Violet Roses & Caviar Nail Art ft Nail Pattern Boldness & Born Pretty Store

I wanted to recreate these nails I wore a while ago cause I liked the glitter placement and playing with micro beads. I used the same techniques in my lizard inspired Godzilla nails seen here. I thought I’d do a tutorial and also change up the colour scheme with some gorgeous purples from Nail Pattern Boldness, plus add these sweet as hell 3D roses from Born Pretty.

Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Get all the embellishments and decorations I used here from the Born Pretty store and use the code MIHW10 for 10% off your whole order!

Products Used

Base Coats

OPI Nail Strengthener

Essie Grow Stronger

First Coat

Nail Pattern Boldness Tyrion Purple

Zoya Harmonie  

Second Coat

Nail Pattern Boldness Alpha Nail

Embellishments 

Silver & Violet Nail Art Hexagonal Glitter Powder Sheets in a set of 12 from Born Pretty Store

Caviar/Micro Beads from eBay

Purple #11 & Silver #4 3D Nail Art Sweet Color Flower Nail Decoration from Born Pretty Store

3mm Purple Square studs from dollarnailart.com

Glam Nails nail Glue

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

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Glowing Acid Wash Nails

I thought I'd have a go at an acid wash design adding some funk with neon polishes and totally rad glow in the dark awesomeness! I saw this cool effect in a MissJenFABULOUS Tutorial and loved the 80s style of the manicure.

I used the awesome Born Pretty Store Candy Colors Luminous polish layered over Color club Jackie Oh! to get a juicy coral/hot pink shade and Sally Hansen White On for the white layer. And I switched it up for a reverse accent nail for extra fun! My boyfriend says they look like candy and now I want to eat them! xp
 

I totally recommend the Born Pretty Store glowing polishes so check them out here! And I have a code for 10% off at Born Pretty so just type in "MIHW10" at checkout on any order!

Also, check out my video tutorial of the Glow in the Dark Acid Wash Nails in action below!
I will never get sick of Glow in the Dark nails!!!

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Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Tutorial

1. Apply Base coat and growth stimulater to protect your nails and keep them healthy.
2. Apply 2 coats of a coral pink polish over all your nails except the ring accent nail.
3. Apply 3 coats of a hot pink glow in the dark polish over all your nails except the accent nail.
4. Apply 2 coats of white polish to the ring accent nail.
5. Let the polish dry for about 10 minutes.
6. Apply 1 coat each of the coral pink & the hot pink glow in the dark polish to the accent nail.
7. Apply 1 coat of white polish over all your nails except the accent nail.
8. Let the polish dry for 10 minutes then dunk your tips in ice water to speed up the drying process.
9. After the polish is no longer tacky, use a cotton bud saturated in polish remover to rub off some of the top layer of polish to reveal the colour underneath.
10. Apply a fast drying top coat to all nails.
11. Done!

Products Used

Base coat

OPI Nail Envy
Essie Grow Stronger

First layer

Color Club Jackie Oh! (2 coats)

Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish #13 (3 coats)

Second Layer

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear White On (1 coat)

Accent nail

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear White On (2 coats)

Color Club Jackie Oh! (1 coat)

Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish #13 (1 coat)

Top coat

Seche Vite dry Fast Top Coat

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Spook me in the Dark Nails!

A Glow in the Dark Spider web Manicure perfect for Halloween!

Here is a scheme that captures Halloween on the nails. Not only is it a fun and cute cartoon spider design that will look great at your Halloween party, but it will also rock when the lights go out!

This is my first try at doing spider web nails and although it's not perfect I think it turned out pretty cute. And the best tip I could give is use a striping brush or very thin nail art brush for best results. I used a detail brush and it was hard to get the spider web lines fine enough, but it worked well for the spiders themselves.

I got my glow in the dark polishes from Born Pretty Store and you can check them out here! And for an extra special something for you, use the code "MIHW10" at checkout for 10% off your whole order if you purchase anything from Born Pretty!

Enjoy!

