Kismet butterfly nails

Hello everyone!

This butterfly nail art was made in April. I used linear holographic nail polish for both the base and the stamping, and added a few fimo butterflies. I also used these fimo butterflies last year for my Black butterfly nails, where I also showed how to use this kind of nail decoration.

Used:

Base: Color Club: Kismet
Stamping polish: Color Club: Beyond (used here)
Stamping plates: Konad m36 and m78
Fimo butterflies: N.NAIL Black Butterfly Modelling Clay Nail Decorations [NNAIL-DRN276]
Holographic glitter top coat: INM Out The Door Northern Lights Hologram Top Coat Silver
(I also used a basecoat for holographic nail polish)

Remember that you can use the coupon code "Nailphotos by Lani" to get 10% off if you buy something from KKCenterHk. But now they have a Halloween sale.

The N.NAIL butterflies were a gift from KKCenterHk. They also sell Color Club and stamping plates.

Lani

Emily de Molly: Where boys fear to tread

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I first saw this nail polish on The Crumpet, and fell in love with the dark pink color. But the name "Where boys fear to tread" is also fantastic. This is the first Emily de Molly nail polish I try. Emily de Molly is an Australian indie brand. She is famous for her round glitters, but I didn't expect this quality on her holographic nail polish. WBFTT is a very beautiful linear holographic nail polish. Although it's not as strong as the Halo Hues, it is a gorgeous linear holographic, and I was surprised by how well the holoness shows inside. But we had to change three bulbs this week, and the new ones are really bright, so I can't really compare with how the other holos looked inside. This is a one- coater. So on the left hand you can see what one coat looks like. On the right hand I used two coats. The reason why I applied a second coat, was that I had a bold spot on one nail, and that I felt that it showed that I had wrapped the tips, and that I was curious. Do you see the difference between 1 and 2 coats? Maybe the color is a bit deeper? I'm not sure. As usual with linear holographic nail polish, I've used a base coat for holographic nail polish and no top coat. The polish is very easy to apply. So the next photo shows one coat, no top coat, before clean- up. I managed to get a little tip wear the first day, but I'm not complaining, because I didn't use top coat, and this is a very pretty pink holo. The light sources are sun, shade, and my IKEA LED lamp. The first photos are taken outside.

This photo is too pale, but shows the underside of the bottle:

I was thinking about mentioning breast cancer every time I show pink nails this month, since October is breast cancer awareness month. But today my thoughts goes to everyone in Australia. I hope you're safe from the fires. So I'm just giving you this link where you can read about breast cancer, in this post.

IKEA LED- lamp:

A few days later:
Now I've applied the polish again, and can't wait to try my new Emily de Molly stamping plates. So I'll show you a few photos of this holo goddess with Seche Vite. It didn't dull the holo. Or what do you think? This is two coats+ Seche Vite:

OTT-LITE:

IKEA LED- lamp:

OTT-LITE:

On Emily de Molly's web site, you can look at her nail polishes and two stamping plates, and where to buy it. Here is the list of stockists. This polish was bought from Norway Nails, and according to Norway Nails Emily de Molly's products are 3-free and cruelty free. :-)


Lani

Pieces: Silver

Hello everyone!

This is Pieces Silver. I bought this nail polish on Pieces in spring to have a cheap, cruelty- free, silver polish to use under my holographic silver nail foil, but it's a nice silver. So it deserves it's own blog post. If you are looking for information about animal testing, you can read Bestseller's (Pieces' owner) statement here.

Pieces nail polish used to be sold in Pieces stores, but last time I visited one, they had no nail polish. I can't find it online now either. But I've seen Pieces nail polish in Vero Moda stores, so you could try there. You can find Pieces in most European countries. Just click on "Country" on their web site.

Have a nice weekend!

Lani

Sexy Girl Glitter from KKCenterHk

Hello everyone!

For this manicure I used the Black and the Hot Red N.NAIL Sexy Girl Glitter. I chose these fun nail art glitters when KKCenterHk contacted me, and wondered if I would like to try some of their new products! :-) Yeay!!! And as usual you can use my coupon code. They sent me these two boxes filled with enough Sexy Girl Glitter for 50 years or something:

Look at those cute girls! Or should I say "sexy glitter"? I hope this post won't result in a lot of spam...

This is what I used:

N.NAIL Sexy Girl Glitter Black
N.NAIL Sexy Girl Glitter Hot Red
Red nail polish (Ruby Kisses: MNP31 Ruby Kisses Red)
Black nail polish (GOSH: Nero)
Base coat and top coat
Tweezers

Because my nails are curved and the glitter is completely flat, I had to bend the glitter to the shape of my nails. I thought about different tools, but ended up using tweezers and my fingers. But because of the rough handling of the glitter, and because I later got Seche Vite on the fingers that I tried to work with, and on both sides of the glitter, some of the red color was removed in the process. But the black one still looks fine. So next time I'll be more careful and not use my disposable medical plastic tweezers, but one with flat tip for the bending.

According to KKCenterHk you can use this glue. It is a multipurpose glue. It's the same glue that I used for the nail foil. Maybe that would have given a better result, but I used top coat this time.

If you want to buy something from KKCenterHk, the coupon code "Nailphotos by Lani" will give you 10% off. But sometimes they have larger discounts for special events, so remember to take a look at the main page too.

Thank you KKCenterHk for giving me all this pretty glitter! :-)

Lani

Color Club: #996 Kismet (light green strong linear holographic)

Hello everyone!

Sun?

Today I'm finally showing you this beautiful light green, cruelty- free, vegan, strong linear holographic nail polish called Kismet. Kismet is from Color Club's 2013 Halo Hues Collection. Some of the photos were taken in February and some in April. As with all linear holographic nail polishes, I've used a basecoat for holographic nail polish, and not applied top coat. The photos are taken in sun, shade, or inside under a very strong IKEA LED lamp (that often enhances the holographic effect).

Sun

Color Club's description of Kismet;

A holographic polish that will fill you with a feeling of ecstasy because you've discovered your destiny.

Winter sun

Winter sun

Winter sun

Winter sun

Sun

Sun

LED- lamp

LED- lamp

Sun?

Sun?

Sun

I have already showed you the other Halo Hues I own. I bought them on eBay. I've only written blog posts about Miss Bliss and Cloud Nine (from the 2012 Halo Hues Collection), but I've used all my Halo Hues as base for nail art. The other Halo Hues I bought are Eternal Beauty (purple) and Beyond (black).

Shade? Ott- Lite?

If you want to see the manis I've made with these holographic polishes, here are a few links:

Valentine's Day nails: Purple holo with red hearts -Eternal Beauty
Valentine's Day nails #3: Black holo+ holo glitter+ black hearts -Beyond
Valentine's Day nails #4: Black/ white rhinestone hearts+ 3 Halo Hues -Miss Bliss, Cloud Nine, Eternal Beauty

I've also made some nail art with Kismet, that I hope to show you soon.

What's your favourite holographic nail polish?


EDIT: I forgot to write where these Color Club Halo Hues can be bought:

Color Club nail polishes are made in the USA, and can be bought in more than 95 countries. You can find a store near you here. I bought mine on eBay. Depending on where you live, I've heard that you can buy them online at shopcolorclub.com, enospring.com, 8ty8Beauty, sklep.eurofashion.com.pl , KKCenterHk and probably other online stores.

Lani