Lead Light Leafs

Hey guys!

Today I have some nail art inspired by Anna Gorelova to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of CND Cream Puff. Afterwards I stamped the leafs with MoYou London Tropical 06 and Mundo de Uñas Black stamping polish. Lastly I colored in the leafs with OPI Chromatic Orange, OPI Pen & Pink, and OPI Purple Perspective.

Close-up!

I love the lead light technique!

What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.

- Louise

Ballerinas

Hey guys!

Today I have some ballerina nail art to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a pink base of piCture pOlish Bardot on all my nails, except for my ring finger which I painted black with Essie Licorice. Afterwards I stamped the ballerinas on my pointer and middle finger with MoYou London Princess Plate 02 and Mundo de Uñas Black stamping polish. To finish everything off I applied some rhinestones to my ring finger.

I love the color combination of pink and black!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Leopard

Hey guys!

Today I have some simple nail art to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a taupe/nude base of piCture pOlish Nougat on all my nails. Afterwards I followed my own tutorial using a dotting tool, the brown OPI Ice-Bergers & Fries, a small nail art brush, and watered-down black acrylic paint.

Leopard is definitely my go-to nail art!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Summer-y

Hey guys!

Today I have a summer-y manicure to show you guys!

For the manicure I started off with a yellow base of piCture pOlish Sorbet on my pointer and thumb, a white base of piCture pOlish Bright White on my middle and ring finger, and a blue base of Essie Avenue Maintain on my pinky. Afterwards I applied the chequered water decals on the white base on my middle and ring finger. To finish everything off I applied the holographic glitter China Glaze Fairy Dust to my pinky.

I need summer, but this manicure helps!
What do you guys think about this skittlette? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Roses

Hey guys!

Today I have a beautiful skittlette to show you!

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice on my pointer and thumb, and a pink base of Essie Groove is in the Heart on my pinky. Afterwards I applied the rose water decals to my middle and ring finger. To finish everything off I applied two small studs to my pinky.

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

Stay polished.
- Louise

Brush Strokes

Hey guys!

Today I have some nail art inspired by Emily of Very Emily to show you!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of CND Cream Puff on all my nails, except for my ring finger which I painted dark blue with Essie Style Cartel. Afterwards I made the brush strokes with Essie Style Cartel, the light blue Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid, and the silver Essie No Place Like Chrome. To finish everything off I placed a square stud to my ring finger.

I really like this simple nail art method!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Mani Swap

Hey guys!

Today I made a mani swap with the amazingly talented Eva of Coewless! I love all her perfect freehand nail art, but I wouldn't even try to recreate that, so I chose her cute multicoloured polka dot mani and she chose my polka dot skittlette - she even made the bow herself!

For the manicure I started off with a white base of CND Cream Puff on all my nails. Afterwards I made the polka dots with a small dotting tool and the following polishes: OPI I Just Can't Cope-Acabana (yellow), Essie Avenue Maintain (blue), Essie Lapiz of Luxury (purple), Essie Lovie Dovie (pink), Maybelline Coral Craze (self-explanatory), and Essie Mojito Madness (green).

I am so honored that Eva wanted to do this mani swap with me!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Twin Nails

Hey guys!

Today I have some twin nails that I did with the sweet Selina of @nailsbyselina inspired by the amazing Nicole of Young Wild and Polished to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a nude base of OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around on my pinky, pointer, and thumb, and a silver holo glitter base of F.U.N Lacquer 24 Karat Diamond on my middle and ring finger. Afterwards I used a dotting tool and the polish black Essie Licorice to make the polka dots on my middle finger and mini chevron nail vinyls, saran wrap, OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around, and Essie Licorice to make the nail art on my ring finger.

I just love how these twin nails turned out!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Glitter Gradient

Hey guys!

Today I have a simple glitter gradient to share with you!

For the manicure I started off with a dusty green base of Barry M Cardamom, that I got at LuxBeauty. Afterwards I made the glitter gradient with the bronze glitter Essie Summit of Style.

Glitter gradients is my favorite go to nail art!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Exam

Hey guys!

Today I have an exam in developmental psychology so true to tradition I am wearing green nails!

For the manicure I started off with a mint green base of Il Était un Vernis Mint to Be Yours that I got on LuxBeauty on all my nails. Afterwards I stamped the orchid design with Mundo de Uñas Black and MoYou London Pro Plate 07.

Wish me luck on my exam guys!
What do you think about this mint green nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Shattered Glass

Hey guys!

Today I have some simple nail art to share with you - shattered glass!