Tutorial

1. Apply Base coat and or growth strengthener to protect your nails and keep them healthy.
2. Apply 2 coats of white polish over all your nails.
3. Apply a horizontal striped gradient of orange, yellow and green Glow in the Dark Neon polish over nails (except accent nails) using the sponge method.
4. Build up coats using the sponge until desired opacity is reached.
5. Apply Green Glow in the Dark Neon polish to thumb.
6. Apply Yellow Glow in the Dark Neon polish to ring finger.
7. Use a Nail Art brush to paint the spider web with Black Acrylic Paint on nails.
8. Use a Nail Art brush to create the cartoon Spiders with Black Acrylic Paint on accent nails. 
9. Use a dotting tool with a white polish and make the large cute eyes of the Spiders.
10. Use a dotting tool with Glow in the Dark Neon polish to colour Spider's eyes.
11. Apply 1 coat each of the Flaky Topcoat polishes to all nails.
12. Apply a fast drying top coat to all nails.
13. Done!

Products Used

Base coat
OPI Nail Envy
Essie Grow Stronger

First layer (White Base for all nails)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Hard as Nails White On

Second layer (Gradient)
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Orange #16
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Yellow #2
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Green #4

Accent nail (ring finger)
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Yellow #2 (2 coats)

Accent nail (thumb)
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Green #4 (2 coats)

Spider design
Black Acrylic Paint - for spider web and Spiders
Sally Hansen Xtreme Hard as Nails White On - for Eyes
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Pink #13 - for Eyes
Candy Colors Fluorescent Neon Luminous Nail Art Polish Glow In Dark Varnish 7ML Orange #16 - for Eyes

Third Layer
Finger Paints Special Effects Flaky Polish Asylum (1 coat)
Finger Paints Special Effects Flaky Polish Motley (1 coat)

Top coat
Seche Vite dry fast top coat


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Cute Polka dot Pin-up Nails!

I created these cute as hell polka dot nails based around the gorgeous bows I received from Born Pretty Store. I have an in-depth review and more pictures of the bows here.


I decided to go for a polka dot look and wanted a pin-up feel, but after I'd finished it reminded me of Minnie Mouse. Either way these bows are killing me with cuteness and are drawing my attention all the time.

I got these sweet n' cute bows from Born Pretty Store and if you desire the gorgeous look, click here and use the coupon code MIHW10 at checkout for 10% discount off your whole order.

Enjoy!

Tutorial

1. Apply Base coat and or growth strengthener to protect your nails and keep them healthy.
2. Apply 2 coats of black polish over all your nails.
3. Apply 2 coats of red polish over accent nail.
4. Use a large dotting tool with a white polish and make polka dots in a dice like pattern on all nails.
5. Apply a fast drying top coat to all nails.
6. Apply a small dot of glue on the back of the bows, wait a minute and place them on the nail near the cuticle.
7. Wait another minute and press down lightly on the bow to make sure it's secure.
8. Done!

Products Used

Base coat

OPI Nail Envy Nail Strengthener

Essie Grow Stronger

First layer

Glitter Gal Serpent Black (2 coats)

Accent nail (ring finger)

Zoya Professional Lacquer America (2 coats)

Second layer (polka dots)

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear White On

Embellishments 

Red Bowknot Shape 3D Acrylic UV Nail Art from bornpretty.com (http://bit.ly/ihBHUJ)

Adhesive

Glam Nails Nail Glue

Top coat

Seche Vite dry fast top coat

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Review: Red Nail Art Bows from Born Pretty Store

I was contacted by a lovely lady named Cynthia from the Born Pretty Store about reviewing some products. As I have bought some nail art items from them before, and had a good experience, I thought I'd take the chance to try some more of their wares.

Here's a review of these sweet n' cute bows from Born Pretty Store and if you want to use these gorgeous nail art decoration for a maniucre, click here and use the coupon code MIHW10 at checkout for 10% discount off your whole order.

Born Pretty Store has free international shipping.

I have a manicure using these 3D red bows, so if you're interested click here to see it or use the link at the bottom of the review.

