Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts

Friday, October 20, 2017

Artistic Nail Design Holiday Hangover collection swatches & review


Ho ho holiday collection! Artistic Nail Design has come out with a festive rainbow of a collection that will knock your socks off with its shimmer and shine!

The Holiday Hangover collection is bursting with happy holiday colors that are easy and smooth to apply, have great coverage and even better drying time. I've come to depend on the excellent quality of this brand, and each shade comes in regular polish as well as gel polish. This makes the collection all the more versatile ! I can wax poetic all I want but words will never do these polishes justice, so let's just jump right in!

Saturday, December 24, 2016

All I want for Christmas... nail art


All I want for Christmas is you... with a little twist! I know it's naughty :-p

I feel this immense pleasure (wrong word for such a design? Hehehe) when I am able to match acrylic paint to the color of a polish and have it go 'invisible'. Can't see it in the light, but it shows up in the dark!

It's Serum No. 5 Wisteria-ously Bright, Laven-daringly Bright, Awesome Blossom & Atomic Peach, the last of which was a perfect match for one of my Apple Barrel acrylic paints.
I painted the words & the snowflakes with acrylic paint and a brush from the Berry Wine brush set from Winstonia. You can use my code PIGGIE for 10% off your Winstonia order :) Merry Christmas!


I hope you guys have the BEST Christmas, however you choose to spend it :)

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Wet winter nail art


The waterdrops are why I called it 'Wet winter'! Yeah you try and name all of your nail art, see how well it goes after almost 5 years XD Aaaanyways...

The base for this accent nail is No Taming My Twinkle by Artistic Nail Design, and I've reviewed it here. It makes the perfect sparkly background for a winter scene like this, like a starry sky! I painted the scenery with acrylic paint and the Berry Wine brush set from Winstonia. It's called the bloggers' favorite and now I know why, it's amazing! They have been kind enough to give me a discount code to share with you all, you can use PIGGIE at checkout for 10% :D This is not an affiliate code and I get nothing in return when you use it. It's just a discount ;-)
The silver is from this cool kit I've gotten the honor of trying. It's the Chrome Mirror Powder kit from EZ Dip Nails and it came with... hold your breath... a regular air drying top coat that is suitable for use with chrome pigment powders! (OK you can breathe now!) I'm really happy with this stuff because it makes all those gorgeous chrome nails possible without a UV lamp! It works as easy as applying the 'Top Pure' top coat, letting it dry, rubbing some powder on it until it's smooth and shiny, and then applying another coat of the Top Pure!

To clarify all of this, I'll record a tutorial and upload it to my Instagram and Facebook tomorrow so you can see how it works ;-)






I received Artistic Nail Design No Taming My Twinkle, the Winstonia Berry Wine brush set & the EZ Dip Nails Chrome Mirror Powder kit as a press sample. Opinions expressed are 100% my own and not influenced in any way other than the quality of the product itself.  

Sunday, December 18, 2016

'Tis the season nail art for Christmas


"Tis the season to be jolly!" thought the little snowman, as he planted a wide smile on his frozen face!

I've been editing a friend's book this week so I have storytelling on my mind. Let me tell you about the origin story of this nail art! First, there was a black coat of polish, and a pattern made with black one step gel polish. Then, a freaky lady who is too obsessed with her nails applied a magical powder called Silver Star by Mitty over it, It stuck and made a wonderous metallic relief!

Now dear readers, you might want to know that the blue glitter polish is Swan Lake by Masura and I have reviewed it here.

The little happy snowman came into creation with acrylic paint, a brush from the Winstonia Rose Noire brush set, and a whiff of magic!





I received Masura Swan Lake, Mitty Silver Star & the Winstonia Rose Noire brush set as a press sample. Opinions expressed are 100% my own and not influenced in any way other than the quality of the product itself.  

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Happy Christmas penguin nail art


It's here! My first Christmas design! Piggie has dressed up for the occasion, he's in a festive mood :D

The base for this nail art is not a duochrome like you might think! I used two chrome powders from Mitty, named Blue Bullet and Pearly Pink. I applied them over a black base but these are very versatile and will give a variety of effects over different colors. I made a sort of gradient with the two pigment powders, applying Pearly Pink to the top of the nail, Blue Bullet to the bottom, and I mixed up some powder before adding that to the middle part.

