Glitter Gradient

Hey guys!

Today I have my entry for the @essienordics competition on Instagram to share with you!
This manicure is really special to me, because it is the exact manicure I wore to my high school prom (as you can see in this ancient blog post).

For the manicure I started off with a royal blue base of Essie Mezmerised on all my nails. Afterwards I applied the silver glitter Essie Set in Stones in a gradient design.

Close up!

What do you guys think about these shades and this manicure?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Triangle Swirl

Hey guys!

Today I have some simple nail art to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a holographic silver glitter base of F.U.N Lacquer 24 Karat Diamond on my ring finger and pinky and with a pink base of Cirque Color Plastik on my other nails. Afterwards I applied a triangle swirl vinyl from Snail Vinyls to my ring finger and used Cirque Color Plastik to finish the look.

Close up!

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

Stay polished.
- Louise

Marble

Hey guys!

Today I have some beautiful marble nails inspired by @noraknailart to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of China Glaze White on White on my ring finger and pinky, and a red base of Barry M Blood Orange on my middle finger, ring finger, and thumb. For the marble nails I followed this tutorial by The Nailasaurus using China Glaze White on White, the grey polish OPI Embrace the Gray, and the black polish Essie Licorice. To finish everything off I added a thick piece of silver striping tape to my ring finger.

I am loving this chic look!
What do you guys think about this marble nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid

Hey guys!

Today I have some very simple nail art to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a beautiful blue base of Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid on all my nails. On my accent nail I only applied Blue Orchid to the bottom part of my nail and added a piece of silver striping tape to finish it off.

Close up!

What do you guys think about this simple design?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Spray Paint

Hey guys!

Today I have some fun spray paint nail art inspired by the awesome PiggieLuv!

For the manicure I started off by freehanding the spray paint can and the spray directly on to my naked nails with a small nail art brush, the silver polish Essie No Place Like Chrome, black and white acrylic paint, and the beautiful red piCture pOlish Bridget.

Close up!

Narmai are seriously always so inspiring!
What do you guys think about this negative space nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Spider Web

Hey guys!

Today I have some holographic spider web nail art inspired by @nailsonthames to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a blue base of Chanel Vibrato on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped on the holographic spider web with Dance Legend T-1000 and MoYou London Pro Plate 03.

This Chanel shade are seriously so beautiful!

I am in love with this design!
What do you guys think about this holographic nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Stamping

Hey guys!

Today I have some discrete stamping nail art to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a nude base of ILNP Elle on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the floral design onto my nails using the silver polish Essie No Place Like Chrome and MoYou London Pro Plate 07.

Close up!

I really like discrete designs like this!
What do you guys think about this stamping nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Essie Go Go Geisha

Hey guys!

Today I have a swatch and review of the unique Essie Go Go Geisha from the new Essie Fall 2016 collection to share with you!
Go Go Geisha is a pink-leaning dusty nude creme polish.

The formula is perfect! It is a little on the thicker side, but I tend to like it that way. The opacity is great for such a light shade and it is opaque in two easy coats.

Close up!

I am in love with this unique shade!
What do you guys think about this polish? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Stamping

Hey guys!

Today I have some very simple nail art to share with you.

I started off with a base of the beautiful blue shade OPI Give Me Space on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the feather design on my ring finger with MoYou London Pro 03 stamping plate and the silver polish Essie No Place Like Chrome.

Close up!

This literally took me 20 minutes to make, so I am really proud of the outcome!
What do you guys think about this simple nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Striping Tape

Hey guys!

Today I have a simple striping manicure to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice on all my nails. Afterwards I applied silver striping tape in different sizes across my nails.

Close up!

I really like how these turned out!
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Splatter

Hey guys!

Today I have some splatter nail art to share with you!

I started off with striping tape on my naked nail to create the negative space effect with the black nail polish Essie Licorice. Afterwards I used a straw and the silver polish Essie No Place Like Chrome to make the metallic splatter.

Close up!

I think this manicure turned out really awesome!
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Ruffian

Hey guys!

Today I have a simple ruffian mani to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a metallic silver base of Essie No Place Like Chrome on all my nails. Afterwards I applied Gosh Cobalt Blue on top of the silver to create the ruffian effect.

What do you guys think about this ruffian manicure?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Floral

Hey guys!

Today I have a floral skittlette to share with you. I even made another video tutorial - check it out here!

