Girly Girl Nail Art

Hello my dears! Just wanted to wish you a happy and safe holiday period. This is the mani I wore for Christmas, I love it! See you in 2014! What I used: - Mohda Bermuda - Sation Snow White - Catrice Aretha's R-E-S-P-I-N-K - BM 02  

Coucou mes très chères! Je voulais juste vous souhaiter une heureuse et saine période de fêtes. Voici la mani que je portais pour Noël, j'aime bien! Rendez-vous en 2014! Ce que j'ai utilisé: - Mohda Bermuda - Sation Snow White - Catrice Aretha's R-E-S-P-I-N-K - BM 02

Polish Days - Vintage

Morning beautiful! When I hear vintage, I think about black and white pictures in family albums, but also the gold and glamour 1920s era. I wanted my mani to be inspired by these 3 colors in today's Polish Days theme. I also wanted to celebrate my blog anniversary with something bold. I used OPI Alpine Snow, Konad Black with BM 318, topped with OPI The Man With The Golden Gun to achieve this look. On to the pics!

Salut mes beautés! Quand j'entends vintage, je pense aux photos en blanc et noir des albums de famille, mais aussi à l'ère d'or et glamour des années 1920. Je voulais que ma manucure soit inspirée de ces 3 couleurs en l'honneur du thème d'aujourd'hui de Polish Days. Je voulais aussi célébrer l'anniversaire de mon blog en grandes pompes. J'ai utilisé OPI Alpine Snow, Konad Black avec BM 318, surmonté de OPI The Man With The Golden Gun pour obtenir ce look. Place aux photos!

Sun light / lumière du soleil

No H8 Day - Say YES to tolerance and NO to bullying

Bullying is not funny. It is not cool. It is not right. And more importantly, it is not okay. Most of us are, thankfully, residents of countries that support tolerance and many of our families have settled in these places simply for that reason. Generations later, it is our responsibility to perpetuate that message of tolerance across our new social platforms, including the internet. As members of the nail polish blogging community, we all share a love of beauty, color, and lacquer. Other than that, we are remarkably different: from our race to our religion to our hair color...even to our polish application techniques. To marginalize anyone because of those differences is completely unacceptable and today I take a stand against that. I refuse to allow other people's view of "normal" dictate how I behave, believe, and blog. In solidarity with a multitude of bloggers linked below, my purple manicure represents my proud commitment to the No H8 movement. Today, November 8, I dedicate my post to ending bullying of any kind and to encouraging diversity and imperfection among our colorful community. My mani is a polish from French brand Salomé. I stamped the peace sign with Bundle Monster plate BM 320 and Kleancolor Metallic Purple. Thanks for reading and I hope you will take a stand against any type of bullying.

Intimider n'est pas drôle. Ce n'est pas cool. Ce n'est pas juste. Et plus important encore, ce n'est pas ok. La plupart d'entre nous sont heureusement habitants de pays tolérants et beaucoup de nos familles se sont installées dans ces lieux tout simplement pour cette raison. Des générations plus tard, il est de notre responsabilité de perpétuer ce message de tolérance à travers nos nouvelles plates-formes sociales, y compris l'Internet. En tant que membres de la communauté des nailistas, nous partageons toutes l'amour de la beauté, la couleur, et du vernis. A part ça  nous sommes remarquablement différentes: de notre race à notre religion à notre couleur de cheveux ... à nos techniques de pose de vernis. Marginaliser quiconque en raison de ces différences est totalement inacceptable et aujourd'hui je prends position contre cela. Je refuse d'accepter que la «normalité» vue par les autres dicte comment je me comporte, crois, et blogue  En solidarité avec une multitude de blogueuses ci-dessous, ma manucure violette représente mon engagement au No H8 mouvement. Aujourd'hui, 8 Novembre, je dédie mon article pour mettre fin à l'intimidation de toute sorte et à encourager la diversité et l'imperfection au sein de notre communauté colorée. Mon vernis est de la marque française Salomé.  J'ai stampé le signe de la paix avec la plaque Bundle Monster BM 320 et Kleancolor Metallic Purple. Merci de me lire et j’espère que vous agirez face à toute sorte d'intimidation.

