Fancy Friday: Astronomy

Hello ladies!

Today it is time for another Fancy Friday manicure. The theme this week is astronomy and I made a galaxy manicure with my new Yves Saint Laurent Nuit Noire, which means black night!

Three coats with one layer of top coat

For the manicure I started off with Yves Saint Laurent Nuit Noire on all my nails. Nuit Noire is a black jelly polish with black and silver square glitter and a pearlescent shimmer. It takes three coats to build up to full opacity. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge and the following polishes to make the galaxy effect on my nails: OPI Alpine Snow (white), Essie Mesmerize (blue), Essie Borrowed and Blue (light blue), and Essie No Place Like Chrome (silver). 

Even though Nuit Noire is difficult to work with, I love how it looks on the nails!

What do you guys think about Nuit Noire and this galaxy manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.

- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Multicolored Stamping

Hello ladies!

Today it is time for another Fancy Friday manicure!
The challenge this week is multicolored stamping. I did not know whether to make double stamping (two layers of stamping in two different colors) or gradient stamping (one layer of stamping with two different colors blend together). I went with the last one and I am really happy with the result!

For the manicure I started off with a light blue base of Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the gradient chevrons on my middle and ring finger with MoYou London Fashionista Plate Collection 05, Mundo de Uñas Green, and Mundo de Uñas Turquoise. To finish off the skittlette I applied the silver glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust on my pinky.

I love how this turned out and it is definitly not the last time I will make multicolored stamping!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Valentine's Day

Hello ladies!

Tomorrow it is Valentine's Day, but today it is time for a Fancy Friday Valentine's Day manicure!

For the manicure I started off with a light pink base of OPI Mod About You on my middle finger, ring finger, and pinky, and a red base of Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pop Art on my pointer and thumb. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush and the red Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pop Art to freehand on the little kisses on my middle and ring finger. To finish off the skittlette I applied the holographic glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust to my pinky.

I really love this manicure and I think it is perfect for Valentine's Day!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Text

Hey guys!

Today it is time for another Fancy Friday challenge.
This week the challenge is text and I decided to make a chalkboard with different kinds of text and doodles.
I also thought about doing newspaper nail art, but I did once before.

For the manicure I started off with a dark green base of Essie Going Incognito. Afterwards I freehanded the text and doodles with white acrylic paint and a small nail art brush. I finished with a matte top coat of Essie Matte About You.

While I write this blog post I realized I should have interpreted this challenge as text(ure) instead!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Blobbicure

Hey guys!

Today it is time for another Fancy Friday challenge, which this week is blobbicure!

For the manicure I started off with pale pink base of OPI Mod About You on all my nails except for my pinky which I painted with the blue scattered holo piCture pOlish Forget Me Not.
Afterwards I dotted piCture pOlish Forget Me Not across the nail in the still wet nail polish on my middle and ring finger to make the blobbicure effect. I tried to concentrate the bigger dots towards the cuticle area to make it look like a kind of gradient and furthermore I tried to concentrate all the dots towards one side of the nail to make a connection between the nails.

I ended up really loving this technique - so easy and fun!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Inspired by Fancy Friday

Hi girls!

The challenge for this week's Fancy Friday is to be inspired by another member of Fancy Friday.
I had a really hard time choosing just one manicure to be inspired by as the other members of Fancy Friday are some really talented and amazing ladies. After a lot of trouble I managed to limit myself to two manicures.

For the first manicure I was inspired by this manicure by Sofie Amalie at According to Malle.
I started off with a base of the beautiful blue Sally Hansen Pacific Blue on all my nails. Afterwards I used a straw, the black polish Essie Licorice and the silver polish Essie No Place Like Chrome to achieve the splatter effect by dipping the straw in the polish and blowing the polish onto the nails.

For the second manicure I was inspired by this manicure by Sussi at Negle Nymfer.
I started off with a pink base of Essie Lovie Dovie. Afterwards I used the brushes in the white polish OPI Alpine Snow followed by the pink/red Essie Double Breasted Jacket to make the cloud effect.

I wish I could have done 20 manicures - one for each of the members of Fancy Friday!
What do you guys think about these manicures? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Striping Tape

Hello ladies!

The challenge for this week's Fancy Friday is striping tape and I decided to make a skittlette manicure (surprise, surprise). On two of the nails I used the striping tape to make a french line and on my accent nail I was inspired by @missbellatracey to cover the whole nail in striping tape.

For the manicure I started off with a red base of Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Pop Art on all my nails except for my pinky which I covered completely in rows of gold striping tape. On my middle and ring finger I applied one line of striping tape to make a french line.