I painted the snowflakes with acrylic paint and my Candy 00 brush from Mitty. The little penguin friend was made using with a brush from the Winstonia Rose Noire brush set.
It's a miracle I ever even got this nail art done! I looked up what kind of eyes a penguin has and got caught up watching Happy Feet videos on YouTube. Aaand then I watched both movies on Netflix while painting these nails. My favorite characters are Ramon (seriously, who doesn't love that shorty) and Will & Bill the krill!














I received all of the polishes in this article as a press sample. Opinions expressed are 100% my own and not influenced in any way other than the quality of the product itself.  

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Santa dog nail art for Christmas


So here's the thing: Santa is actually a dog. Yes he is! He asked me to tell you so everyone would know not to set out chocolate cookies for him anymore :-p He says thanks and merry Christmas too!

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Christmas camouflage nail art


I'm so into the whole Christmas scene that I'm blending into the scenery :-p Especially my pinkie and index finger! I had some trouble finding a view to use for this design, so what you're seeing is actually a setup in my closet, and only this side of the tree is decorated.... hihi! There's a video that outlines the whole process so click to see more!

Monday, December 21, 2015

Freehand blue Christmas nail art


This Christmas nail art design was completely inspired by My Nail Polish Online only I don't have those fancy stamping plates (or any at all) so I had to paint my snowflakes by hand & I painted the Merry Christmas in a chic font. Video tutorial is included, click to see more!

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Golden Christmas drips nail art


Glitter is dripping from my cuticles, I am bleeeeding Christmas! I know drips have become cliché nail art but I've never seen them done in 3D so here :-p There's no complicated freehand involved so come check out the tutorial! You'll love it!

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Freehand The Grinch nail art for Christmas


"Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, he thought, means a little bit more!" I had a MASSIVE headache while painting this nail art design so at one point I had to stop and accept it as it was. You'll want to inspect the macro photo for yourself ;-) Click to see more!


Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Secret Christmas message nail art


Santa hates you! ... or does he? I'm so confused :-p This not so traditional Christmas nail art design was inspired by Finch and Hare! There's a video tutorial that will show you how to make it ;-) Click to see more!

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Glow in the dark abstract Christmas tree nail art


Rainbow Christmas! What's Christmas without a little glow, right :-p I don't usually do abstract nail art designs because it doesn't always 'click' in my brain, but I have to say I like this one! There's a video tutorial too ofcourse, so click to see more!

Friday, December 11, 2015

Christmas horror nail art - Zombie snowman & demonic presents


What's that lurking in the dark, behind that pile of snow? And what did Santa bring you...? Okay I might be missing Halloween already :-p So I figured, why not make horror Christmas nail art? There's two designs for the price of one, plus a video tutorial, so click to see more!

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Penguins under mistletoe nail art for Christmas


It's like a little, except a lot. And didn't you know? Penguins like Christmas too! They like their Christmas hats and scarves because brrr, it can get pretty chilly up there on the North Pole! This might just be the cutest Christmas nail art design I've painted. Ever. Come see the video tutorial!

Monday, December 7, 2015

Christmas lights nail art with fiber optics


Finally, I get to post Christmas nail art! And I'm kicking the holiday season off with a blast, one of my crazy crazy nail art designs with fiber optics & flashing lights! You'll want to see this design in action, so click to see more!

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Christmas holly nail art


Merry Christmas to all of you!!! I hope you're having a great time with family, friends, fur babies or other loved ones :) To those of you who don't celebrate Christmas: happy random Thursday! This mani is all I had time for but it's sparkly and festive and really easy to paint! Click to see more!

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Sugared candy canes nail art + video tutorial


Hey there! I made this design using striping tape, I thought it would look like candy canes but they actually remind me more of those peppermint cushion candies, do you know them? Anyways, these glow in the dark, so I wouldn't eat them :-p I'll show you how I made it in a video tutorial! Click to see more!

Friday, December 19, 2014

Burlesque Christmas ladies nail art, HPB December linkup


Hey ladies, meet my ladies! They're having some fun this Christmas :-p I know it's a little more daring than what I usually do but hey! It's the holidays, I'm allowed to be a little crazy! Click to see more and to check out my video!

Monday, December 15, 2014

Christmas trees nail art


Hey there! Time for something fun! With everybody posting their Christmas trees EVERYWHERE, I thought I'd give into the cliche and show you mine. The gorgeous deep red base polish is Gothic Gala Lacquers Vallis Sanguine, it's one of my favorites and absolutely perfect for the season!! Click to see more!