Guest Post by A Girl and Her Polish

Hello ladies! The talented Katee, who owns the blog A Girl And Her Polish is taking over today! If you don't know Katee, she is THE stamping master!!! She always has amazing nail art combinations, and really takes stamping to another level. Being members of the Nail Challenge Collaborative got us to bond and I am so pleased with what she prepared for you. Enjoy!

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I am so excited to be guesting for Karine today! She is such an awesome lady and nail blogger! We have gotten close through our nail challenge group and I am always amazed with the designs she comes up with! You ROCK lady!!

For my guest post I decided to share a very easy nail art technique.  If you happen to follow me you probably know that stamping is the technique that I use a lot but I am not sharing that today. I have done a couple how-to stamping posts and I wanted to do something that is not that difficult.  Granted stamping isn't that difficult but it can take awhile to get good at it.

Another technique that I love, and is easy to do, is the Saran Wrap technique.  If you haven't done this yet I highly recommend it!  For today's how-to I used Karine's favorite colors, blue and purple!

I started with three coats of Essie To Buy or Not To Buy.  This is a thinner Essie that can be a little streaky but it is a gorgeous purple with a subtle blue shimmer.

Guest Post by Liesl Loves Pretty Things

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How are you doing ladies? Please meet Liesl, the talented writer at Liesl Loves Pretty Things. We started our blogs around the same time and developed a camaraderie as we followed each other's blog grow. I am always captivated by Liels' dexterity with words. Truth is her posts are the only ones I read entirely, usually I just scroll directly to the pics :p I hope you enjoy what she has prepared for you!

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Hi, everyone!  I'm Liesl and I run the blog  Liesl Loves Pretty Things.  Karine's been a blogging buddy since I was a baby blogger and my photos and nails looked a tad different and I didn't think I'd *ever* reach Karine-like quality.  The fact that she's asked me to guest post for her is a REALLY BIG DEAL to me and to say that I'm flattered would be an understatement of epic proportions.  

So here's the thing-- I swatch.  And make half cracked attempts at beauty blogging.  And post way too many pictures of my cats.  That is my blog.  A highly talented artist like Karine asking for nail art from moi is a leeeetle bit scary but I accepted the challenge and hoped I wouldn't find any new and innovative ways to botch the simplest of techniques.  It is with that statement that I proudly present to you my first ever saran wrap mani, featuring Butter London Poole (blue) and Sunbaker (burnt orange).

Saran Nails Remix

Remember my take 1 on saran nail art? Well I loved it so much that I gave it another try. I just closed my eyes and picked 2 polishes in my untrieds, then let the magic do its work. On to the pics! What I used: Catrice After Eight, China Glaze Blue Year's Eve, Cover Band Sticks 'N' Stones

Vous vous souvenez de mon 1er essai au nail art saran? Eh bien je l'ai tellement kiffé qu'il fallait que je le ressaie. J'ai juste fermé les yeux et pris deux vernis au hasard, puis j'ai laissé ma magie créative faire le reste. Place aux photos! Ce que j'ai utilisé: Catrice After Eight, China Glaze Blue Year's Eve, Cover Band Sticks 'N' Stones

Day light / lumière du jour

Gold and Black Abstract nails

Hello! I hope you are having a nice day. Mine is kind of boring so I put a special polish to cheer me up. I had received Layla Softouch 02 as a bday club gift. It's opaque in two coats and covers your nail with a glittery gold. The beauty of this polish is in its finish: it dries very fast with a matte/soft/non-glossy finish. I also did a saran nail art with Wet N Wild Black Creme on my ring finger. So have you tried the softouch effect? What do you think of it? Thanks for reading!

Coucou! J'espère que vous passez une bonne journée. La mienne est plutôt molle donc j'ai mis un vernis spécial pour me remonter le moral. J'avais reçu Layla Softouch 02 comme cadeau de mon club d'annif. Il est opaque en deux couches et couvre votre ongle avec une teinte or scintillante. La beauté de ce vernis est dans sa finition: il sèche très rapidement avec une finition mate/non brillante. J'ai aussi fait du saran nail art avec Wet N Wild Noir Crème sur mon annulaire. Avez-vous déjà essayé l'effet softouch? Qu'en pensez-vous? Merci de me lire!

Without top coat/ sans top coat

Saran wrap nails

Hello!
I have always wanted to try Saran wrap nails after seeing Nailderella's take on it, just gorgeous. I went with
Wet N Wild Eggplant Frost, a blue to purple duochrome and added Confetti Conga Line, a shimmery burnt orange on top. I had so many compliments on this that I'm going to try it with so many color combos! it's easy and the result is always mesmerizing. On to the pics!

Guest Post by PassionForPolish

Hello!
It's time for a holo day! I'm happy to introduce to you Melissa from PassionForPolish. I really love her edgy nail looks, and she was the lucky winner of my last giveway, but more I like every nice comment she has. Thank you so much Melissa for your support and taking my blog today :D

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Hi everyone! I’m Melissa from PassionForPolish :) First off I have to thank Karine giving me this amazing chance to guest post for her!

As I’m sure you all know Karine has a holo polish collection that could make any nail polish lover green with envy, not to mention the amazing holo frankens she whips up with ease! With all the holo polishes Karine has been showcasing lately I decided to pull out the few measly holographic polishes I have and think up some nail art to do.

First off I used a base coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong and then one coat of Color Club Fashion Addict. 

Holo Nail Art Mani in Artificial Light