Nail art "arcobaleno sui piedi"





Prodotti utilizzati:


Base trasparente
smalto celeste olografico pupa n°033
colore acrilico americana blu
sticker essence nail art tattoo
top coat

Askruk46

Feature Friday

Hey girlies. I'm calling today 'Feature Friday'. I'm thinking of making this a regular thing where I feature a blog or a blog post that caught my interest during the week.


I love reading other blogs, and I'm certainly not ashamed of it! What I also love is give those bloggers some love and helping other readers find those blogs, so I thought this was the perfect thing for me to do. I'm just hoping the bloggers I feature don't mind a little extra traffic. Is it blog etiquette to ask first? If it is, I'm sorry. I'll ask next week, I promise. I just don't want to miss my chance to feature this post today.


That said, I want to feature a post by Manicurator today. It's a splatter nail and it's definitely one of the better, more eye-catching splatters I've seen to date. The colors work so well together. Manicurator also did a wonderful job with her splatter technique. The splatter isn't too crowded and there aren't too many larger splatters. Like she said in her post, they give these nails character. They're a perfect splatter in my opinion.



So, gaze upon this awesomeness. Then go to her blog to see more pictures of these nails and her other manis. Give her a follow or a nice comment on one of her posts, she totally deserves it!! :)

What do you gals think of Feature Friday becoming a regular thing?

These nails are not mine. This is simply a feature post in an attempt to give another blogger some love.

Askruk46

Pupa Holographic n°033



Smalto Pupa Holographic n°033
un celeste molto chiaro con la particolarità dello stupendo effetto olografico che al sole diventa spettacolare formando un vero e proprio arcobaleno sulle unghie!
si asciuga in tempi velocissimi ma bisogna mettere il top coat perchè tende a diventare un po' opaco...
Abbastanza coprente con una passata ma per ottenere il massimo del colore se ne consigliano due!

Askruk46

Essence "glamorous life" n°91



Smalto Essence colour & go "glamorous life" n°91
un rosso ciliegia veramente bello e particolare con dei micro micro glitter rosa/argento
non è molto coprente, per ottenere il massimo dal colore si consigliano 3 passate!

Askruk46

Essence "a lovely secret" n°86



Smalto Essence colour & go "a lovely secret" n°86
Lilla molto carino con dei riflessi viola/fucsia visibili al sole 
abbastanza coprente ma per ottenere il massimo dal colore si consigliano 2 passate!

Askruk46

The Dalek Rule This Galaxy

The Dalek Rule This Galaxy


nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer


I mentioned on my Facebook page last week that I was doing my first galaxy nail. I also mentioned that I had to put my own spin on them. I left you all in the dark on just what kind of spin. Well, it's a Doctor Who spin. Most of you probably won't recognize the Doctor Who reference, but I hope you enjoy the nails anway. I thought of using the Tardis but I decided to go the road less traveled and do a Dalek ... or maybe just Dalek inspired since it's not a perfect replica.


nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer


What galaxy is complete without a Dalek or two? None, I tell you, none! The Dalek nails aren't something just anyone would recognize, but it's a nice in-joke among fans. I'm just curious, how many of you recognized the nail right away or got excited when you read the title?


nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer


Some of you may recognize this gold nail from last post's Golden Twilight nails. Not only is the color Bold Gold ... it's the same nail! I took off the Twilight Rays color but kept Bold Gold. It has held up very nicely, hasn't it? I just added the Born Pretty gold nail studs and a few layers of top coat to keep them in place. The nail studs are a great match in color for Bold Gold and make for a near perfect Dalek!


nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer


I was utterly terrified of doing galaxy nails after hearing all the horror stories, but I think these turned out really well being my first try and all.


nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer


I decided to use a creme black for space but stuck to shimmer polishes for the galaxies. The stars dotted on are a white creme. I also used this white for the galaxy base. The galaxies are made up of shimmer yellow, orange, and peach for the lighter shades and a deep shimmer metallic purple and a shimmer blue for the darker shades. I used a purple glitter, a blue holo glitter, a silver holo glitter, and a simple fine glitter for the stars not dotted on. It was all very shiny and glittery!

nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer

I couldn't resist bringing out my blue/white light and seeing what they looked like under that. I think it was one of my better ideas to use only shimmer and glitter polishes.


nails nail art polish manicure mani Dalek Doctor Who Galaxy stars glitter shimmer gradient eyeshadow applicator brush sponge
Image from Alibaba.com


For those looking for simpler solution to using a sponge, whether for galaxy nails or gradients or any other nail where a sponge would come in handy, use an eyeshadow applicator. I found this worked so much better for me than any kind of sponge. Not only did I pick up a pack of 12 (60mm) applicators for cheap at my local dollar store, I had better control while using them. They are made to fit in your hand so they keep a wet mani intact while you do the opposite hand and are small enough to move around your entire nail easily. I can also use and reuse these. For these nails, I only used one side of an applicator! Not even the front and back of one side, just one side.


So, what do you guys think of galaxy nails? I know I will definitely be doing these again! 


Polish Used
LA Colors - Black
Sally Hansen - White On
Pure Ice - Unzip Me
Pure Ice - Twinkle
Revlon - Tangerine
Funky Fingers - Power Chord
China Glaze - Blue Year's Eve
L.A Girl Glitter Addict - Eutopia
Funky Fingers - Flashing Lights
Wet n Wild - Kaleidoscope
LA Colors - Glitter

Askruk46

Golden Twilight

Maybelline New York Color Show Bold Gold Twilight Rays black glitter shimmer nails nail art polish


Today's post puts Maybelline New York's new Color Show nail polish in the spotlight. Color Show is part of Maybelline's collection of runway colors. The Color Show collection comes in, get this, 40 new shades!! 30 hot colors and 10 statement pieces. The hot colors are mostly bright, bold neons and deep shimmer filled polishes while the statement pieces encompass crackle like polishes they call shredded, denims, and metallics. These polishes are priced to sell as well. I picked these two up for about $2.97 a bottle. I read somewhere that the top price is likely to be $3.99, but check your local shops to be sure. With the price and multitude of shades you can always have nails like a supermodel.


Maybelline New York Color Show Bold Gold Twilight Rays black glitter shimmer nails nail art polish


I felt myself very lucky to find these polishes in stores already. My town is usually the last to receive new products. With this in mind I immediately grabbed Twilight Rays and Bold Gold. Twilight Rays is a black polish filled with a gold glittery shimmer. I found the gold glitters nearly disappeared into the black with three coats of polish. Even in sunlight they didn't really pop like I thought they would. Nice to be sure, but not what I was expecting.


Maybelline New York Color Show Bold Gold Twilight Rays black glitter shimmer nails nail art polish


Bold Gold is a shade I have been looking for for what seems like forever. I've tried handfuls of gold polishes looking for this exact shade and texture. I'm ecstatic to finally own this color after so long. Bold Gold is a gorgeous yellow gold metallic. It has a very fine shimmer effect to it that doesn't overpower the delicate color like some other polishes. This is a perfect gold in my opinion! While Twilight Rays left me slightly disappointed, Bold Gold really stepped up.


I will say I had some major trouble getting Bold Gold to stay on my nails while painting them. The brush kept swiping the polish right off. The polish itself looked to be separating, oddly enough. When it was swiped off it left behind a watery oil with no color. I had to start over after my first attempt. I have reason to believe the polish was reacting to my base coat since I used a different base coat on my second attempt and things went smoother. There were still a few problems but no separation. A second coat of Bold Gold took care of that.


That said, Bold Gold stayed on my nails for about a week. I'm sure it would have lasted longer if I hadn't removed it myself. It had absolutely no chips and not even any wear on the tips when I took it off last night. Amazing!


Maybelline New York Color Show Bold Gold Twilight Rays black glitter shimmer nails nail art polish

Here is a close up of Twilight Rays. You can see the shimmer is actually a combination of tiny flecks of micro glitters and larger, yet still very small, hexagonal glitters.

Maybelline New York Color Show Bold Gold Twilight Rays black glitter shimmer nails nail art polish

And here is a close up of Bold Gold. You can see the shimmer really well here.


No matter what you think of the two colors I picked out of this collection you should definitely check it out for yourselves. With so many shades to be found in this collection you're sure to find a color created just for you.

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