Neon glitter gradient (+ BPS Liquid Peel Off Tape Review)

(Eftersom recensionen är ganska text- och bildtung så kör jag den enbart på engelska idag, hoppas mina svenska läsare är ok med detta!)

Hi! Today I've got some nail art to show you. I've been sent this liquid peel off tape for review from Born Pretty Store, so I thought I'd show you one of the manicures I used it for a while back. It comes in a 15ml bottle (shown below) and it is applied with a brush.

For this manicure, I started out with two coats of KIKO 336, an electric blue creme. Then I applied the peel off tape around my cuticles and allowed it to dry. After that, I started sponging on Salon Perfect - Shocked, which consists of blue and neon pink matte microglitters, around the base of my nails, creating a gradient effect towards the tip.

Once that was done, I used tweezers to remove the tape, taking all the excess glitter with it. Here's what it looked like once I had removed the tape from one finger. Some slight residue left around my cuticles, but that was easily taken care of with a brush dipped in polish remover.

And here's the final result, after some minor cleanup and some top coat! Not the best quality of the photos though. Perhaps I should have used a lighter base colour, since the glitters were a little sheer (you can see how they popped much more against the liquid tape than the base colour), but all in all I was happy with it.

Some thoughts about the liquid peel off tape then. It's the first product of this type that I've used, so I don't really have anything to compare it to, but I thought it worked fairly well on me and it definitely made the cleanup after a manicure like this one a lot easier. However, if you have dry skin I would recommending applying some kind of lotion or cuticle cream first, otherwise I found the tape to be a bit hard to remove at times. It also has a quite strong scent, so if you're sensitive perhaps you should try a different one. It did not bother me very much, however. 

If you want to try this one for yourself, or any other Born Pretty Store nail art product, you can use my code EMJK31 for a 10% discount.

Pink lace & diamonds

Idag har jag lite nail art att visa! Det var ett tag sedan, jag har inte känt mig så inspirerad på sistone men idag så slog det till.

Jag började med China Glaze Wanderlust som bas (har swatchat det här) på alla naglar. Älskar det här lacket, det är ett av mina favoritlack från förra årets vårkollektion och det kändes kul att plocka fram det igen! Jag applicerade sedan ett lager Fairy Dust (också från China Glaze) på lång- och ringfingret, och placerade rosa och lila diamantformade glitter från Born Pretty Store längst in mot nagelbandet. På övriga naglar stämplade jag med ett spetsmönster från MoYou Londons Bridal 07-stämpelplatta, och vitt stämplingslack från El Corazón. Och så överlack på alltihop, förstås. Blev väldigt nöjd med denna manikyr! Efter att ha burit så mycket mörka lack under hösten och vintern kändes det helt rätt med något ljust och romantiskt. Passar väl bra med alla hjärtans dag runt hörnet med. :)


Today I've got some nail art for you! It's been a while since I did that, I haven't felt really inspired for some time but today I felt like it! 

I started off with a base of China Glaze Wanderlust (swatch of that one here) on all nails. I love this polish, it's one of my favourites from last year's spring collection and I was happy to wear it again! Then I added one coat of Fairy Dust (also China Glaze) to my middle and ring finger, and added some pink and purple diamond shaped glitter from Born Pretty Store to the base of the nails. I stamped the remaining nails with a lace pattern from the MoYou London Bridal 07 stamping plate and a white stamping polish from El Corazón, and finally added some top coat. I'm really happy with the outcome! After all the dark polishes during the fall and winter season, I was happy to wear something light, girly and delicate. Rather fitting with Valentine's Day around the corner as well. :)

Glittren jag använde hittar ni här, det är en rejäl burk man får med och det är ganska många olika färger som ni ser på bilden nedan. Tyckte de funkade bra, de var tunna och bra skurna. Inget att klaga på! Är lite sugen att göra glitter placement över hela nageln med dessa, men frågan är om jag någonsin kommer samla ihop tillräckligt med tålamod för ett sådant projekt, hehe. Hur som helst, vill ni shoppa från Born Pretty Store så kan ni använda min rabattkod EMJK31 för 10% rabatt på ert köp.

