Nailing It Monthly: Gradient

Hey guys!

Today I have something new to share with you - a monthly nail art challenge that I am going to be doing with some other Danish nail artists. This month the challenge is gradient!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of CND Cream Puff on all my nails. Afterwards I created the gradient with a make-up sponge, the magenta piCture pOlish Allure and the cyan blue piCture pOlish Cyan.

I am looking forward to this nail art challenge!
What do you guys think about this gradient? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Lead Light Leafs

Hey guys!

Today I have some nail art inspired by Anna Gorelova to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of CND Cream Puff. Afterwards I stamped the leafs with MoYou London Tropical 06 and Mundo de Uñas Black stamping polish. Lastly I colored in the leafs with OPI Chromatic Orange, OPI Pen & Pink, and OPI Purple Perspective.

Close-up!

I love the lead light technique!

What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.

- Louise

Glitter Gradient

Hey guys!

Today I have a simple glitter gradient to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a dusty green base of Barry M Cardamom, that I got at LuxBeauty. Afterwards I made the glitter gradient with the bronze glitter Essie Summit of Style.

Glitter gradients is my favorite go to nail art!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Pantone Colors of the Year 2016

Hey guys!

Today I have a gradient inspired by the two Pantone Colors of the Year for 2016 - serenity and rose quartz.

For the manicure I started off with a white base on all my nails. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge, OPI Mod About You to symbolize Rose Quartz, and Essie Salt Water Happy to symbolize Serenity to make the gradient.

I think these colors are so beautiful - especially together!
What do you guys think about this Pantone gradient? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Hunger Games

Hey guys!

Today I have some nail art inspired by Hunger Games and 'The Girl on Fire'. I wore this manicure for the premiere of Mockingjay Part II (which was amazing)!

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice on all my nails. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush and to make the flames with OPI I Just Can't Cope-acabana (yellow), OPI It's a Piazza Cake (orange), and Essie Dress to Kilt (red).

I love how this manicure turned out!
What do you guys think about this Hunger Games nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Halloween

Hey guys!

Today I have some Halloween nail art inspired by The Nail Trail to show you!

For the manicure I started off with a white base on all my nails. Afterwards I made a twilight gradient with Essie Smokin' Hot (dark purple), Essie Warm & Toasty Turtleneck (light purple), and By K. Dandelion (the barely visible yellow). Lastly I freehanded the graveyard silhouette with a small nail art brush and watered down black acrylic paint.

I love how this manicure turned out! So creepy!
What do you guys think about this Halloween manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Den Store Bagedyst

Hello ladies!

Today I have some nail art inspired by a cake by Ditte from Den Store Bagedyst (The Great Danish Bake Off) to show you guys!

Credit: DR

For the manicure I started off with a white base of piCture pOlish Bright White on my middle finger, ring finger, and pinky and a pink base of Essie Lovie Dovie on my pointer and thumb. Afterwards I used a dotting tool and white acrylic paint to make the polka dots on my pointer and thumb and a make-up sponge and the following polishes: Essie I Pink I Can, Essie Lovie Dovie, and Essie Watermelon to make the gradient on my pinky and ring finger. Lastly I freehanded the Minnie Mouse head on my middle finger with a small nail art brush and acrylic paint.

I need to make some more cake-inspired nail art!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Gradient

Hi girls!

Today I have a gradient made with three of the Color Club Poptastic Pastel Neons from LuxBeauty to share with you guys!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of all my nails. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge, Color Club 'Til the Records Stops (pastel neon green), Color Club Meet Me at the Rink (pastel neon blue), and Color Club Diggin' the Dancing Queen (pastel neon purple) to make the gradient effect. I finished everything off with China Glaze Fairy Dust.

I think this nail art is so delicate and pretty!
What do you guys think about this gradient? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Lead Light

Hello ladies!

Today I made a manicure using the lead light technique with three of the OPI Color Paints inspired by Anna Gorelova.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of piCture pOlish Bright White on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the leaf design with MoYou London Tropical Plate 06 and Mundo de Uñas Black. Then I used a small nail art brush and the following OPI Color Paints to fill in the stamping: Purple Perspective, Pen & Pink, and Chromatic Orange.

Ever since I saw the original manicure by Anna I knew I had to recreate it - and I just love how it turned out!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

FormulaXpress

Hi girls!

A few days ago I participated in a Sephora Scandinavia competition on Instagram featuring Formula X for a chance to win a trip to one of five European cities!
I chose London so I made this manicure to match the Union Jack flag (the white must be my pale fingers LOL).

For my entry I made a glitter gradient using the red Pyrotechnic in my Formula X The System To Go and the matte, blue glitter TNT.

I really, really, really hope I win, so wish me good luck guys!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Rainbow

Hello ladies!

Today it is time for Fancy Friday!
This month I chose the challenges and today the challenge is rainbow - I made a rainbow manicure using the side-way gradient technique.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow on all my nails. Then I made the side-way gradients using a make-up sponge and the following polishes: Sally Hansen Pucker Up (red), L'Oréal Lush Tangeringe (orange), Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow (self-explanatory), Essie Mojito Madness (green), Essie I'm Addicted (blue) and OPI Funky Dunkey (purple). I finished everything off with a layer of China Glaze Fairy Dust.

I love how festive and fun this manicure turned out!
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls made for today's challenge down below!

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Thermal

Hi girls!

