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Vintage Valentine Nail Art

Woohoo, more V-Day nail art! Today's mani is by far one of my all time favorites. I just love vintage-y nail art for Valentine's Day... anytime really. This mani is just so simple but still so elegant. :)


This mani was done with polishes from my Valentine's Day collection (Victorian Romance) and a little help from Born Pretty Store rose decals. I started with a base of My Own Sweet Valentine with an accent nail of Parchment & Lace. Once MOSV was dry I sponged on some Cheeks Tinted Red and a little more MOSV to really blend it together. The shimmer on this gradient was insane! I used top coat on Parchment and Lace and then used a Born Pretty Store water decal. (These decals are only $0.88 right now! Plus if you use the code BPS2014 you'll get 15% off sitewide! I say these are more than worth every penny!!!)


The decal was so easy to use. Just cut it out, dunk it into water (warm water if it's winter) for 10-15 seconds and the decal will slip right off the paper and be easy to position on your nail. I lightly wet the nail and placed the rose. I used a paper towel to blot the excess water and then gently used a finger to press the decal down, getting rid of wrinkles and bubbles until the decal dried completely. Then I topped it with more top coat and it was perfect!!


I couldn't resist trying the glitter of Love & Devotion over the gradient. It's nice, but I found I preferred the simplicity of the gradient alone.

What's your go-to nail art for Valentine's Day?

Askruk46

$20 Born Pretty Store Voucher Giveaway!

Happy Friday!
 Today is extra exciting because I am hosting my very first giveaway! 

Because so many of you have used my coupon code, Born Pretty Store has graciously provided a $20 voucher for one lucky follower to pick anything they want! 

Rules: 
You must be a follower of Born Pretty Store on at least one of the following forms:

Since this giveaway is for my followers, you must be a follower of me on least one of the following forms: 

You must be 18 years of age or have parental consent to participate in the giveaway.
Open internationally!
The winner will receive (1) $20 Born Pretty Store voucher to purchase anything they'd like. 
Winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to reply. If not, another winner will be chosen.
Winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter 

Giveaway will end January 20th at 12 AM Pacific Standard Time.

I hope I mentioned everything. Email me at celinedoesnails@yahoo.com if you have any further questions!

Here is the official entry form: 

Good Luck & Thanks again to my lovely followers!

xoxo

Askruk46

A Candy Cane Christmas with another Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate

Hello again!! First off, have you entered the giveaways I'm either hosting or a part of yet? If not you can enter here, here, and here. That's a lot of polish you could win; don't miss out! Go on. I'll wait. Done? Okay, onto the nail art!


I really wanted something simple but eye-catching so I started with a base of OPI The Spy Who Loved Me. This polish was a Christmas gift last year but red is always in season around Christmas. What makes this polish even better is the gold shimmer.



In some lights the shimmer will just look red but as you can see here and in the next pic the gold will occasionally show itself. It can be a little shy. :)


This one is a little blurry but it really shows off the gold shimmer.


via BornPrettyStore
To complete this mani, and add just a little more of a Christmas-y touch, I used my new-found stamping skills and added some candy cane stripes in white. This was done using the Born Pretty Store stamping plate M65. If you'll remember I used this stamping plate before to create my Elegant Border Nails. You can buy this stamping plate right now for $2.99. As always feel free to use MLE10W21 for 10% off your BPS orders.

If you don't have and don't want to buy this stamping plate you can always draw the stripes on freehand, use a base coat of white and put down some striping tape before painting on your red, peeling up the striping tape after ... or just use the striping tape itself to create the stripes! All it takes is a little imagination!

Until next time
♥ Ashley

Askruk46

And To All A Good-Night featuring the Born Pretty Store Christmas stamping plate

I was busy mixing polish and filling orders last night when I was suddenly and inexplicably struck with inspiration for some nail art. Maybe it's the Christmas spirit finally kicking in? I'm not real fond of Christmas. Lemme explain! I loved it as a kid - the wonder of going out and picking/cutting/bringing home our own tree, decorating, going for long drives to see Christmas lights; the anticipation on Christmas eve, attempting to sneak out to the living room to see if Santa had come yet ... when finding anything under the tree was a surprise and a delight, but it's just not the same and hasn't been for a long while. And it's not just because I'm not a child anymore. Now-a-days, most kids (and adults are guilty of this too) are all about the receiving - how much their presents are worth and how many they can get ... and most are completely ungrateful. Where's the spirit of good will and charity gone?? So yeah, my reasons for wishing Christmas would come and go quickly.

