12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Vampy Ombré

Hi guys! Yesterday was the last day of the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge and that means: Freestyle! And yes, I am posting today. Why? Because I need to study, a lot. And now that the challenge is over I can fully commit to my books again *yaaay*. But first, I want to show you this vampy ombré manicure which is perfect for the holidays.

I was inspired by this bright-to-vampy gradient by Chalkboard Nails and my fingers have been itching ever since Sarah posted hers.

I used the sponge method and painted my nails one coat of red to achieve a seamless transition. 

Materials and polishes used for this manicure: 
Only You - Diabolique
Only you - Fabulous
Catrice - Black to the Routes
Cosmetic sponge

It is fun and easy to do and perfect if you do not have lots of time. Just make sure you tape your cuticles... :-D

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Classy wrapping paper!

Hi there! I am JUST in time to post my present nails (no, actually, I am just a liiiiittle too late). This was the last real prompt of the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge. I wanted to do some very soft, feminine wrapping paper nails, et voilà, here they are!

I am so happy with the way they turned out. So soft and classy and just hmmm. And the cute bow tops it all off! YAS!

Materials and polishes used for this manicure:
OPI - Don't Bossa Nova Me Around
Gosh - Holographic Hero (reformulated)
Sinful Colors - Snow me white
Born Pretty Store - Striping brush

I hope you like my nail art design as much as I do. Please check out the talented ladies below and do not forget to leave them a comment! <3

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Ugly Sweater nails

Hi all! We are down to the last three manicures, it is going so faaaaast. So, today's prompt was ugly sweater nails. I had great plans for this one, GREAT plans. But it turned out.. not so great. But I spent too much time to paint this design and I really really really did not like painting it at all, so I did not bother to do something else. Well, I wanted to do again, but I was too frustrated. Woops. Anyway, if you would like to see some pictures, there is more after the jump!

Materials and polishes used for this manicure:
China Glaze - First Mate
Kiko - 236
White acrylic paint
Born Pretty Store - Striping brush
Born Pretty Store - Nail art brush
Born Pretty Store - Dotting tool

 I am sure the other participants did a great job so make sure to check them out below!

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Glittery Candy Canes

Hellooooo everyone! Today's theme is GLITTER. First I wanted to do Piggieluv's fun glitter manicure, but then I thought: hmmm maybe I want to do something more Christmassy. So I randomly start Googling and I came across this gorgeous Candy Cane design by Lucy's Stash. And I decided to give it a go!

Ahhhh, glitter! 



Materials and polishes used for this manicure:
Essie - Leading Lady
Sinful Colors - Snow me White
Only You - Diabolique
Catrice - Black to the Routes
Born Pretty Store - Striping brush
Born Pretty Store - Nail art brush
Born Pretty Store - Dotting tool

Everyone did a fabulous job as usual, so check out the designs below! And if you liked my design, make sure to leave me a comment! ;-) <3

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Christmas Decorations

Hi guys! Just in time I present you: my Christmas Decoration nail art. Later on I will tell you more about my inspiration and the polishes I used, so make sure to keep reading!

For this nail art design I was inspired by Shellnail1120 on Instagram, in particular this Christmassy design. I love love love everything about her manicure. And I wish I had the same glitters and rhinestones, so my design would turn out a bit better.

Materials and polishes used for this design:
Sinful Colors - Snow me white
Catrice - Goldfinger
Fine gold glitter
Small beads (Born Pretty Store)
Round 2 mm rhinestones (Born Pretty Store)
Elliptic rhinestones (Born Pretty Store)
Hex glitters (Born Pretty Store)
Some cheap small rhinestones

As always, make sure to check out the ladies below!

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Red & Green Plaid Nails!

Hello there! We are over halfway the 12 Days of Christmas Challenge. Phewwww. Today's prompt was red and green, so I created some Christmassy plaid nails. Make sure to keep reading for the details!

I have been wanting to do plaid nails for a veeeeery long time. A while ago, I posted red and black plaid nails on my Instagram, but I never blogged about them. So, here I am with a second attempt and I like them so so much.

