Step by Step: Pink Leopard Manicure

I'm so in animal prints lately, can you tell? :D So here's another one... But unfortunately I love this manicure in person more as on this pictures. Some of them I took 3 days ago when the weather was so grey and rainy so they aren't the best. And everything looks so better in person. :(

Anyway another step by step, easy as always but I took some pictures in between and I want to post them all together. Another layering and stamping... Here's the final result. :)

But it's much prettier in person, because that holographic glitter doesn't show up at all. :( More after a click.:)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! <3

I hope you're having a wonderful Easter with the ones you love! And if you're not celebrating, then I hope you're having a relaxing Sunday. I didn't do anything special today. I wanted to paint my nails, I actually even did a couple of times but all I did was just a big mess. :i

Here's a picture I wanted to share with you. I did Pink Caviar Mani a while ago but I didn't check all the pictures I took. I don't know what happened here, but the beads came out so beautiful and unreal, so I wanted to share this colorful picture for today. <3

I'm also starting a personal challenge. I usually wear a manicure for a day or two, then I get bored and remove it. But now I'll give nail polish a chance to chip! So I'll wear it until it won't be ready to be removed. :D So no more naked nails! From time to time I don't know what to do with my nails, so I leave them naked or I do just one hand so I can show them to you. But now I'm going to do my both hands and I'll enjoy it! :D

How long do you leave your manicure on? Did you do an Easter Manicure?

Few more pics - here's Bebo in the action trying to catch a fish. :D

 Thanks for reading!

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Step by Step: Gold Glittery Zebra Print

I'm seeing Easter nails everywhere but I must say I'm not in Easter mood at all, probably because I still can't believe it's already April. :/ Well, I ate already tons of chocolate eggs. :$ I hope I'll make an Easter mani till next week, when we're celebrating an Orthodox Easter. :) 

My nails really make me sad for months now and I can't find a reason why are they peeling so much, so of course I filed them down to nubs again. I have some peelies down to the nail bed so they need to grow out but even when they grow out, they start peeling on the same place. Annoying! :)

Oh well, when I'm having nubs, I tend to use something really neutral or when I'm in the mood, I do something crazy and fun and make them at least prettier with a design. :D So, I had this lovely combination in my minds and it turned out just perfectly.... Just like the title says: Gold Glittery Zebra Print. <3

They look so good on picture. :D It looks like I spent hours on doing them, but I was done so fast - just a fun layering and stamping and you get nails like this. :) It's very similar to the first Purple Sparkly Zebra Print I did months ago. :) I took pictures of all steps so I'm posting them here as a Step by Step "tutorial", but this is far from a tutorial, because it's really really easy. :D But in case someone who doesn't have an idea how to achieve nails like this, I posted all pictures, so more after a click. 

OPI - Pedal faster Suzi!

Let's continue with another beautiful polish from OPI's Holland collection. :e

Pedal faster Suzi! is a light pink with lavender undertones nail polish, packed with silver tiny shimmer. After first coat it was still sheer. My mom would definitely wear it with one coat only, because she just loves sheer shimmers. :D But of course I wanted an opaque look so I added 3 thin coats, even 2 thick would work (maybe the nail nail would be still slightly visible). Application is flawless, it dries fast and it looks gorgeous - subtle but special. <3

It's definitely more cool toned pink but it always show up too warm on pictures. :/ I hate when I can't capture the real color. :D Well, I did my best...

Daylight

Sun

 OPI - Pedal Faster Suzi! / 3 coats

It looks so soft but the shimmer just pops out and makes it even more special! It's also great for those who're not allowed to wear bright or dark colors at work! :) 

Well I must say I love it! <3 It's a perfect base for stamping too, I might stamp something over, we'll see. :) What do you think about Pedal faster Suzi!? Do you like soft pink like this? Did you get it?

Have a lovely day dear readers and followers and thanks for reading! 

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

OPI - Kiss me on my Tulips

OPI's Holland collection is probably the first one this year that made me sooo excited. I still didn't get my picks from Holland but my sis' Veri did a swap with Canadian Nail Fanatic and she got a few of them, so she kindly borrowed them to me so I can already try them out. <3 She was so excited when she got her package and this was her first swap she made, so we both want to say thank you mrsrexy. :)

First one that I decided to try out is Kiss me on my Tulips (I love this name :D ). This one or Nicole by OPI All Kendall-ed Up - they're dupes (you can see a comparison here), is a must have for all pink nail polish lovers as me. :$

It has really great formula, you probably can get away with only one thick coat but I decided to add 2 thin layers. It's a hot pink creme, that just stole my heart as soon as I put it on my nails. :L

The color is a bit hard to catch on photo, especially on sun, but let's say it's much prettier in person. :i

Daylight

Sun

Nail Tek - Foundation 2

OPI - Kiss me on my Tulips / 2 coats

 Beauty Secrets TC Fast Finish Polish Dryer

Last photo was taken today and I already have this polish on for 3 days. :L I wanted to stamp something over it but it's so pretty color I didn't want to add anything to ruin it. I think it goes perfectly with my skin tone and I already know I'll wear it more often. :L I still need to check if I'm having any close dupes in my stash. If not, I'll probably need a back up. :) 

What do you think? Is this your type of pink? Which one did you get from Holland collex? :)

I can't believe it's already April. :o And it's Fools' Day today. Did you manage to fool anyone? I didn't, I'm really not having a good day today, so let me know if anything funny happened to you today. :)

Xoxo,

Ivana :k