Illusion Nail Art

Wanted to try some illusion type nails. But it didnt turn out the way I had thought it should.

Base: China Glaze WhiteOut

Sponged with Models Own Bikini and Shades

Stamped with Essence Stampy Black

Stamping plate: Uber chic 5-03

Cute hearts with Picture Polish Merge

Picture polish released this pretty shade earlier this year and I got around 10 pp straight from Aussie. (follow me on IG to keep up with my hauls ( @nailartnthings ); got loads from mdu, ucb, bm and another mdu is on its way. 

Somebody take away my internet pls!! This is my worst ever no-buy phase !)

Base: Picture Polish Merge

Stamping plate: Uber chic beauty 1-01

Stamping polish: MDU Nabu

All topped with HKgirl

For the mani I made decals so as to get the placing right..Still havent got my hands on a jelly stamper.

Its a really pretty Taupe-nud* on me. Filled with loads of silver flakies which look lightly scattered holo when the lights hit it. Goes opaque in two coats (one thin, one slightly thick) Dries super fast just like most pp; even in this hot humid weather. Have a look upclose at this one (macro below). 

Its a shade that will suit all skin tones and look good on any occassion.

Krizia Tinker Bell Swatch and Spring Nail Art

Here's another lovely polish from Krizia Enterprise.

Here's a blurred shot of the polish to capture the holo bling. Doesnt it look pretty?

The holo shines really bright in light. 

It made up of micro holo lime green glitter in a clear base.

2-3 coats gives full opacity. Gives a very strong scatter holo effect. As it dries its get a little gritty finish coz of the glitter. So you need a top coat to smoothen it out. The brush is like a big flat brush and I like those coz it helps to easy cover the nail in 2 glides. Its jam packed with glitter so removal will be tough. I prefer to use a peel off base coat under glitters like these. 

You can contact Krizia Enterprises on her FB page to buy them (link)

Here's a macro shot:

I wanted to do something really subtle on this base and didnt wanna do something all over it so I did this very see-through design stamping with a Konad metallic blue and it kind of looked more strong in real but in pics it doesnt show much in light as the top coat was reflecting much. So I struggled a bit with the pics to get it proper.

Finally figured a place to get the proper pic with out any glares.

Base: Krizia Tinker Bell

Stamping polish: Konad metallic blue
Stamping plate: Uber Chic Beauty 3-02
All topped with HKgirl

Krizia Barbie Swatch : Floral nails

Another stunning polish from Krizia Enterprise!

Base: Krizia Barbie

Stamping plate: Uber Chic 5-02

The accent flower decals were filled with Fun lacquer 24-Karat

Stamping polish: Konad black

All topped with HKgirl

Look at the holo!! Its a purposely taken blurred pic to capture the holo so you can see how blingy it is coz I had a hard time capturing the holo. Took 120 pics of the mani just to capture some holo :p

This one is called Barbie. Its a proper barbie type pink colour with a cool undertone. Barbie is a micro holo glitter in a clear base. It gives a very strong scatter holo effect.

I loved the whole holo glitter effect it gives. Yes now we have India's first proper scatter holo polish!!

It doesn't contain spectraflair holo but more like the effect you get from some of the first fun lacquer glitter holos. 

Decently priced at Rs.300/- for 10ml for these holo glitters and Rs.200/- for other creme based polishes. I think these are quite nicely priced to be budget friendly and claim to be 3-free. 

The cremes have been reported to water marble well too.

You can contact them on their FB page to buy (india only) and they will courier/speed post the stuff over to you (link). They also have a cuticle oil and a mani bomb in their line of products. The cuticle oil is very nice and I have tried it a few times. Yet to try the mani bomb though.

Here's a macro shot of Barbie.

Gorgeous isnt it?

New Year 2016 Nails

A new year! A new Start! and Way to go!

Details..Details!

• Pointer base: Maybelline glitter mania starry nights, stamped with Uber Chic 6-01 using konad white over M-polish guilded
• Middle base: kbs kind of a big dill stamped  3-4 times with XL K with a fire work type image and then stamped over it with BM 414 the city skyscape image using konad white; dabbed some jelly glitter over crackers
• Ring: base os kbs Kind of a big dill; stamped with XL K using multiple metallic stamping colours; dabbed on with various glitter/holo polishes of the same shade over each cracker.
• and Pinky sally hansen black heart; 2016 freehanded with colorclub cosmic fate
• thumb: kbs kind of a big dill stamped with M-polish guilded using Ucb 6-01
• All topped with hkgirl

Have a rocking new year!!

Fusion Fiesta

Running short on time. Have a backlog of manis to post. Also managed to made some really dud ones which I wont bother posting. But this one here was really pleasing.

Pointer and pinky: Base: Models own Shades 

Stamped with Uber chic beauty 3-02 and Konad white; 

Ring: Models Own coconut cream swirled with Opi Dating a Royal; 

Middle Fun Lacquer 24 karat

All topped with HKGirl 

Imperial Robe: Picture polish Imperial

Another sizzling mani with a stunning Picture polish

Base: Picture Polish Imperial

Accent: Maybelline Colorshow Bold Gold

Stamping plate: Uber Chic 5-01

Stamping polish: Bold gold

Topped with HKgirl

Heres a swatch of that stunner on its own:

It tends to look neon-ish but here my cam has made it a bit more.

See ya soon!

Stay Quirky Pink-a-licious Nail Art

Here's another post using my new SQ polishes

Base SQ Pink-a-licious

Stamping plate: Uber Chic 3-02

Stamping polish: Snowberry from M-polish (link) Nice pearl white shade!!

Pink-a-licious (link; available on purplle.com) is a dark pink creme shade. It has a nice glossy finish and applies smooth.

I applied 2 coats in the pic above. It dries nicely..say around 5-7 minutes.

Price is Rs.113/- for 6ml (mrp is Rs.150/- and they have some promotions going on)

The brand says its a part of the gel finish line where you can get effect of gel finish without using UV light to cure. Its good at the price of Rs.113/- lasted 2 days on me without chipping. 

Crelly Mania

A simple but colorful mani for a weekend break outta town

Base: Funky Cold Patina from KB Shimmer

Middle finger: Maybelline Denim Dash, topped with Miss Claire 64

Ring Finger ChG Unplugged topped with BK holo 04

Stamping plate: Uber Chic 1-02

Stamping polish: Maybelline Bold Gold

Happy International Nail Art Day : Twin Nails

On the ocassion of International Nail Art day on 1st Aug.. me and my nail bestie Dhara from (thehappitherapy.com) decided to do a bestie twin mani. All we had decided was that it had to show our special love (read obsession with polishes and nail art) so here's our manis: 

and heres my solo shot: 

Thats supposed to read Certified polish addict! yep me or rather us!

Base: Orly Mirror ball on pointer and small

China Glaze glow with the flow and home sweet house music on gradients

Gradients are topped by ChG fairy dust

Decals made with uber chic 3-01 and filled with same as gradients

Stamping plates: Fun 2 and JQ 32

All topped with hkgirl