Bornpretty store Summer nail art competiton

Bornpretty store is hosting a Summer inspired nail competition and I decided to enter with this mani. What makes me think of summer are neons that are always trendy at that time of the year and going to the sea side. Most of my sea holidays happen on my BF boat so I thought a nautical stamp would fit. I hope you like it :) 

The base colors are China glaze Sun of a peach, Tevez no. 01, S-he stylezone no. 002, Models own Hedonist, the stamps are done with Konad white, Essence stamp me!black and BM407.

There is still time for you all to join. I added the banner with the link on the side of the blog. Feel free to check it out! :)

xoxo
gin

TNCC#3: Grimm

 I LOVE THE SHOW GRIMM! OMG not only do I love it I infected all my friends and now they all are watching it also :) You are welcome NBC! The show is about a cop/monster killer aka the Grimm who's job is to hunt other creatures that have some type of animal aspect in them and are prone to violence. Most of these monsters are based on fairy tale creatures. The pilot episode is about a wolf-man that is killing girls in red outfits - how cool is that? :)

For these nails I wanted to make it look like the world split in two the way a Grimm sees it - one part is the animalistic side with the purple claws and one part is the human world protected by a Grimm axe. Since books and violence are a big part of the show I made a bloody book stamp on my pinkie.

I love this look! Let me know if you like the nails and the show! :)

YAY a awesome promo picture of the Grimm interrogating the wolf man :)

I also decided to make these nails a while back since the show mentioned a city in my country. Note that I live in Slovenia - a European country nobody in Hollywood knows about and if they do they never show it correctly. This time it was done in a very cute way! So thank you Grimm for a shout out :)

Another promo picture! Grimm is a hottie - and for some reason I feel he would be perfect for a Superman role? :)

For this look I used Catrice Plumdog millionaire and Arcane lacquer Whimsy wonderland as the base. The base on the pinkie is Essence stamp me! black, that was also the polish I used to make all the free hand drawings. The pinkie stamps are done with MoYou London Scholar 02, Konad white and Kleancolor Metallic red. I only wish that the drawings would show more - my camera was having a bad day :(

Let me know if you are also a Grimm fan :)

xoxo
gin

Sunday stamping: Happy Easter

I am a big sucker for trend polishes and I relay love the speckled trend. So I used the 2 I own to make this silly Easter mani for the holidays! I wish you and your families 'hopy easter'!!! <3

For this look I used: Models own Goose, Yes love 2645. Stamps are Essence stamp me!black, MoYou London Festvie 14 and BM302. Bornpretty store water decals BLE1677a are the feathers.

Here is just the base mani :)

xoxo
gin

TNPC#2: Indie - Arcane lacquer Whimsy Wonderland

I got a lot of X-mas themed indies from an Australian swap but I love them so much and I just can't accept that they are X-mas only! This is one of them, it's Arcane Lacquer Whimsy Wonderland. OMG I AM IN LOVE! It's the most amazing dark green jelly with green square and small hex glitters, 2 sized red hex glitters and some small gold and rare purple hex glitters. I added some nail stickers from the Evil queen Kiss collection and there you have it! It doesn't look christmasy at all :) 

Don't forget to check out Arcane lacquers Etsy store - they ship internationally now! :)

xoxo
gin

LoL mani: Vladimir the Crimson Reaper

I used to love vampires but then Twilight ruined it all ... Thank God for LoL where this sexy beast is home. Vladimir is a vampire that uses blood and his own life as a weapon. When he plays the screen is red, there are blood puddles everywhere and he drains his opponents. But if you play him you trade hp for damage and for a n00b-cake like me that is a bit to hard so I just enjoy looking at him :)

Fot this mani I wanted to make a bunch of blood splatters over a taupe base the same color as the lining on his coat. I love this pants so I had to add some stripes and spikes like the ones on his fingers. I am in love with this look - thou it might look even more sexy and evil if my nails where in their usual stiletto form :)

Vladimir the Crimson reaper

The base is Beatuy woman Rose quartz *love the name for some reason*, the blood stamps are made with Barry M Passion fruit, Kleancolor Metallic red, Pueen45 and BM416. The stripes are done with BM411 and Catrice Sex pistols. The studs are from bornpretty store :)

Here are the nails with just the 2 coats of stamps - The blood only look is just as sexy I think :)

Here are my favorite Vladimir quotes from the game:
''Go, ahead, be negative. You are just my type''
''Deliciously vain''
'' I am a universal recipient.''

xoxo
gin

TNCC#2: The Borgias nails

This months challenge at the group Nail challenge collaborative is Movies and TV Shows. And my favorite type of TV Shows are historical and super sexy :) My obsession started when I was watching the Tudors and I already did a mani dedicated to that show a while back HERE. 

My current love is the (unfortunately canceled) show Borgias! I was in love with Cesare Borgia since the time I read Machiavelli's Prince :) And here he is so cool - my favorite character in the entire show. At the same time I am a fan of anything with Jeremy Irons every since the Lion king :)

 I wanted to do mostly red nails because that is the color of the Borgia house. Also I flooded everything with crosses since they are they popes family. And the accent finger is white like a lot of popes outfits doused in blood because the show is quite violent :) But still sexy - like these nails! They scream Borgias to me! I am so excited I am going to go re-read Machiavelli's Prince.

This is the best Borgias meme I've seen! Yeah they are the villains in Assassins creed so let's try real hard and find Ezio while watching this show! :)

For this look I used: China glaze Don't make me wine, Finger paints Vivid reflection, Beauty UK Matte top coat, MoYou London Biker 2, Festive 14, QA65, A59, BM416. Essence Do you speak love?, Catrice Sky and snow, Barry M Silver foil, Kiko Red peonia and Gold. 

Here are Lucrezia and Cesare Borgia the original incestuous brother and sister. Suck it Game of thrones! I don't care how wrong it is the entire show makes you root for them to hook up :) Aww Historical events you never seize to amaze me.

Did you ever watch this show? :)

xoxox

gin

Sunday stamping: Over a green base

I did the Essence Roller coaster swatch a while back and for everyday use I added some stamps over it since I can't just walk around with no nail art anymore *nail-art-a-holic* :) It's perfect for this weeks installment of Sunday stamping :)

The stamps are made 2 polishes and 2 plates, the top part of the nail is Konad Royal blue and m64, the bottom part is Essence The boy next door and BM414. I topped it off with Essence Mr. & Mrs. Glitter which I think pulls the entire look together :)

xoxo
gin