Acrylic 3D: Shimmer, Shine & Neon

Yay finally had my first client in Holland past Thursday, my mini me's mom. Last week we were talking about acrylics, Dutch salons and the nail courses I did in Monterrey. She decided to schedule her next appointment with me as she liked the way my current nails looked. We ended up talking about the design I would do for her, it would include glitter, rhinestones and neon 3D.

On the day itself I decided to take off her old set as I spotted too many air bubbles. There's no better way for her to see what I can do and really evaluate her new nails when I do them from scratch.

Products used:

• Creamy white
• Pink
• Glitter pink mix: Essence - glitter, Maybelline - glitter, pink, Petal (bride collection)
• Neon rose
• Neon turquoise mix: neon blue, turquoise, neon pear
• Neon orange mix: yellow, neon rose, neon yellow
• Rhinestones 

Note:

All products are from Organic Nails unless otherwise stated

What do you guys think of this design? Let me know in the comments below

Xoxo Wyoni 

Acrylic Color block: Purple, Turquoise and Glitter

So the nail design I showed you in the last post really had to go as I sadly broke one nail and had to do a refill as well. Was sad about it at first as I really liked the gradient, but I have so many colors that the sadness went away quickly. The number one problem I always have when needing a new set is…what design will I put now and more specifically with which colors. The more options the more difficult to choose. 

Since I didn't know what most of my colors looked like, I decided to first swatch all of them on these nail wheels. To make it more easier for future reference I decided to split them into groups (collections, original colors, and a wheel with self made mixes. And then I still couldn't choose so I asked my roommate which ones she liked after I told her I would use at least two colors. She chose turquoise and purple, but I felt like those needed something else (perhaps some glitter ^_^). I quickly grabbed two glitters and came up with a design for each nail to keep me focused. 

Products used:

• Turquoise (organicolor)
• Purple (organicolor)
• Delight (euphoria collection)
• Rock star (glitter)
• Petal (bride collection)
• Clear acrylic

Note: 

All products are from Organic Nails unless stated otherwise 

This week I will have my first client since taking the nail course, can't wait to show you the results.

Until then xoxo,

Wyoni 

Acrylic Glitter Gradient : Water & Ice

During my nail course I had to do gradients with glitter and had two nail designs that I really liked. So when it was time for me to do my nails again I decided to just combine them and this was the result. 

Products used for this look:

• Petal (Bride collection)
• Nirvana (Euphoria collection)
• Jollity (Euphoria collection)
• Delight (Euphoria collection)
• Dinner (glitter)
• Clear acrylic
• Holographic glitters

Note:
All products are from Organic Nails unless otherwise stated

I was going to use fruit fimo instead of the holographic glitters to give the illusion of cocktails, but the store was out of those at that time.

I really love this look and happy that I decided to do the design like this though. The new reverse technique is something I have to get use to though so it took me way longer than usuall to do my nails. I guess practice makes perfect huh. I do understand why this technique is preferred over the classic one especially when working with glitters. You get way cleaner lines with reverse application. 

My new goal will be to conquer this technique and sculpting as almost no one from back home does this.

Xoxo Wyoni

Make Up For Ever (Black Tango) - Blue Black

Hello everyone I was a bit upset when my last nailart didn’t really worked out. I was already tired from my early shift that day and being sick, but I still wanted beautiful nails for my aunt’s party. Normally I try to swatch my regular nail polish colors back to back when the weather is nice and then just wear a nailart design for the rest of the week. Unfortunately that wasn’t an option this time.

Since I already have to take my polish off before Sunday, I decided to just do a regular mani for the rest of the week. I chose one of my loves from the brand Make Up For Ever (MUFE) from their Black Tango collection, named Blue Black. Right before our Sephora’s closed I found this gem on sale next to the Green Black which I’ll swatch another time.

MUFE’s Black Tango Blue Black is a beautiful black based nail polish that reflects dark blue shimmer. It truly appears black until you look closely in lighting, it’s basically a kinda off-black color. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I no longer like true black nails, I really prefer this look. See for yourself…

Isn't it gorgeous? I just love these intense nearly black colors. Just can't have enough of them really. I mean look how beautiful the blue shimmer is with the flash, but appears so neutral in the shade. 

Manicure details:

• 2 coats of Make Up For Ever - Black Tango collection - Blue Black
• Essence Better than Gel Nails Topcoat

Do you prefer darker nails for fall?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

Claire's Turquoise Glitter Sand Nail Polish

Hi everyone, today I wanted to show you a gorgeous nail polish from Claire's that I bought on sale last week. It's from their glitter sand collection and it's this nameless turquoisy colour and it's just plain gorgeous. 

The colour reminds me a bit of China Glaze's Going in circles but this one is a bit darker and of course the finish is totally different. These kind of polishes have this gritty sand like texture hence the name and should be worn without topcoat. 

