I made this gorgeous nail art the other day and I completely fell in love with it. This is such a soft and delicate designs, it totally made me want to keep it for a long time, and that's not something that happens to me very often since I love changing my designs almost on a daily basis.

To create this nail art I started with Orly Kiss The Bride as the base (a beautiful pale pink creme, a bit sheer to my opinion but I managed to get somewhat satisfying coverage with two coats), then applied one coat of OPI Pirouette My Whistle (which I just adore thanks to it's delicate sparkling look. It contains tiny silver glitter and larger silver/white hex glitter). 

I prepared these two colors as the base for these beautiful Roses Water Decals I got from Born Pretty Store (Item # 6440).  You probably already noticed that I just adore working with water decals and I include them in my nail art designs very ofter. This is such an easy and beautiful upgrade to any design.

The quality of the decals was just great, they applied easily and the roses images are just beautiful. I was happy to see that they merged with this base and created a very soft and romantic look.

You can get the Roses water decals I used n this post, and many other water decals designs at the Born Pretty Store. They also have a huge selection of nail art related items and also nail polish in various colors and textures.

Be sure to check their store and don't forget to use my discount code that gives you 10% off your entire purchase at the Born Pretty Store (code PNL91), and also enjoy the FREE worldwide shipping every time.

Today's designs isn't something I would usually do, but I thought why not try something new, maybe experiment a little..?

So I present you with this somewhat bridal french tips manicure ;)

I normally avoid using sheer colors because I can't stand the staining to show underneath, but I saw this pretty polish by Orly and I thought to give it a try.

For this manicure I applied three coats of Orly Robo Romance: it's a sheer pale pink, somewhat nude color, with tiny rainbow glitter. The formula was good but the coverage wasn't what I was looking for. I wish the base was more creamy, that could help with the coverage. After applying 3 coats, as generous as I was, I could still see the tips. So I decided to stamp over the tips a white lace pattern. I used plate QA6 which has several lace designs on it. I topped it off with one coat of Poshe.

I normally don't do french tips, I just don't think this is my style - but this came out really delicate and pretty, really reminded me of a bride's nails. The thing is, I can't recall the last time I had a french tips mani. I can't deny this is pretty, but I just don't think this is my "thing". I'm more into colors, glitters, stamping, you know ;) Either way, I think this is still much prettier than a regular french tips design, so I thought I would share this, hopefully some of you will like it and maybe this will inspire you.

For my weekend mani I decided to combine the gorgeous Orly Devil May Care with Essie Jag-u-are to create this festive look.

Orly Devil May Care is a red and gold glitter with clear base, from the Naughty or Nice collection. The glitters are quite dense and I think you can get it to cover your nails fully if you apply about 3-4 coats, but I didn't try to do this yet. I applied only one coat over Essie Jag-u-are and I think this combination rocks! I've tried this polish over a creamy red (which was a bit more orange toned) and I like this version much better. I think that Jag-u-are really compliments the glitters and they look fabulous together.

I really love this on my nails and I have a feeling I will be repeating this looks soon enough ;)

Barry M

Essence

Essie

KIKO

China Glaze

Orly

Loreal

ZOYA

OPI

PUPA

 

Color Club

Nature Angel

GA-DE

Life

Maybelline Colorama

MUA

Pure Ice

L-R: Mint Dream, Twinkle, Stunning, Rio, Temptress, Busted No Means No, Temptress, Cheatin

Chic

Beauty Care

Catrice

Sally Hansen

Sinful Colors & Spoiled

Skinfood

Wet n Wild

Revlon

Nfu Oh

Nubar

Butter London

Catherine Arley

Maisie Shine

Jade

Misc. 

Base & Top Coat