Video Tutorial: Chanel Fall 2012 Inspired Nail Tutorial

Another tutorial I wanted to make was Chanel Inspired nails I did a while ago. I decided to go with same colors as before, because I loved it and now I'm loving it even more, because my nails are longer now. :i

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This video was easy to film and edit and I hope you'll like it. :$

I feel so elegant with this mani. :D

Nail Tek Foundation 2
China Glaze - Cheers to You / 2 coats

OPI - Sparrow me the Drama / 2 coats

Beauty Secrets TC Fast Finish Polish Dryer

Let me know if you have already tried it out and what color combo is your favorite. :)

I think I'm done with video tutorials for some time now, because I have no idea what to film next. If there's a video you would like to see, let me know. 

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Black Extravagance Ruffian

Boooo, I can't sleep! And I don't have energy to study so here I'm writing a post - perfect timing. :) I watched halftime of Barca:ManU and then I did my workout Insanity tranining during the second halftime (btw these workouts are really insane but interesting - if you want to know more about, just let me know :))... When I's finished, I saw that Barca won! Yay! So confusing, I'm the biggest fan of Real Madrid but I'm happy that Barca won today, because I really don't like ManU. :D I'm sure Abby is having her best dreams today. :P

Anway, I'm sure I already told you that I LOVE Ruffian manicure. It's so pretty, elegant and definitely something new to everybody here. :) I got Wet n Wild - Black Crème in my latest swap with blondie711 from MUA (note to myself: Take pictures of goodies you got  from her asap!). I never wear black on my nails, black is way too dark for my nails though. But... When I saw how opaque it is, I realized that it would work great for ruffian. I had OPI - DS Extravagance on my nails since Saturday so I wanted something new... And here it is... My new try of ruffian mani. :)

Black Crème is a perfect black creme one coater. If you need a black creme nail polish, I'd strongly recommend this one, application is amazing. :)

The weather here is sooo horrible, it's so hot lately but yesterday was sooo cold. I really hate those temperature differences. So, I don't have any sunny pictures for you. Booo! I'm sure Extravagance would look stunning now. :) I hope it'll be sunny tommorow! :$

I just realized I posted 3 almost same pictures with different backgounds. :$ I guess my hand is always prepared in this pose for taking pictures. :i

 

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Because my phone isn't great for filming details, no video tutorial from me. :) But then I remembered that Nihrida (I'm sure you all know her, her stunning nails and her awesome blog :L ) filmed it a while ago, so I'm posting it here so you could take a look if you didn't saw it.

When I tried it for the first time after seeing this tutorial my manicure was a mess. Later I tried totally spontaneously with Wild at Heart I immediately fell in love with. I'm becoming even better with my right hand! :D

I would suggest that you add a layer of TC after applying your base color, because if you mess up something after applying a second color, you can still fix it with a brush soaked into nail polish remover. :) It's also way more easier if you pick very opaque polish, because you don't have to add 2 or more coats. :)

What do you think? Like it or not? Did you already try to make Ruffian? If so, what colors did you pick? Share some photos. :h

That's it for now from me, this weekend was all about my blog so I'm off to books from tommorow morning!

Xoxo,
Ivana :k

Ruffian Manicure with TC & Time for a break

I added a coat of TC on my Ruffian manicure, which I loooooooove. :L It started chipping next day that's why I put a TC to keep it on my nails for few days more. :) And of course We'll Always Have Paris Suede became alive with a coat of TC. :i

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Cloudy day, daylight

Love, love, love. :L
And this is my last manicure for now, I'm taking a break from blogging. :$

More after a click... :)

Ruffian Manicure with 2030 & We'll Always Have Paris Suede

I'm a big fan of Ruffian manicure, it looks so elegant and classy.  :) I wanted a gold metallic polish for ages and thanks to Carolina I got it. :i Ruffian mani was officialy combined with black but since I had really bad experience with a Black Out from Black&White collection with plastic finish I decided to pick something different. :i

I don't have a shimmery matte black polish so I picked one of my favorite OPI - We'll Always Have Paris Suede and for base color China Glaze - 2030.

2030 is metallic gold polish, one coater with easy application and with a frosty finish like it's usual for metallic polish. After applying 1 coat of 2030 I added one layer of TC - if you mess up you can use a brush and nail polish remover and remove the mistakes without touching lowest layer of polish. 