Subtle stamping with OPI Ds Temptation

Hello lovelies! I did this mani on one of my friends nails last week, and I loved it so much that I decided to copy it. You know none of my friends knew about my blog and my interest in everything nail related and it was a big mistake of me to think that they would judge my hobby. It was the contrary because they totally love it, especially the nail polish parties.

Bonjour mes beautés!                                                                                J'ai fait cette manucure sur les ongles d’une de mes amies la semaine dernière, et je l'ai tellement kiffée que j'ai décidé de le refaire pour moi. Vous savez, personne ne savait pour mon blog et mon intérêt pour tout ce qui lié aux ongles et c'était une grosse erreur de ma part de penser qu'ils jugeraient mon hobby. Au contraire mes amies adorent, en particulier les parties de vernis à ongles.

Fall Into Autumn Challenge #5 - Football

How are you lovely reader?
I did something very different for this theme. I had no football team to cheer for, so I did a soccer inspired manicure. I love soccer as a sport - I went to my first game at the national stadium a few weeks ago and it was a one in a lifetime experience - and as a francophone I sometimes think about soccer first when someone says football. I used one coat of Sally Hansen Lickety-Split Lime, then added NYC French White Tip, before stamping with Sally Hansen Black Out and Bundle Monster BM17. I did the little soccer ball with a sharpie. I'm very satisfied of the result, what do you think of it?

Fall Into Autumn Challenge #1 - Back To School

Hello lovelies!
First I want to apologize to my avid readers for my lack of posts. I have moved from the US back to my country in August and I have been soooo busy since I have been back that my blog took a hit. I won't write like before (one to two posts a day) but I'll still be around. Ok back to business lol I am back with another nail art challenge, designed by all the ladies who took part in the Lazy Days of Summer. We keep these challenges coming because we developed a sisterhood and it's just too hard to stop lol So keep looking for a Winter one after this!

Watermarble or Stamp?

Hello!
If you like stamping and don't know Bundle Monster, then you better head quickly to their website and browse their stamping sets. I own all of them but have a slight preference for the 3rd set because of the genius of the designs. I already posted about the shatter/crackle and gradient stamping effects, and today they make watermarble a breeze with BM 320. I hate watermarbling, I tried so many times and never got it right. No need anymore! See for yourself.
I stamped with Sally Hansen Cobalt Blue over Layla Jade Groove.

Models Own Beetlejuice Collection

Good morning!
I ordered the Beetlejuice collection from Models Own and it was delivered yesterday, right in time before I leave the US tomorrow (*Edit - not tomorrow anymore, in two weeks). I was between packing them in my luggage or swatch them, well you know who won! This collection is comprised of beautiful duochromes with different finishes, they are not unique but it's nice to have them in a set. It is so versatile, some are shimmers, glassfleck, or metallic. Opaque in two coats and showing vibrant color shift, I have no complaint on these polishes. Which one is your fav?

 

Lazy Days Of Summer #8 - In The Garden

Hello!
The Lazy Days Of Summer challenge really got me lazy lol I feel behind but thanks everyone can go at its own pace so I was just chilling and taking my time, but I have so many ideas that I will keep them coming. Today's theme is "In The Garden" and I wanted my nails to reflect different things I see while taking my summer walks with my dog. Since mister likes to sniff everything around, I sometimes see the most funny things. From fishes in the lake taking some sun to lizards chasing each others. Double stamping was the perfect way to interpret it so on to the pics!

Lazy Days Of Summer # 4 - Flip Flops

Hello!
Flip Flops is the 4th theme of the Lazy Days of Summer challenge and I knew already what I was going to do thanks to Bundle Monster and its new set of stamping plates. I wasn't the only one as you will see the harmony in the manicures done by the other ladies participating in this challenge. On to the pics!