For the manicure I applied a dark teal base of Essie Garden Variety to my thumb and pointer, a white base of CND Cream Puff to my middle and ring finger, and a pink base of Essie Lovie Dovie to my pinky. The floral water decals and small silver studs are from Born Pretty Store.

Close up!

I just ordered a big bunch of water decals - they are so easy to use!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

ÜNT Ready for Takeoff (Peel Off base coat)

Hey guys!

Today I have a review of ÜNT Ready for Takeoff (Peel Off base coat) to share with you.
Removing glitter polish is an eternal struggle, but this base coat makes the removal so much easier!

I decided to test it with this glitter mani (I used Essie Butler Please and Essie Set in Stones).

Now for the review: the dry time is the only downside to this miracle product - it takes 4 to 5 minutes to dry, but I recommend you wait a few more minutes before applying the polish. Other than that it is an amazing peel off base coat - it is easy to apply and even easier to remove (check out the weirdly satisfying peelies below).

I am so ecstatic over this base coat - it works amazingly!
What do you guys think about this product? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Florals for spring? Groundbreaking

Hey guys!

Today I have some floral nail art to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a yellow base of Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow on my thumb and pointer, a black base of Essie Licorice on my middle and ring finger, and the silver, holographic glitter F.U.N Lacquer 24 Karat Diamond on my pinky. Afterwards I freehanded the flowers on my middle and ring finger using a small nail art brush, watered-down white acrylic paint and Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow.

Close-up!

I love a good skittlette and in my opinion this one is amazing!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Nimbus

Hey guys!

Today I have some nimbus nail art inspired by The Nailasauras to show you!

For the manicure I started off with a purple base of Essie Shades On on my pointer and thumb, a white base of CND Cream Puff on my middle and ring finger, and a lilac base of By K. Lavender Blue on my pinky. Afterwards I followed The Nailasaurus' tutorial using the two purple polishes and Essie No More Film to make the nimbus design on my middle and ring finger. To finish everything off I applied a silver stud to my pinky.

Close-up!

I love the nimbus technique (even though it is hard to master)!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Nails Inc Spray Can Shoreditch Lane

Hey guys!

Today I have a review of the new Nail Inc Spray Can spray nail polish in the color Shoreditch Lane!
Shoreditch Lane is a metallic silver spray.

The Spray Can works as follows:
1. Apply a base coat and allow to dry
2. Shake the polish and spray onto the nail from a distance of 10-15 cm
3. Apply top coat and allow to dry
4. Wash away excess polish with warm water and soap

As you can see the polish is pretty much all over the place (which actually looks kind of cool)!

Here it is after I washed away the excess polish with warm water and soap.

All in all I am positively surprised! I was really careful when applying the top coat, so the polish around the cuticle area was easy to wash away. The finish is awesome and almost mirror like! I did kind off fail on the middle finger though, but that was because I had to re-apply the polish and the base coat was not completely dry before I applied the spray polish.

Conclusively I will have to say that even though it is really cool to have a nail polish on spray, it is not worth it time-wise - it would be quicker just to apply normal polish. I knew all this going in, but I had to have it as a collectors item!

What do you guys think about the idea of nail polish as a spray? Hit or miss?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Masquerade

Hey guys!

A few days ago I got four new, amazing MoYou London plates with the mail and today I tried one of them!

For the manicure I started off with a dark blue base of Essie After School Boy Blazer on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the masks with the silver Essie No Place Like Chrome and the stamping plate MoYou London Explorer 13.

Close-up!

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

Stay polished.
- Louise

Spring

Hey guys!

Today I have some abstract floral nail art inspired by @melcisme to show you guys!

For the manicure I started off with a green base of Essie First Timer on my ring finger and thumb, a white base of CND Cream Puff on my pointer and middle finger, and a silver base of By K. Moon Dust on my pinky. Afterwards I freehanded the abstract flowers on my pointer and middle finger with a small nail art brush, Essie First Timer and By K. Moon Dust. To finish everything off I applied small silver studs to my pointer, ring finger, and middle finger.

Close-up!

This nail art is perfect for spring!
What do you guys think about these abstract flowers? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Brush Strokes

Hey guys!

Today I have some nail art inspired by the amazing Emily of Very Emily to show you.

For the manicure I started off with a light blue base of Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid on all my nails, except my ring finger which I painted white with CND Cream Puff. Afterwards I made the brush strokes with the black Essie Licorice and the white CND Cream Puff. To finish everything off I applied a silver stud to my ring finger.

This technique is so awesome!
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise