Showing posts with label water decals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water decals. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 October 2017

A-Maze Nail Art

MilvArt decals are awesomely good if you wanna do a quick mani without much fuss. 
And their designs are really pretty!


Base: Chambor White Gel effect 510
Milv Art water decal N604 (not available right now; link)
topped with hkgirl

I've earlier done a review of milv decals here (link). But there were a few things I missed out while reviewing these. The label on these says to use with white/black base only. There are many designs on the site with similar instruction when you move your mouse over it or try to select it. I didnt notice these at first but when I actually used one it made sense. So the idea behind these is that there are a few negative spaces in this design which will best show up with a white base. Most of the designs with this label are usually very colourful and have most of the bright/light colours. so if you think that maybe you can use a light shade or some contrasting shade please give it a good look and choose a shade that will nicely make the design pop out else stick to white/black as instructed. Sometimes it can be a bit hard to make out which is really the negative space in the design so I am literally quite happy to follow the instructions and use a white base.

Here's a pic of the decal without the paper back. It might have showed over a light blue or pastel yellow or pink too but the shades on the design will change according to your base and the effect may not be as catchy as with a white base. so read carefully and paint your base accordingly.


Thursday, 24 September 2015

Floral Whirls

Just trying a bit of mix and match here..
Base: ChG Lemon Fizz and sponging with ChG Violet vibes
Stamping plate: B.Loves Mind Blown
Stamping polish: Kleancolor Metallic Fuchsia
Added some water decals I bought from a local shop
Topped with HKgirl

Saturday, 28 March 2015

Hello Kitty Nail Art


Had one of my hello kitty bouts again. and luckily I had these cute decals from Nail O Drama


Base: Models Own Lilac Sheen
Gradient: Applied striping tape and sponged on it using Models own pink veneer and sun hat
Topped with SV

Nail O Drama (link: https://www.facebook.com/nailodrama) is a mumbai based online shop. They have lots of cute decals in loads of designs. Sell for around Rs.250/- per sheet as below. You can contact them on FB


Its a breeze to use these water decals. If you are new to decals, there are instructions on the back of the package. I like to do something a bit more on other nails when I use decals, so I decided to do a striping tape gradient. 

Loved the final look.



Thursday, 20 September 2012

A-England: Tristam+ Water Decals

Triiiiiiistam!!!!!!!
Yes yes! its A-Englands Tristam!



My dear friend Nirah from Present Prefect Tense.. helped me lay my hands on this.
The whole day I kept going "My precious" like Gollum.  HeHe.. but true!
But Gollum didnt dance did he? Nope.. so I went like this :D



Here's a swatch of My precious!! Errmmm I meant Tristam!

Navy Blue-touching dark violet kinda shade with light scattered holo. I thought this would have looked better with a heavier holo effect showing through, but eh! These days thats all I seem to want. Holos!


I didnt wanna cover "my precious" by stamping all over it..so I went a little subtle.


I got these decals to review from the born pretty store.
Read my review on them here. They cost $4.73 and come with free shipping and one sheet has 11 different designs (see here). 

These decals were randomly shaped, but had tiny micro glitter, which sparkled nicely at angles.


Did you like my precious? :D

P.S: I was told by a reader and a dear fellow blogger that she thought I did my nails early morning, took pics, and edited and put up a post by 8.00 am in the morning. Which I do not, coz its not physically possible by me. So I was told to mention that I schedule them in advance so as to make people think I am just as human as you are :p :p :p
and yes I struggle to make posts just like anybody with a full time job, a social life, friends, catching up with movies, watching tv etc etc :D :D :D


Thursday, 26 July 2012

Olympics Nail Art: China Glaze Lemon Fizz

The London Olympics is scheduled to start tomorrow!

Let the games Begin!!



Base: China Glaze Lemon Fizz

Water Decals


Which sport are you expecting your country to win?
I hope India wins some medals.
Wish all the athletes good luck!!


Friday, 6 July 2012

Hello Hello Kitty!!

Todays post is about as cute as cute can get!!
Hello Kitty!!
or as a niece calls it: Kitty Kitty!!

I got these decals to review from the born pretty store.
The best part about this nail art is its superrrr easyyyy and quick.


 Base: a Matt finish polish in bright pink (sandy finish)



They cost $4.73 and come with free shipping and one sheet has 11 different designs (see here). 
I got mine in a months time. The store has an awesome variety of nail and other make up stuff.
Just cut out the decals put them in water for about 10-20 secs..pull out the paper base. Now place them on a dry base polish and apply top coat.
Thats it you are ready to go!!
For my lovely readers BornPrettyStore has given me a discount coupon you can use till 9th Sept:



Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Inglot Nail Enamel #955 + water decals

Hiiiieee,

Inglot has become one of my new favourite brands for cosmetics, you'd know if you've seen my latest Inglot Haul post.
Although I find their NPs a bit high priced at Rs. 490/- ($10).
Inglot says their are "Durable, matte, medium drying time formula DOES NOT CONTAIN:- toluene- formaldehyde- dibutyl phthalate (DBP)- camphor Apply two coatsMake sure that first coat is completely dry before applying second one. Some shades look best with three coats. NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS 15ML/0.51 US FL OZ "
I am happy about all that, but its still highly priced. Ok! Enough ranting.

This shade 955, is a sweet periwinkle blue with creme finish.
I could just stand at Inglot NPs counter all day andjust keep swatching :)
I just looove thier colourful displays!!
At 2 coats I did find it a bit streaky and slightly patchy (see patch on ring finger top left corner).
Also I found the brush to be very small. It takes 3 strokes to cover my nails. But the variety of shades makes up for it :D





I used water decals for this mani as I was at moms place for the weekend and did not have all my nail art tools.


I really like how convenient decals are when you dont have too much time to do an elaborate mani. 
Decals still grab attention and are super easy to use.

Like it?

Friday, 16 December 2011

Nail Water Decals Tutorial: My Entry for Wiseshe Mega Mega Giveaway!

Hey Ya!
I recently did a water decal tutorial for Wiseshe's Mega Mega Giveaway.
Here is the final outcome of my tutorial. Click here to see the full tutorial.
I did the cuban tips in black just to bring a twist to the mani.


These are the Mega Mega Goodies up for grab!! Ohh..and its Open International!!

Do checkout out this Fab giveaway here. Open till 11th Jan 2012.