Gosh - Ocean

Good morning!
I know I'm late to the party on Gosh Ocean but eh now I'm rocking in on my fingers, thanks to a lovely friend. Ocean is a gorgeous turquoise to blue/green duochrome that wears like iron. I used two coats with top coat, before doing a full house move out and cleaning. No chipping, only minor tip wear. This is a winner in my list. See for yourself!

Lazy Days Of Summer # 3 - Flag Day

Happy 4th of July everyone!
The third theme of the summer challenge I'm taking part in is Flag Day. I have a day full of activities for the national American holiday. I decided to do a sponged gradient manicure with Nails Inc Baker Street, Sally Hansen White On and Rapid Red, then I stamped over it with Sally Hansen Silver Sweep and BM14 (from the first Bundle Monster plates set). Love the result and especially seeing all those patriotic manicures :) Have a good time and a safe holiday!

Artificial light

Golden Rose Holographic Party

Hello!
This is the last holo party (for now, until I receive my Ellen Gold holo) and I have for you the most affordable ones in my stash. Golden Rose is the brand behind those polishes called "Paris Holographic". They all have a scattered holographic finish, some being stronger than others. They have a very weak holo effect but I don't mind, I like discreet ones so I can wear them to work. The Paris Holographics retail for $3.49 on the website with free shipping over 20$. I had no complaint on the formula or application and I love the bottles which are shaped like the Eiffel Tower. On to the pics!
All swatches are two coats of each polish without top coat.

Color Club Holographic Party!

Hello!
My one and only Color Clubs are holos! I don't know why the other colors I tried chipped fast on me. I am very happy with those because they are one coater, dry fast, and you can stamp with them. I have seen people complaining about the holographic effect but it's not a big deal. Yes it's not as holo as Nfu Oh 61 but it is way more holo than my Golden Roses. On to the pics!
All swatches are without top coat.

China Glaze Kaleidoscope Party!

Good morning!

It's another holo party with China Glaze. The Kaleidoscope collection is comprised of scattered holos, I love them because they are discreet yet sparkling. The formula is nice and applied easily in two coats. It's less holo than the OMGs and Designer Series, but still beautiful! Which one is your favorite? Mine is He's Going In Circles :)
All swatches are without top coat.

Top Beauty - Dia e Noite

Hello!
I have a special polish to show you today. Well it's new to me. I received this Photochromic polish, meaning that it changes color depending if you are exposing them under the sun or not. It's from the brand Top Beauty and wear wells its name Dia e Noite (Day and Night). It shows white at night and under the shade and changes to a light sky blue shade under sun lights. Nail art does not affect the base, you can add glitter, holo top coat, stamp over it, sponge etc... I was eager to see how Dia e Noite will play so I went with three coats and I stamped with BM 222, Sally Hansen Insta Dry Lightening and Brisk Blue. On to the pics!

Artificial light - Taken at night

Love me, love me not- Tutorial

Morning lovelies!
Just sharing this lovely design inspired by love. It's cheesy but I like it lol. Let me know what you think about it :)

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Nubar - Reclaim

Afternoon!
Finally a nice green holo in my stash! I don't like Glitter Gal Green and I'm actively looking for China Glaze L8R G8R (holla if you have a hook up) so I'm pleased to have scored Reclaim by Nubar. I bought it from an Amazon seller, but you can purchase it on Nubar too. It's a beautiful green linear holo. The particles are different from OPI Designer Series, Hits, Ozotic, and Ludurana. It actually has a closer look to the China Glaze OMG collection. The application was smooth, opaque in one coat and dried so fast, like seriously!
All swatches are two coats of Reclaim with top coat.

Sun light

A little layering

Pics pics pics! I'm late and have to run so I'm posting this quick layering experiment. Enjoy!

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Ludurana - Esplendido

Morning lovelies!
I'm almost done wearing all those polishes I received from Brazil. This is actually the last holographic of my Ludurana collection. It is silver, it has scattered holo particles and it smells good! I loved the application and the drying time, but was kind of disappointed because I expected it to be more holo. What is cool with Esplendido is that you can also use it as a top coat!. There is no sun today, so I took all my pics with flash. I went with three thin coats and added a coat of Seche vite.

Flash