12 Days of Christmas: Stockings

Hey guys!

Today I have the 3rd christmas manicure for my 12 Days of Christmas series - christmas stockings!

For the manicure I started off with a dark red base of Essie Head Mistress on all my nails except for my pinky which I painted gold with Essie Good as Gold. Afterwards I stamped the christmas stockings on my middle finger, ring finger and pinky with the opposite color as the base and MoYou London Festive 06.

I love these simple christmas manicures - less is more!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Candy Canes

Hey guys!

Time for the second manicure for my 12 Days of Christmas nail art series!
Today I made some candy cane nail art inspired by More Nail Polish.

For the manicure I started off with a mint green base with red and white glitter of piCture pOlish Minty. Afterwards I freehanded the candy cane stripes with a thin nail art brush and watered down acrylic paint in red and white.

And here it is next to my home-made matching christmas ornament!

I love candy canes and I love how it translates into this amazing manicure!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Sweater

Hey guys!

Today I have something new to share with you - a christmas nail art series I named 12 Days of Christmas!
The first day of christmas is this christmas sweater nail art!

For the manicure I started off with a red base of Essie Forever Yummy on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the christmas sweater design onto my middle and ring finger with MoYou London Festive 06 and Mundo de Uñas White. To finish everything off I added China Glaze Fairy Dust to my pinky.

Are you guys excited for this christmas nail art series? And what do you think about this christmas sweater design? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Christmas Ornaments

Hey guys!

Today I have a DIY project to share with you - christmas ornaments made with nail polish inspired by cutepolish!

You need some plain glass ornaments and a lot of nail polish!

I found these plain glass ornaments at Panduro (a Danish hobby store).

First up is this snowflake ornament.
I used OPI Give Me Space as the base (on the inside of the ornament). Afterwards I stamped the snowflakes with MoYou London Festive 02 and Mundo de Uñas White. Lastly I placed glitters from Essie Set in Stones around the ornament and on the snowflakes.

Next up is this pepperminty ornament.
For the base on the inside of the ornament I used piCture pOlish Minty. Then I freehanded the candy canes with white and red acrylic paint.

Time for this glitter gradient ornament.
I started off with a red base of Essie Forever Yummy on the inside of the ornament. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge and Essie Beyond Cozy to make the gradient effect.

Next is this christmas tree inspired ornament.
I used Essie Going Incognito as the dark green base inside the ornament. Then I sponged on Essie Set in Stones, dotted the tinsels with Essie No Place Like Chrome and Essie Good as Gold, and finally freehanded the christmas balls with Essie Forever Yummy and piCture pOlish Bridget.

Last up is this jingle bell ornament.
I started off with China Glaze Golden Enchantment on the inside of the ornament. While that was still a little wet I added the gold bells so that they stick to the sides of the ornament.

And that's it! I still have one ornament with a white base and I do not know what yo do with it. Do you guys have any ideas? And what do you guys think about this DIY?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Snowmen

Hey guys!

♫ Do you wanna build a snowman? ♫
Today I have some snowman nail art for you guys!

For the manicure I started off with a light blue base of Essie Borrowed & Blue on all my nails except for my pinky which I painted with a textured silver of OPI It's Frosty Outside. For the nail art on my middle and ring finger I applied some snowman water decals.

The water decals I used for this nail art is from Born Pretty Store. They come on a sheet (#9971 in the pattern BLE117) with a lot of different decals - christmas trees, snowmen and santa hats to name a few. There are also a lot of other christmas water decals in different styles and motives.
I really like these water decals as they are easy to apply, look really awesome on and are really cheap (they are only 0.99$!).
If you want to buy something in the Born Pretty Store remember to use my coupon code SXKQ10 to get 10% off on your entire order and free international shipping. Click here to see their nail art products.

I really like these cute little snowmen!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Christmas Presents

Hi girls!

Today I would like to share this week's Fancy Friday challenge with you guys. The challenge is christmas presents and I made some tiny presents on my nails inspired by ErinZi.

For the manicure I started off with a green base of Essie Pretty Edgy on all my nails. For the christmas presents on my middle and ring finger I followed this tutorial by ErinZi using gold striping tape. To finish off the skittlette I added Gold Leaf top coat from Dance Legend to my pinky.

I love how cute the little presents are!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Christmas Sweater

Hello ladies!