The glitters I used can be found here, and you get quite a lot of them in one jar as you can see below! A bunch of different colours as well. I thought these were pretty nice, they are thin and well cut. Nothing to complain about. I would like to try a glitter placement manicure where I cover an entire nail with these, but I doubt I would ever muster up the patience for that haha. Anyway, if you want to shop from Born Pretty Store, you can use my code EMJK31 for 10% discount.

Christmas gradient and decorations

Det här inlägget skriver jag enbart på engelska, då det blir så långt annars. Hoppas det är ok!

Happy Saturday to you all! I thought I'd show you the manicure I wore for Christmas Eve - or rather a recreation of it, since I didn't bring my camera, nor did I have very good lighting to take photos in, when I went home to my parents for Christmas.

When I wore this back on the 24th of December, I chose a red background instead of the green one here. My plan was to do this with a green background from the start, however I changed into a red dress and decided red would go better with that. However, I like this green version much better! The base colour is Jolly Holly from China Glaze, a lovely forest green shimmer polish that was part of the 'Tis The Season to be Naughty and Nice Holiday collection back in 2010. It's still one of my favourite Holiday greens! After applying it, I applied Merry Christmas from Purrfect Pawlish in a diagonal gradient. This is such a Christmassy polish, the name is very appropriate! Green and red glitter and golden flakes in a clear base. I'll show you this one on its own another day.

Finally, I decided to apply these metal nail decorations from Born Pretty Store (item no. #22959), that were sent to me for review. The end result below:

The decorations come in a wheel and there are nine different motifs; bells, reindeer, presents, stars, three types of snowflakes, Christmas trees and stockings. And there's a lot of them as you can see! They are thin and easy to use. However I have rather curved nail beds and these are completely flat, so I had to bend the decorations around a pen so that they would not stick up so much on the sides. Not much to worry about though, and the end result was nice I think!

I know that the holiday season is over, so you may perhaps find more spring appropriate nail art items in the BPS nail art section. Use my code EMJK31 for 10% off your purchase.

Roses & subtle sparkle

Hallå igen, hoppas ni haft en bra tisdag. Idag blir det en recension av lite vattendekaler jag fått utskickat från Born Pretty Store. Den här varianten är en sådan som täcker hela nageln och jag valde ett rosmotiv denna gång. Jag blev lite förvirrad i början, för när jag valde ut dem så stod det att det var vattendekaler, men sedan när jag fick hem dem så verkade det på instruktionerna som att det skulle vara klistermärken/nail wraps det var frågan om:

Hello again, hope you've had a nice Tuesday. Today I'm reviewing some water decals that were sent to me from Born Pretty Store. These are full nail decals and I chose a rose pattern this time. I was a little confused when I started out with this manicure, as the website said that these were water decals but the instructions on the back seemed to indicate that these were actually stickers/nail wraps:

Hur som helst, när jag tog ut dem ur förpackningen så stod det klart att det trots allt var vattendekaler det var frågan om. Men ja, viss förvirring uppstod först. De kommer i ett sådant här ark där bilden är uppdelad i 10 olika rutor, en för varje nagel. Jag hade nog föredragit om det vore en enda hel bild utan skarvar för flera av dessa är alldeles för långa och smala för mina naglar, vilket gör att det blir mycket spill på längden samtidigt som bilderna når inte ända ut på sidorna på alla naglar.

Anyway, once I took them out of the paper slip it was clear that they were actually water decals, not stickers, but first it was mildly confusing. They come in a sheet like in the photo below, where the rose image is divided into 10 differently sized sections, one for each nail. I would have preferred if it was one whole image instead without dividing them like this, since these are too long but too narrow for my nails. This ends up making me have to trim a lot of length off while still not being able to cover all my nails on the sides.