But my Grinch-like behavior isn't what this post is about. This is about nail art inspiration and my very first truly successful attempt at stamping!



I used 2 coats of And To All A Good-Night from my 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Collection. I put down a layer of top coat and then sponged the tips with basic white. Another layer of top coat and then came the attempt at stamping. You've all seen my previous stamping disasters so I went into this with a cringe on my face. But I read somewhere that you should file the gel bit of your stamper before you use it the first time. Well, I never did this ... didn't know you should, but I figured why not? What's the worst that could happen? The filing could ruin it but it was of no use to me now so worth a shot right? I'm guessing since this attempt at stamping was a roaring success that this does help!



I used my Born Pretty Store stamping plate QA19. I'm pretty sure I received this free last year, just after Christmas, when they did a flash sale/giveaway thing. You can buy it right now for only $0.99! If you'd like to buy this stamping plate or anything else from their site you can always use my 10% off code: MLE10W21. I only had a small amount of trouble with the tree, and that was all my own fault ... I didn't roll the stamper enough on my nail and the tip of the tree didn't stamp. I had to attempt to line it up so it's just a little lopsided. And I did loose a line or two on the house; I don't think you can really tell though.

But overall, I really couldn't be happier. I'm already dreaming of buying some more stamping plates and seeing what other quick and easy designs I can come up with. I don't have time anymore for full out nail art, but I should have time for stamping. :)

Askruk46

Tutorial Tuesday: Rose Polka Dots

Hey everyone! Today I have a brand new Tutorial Tuesday for you, this time for this gorgeous rose polka dots that you might remember from here. I had originally intended to post a tutorial for these bow nails today, because I was absolutely certain that I'd posted this tutorial already. However, after discovering (and double checking) that I hadn't, I decided to push the bow nails back a week and post these instead, considering I promised you a tutorial 'soon' over 3 months ago!  I can only apologise for my idiocy.


I wont bombard you with pictures as you've already seen these before, but just as a reminder for the colours I used 2True - Sienna for the base, 2True - Taylor for the roses, MASH - White, Barry M - Key Lime, and these studs from Born Pretty Store.


Step 1: Paint your nails pink
Step 2: Using a dotting tool and white polish draw dots on alternate nails
Step 3: Using a larger dotting tool paint on darker pink spots, more loosely than the white dots
Step 4: Using a thin brush paint on the shapes of the inside of the roses. For this shade I mixed the base colour and the white together to create a more opaque light pink
Step 5: Using the same brush paint on the leaves in green. 
Step 6: Finish off with a topcoat to seal in your design, and you’re done! You can also add studs whilst the topcoat is still drying if you wish

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

Askruk46

Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2013

Hey everyone! I have some super exciting news for you all today. Some of you may remember that a month or so ago I was asking you all to vote for me for Best New Beauty Blog 2013 in the Cosmopolitan blog awards, and this week was the awards ceremony. I went with the intention of meeting up with some amazing bloggers (aka The Nailasaurus, xameliax, Brit Nails and Lucy's Stash) and with absolutely no expectation of coming away with a prize. So imagine my surprise when I won! I'm still not sure it's entirely sunk in but I'm absolutely honoured to have been chosen and voted for, and I have all you amazing readers to thank, so thankyou. I still cannot believe that I run a successful blog, let alone a prize-winning one, and it is purely down to you, and I really cannot thank you all enough.

I of course couldn't attend without doing my nails, and although I wanted something that I could do on both hands, I also wanted it to be something that stood out, and so I finally settled on this glitter/swirl/stud combo. The base for these nails was 2 coats of Alessandro - Midnight Black*, and 3 coats of Alessandro - Glitter Queen*. I then applied a layer of China Glaze - Fairy Dust to the black. Once that was dry I used a thin brush and white acrylic paint for the swirls, and finally I added the black studs (which I unfortunately cannot remember the origin of but they're most likely from Born Pretty Store) I've also included a few pictures of the event and whatnot after the jump!