I am so happy with the result!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: One Color, Three Shades

Hello ladies!

Today it's time for another Fancy Friday challenge.
The challenge this week is one color, three shades, so I made a simple green gradient.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow. Afterwards I made the gradient effect with a make-up sponge and the following green shades (from darkest to lightest): Essie Going Incognito, Essie Pretty Edgy and OPI You're So Outta Lime.

I'm not sure I like how this turned out.
What do you guys think about this gradient? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: New Year

Hello ladies!

Today I have the first Fancy Friday challenge of 2015 for you guys - my New Year's nails!

As I stayed with my parents during the holidays I didn't have the equipment to make any nail art for New Year, so instead I wore piCture pOlish O'Hara, which is a red nail polish with scattered holographic shimmer that matched my red lipstick for New Year's Eve.

I also want to show you guys my New Year's manicures from 2012 and 2013 to show you how much I have developed these last years!

New Year 2013

New Year 2012

I am really proud of how much I have developed!
What were you guys wearing on your nails this New Year? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.

- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Favorites of 2014

Hello ladies!

Today I have this year's last Fancy Friday challenge: my favorite manicures of 2014.
Down below I have chosen my personal top 5 manicures from 2014.

Number 5

My fifth most loved manicure from 2014 is this very simple manicure featuring pastel studs. I love how some studs can turn any simple manicure into something more interesting.
You can see the blog post for this simple manicure here!

Number 4

My number four favorite manicure from 2014 is this stamped christmas sweater skittlette. I just recently got into stamping and I definitely need some more practice, but I really like the technique.
You can check out the blog post for this manicure here.

Number 3

My third most loved manicure of 2014 is this dry marble skittlette. I love this simple technique and especially this one with two lovely blue shades!
You can check out my blog post about this manicure here.

Number 2

A close second favorite manicure of 2014 is this beautiful water marble skittlette manicure I wore for the first day of uni. Even though water marbling is the hardest technique for me, I love how it turns out every time!
You can see my blog post about this manicure here.

Number 1

My absolute favorite manicure from 2014 is this tribal print gradient manicure that I made for Neglenymferne! In 2014 I really got into gradients as they are so easy to do (except for the clean-up part) and look amazing.
You can see my guest blog post here and my own blog post here.

Which of the nail art I made this year is your favorite? Which are your favorite of your own creations?
Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls came out with for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Christmas Food

Hello ladies!

Today it is time for some more Fancy Friday nail art. This week's challenge is christmas food, so I decided to make some cute little gingerbread men inspired by nailsbydaniellet on Instagram!

For the manicure I started off with a maroon base of Essie Dress to Kilt on all my nails except for my pinky which I painted with the burgundy glitter Essie Leading Lady. For the nail art on my middle and ring finger I painted the gingerbread man shape in white followed by a light brown. Lastly I added all the gingerbread man details with a small dotting tool, a small nail art brush, black and white acrylic paint, the green Essie Pretty Edgy and the red Essie Lollipop.

I love how the little fellas turned out!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Christmas Decorations

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys and the theme for this week is christmas decorations. That is why I decided to make a close-up of a christmas tree!

For the manicure I started off with a dark green base of Essie Going Incognito with the silver glitter Essie Set in Stones on top. Afterwards I used a small dotting tool and the metallic gold polish Essie Good as Gold to make the tinsels. Lastly I used a big dotting tool and white acrylic paint followed by the red shimmer polish piCture pOlish Bridget to make the ornaments.

I love how sparkly and festive this turned out!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Lead Light

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to share with you guys.
Today the challenge is lead light, which is a technique by Messy Mansion, where you add color to your stamping design with sheer nail polishes.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of Essie Blanc on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the floral design on my middle and ring finger with MoYou London Pro plate collection 07 and Mundo de Uñas black stamping polish. Then I colored in the stamping design with the sheer nail polishes OPI Sheer Tints: I'm Never Ambarassed (yellow), Be Magentale With Me (pink), Don't Violet Me Down (purple) and I Can Teal You Like Me (blue). To finish off the skittlette manicure I added the silver glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust to my little finger.

I like the sketchy style of this nail art.
What do you guys think about this lead light nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Watercolor

Hello ladies!