Förutom det så är de väldigt fina, och de funkade bra som accentnaglar som här. Det som är vitt på bilden ovan blir genomskinligt sedan, så det går att variera bakgrundsfärgen om man vill. Jag valde dock att fortsätta på en vit bas, tyckte det blev fint. Vitt cremelack i botten alltså, sedan dekalerna på. Lätta att jobba med och hamnade där jag ville. Jag kombinerade det med Butter London Tramp Stamp på resten av naglarna, en höstig och fin rödbrun creme, och lite rosa glitter som jag placerade i en halvmåneform. Allt som allt blev jag väldigt nöjd med denna manikyr!

Except for that, these are really pretty and they worked well as accent nails like I'm showing you here. The background for the roses (which looks white on the paper sheet) is actually transparent, so you can change the background colour if you like. I chose to put them over white again, I liked that look, so I used a white creme as base and then the decals on top of two fingers. They were easy to use and ended up where I wanted them to. I combined this with Butter London Tramp Stamp on the remaining nails, a gorgeous brown-red creme, with some pink glitter placed in a half-moon shape near the cuticles. All in all I'm very happy with this manicure!

Dekalerna hittar ni här (jag har varianten 021), ni får 10% rabatt med min kod EMJK31 :)

You can find the decals here (I've got number 021), and you get 10% off your purchase if you use my code EMJK31 :)

*This product was sent to me for review. I do not let that affect my opinions about it and I will always be completely honest in my reviews no matter what.

Autumn flowers

Hej på er! Lite nail art idag, eller ja om det kan kallas för det, lite dekaler blir det i alla fall. Jag ville hotta upp min befintliga manikyr med Meet Me In The Glade från Powder Perfect, så jag bestämde mig för att lägga på lite vattendekaler i form av vita blommor (#17640) från Born Pretty Store som jag fått utskickat för recension för en tid sedan. Resultatet ser ni nedan, de två första bilderna är tagna i sol och de två sista är tagna i ljustältet.

Hi! Some nail art today, if I can call it that, some decals at least. I wanted to spice up my manicure with Meet Me In The Glade from Powder Perfect that I showed you a few days ago, so I added these white flower water decals (#17640) from Born Pretty Store that I was sent for review a while ago. The result is below, the first two photos are taken in the sun and the last two are taken in my light box.

Dekalerna var bra, som ni ser är de täckande även på en mörk bas som denna. Stör mig lite på att de största dekalerna (som ni ser på mitt långfinger) har en blomma som ser lite avklippt ut, så var alla dekalerna i den storleken men ja, det är nog inget som man lägger märke till om det inte synas jättenoga. Jag gillade hur den här manikyren blev, var lite rädd att det skulle se för somrigt ut med blommorna men tyckte ändå det blev höstmysigt med den lite murriga basfärgen. Jag är förtjust i vattendekaler överlag, de är lätta att använda, går fort och ger ett fint resultat oftast. Dessa är inget undantag.

These decals were good, as you can see they are opaque even on a dark base like this. It does bother me a little that the bigger ones (which you can see on my middle finger) have one flower that looks a bit "cut off", all of the decals of that size were like that. But I don't think people will notice from a distance. I like how this mani turned out, I was a bit scared that it would look to summery, but I think it still had a nice autumn feel with the darker base. I like water decals in general, they are easy to use and usually give nice results. These are no exception. 

Ni hittar mera vattendekaler och andra nail art-produkter hos Born Pretty Store, använder ni min kod EMJK31 så får ni 10% rabatt på köpet.

You can find more water decals and other nail art products at Born Pretty Store, if you use my code EMJK31 you get 10% off your purchase.

This product was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own and I will always be completely honest in my reviews, even if I did not pay for this product myself.

Silver/black stripes and gradient

(Detta inlägg blir bara på engelska, hoppas det är ok!)

Today I've got a striped/gradient nail art for you! I've used some Nail Vinyl Stencils (#20782, pattern NK-01) that Born Pretty Store sent me for review. They come in a pack of twelve with six stencils of each design, as seen below.

I started out with Pothos from Different Dimension, I used three coats as a base on my middle and ring finger. On the remaining fingers I used a black creme as my base, and then sponged on Pothos as a gradient. Once the sparkly silver base had dried on my middle and ring finger, I put the stencil on top and painted over it with the same black creme polish. My nails are rather short at the moment, so I was able to cut the stencils in half so I could get more uses out of them. Sorry for the very messy in-progress photo :D

After that I applied the same black creme on top of the stencils and removed them before the polish had dried. I think the end result was rather pretty and eye catching! I'm sorry for the far-from-perfect cleanup here, I was in a hurry to a dinner party with some friends.

