Poker nail art

Hello there ladies! Just a quick note on nail art I posted last friday on instagram for a gambling flashmob! It recieved a very warm feedback so I thought I'd post it here as well even though I only have one picture :)
I used 2 coats of Eva Mosaic #053 which is a near-perfect-white-polish as my base colour. When that was completely dry I used a poker chip image from M48 Konad plate and painted it in different colours right on the stamp. Then I let it dry and stamped onto my nails in half moon pattern. Since the image was dry it didnt actually stick to my skin and I simply cut the extra off with maicure scissors. The suites are chinese water decals. I had to apply two coats of top coat to make it it perfectly smooth.

NOTD: Skittles with an animal print accent

To create this manicure I used 4 China Glaze shades: #80932 Something Sweet; #81192 Life Is Rosy; #81357 Charmed, I'm Sure; #Gossip Over Gimlets.

Gossip Over Gimlets is a silver foil I've had for a while now, it is special because of golden flecks it has. The other 3 polishes are new purchases and surprisingly none of them turned out the same it looked in the bottle :) Something Sweet was a pastel lilac leaning towards pink in the bottle and turned out baby pink with a strong cold undertone on my nails. Charmed, I'm Sure was pure aubergine and turned out nearly black with vampy red hint, but still looks somewhat aubergine in the bright sunlight. Life Is Rosy turned out the most accurately, was just a little bit more dusty looking in the bottle. So the manicure looks not exatly what I imagined LOL, but I like it anyways!

For accent finger I did 3 coats of Someting Sweet, let it dry and then freehanded leopard pattern using the smallest dotting tool i have and Life is Rosy + Charmed, I'm Sure.

Leopard patter is very easy to freehand, I even managed to do it with my right hand which is not my dominant hand :)
I love the way leopard print looks next to foil/metallic finishes.

 You can see in this picture below how much dustier Life Is Rosy looks in the bottle than on my index finger! Something to do with thick glass of China Glaze bottle i guess hahaha.

Polish friday: beach

Polish friday is a Russian Instagram flashmob held on fridays (d'oh!)
This friday's theme is beach! I tried to make a sea impression using saran wrap technique. The polishes i used are Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear #280 and #340 and Dance Legend #343.

NOTD: Pastel gradient

Hello there :) I'd like to share this cute and simple nail art with you

 

To create this manicure i applied two coats of white polish and then made a cradient using my new Models Own polishes - Banana Split and Blueberry Muffin. I actually tried to do it more traditional way - applying Banana Split as my base, but the Blueberry Muffin wouldnt show over it at all, so I tried laying white polish down first. I used cosmetic sponge for gradient. When that was completely dry i applied Valzer (which i believe comes from China) blowball water decals. They didnt show too well over yellow but I actually liked that.