Guest Post by Colores de Carol

Morning dears! Carolina, who runs the blog Colores de Carol has kindly accepted to guest post for me! Carolina and I go back from way before I started blogging. She was in my birthday group, and when I decided to go the indie route, I created a polish inspired by her :) Her nail art skills are the top of the game, and she is one of my favorite bloggers to follow. Enjoy what she prepared for you! 

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Hello Lovely Ladies, I'm Carolina and I run a nail art blog called Colores de Carol. 

I am so thrilled to be here on Karine's blog today! 

I hope you all enjoy the nail art I've prepared for you.

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).

Guest Post by Nails for the Sake of Sanity

Hello my dears! Today, my guest is Kelly from Nails for the Sake of Sanity that I met last year in the Nail Challenge Collaborative. I have to confess that the originality of her blog's name got my attention and got me curious. She has very creative nail art ideas as you will see below. Thank you Kelly!
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Hello everyone!! I'm Kelly from Nails for the Sake of Sanity. I have to say, I was super excited when Karine asked me to contribute a guest post to her blog while she's traveling - not only because I love her blog, but also because this is my first guest post EVER! :)

Karine asked us to think of what our favorite kind of nail art is, which is really hard for me because I love it all!! What I ended up realizing is that my favorite kind of nail art is actually freehand interpretations of real life things. Whether it be animals, other things in nature like trees, flowers, geometic patterns, etc. I just really like freehanding things that you might also find in real life. :) 

SO! Which brings me to my post. I have been meaning to try this design for a while, and I thought this was a perfect opportunity. Today, I have created for you - a Koi Fish nail design! Check it out :)

Guest Post by A Little Polish

Hey lovelies! It's time for Stephanie from A Little Polish to take over my blog. We met over a year ago in the Nail Challenge Collaborative, where we got to bond over each other nail art. I love what she prepared for you ladies and will definitely give it a try. Thank you Steph!

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Hello Loves! This is Stephanie over from A Little Polish. I was really honored when Karine asked me to do a guest post for her while she is travelling; her nails always look awesome, she is super created and we have become nail friends for a while now through our participation in the Nail Challenge Collaborative.

Karine asked me to share with you my favorite type of nail art so I knew exactly what I wanted to do. If you read my blog you know it as a striped gradient, but I have also heard people describe it as tie die/drip mani.

Guest Post by I Feel Polished

Hey lovelies! This is the 1st installment of guest bloggers on Karine's Vernis Club. I have a handful of friends who will share their favorite nail art technique with you. Let me introduce you to the adorable Heather from I Feel Polished  who kindly accepted to do another guest post for me :) I loved the sugar spun nails she shared with you more than a year ago, so of course I thought of her to keep you ladies in awe while I'm away. For the newbies, Heather and I met in the Florida Polish Society group and I became a fan of her blog where she shares simple, yet amazing nail art techniques. Thank you Heather!

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Hello again, everyone! It's Heather from I Feel Polished! When Karine asked me to write a guest post for her again, I was honored! I had a blast last year with my sugar spun nails! 

Since I do mostly nail art on my blog, Karine wanted me to do some nail art for all of you using my favorite technique! Therefore, I have a fun striping tape mani today! I absolutely love striping tape! It's my go-to nail art method because it's easy to use and you can finish with some really amazing looking designs created with just a small roll of tape! I buy my striping tape on Amazon and it's super cheap for a ton of tape!

For these nails, I began with a base of two coats of ellagee's Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel, a soft pinkish lilac with a really fine holographic shimmer. 

Guest Post @ Lisa's Nail Obsession

Morning beautifuls! I was invited to do a guest post by Lisa of Lisa's Nail Obsession, so please head over there to find out more details on my manicure. Thank you and have a good day!

Salut mes beautés! J'ai été invitée à ecrire un article par Lisa de Lisa's Nail Obsession, donc s'il vous plaît faites y un tour pour avoir plus de détails sur ma manucure. Merci et bonne journée!

Guest Post A Little Polish

Wassup ladies, Today I have been invited to guest post at A Little Polish, one of my blogger friend. We met during a summer themed nail art challenge and I love her unique manicures, so please head over there! All I can say is that it's holiday themed and super easy to do.

Wassup ladies, Aujourd'hui je suis invitée à écrire un article pour A Little Polish, une de mes amies blogueuse. On s'est rencontrées lors d'un défi nail art special été et j'adore ses manucures uniques, alors faites y un tour svp! Tout ce que je peux vous dire c'est que c'est inspiré des fêtes de fin d’année et super facile à faire.

Guest Post at Sparkly Vernis

Hellooooo! I’m doing a guest post for Alexandra at Sparkly Vernis, so please head over there to see what I did. Of course it’s related to breast cancer awareness, a cause dear to my heart. Thanks and have a wonderful day!

Saluuuut! Je suis invitée sur le blog d’Alexandra à Sparkly Vernis, donc s'il vous plaît faites y un tour pour voir de quoi il s’agit. Bien sûr, c'est lié à la sensibilisation au cancer du sein, une cause qui me tient à coeur. Merci et passez une  merveilleuse journée!

Find me at Polished Prisms!

Hello!
It's time to head to Polished Prisms for a glitterific day!!

Guest Post from Mademoiselle Candy!

Hello lovelies!
I am happy to introduce you to Candice from Mademoiselle Candy, who always has some really inspiring nail art with that French touch. Thank you so much for your availability !

