Born Pretty Pearl Rhinestones

I recently had the opportunity to play with some more products from Born Pretty.  I decided to try these adorable pearls which is out of my comfort zone. Not because I don't like them, I've just never used them on my nails before. They were very easy to use and in my opinion, very pretty. After my manicure was completely dry, I applied top coat where I wanted the pearls (one area of the nail at a time), put top coat at the end of my dotting tool to pick up the pearls, and placed them on my nail. I then put a coat of top coat on to seal everything in. After everything dried, those babies weren't moving. 

I wanted a baby girl pink but didn't have exactly what I had in mind. Zoya Erika was the right shade but it is too sheer for what I had in mind. I used two coats of OPI Pink Friday and then softened the color with two coats (maybe it was one) of Zoya Erika. 

 After that was completely dry, I used Konad Special Polish in white to stamp the polka dots from Konad plate m79. I couldn't handle the lack of sparkle so I added a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. 

 I attempted to make a bow on my accent nail. 

 The pearls come in a sturdy wheel. There are three sizes: 4mm, 3mm, and 1.5mm. 

 This is the 4mm pearl. It was too big for my nails but I wanted to show it so I stuck it on my thumb. I'm going to use this size on homemade cards.

 The 3mm pearl is in the center of the bow with the rest being 1.5 mm. 

 I used the 1.5mm pearls on the rest of my nails. They fit perfectly over the polka dots. 

I love these pearls and can't wait to use them again. You can get them, here for $4.14. Get them for less by using this coupon code!

Thanks for reading!

-Mira

Day 23 - Inspired by a Movie

One of my favorite Christmas movies to watch when I was a little girl was White Christmas. I still love it and need to watch it once a Christmas season. For this challenge I wanted to simply capture the look of snow on my nails accented with snowflakes. I had a clear vision of what I wanted in my head but I just couldn't get it to come out right. It was fun to try but I'm putting this in the Nail Fail category. I have something fun planned for the next challenge (inspired by a book) and hope that it comes out the way I see it in my head. =)

Supplies:

OPI Envy (base coat)

Zoya Snow White
China Glaze Fairy Dust

Zoya Trixie (silver snowflakes)

China Glaze For Audrey (blue snowflakes)

Bundle Monster Plate #14

Seche Vite (Top Coat)

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Day 19 - Galaxy Nails

Galaxy Nails is a manicure that looks intimidating but it's surprisingly simple. I enjoyed making this mani for today's challenge. I know it's not the best galaxy nail art out there but it's my first try and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I have some ideas on how to make it better next time which is always what I want to get out of these challenges. Learn and improve right? I watched a tutorial in preparation for this challenge because I wasn't sure how to go about this design. I watched this tutorial from Cute Polish: http://www.youtube.com/user/cutepolish#p/search/0/3EMgt4_jW5U  I basically followed her instructions step by step. Mine isn't as awesome as hers but I like it!

Here are the pics, supply list will be underneath the last picture. 

Supplies:

OPI Envy - Base Coat

NOPI - Razzle Dazzle for black base color (2 coats)

Zoya - Snow White

China Glaze - Happy Go Lucky

China Glaze - Peachy Keen

Cult Nails - Time Traveler

Small dotting tool for stars (used with Zoya Snow White)

China Glaze - Fairy Dust for top coat (bottle shown in pictures)

Makeup Sponge (wedges) for sponging 

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Cartoon Frankenstein

Welcome to my very first blog post on Pamper with Polish! I am so excited to start this new adventure. This is my first attempt at nail art. I'm happy with it as it is my first try. I'm also learning how my camera works to make the best pics for my blog!! I'm open to critiques (be gentle please) and tips on how to improve my art! I saw this idea on a blog and I can't remember the name. If it's you, let me know so I can give you proper credit! If you know who it is, let me know! 

Ready for the Frankies? Here we go!

Here we go!

""Ahhhh! We're upside down, this can't be good!"

""Hmmmphhhhffff" 

"Finally!"

"Not again, come on! Take the picture!"

I tried to make a different expression for each Franky to give variety. I also, as you may have already noticed, put a coat of CG Fairy Dust over their hair. I know, what your thinking. I just couldn't help myself. I must have glitter somewhere on my nails!! 

OPI Envy for BC, Essie Sew Psyched, Black Striper for hair and scars, Zoya Snow White for eyes with dotting tool, Nicole Razzle Dazzle for the eyeballs w/ dotting tool, China Glaze Fairy Dust for the hair (no reason for that), and Seche Vite Top Coat. All done. Weee!

I hope you enjoyed.

Have you done any Halloween styled nails yet? I'd love to see them!!