I found these stencils to be easy to use despite it being my first time using full nail stencils like these. However, I think that having only six stencils of each design in one pack is a rather odd number, this means that you cannot use them on all nails unless you purchase two packs. But I don't mind doing accent nails like this either, and as I mentioned you will be able to use each stencil twice by cutting them in half if your nails are shorter like mine are right now.

You can find these vinyls along with a bunch of other nail art products at Born Pretty Store, you can use my code EMJK31 for 10% off your purchase.

*This product was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own and I will always be completely honest in my reviews, even if I did not pay for this product myself.

Neon Stars with BPS Stamping Plate BP-L013

Hej! Idag tänkte jag visa er en stämplingsplatta som jag fått utskickat för recension från Born Pretty Store. Den har namnet BP-L013 och är en rektangulär platta innehållande 21 olika mönster anpassade för att stämpla en hel nagel med, bland annat hjärtan, hundtandsmönster och diamanter. Den levereras i en pappersficka och med blå skyddsplast över själva plattan.

Hi! Today I'm going to show you a stamping plate that I was sent for review from Born Pretty Store. It's called BP-L013 and it is a rectangular plate containing 21 different patterns meant to cover the entire nail, for example hearts, houndstooth patterns, and diamonds. It was delivered in a paper slip, with blue plastic protecting the plate itself.

Jag valde att testa stjärnmönstret till denna manikyr, ovanpå Ignis Opal (V1) från Smitten Polish. Innan jag visar själva stämplingen så måste jag påpeka att jag är en total stämplingsnoob. Detta är första gången jag över huvud taget gör ett seriöst försök att stämpla, och det tog mig ungefär 385927952 försök att få stämpeln att ens plocka upp mönstret från plattan. Fick dock in tekniken till slut och lyckades någorlunda, om än långt ifrån perfekt.

I decided to try the star pattern for this manicure, on top of Ignis Opal (V1) from Smitten Polish. Before I show you the stamping, I feel that I need to tell you that I am a complete noob when it comes to stamping. This is the first time I give it a serious try, and it took me about 385927952 tries to even get the stamper to pick up the image from the plate. I did eventually find the right technique for it and succeeded somewhat, even if it's far from perfect.

Som ni ser så är inte stämplingen jätteskarp överallt, jag fick inte riktigt upp hela mönstret. Det syntes förvisso inte så mycket på håll. Jag upplever själv att jag fått bättre resultat med bl.a. MoYous stämplingsplattor när jag suttit och övat, så de kanske är bättre för nybörjare som jag. Men är man lite mer van vid att stämpla så funkar den här plattan förmodligen jättebra, det gick ju någorlunda för mig till slut också. En annan sak att tänka på är att mönstren på denna platta inte är jättestora, så har du väldigt långa/breda naglar så kommer du behöva dubbelstämpla dem. Ska bli roligt att fortsätta öva och leka lite med denna framöver, det fanns ju ett gäng med mönster att välja på. Born Pretty Store har massor av stämplingsplattor, samt en massa andra nail art-produkter som ni kan hitta här. Använder ni min kod EMJK31 så får ni 10% rabatt på köpet.

As you can see, my stamping isn't super crisp and clean, I didn't manage to pick upp the pattern 100% on all nails, although it wasn't very visible from a distance. I have experienced better results with for example MoYou London's stamping plates, so perhaps they are better for absolute beginners like me. But if you have a little more experience with stamping, this plate probably works really well, as I got it to look decent in the end. Something else to consider is that the images on this place aren't that large, so if you have very long nails you might have to stamp them twice. It will be fun to continue to practice and play around with this stamping plate, there are lots of patterns to choose from. Born Pretty Store has a lot of different stamping plates, as well as other nail art products, which you can find here. If you use my code EMJK31, you will get 10% off your purchase.