I used Nailgasm's tutorial on plaid nails, which is very easy and clear, you should definitely check it out!

Polishes and material used for this manicure:
Only You - Diabolique
Essence - All Access
Kiko - 297
Catrice - Goldfinger
Born Pretty Store - Striping brush

 I mixed one drop of All Access, 297 and Goldfinger to achieve my perfect Christmas green.

I hope you enjoyed this post, and if you did make sure to leave a comment below!

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: 5 (?) Golden Rings

Hey guys! The prompt of today was "pick a line from the 12 days of Christmas song". And I chose "5 golden rings". I know, I know, you do not quite see 5 golden rings. But I painted a gem and used a gold top coat, sooooo. Oh well, I really like them! And if you do to, then please keep reading!

For this manicure I was inspired by the gem nail art Chalkboard Nails has done a while ago. I used her tutorial to get the steps right.

Polishes used for this manicure:
Catrice - Goldfinger
Catrice - Mission lilac
Catrice - Black to the Routes (for mixing and the lines)
Sinful Colors - Snow me white (for mixing)
OPI - Pure 18k white gold and silver top coat

What would your take be on the 12 days of Christmas song? Or have you tried out Chalkboard Nails' gem tutorial?

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Ice, ice, baby blue

Hey all! Today's prompt was actually 'Icy blue and white'. I stopped with icy blue... I was thinking: ahhh silver glitter, that counts as white, right? RIGHT. And that is it. :-D. So, hereby I present: my ice, ice, baby blue silver glitter gradient nails! There is more after the jump.

I regret that my camera and photo setup are not really good at capturing holographic goodness. But you can see the shinyness in the blurred parts of the pictures!

Polishes and glitter used for this manicure:
Faby - Don't disturb my Puppy
Essence - Hello holo
Born Pretty Store - Silver hex holographic glitter

I created the gradient by applying Hello holo on a cosmetic sponge and dabbing that onto my nail. Just repeat that step until you got your desired opacity. I also added some bigger holographic glitters for some extra Christmas-y feels.

And there you go, day 5 already! I hope you like it and if you do, then please let me know in the comment section below.

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Minion Santa!

Hey all! Today's prompt is Santa of Elves. I was sure I wanted to paint Santa, but I did not really want a reaaal Santa. So I randomly start searching on Google when I stumbled upon Minion Santa! If you want to see some detailed pictures or know what polishes I used, then there is more after the jump.

For this mani, I was inspired by Nailstorming. I thought it was so cute and I just could not resist re-creating it.

Polishes used for this mani:
Sinful Colors - Snow me white
Catrice - Black to the Routes
Catrice - Birdy Reloaded!
Only You - Diabolique
Kiko - 328
Cadillacquer - Glowing Christmas

As always, make sure to check out some more Santas or Elves below. And let me know what you think in the comments!

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Snowflakes

Hello reader. Why yes, you read it right: I am (finally) participating again in a Christmas Challenge. Well, I am trying to, so bear with me! The prompt of today is snowflakes! I am pretty excited about this mani, because it turned out so good. As usual, it does look better in person, haha.

Polishes used:
Essie - Grow Stronger
Gosh - Bubble Gum
Faby - Don't Disturb My Puppy
Essie - Lilacism
Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
Urban Lacquer - NaCl
Faby - Top Coat Fast Dry

Thanks for reading and I will be back with the second prompt!

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12 Days of Christmas: Snowflakes

Another quick post! Today's theme of the Christmas Challenge is Snowflakes. I used this Youtube tutorial by IndigoNova1, make sure to check out her channel! Hers are way more beautiful, but I am quite pleased with mine too. No, I actually really love them. They came out waaaay better than I had expected, yay!

So I used Bourjois Blue Water as a base colour, I drew the snowflakes with a white polish: Only You White French and these nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store. After that I added some ILNP Matthew Peri glitter around the snowflakes and I topped it all with my all-time favourite topcoat: Essence Top Sealer.

