BOHEM Nail Jewellery

Hi everyone,

today I want to show this beautiful nail jewellery by BOHEM, a UK-based studio that creates handmade nail jewellery made of sterling silver or gold in different sizes and styles. 

The one I'm wearing is called the "Butterflies" and it's made of sterling silver. I first ordered the "Butterfly" model, which has only one butterfly. But that was way too short for my nails. BOHEM's website is not very clear about the length of its nail jewellery. They do have a sizing guide, but that only shows the width of the nails and the size options are Small, Medium and Large. I ordered the large ones, but lengthwise it did not fit. So I contacted them, and they explained to me that I needed the "Butterflies" model instead of the shorter "Butterfly" one. So exchange was not a problem. Their customer service is really good! I just wished the website had better sizing info so other people wouldn't make the same mistake. It's not easy to judge the size of a product by just looking at pictures.

Polish used: Zoya Pixie Dust Vespa (3 coats)

You can order this and all the other nails directly from BOHEM's website. They're not cheap, but they surely add an extra bling to your mani!

Thanks for reading!

[Review] BornPrettyStore Glow In The Dark Water Decals

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Hi everyone,

Today I've got some Glow in the Dark water decals from BornPrettyStore for review. 

Polishes used: KIKO Sugar Mat #646 and Orly Liquid Vinyl

They are very easy to apply:

1. Remove the plastic protective foil 
2. Cut the decal you want to use 
3. Dunk it in water for about 10 - 20 seconds 
4. Slide the decal off and with the help of tweezers, apply it on your nail 
5. Apply to coat to seal in your design. Voilà! It's that simple! 

Here's a shot of the cats in the dark. The glow is pretty strong and will last a couple of minutes. 

Each packaging contains 20 GITD decals, so it should be enough for 2 full manis, if you decide to place a cat on each nail. This and 8 other designs can be purchased at BornPrettyStore.com for $2.86 each and shipping is free world wide! If you use my coupon code AA7J61 you get a 10% off of your entire purchase!

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OPI - Couture de Minnie

Hello everyone,

I'd like to show you the mani I had on for my birthday last week. Some of you have already seen it on Instagram, but here it is for those who haven't. 

I've had the OPI - Couture de Minnie polishes for quite some time, but had never used them. So I thought my birthday was a perfect occasion to get the polishes out of my Helmer and have them on my nails!

The collection consists of 5 shades, but for this mani I used 4 of them. For my thumb, index and pinkie I applied 2 coats of Magazine Cover Mouse, which is a gorgeous Liquid Sand polish. For the middle and ring fingers I did a gradient using a makeup sponge, using the same technique I used for this tutorial. I used A Definite Moust-Have and Chic from Ears to Tail, both from the Couture de Minnie collection, and OPI Alpine Snow.  Then I topped the middle finger with one thin coat of Minnie Style and painted the Minnie on my ring finger with acrylic paint and a fine detail brush.

As you'll notice, my bottle of Minnie Style has white square glitter in it! It looks like OPI added (by mistake or not?) the leftover white square glitter from Lights of Emerald City in this batch. I don't mind it at all! Minnie Style looks way cooler this way! Don't you think?

And here's a closeup of Magazine Cover Mouse:

I hope you like it and I wish you all a wonderful week!

Thanks for reading! XX

[Review] BornPrettyStore Tribal Colour Textured Nail Polish

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Hello everyone,

I received 2 textured Tribal Colour polishes from BornPrettyStore to review! 

As with many Asian polishes, these 2 have no names, just numbers. The pink one is #13 and the blue one is #14.

Tribal Colour #13 is a very light shimmery/pearly pink. It's very sheer, so you'll need 2 or 3 coats for opacity. This polish is a little thick so application can be tricky, so I recommend applying thin coats and building it up to achieve the opacity you desire. Or you can apply it over a white base and all you need is one coat. This is what I did for the design above. As for the texture, it's not too rough or gritty. It feels like most textured polishes in the market.

Tribal Colour #14 is a light pearly blue. Also sheer, requiring at least 2 coats to be opaque. This one was thicker than #13 and harder to apply. I had a hard time trying to apply thin coats to my nails, which resulted in a very lumpy and textureless appearance. On the swatch stick, I had no problem with the application, so I don't know why it's so hard to apply on my natural nail. 

With patience and practice I managed to get a satisfactory swatch on my nails.

There are 12 different Tribal Colours available for purchase at BornPrettyStore, each containing 15mL/0.5flOz for $3.99 per bottle. You can get 10% off of your purchase by using my code AA7J61 and shipping is FREE world wide!

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Kiko - Sugar Mat #644

Hi everyone,

This week I received the Kiko polishes I ordered online during the 20% off promo. So I picked a selection of Sugar Mat and Mirror polishes. And today I want to show you one of the Sugar Mat.

As with all Kiko polishes, the shades don't really have names, but rather numbers. This one is #644.

Application was very easy and opacity was achieved with just one coat, but I applied two coats for a better looking texture. 

I applied top coat to my index and ring fingers for comparison. It's beautiful either way! I really like this polish! I can't wait to try out the others. I hope you liked it too!

Thanks for reading!