Click on the pictures below for more accurate colour.

Enjoy!

The listing for this item on the Born Pretty Store site is 10 Pcs Red Bowknot Shape 3D Stickers Acrylic UV Nail Art and the item number is #4161. You get 10 red bows for 99c and they are reusable. They are versatile and you just have to use your imagination for the different styles or many uses. They can be used for nail art, decorating your phone or anything you want to stick fun red bows to!

These acrylic bows with pink hearts in the centre and white spots have a lovely bright red colour and can be attached with nail glue to artificial or natural nails. They stayed attached well for 4 days with drug store nail glue and add adorable embellishment to your manicure. 

The bows don't just work on long nails, they look great on short nails too. They are not so big that they won't fit on most nail sizes, but are large enough to make a statement. This is good cause you don't need to have a really long nail bed or length of nail to use these enchanting pieces. The cuteness factor is off the charts and honestly I can't stop staring at them!

The bows are strong acrylic, however you can break them if you hit them hard on a solid surface like tiles or marble. If you do break one, then you can easily use nail glue to stick the pieces back together. Mine ended up breaking in the middle when I hit my nail on the sink, but as I said, it was easily repaired.

The pieces are rounded on the top and flat at the back so, unless you embed them in acrylic while applying false nails, they don't sit flat across the nail. They do have enough surface to stay well adhered and won't come off if you use nail glue unless you are really rough. They can get caught on loose hair if you scratch your head and such, but I was mindful while wearing them and didn't have a problem.

As I said they are reusable, so when you are finished wearing your manicure you can just snap the bows off and then use a cue tip/cotton bud to clean off the residual nail polish and glue on the back. The polka dot details on the top with come off with nail polish remover, so be careful when cleaning the back of them after use. That's why I didn't soak the bows off with acetone or nail polish remover. But as they are so cheap you could do that and throw them out if you were worried about damaging your nails. Half the time I pick off my nail polish (I know that's a terrible habit), so it wasn't a big deal for me to pop off the bows.

These cuties are fantastic for kids who want to play at nails as well and they're so cheap that it don't matter if they loose them. 

The whole site has free international shipping but it takes a bit of a long time. I don't find that a serisouly negative point because I certainly wouldn't want to pay for shipping on a 99c purchase. Most of the items from the Born Pretty Store website are less than $10 and a lot of the products are $1-$2, so free shipping is definitely appreciated. 

I created this cute as hell polka dot nails based around the gorgeous bows. If you want to check out the full nail post, click here.

Conclusion

They are really cheap and add less than a dollar to your manicure while adding an absolutely darling touch. I would say that you need to be careful while wearing them as you would any 3D nail art to not smash them into anything and delicately extract them if you get your hair caught around one. That's the price you pay for elaborate and gorgeous nail art, I guess. I was really happy with this product and am going to purchase some more if I lose one or break one beyond repair, or even if I can't be bothered cleaning them. (Naughty Michty!)

I really enjoyed wearing these and loved the look of the adorable bows on my nails. They are a great size for my relatively small nails and couldn't be a more vibrant fantastic colour. The shipping takes a bit, but it didn't bother me. I can wait for nail art supplies if it's free and honestly most companies take forever to ship to Australia.

I cannot stress how cute these are and if you like to glue things on your tips then I thoroughly recommend them!

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4th of July Makeup

My 4th of July makeup complete with twinkling silver stars from The Born Pretty Store! 

I went for a red, white and blue makeup to go to an ironic party that me and my close friends have, I say ironic because we aren't American or in America. For dinner we had tacos and the table decorations were red and blue napkins on a white table cloth and we drunk delicious Mojitos because they were Castro's favoutie drink to add more irony. 

For the makeup, I pulled out the juicy Royal Sugar pigment from Sugarpill as a blisteringly bright blue eyeliner that made my camera go crazy! The lid is Sugarpill Tiara and Eye Kandy sprinkles in Confetti and I applied Tako to the brow bone and Velocity for the crease and lower lid. To complete the colour theme I chose Lime Crime Retrofuturist lipstick

I felt the look wasn't complete or festive enough, so I retrieved my Duo lash glue and proceeded to stick these fun aluminium stars I bought in an assorted set from Born Pretty Store to my cheek bone and also added some smaller sequin stars I got from dollarnailart.com around them.

