Nail Art Society - I Love Studs Kit Preview

Discalimer: I am a "Renowned Artist" for Nail Art Society. I have provided my affiliate link in this post. 

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far. This is going to be a very quick post as it's a sneak peek of the next Nail Art Society (NAS) kit. NAS is now naming their kits based on it's theme instead of calling them by the month they are released. This month's theme is studs so it is called, "I <3 Studs." 

As a "renowned artist" for NAS, I was given the kit early so I could get a look ready for today. All of the renowned artists for NAS are posting their looks today (or as soon as possible) for you to see! We are really excited about this kit and have a lot of cute design ideas for what you can do with it.

This is what I did!

I love the versatility of the half moon mani. The options are endless from turning the moons into actual moons to something more simple like my design. 

Before I tell you how I did this design, let's talk about the sneak peek. In the I <3 Studs kit, you will get a bottle of Jessica Cosmetics Black Matte (shown on my accent nail) and an assortment of circular studs (all colors shown). Wait until you see what the other girls have done with this kit. They're amazing. 

 I started with a base coat (Cult Nails Get It On) and then put on three coats of Essie Mademoiselle. I finished off that step with a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast Top Coat. I watched a couple reruns of Say Yes to the Dress to make sure my top coat was completely dry all the way through. When certain my mani was safe and dry, I placed a paper hole reinforcement on the bottom of my nail. Above the paper hole reinforcement I painted my nails Jessica Cosmetics Black Matte. I then quickly removed the paper hole reinforcements and quickly placed my stud before the polish dried. I did this one nail at a time to ensure I'd have enough time to place my stud before the polish dried. I sealed in all of my nails except for my accent nail with Cult Nails Wicked Fast Top Coat. That's it! 

If you'd like to subscribe in time for this kit, the deadline is October 15. Kits are $11.95 a month plus shipping and handling. You can sign up for NAS, here (my affiliate link). I do not get compensated if you sign up. If you'd rather not go through my link, you can always sign up on their website. 

This is a giveaway from Nail Art Society that's going until October 15.

Please scroll to the very end of this post to see more nail art designs using the I <3 Studs kit! 

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*The products in this post were provided to me from Nail Art Society for my honest review. I am a "Renowned Artist" for Nail Art Society. This post contains affiliate links, I do not receive compensation if you sign up to Nail Art Society. Please read my disclaimer on my disclaimer page for more information. 

Easter Nail Art 2013

Happy Easter (a day late) to those that celebrate. I hope you were able to spend the holiday with family and friends. My husband and I weren't feeling well so we stayed home and made waffles for dinner. We are much better today which is why I'm just now posting what my nails wore (I wore pajamas). =)

With not feeling very well, I didn't have it in me to do a time consuming manicure. Half Moon Manicures are so quick and easy yet they look like you spent a lot of time and effort on them. 

This is what I used for this look:

Left to right Zoya Neely, Zoya Blu, China Glaze Sweet Hook, and OPI Pink Friday

White: Cult Nails Tempest 

Rhinestones from Born Pretty Store (10% off coupon code TPL91)

Base Coat: Cult Nails Get it On

Top Coat: Cult Nails Wicked Fast

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*Some of the products used were sent for review.

Born Pretty Glitter Review

My giveaway closes tonight at midnight (MST) so hop on over and enter, here! 

I'm so excited to show you a set of glitter I recently received from Born Pretty. If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love glitter. I've noticed that a few of my favorite bloggers have been using loose glitter for nail art and I loved how it looked. When I was approached by Born Pretty to review one of their products, I didn't have to think twice about what I wanted to try. I chose a 12 pack of loose glitter (item #3103). You can find it, here. I was really impressed by how inexpensive this set is. Seriously, $6.45 for 12 different pots of glitter? That's fabulous. Let me show you what you get and what I did with them! 

Here are all of the colors you get. 

They are a little bigger around than a quarter and about a 1/2 inch tall. 

So pretty!

