Glitter Gradient Nails

Hi,

I am still doing simple nail art these days. Though things are getting better with the baby (mostly!) we kind of have a schedule where I get a couple of hours here and there to myself while he naps (again mostly). So here's a glitter gradient I did.

Base is China Glaze Re-fresh Mint. Loving this colour at the moment.

Glitter gradient is with Jordana LA City Nights. It's a mix of medium turquoise and purple micro glitter.

I love how simple and neat this turns out without too much hard work.

You should try a glitter gradient if you like glitter nails but dont wanna go OTT with it.

Till I see you next. Ta-daa

In the mood for some polish! ChG Velvet Bow

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Hi Ya, Long time no mani! But today I mani-ed!!! Sorry for being AWOL!

but lotsa things going on. Missed u guys!

Base: ChG Velvet Bow

Sally Hansen: Strobe light

Revlon: Sunshine sparkle

The base is lovely dark creme polish. Smooth in 2 coats. Topped with SV.

I was going for a gradient effect with the glitter, but eh!!?

Accent is dotted with Revlon sunshine sparkle, not one of my favourites. Its tacky, streaky and takes ages to dry.

Well, here's hoping to catch you again soon!

Darling Diva's: Channeling Coco

Today I have for you: Darling Diva's Channeling Coco!

Isnt it such a darling!!! Cotton candy encrusted with magical gems!

Layered over a light pastel pink polish as I found DD's Channeling Coco a bit sheer.

Thats 2 coats and some fishing of glitter. Applied smooth. Dried in 5 mins.

Now the glitter is meant to be sparse..thats the beauty of the polish..but I found I wasnt getting as much as I'd like..so I had to fish out a bit.

If you are looking for a polish that does not go over the top with glitter..but just a tiny bit of classy sprinkling of glitter...This one is for you! ♥ ♥ ♥

Contains: Big Pink glitter and small black hexes. I really love how the black glitter shows through.

Retail for $8 on etsy for a 15 ml full sized bottle. Can buy here.

Darling Diva's Polishes reached me flat 15 days. You can read my review of the other one here.

I couldnt stamp over this one. It just looked soo pretty on it own.

Arent you drooling? ♥

*Polish sent for review. But opinions are my own and honest

Darling Diva's Release the Kraken V2: Swatches!

I cant tell you how excited I am to write this post!!!

A couple of weeks ago I saw this polish on a blog and I fell head over heels in laaauuu!! (love)!

I kept looking and searchin for this polish and landed up on this etsy page here: 

Darling Diva Polish: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DarlingDivaPolish 

We got talking and the lovely creator of this polish Carrie sent me a pretty package!

Today I am reviewing one of my fav polishes ever!

Presenting.... Release the Kraken V2!!

Now Kraken is the name of the legendary sea-monster-giant-octopus more famously seen in Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. And this Kraken looks adorable!!

$8 for 15ml (Most of Darling Diva's polishes retail for $8-12)

They reached me in India in 15 days flat!! I was very impressed!

White Jelly base filled with a bazillion colored glitters in various hex and square sizes

There are also some translucent hexes which shine very pretty!

Applied smoothly and took me 3 coats to make opaque. There is no white undercoat in these pics.

The polish is slightly thick but I believe it helps suspend the glitter better. There was zero fishing involved in painting my nails. The polish bottle is generously filled with glitter.

Cant describe how much excitement this polish has caused for me! :)

No chipping, no tearing for 3-4 days.

Stamped an accent in bold polka with Konad Red using RA 103

(jus an interesting tidbit: The red polish I was posing with above: slipped out and fell 12 storeys down!!! Fortunatley it didnt hurt anyone as if fell in some hedges and unfortunately I couldnt find it..so someone probably got lucky :D )

Dont you wanna try some Kraken for yourself???

*Polish sent for review. But opinions are my own and honest

Mattened Glitter Nails

Pinterest can get sooo addictive!

I had seen a mani on pinterest with matt glitter nails..but I couldnt figure out what polishes were used.

You can see the pin here and my pin board here

I attempted to do it with what I had. I knew I wanted duo-chromy glitter.

I painted the black base with Sally Hansen 

Made glitter gradient with Kleancolor Chunky Holo Fuschia.

KC Holo Fuschia glows from yellow-green to pink-red. I've tried to capture the glitter from both ends of the spectrum. See how it starts from yellow and is amber-red at the tips.

How to do a glitter gradient? I get this search term a lot..so here's how:

For a glitter gradient: I added a single coat of KC all over the nail. Allow a few mins to dry.

Next dabbed some KC at halfway down the nail. Again allow a few mins to dry.

Now just dab again using the glitter polish at the tips.

I added the Inglot Matt top coat after a day as I liked the glistening nails. However I like the matt version better.

It looked so much pretty in real! like twinkling lights. 

You have to matt-en some glitter to see what I mean. It looks absolutely gorgeous!! 

Have you tried to matt-en glitter?

Black White and Glitter Nails

Whats not to like?

Classic Black and White? Check!

Glitter? Check!

Nail Art? Check!

I neeeeeed more Glitter polishes!! More More More!!

Base: Colorbar Exclusive 37 (white)

Glitter on accent: WnW Party of Five

Stamping Plate: Konad M85 from my Violetbag Haul.

I like this design from Konad..abstract and it allows to show the base too..plus non flowery.

I just think we dont need any more flowery nail plate designs..there are waaaay too much of those.

This is accent looked sooo pretty in real! It looks like the top coat smeared a bit in this macro..but I couldnt really see that in real.

Have a good start to this week!!!