I ended up with a very star spangled makeup that could work for a colourful pin-up look or nautical style, even with the stars!

If you love the look of these stars for manicures or makeup, check out Born Pretty Store and don't forget to use the coupon code MIHW10 at checkout for 10% off anything you order.

And if you'd love the amazing pigments and eyeshadows I used in this patriotic look, check out Sugarpill.com for yourself.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Lid

Milani Liquif'eye metallic eye liner pencil in Silver

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Tiara wet with M.A.C Fix+

Glitter

Eye Kandy sprinkles in Confetti

Glitter Adhesive

Eye Kandy Liquid Sugar

Crease

Revlon CustomEyes palette in 035 Smoky Sexy the light bluish-gray shade 1 for transition shade

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Velocity

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof to deepen crease

Brow highlight

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako

Lower lid

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Electric Blue along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Velocity along lashline

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Royal Sugar outer corner

Inlgot matte gel eyeliner #76 on waterline

Tear duct and Inner lower lashline

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako

Inglot eyeshadow #35 AMC shine

Eyeliner

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Royal Sugar wet with M.A.C Fix+

Embellishments
Heart Square Round Star Stud Rhinestone Acrylic UV Gel Nail Art W/ Box (from Born Pretty Store)

Small Sequin stars (from dollarnailart.com)

Adhesive 

Duo EyeLash Adhesive

Brows

Benefit Brow zings in Light

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Lips

M.A.C Lip Conditioner

M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt for cupid's bow highlight

M.A.C Lip pencil in Cherry to fill in lips

Lime Crime Opaque lipstick in Retrofuturist over lips

Face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Correcting Concealer in 51 Light Radiance

Benefit Pore-fessional primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Light Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish

Cheeks 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt for cheek highlight 

M.A.C Pro powder blush in Cantaloupe for blush

Brushes

Sigma brushes: MrB=Mr Bunny kit. 

Eyes

Urban Decay eyeshadow brush for lid

Sigma E25 Blending for crease

Sigma E30 Pencil brush for deep crease

OM SHE lip brush for tear duct

Crown Deluxe Oval BK40 for brow highlight

M.A.C 224 for lower lid

Sigma E05 MrB Eye liner for eyeliner

Face

Sedona Lace 224 Synthetic Small Tapered for concealer

Sedona Lace 928 Synthetic Flat Top brush for foundation

M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes

Sigma F30 MrB Large Powder for setting powder

Hakuhodo S113 highlight for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

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Star Trek Movie Makeup

I escorted my friend to the latest Star Trek movie as is tradition and thought I'd create a Sci-fi makeup look using colours that I associate with science fiction.

I went for blues and silvers and used Sugarpill Tiara, Lumi, Mochi and Velocity with some Marshmallow sprinkles from Eye Kandy for a starry alienesque look. 

I couldn't resist mixing up a custom colour for metallic silver lips too. So I combined OCC Clear with some Tiara loose pigment and a touch of Iced. I love how shiny and metallic it came out and it lasted really well on the lips.


Feel free to click on the images for higher quality and better colour.

If you want the gorgeous metallic silver or duo-chormatic white pigments and vibrant blue shadows I used in this look, check out Sugarpill.com

Enjoy!

This is just me posin' with my nails for fun! They may be published on Polishpedia here.

I got the gorgeous Swarovski Rhinestones from Born Pretty Store and if you want to check it out, click here and use the discount code MIHW10 at checkout for 10% off your  whole order.

