My recent manis, glitter and holographic nails

Since my posting has become quite sporadic lately I realised I haven't posted my manicures for quite some time. So here are some of my favourite manis of the last few months. Most of them are holographic or glitter nails as expected ^_^

More pictures and details under the cut.

Starting with my nails of last week I am wearing Australis Speck-tacular (a beautiful flakie that I got from my dear 'Chelle) over black.

Blue glitter nails using Revlon Radiant and Sally Hansen Showgirl Chic (got these as Christmas gifts from Smugnificent and Moni)

China Glaze is one of my favourite nail polish brands. Here I am wearing Razzle me Dazzle me over black.

A few weeks ago I took part in a spring bazaar (post about this coming soon) so I did rose themed nail art to match the occasion. My base is China Glaze Watermelon Rind and I also used Glitter Effect in pink by Erre Due.

Holographic nails using Estessimo TiNS Bon Bon Savon and Seductive Amethyst.

Holographic skittle nails using HITS no Olimpo nail polishes.

And last but not least, cupcake themed nails using Nails Inc sprinkles special effects in Topping Lane (pink) and Pudding Lane (blue).

Do you own any of these dear readers? What are you wearing on your nails as we speak?

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Christmas nails tutorial with Estessimo TiNS nail polishes

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Christmas is already past and we are gearing towards the New Year but it's never too late to share my Christmas nails. I wanted something blingy for the holidays so I decided to use some of my Estessimo TiNS nail polishes.

After going through my stash I picked Estessimo TiNS the Happy Milk, a sheer sparkly white nail colour, and Estessimo TiNS the Prince Charming, a green glitter nail polish. I also used a sheet of Japanese 3D nail decals that were given to me as a gift from a good friend.

After painting my nails with two coats of the Happy Milk (it's super sheer as you can see) and waiting for it to dry, I sponged the Prince Charming on top, creating a glitter gradation.

Then I placed some of the stickers, making sure to keep a nice and balanced look and in the end I sealed everything with Seche Vite top coat.

My inspiration for this mani was our Christmas tree, which is why I chose a green background and white stickers so that they will look like ornaments on the tree.

I hope you all had a great Christmas with your loved ones. I will close this post with a bonus shot of our Christmas tree.

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Estessimo TiNS haul, magical bottles full of glitter

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Today I want to share with you one of my most favourite nail polish brands. In my opinion, it's maybe the best right next to Anna Sui. Years ago when most brands just had red, pink and sheer colours, this brand was showering nail art enthusiasts with glitter. It's none other than Estessimo TiNS, a Japanese nail polish brand. I first found out about it, while reading Japanese magazines and every time I was in Japan I would pick up a bottle or two.

But I was always looking for a place to buy them online that would ship internationally. Recently my wish was granted as I came across Mei Mei's Signatures. In the last couple of months I placed a few orders, trying to collect my Estessimo TiNS lemmings (that have been piling up over the years XD)

And here they are

On the top row, from left to right we have: the Happy Milk , the Dreamy Magic, Vanessa's Horoscope, the Amethyst, the Perfect Prince and the Saturn.
On the bottom row, from left to right we have: the Pink Sapphire, the Juicy Banana, the Sacred Shine, the Alluring Aquamarine, the Precious Diamond, Macaron Framboises and the Stunning Rock Star. Let me mention that most of these are glitters apart from  the Alluring Aquamarine, the Precious Diamond and the Stunning Rock Star that are holographics.

Of course since I got them, I have been wearing them non stop, so here are some recent manicures with these beauties.

 On the top left I am wearing Estessimo TiNS the Mars, a sparkly red glitter that I had bough back in Japan.
In the top left and in the middle photos I am wearing Estessimo TiNS Vanessa's Horoscope, stamped with white Konad nail polish using the FUN2 image plate that I recently got from Fab Ur Nails.
And on the bottom row, you can see my current mani, Estessimo TiNS the Pink Sapphire. The photos don't do these beauties justice as they are fabulous when you see them up close but I did my best ^_^

How do you like this brand dear readers? Do you own any of these nail polishes? Would you like to see the rest of my TiNS stash? Or is there any specific colour that you would like to see in detail?

p.s. as always, you can click on the photos for bigger versions ^_^

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Red holographic manicure

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Lately I've been looking for the perfect red holographic nail polish. I cannot say I am a big fan of red but for some reason a red holographic polish seemed very appealing. After browsing around a bit I decided to get Prize by Nubar. Here is my current mani using exactly that nail polish.

To make the manicure more interesting I used TiNS the Mars on my ring finger. It is a dark red glittery colour. Although this mani is quite simple, I ended up liking it a lot. I used two coats of each colour and a coat of Sehce on top.

Prize is an awesome holographic red and it looks stunning in the sunlight. Here is a pic I took with my iPhone.

Do you like red holographic colours? Which one would you recommend?

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A glittery Christmas manicure with TiNS and Anna Sui

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With just 11 days left for Christmas, here is another Christmas manicure.
To be honest I did this quite some time ago but as it turned out too Christmasy I was saving it for the holiday season.

This look is quite easy to make and I actually got a lot of compliments on it when I had it on.
Here is what I used.

Anna Sui 318, a lovely pink shimmery polish.
TiNS the Holiday Cheer, a fabulous green glitter polish
Anna Sui base and top coat
Natural look Gel top coat
Rhinestones by Viva La Nails

After applying base coat and two coats of each colour on different fingers, I made diagonal stripes with the TiNS polish and using top coat and the rhinestones I made flowers on the other fingers. I used just the glitter polish on my thumb and didn't put anything else on that nail as the colour is quite spectacular on it's own.
I sealed everything with a layer of natural look Gel top coat and voilà!

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Japan haul pt1, TiNs & Jill Stuart

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I hope you all had a nice weekend.
Today I will show you some of the polishes I have brought home from Japan.

First off, one of my favourite brands, TiNS.

This brand can be found mostly in Japan and maybe a few other Asian countries and it has some of the prettiest glitters I have ever seen. Excellent on it's own but also perfect for layering and gradation manicures. Here are the colours I got, swatched on a nail wheel, two coats each.

From left to right
023 the Neptune, 064 the Immediately Sexy, 034 the Holiday Cheer, 036 the Exotic Lotus, 058 the Frozen Style Icon

The second brand I will share today is Jill Stuart.

Jill Stuart cosmetics have become insanely popular in Japan lately and this includes the nail polish line as well. The most impressive thing about these polishes are the lovely bottles. The colours are quite subtle and unfortunately the details are impossible to capture on camera. As you can see, three of the four colours look almost the same in the pic but believe me they are not. These polishes are great for work or a subtle look like a french manicure with a bit of sparkle. Two coats each.

From left to right the colours are
46 Shiny Prism, 44 Sweet Venus, 17 Purple Rain, 22 Misty Flash

What do you think about these colours? Are you interested in hard to find nail polishes?
If so check out my Big in Japan Giveaway for a chance to win some hard to find nail polishes from Japan. Open until October 15 ^_^

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Sparkly purple manicure - Tins & Jill Stuart polishes

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I am slowly unpacking my suitcase and getting settled back home but as I have uploaded my vacation pics on the pc I have a few vacation manis to share.

The first one is my favourite as it looked fabulous and it lasted me for a whole week (I took this off just yesterday after it was ruined by dragging my suitcase around).



For this manicure I used Estessimo Tins #023, The Neptune and Jill Stuart 17, Purple Rain. Also added some purple heart spangles and sealed it with a layer of gel look top coat that I got in Japan.

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