Vintage Romance

Good morning everyone!! How was Valentine's for you? It was our first V-day post marriage & we celebrated with a nice candlelight dinner, flowers & a red velvet cake I baked. I wanted to do a special mani for the day but I can't draw intricate hearts & I don't own any nail stamps. So I decided to go with a soft vintage feel on my nails. This one was seriously time consuming & required a ton of materials, but the end result was surely worth it.

For the index finger, I used a soft blue & white polish & striping tape to create the stripes & topped it with a fimo heart (cute, no?). The middle finger has a light pink base with glitter. On the ring, light blue base with pink roses, & a pearl, rhinestone & stud on a glitter pink base for the pinky.

Materials Used

Light pink: local

White: NYX White

Blue: Avon Aqua Fantasy

Pink: Maybelline Colorshow Hooked On Pink

 Green: local

Chunky glitter: Nyx Pink Glitter

Glitter: Nyx Crystal

Fimo heart, striping tape, pearl, stud: Born Pretty Store

Rhinestone: local

 

Red with Rhinestones

Good morning everyone!! The wedding season is on in full swing & this is how I did my nails for the wedding I'd to attend last week. I was running short on time & patience, so I simply chose to go with a blinged-out accent nail. Applied two coats of this amazing red & used beads, studs & rhinestones on the ring finger. It turned out to be simple yet eye catching. What do you think??

Materials Used

Maybelline Colorshow Keep Up the Flame

Beads: local

Rhinestones: local

Studs: Born Pretty Store

Christmas Nails

Good morning everyone!! I know this post is shamelessly late, but I'd so much happening in the last couple of weeks that I just couldn't find the time to post the nails I did for Christmas. There was illness, a number of outings, trying to spend as much time as possible with our family & my brother leaving for Australia for further studies yesterday. I'm gonna miss him badly :(

Coming back to the mani, I applied 2 coats of a dark green polish, sponged on some fine gold glitter polish on the lower half & used beads & rhinestones to create the look of tree ornaments. On the ring finger, 2 coats of red, tape & green polish to create the tree, chunky glitters for the ornaments & a star stud to finish the look. This looked really stunning in person & I'm so proud of it. What do you think??

 

Polishes Used

Red: Maybelline Colorshow Keep Up the Flame

Green: local

Gold glitter: Faces All That Glitters

Multi glitter: NYX Multi Glitter

Rhinestones: local

Beads: local

Stud: Born Pretty Store

Orange & Pink

Good morning everyone!! FINALLY the weather has cooled down but the sudden drop in temperature brought me down with a bad case of cold & sore throat. I'd a string of events to attend the week before that so I decided to really glam my nails with all the bling I could lay my hands on. I sponged a pink & orange polish on my nails to create a gradient effect & topped it with a glitter topcoat to blend it further. Then I went crazy with rhinestones, studs & gold beads to create this gorgeous design. I'm SO IN LOVE with these. It's my favorite of all the manis I've done to date. Do you agree??

Polishes Used

Orange: Colorama Laranja Citrico

Pink: Maybelline: Hooked On Pink

Glitter: NYX Crystal

Rhinestones: local

Studs: local

Beads: local

Stars, Glitter & Leopard Print

Good afternoon everyone!! I'm late again this time. Posting the mani I wore last week today. The weird weather that we're experiencing of late just seems to sap all my energy & leaves me feeling lazy to anything more than necessary. Anyways coming back to the mani, I wanted to do something simple & no-fuss & so came up with this. The stars seen here were plain silver ones which I painted using polish in the colors I wanted. Hope you like it :)

Polishes Used

Pink: Maybeline Colorshow Hooked On Pink

Black: Revlon Black Out

Glitter Black: Maybelline Starry Night

Silver: Maybelline Dazzling Diva

Star Studs: Born Pretty Store

Rhinestones: Local

Pink & Yellow Roses

Good morning everyone!! I know summer has long gone by, but this week I was inspired to try something floral with roses. Now they aren't the most perfect representation of roses, but I did give it my best shot. The base yellow is one of my favorite yellows as its quite subtle & wearable for everyone. With 2 coats of it, I used a light & bright pink color for the roses, light green for the leaves & finished with white dots. It reminds me of a summery floral print dress. What do you think??

 

 

 

 

Polishes Used

Yellow: Lakme Color Crush no. 54

Bright pink: Maybelline Colorshow Hooked on Pink

Light pink: local brand

White: NYX White

Green: Avon Sweet Mint

Mint & Black

Good morning everyone!! Wasn't able to post for quite some time as I haven't been feeling too well lately. The sudden terrible heat made me fall ill twice in 10 days :( So yesterday I finally gathered my strength & decided to do my nails. This week I've have one of my favorite color combos, mint & black. On the index I applied 2 coats of mint & a silver star stud. On the middle, 2 coats of mint & one coat of a matte black & white glitter polish. On the ring, 2 coats of white & striping tape & black polish for the stripes. Finally on the pinky &thumb, I used 3 coats of a sand finish black polish. I love doing all my nails in different patterns & I think the color combo worked really well here. Hope you like it too!!

