Creative Nails Collab - Welcome to the Jungle

In the Jungle, the mighty Jungle... the lion sleeps tonight...

A whim away, a whim away...

Ahem, I got a bit distracted over there... anyway, the last theme for July was, as you can see from the title, "Welcome to the Jungle". Once again, I chose a simple design and even incorporated some glitter and stamped some leaves on top.

The gradient is a blue-green combo and the stamping was done with dark green, after I applied a thin coat of sheer glitter.

I tried to get the hang of this "stamping thing" multiple times, but I was never really fond of the idea so I didn't quite give it my best. I'll always prefer free-hand painting.

What do you think about my nails? Should I attempt stamping more often?

Creative Nails Collab - Magical

Hello again, nail art lovers!

Day dreaming about magic has been a huge part of my life for many years, ever since I read the Harry Potter series. For this theme I tried to get out of my comfort zone (whenever I think about magic, my brain defaults to Harry Potter related things) and do something minimal that's still magical. ^_^

Here's the result:

I think the linear holographic purple nail polish looks lovely next to the glittery textured blue polish, as they complement each-other really well. I painted some small symbols, stars and half-moons, just to complete the look.

Does this manicure look as magical to you as it does to me?

Creative Nails Collab - Yummy Watermelon

Hi nail art lovers,

What's your favorite summer fruit? In my case it's a tie between apricots and watermelon but this time I'm going to show you a manicure inspired by the latter.

I don't usually paint this type of gradients as I prefer vertical ones, however, this time I felt it was appropriate. And I kinda like the design, as well! :D

I used glitter for the seeds and they fell off really quick so I don't recommend it unless you have a really good top coat you can stick the bits of glitter onto. 

I wore this manicure for about a week and I feel that it turned out nice.

What do you think?

Creative Nails Collab - Sun in my hair

Hi nail art lovers,

It's been a while since I've last posted but I felt I needed a break from the blog.
I did, however, do my nails and I have all the manicures for July ready to be posted so.. watch this space...

The first manicure I'd like to show you is the one for the "Sun in my hair" theme. I chose a simple manicure with a cute design, inspired by this image:

And here are my nails:

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Creative Nails Collab - Food

Hello nail art lovers,

What's your favorite food?
Currently, I love pasta... and that was part of my inspiration for this theme:

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Creative Nails Collab - Beach Activities

Hello nail art lovers,

Have you been on holiday, yet? Did you make a trip to the beach this year or are you planing to?
I'm probably not going to dip my toes into the sea this year, however I I can still dream about beach activities, right?

For today's theme I "accessed" my childhood memories and recalled how it is to play in the sand and build sand castles. Not a care in the world...

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Creative Nails Collab - Quote

Hello nail art lovers,

Long time no read :) I decided to take a little break from the blog, but I'm back with new nail art ideas!
This week I'd like to show you one of my favorite quotes, which is also a verse from one of my favorite songs - California Dreaming by Hollywood Undead.

I've recently had the pleasure of seeing the band sing live and actually met the members - one of the best days of my life! Here's the song, in case you were wondering what I love to listen to:

As for my nails, the quote is "I'm no shooting star, just a burning heart" and you can see my interpretation below:

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