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Hello everyone! I am very honored to be posting my nails here, I was very happy when Karine asked me to do a guest post! :)

The nails I have for you today had to be related to summer. I live by the sea so I went for some marine nails, I hope you'll like them!

Guest post from Lauriestrodes Fun With Nails

Hey lovelies!
I'm very happy that another of my birthday ladies is guest posting for me. Marie Luise from Lauriestrodes Fun With Nails and I come a long way. We have the same taste in multichromes and did swap a lot :) She is also celebrating her one year blog anniversary so check it out!

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First of all I want to thank Karine for having me as a guest blogger, it's an honour.

I have a thing for duo and multi chromes, I love the way light makes a polish shift colour depending on how I twist my hand. I can spend hours looking at my nails when I wear them - not the safest type of polish if you drive a car ;)

One of the better brands when it comes to duo chromes is, in my humble opinion, nubar. The colour shift in those beauties is quite exceptional. I own two, but plan on getting more in the near future. The one I will be showcasing here is Indigo Illusion. And trust me, the name is quite fitting cause this one is hardly indigo, I even had problems with catching something indigo in my bottle shots :D

But onto the polish itself it is quite astounding in it's illusive indigo gorgeousness.

These are two layers with Cult Nails Get It On base coat and Cult Nails Wicked Fast top coat.                                   

Guest Post ~ Refined & Polished

Hello!
Let me introduce you to KayJay from Refined & Polished, I really admire her work as almost every outfit she puts together, I want to wear lol! We have the same taste in clothes and polish, and she is the queen of tape manis, so make sure to head over to her blog! Thank you K for taking over my blog!

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Find me at Mandy's Polish!

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Guest Post: Mandy's Polish

Morning lovelies!

We go back to my favorite type of polishes, courtesy of Mandy from Mandy's Polish. We met long ago in the April Showers Bring May Flowers challenge and I got hooked by her stamping and nail art skills. Thank you Mandy!

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Hey everyone, I am Mandy from Mandy's Polish.  I am very excited to be posting here today.  It's been super hot here, about 110 during the day and low 80's at night.  EW!!!!!  But, it has been crazy sunny and the perfect time to wear holographic nail polish :)  I ordered a few of the Brazilian Jade's when they came to Ninja Polish.  When I got them in the mail I nearly started jumping up and down.  These are beautiful polishes and they have a great formula.  The first one I tried was the teal, named Energy.  It's gorgeous and oh so holo-y in the sun, even in the shade :)  This is 2 coats with out any special base coat and Seche Vite top coat.

I hope you can get some of these holos before the summer is over to enjoy them.

Thanks for having me Karine!!!

Guest Post by Fancy Phalanges

Hello!
Bright day at the horizon! Alyssa from Fancy Phalanges kindly accepted to guest post for me and I am in love with what she came up with. Thank you Alyssa for this inspiring manicure, I will definitely try it!

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Hi guys! My name is Alyssa and I write at Fancy Phalanges. Karine asked for guest posters and I happily volunteered. I love her blog (especially this mani) and am so excited to write for it today :)

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

Guest Post by Nailderella

Hey lovelies!
I'm sure most of you recognize those signature nails. I am so happy that Karine from Nailderella is guest posting for me! She was one of my first blog crushes, she is so sweet lol I see a lot of me in her, not just the name :) Merci Karine!

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Hello Karine's readers!

It's another Karine writing in Karine's blog today :D and I am super excited to be featured as a guest on her blog because Karine is such a sweetheart, she always posts about great polishes with amazing swatches, and we have quite a lot in common. We have the same name and we're both French-speaking ;D

To celebrate, I took my stamping plates out of my drawer and chose my favorite pattern from plate m65. Here is the result!

Guest post by Fresh Hair and Fashion - Summer Gradient

Hello! I am glad to introduce you to Sophie from Fresh Air & Fashion, who kindly accepted to guest post for me. As a big fan of gradients and stamping, I know you will like her work. Thank you Sophie for sharing it with us!

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Hi there! This is Sophie from Fresh Air & Fashion. I have a bright and playful summer manicure to share with you all today.

Guest Post by Persistently Glittery

Good morning! We are heading to a glittery day with Aimee from Persistently Glittery. No matter what she does, it has an unique and edgy look to it. Up to today she is the only blogger I know who mix glitter and stamping accent nails, which is kind of cool! Thank you Aimee!

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Hello! Thanks to the lovely Karine for inviting me to do a guest post for her! I really love Karine's blog; the polishes she creates are amazing and she's a lovely person to boot! So I did a super special glitterbomb mani just for her using all my most favourite glitters! :) Karine wanted something to do with summer, and while this isn't related to summer in the strictest sense, we haven't had a lot of sun here this summer, and now that the sun has come out and summer has finally begun, I can't think of a better way to celebrate it than with GLITTER! :)

The pointer finger is Lynnderella - Boy Girl Party over Rimmel - Strawberry, the middle finger is Bettina - Mojito which I got in a swap with Karine herself and over the top of that is Naiade by Karine which is one of the prettiest flakies I've ever seen! A green tinted base with lots of beautiful ethereal looking glitters and larger shards. It looks like mermaid's eyes :) The fourth finger and thumb is China Glaze - White on White with Girly Bits - January Morning stamped with my favourite ever image from my Dasica SDp Big plate. Finally the little finger is Orly - Purple Pleather with Lynnderella - Sweets to the Sweet. Yum!