Polishes Used

Mint: Colorama Absinto

Matte glitter: Local brand

Black: Revlon Knock Out

White: NYX white

Sand black: Maybelline Colorshow Starry Nights

Studs: Born Pretty Store

Stripes, Flowers & Glitter

Good morning everyone!! The weekend was really amazing for me as I got a chance to deliver a hundred cupcakes for an event. To complement my happy frame of mind, I decided to do my nails in a fun & happy color with my favorite elements, flowers & bling. I used my favorite green polish on the index & pinky & used striping tape & white polish for the stripes. On the middle, I used white with floral decals. For the ring, I applied a gold sand finish polish but thought it looked dull compared to the rest of the nails. So I topped it off with a chunky gold glitter polish. Hope these make you happy too :)

Polishes Used

Green: Avon Sweet Mint
White: NYX White
Gold: Maybelline All That Glitters
Gold Glitter: Colorbar Rustic Chant
Studs: Born Pretty Store
Decals: Born Pretty Store

Denim & Studs

Good morning everyone!! Along with Hooked On Pink, I'd also picked up Denim Dash from the Maybelline Colorshow range which I decided to wear this week. I love this one!! It totally lives up to its name, more so as it dries to a matte finish. And what better to complement the color with some zippers & studs. I've applied 2 coats of Denim Dash, water decals on all nails except the ring, where I've used studs. Quite edgy I say.

Polishes Used

Blue: Maybelline Colorshow Denim Dash
Studs: Born Pretty Store
Decals: Born Pretty Store

Pink Leopard Print & Glitter

Good morning everyone!! Pink has always been my favorite color, but I realised that I barely have any pink manis on the blog. So this week I decided to correct that. A couple months ago, I'd picked up Maybelline Color Show in Hooked On Pink & now its my favorite pink polish. For this mani, I applied 2 coats of it on my index & pinky & stuck diamond shaped glitters vertically. On the middle I applied 2 coats of a light pink color & sponged some mixed glitters on the lower half. Finally the ring & the thumb have 2 coats of silver & a neon pink polish & black acrylic paint for the leopard print. Quite a sparkly & girly mani, this. What do you think??

 

Polishes Used

Pink: Maybelline Hooked On Pink

Light pink: local brand

Silver: local brand

Neon pink: Colorbar Pink Lady

Black: Acrylic paint

Silver glitters: Born Pretty Store

Multicolor glitters: NYX Multi Glitter

Pastel Green & Blue with Rhinestones

Good morning everyone!! I've never been a fan of pastel shades until a few months ago. Maybe my advancing age is the cause of my changing preferences :) Of all the Go Graffiti shades launched by Maybelline, I really like
Green Graffiti due to the contrasting matte glitters in it. So I picked it up on our last trip to the mall even though hubby thought it to be an average shade. The index & pinky fingers have  3 coats  of Green Graffiti. Pretty shade, but I expected something more. The color is dull, maybe next time I'll try layering it over a bright green polish. On the middle finger I've used a pastel blue with rhinestones & a gold glitter polish on the ring. 

 

 

Polishes Used

Green: Maybelline Green Graffiti

Blue: Avon Nailwear Pro Aqua Fantasy

Gold: Maybelline All That Glitters

Rhinestones  

Black & White Leopard Print with Rhinestones

Good morning everyone!! This week I decided to go black & white, & then jazz it up further.

I used 3 coats of white as my base for the leopard print & added silver dots with the polish brush itself. Used black acrylic paint for the leopard details. On the middle I've used Maybelline Glitter Mania in Dazzling Diva. I'm so glad I pick the gold & silver ones from this range as they go with a variety of shades. Finally on the ring finger I applied 2 coats of black & used my favorite Revlon topcoat to stick the rhinestones. I quite like the final look & hope you do too :)

Polishes Used

White: NYX White

Silver: Maybelline Glitter Mania Dazzling Diva

Black: Revlon Knock-Out

Black acrylic paint: Camlin

Rhinestones

Vintage Roses with Pearls & Glitter

Good morning everyone!! I love using 3D elements in my manis but wasn't able to for quite some time due to the absence of my favorite Revlon topcoat/glue. I was finally able to lay my hands on it last week, that too at a discounted price (thanks to the numerous sales everywhere). This week its a pretty mint polish with roses and dots on it. The index finger has some simple glitter on it, but the show stealer, as per my husband, is the ring finger. Nothing spells vintage like pearls & I added to it with a rhinestone & some gold beads. I'm really loving the look, hope you like it too :)

 

 

Polishes Used

Pastel pink: local brand

Mint: local brand

Maybelline Hooked on Pink

Dark green: local brand

Nyx White

NYX Crystal

Pearls: Born Pretty Store

Rhinestones & beads: local store