Me, Allie from Brit Nails and Amelia from xameliax. Photo credit to Cosmo


I was shaking so much in this photo but I'm very glad it didn't show! Photo credit to Cosmo


Photo credit to Cosmo


All the amazing nails the ladies were wearing!


Photo credit to Amelia


My drink of choice throughout the evening, I think I'll definitely be recreating this at home sometime soon! Photo credit to Amelia


Whilst there were adventured into the photobooth, producing some ridiculous photos that I will most certainly treasure forever

 I couldn't quite believe my eyes with the amazing goody bags we were given. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of mine but here's one from the lovely Amelia




We loved the night so much that we actually ended up being the last to leave. After the event we adventured into London, feeling that the night wasn't quite ready to end. I had an amazing time and we topped off a perfect evening at midnight in Trafalgar square. Photo credit to Amelia

Overall I had one of the best nights of my life. Aside from my awe at winning such an amazing award, I also had a fantastic time with some amazing ladies, and I really hope we get the chance to meet up again soon!
Alice

Askruk46

Born Pretty Matte Polish Review

Hello Everyone! 
I have another Born Pretty review for you today. 

This time I tried Barbaric (B) Girl Matte Nail Polishes seen below.



The set comes with three 12ml matte polishes for $7.99. They offer two different color sets, one seen above and another consisting of white, black and red (also matte) or individual polishes for $4.36.

Onto the swatches we go.

First I have the pink polish. It was pretty bright, almost neon.




The formula on this one was great. Very easy to apply and dried very quickly. I did use three coats for this swatch but two was definitely do-able. 

Next is the blue polish



The formula on this one was more disappointing. This polish was much thicker than the other two. I think it was partly because of the brush though. It was kind of wonky and it made it hard to apply, hence the bumps. This swatch used two coats .

Lastly I have the yellow polish



This polish, like the pink, had a great formula. Easy to work with and dried quickly. This swatch used three thin coats. 

Overall I really liked these polishes. They definitely dried matte - like they are supposed to, not a satin finish.
I'm hoping the formula on the blue polish was just a fluke. 

If you'd like to purchase these polishes or any other item from Born Pretty, please use my coupon code XKL91 for 10% off! 


*This product was provided for review. All opinions are my own and are in no way influenced by anyone.

Askruk46

Born Pretty Tribal Texture Polish Review

It's that time again! Born Pretty review time!

This time I am reviewing the Tribal Texture/Liquid Sand Nail Polish!


I chose the #11 color option. They actually have four different color options to choose from.
Included with the polish you actually receive nail polish remover pads as well. 


They smell amazing! I was really impressed. They aren't the best at removing polish but they do contain a lot of oil that made my cuticles nice. I think they'd be good for when you don't have a lot of polish to remove but want to moisturize your cuticles.

Now onto the polish itself!

First up I have the silver polish.




I really liked this polish. They all applied very nicely, this one was no different. I used two coats for this swatch. This polish is very similar to OPI Solitaire, so if you're looking for a cheaper alternative, Born Pretty is the place to go. 

Next I have the pink polish.


So pretty! 



Again, very nice application. I used 2 coats for this swatch as well. This is also a pretty close dupe to OPI Pussy Galore, so again, cheaper alternative!

Third is the light blue polish.



Love this one! 


It's kind of a frosty blue color. Again, two coats for this swatch. 


Lastly I have the dark blue polish, my favorite of the bunch!



Look how amazing that is!



This was also two coats.

Overall I was very impressed by these polishes! I've never tried any of the new texture polishes so this was a pleasant surprise. All polishes had wonderful formulas, not too thick and dried very quickly. Plus what's good about texture polishes is no topcoat needed! Keep in mind that these polishes are only 6ml, so mini polishes, but you can't beat the price of $4.99 The polish remover is an added bonus too! 

If you'd like to order these polishes or any other nail art supplies from Born Pretty visit their site here. Feel free to use my coupon code 

XKL91 

for 10% off!



*This product was provided for review. All opinions are my own and are in no way influenced by anyone.

Askruk46

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