*This product was sent to me for review. All opinions are my own and I will always be completely honest in my reviews, even if I did not pay for this product myself.

Neon animal print with Misa - Bubblepop and BPS Rhinestones #16674

Idag blir det lite nail art! Jag bar ett fint korallrosa neonlack från Misa (Bubblepop, ni kommer få se det på egen hand också här i dagarna) och såg en fin manikyr på Instagramkontot @_nailgems_ som jag kände mig inspirerad av, så jag gjorde en liknande.

Some nail art today! I was wearing a pretty coral-pink neon from Misa (Bubblepop, I will show it on its own in a later post) and saw a nice manicure on Instagram by the user @_nailgems_ which gave me some inspiration.

Svart och vitt cremelack och ett prickverktyg till leopardfläckarna på två naglar, och så hade jag ett gäng fina rhinestones från Born Pretty Store som jag fått skickat till mig för recension som fick hamna på lillfinger och pekfinger. Dessa kommer i ett praktiskt plasthjul (se nedan) som innehåller ca 230 st stenar i fyra olika storlekar, här har jag den minsta och näst minsta storleken. De är svarta med multikrom glans på ytan som skiftar i olika färger, tyvärr så tog överlacket bort lite av färgskiftningarna som ni kanske ser, så nästa gång ska jag bara limma fast dem utan att överlacka.

Black and white creme polish and a dotting tool for the leopard spots, and I also added some nice rhinestones from Born Pretty Store that were sent to me for review to my pointer and pinky. These come in a practical plastic wheel (see below) which contains about 230 pieces in four different sizes. Here I'm wearing the smallest and the second smallest size. They are black with a multichrome sheen to them, but unfortunately my top coat dulled that colour shift a bit. Next time I will just glue them to my nails without adding top coat.

Jag har haft dessa i två dygn nu och trots att jag bara fäst dem med nagellack så verkar de sitta väldigt bra! Tror däremot de större storlekarna kan orsaka mer problem då jag har ganska välvda naglar, och jag är tveksam till om det kommer gå att få dem att ligga platt då. Om ni är intresserade av dessa så finns de att köpa här (artikelnr #16674). Born Pretty Store har även en hel del andra nail art-produkter, ni kan använda min kod EMJK31 för 10% rabatt på köpet.

I've been wearing these for two days now and despite the fact that I only attached them with top coat, they seem to stay put on my nails! I do think that the larger sizes may cause me more problems though, since my nails are pretty curved and I don't think I can make them lay flat on my nails. If you're interested in these, you can purchase them here (product no. #16674). Born Pretty Store also has tons of other nail art products, you can use my code EMJK31 to get 10% off your purchase.

*These products were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own and I will always be completely honest in my reviews, even if I did not pay for these products myself.

Blue gradient + Born Pretty Store Water Drop Nail Studs Review

Hej igen, glad måndag på er! Blå är den också som sig bör, kika in hos Emelie idag för mer blått! Fortsätter från igår med att visa naglarna jag hade i lördags. Jag hade egentligen planerat något annat men det hanns inte med, men jag var rätt nöjd med dessa ändå! Basen är en blå gradient gjord med Zoya - Tallulah och Zoya - Rayne, toppat med ett finmalt silverglitter från MIYO vid namn Sazzling Silver. 

Jag har tidigare fått dessa Water Drop Nail Studs (#16682) (3mm-varianten) i ett utskick för recension från Born Pretty Store, och tyckte de kunde passa bra till detta. De kommer i ett pack om 10 st, så en på varje nagel kändes ju lämpligt. Jag gillar resultatet, det var första gången jag använder nitar såhär men de var enkla att få dit i och med att de inte är så stora och så är de platta på baksidan. Hade önskat att de var lite jämnare i storlek, några av dem var mycket högre/tjockare än de andra. Det märktes dock inte så mycket när de väl satt på nageln. Jag fäste dem bara med vanligt överlack, vill man ha bättre hållbarhet så är kanske lim att rekommendera, men såhär för en kväll så funkade det bra. Finns även massvis med andra nail art-produkter att hitta hos BPS, ni kan använda min kod EMJK31 för att få 10% rabatt på köpet :)

English:
Hello again, hope you're having a nice Monday! Today I'm showing you some blue nail art, and you can check out Emelie's blog for more blue polishes and make up today! I wore this on my nails on Saturday, I originally had something else planned but I didn't really have time for that, but I'm still happy with these! The base is a blue gradient made with Zoya - Tallulah and Zoya - Rayne, topped with a finely milled silver glitter from MIYO called Sazzling Silver.

