¡Hola!

I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Here are my Red Lace Nails:

It's a quick and easy look to create.  You can recreate this look with any beautiful lace pattern and you can even change the color!  I hope you guys enjoy the video:

What did I use?
1.  Base Coat:  Duri Rejuvacote
2.  Top Coat:  Seche Vite
3.  WetnWild 2% Milk
4.  Konad Red
5.  Pueen plate 27

I hope you guys enjoy! Please Take Care & Happy Stamping!

Swanette

Love Is In The Air

Hola Amigos!

I hope everyone is doing great!  I was feeling some love in the air and decided to make this mani. 

Ingredients used:

1.  Zoya Lo for the base color.
2.  OPI Minnie Style is the red and white glitter.
3.  Pueen Stamping plate 41
4.  Konad White Polish
5.  Seche Vite

 I hope you enjoy and feel some love in the air too!  :)

How to achieve Gradient Nails Part 2: I used Texture Polishes & Pueen plate 40

Hola!

Here is another way to achieve gradient nails without the hassel of using a cometic sponge/wedge.
No special tools necessary just your ordinary nail brush. 

Sometimes it such a pain to clean up after making gradient nails, so I wanted to show you guys another way to do them.  You can also do this method and then use a cosmetic sponge/wedge at the end of the process to give it a more blending effect & less mess! :) 

If you would like to see my post on Gradient Nails using a cosmetic wedge visit here .

Here is the mani I posted yesterday on my Instagram:

Nail products used for this mani are:

1.  Nail Life Gripper Basecoat
2.  Julie G Tangerine Dream, from the Gumdrop Collection
3.  OPI Magazine Cover Mouse, Liquid Sand
4.  OPI Jinx, Liquid Sand
5.  Pueen Stamping plate 40
6.  Stamping Color:  Wet n Wild Black Crème
7.  Seche Vite Top Coat (optional, only if you love a shiny finish)

Steps in achieving a gradient nails:

1.  Apply your favorite Basecoat.
2.  Apply Julie G Tangerine Dream to the upper part of the nail just 1/3 of the nail.  I applied two coats, wait for polish to dry between each coat.

3.  Now apply your second color which is OPI Magazine Cover Mouse to the other 2/3 part of the nail, the middle section.  Two coats.



4.  Then you apply your last color OPI Jinx to the bottom part of the nail.  Two Coats.



5.  Your nails should look like the pic below.  You can reapply in any area that needs to be reapplied. 



6.  Finish it with your favorite stamping design.  I chose Pueen plate 40.

7.  If you wish, you can also apply a topcoat to your texture nails.  I honestly love both looks.



I hope you enjoy my post!!  Which method do you prefer?  Or if you have another method to achieve gradient nails I would love to hear about it. :)

Hasta Luego amigos!

Swanette



How To Achieve Gradient Nails, A Picture Tutorial

Hola!

Here is tonights mani!  Its a gradient mani.  The gradient effect is fading two or more colors together on the nail creating a colorful mani.  There are many video showing how to achieve this look.  Its very easy, fun but messy. 

I used:

1.  A makeup Sponge Wedge.  (These are the ones that look like triangles)

2.  China Glaze White on White ( My base color:  applying white will make neons brighter)

3.  China Glaze Sun Worshiper (Color near cuticles)

4.  China Glaze Japanese Koi (Middle color)

5.  China Glaze Pool Party (nail tip color)

6.  Stamping plate Pueen 31

7.  Stamping color Wet n Wild Black Crème.

8.  Nail Life Gripper Base Coat.

9.  Seche Vite Top Coat

Here is my mani:



Steps:

1.  Start with your favorite Base Coat.

2.  Paint all your nails White.  Using white as a undie (base coat) helps neons appear more brighter.

3.  Take you makeup wedge and apply the three colors. 

4. Take the makeup wedge and dab it on your nail.  Pressing very lightly and you will see how the colors blend on your nails.  (For demonstrating purposes I didn't apply the white base here.  I just wanted to show you how to achieve a gradient effect.) 

5.  After you dab your sponge on the nail you should have a gradient effect like below.  I recommend you letting each coat dry and repeat the process until you have reach the desire effect.   Don't be alarm if you are left with an uneven look or maybe slightly rough look, because this will even out when you apply your top coat.



6.  Now you should apply a top coat.  This will help out smooth the nail, blend in the colors better and leave you with great base for your stamping. 

7.  After it dries you apply your stamping and finish off with your top coat! 

I hope you enjoyed my post and try it out too! 

Hasta Luego!

Swanette



A Clearance Haul & Two Manis

Hola!!

I wanted to share a clearance haul with you guys! I just love clearance! I am clearance/shopaholic.  It is so fun to look thru clearance aisles or bins looking for hidden treasures!

On this particular day I went to coupon like I usually do at Wags (Walgreens) and my daughter said, "Hey ma, lets look for clearance!".   As you see she is learning so much from her mama. :)  So as we approached the aisle I just couldn't believe it! I saw some Essie!  Jackpot!! There was a lot of colors to chose from, but I only chose four.  Then I keep looking and found some Revlons from the Chroma Chameleon Collection. I grab some of that too! This all total: $25, but luckly I have a lot points on my Walgreens Balance reward card and only paid $5!  Yes I went crazy... I know... I am not proud of myself.  This is what happens when you are a polish addict. 
 

