Christmas & New Year's nails

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012  to my beautiful readers! <3 These are the nails I made for new years celebrations. :)

I went to manicure at 25th and the polish was still flawless so I just decorated the nails. :)

I wanted them to look like fireworks... So I started off with silver and gold nail art polishes...

...and finished the nails with LOTS of glitter! :D

Writing with my left hand felt too challenging so I just put the 2012 on thumb. :P

It's amazing how fast last year went by, and how much happened to me! Luckily mostly good things. ;) I moved abroad and I have met so many amazing people I never even dreamed about. Last year was definitely unforgettable, and I wouldn't change a thing! I just hope that this year will be as good for everyone. x)

Polishes I used: H&M "Gold" and CND "VIP Status" to add some sparkle. :)

These were my christmas nails! I wanted something quite simple but christmasy, so I used colors that remind me of christmas, gold and red. :) I really liked the result, and I had these on for quite long, since even the rhinestone stayed on. :)
I hope you all had wonderful christmas and that everyone's year has started off nicely! ^^

Some more stripes

Before decorations

Helloo everyone! ^^
Classy zebra stripe design this time... :) I wanted something simple with basic colors, so this is what I came up with. I did these a while ago, when my nails were still long... I just recently shortened them and made the shape more round again. :P

So what do you think? :) Oh, this time I actually remembered to take a photo of polishes I used:

Golden Rose silver nail art polish and H&M Ocean Sand.

Btw, you may have noticed that I changed my blog's background recently... I loved the pink one, but it started to bug or something, it didn't cover the whole screen and stayed as just a tiny picture in the center of the page. :/ And since I am such a computer noob, I had no idea how to fix it so I just changed the whole thing. I like this new one also, but it just takes time to get used to it. :P What do you think, better? Or would you have preferred the old, pink one? :)

Oriental

Hello!!
Long time no see, and this time I have quite resent nail design to show you! :D Ok ok I made these few weeks ago but it's still recent compared to those I did in Finland. :'D
I used The One That Got Away from OPI Katy Perry collection, it's one of my favorite polishes! :D I did the golden ornament things with Golden Rose nail art polish. :)

ps. Thank you everyone for your sweet comments in the previous post, I really appreciate it! <3

Eli vähän uudemmat kynnet pitkästä aikaa, pohjana käytin OPIn Katy Perry kokoelmasta The One That Got Away, yksi mun lempparilakoista tällä hetkellä! :D Kultaiset kiemurat tein Golden Rosen koristelulakalla. :) 

Merry Midnight

Hellooo everyone! ^^
Another design from summer. :) I simply polished my nails with OPI Merry Midnight and then painted a heart on ring finger with Golden Rose nail art polish.

Such a pretty color! ^^

Taas vähän vanhemmat kynnet ja tällä kertaa vähän yksinkertaisempaa, nämä tein kesällä. :) Lakkasin kynnet OPIn Merry Midnightilla ja nimettömään tein sydämen Golden Rosen nail art lakalla.

Gradient zebras

Yeah, finally I have some nail art to show you! :'D I did this design before coming to Finland, and I liked it so much that I actually wore it about three weeks.... o_o That's some kind of record for me!^^

Sinful Colors - Daddy's Girl and Forget Now

First I made the gradient effect by sponging the two Sinful Colors polishes. I hadn't tried this kind of gradient effect, you know with two colorful polishes, before. I really like it! I'll definitely do something like this again. :)
Then I thought it might look even better if I added something on it, and so I ended up to do these golden zebra stripes. I used the Golden Rose nail art polish. Hehee, I liked this design! ^^
Okay then. I've decided to take summer vacation from blogging... I'd really love to keep blogging, but I simply have no time now when I'm in Finland. :P So I'll enjoy my time here, and I'll be back in September, when my life has settled again! I'm sure I'll have lots of new stuff to share with you then... ;) Anyway,