Today I have a swatch and review of the thermal nail polish Born Pretty #18931 in the color 103 to share with you guys!
103 is blue when it is in its warm state and purple when it is cold.

The formula was really good - not to thick and not to thin, and really easy to apply. It was nearly a one-coater, but I used two thin coats for the picture below. The thermal effect was amazing as well and it shifts perfectly between the two colors! On the picture it makes a gradient effect as it is warm near the cuticles but cold at the end of the nails.

This nail polish is from Born Pretty Store and it costs $3.99 for 6 ml.
If you guys plan on buying something in Born Pretty Store, remember to use my coupon code SXKQ10 for 10% off your entire order and free international shipping! Check out their nail art items here.

I really like the thermal effect in this nail polish and I am definitely going to buys some more!
What do you guys think about this nail polish? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Gradient

Hey guys!

Today I made an awesome gradient inspired by amina2inspire!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge and the following polishes to make the gradient effect: Sally Hansen Pacific Blue (original), piCture pOlish Instinct, and OPI That's Hula-rious.

I think this color combination is really cool!
What do you guys think about this gradient? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Pastel Galaxy

Hello ladies!

Today the sweet Milena of Nail That Design and I made another pair of twin nails together - this time we made a pastel galaxy manicure.
You can check out Milenas blogpost here!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow on all my nails. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge dabbed with random blobs of nail polish (piCture pOlish Chillax, piCture pOlish Instinct, and piCture pOlish Mad Magenta) followed by a white layer to tone them down and make them more pastel, to make the gradient effect. Then I applied the holographic glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust to all my nails. To finish everything off I used a small dotting tool, a small nail art brush and the white nail polish to add small planets and stars.

I really like how our pastel galaxy manicures turned out!
What do you guys think about these twin nails? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Paradise

Hello ladies!

Today I have a Fancy Friday manicure to share with you guys!
The challenge this week is paradise and I made this sunset skittlette inspired by Nailstorming, as I image paradise as me lying on a beach while the sun is going down with the people I love around me.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow on all my nails followed by a sunset-inspired gradient of L'Oréal Exotic Canaries, Essie Van D'Go and Essie Peach Side Babe. Afterwards I freehanded the palm trees on my middle and ring finger with a small nail art brush and black acrylic paint. To finish off the skittlette I applied China Glaze Fairy Dust to my pinky.

I really love how this manicure turned out!
What do you guys think about this paradise skittlette? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls made today down below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Fancy Friday: Water Spotted

Hello ladies!

Today it is time for another Fancy Friday manicure.
The challenge this week is water spotted (a technique invented by cutepolish) and I made this simple beach skittlette.

For the manicure I started off with a blue base of By K. Blue Fog on my thumb and pointer, a white base of OPI Alpine Snow on my middle and ring finger, and a beige base off By K. Jet Steam on my pinky. Afterwards I made a beach-inspired gradient with the three polishes mentioned above on my middle and ring finger. Lastly I used the white OPI Alpine Snow, room-tempature water and hairspray to add the water spot design to my middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.

The water spotted technique is really hard to do, but I like how this turned out anyway.
What do you guys think about this beach-inspired skittlette? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

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

An InLinkz Link-up

Tutor

Hello ladies!

A while ago I made this manicure when I applied to be a tutor at psychology at Aarhus University. Unfortunately I did not get the job, but I still want to show you guys the nail art I made!

The manicure is inspired by my experience of the first week of university (where you party with your new classmates and your tutors).
The clown on my thumb symbolizes all the fun we had, the kisses on my pointer is inspired by all the love I got and gave my tutors and new classmates, the flower on my middle finger is inspired by one of my professors who always say that psychology students are the flowers of Denmark's future, the book on my ring finger is a symbol of the (very limited) academic content of the week, and the beer on my pinky is self-explanatory.

You guys are welcome to ask how I made the nail art or which polishes I used!
What do you think of this tutor nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Glitter Gradient

Hey guys!

Today I have some simple nail art to show you guys - a glitter gradient (literally)!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow on all my nails. Afterwards I used an orange stick to place the two glitters Essie Pinking About You and OPI Pinks & Needles in a gradient design on my pinky and ring finger.

I don't know if I like how this glitter gradient turned out or not!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Twin Nails

Hey guys!

Today I have some twin nails that I did with the sweet Selina of @nailsbyselina to show you guys!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow on my pointer and middle finger, a silver holographic base of Dance Legend T-1000 on my ring finger, and a mint green base of OPI That's Hula-rious on my pinky. Afterwards I made the gradient on my pointer and middle finger with a make-up sponge, the taupe/brown Essie Chinchilly, and the mint green OPI That's Hula-rious. Lastly I made the leopard print on my pointer and middle finger with a small dotting tool, the white OPI Alpine Snow, and the black Essie Licorice.

I really like how our manicures turned out!
What do you guys think about out twin nails? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

April Nail Art Challenge: Animals

Hello lovelies!

Today I have another manicure for the April Nail Art Challenge with Fancy Friday.
The challenge today is to be inspired by animals and I made this snakeskin manicure inspired by one of my shirts.

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped on the snakeskin design with MoYou London Pro Plate Collection 03 and Mundo de Uñas White stamping polish. Lastly I used a make-up sponge and the grey polish Essie Cocktail Bling to dab on a little polish around the nails to make a gradient effect.

And here it is with the shirt I was inspired by.

I really love how this manicure turned out!
What do you guys think about this animal nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls made today down below!

An InLinkz Link-up