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Summer Party Nail Stickers - Tutorial

Looking back I saw I posted a lot of complicated and stamping related tutorials. Therefore for today, I decided to do something very simple that is based on cheap nail art supplies. Nail art that everyone can do and buy! 

Here it goes!…

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Added by gin shivers on August 15, 2015 at 3:10am — No Comments

NOTD: Sea Adventure Nails

A while back I was on a fun sea adventure with my BF in Zrće on the Island Pag. I finally found my new favorite summer destination - it's like Ibiza or Miami but smaller and way closer :) 

So these are the…

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Added by gin shivers on August 5, 2015 at 4:56am — No Comments

TUTORIAL: Gradient Animal Print Nail Art

Today for you I have a tutorial of two things that are always in style - gradients and animal print. This is very easy to do and you can do it free hand or with stamps if you are lazy like me. Look below to see everything you need and a quick tutorial. …

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Added by gin shivers on July 27, 2015 at 3:52pm — No Comments

NOTD: Faux Neon Glitter

Everyone is in love with the new China Glaze Neon Collection that is full of bright colors of all kinds - also neon glitters. But if you are like me - on a budget and not living in the U.S. it's time to cheat a bit and create some fake neon glitter.

The process is quite easy. All you need is a white…

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Added by gin shivers on July 17, 2015 at 12:23pm — No Comments

Acid Butterfly Wings Nail Art Tutorial

Hey girls,

Now that it is warm out, the butterflies came out and play. While sitting in the garden, I got inspired to make some butterfly wings nail art. But by the time I was finished the mani looked a bit more like some type of space butterflies on acid. I still love how they turned out and the process of making them was fun, maybe…

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Added by gin shivers on July 9, 2015 at 9:50am — No Comments

Boys & Girls Nail Tutorial

Hey guys,

I wanted to create a mani that is full of contradictions. So half of this mani is pink and super girly and the other half is a ripped boyish  shirt look.

This is a very easy nail art look that anyone can do, especially if you are like me and have a lot of water…

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Added by gin shivers on June 30, 2015 at 4:08am — No Comments

TUTORIAL: Sandy Beach Nail Art

Everybody is posting their amazing summer beach manis and I decided to give it a go as well, just to find out they are very easy to make. The key is to have some time to draw on the waves or the perfect stamp that mimics that water pattern. Also, since I don't own any seashell or other sea specific 3D nail decorations, I decided to add just some pearls and gold particles that…

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Added by gin shivers on June 21, 2015 at 3:05am — No Comments

NOTD: Batman Nails

Hey girls,

The last time I tried to do a Batman mani it was not a big success. But this time I did it! I love how they turned out - these nails got everything I love - gradients, stamps, glitter and bats. All in black, gray and yellow; the original Batman…

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Added by gin shivers on June 13, 2015 at 2:00am — No Comments

TUTORIAL: Glitter Placement Nail Art

Hey girls,

I love glitter polishes but I love them even more when I can control where the glitters end up. They then become a lot more complimentary to the mani while the possibilities are endless.…

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Added by gin shivers on June 7, 2015 at 9:36pm — No Comments

TUTORIAL: Stamps Over Studs Nail Art

The other day I fell in love with stamping over studs and I decided to make a quick tutorial.

I got this LE Catrice from the Caviar Gauche collection and the bottle was so pretty it inspired me to make some flower nail art. I hope you enjoy the tutorial…

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Added by gin shivers on May 31, 2015 at 9:56am — No Comments

NOTD: Pretty Punk Nails

Here is an easy way to achieve a multi dimensional interesting nail art look.

Just stamp something under the design you want to shine and it adds a special twist if the layers of the stamps somehow match.…

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Added by gin shivers on May 21, 2015 at 3:30am — No Comments

Summer Music Festival Nails Tutorial

Summer is all about neons and music festivals! I decided to feature that into my next nail art tutorial. At the same time it's full of tips how to feature your favorite polishes in 3D nail decoration without trying to buy new nail art supplies and just reuse your old ones :) …

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Added by gin shivers on May 15, 2015 at 11:41pm — No Comments

Tutorial: Radiant Gradient + Stamping Flowers

 I have recently really been into making gradients and the most impressive ones I have seen are of the radiant kind. I also decided to make it with some textured polishes since I had 2 neons and I wanted to make some trendy summer nails that remind me a bit of men's swim trunks :) …

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Added by gin shivers on May 9, 2015 at 5:47pm — No Comments

TUTORIAL: Nail Dotticure With No Dotting Tools

I've created a lot of dotty nail art looks, but sometimes it gets exhausting since you need to be careful about many factors like the size of the dots and the placement.

This time I wanted to create a look that is still full of dots but does not require a lot of precision or hard work.

Tutorial and the…

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Added by gin shivers on April 30, 2015 at 12:11pm — No Comments

TUTORIAL: Card Suits Nail Art

Hello girls,

Today I got for you a fun and a simple stamping nail art tutorial. All classic playing cards are based in 5 colors - the 3 primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and the dominant white and black. Detailed tutorial below along with the required items. …

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Added by gin shivers on April 26, 2015 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment

Neon Chevrons + Nail Art Tips

Hey girls,

I got my claws for the first time on some Morgan Taylor polishes and let me tell you they are a dream! OMG Opaque Neons in 2 coats with no base coat required. But I still prepared my white polish I use as base. As any nail blogger knows, white polish as a base is rarely opaque in one coat so here is a tip on how…

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Added by gin shivers on April 14, 2015 at 3:30am — No Comments

NOTD: Spiral of Color

My new obsession is making decals with stamping. I make 10 little stamped pictures and then I color them in - it's my new form of therapy because it is so calming :) I just can't stop and the results are always stunning! 

Today I have for you a mix of …

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Added by gin shivers on April 7, 2015 at 2:28am — No Comments

NOTD: Eat Me Nails

Hey girls,

I got another Yes Love polish the other day and this guy is a pastel purple - lavender shade. It's filled with black, dark purple and red micro glitter. So I decided to use the same colors for the stamps. I wanted to create a simple and sassy mani.…

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Added by gin shivers on March 31, 2015 at 3:50am — No Comments

NOTD: Yellow Spring Nails

Hi girls,

Yellow is just such a happy color and perfect for the spring time manis. I did something very simple and full of layers.…

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Added by gin shivers on March 24, 2015 at 4:00am — No Comments

NOTD: Black & White Tribal Damask

The challenge is to use black and white but I wanted to create a mani that is a combination of tribal tattoo and classy baroque damask patterns.

So I layered 2 of these and the result is quite interesting!…

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Added by gin shivers on March 14, 2015 at 9:35pm — No Comments

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