For these photos I've used two coats and of course no base/topcoat although I won't mind seeing how more beautiful this colour would look if I would have added those though.

What do you guys think of this nail polish? Have you tried a sand finish yet?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa 

Nailart: Blue Shatter Nails

Hello everyone sorry for not posting this past week. Had a lot on my mind; friends from abroad visiting, work, school starting next week and bunch of other stuff. I kinda got bored with my last design and needed something else even though I can only wear it for five days or so. I'm just not able to wear a design for more than a week…I need something else (and I'm also not allowed to wear nail polish at work *insert sad face*).

So while I was browsing online I remembered these gorgeous nail designs from Robin Moses (if you don't know her by now, you need to watch her ASAP). I basically love every design that she does especially the hand painted faces, because it starts out like basically this weird oval shape and then magically turns into this realistic face. They call her the nail art wizard for a reason. 

So this design was inspired by Robin Moses' blue shatter nails, but trust me when I say that I have to try to recreate practically all of them.

Products used:

• HEMA - black nail polish
• Catrice - 060 Mona Lisa is Staring Back
• Black acrylic paint
• Scraperfect - the best glue ever
• Inaz - Perseus glam
• Inaz - Parella glam
• Inaz - Madri glam
• MAC - reflects teal pigment
• Essence - studio nails, better than gel nails topsealer

I absolutely love this design and can’t wait to try it with other colors. The glitter effect is gorgeous and these photos don’t even do it justice, because it’s just mesmerizing to see in person.

PS: please excuse the nasty cuticles as these pictures were taken after wearing this manicure for almost three days.

What do guys think of this design? Have you ever used eyeshadow in your nail designs?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

Holo Summer Week: 2NITE

Almost done with the Holo Summer Week you guys, what a journey it was swatching and writing posts for everything. Didn't expect the amount of time it took to swatch everything, make photos, remove the color, apply another color, make photos again etc and then to write about them. Sometimes I didn't even know what to say exactly and if I should even do this Holo Summer Week. But here I am, almost done, hoping you've all enjoyed it.

Today I wanted to show you another beautiful nail polish from the OMG collection, named 2NITE, a gorgeous icy blue holographic polish. This one also has a linear holo effect as seen in the rest of this collection.

I like to use 2 coats with this color, although one will also suffice. Unfortunaely I didn't do a good job at cleaning my nails well before applying this color and it showed I'm sorry. Will have to redo these photos when I find the time and sunlight, but I really wanted to include it in the Holo Summer Week. I like this color as none in my nail polish stash are like this icy blue one.

Are you a fan of icy blue nail polishes?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa

Holo Summer Week: DV8

Almost at the end of the Holo Summer Week, hope you've enjoyed it so far. Couldn't post anything yesterday due to bad wifi connection. Today I have another beautiful nail polish from China Glazes OMG collection released in 2009. It's called DV8 and it is one of the darker colors, a beautiful teal with a very good visible linear holographic effect.

I have just used one coat for this one and although it doesn't any base nor topcoat I did have some underneath due to some irregularities of my nail which are unfortunately still visible.

This is really one of my favorite colors, I absolutely love it even though it's not always really wearable. I'm quite sad though as I don't want to use too much of it as it's discontinued and very hard too find.

What do you guys think of this gorgeous holo teal?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa 

China Glaze Water you waiting for

So after a stressful exam period I managed to pass all of my exams  and I couldn’t be more happier. The second year is officially over for me and I can now focus solely on the upcoming year.

Now that that’s out of the way I wanted to show you one of my new found loves, a nail polish from the brand China Glaze. It’s the colour Water you waiting for from the Cirque du Soleil collection launched this year.

Water you waiting for is a gorgeous bright blue and green glitter, but the overall colour is truly blue. It has a blue base colour, tiny green and blue glitter particles and somewhat larger blue glitters. It is absolutely to die for and if you haven’t got a nice blue glitter yet this would be the one to get.

Time for some pictures ^_^ 

 

 

 

 

Some underwater photos

  

 

 

 

Manicure details:

• 1 coat of Essence Step 1 base coat (review will follow soon)
• 2 coats of Essence XXL nail thickener (review will follow soon)
• 1 coat of Essence peel off base coat (review will follow soon)

And then finally… some more coats ..LOL

• 2 coats of China Glaze Water you waiting for
• 2 coats of Essence Better than gel nails top sealer

Uf….those are a lot of layers right? Well if you have read some of my previous posts you would know that my nails are quite thin and I keep trying to find ways to make them thicker/stronger etc. I’ve been testing various ways to do so and the layering seems to almost create a “fake nail” but I will talk about that in another post. 

Water you waiting for was opaque in two coats, but does need 2 layers of top coat to feel smooth because of the glitter.

For easy removal see here

Do you like blue glitter polishes? Have you already found the perfect blue glitter nail polish?

Xoxo WyoniAlyssa