My Walgreens Clearance Haul:

Essie box includes:  Chinchilly & Forever yummy.

Essies L to R:  Miss fancy pants, power clutch, fair game & Lil'boa peep.

Revlons L to R:  Aquamarine, Rose Gold, Amethyst & Topaz.

The Milani Runaway eyes in Naturally Chic.

I also wanted to show you guys two manis I created with these polishes.  I posted these on Instagram. I hope you enjoy!



Ingredients in my star and moons mani:

1.  Essie Miss Fancy Pants

2.  Essie Lil'boa peep on my ring finger and I used for stamping stars and moon ( It is a magnetic polish from Repstyle Magnetic Collection, but it didn't have the magnet cap when I purchased it) 

3.  Cheeky stamping plate 46

4.  Seche Vite





The Ingredients in this delicious mani is:

1.  Essie Power Clutch on index finger

2.  Revlon Aquamarine on middle finger

3.  Zoya purity on ring finger

4.  Pueen stamping plate 47

5.  Stamping color:  Sinful Colors Black on Black

6.  Orly Liquid vinyl on pinky

7.  Kiss metallic accent

8.  Seche Vite

I hope you guys find wonderful treasures when hunting thru a clearance aisle or bin!  Have fun shopping for polish!!

Hasta Luego!!

Holographic Hearts

Hola! Como estan?  Espero que bien!

Here I have Infra-red from China Glaze Hologlams 2013 Collection.  If you didn't know holographic nail polish are great for stamping, but it can be a little tricky.  The polish tends to dry up faster on the plate so you must hurry and stamp quickly.  It will take practice, but the final result is beautiful. 

Ingredients in this Mani are:

1.  China Glaze Infra-red
2.  Orly Liquid Vinyl
3.  Pueen Stamping plate 41
4.  Seche Vite




Hasta Luego!

P.S.  Sally Beauty Supply has the China Glaze Holograms on Clearance for $5.99.  Always ask is they have any deals on Clearance!  You never know you just might get lucky!

Pueen Plates 2013 Love Elements

Hola!

When I heard that Pueen Cosmetics where going to launch new stamping plates I was very excited! I knew that I just had to have them.  I have their first Collection Pueen 2013 Sumptuous Gallery and love them.  The majority are all full nail designs which I personally love!   The first Collection has 25 plates but this one has 24 plates.  Each plate measures about 1.8" (5.5 cm in diameter).  Also all Pueen Stamping plates now come with a cute little case for easy storage and great size to carry with you!  The Case is sturdy and comes in different colors.  The plastic sleeves are flimsy, but they do serve their purpose. I wish my first set of Pueen included the small case, but at the time I purchased them they did not include it. Here is the pic of the case:

 

You can purchase these plates on Pueen Cosmetics site , Amazon here, or Ebay here .  These plates are beautiful.  They are well etched and have a protective backing.  If Pueen continues to make more collections I will continue to buy them! I really love the quality of these plates.  Here are some plates and manicures I have done with this set.

1.  Plate Pueen 49

 

Base Color:  China Glaze Fancy Pants            Base Color:  China Glaze Creative Fantasy

Stamping Color:  Essie Penny Talk           Stamping Color:  Essie Good As Gold

2.  Plate Pueen 44

Base Colors:  Orly Snowcone &  China Glaze

White on White.  Stamping Colors:

 Sally Hansen Blue it & Cherry Red 

        Base Color:  China Glaze White on white

   Stamping color:  Sinful Colors Black on Black

  

3.  Pueen 39

Base Color:  China Glaze Snap My dragon

Stamping Color:  Sinful Black on Black

4. Pueen 28

 

 

Base Color:  China Glaze Budding Romance &

China Glaze Graffiti Glitter

Stamping Color:  Sinful colors Black on Black

What do you think?  Will you purchase them?  Let me know in the comments below!

Hasta Luego!

Krafty Gurl Designs Nail Polishes

Hola!

I purchase these beauties from @kraftygurldesigns I found her on Instagram. She creates beautiful Indie Glitter polishes.  You can purchase her nail polishes from her Etsy Store here.    I purchase two and she sent me a free mini.  That was so kind of her! Thank you!

 

Colors from left to right:   It's a Fiesta, summer Days & Liberty Belle. 

I love them all!  They are so fun!  Application was a breeze.  No picking and placing glitter.   You get a lot of glitters on the nail with one swipe of the brush! I have other indies & glitter polishes which I have had to fish out glitters, but it was not the case with these beauties!  Here are the three swatched:

 

1.  Liberty Belle

Base Color:  Orly Snow Cone.  Stamping plate:  Pueen44.  Stamping Colors:  Sally Hansen Blue It & Sally Hansen Cherry Red.

 

2.  Summer Days

Base Color:  China Glaze Starboard.  XL Stamping plate C.  Stamping Color:  Sinful Colors Snow Me White.

 

 

3.  It's A Fiesta!

Base Color:  Orly Liquid Vinyl.  Stamping plate BM21.  Stamping Color:  Essie Good As Gold.

I hope you enjoyed the Manicures done with these beautiful Indie Polishes made by Krafty Gurl Designs!  

Hasta Luego!