For the manicure I started off with a red base of Essie Lollipop on all my nails. Afterwards I placed some iridescent foil cut into different sized triangles randomly onto my ring finger and pinky.

And close-up!

I loooooove this shattered glass trend!
What do you guys think about this nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Smokin'

Hey guys!

Today I made some smokin' nail art (get it?) inspired by Chalkboard Nails.

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by Chalkboard Nails using the light grey Essie Cocktail Bling.

I love how edgy this turned out!
What do you guys think about this smokin' nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

New Year's Eve

Hey guys!

Today I have the last blog post of the year to share with you - my New Year's Eve nails!

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice on all my nails. Afterwards I used a striping brush and the silver holographic glitter polish F.U.N Lacquer 24 Karat Diamond to make the glitter waterfall.

Happy New Year guys!
What do you think about this glitter nail art for New Year's Eve? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Pantone Colors of the Year 2016

Hey guys!

Today I have a gradient inspired by the two Pantone Colors of the Year for 2016 - serenity and rose quartz.

For the manicure I started off with a white base on all my nails. Afterwards I used a make-up sponge, OPI Mod About You to symbolize Rose Quartz, and Essie Salt Water Happy to symbolize Serenity to make the gradient.

I think these colors are so beautiful - especially together!
What do you guys think about this Pantone gradient? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Santa and Elves

Hey guys!

Merry christmas!
Time for my last manicure of my 12 Days of Christmas series - santa and his elves.

For the manicure I started off with a green base of Essie Pretty Edgy on all my nails except for my ring finger which I painted red with Essie Happy Wife Happy Life. Afterwards I freehanded the details on santa's suit, the belts and belt-buckles with watered-down white, black, and gold acrylic paint and a small nail art brush.

This is my favourite christmas manicure every year!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished and marry christmas.
- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Tree

Hey guys!

Today I have another christmas manicure to share with you - shattered glass christmas trees!

For the manicure I started off with a black base of Essie Licorice on all my nails. Afterwards I used some duochrome foil cut into different sized triangles to make the shattered glass christmas tree on my middle and ring finger. To finish everything off I applied gold star studs to my middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.

I am definitely on board on this shattered glass trend!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Snowman

Hey guys!

Today it is time for another 12 Days of Christmas manicure!

This time I made a snowman skittlette. 

For the manicure I started off with a white base of CND Cream Puff on all my nails except for my pinky which I painted red with Essie Happy Wife Happy Life. Afterwards I freehanded the snowman's face on my middle finger with black acrylic paint, the orange L'Oréal Lush Tangerine and a small nail art brush and the snowman's body on my ring finger with black acrylic paint, the red Essie Happy Wife Happy Life, Mundo de Uñas Green and a small nail art brush. I finished off by stamping the stripes on my pinky with MoYou London Festive 06 and Mundo de Uñas Green stamping polish.

This snowman is so cute!

What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.

- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Presents

Hey guys!

Time for another manicure for my 12 Days of Christmas series - 3D presents!

For the manicure I stamped different christmas designs from the MoYou London Festive 06 plate in different colors. On my pointer I used the white CND Cream Puff stamped with the red By K. Oy-Mak, on my middle finger I used the dark green Essie Going Incognito stamped with the holographic green Literary Lacquer Green Gables, on my ring finger I used the red Essie Head Mistress stamped with the gold Essie Good as Gold, and on my pinky I used the light blue Deborah Lippmann Blue Orchid stamped with the silver Essie No Place Like Chrome. To make the presents I used striping tape in different colors.

I used my new MoYou London sticky stamper to make this nail art and it is A-MA-ZING!
What do you guys think about this christmas manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Rudolph

Hey guys!

Today it is time for some Rudolph nail art for my 12 Days of Christmas series.

For the manicure I started off with a blue base of Color Club Meet Me at the Rink on all my nails. Afterwards I freehanded the reindeer with a small nail art brush, the brown polish OPI Going My Way or Norway?, the dark brown polish Essie Partner in Crime, the red polish piCture pOlish Bridget, white nail polish, and black nail polish.

I think these reindeers are so goofy and cute!
What do you guys think about this christmas nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

12 Days of Christmas: Santa Hats

Hey guys!

Today I have another christmas manicure for my 12 Days of Christmas series - little santa hats inspired by Keshialilly!

For the manicure I started off with a red base of Essie Happy Wife Happy Life on the tip of my nails. Afterwards I used a dotting tool, a small nail art brush, the red polish, white nail polish, and watered down black acrylic paint to make the santa hat details.

Look how cute!

This manicure is one of my favourite christmas manicures!
What do you guys think about this santa hat nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise