September nail inspiration, spice up your manicure

Fall is finally here and the weather is getting cooler yay! That's a good excuse to catch up with some nail mags and do another montlhy nail inspiration post. From the latest issue of Nail UP! here are some easy nail art tips to spice up your simpler manis.

Did you ever do your nails just to find them a bit boring afterwards? Maybe this post will give you some ideas how to spice up your nail art.

Would you try any of these ideas dear readers?

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August nail inspiration, hot nail colours for summer, nail art tutorials

August, the last and hottest month of summer is here, so for this month's nail inspiration, let's take a look at the hottest summer nail colours, according to Japanese nail magazines. You can see 8 fun and easy to do summer nail art tutorials after the cut.

This month's scans also come from the 15 year anniversary issue of Nail Max (if you can get your hands on this issue it is totally worth it!) Just looking at all these pretties, I want them all!!!

So first up we have nails in black or white. Both classic colours for every season.

For something more feminine, red and pink nails. Both classic colours as well.

When it comes to summer nails, orange and yellow colours are a must!

And last but not least, gold and silver for a touch of glam!

What do you think dear readers? Which colour is your favourite for summer? Personally I like blue and teal nails but they were not included in this list!

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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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December nail inspiration, Christmas nail art

Hello everyone ^_^/

the most beautiful month of the year is upon us once again. Just a few days left for Christmas so this nail inspiration post is full of Christmas nail art tutorials from the Nail Up! January 2011 edition.

These fun step by step nail art tutorials show you how to transform a fairly simple manicure into a Christmas nail art extravaganza. On the right there are two easy to follow nail art tutorials, while on the left you can see nail art ideas for the days before Christmas and how they can easily be transformed into Christmas nails for Christmas day.

 Here are a few more simple (or not so much) Christmas nail art ideas.

Which one is your favourite dear readers? I am really loving all the snowflake designs as I am hoping we have a White Christmas this year.

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November nail inspiration, fall inspired step by step nail art

Hello everyone ^_^/

November is upon us and finally I can feel the weather getting colder. So for this month's nail inspiration, I have for you easy to follow step by step nail art tutorials with a fall theme as seen in the November edition of Nail UP! Magazine.

First we have three nail art tutorials using easy to find nail art parts like glitter, nail decals, pearls and rhinestones or Swarovski crystals. Use top coat to glue the smaller parts and glue for the bigger parts.

If you have a steady hand you can try the following designs that can be made by using different colours and brushes. For the thicker lines use your nail polish brush after carefully wiping the extra polish on the inside of the bottle neck. For the finer lines, put a drop of nail polish on a paper palette and use a fine nail art brush.

What do you think dear readers? Are these tutorials easy to follow, or do you find them confusing?

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October nail inspiration, lace and freehand nail art tutorials

Hello everyone ^_^/

no October nail inspiration post would be complete without Halloween nail art. This time I was drawn to a fabulous dark lace nail design from the current issue of Nail Venus. Black lace on a grey background, with Swarovski crystals. Very elegant and perfect for a Vamp look.

Lately I am also into freehand nail art. I love experimenting with acrylic paint and different nail art brushes so here are a couple of tutorials I found interesting (they are from Nail Venus as well). The first is a skull in black and white, very appropriate for the season but also for a deathrock or gothic manicure. The second is a romantic Eiffel tower nail art design.

Both are awesome and I definitely want to try them. How about you dear readers? What will you be wearing for Halloween this year?

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September nail inspiration, 23 nail art ideas

Hello everyone ^_^/

my first post for September is quite late as I went on a very exciting trip in the beginning of the month (more about that in an upcoming post). But that doesn't mean that this won't be a nail inspiration post.

Here is the last installation of the Nail Up! Summer nail calendar, 23 fabulous nail art ideas for September.

Which one will you be trying out dear readers?

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August nail inspiration, daily nail calendar

Hello everyone ^_^/

traditionally the first blog post each month is a nail inspiration post and this one greets the return of the nail calendar. I just got the latest edition of Nail Up! and was pleasantly surprised to see a summer nail calendar for the months July, August and September, while browsing the pages.

So here is the August nail calendar, full of inspiring nail designs. The theme is Princess summer nails.

Which days' designs are your favourite dear readers? I absolutely adore the designs for August 2 and August 31. I need to try them out for sure! For larger versions just click on the images ^_^

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July nail inspiration and giveaway winner

Hello everyone ^_^/

July is here and the time for summer vacation is drawing near. So the theme for this month's nail inspiration is marine nail art. The latest issue of Nail Max has some really lovely marine nail art tutorials and I am going to share them with you today!

But before that, let me announce the winner of my blog's second birthday giveaway. It is the lovely rock-or-not ^___^ Congratulations!!! I have emailed the winner already. If I don't get a reply within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Thank you so much to everyone who entered and don't worry if you didn't win. I am preparing my next giveaway already.

Now on to the marine nail art tutorials.

First the easiest one, with a cute sail boat theme. As you can see each tutorial comes with a few variations.

Next up a cute nautical design and a pirate skull.

And finally, for those of you who are more advanced, an anchor and a dolphin cameo style design.

I hope you liked these tutorials. What do you have on your nails right now? Do tell ^_^

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June nail inspiration, time for a pedi

Hello everyone ^_^/

June is here and summer is in full swing. So it's time to wear sandals and show off our pedicures.
This month's nail inspiration post is all about feet ^_^

Here are some pedicure ideas from Nail Max.

There is a variety of ideas for every taste. Do you enjoy a lovely pedi as much as a cute manicure dear readers?

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