28 Galaxy

Hello ladies!

Today I have the last manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you guys - galaxy nails!

I started off with a base of OPI 4 in the Morning for the black universe and the glitter Flomar #393 to add some stars. Afterwards I followed cutepolish' tutorial on how to do galaxy nails, using the following colours for the nebulas and moons: OPI Alpine Snow (white), Essie Play Date (purple), OPI Dating a Royal (blue), Essie Good as Gold (gold), L'Oréal Exotic Canaries (yellow) and Créton Jeans Coral (self-explanatory).

I really love this manicure! Such an awesome design.
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Essie Jazzy Jubilant

Hi girls!

Today I have an Essie nail polish to show and swatch for you guys - Essie Jazzy Jubilant.
Jazzy Jubilant is a multicoloured glitter in a clear base. The polish consists of red, blue, green, purple, silver and gold hexagon-shaped glitters in various sizes - it sounds like a handful, but the polish is actually one of the more subdued multicoloured glitters I have seen.

The formula of Jazzy Jubilant is okay - the clear base of the polish is a little heavy, which makes it hard to get enough glitter onto the nails. But the polish is so pretty and it is totally worth the trouble!

Down below the polish is shown as a gradiant over OPI Alpine Snow.

I love how the polish look likes confetti - a party on the nails.
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

25 Simple

Hello girls!

Another day, another manicure for the February Nail Art Challenge.
Today it is a simple manicure!

I started off with a base of OPI 4 in the Morning - a black nail polish with silver micro-glitters. Afterwards I used some silver striping tape to tape on some horizontal lines across my nails. Easy-peasy!

This is definitely my go-to manicure! It is simple to make, I always get a lot of compliments on it and it looks really pretty and edgy.

What do you ladies think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

L'Oréal Confetti

Hey guys!

Today I have a glitter top coat to show you - the L'Oréal Top Coat Confettis nail polish called Confetti. Confetti is a clear nail polish filled with black and white round and hexagon glitters in various sizes and some very subtle glitter.
I swatched another one of L'Oréal's glitter top coats earlier this week. You can check out that swatch here.

The formula of Confetti was really good, and it was very easy to apply. The glitter pay-off was almost perfect, and the glitters only needed very little placement. Down below the polish is shown over Sally Hansen Pacific Blue - one layer of glitter on my middle finger and two layers on my ring finger.

I hurried on down and bought this nail polish, after I tried on my other L'Oréal glitter top coat. They are both soooo good!

If you like different and fun glitters, I can only recommend you buying this one. The formula and glitter pay-off is amazing and the polish looks really pretty over any colour!

What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

23 Animal Theme

Hello ladies!

Today I have another manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you guys - an animal themed manicure.
As some of you know, I am already doing an animal theme, and you can see the other manicures here!

I started off with dusty purple a base of Essie Warm & Toasty Turtleneck. Afterwards I used my Black Barry M Nail Art Pen to freehand on the birds. So easy!

I love this manicure! So simple, but sooo pretty!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

20 Floral

Hey guys!

Another day, another challenge in the February Nail Art Challenge.
This time it is a floral manicure!

I started off with a pastel green base of Etude House GR701 on all of my nails. Afterwards I used some white nail polish and a striper to paint on stripes on all of my nails, except for my two accent nails, where I freehanded on some roses following this tutorial by Sam at The Nailasaurus, with the following colours: Essie Lollipop (red), Essie Bordeaux (self-explanatory), Tiger Nail Polish #18 (pink) and Essie Pretty Edgy (green).

I really love the mix of patterns in this manicure.
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

L'Oréal Grace Tweed

Hello ladies!

Today I have a glitter top coat to show you guys - the L'Oréal Top Coat Tweed nail polish called Grace Tweed. Grace Tweed is a white and light blue small bar glitter in a clear base.

The formula of this nail polish was really good, a little thick but easy to apply, and the glitter pay-off was just perfect. Down below the polish is shown over OPI A Definite Moust-Have - one layer of glitter on my middle finger and two layers on my ring finger.

I got this nail polish as a birthday present from my little brother - he is so cute!

