Born Pretty Store BK Review + Nail Art

I wasn't going to do a post this week because I have so much work to do, but when I received these polishes in the post from Born Pretty Store I knew I wanted to create some nail art along with the review. The products I received were #13 and #16 from these polishes. All swatches are without topcoat. More photos after the jump!






First up is #16 (unfortunately these dont have names, only numbers) which is your typical red, the red I'd previously been using was more jelly-like and I'm glad to have received this one as it's a lot more opaque, this will definitely be my go-to red from now on. In this photo I used 2 coats, but I could probably have got away with just the one (it really is the perfect red). The polish also wasn't as thick as I thought it would be, I'd say it was what I'd consider "normal" consistency and for the opacity you get that's definitely a good thing!



The second polish is #13 which is a lovely pink. and although I have tons of pinks in my collection this is actually completely different to all I own, I wasn't expecting it to be because it seems pretty generic but it it's a really lovely shade, I struggled to capture it properly in the pictures. Again I used 2 coats for full opacity. 


Remember you can use my code KHL91 to get 10% off these polishes, which are $2.95 each with free shipping!


I decided to create some nail art with #13 and when looking through my 'to do' list I decided it would be a good time to recreate my 'Inspired by fashion' nails from the 31 day nail art challenge which I've been meaning to do in pink for a while. What do you think?


Hope you like them! Alice

This product was sent to me for review but any opinions included are entirely my own and were not affected in any way by anyone else

Q is for ...

I am a sick, sick woman and, in a totally different way, so is the little guy on my nails today. What could I do for Q in the ABC Challenge? Queen, quilt, or maybe even quiz? Of course not! You know me, I have to think outside the box with this challenge. Brace yourself!

Q is for ... queasy. And I'm getting a little queasy just looking at them.

nails nailart nail art polish mani manicure Spellbound ABC Challenge Q is for Queasy Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow Revlon Garden green splatter face vomit sick

Yes, that is what it looks like ... 'sick up' splatter using Revlon Garden over Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow.

Are you feeling a little queasy now too?

Nail art "Magical Winter"




Prodotti utilizzati: 

Base coat
smalto argento essence
colori acrilici: blu, lilla, bianco e nero
Top coat
Tutorial:


Portachiavi "Pinguino"



Portachiavi in gel uv interamente realizzato e dipinto a mano...

P is for ...

Hello everyone. Welcome to 2013!! :) Today's post was supposed to be for the letter Q in the ABC Challenge but, after the Christmas rush, I felt like doing nothing, so I'm a little behind in my posts. I don't feel right moving onto Q before posting P so ...

P is for ... Phoenix.

nails nailart nail art polish mani manicure Spellbound ABC Challenge P is for Phoenix Harry Potter Fawkes flames red yellow orange black Wet n Wild I red a good book Sally Hansen Sun Kissed Lightening white L.A. Colors fire

I cringe a little looking at this design. I was cleaning my usual nail art brush and the bristles came out. I was stunned because I was cleaning it like I always clean my brushes. I wasn't any more or less rough/gentle or pulling on the bristles excessively. I'm really not pleased because I pay an outrageous price for these brushes—4 brushes for about $15! I think I'll be ordering my brushes online from now on; for my usual price I can probably get a full set.

So, all brush rants aside, this design is a little messier than my usual since I had to use a thicker brush for the line work. Still, I felt very Harry Potter creating this phoenix ... though it's not as stunning as Fawkes. :)

OPI "jade is the new black"



Opi "jade is the new black"
Smalto verde foresta, laccato privo di riflessi, molto bello e intenso.
Coprente con una sola passata e asciuga in tempi abbastanza rapidi!
Non ha neanche bisogno del top coat perchè è veramente lucido!

Shaka "moonlight" n°115


Smalto Shaka n°115
Grigio perlato molto chiaro con dei riflessi blu/argento
ideale per l'inverno (ricorda molto il ghiaccio!)
non molto coprente, per rendere il colore omogeneo occorrono almeno 2 passate...
Prezzo: 1,99 €