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Two faced shadow insurance 

Lid

Milani Liquif'eye metallic eye liner pencil in Silver over lid

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Tiara wet over lid

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Lumi dry over lid

Eye Kandy sprinkles in Marshmallow on centre of lid

Glitter adhesive

Fyrinnae Pixy Epoxy

Crease

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Mochi

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Velocity to deepen crease

Brow highlight

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako

Lower lid

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Electric Blue along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Mochi inner 1/3 and to blend out lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Velocity along outer 2/3 lashline

Milani Liquif'eye metallic eye liner pencil in Silver on waterline

Tear duct

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Lumi

Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 liquid eye liner in Perversion

Brows

Revlon ColorStay Eyebrow liner in Blonde

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime lip base 

OCC lip tar in Iced mixed with

OCC lip tar in Clear and

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Tiara

Face

Maybelline New Instant Age Rewind Eraser dark circles in 20 Light on centre of face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Transparent finishing powder

Cheeks 

Inglot AMC pressed powder #59

Benefit thrrrob

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit. 

Eyes

Sigma F70 MrB Concealer for lid

Sigma E70 MrB Medium Angled Shading for crease

OM She Small shadow brush for crease and lower lid

Sigma E30 Pencil for deep crease and tear duct

Sigma E50 Large Fluff for brow highlight

Face

Sigma E60 Large shader for concealer

M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes

Sigma F30 MrB Large powder

M.A.C 116 for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

Sigma L05 Lip brush for lips

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Summer Date Night Makeup

I whipped up this look for a fun summer night out and thought I'd share it with you. I went for bright flirty colours with a wide eyed look and a funky eyeliner shape created with Sugarpill Bulletproof eyeshadow.

For the lid, I blended together some of my favourite bright Sugarpill eyeshadows in Dollipop and Buttercupcake to make a gorgeous orange colour and still have the colours peak through either side of the crease. I added to that some Birthday Girl Chromalust loose shadow and some Inglot shades in to highlight the brow bone and tear duct, namely #111R which I've been loving lately and an old favourite in #496 DS.

I felt like going glossy and doing something special for the lips, so I used Coloured Raine Intimidate and patted Sugarpill Birthday Girl over them, then to add extra sparkle, I applied Benefit Back to the Fuchsia Ultra Shine lipgloss.

Feel free to click on the images for higher quality and better colour.

If you desire the lovely brights I used in this look, check out Sugarpill.com

Enjoy!

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Urban Decay Primer potion 

Base

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Lid

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako inner corner of lid

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Birthday girl inner 2/3 of lid

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Dollipop outer 1/3 of lid

Crease

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Dollipop in deep crease

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Buttercupcake to blend out

Brow highlight

Inglot eyeshadow #111R (lightest shade)

Lower lid

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako inner 1/3 of lashline 

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Birthday girl along middle of lashline 

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Dollipop  along outer 1/3 lashline

Inglot AMC Matte Gel Eyeliner #76 on waterline

Tear duct

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Inglot eyeshadow #496 DS

Eyeliner

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof for graphic cut-out liner

Brows

Revlon ColorStay Eyebrow liner in Blonde

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Lips

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt for cupid's bow highlight 

NYX Slim lip pencil in Hot Pink to fill in lips

Coloured Raine lipstick in Intimidate over lips

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Birthday girl on centre of lips

Benefit Ultra Shine lipgloss in Back to the Fuchsia

Face

Bourjois Healthy mix Correcting Concealer in 51 Light Radiance

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Light Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish

Cheeks 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt cheek highlight 

M.A.C Mineralize Blush in Gentle for blush

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit. MrB=Mr Bunny kit. 

Eyes

Sigma F70 MrB Concealer for lid

Sigma E25 Blending for blending

Sigma E47 PE Shader Crease for deep crease

Sigma E36 PE Blending for crease

Sigma E50 Large Fluff for brow highlight

Sigma E46 PE Shader Inner Corner for tear duct

Sigma E11 PE Eye Liner for eyeliner

Sigma E17 PE Waterline Liner for eyeliner

Sigma E21 PE Smudge for lower lid

Sigma E16 PE Tightline Liner for waterline

Face

M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes

Crown IB120 Kabuki Fan brush for setting powder

Hakuhodo S113 highlight brush for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

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