If you like small bar glitter polishes, or fuzzy coat polishes as some call them, I can definitely recommend this nail polish! Right after I tried it, I hurried on down and bought another L'Oréal glitter nail polish, just because of the perfect formula and glitter pay-off.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

17 Studs

Hello ladies!

So I made another manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge and I would like to share it with you guys. Today it is a studs manicure!

I started off with a dark nude base of Gosh Nude, followed by a thick, blue stripe down the middle of the nails made with the blue nail polish Essie Mesmerize and a striper. After that had dried completely I topped it off with a top coat and placed the studs on the nails. Pretty simple!

I really love this look. Both edgy and pretty at the same time!
The manicure is inspired by this manicure by Sam at The Nailasaurus.

What do you guys think? Let me know in the comment!

xoxo
- Louise.

14 Match OOTD

Hey guys!

Today I have another manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you!
This time the manicure is suppose to be matching my Outfit Of The Day (OOTD). I decided to make the manicure match my new SHOE SHI BAR sneakers, that I got as a birthday-present from my boyfriend (thank you, baby!).

So here's how the shoe(s) look (awesome, right?):

For the manicure I started off with a brown gradient with the two brown polishes La Femme Beauty Brown and Gosh Nude on all my nails, except for my accent nail, which I painted pink with Essie Bottle Service. Afterwards I used a black nail polish and a dotting tool to add the leopard details on all of my nails, except for my accent nail, where I used some gold striping tape to match the stripe between the sole and the rest of the shoe.

I really love how this turned out and how great the shoes and manicure is matching!
What do you ladies think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

11 Pastel

Hello ladies!

So today I have yet another manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you guys. As the title reveals it is a Pastel Manicure, so I decided to make a conversations heart manicure!

Conversation candyhearts

I started off with a skittle manicure of the following nail polishes: Etude House OR202 (orange), Etude House GR701 (green), Essie Play Date (purple), Tiger Nail Polish #59 (pink) and Tiger Nail Polish #45 (yellow). Afterwards I used my Pink Barry M Nail Art Pen to write different conversation heart sayings (Be mine, Love me, xoxo and Kiss me) on my nails. Lastly I topped everything off with the matte top coat Essie Matte About You to add a matte/chalky effect to the nails.
My inspiration for this manicure os from this manicure by Jennifer at FabFatale.com.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

09 Hearts

Hey guys!

Today I made the fourth manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge.
As you can see it is a Heart Manicure!

I started off with a light pink base of Tiger Nail Polish #59. Afterwards I used the neon pink nail polish Essie Bottle Service and the red nail polish Essie Lollipop to paint on half of the heart shapes with two curvy motions per polish. It was really easy and simple and you can also check out The Beauty Bean's tutorial on how to do this manicure here.

I really, really love this manicure! I actually think this is what I am going to wear on my nails for Valentine's Day.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

07 xoxo

Hello ladies!

Today I have another manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you guys.
This time it is a xoxo (hugs and kisses) manicure!

I started off with a light pink base of OPI Chic from Ears to Tail. Afterwards I freehanded (so proud) on the kissing lips with a tiny nail art brush and the red nail polish Essie Lollipop.
My inspiration for this manicure is from this manicure by Sarah at Chalkboard Nails.

This manicure would be perfect for Valentines Day! So pretty!

What do you think girl? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

04 Polka Dots

Hey guys!

Today I have the second manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge to show you. As the title reveals, it is a dotticure!

I started off with a red base of Essie Lollipop. Then I used a little dotting tool and OPI Alpine Snow to dot on the polka dots - Minnie style!

I have to say, I am in love with this manicure. I just cannot stop staring. It is just so simple, sweet and pretty!
What do you girls think?

Inside

Outside

xoxo

- Louise

01 Glitter

Hello ladies!

Today I have the first manicure of the February Nail Art Challenge for you guys. As the title of this blog post displays it is a glitter manicure!

I started off with a violet base of Essie Warm & Toasty Turtleneck. Then I used Essie Set in Stones to create a gradient effect on my two accent nails and some silver nail art striping tape to tape on some randomly placed lines on the other nails. Lastly I used a generous amount of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat to seal in this awesome manicure.

I think it is sooo pretty and simple! And credit to LusterLacquer for coming up with this design.

xoxo
- Louise