Have great and warm summer, everyone! <3

Pitkästä aikaa taas kynsiä! :D Tykkäsin näistä kynsistä niin paljon että pidin niitä suunnilleen kolme viikkoa... Se on kyllä ennätys, ainakin minulle. xD 
Ensin tein liukuvärjäyksen töpöttämällä Sinful Colorsin Forget Now:ta kynnen tyveen, ja sitten Daddy's Girliä kärkiin. Lopuksi tein raidat kultaisella Golden Rosen nail art lakalla. 
Päätin pitää kesälomaa bloggaamisesta... Minusta olisi mukava kirjoitella tänne, mutta nyt kun olen Suomessa, niin en yksinkertaisesti ehdi. :P Aion nauttia kesästä täällä, ja palaan bloggailun pariin syyskuussa!

Nauttikaa kesästä, kaikki! <3

Swirly toe nails + new polishes

I'm sorry, my toes look crappy in these pics, but I liked this pedicure and wanted to share it here... :P Also it was so hot outside that I took the pics inside and the quality isn't the best. Anyway, I'm sure you get the idea of these:

First two coats of OPI Tease-y Does It and then the golden swirls with Golden Rose nail art polish, free hand. I was planning to just polish them quickly with some dark polish and leave it there, but then I remembered THIS design I made loooong time ago with that Golden Rose polish, and decided to do something with it again.

I also went shopping a little today, and found a shop which sells China Glaze and Sinful Colors polishes! I bought two new polishes:

Sinful Colors: Forget Now and Nail Junkie

Varpaankynsissä kaksi kerrosta OPIn Tease-y Does It ja päälle tein kiemuroita Golden Rosen nail art lakalla.
Tänään käytiin shoppailemassa ja löysin kaupan, joka myy Sinful Colorsin ja China Glazen lakkoja! Luulin että niitä ei saa täältä, mutta jess! Ostin sitten Forget Nown ja Nail Junkien. :)

Arabic swirls VOL 2

I decided to cut my nails back to squares. Round nails are beautiful too, but they just aren't my thing... I feel more comfortable with square nails, and I think that my nails are more beautiful in squares. ^^ Yes, they're now shorter and the C-curve is back, but I love my squares! :'D
Then I made new version of the Arabic swirls design I made while ago. This is more simple, but I like it!

First I polished three coats of H&M - Pink Mist. Then I sponged OPI - ink (That's also new polish, btw!)  to the tips for the gradient effect. Finally I made the golden swirls with Golden Rose nail art polish.

Things I used

OPI - Ink - gorgeus!

I have to do swatch of that polish, it doesn't really show up in that manicure.
Some pictures without the decorations...

They look a little like gel nails or something...?

Yeah, squares are definitely my thing! ^^
I really like this design and I think it goes well with the tattoo:

Päätin että pyöräksi muotoillut kynnet eivät vain ole minun juttuni, joten leikkasin neliöt takaisin. :P Alunperin leikkasin pyöreät kynnet, koska kyllästyin niiden kaartumiseen... Nyt C-kurvi on palannut ja kynteni ovat kyhyemmät, mutta tykkään näistä huomattavasti enemmän näin! ^^
Tämä manikyyri perustuu Arabic Swirls -kynsiin, jotka tein vähän aikaa sitten. Tämä versio on yksinkertaisempi kuin alkuperäinen, mutta tykkään tästä ja mielestäni se sopii hyvin hennatatskoihin! :)
Ensin laitoin kolme kerrosta H&Mn Pink Mistiä. Sitten töpöttelin kärkiin OPI Inkiä. Ihana lakka, teen sitä vielä swatchin kunhan ehdin, niin lakka pääsee paremmin oikeuksiinsa. Lopuksi tein kultaiset kiemurat Golden Rosen nail art lakalla.

Chocolate bananas

...These look like chocolate dipped bananas, right? :D Inspiration is directly stolen from HERE.