You can buy your own I Love Nail Polish bottles here! Barbra just released a new collection: the New Year's Collection, so make sure to check it out!

12 Days of Christmas: Gifts

Quick post!
Yep, I am late, AGAIN. But I am catching up, or at least I'm trying. I don't have a lot of time to design something complicated, so this cute bow has to do the for the theme of today (actually of Friday), which is Gifts!

I used Ooh La Lacquer - Beware of the Plastics as a base colour. For the bow I used Kiko - 236, NYC - City Blackout and nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store.

Oh yeah, you can buy Ooh La Lacquer on Etsy!

12 Days of Christmas: Holiday Movie

Gotta be having déjà vu?! Yes, I was lazy and I used this manicure as a base for my Snowmen nails.

So what Holiday Movie inspired me? Well, it's Blauwteen Het Kerstelfje, or Bluetoes The Christmas Elf!

It was my favourite Christmas movie when I was little and it's just super cute and hmm!

And for the ones who don't know who Bluetoes is, check him out here!

Oh yeah, my nails represent his blue toes, OBVIOUS.

So I basically used the same as yesterday, minus the acrylic paints and nail art brushes.

12 Days of Christmas: Snowmen

Yes, yes, I know, I'm ridiculously late with the Snowmen nails. Normally, I had to post these on Sunday and today I had to post my nails inspired by a holiday movie. I'll post my holiday movie nails tomorrow, pinky promise.

So, for this manicure I used:
  - Bourjois Bleu Water
  - Only You White French
  - Acrylic paints
  - Nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store
  - Essence Top Sealer

And I used this tutorial for the snowman. And I used the sponge technique for the gradient!

12 Days of Christmas: Candy Canes

Today's challenge is... Candy Canes! Really excited about this one, because I used my first Essie EVER and because I used a superstunning indie Polish: Moon Shine by Forever Polished. The lovely Ashley from Forever Polished sent me a few of her gorgeous polishes and I will post a swatch every week, and that for FIVE WEEKS!

Alright, onto the Challenge! So today's Candy Canes and I was so happy with this theme. I wanted to do a candy cane pattern for so long, but I never got to it. So today was the perfect day!

As I already mentioned, I used Essie's Leading Lady on my thumb and my pinky. It's my first Essie and it didn't dissapoint me at all. Great application, great colour, quick drytime and I only needed two coats. Then for my index finger and my ring finger I used Only You - White French, H&M - Cherry and nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store. Then for my middle finger, I painted on a layer of Only You - White French and I topped it off with 2 coats of Forever Polished - Moon Shine.

Who of you likes candy canes? Everyone? Duh..

12 Days of Christmas: Holiday Song

Today's the second day of the 12DoC Nail Art Challenge. The theme is a Holiday Song. From the first minute I saw this theme I thought RUDOLPH! So these are my Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - nails. They're quite abstract, but they're so stinkin' cute!

I used Only You - Geisha, Essence - Café Olé as a base colour, NYC - City Blackout, Only You - White French, Kiko - 324 for the antlers and H&M - Cherry and Essence - Glamourous Life for his nose!
I also used dotting tools and nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store. To seal in the design, I painted on a layer of Essence - Top Sealer.

What's your favourite Christmas song?

12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Tree

So this happened, I joined a Christmas Challenge. I never did a nail art challenge before, so it was about time! And I really wanted to do a Christmas Challenge so.. Perfect!

Today's the first day of the challenge and the theme is, as you obviously can see, Christmas Tree. And here's my creation!

This is what I used for this manicure:
  Only You - Geisha
  Acrylic Paints
  H&M - Cherry
  Catrice - Golddigger
  Round rhinestones from Born Pretty Store
  Nail art brushes from Born Pretty Store
  Essence - Top Sealer

Wednesday is the next Challenge, EXCITEMENT!

Oh by the way, if you want to buy some nail art brushes or rhinestones yourself, don't forget to use my Born Pretty Store coupon code AYJ61 and get 10% discount on your order!

Are you participating in a Christmas Nail Art Challenge?