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Monday, March 30, 2015

Freehand white tiger cub nail art + video tutorial


How about some d'awwww for your Monday blues? This cute little tiger cub is ready to cuddle and brighten up your day. She's completely freehanded, not a decal or stamp, just some good old brush action. I've also managed to record a video tutorial so come check it out!

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Stripey nail art design with glitter orbs


Today's design is inspired by Nailuminium. I saw this design of hers and I love it, and I kept wondering what it would look like with a little bit of glitter. So that's what I made! Click to see more, plus a video tutorial!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Pink scaled gradient with freehand silhouette nail art


Ofcourse I HAD to try a scaled gradient, even if it was only once! This nail art design called for it, but I gave it my own little twist and used liquid latex to achieve this look. Click to see more, plus a video tutorial!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Danbo nail art, the cutest little robot


Helleuuuu!!! Look at this little guy, isn't he the cutest? It's Danbo, the friendly cardboard robot! The photo that I used as an example belongs to Miss Tori, she takes the most beautiful, touching pictures of her Danbo miniature. Click to see more!


Sunday, March 22, 2015

Glow in the dark threat message nail art


Ooooh more scary stuff! I love glow in the dark nail art that has a different meaning in the dark than it does in the light. I made this creepy shadow, and the monsters under the bed. I thought I should make some new ones like this... click to see more!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Glitter rainbow birds nail art


A little bit of freehand, but also the nail vinyl effect... I used Liquid Palisade to paint this nail art design! How? Come check out the video tutorial to find out!

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Galaxy wolf twin nails (glow in the dark)


Presenting... twin nails with Skulls & Polish! She picked an awesome image for us to recreate. And for you guys, I have included a video tutorial of how I made my version! Click to see more!

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Creepy 3D ghost face nail art


Look close... Look closer... What do you see? It's someone trying to break through my nails! It's a face! With hands! Yikes!!!!! This nail art design was done with gel polish, I kind of love the new possibilities gel polish adds to nail art :D Click to see more, plus a video tutorial!

Friday, March 13, 2015

St. Patrick's Day nail art - HPB linkup


Helleuuu my ladies (and gents, and sometimes the occasional cat)!!! St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and you know what that means.... boooooze!!! No just kidding :-p We have another HPB linkup for the occasion, so mosey on over and see more pics, a video tutorial and the other participants! Click to see more!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Cracked glitter nail art


I have a quickie glitter nail art design! The Epic Dog Story has really taken it out of me and I haven't had much time this week... BUT I have a fresh new design and a video tutorial for you! Click to see more!


Monday, March 9, 2015

Epic Dog Story (5 glow in the dark manis!!!)


The long awaited Epic Dog Story is here! After the Epic Love Story that was inspired by Clairella Cakes, the Epic Day At the Zoo, the Epic Summer Story and ofcourse the Epic Zombie Story with twist ending, the inspiration seemed depleted. Until I came up with this one :-p It will make you smile, it will make you cry, so click to read the story!

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Snails in love nail art


Two snails meet, and fall in love, right after a rain storm. Or something :-p I loved painting their shells! The water drops were a good challenge for me as well :) Click to see more!

Thursday, March 5, 2015

One stroke feather nail art


Birds of a feather.... do nail art together! It's been a long while since I've done one stroke, I'm not really a flower mani type of girl so I need to find new ways to use the one stroke technique. That's how I came up with these feathers! Click to see more, plus a video tutorial!

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Blog sale!


It's that time of year! I need some cash in my wallet and space in my drawers.

Click here to go to the blog sale page!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Double gradient glitter rainbow nail art with OPI sheer tints


I keep coming up with crazy ideas for these sheer tints, don't I? So here's something with my two favorite kinds of gradient combined: the glitter gradient, and the rainbow sideways gradient! It turned out rather magnificent, not to mention sparkly and shiny!!!! Click to see more and ofcourse watch my video tutorial!!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Facial Palsy Awareness nail art


Today marks the start of Facial Palsy Awareness week. I was invited to this collab on Instagram with some of the best nail art ladies around! Please join us this week in raising awareness, the hashtag to use is #facemyday. Click to see more!