Time for some more Fancy Friday nail art!
Today the challenge is watercolor and I made a very simple skittlette manicure with a watercolor base.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of Essie Blanc. Afterwards I used the OPI Sheer Tints: I'm Never Amberassed (yellow), Be Magentale With Me (pink), Don't Violet Me Down (purple) and I Can Teal You Like Me (blue) to make the watercolor background of the manicure. On my ring and middle finger I applied a small, square stud from Born Pretty Store (#5003) and on my pinky I applied the silver glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust.

I made a watercolor manicure once before and I love it just as much this time!
What do you girls think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Favorite

Hey guys!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to share with you ladies!
This time the challenge is favorite nail polish or favorite nail art. I took it to the next level and made my favorite nail art using my favorite nail polish in my favorite color from my favorite brand.

My favorite nail art is gradient nails, my favorite nail polish is Essie Mesmerize, my favorite color is blue and my favorite brand is Essie.

For the manicure I started off with a light blue base of Essie Borrowed & Blue. Afterwards I made the gradient effect with a make-up sponge and the following blue nail polishes: Essie Borrowed & Blue, Essie Avenue Maintain and Essie Mesmerize.

It is a perfect day to wear blue nails: it is World Diabetes Day and I want to raise awareness as my boyfriend has Type 1 Diabetes.

I cannot stop staring at my nails and I love how these turned out!
What do you girls think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Sugar Spun

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to share with you.
This time the challenge is sugar spun or fan brush and I decided to make some sugar spun nail art and to make it resemble chocolate!

If you do not know what a sugar spun manicure is, you can check out this tutorial by Sammy at The Nailasaurus.

For the manicure I started off with a chocolate brown base of OPI Ice-Bergers & Fries. Afterwards I followed the tutorial by Sammy using the dark brown nail polish Essie Partner in Crime and the beige nail polish Essie Urban Jungle.

I like how much this resemble chocolate!
What do you guys think about this sugar spun nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Halloween

Hello ladies!

Time for some more Fancy Friday nail art!
Today the challenge is Halloween and I decided to make a red splatter manicure to make it look like I just killed someone *insert evil laugh here*.

For the manicure I started off with a white base of Essie Blanc. Afterwards I used a regular straw and the red nail polish By K. The Sky is the Limit to make the splatter effect on all my nails - you just dip the straw in the polish and blow the polish out on your nails. It was really easy to do, but clean-up took forever!

I really love how this Halloween nail art turned out and I am going to wear it to a Halloween party tonight!
What do you guys think about it? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Tutorial

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is making a tutorial with either a movie or in pictures and I decided to make a picture tutorial on how to do leopard print nails!

Products used:
- OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around
- OPI Ice-Bergers & Fries
- Essie Licorice
- A dotting tool

Start off with a base coat to protect your natural nails. Then apply two coats of a light brown polish. Here I used OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around. 

Use a big dotting tool and a brown polish to make some random dots and shapes around the nails. For the brown I used OPI Ice-Bergers & Fries and I got my dotting tools on eBay.

Use a small dotting tool and black nail polish to outline the dots with different c-shapes. The black polish is Essie Licorice. 

When you are done outlining the dots, let your nails dry for about 10 minutes and seal in your design with your favorite top coat. 

Here is the finished result. 

I love leopard print nails and they are so easy to make!

What do you girls think about this tutorial? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.

- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Breast Cancer Awareness

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is Breast Cancer Awareness and I decided to make a dry marble skittlette manicure with two of the polishes from the new Essie Breast Cancer Awareness 2014 Collection.

For the manicure I started off with a light pink base of Essie I Pink I Can on my pinky, ring and middle finger and a fuchsia pink base of Essie Pink Happy on my pointer and thumb. For the nail art on my middle and ring finger, I applied Essie I Pink I Can on half the nail and Essie Pink Happy on the other half. Afterwards I used an orange stick to draw the Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon in the still wet nail polish. To finish off the skittlette I applied China Glaze Fairy Dust on my pinky.

I am really starting to love skittlette manicures!
What do you girls think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Fancy Friday: Cake Decoration

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is International Cake Decoration Day and I decided to recreate an old cupcake manicure from before I even had this blog. That is why I decided to make another Then & Now to show you guys how much I have developed these last years.

The 'Then' manicure is from about a year and a half ago and I used one of my very first Essies for the base: Essie Mint Candy Apple.

Then

For the 'Now' manicure I started off with the same blue base of Essie Mint Candy Apple. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by cutepolish on YouTube using Essie Lovie Dovie (pink), Essie Pink Happy (dark pink), Maybelline Coral Craze (orange), acrylic paints (white and red) and a small nail art brush.

Now

I am really proud of how much I have developed these last years!
What do you girls think of today's manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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