Then I added 2 coats of We'll Always Have Paris Suede. It's not difficult to create Ruffian but with this polish you must work extra fast because it's drying so quick. 

I'll probably add 1 coat of TC later but for now I'm enjoying suede finish and beautiful color combination.

I even managed to capture some picture on sun, because we've such a bad weather these days. :(

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I must say I'm in love! :L 

What do you think about my attempt of Ruffian manicure? Like it or not?

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Ruffian that didn't survive the night

I'm a big fan of ruffian and I tried it now for a couple of times. When I saw Illamasqua Scorn polish on lots of blog the first idea was: "This one is perfect for ruffian!". The only - was its high price and I can't order anything online since I don't own any credit card. Then Essence released Black&White trend edition, which includes black and white polish with soft touch finish. I was 100% that I'll get white one but I wasn't sure if I'll buy also black one since I don't like black color on my nails. Swatches I've seen so far really convince me that I need black one too, so I bought it, it doesn't cost much.

Black Out is very pigmented, one coater and also thick as hell! It has kind of plastic finish like Scorn. I wish I had China Glaze 2030 - gold khrome polish to make that famous ruffian, but since I don't own it yet, I pick pink one that I got recently from a friend. She was in Banja Luka (Bosnia) and she bring me one bright pink creme polish from Golden Rose with an amazing name - 24. This polish is also very pigmented and one coater.

I had some problems with applying Black Out, because it's so thick but the final result was awesome. I took a picture under my desk lamp and flash. And I'm glad I did. Pink is more bright than on first picture.

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I did my nails aroung midnight yesterday and I fall asleep at 4AM I think. I thougt the manicure was already dry. I couldn't top it with TC, because I would lost that plastic finish of Black out. I don't know what happened during the night and how was I sleeping but when I woke up I saw ruined manicure.

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It didn't survive. At least I've a reason to change my manicure. I'll try to put thinner layer next time so I hope this won't happen ever again.

How do you like this combo? I really like it, but I would love to make it with gold under the black!!

I've rached 250 followers! Wooooooohoooo, thank you, that really made my day!! Now I'm going to study all night long.

Xoxo,
Ivana

Ruffian Manicure with Pastel Pink and QT

I'm so bored... I have my headphones in my ears and music so loudly and I'm singing, guess my parents think I'm crazy. But I really can't sleep, weather is so annoying...

My pink mani is here. First I add 3 coats of Avon - Pastel Pink and 1 coat of Seche Vite. My nails look like fake nails, so big and thick. I hate it! More pictures of Pastel pink are here.

Here is one bad picture of this beauty, because I missed the daylight and with flash it looks white but it's not! It's a very light pastel pink and application was horrible. First time when I tried it I didn't have any problems with application, but this time I almost gone crazy. Maybe Something Sweet spoiled me, because it's really easy to apply.

And because I didn't like how thick my nails were, I decided to try Ruffian Manicure again. I really must admit, that I like ruffian on my nails so here is one more. I used QT from China Glaze - pink holographic nail polish. The final result is here, picture were taken with flash.

I still think that my first ruffian was best but I like this one too! What do you think?

Oh btw, what do you think about Enrique Iglesisas? I love a lot of his songs, and this new one is really good, can't stop listening it!

Enrique Iglesisas ft. Ludacris - Tonight

I just found out that I have 199 followers!! Thank you, it really means a lot to me! I really hope I will make one small giveaway in December, because of my birthday and I think it's also a half anniversary of my blog next month! Wooooooohooo! Happy December is coming!

Happy beggining of the week, girls!

Be good,
Ivana

Ruffian Manicure with IDK and Wild at Heart

My first Ruffian manicure, woohoo!!!

I wanted to add something to IDK. First I thought on stamping but then I decided to try a ruffian mani.

I added Color Club - Wild at Heart - STUNNING purple holographic nail polish. If you don't have it, get it immediately, because it's really gorgeous! Thank you Carolina for sending me these both beautiful holos!

I add just 1 coat of Wild at Heart, because its opacity is really great! And I added 1 coat of Seche Vite!

I took a lot of pictures so I hardly pick these just these, hope you'll like it!

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Sun came out! Woohoo!
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I must say I really love it! These 2 are just beautiful holo nail polishes. As I said Wild at Heart is really a must-have! I will definetely try a ruffian more often, but this combo I'll spare for summer!

What do you think? Did you ever try a ruffian manicure?

Xoxo,

Ivana