Studded nails part 2!

Hi there! 

Today more nail art using studs from Action's! As I showed yesterday, the smal sized studs (SS6) can be used very well on the nails. This is a simple and elegant mani I did using Hunkemöller "Mint Green" and the bronze coloured studs:

Just apply a little clear polish or topcoat and pick up the studs using a dotting tool. Then seal in the design with two layers of top coat and you're done! These nails even survived a day at the beach:

xoxoxo

Captain

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Nail Art with "Made By Me" studs from Action + review.

Hello lovelies!

Today I have a budget alternative to the amazing studs from Born Pretty Store. I found them for 2 euros at Action's. The might not be as nice, but they do the trick! They come in different sizes and are not actually meant for nails, but they work perfectly fine. The size you want to go for is SS6, as seen on the lower right corner of the package:

As you can see, they come in 3 different colours: gold, silver and bronze. There are stars, squares and tiny round rhinestone-shaped pieces in there. Unfortunately the tiny gold studs are a much more yellow gold than the bigger gold studs, so you can't really use them in a mani together. But hey, 2 euros... So this is a mani I did with some silver studs:

It is loosely based on a design by Cutepolish. I tried to get indentations like her on my ring finger, but for some reason, I failed miserably. Still really love the bad-ass look of the studded nail. The rest is not my greatest creation either; My hands were really shaky. But the studded nail is just really cool ;-) The base colour for this mani is Hunkemoller "Vintage Pink" and the black is my  black striper from Etos and NYC "City Blackout". Everything is topped off with Hema Matte Top Coat.

Placing the studs is easy: I just put a dot of top coat on my nail and then picked up a stud with my dotting tool and placed it in the blob of top coat. Easy peasy! They stick perfectly fine.

What do you think?

xoxoxo 

Captain

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Swatch-It Sunday: Hunkemöller Sexy Nails Summer Collection

Hi there and welcome to another Swatch-It Sunday1

Today I have the whole summer collection of Hunkemöller Sexy Nails for you! My aunt got them for me, so sweet! So I went on swatchin' :D

First up is "Bright Pink", a - doh - bright pink creme that is opaque in 2 easy coats. It applies nicely and lasts for a good time!

Next up is Mint Green, a nice light minty blue with a frosty finish, opaque in 2 coats and gorgeous in sunlight (by the time I swatched these, I had had to have switched nail shapes, due to a chipped of corner):

Vintage Pink is the third beauty, a nude pink with also a frosty finish. Nice application, 2-coat opacity, or one thicker coat, as shown here, all nails have 2 thin coats, except the ring finger, it has one easy thicker coat:

Look, pretty! 

And last but not least: "Cobalt" and "Coral". Now the coral, I must say, is really more orange. But it looks great with the bright cobalt. Both apply nicely and have also 2-coat opacity. 

So I did some nail art with a white and black striper:

My overall impression is very good! Al polishes have an easy 2-coat opacity and last quite a while. So go get a matching one for your bikini! They are available online and in the Hunkemöller stores for 2.99 euros a pop.

xoxoxo

Captain

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