A while back I was sent these Water Drop Nail Studs (#16682) (the 3mm kind) for review from Born Pretty Store, and I thought they would fit well with this. They come in a pack of 10 studs, so it felt suitable to add one to each nail. I like the result, it's the first time I'm using studs but they were easy to use thanks to the small size and the flat back. I would have wished that they were a bit more even in size though, some of them were thicker than the others. It wasn't very noticable once they were on the nail however. I attached them using top coat only, if you want them to stay on longer I would recommend nail glue, but since I was only going to have them on for one evening I didn't bother with glue. Born Pretty Store has tons of other nail art products as well, you can use my code EMJK31 to get 10% off your purchase :)

*Some of these products were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own and I will always be completely honest in my reviews, even if I did not pay for these products myself.

Born Pretty Store Full Nail Water Decals #17535

Hej på er! Idag tänkte jag visa lite vattendekaler som jag fått utskickat för recension från Born Pretty Store. Dessa är dekaler som täcker hela nageln och jag valde ett guld- och silvermönster på mina. De kommer i paket om 14 dekaler i olika storlekar, för att passa olika nagelformer.

Hi! Today I'm going to show you some water decals that were sent to me for review from Born Pretty Store. These are full nail decals, and I chose a gold and silver pattern on mine. They come in a package with 14 decals in different sizes to fit most nail shapes.

Jag gillar som bekant vattendekaler, de är enkla att använda och sitter på plats när jag väl placerat dem på nageln, och dessa är inget undantag! Jag fick dock korta ner dessa en hel del eftersom de var nästan dubbelt så långa som mina naglar. På långfingret har jag lagt dekalen på bar nagel, och på ringfingret har jag en ljus silverbas under. Dessa kan med fördel läggas på en ljusare bas, då poppar färgerna lite mer, men de är väldigt täckande i övrigt som ni ser! På övriga fingrar har jag Mingle With Kringle från China Glaze.

I like water decals, they are easy to use and they stay in place once you've placed them on the nail and top coated them. These are no exception! I had to trim them a bit though, since they are waaay to long for my nails. On my middle finger I added the decal on my bare nail, and on my ring finger I've applied a light silver base underneath. These will benefit from a lighter base, since the colours will pop more, however there's barely no transparency at all even on the bare nail as you can see! On my remaining fingers I'm wearing Mingle with Kringle from China Glaze. 

Allt som allt väldigt trevliga dekaler! Fast det hade nog varit bättre om det hade varit enbart antingen guld- eller silverdekaler så att det hade gått att lägga likadana dekaler på alla naglar - nu var det ju bara 5 av vardera färg samt fyra stycken med den gröna stenen, och då blir det ju olika färger på händerna i så fall. Funkar ju dock som accentnaglar som jag gjort här! Dekalerna hittar ni här, modell K5626 är det jag har, eller kolla in Born Pretty Stores övriga nail art-produkter, där finns massa kul. Hittar ni något ni gillar kan ni använda min kod EMJK31 för 10% rabatt på köpet :)

All in all I like these! Perhaps it would have been better if they would all have been the same colour so it would have been possible to use the same decals on all nails - now there were five gold and five silver ones, and four of the ones with the green gems, so I would have had to wear different colours on each hand. They do work well as accent nails though, like I did here! You can find these decals here, I've got model K5626, or you can check out the rest of Born Pretty Store's nail art products. If you find something you like, you can use my code EMJK31 to get 10% off your purchase :)

*These products were sent to me for review. All opinions are my own and I will always be completely honest in my reviews, even if I did not pay for these products myself.