Today I made a christmas sweater skittlette that I would like to show you guys.

For this manicure I started off with a red base of By K. The Sky is the Limit on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the sweater design on my middle and ring finger using MoYou London Festive Plate Collection 02 and Mundo de Uñas White stamping polish. To finish off the skittlette I added the silver holographic glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust to my pinky.

Even though the stamping is not perfect, I really, really love how this turned out!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Icicles

Hey guys!

Today I have some more christmas nail art that I made for the Danish nail polish brand By K. to share with you - icicles nail art!

For the manicure I started off with a dark blue base of By K. Ink. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush and white acrylic paint to freehand on the icicles coming down from the cuticles. Lastly I added the silver details on the icicles with the brush and the silver nail polish By K. Moon Dust.

This manicure is so simple and really easy to make!
What do you guys think about this christmas manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Rudolph

Hello ladies!

Today I made the cutest christmas nail art ever - little reindeers with Rudolph as an accent nail!
I was inspired by TrendyPolish on Instagram.

For the manicure I started off with a light blue base of Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid. Afterwards I made the reindeer heads with the brown OPI Ice-bergers and Fries. Then I painted on the antlers with the dark brown Essie Partner in Crime and a small nail art brush. Lastly I added the eyes and noses with white and black acrylic paint and dotting tools in various sizes, except for on the Rudolph nose which I dotted on with the red shimmer piCture pOlish Bridget.

I think these are so cute!
What do you guys thinks about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Christmas Food

Hello ladies!

Today it is time for some more Fancy Friday nail art. This week's challenge is christmas food, so I decided to make some cute little gingerbread men inspired by nailsbydaniellet on Instagram!

For the manicure I started off with a maroon base of Essie Dress to Kilt on all my nails except for my pinky which I painted with the burgundy glitter Essie Leading Lady. For the nail art on my middle and ring finger I painted the gingerbread man shape in white followed by a light brown. Lastly I added all the gingerbread man details with a small dotting tool, a small nail art brush, black and white acrylic paint, the green Essie Pretty Edgy and the red Essie Lollipop.

I love how the little fellas turned out!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Santa Hats

Hey guys!

Today I have some more christmas nail art to show you: a french santa hat manicure!

For the nail art I started off with a red tip of Essie Lollipop. Afterwards I used the white nail polish Essie Blanc and a dotting tool to add the fur details on the santa hats. Then I went in again with Essie Lollipop and a small nail art brush to draw a triangular shape down the nail to make it resemble the top of the santa hats. Lasty I added more fur details with Essie Blanc and a dotting tool and outlined the top of the hats with black acrylic paint and a small nail art brush.

This is one of my all time favorite christmas manicures!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Snow Flakes

Hi girls!

Today I have some simple christmas nail art to show you guys - a snow flake manicure!

I started off with a blue base of piCture pOlish Cosmos (such a beautiful shade!). Afterwards I used the white stamping polish Mundo de Uñas White and MoYou London Festive Plate Collection 02 to stamp on the snow flakes.

This manicure can easily be worn in the other winter months as well.
What do you guys think about this snow flake nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Santa & Elf Suits

Hey guys!

Today I have some more christmas nail art that I made for the Danish nail polish brand By K. to share with you and this time it is a santa and elf suits manicure.

For the manicure I followed this tutorial by cutepolish using a small nail art brush, the red nail polish By K. The Sky is the Limit, the green nail polish By K. First Class, the bronze nail polish By K. Copper Heart, and black and white acrylic paint.

This is my favorite christmas manicure to make and it is so fun and cute!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Christmas Decorations

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys and the theme for this week is christmas decorations. That is why I decided to make a close-up of a christmas tree!

For the manicure I started off with a dark green base of Essie Going Incognito with the silver glitter Essie Set in Stones on top. Afterwards I used a small dotting tool and the metallic gold polish Essie Good as Gold to make the tinsels. Lastly I used a big dotting tool and white acrylic paint followed by the red shimmer polish piCture pOlish Bridget to make the ornaments.

I love how sparkly and festive this turned out!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Santa Claus

Hey guys!

Today I have some more christmas nail art I made for the Danish nail polish brand By K. to show you.
This time it is a Santa Claus manicure!

