not in my palette, however, it is a pleasant experience to try somehting different. This color is as sweet as i even taste the sweetness om my tongue just by looking at it, and hardly can handle not to taste my nails lol
This color is totally not in my palette, however, it is a pleasant experience to try somehting different. This color is as sweet as i even taste the sweetness om my tongue just by looking at it, and hardly can handle not to taste my nails lol
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Zoya - Pinta (Fall Collection 2009 - Dare)
Hello Dear Readers!
Today i am going to introduce you a simple design inspired by Zoya "Pinta" - a beautiful shade from Dare collection.
What to say - i love love and love this color, it is really deep and rich, i would call it egg plant color. This shade had always been one of my favorite from darker color, and Zoya did a wonderful job with this polish - the formula is awesome and easy to control. The more i use Zoyas, the more i love them, honestly!!! My first Zoya haul, was bit of disappointment, because i expected 2-coater with good coverage - this is how they looked on pictures, but however in reality i guess i picked up all the transparent jellys on this first time. However i realized that even jelly have a word of opportunities in terms of layering and gradation. And really,m the more i use, the more i like the formula.
I added some zebra stamping to this awesome color, just to spice it up. For me personally - this color - must have!
Today i am going to introduce you a simple design inspired by Zoya "Pinta" - a beautiful shade from Dare collection.
What to say - i love love and love this color, it is really deep and rich, i would call it egg plant color. This shade had always been one of my favorite from darker color, and Zoya did a wonderful job with this polish - the formula is awesome and easy to control. The more i use Zoyas, the more i love them, honestly!!! My first Zoya haul, was bit of disappointment, because i expected 2-coater with good coverage - this is how they looked on pictures, but however in reality i guess i picked up all the transparent jellys on this first time. However i realized that even jelly have a word of opportunities in terms of layering and gradation. And really,m the more i use, the more i like the formula.
I added some zebra stamping to this awesome color, just to spice it up. For me personally - this color - must have!
Friday, 24 July 2009
Zoya - Drew (Fall Collection 2009 - Truth)
Keeping up with the Zoyas reviews. Today i present you Zoya "Drew" - light and exciting coral pink shimmer. I ll be honest this color is not in my pallet, and it probably would nether catch my eye. However it was such a pleasant surprise to see how great it compliments my skin tone. A little hard to make it even, however work totally worth.
For the design i used cheapest drug store stickers, that i don't even know where came from and been in my nail box like forever :) I like how the design turned out on this polish. Hove a happy weekend and stay tuned for more Zoya inspired designs in my Nail-Art World .
For the design i used cheapest drug store stickers, that i don't even know where came from and been in my nail box like forever :) I like how the design turned out on this polish. Hove a happy weekend and stay tuned for more Zoya inspired designs in my Nail-Art World .
DOTS WHERE?
Sometimes my clients really surprise me with the ideas they come up with. I have to say it's my clients ideas that turn out to be some of the funnest and cutest nails! I couldn't keep up the creativity without all of you so thanks! This time I put the dots down into the pink and then added flowers on the ring fingers. The colored acrylic is called "flamingo"
WATERMELONS CONT...
This is a fimo clay watermelon. I layed it into the acrylic and added pink tips to match. Now I'm craving watermelon!
Summer Flowers
This is a real dried pink flower on the ring finger. I added little purple mylar flowers on all the nails.
PURPLE PASSION
These are flower decals that I layed into the acrylic. I have done something similar to this but I love the dark purple that I did here.
Zoya - Envy (Fall Collection 2009 - Dare)
So here is the first design i made using the beautiful , wonderful, amazing Zoya - Envy.
In her blog, THE NAILPHILE called this polish " a night in the forest" , but for me it is more like something puke and Panky - in a good mean of those words. On the nails this polish is really dark, unless you are on the bright sun. I used to cats, and this dark dark green compliment a lot other greens, especially neon like types of polishes for design. And why do you think this is the first review and design - simply because from the look on the bottle i like this polish the most. But again, this is fall collection, so i ll take the most advantage of those colors in fall.
In her blog, THE NAILPHILE called this polish " a night in the forest" , but for me it is more like something puke and Panky - in a good mean of those words. On the nails this polish is really dark, unless you are on the bright sun. I used to cats, and this dark dark green compliment a lot other greens, especially neon like types of polishes for design. And why do you think this is the first review and design - simply because from the look on the bottle i like this polish the most. But again, this is fall collection, so i ll take the most advantage of those colors in fall.
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Zoya Goodies For Review
Hello dear Readers!
I have a got today a hole bunch of Zoya stuff for review - you can not even imagine how happy i am to have it all, and how excited about having so much fun with it. Especially cool is putting my hands on Zoya fall collections Truth or Dare.
Truth & Dare is a fall collection so the colors may be a little not like summer, but fall is coming anyway and those going to be the hottest colors of the fall. For my own taste Dare catches my eye a little more then truth(may be because i have so many secrets :) ) But both collections are super hot and as usually excellent quality and formaldehyde free. By the way just for your information most Zoya polishes are perfect "2-coaters" - means that one coat is not enough to get the color but 2 coats make it all perfect and even. This make it perfect base coats for designs, but unfortunately not the best to use as a design polish. But if you are like me crazy about gradient look - 2 coaters, and particulary Zoyas - are perfect candidates for gradation designs, and most of the gradations that have done and published in this blog where made with Zoya polishes.
So the plan is that i am going to make and post the designs using the hottest polishes from those collections, so you can enjoy some nail-art and see how the polishes really look on the nails and how can you used those polishes to create beautiful Nail-Art.
As about Zoya Color lock system, i am gonna challenge this system really hard. But you ll have to wait for this a little bit :) Ok i ll tell you now. I can not really make a trial of this system wile i have my regular life, i simple can not wear same polish and design more then one day, but in August we are going on the week vacations, so Color Lock system is going to face a real life beach vacation challenge, and certainly i ll share all the results with you, here in my blog.
I also have got a wonderful Hot lips - gloss collection that perfectly complete polish collection , the review is coming in couple days, so you d better stay tuned :)
I have a got today a hole bunch of Zoya stuff for review - you can not even imagine how happy i am to have it all, and how excited about having so much fun with it. Especially cool is putting my hands on Zoya fall collections Truth or Dare.
Truth & Dare is a fall collection so the colors may be a little not like summer, but fall is coming anyway and those going to be the hottest colors of the fall. For my own taste Dare catches my eye a little more then truth(may be because i have so many secrets :) ) But both collections are super hot and as usually excellent quality and formaldehyde free. By the way just for your information most Zoya polishes are perfect "2-coaters" - means that one coat is not enough to get the color but 2 coats make it all perfect and even. This make it perfect base coats for designs, but unfortunately not the best to use as a design polish. But if you are like me crazy about gradient look - 2 coaters, and particulary Zoyas - are perfect candidates for gradation designs, and most of the gradations that have done and published in this blog where made with Zoya polishes.
So the plan is that i am going to make and post the designs using the hottest polishes from those collections, so you can enjoy some nail-art and see how the polishes really look on the nails and how can you used those polishes to create beautiful Nail-Art.
As about Zoya Color lock system, i am gonna challenge this system really hard. But you ll have to wait for this a little bit :) Ok i ll tell you now. I can not really make a trial of this system wile i have my regular life, i simple can not wear same polish and design more then one day, but in August we are going on the week vacations, so Color Lock system is going to face a real life beach vacation challenge, and certainly i ll share all the results with you, here in my blog.
I also have got a wonderful Hot lips - gloss collection that perfectly complete polish collection , the review is coming in couple days, so you d better stay tuned :)
