Floral nails and a nail art class

February turned out to be a very busy month, leaving me no time for blogging yet again. I had the opportunity to do many fun things, including teaching a nail art class, so here is a nail inspiration post full of nail art ideas.

We tried a variety of nail art designs, incuding glitter gradations, animal print nails and cute fruits, using nail polish, glitter and acrylic colours.

For the occasion I decided to sport floral nails, mixing handpainted flowers and polka dots so I can show the girls how they can combine different designs to create a fun manicure.

Have you ever attended a nail art class dear readers? Or do you find the idea boring?

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Beetlejuice inspired gothic nail art

Wow, January is almost over and just now I managed to find some time to write a new post!
But since today is the Chinese New Year, may the year of the horse bring happiness, health and prosperity to everyone ^_^

So for my first post for 2014 I want to show you some gothic nail art, inspired by one of my favourite movies, Beetlejuice!

I am a sucker for Tim Burton movies and I just rewatched Beetlejuice recently so I decided to do a mani to match the movie's atmosphere.

Here is what I used:

From right to left
Essence dark night starlight from the Dark Romance collection (a gift from the lovely Elena from Elena's finds 
Essence Ahoy! from the 50's Girls collection
Andrea Fulerton black nail art pen
Tony Moly Startdust glitter nail polish
Seche Vite top coat
Skull nail decals

I absolutely loved the end result, I was so sad when I had to take it off! What do you have on your nails at the moment dear readers? Are you a Tim Burton fan? Which one is your favourite Tim Burton movie?

I am going to close this post with my favourite scene from the whole movie.
Bettlejuice... Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice... !!!

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My instasummer, a photo blog post

It's been a while since I did a post like this but even though my blog is a bit quiet lately, I am very active on Instagram (you can follow me there if you like, or on facebook where I post many of my IG shots).

So here is what I've been up to in the last couple of months. First of all I got a new piece of furniture and rearranged part of my nail polish stash.

I managed to fit almost half of my collection, so I am pleased.

I also did a bit of shopping. Got some new nail polishes and beauty products.

I subscribed for Glowbox, a monthly beauty box full of beauty goodies (got two boxes so far and I have been very pleased with the contents)

Also finally got a tablet, as well as some mags, CDs, clothes and a new pair of shoes ^_^

Of course I did my nails, a lot!

And I enjoyed the sea as much as I could before the heat became too much!

What have you been up to lately dear readers? Are you on Instagram or facebook? Let's follow each other!
Also don't forget, now that google reader is gone you can keep up with my blog via bloglovin. For other ways to stay connected just check my sidebar ^_^

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July nail inspiration, summer nail art tutorials, step by step

Summer is in full swing and everyone is getting ready to go on summer vacation so the time is just right for some summer nail art! This month's nail inspiration post comes from Nail Max which celebrates it's 15th anniversary. So here are some lovely summer motif step by step nail art tutorials!

First up some floral nail art designs with Hibiscus flowers.

Coconut trees and anchors, who knew they would be so easy to draw!

And last but not least summer nails with Plumeria flowers, dolphins and shellfish.

What kind of nails do you sport for your summer holidays dear readers? Which of the above would you try?

As always you can click on the images for larger versions. And remember, I just scanned these images, they are the property of Nail Max and the respective nail artists. Still that doesn't mean you can steal these images ^_^

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May nail inspiration, Japanese nail art and decoden

If you read this blog frequently, you must know by now that I love Japanese nail art and decoden. So for this month's nail inspiration how about combining the two? Here is nail art inspired by deco items. 

The images are from Nail Max Collections.

Handpainted decoden phone case and matching nails. So cute and yummy!!!

Or if you wish, you can match your nails to your favourite deco photo frame.

Airbrush nail art and matching chopsticks. So pretty!!!

Here are a few more ideas. Match your nails to your accessories, your perfume bottle, your camera or even your champagne bottle!