For the manicure I started off with a red base of By K. The Sky is the Limit on all my nails except for one of my two accent nails which I painted a skin color with By K. Pretty Nude.
For Santa Claus' head on my middle finger I applied the red By K. The Sky is the Limit to one third of the nail. Afterwards I used a dotting tool and white acrylic paint to dot on Santa's beard, sideburns and the white part of his hat. Lastly I added his eyes and mouth with a small brush and black acrylic paint and his nose with the pink By K. Camelia Rose and a small dotting tool.
For Santa Claus' suit on my ring finger I dotted on the white, fluffy part of it with a big dotting tool and white acrylic paint. Afterwards I painted of the belt with a small brush and black acrylic paint. Finally I used the bronze By K. Copper Heart and a small brush to paint on the belt buckle.

I think this is adorable!
What do you guys think about this Santa Claus nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Christmas Trees

Hi girls!

In November I made some christmas nail art for the Danish nail polish brand By K. and during December I will be showing them to you.
First up is a christmas tree manicure!

To make this christmas tree manicure I started off with a fuchsia base of By K. Pink Dahlia. For the nail art on my ring and middle finger I used some tape and the teal green glitter By K. Waterfall to make triangles resembling christmas trees. Afterwards I used the silver holographic glitter By K. Super Nova and an orange stick to place the glitters like tinsels on the christmas tress. Lastly I placed the gold star studs from Born Pretty Store (#5003) on top of the trees.

I really like how I used untraditional christmas colors and how this turned out really christmas-y anyway!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Candy Canes

Hi girls!

Today I have some christmas nail art to show you guys for the first time this year - candy canes!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of Essie Blanc. Afterwards I used the red nail polish Essie Lollipop and Stripe Nail Vinyls from Glam My Mani to make diagonal stripes to make it resemble candy canes.

I like how simple and cute these are!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

06 Fav Movie

Hello ladies!

Today I have another manicure for the June Nail Art Challenge for you guys! As the title of this blog post displays it is a manicure inspired by my favorite movie!

Even though I do not watch a lot of movies (I am more of a tv-series kind of girl), I have a lot of favorite movies. Some of my favorite movies are every Harry Potter movie ever made, Frozen, Forest Gump, Love Actually, Monsters Inc. and Maleficent (to name a few).
After much consideration I came to the conclusion that I simply cannot pick only one favorite movie. That is why I have taken the liberty to interpret this challenge, and instead of making a manicure inspired by my favorite movie, I chose to make a manicure inspired by my favorite time a year to watch movies, which is around christmas! Every year around christmas I watch Love, Actually at least five times and Home Alone 1 and 2 at least two times each while I polish my nails!

For the manicure I started off with a green base of Essie Pretty Edgy on all of my nails except for my accent nail, which I painted red with Essie Lollipop. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by cutepolish on YouTube using Essie Licorice (black), Essie Blanc (white) and Essie Good as Gold (self-explanatory).

I did this manicure once before last year in December - you can see that one here.
This manicure is definitely my favorite christmas manicure - it is so cute with the little Elf's and Santa suits.
What do you girls think? Do you approve of my interpretation? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Christmas Manicure #12

Hey girls!

Tonight it is christmas eve and I made the last christmas nail art for you this year. However sad that is, it turned out really cute and pretty.
It is a Santa Claus Manicure!

I painted all my nails red with one or two layers of Essie Lollipop, except for one of my two accent nails, which I painted a light skin colour with Essie Adore-A-Ball.
For Santa's head I dabbed on some red nail polish on one third of the nail. Once that was dry I dotted on Santa's beard, sideburns and the white part of his hat (whatever that is called) with various sized dotting tools and some white nail polish. Lastly I added his two black eyes and pink nose with a small dotting tool and his crooked smile with a small nail striper and some black nail polish.
For Santa's suit I dotted on the white, fluffy part of it with a big dotting tool and some white nail polish. Then I painted on his belt with some black nail polish and a nail striper. Finally I dotted on his belt buckle with a small dotting tool and some gold nail polish.

It is really adorable, right?
Merry christmas everybody!

Christmas Manicure #11

Hey guys!

Tomorrow is christmas (at least in Denmark), so I made yet another christmas manicure for you.
Today it is an Icicle Manicure!
For the base I painted all my nails royal blue with 2 coats of Essie Mesmerize. Then I used a small nail striper and white nail polish for the icicles. Lastly I painted details on the icicles with some silver nail polish and the same small nail striper as before.

Merry christmas girls!