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: Snowman

Hellooooo!

Welcome at day 3 of the Christmas challenge! Today's prompt is snowman. Obviously.. Keep reading because there are more pretty pictures after the jump!

I was browsing the interwebz for some inspiration and I stumbled upon Boom Nails. She did a super cute snowmani (see what I did there, ha!) and I just kind of copied it. Normally, I take inspiration of nail art, but this one was just tooo sweet. I loooove the colours she picked out and her snowmen are so cute.

Nail polishes used in this mani:
Catrice - Birdy reloaded!
Catrice - Black to the RoutesChina Glaze - First mate
Essence - Let's get lost
Essie - Bond with whomever
Gosh - Bubble gumKiko - 357
Kiko - 324
Sinful Colors - Snow me white

I also mixed up different nail polishes to achieve the colour I wanted on my middle finger and thumb and pinky. 

 Let me know in the comments if you like it! And make sure to check out the snowmani (hehe) of the wonderful ladies below! <3

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12 Days of Christmas Challenge: Christmas Trees

Hay guys!

The prompt of the Christmas nail art challenge today is Christmas trees! Yay!

When I saw the prompt, I immediately knew what I wanted to do: mini Christmas trees. And here we are :D.

Nail polishes used for this mani:
Sinful Colors - Snow me white
Catrice - Black to the roots
Catrice - Birdy reloaded!
Catrice - Goldfinger
Kiko - 297
Kiko - 324
Cadillacquer - Glowing Christmas
Cadillacquer - Night Clouds
Cadillacquer - Between two Fir Trees

Make sure to check out the manis of all wonderful ladies who participate in the challenge! 

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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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