I forgot to take picture of the things I used... First two layers of Models Own Lemon Merinque. Then I made the tips with my "dotting tool", the polish is Essence - Spicy. I used the same polish to the bow, but I made it with the polish´s own brush, u know? I lined the bow with Golden Rose golden nail art polish. Then I added little bling to the tips.
I like them! So sweet. :3 Aah, I love it here in UAE, the sun is shining every day and it's so much easier to take good pictures! Yey! :D
Some more nail inspiration in the end!

Näistä kynsistä tulee mieleen suklaaseen dipatut banaanit, ainakin minulle! :D Ensin laitoin kaksi kerrosta Models Ownin Lemon Merinqueta, sitten tein kärkiin kuviot "dotting toolilla", lakkana Essencen Spicy. Sitä käytin myös rusettiin, mutta tein sen ihan sillä lakan omalla harjalla (en siis dotting toolilla tai nail art siveltimellä). Rusetin rajat on tehty Golden Rosen kultaisella nail art lakalla. Lopuksi lisäsin kärkiin Seppälästä ostettua glitteriä. :)

Pink Splash

I promised you some new nails today, so here we go! I did something bit more complicated this time, because my nails have been quite simple lately...

This pic is taken in direct sunshine, I love the holographic polishes... *_*

Things I used! :)

I like them. :) The Golden Rose holographic polishes are very beautiful, and though the holographic effect isn't very special, I was surprised by the quality of them! The polishes dried quite fast and were super glossy even without the top coat. They were also easy to put on, and made very sleek surface on my nails. And the polish stayed on very well without chipping, I had these nails for a week, still no cracks! Yey!
So I put 3 coats of holographic polishes first and then made the pink "splashes" with my neon pink Sinful Colors -polish. Then just added the tiny sequins and round rhinestones. I love the rhinestones, I think they're very cute! They look like pink water drops or bubbles or something... I'd love to do some kind of marine-themed manicure with blue-drop-rhinestones! :D
Then I did also my toe nails:

I saw this design in some nail blog, I just can't remember where! But the point is that this is not my own idea.
So I polished my nails with my white Rimmel polish and gefore the polish dried, I did that "lace" using dry-marble -technique. I think they turned out quite well. :)

My toes are quite crappy, I know... :P Winter makes my skin very dry! :(

That's it. :) Btw, I have a picture of my blingy-polish removal -operation...

LOL xD

Removing blingy polishes is painfully hard, but that foil-technique makes it much easier! :)
That's all this time! But I have to share two very random pics with you in the end...

Do I have too much free-time? xD
Then the same in Finnish:

Äänestysaikaa on jäljellä vielä 19 tuntia, mutta laitan nyt tähän postaukseen tiivistelmän...
Lakkasin siis kynnet Golden Rosen hologrammilakoilla, ja yllätyin positiivisesti niiden hyvästä laadusta! Lakka levittyi hyvin, kuivui melko nopeasti ja teki kynsiin todella tasaisen ja superkiiltävän pinnan jopa ilman päällyslakkaa. Laitoin 3 kerrosta hologrammilakkaa, ja sitten tein pinkit kuviot Sinful Colorsin neonpinkillä lakalla. Päälle laitoin vielä minipaljetteja ja pyöreitä strasseja, jotka kiinnitin kynsiliimalla. 
Varpaankynsiin tein mustavalkoisen "pitsikuvion" kuivamarmorointi tekniikalla, tämän idean löysin eräästä kynsiblogista, jonka nimeä en nyt millään saa mieleeni... Siellä oli myös tutoriali näihin, postaan tänne linkin blogiin heti kun löydän kyseisen postauksen. :) Käytin Rimmelin valkoista lakkaa "London Clouds" ja Kissin mustaa nail art -lakkaa kuvioihin.
Lopussa on vielä kuva edellisten blingikynsien poistamisoperaatiosta, kyllä tuo folio on kätevä keksintö! Säästyy paljon aikaa ja vaivaa. :P

Tämän tyylisiä tiivistyksiä on siis luvassa jatkossakin, toivottavasti tykkäätte! ^^