Sunday stamping: Pink and black / TNCC: Animals

The other day I stumbled upon the cutest little animal called the Rosy Maple Moth. I posted pictures of it so you can enjoy the cute fuzziness that is this creature. If I ever see one in real life there will have to be someone with me that will stop me from eating it - they seem like cute candy butterflies since they are such vibrant colors :) They inspired me to do this mani ... 

Now look at this cutie waving hello <3

I cant deal with neon pink since sorry that is just not my color. So I still kept the yellow and pink colors only in pastels. And over it I stamped the butterfly stamps with black - so this mani is a 2 for 1 for 2 nail art groups I am in :) And I still don't like this stamp since the butterfly forms are in the negative so a lot of times the nails look just like they have random black spots on them :)

For this mani I used Essence Flamingo rose and Catrice Soleil A Solitude for the gradients. The stamps are made with Essence Stamp me! black and QA66. 

Here are some more pictures of the moths that inspired me. How adorable are they? :)

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gin

Pick n Mix: Topper - non glitter

I honestly have no clue what is a non glitter topper - so I decided for my purpose that will be the beautiful water decals from Bornpretty store. And the base is a simple holo from Enchanted polish Future reflections. I love how this turned out! I wish I had more water decals because this is so fun and easy to do :)

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gin

Sunday stamping: Over a blue base

Today's Sunday stamping challenge theme is Over a blue base. Recently I am super into gradients so I made a dark blue gradient with s bunch of polishes that have a lot of subtle shimmers in them. You know the shimmers that are usually not visible but if you use them as gradient polishes the shimmers come to life. 

But then I put a lot of stamps over it and forgot to take a photo of the base gradient *Bad Bad Blogger* so I guess you need to take my word for it ;)

Here is a picture with a bit of flash because I just love how the lightest color pops on the tips of the nails :)

For the gradient I used Catrice Entering Atlantis and Gorger Blueney, China glaze Frostbite. The stamps are made with Mundo de Unas polishes and Pueen26 stamping plate.

xox
gin

TNCC: Wallpaper - Catrice LE Rock-o-co Swatches and nail art

By now I think all you lovely dolls that are with me for a while can tell I have a serious damask pattern addiction. And this month everything fell into place! I got the TNCC Challenge with Wallpaper theme and my favorite brand Catrice released this Limited edition full of new bottles and my favorite pattern. Not only this they had polish colors that come in my current favorite color combination gray and yellow! <3

So I decided to make a nice little gradient with the 2 polishes and make similar stamps to form a damask pattern. The polishes are both matte and where opaque in 3 layers. But if I would apply them normally they would be in 2 I bet. I kept it all matte and I love how it all turned out even the part when the pattern is less visible, makes everything seem more romantic and mysterious :)

Here is the picture of the bottles! I love the unique design! And I got so excited I had to take a lipstick from the collection as well. You can see the color on my Classy cupcakes post :)

For this mani I used Catrice LE Rock-o-co L'Ombre A Sanssouci and Soleil A Solitude. The stamps are made with Essence Stamp me!white and Lily Anna 08 stamping plate. 

How amazing looking is the promo for the collection? Catrice you do know how to make me fall in love with your work :)

How do you like seeing swatches of polishes in this form?

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gin

OOTD: Classy Cupcakes

I don't always wear colors but when I do I go all out :) Most of my clothes are all black but when I saw this sweater I couldn't resist. There is something about the combination of the happy colors and the morbid/realistic writing on top. And I think R.I.P. DIET is definitely a cool motto in these post-New Years resolutions times (my new years resolution was to make my blog more versatile). Since the sweater is so casual I wanted to pair it with some classy pants that have a bit of a bell bottom. And the new pointy stilettos that are coming back into Vogue are a perfect match. 

Since the pants and the stilettos are so serious I mellowed them out with some neon pink lipstick and crazy blue hair. Because life is to short to have a boring hair color :)

The eyeliner is Catrice Liquid liner Dating Joe black and the mascara I used was Essence Lash princess. The lipstick is from Catrice LE Rock-o-co Madame de Pinkadour. Neon pink is not my color but I felt like it's a whimsical enough color to match the shirt <3

 

    

I have been in search of the perfect black pointy stilettos for quite some time. But all of them had the very high skinny heel that are extra hard on your feet. The other day I wondered in a random Tally Weijl and found these pretties. They are tall enough and the heel is thick enough to be easy to walk in. And the gold embellishment is not that bad either <3 

        

Sweater: eBay

Pants: New Yorker

Shoes: Tally Weijl

Do you ever pair something more classy with something whimsical?

xoxo
gin

Pick n Mix challenge: Fire - Sailor Mars

I love Sailor Mars - and I think that because of her uniform I fell in love with the red and purple color combination. Since this part of the challenge is fire and she is the Sailor Scout of fire I think this mani fits the part. I only wish that the purple stamps would be a bit more visible. 

The base is Femme fatale Scorchling. The stamps are made with hehe014 and 013 and Mundo de Unas polishes. The flames are made with MoYou London Biker 02 plate. I also added some star rhinestones because I love her purple star earrings. 

And here is she in her fire glory mid transformation in the new Sailor Moon Crystal anime :)

source: tumblr

In case you want to know here is my last Sailor Mars nails.

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gin

Pick n Mix challenge: Holo

Not all holos are in your face strong linear ones. And not all Sailor scouts are girly and flashy. So I wanted to make something subtle - and I got the inspiration from the gift my kid sister brought me a while back - it's a Sailor Pluto key chain <3

The polishes I used are Kiko Silk taupe as base. The stamps are made with Color club Beyond and hehe013 stamping plate. 

Here is a sexy Sailor Pluto in action :)

source: tumblr

Do you ever get inspired by random objects in your life?

xoxo
gin