I wanted to create more than one look since I had twelve colors to play with. There are SO many things you can do with these. For example,

you can make a simple design that makes your nails look killer. I used two coats of Zoya Raven and the orange glitter to make this Halloween look. It took less than 10 minutes to apply the glitter. Super easy and very cute.

Not blingy enough for you? 

Dip your finger directly in the glitter pot (or sprinkle the glitter on your nail) and press down firmly to get full coverage. I applied two coats of Seche Vite to secure the glitter. I wore this mani for two days and nothing moved, lifted. etc. 

Want something more funky? I got you covered. 

I used the silver glitter with a half moon mani to be extra awesome.

(Zoya Storm -Black & Zoya Aurora -Purple)

 Direct Sunlight

This is what happens if you don't moisturize. Don't do that. 

(Shade)

It's also fun to use them with stamps. Check it...

I think his eyes are so cute. But wait, there's more (JK)...

  I'll be rocking this look tomorrow for Halloween. 

Zoya Ziv, Bundle Monster Plate #305 (BM-305), Konad Special Polish in Black, Born Pretty Red Glitter, and Seche Vite

As you can see, I had a lot of fun with the glitter. It was ridiculously easy to work with. Just dab some top coat where you'd like the glitter, dab the tip of your dotting tool in top coat to pick up the glitter and place. It stayed right where I applied it, didn't lift, bleed, or anything else you don't want your glitter to do. Seriously, twelve colors for under $7.00 is amazing.

Let's talk about Born Pretty for a minute. I've ordered nail art supplies with them before and have had a great experience every time. My orders always arrived in about a week, well packaged, and the quality was always great. 

You can get an even better price (and free shipping) with this coupon code. Just sayin! 

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! 

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-Mira

My giveaway closes tonight at midnight (MST) so hop on over and enter, here! 

31 Day Challenge - Day 18 Half Moons

I love doing half moon manis. They are so easy to do and are such a fun design. Loving glitter, I wanted to incorporate one of my new polishes with today's look. I've had Punk'd Up Betty in my untried's pile for about a month now. I think it's such a funky and unique polish. It has black and pink hex glitter (it seems matte to me) with a little bit of larger silver hex glitter mixed in a clear base. I wish it was more dense, I needed to let the base drip off the brush a little so I could create the look I wanted. I also wish it had more silver glitter, I had to play go fish to get those. Other than that, I love the way this looks. 

I used two coats of Zoya Raven on my entire nail and let that dry for about an hour. Then I put on paper hole reinforcements on each nail to mask off the bottom and create the arches. I dabbed on Punk'd Up Betty to make it as opaque as possible. Cult Nails Wicked Fast was my top coat of choice this time. I like it almost as much as Seche Vite which you know I love.  

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-Mira

Day 18 - Half Moon Mani

This is another challenge that I have been looking forward to do. This is the first time trying this manicure. I love how many options there are for this. The day I planned on making my half moon manicure, my package from Cult Nails arrived with Clairvoyant/Unicorn Puke and three other polishes! One of the other polishes that came in the package is called Time Traveler. It is a beautiful navy blue creme. I immediately thought about how beautiful it would be to layer Clairvoyant on top of Time Traveler. If you aren't familiar with Unicorn Puke/Clairvoyant it is a flaky polish in a blue base. It looks best layered on top of a dark colors in my opinion. It's a must have for anyone who loves polish but it can be hard to get.

How I did it: I put on two coats of Time Traveler over my whole nail and then a fast drying top coat (Seche Vite). When this was completely dry, I put on the paper hole reinforcement stickers on each nail. Then I put on a thick coat of Clairvoyant/Unicorn Puke above the sticker. I took the sticker off immediately. After I finished this step, I put another coat of Seche Vite. 

On one hand I put small black rhinestones along the line of the half moon. I think it distracts the eye away from the star which is Clairvoyant/U.P. So the hand without the rhinestones is my favorite. 

What do you think? Do you like half moon manis? Do you like this look with or without the black rhinestones? Let me know by leaving a comment! 

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