When it comes to deco and nail art, the only limit is your imagination. There are so many different methods, techniques and products that you can use that the possibilities are endless.

What do you think of this idea dear readers? Do you find it inspiring or too much?

For the record I am stating again that these images are from Nail Max Collections and are just scanned by me. You can click on each image to see a bigger version.

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April nail inspiration, wedding nails and a giveaway winner

April is a great month for weddings and as a beloved friend of mine is married in a few days, I decided to dedicate this month's nail inspiration post to wedding nails and take a look at some bridal nail art ideas and step by step tutorials straight from Japan.

All the scans are taken from the latest issue of Nail Up!

The latest trends are four when it comes to nails for brides.
First we have the simple style.

Then nails for brides who prefer more classic deigns.

Traditional Japanese wedding nails.

And finally bijoux nails for brides that wanna go all out with their wedding nails ^_^

What do you think of these designs dear readers? What nails would you prefer for your wedding? Simple or decorated with fun nail designs? As always you can click on the images for bigger versions of the images. The copyright of these images belongs to Nail Up! , I just scanned these.

And now it's time to announce the winner of my Kawaii Giveaway! The winner is Polish Freshie! Congratulations girl ^_^ I have notified the winner with an email. If I don't get a reply within 48 hours, I will pick another winner. Thank you so much to everyone who has entered. I hope you stick around as there will be many more giveaways in the future too.

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March nail inspiration, floral nails tutorial, spring nail designs

Spring is here once again and as everything around me is blooming, I can't help but dedicate this month's nail inspiration post to flower nail art that is perfect for spring! All this month's nail art comes from Ericonail, one of the most well known nail salons in Japan, that also has an exclusive nail art supply line.

Check out these fabulous floral nail designs!

If you would like to have something similar on your own nails take a look at these step by step nail art tutorials.

The first tutorial is a girly flower nail art design by Yoshitake Ayako. A design in pastel colours with small flowers and lace. You will need two nail polishes in white and pastel green (or any other pastel colour you like really), lace nail stickers, acrylic paints in shades of pink and green (for the flowers) and silver bullions (I find these optional). Then you carefully follow the instructions in the pictures. Of course you can modify the design as you see fit.

The second tutorial is a vivid flower nail art design by Takeda Chika. A design in shades of pink with beautiful 3d flowers and a hint of glitter. You will need three nail polishes in pearl white, pink and fuchsia, acrylic powder (or 3d flower stickers which are easier to use), a glitter nail art polish, pearls and gold bullions.

What do you think of these nail art tutorials dear readers? Would you every try something like this on your nails?

Also don't forget to enter my kawaii giveaway, open until Marxh 31st.

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February nail inspiration, kawaii characters nail art tutorials

My favourite month, February, is finally here, so of course it has to start with a nail inspiration post ^_^
Also this post marks the start of my first theme month. The theme being kawaii (cute). So this nail inspiration post is full of kawaii nail art tutorials with cute characters that we all know and love.

These tutorials come from the January 2013 issue of Nail Up!
Kawaii characters are huge in Japan as expected and the queen of everything kawaii is none other than Hello Kitty.

Some fun nail art ideas using simple nail art techniques and kawaii decals that are available in Japan. If you cannot find the same you can always see what is available in your area and change the design accordingly ^_^

Other popular characters from the Sanrio family are My Melody and Kiki & Lala (also known as Little Twin Stars)

I adore the Kiki&Lala designs, both are so cute!

Of course when it comes to kawaii characters, we cannot forget about Disney.

Disney characters are as popular as ever and always a great source of inspiration for nail art.

Last but not least, two very famous cute ladies, Betty Boop and Barbie.

Do you like kawaii characters dear readers? Would you wear your nails like this? Which ones are your favourites? Although I am a sucker for everything Hello Kitty to be honest I prefer Kiki&Lala and My Melody. Especially Kuromi, the evil My Melody. But this is a topic for another post I think ^_^

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