Abstract nail art using Born Pretty BPL-054

I am back after a long break...getting my house redone consumes most of my time and energy along with a jumping bouncing toddler. I have a few unposted manis from the last 3 months but havent really had the time to even do them. Hopefully they'll be posted here sometime.

On a whim I bought this matt nail polish from an Indian brand called Nykaa. They are new entrants to the market coming up with their own range of cosmetics which is exciting to see apart of the same old repeated stuff that most of the other indian brands come out with.

Here's a mani I did with it:

Base: Nykaa Matt Milk Chocolate

Stamping plate: BPL-054

Stamping polish: MDU black and white;

filled in some lines using black and white normal polish

Top coat: HKgirl and inglot matt top coat

I love this plate from born pretty plate BPL-054 (link item no: #36312). It has lovely abstract designs that can be layers or filled with polish or make decals. The designs fit well on my nail and they also show the base polish well. I did not have any problems with stamping as the plates are etched well. 

This sells for around $2.6 which is really reasonable for a big rectangle plate.

Swatch of nykaa milk chocolate: it goes really well on my hands as a classy skin toned matt polish. 

Matt neon print

Rainy weather here makes me wanna wear my manis matt for some reason...so all goes matt!!

Base: BK 28 (matt neon green)

Gradient with  Maybelline blackout

Stamping plate: BP L-004

Stamping polish: Konad black

Inglot matt tc

Simply Studded: Simple Nail Art

This is "that" mani which got scraped last time.

Such a pretty shade! Its OPI's Funky Dunkey from the Forever Shrek collection.

I love it even more when matt-ified. Mental note to self: use this polish more oten.

I had these studs with me form the born pretty store. Thought they would make a simple and sophisticated nail art look.  These are 1.5mm in dia. Here's a link for them---> Link  

They are really cool and simple to apply. Just dot a clear top coat using a tooth pick and stick them. 

Look at the quantity they send! I dont think I'll run out of these in this lifetime! 

I really liked using them and might probably get the other varieties they have in these studs..square, elliptic, hearts and neons too! they also have this box of mix shaped ones (link)

Stayed on my nails for 2 days, would have lasted a day more but I kept picking on my nails.

They sell for $5.86/bag but you get 10% discount if you use code KJ5X31

:D

*Born pretty studs were sent for review but the opinion is an honest one.

Alternate Nails + Konad M83 Stamping Nail Art

Hi,

Hows your week so far? Mine is pretty boring except that I some of the stuff I had shopped earlier has reached me. Haul post coming up soon!! :D

Today's post is quite short. 

So Enjoy the pics!!

Base: Golden-green Polish in Sandy-matt finish

Stamping Plate: Konad M83

Stamping Colour: Konad Pearl Blue and Red

I feel this design has more of an indian touch to it...something that is widely used in Indian textile printing. Quite suitable for marriage/functions with a metallic base as the one I used. 

Ta-Da! Till I see you next! What have you been upto this week?

Inglot 720 Nail Enamel + Striping tape nail art

Now I no more enjoy this summer. Its getting waaay too hot here in Mumbai. Feels like I step out into an oven. But I am certainly having fun using these bright summer nail polishes! yum yum!

Today I am showing you Inglot's 720 Nail enamel.

The funny thing about this shade is; it wasnt written matte on the box or the bottle..and yet it is.

I was pleasantly surprised when this dried pretty fast to a matte bright coral-pink.

These days I am all in love with mattes and pastels. 

Do you like matte polishes? I loved this one..plan to make a another mani using this soon.

With this I used a light holo-green striping tape. I've kept this mani very minimal as I didnt want to cover the base much. So I've used striping tape and criss-crossed it on my ring finger for an accent.

 Added a matt top coat to seal the stripe. Simple yet chic...think so?