Fancy Friday: Untried

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is untried, which can mean both an untried technique or untried nail polishes. I decided to try an untried technique - negative space - with one of my untried nail polishes (like a boss!).

Down below is a picture of my little drawer of untried nail polishes (those of you following me on Instagram have already seen this). I keep all my untried nail polishes apart from my other nail polishes so I know which ones to try out and use next!

For the manicure I was inspired by this negative space manicure by Alice at One Nail To Rule Them All.
I followed her tutorial using a medium sized dotting tool, By K. Dandelion (yellow), Essie Mint Candy Apple (blue), Etude House OR202 (orange) and my untried L'Oréal Pistachio Drage (off-white green). For the matte effect I used Essie Matte About You!

I do not know if I like this particular negative space manicure, but I will definitely try the technique again sometime.
What do you girls think about this negative space 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!

An InLinkz Link-up

OPI Race Red

Hi girls!

Today I have an OPI polish to swatch and review for you guys - OPI Race Red from the new OPI Mustang Collection!
Race Red is an awesome orange-red creme polish.

The formula was perfect - it was a dream to apply. The opacity was amazing as well! It was almost a one-coater, but I applied two coats to assure there wasn't any visible nail line. My only problem with this polish is that it dries a tone darker on the nail than in the bottle.

I usually do not like orange for nail polish, but for some reason I love this color!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Fancy Friday: Neon

Hello ladies!

Today I have another Fancy Friday manicure for you guys.
This time the Fancy Friday challenge is neon and I decided to use my newest neon polish: China Glaze Flip Flip Fantasy.

For the manicure I started off with a neon orange base of China Glaze Flip Flip Fantasy. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush and the white polish Essie Blanc to paint on vertical lines.

I think my nails look kinda like lollipops or little pieces of candy!
What do you girls think of 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!

An InLinkz Link-up

Roskilde Festival

Hi girls!

Today I have a manicure inspired by Roskilde Festival for the nail polish brand By K. to show you guys!

"Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in Northern Europe." (Source).
This year some of the people behind By K. is participating Roskilde Festival with Rising and UNFAIR Fashion at the Arena Drive event and that is why they asked me to make a some nail art inspired by the festival.

For the manicure I made a gradient with the orange polish By K. no. 65 Hallo Hallow and the sand-coloured polish By K. no. 58 Jet Steam. I was inspired by this manicure by Juli at JauntyJuli.

If I was going to Roskilde Festival, this is definitely how I would do my nails - they are simple and matches the Roskilde Festival theme (orange).
What do you girls think? Would you wear this to Roskilde Festival? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

22 Tropical

Hey guys!

Today I have another manicure for the June Nail Art Challenge for you - a Tropical manicure!

When I think of something tropical, I think of beautiful sunset over a small island with palm trees. So that was my inspiration for my manicure.

I started of with a sunset gradient using the orange polish Maybelline Coral Craze and the yellow polish Ciaté Big Yellow Taxi. Afterwards I used a small nail art brush and the black polish Essie Licorice to freehand on the island and palm tree silhouette.

I am really happy with the sunset gradient, but I do not like how the palm tree silhouette turned out.
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

04 Disney

Hey guys!

Today I have the second manicure of the June Nail Art Challenge for you! This time it is Disney nail art so I decided to make a manicure inspired by one of my favorite Disney movies: Finding Nemo.

I started off with a orange base of Maybelline Orange Attack on all of my nails except for my accent nail which I painted blue with Essie Mesmerize.
On the orange nails I used the white Essie Blanc and the black Essie Licorice to paint on clown fish details with a small nail art brush to make the nails look like Marlin and Nemo. For these nails I was inspired by this manicure by Kayla Shevonne.
On the accent nail I used the yellow Ciaté Big Yellow Taxi and the dark blue Essie After School Boy Blazer to paint on the blue tang fish details to make the nails look like Dory.

I am in love with how these turned out: so simple, but so funny and cute!
What do you girls think? Does it remind you of Finding Nemo? Let me know the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

Animal Themed Manicure #3

Hello ladies!

Today I made some more animal themed nail art for you guys.
This time it is two butterfly wings accent nails!

I used two to three layers of Maybelline Coral Craze for the coral/orange base. Then I used my Barry M Nail Art Pen Black, various sized dotting tools and a white nail polish for the details on the butterfly wings accent nails. Of course I finished it all up with a good layer of top coat.

Even though the design doesn't scream butterfly and it looks a little like an abstract pattern, I think it turned out really pretty!

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