Bamboo nail art in black and white

Black and white is a fav combo for me and the March theme in Nail Challenge Collaborative (find us at fb and join) happen to be b&w. Here I made a simple and fresh stamping with a bamboo pattern. This is actually my 3rd this month but will show the other in a later time. :)

Polishes used:
MoYou - Special nail polish in white
Gina Tricot - Black
Konad stamping plate no. ?

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Wedding nails

Here's some wedding cake/wedding dress inspired nails I did for an IG challenge, but also my first Nail Challenge Collaborative this month with the theme; A new beginning. Loved this combo of white and holo and the chunky pearl accent. This is something I could consider doing again some time.

Polishes used:
Sally Hansen - Disco Ball
Color Club - Harp On It
Gina Tricot - White

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Nail Challenge Collaborative - Winter nail art, summary

As I mentioned before Collages might pop up. In January the theme for Nail Challenge Collaborative was winter. I've already posted my 4 manis on IG but I wanted to show them to you here too. :)

One gradient with Ninja Polish - Melted snowman. XD

Two manis stamped with snow flakes.

And one freehand of a poor polar bear on a melting piece of ice. Done with nail polish. ^_^ This is obviously my favorite.

Feel free to join this monthly nail art challenge. Find us at Facebook by searching for Nail Challenge Collaborative. :)

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Hello 2017 & Penguin freehand nail art

Needless to say 2016 wasn't my year for many reasons. Personal issues made my motivation at the bottom and my nail art'ing was sparse. To make it worse I had computer problems (which of course could have been solved with an excellent economy). To sum it up, all things which could go wrong at the same time did. I hope 2017 will be much better. :)


I'm not really expecting anyone of my old followers to still be around. I feel like I'm doing this for my self. Building up my searchable archive as I intended before, to easier see what I've done and my improvements etc.

I'm that kind of person who likes things in order. Therefore I debated with my self how I should handle the blog thing. I've posted things on IG which I haven't posted here. Should I try to catch up? Should I give up and just keep doing IG only? I've decided for a yes and no on the catching up, I won't force it though. I like the routine to post the same content on both channels on same dates.

So, I've updated my blog design a bit. Not sure I want to keep Blogger though, suddenly it feels awfully dated, but that's for another day. This is better than nothing for the moment.

First up is this penguin nail art for an IG challenge called Glamnailschallenge. Simple freehand with nail polish. Actually my first ever penguin nail art. :) And I'm really proud of it.

Polishes used:
Gina Tricot - Summer Sky
Gina Tricot - White
Depend - Nr039
China Glaze - Home Sweet House Music
(not in the pic: Depend matte tc)

Black, red and purple palm tree nail art

Black, red and purple was the previous When Colours Collide challenge colors and I did a palm tree free hand. Loved the end result. :)

Polishes used:

Wet N Wild - Red A Good Book / Ballon Rouge
KIKO - 333
HM - Purple Patch
Maybelline - Black Out

Neon nail art with blue and black glitter gradient

A neon yellow mani with a glitter gradient. Loved this one! This is also for nail challenge collaborative this month which happened to have the theme Neon.

Hope that there'll soon be some more action here soon. Because I'll be joining 31dc again, and as I've longed for it. But first this:

Polishes used:
Kleancolor - Funky Yellow
Miyo - Stella

NCC presents: 80's inspired nail art; stamped stars

Im trying to get on phase on my blog so here is this months nail challenge collaborative. The theme is the 80's and here I've done a revamp of a mani from @haiduchi. I've done a mani swap with this one too. :) Stamped stars and just dabs of colors, just love it! :)

Polishes used:
China Glaze -
Essence - Beautiful Lies
Ice cream polish - (orange)
Kleancolor - Metallic black
ZTIZ - (white)

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Sailor water decal nail art with Nicole Diary

Today I have a fresh review to share with you! Nicole Diary contacted me recently and has let me try out some of their water decals. First out is this summery set of sailor inspired water decals called 39. :)

You can find the Nicole Diary shop below;
HERE on Aliexpress &
HERE on Amazon

And make sure to use my coupon code Ge2016 which will get you a free gift with your order worth $2-$5! Shipping is worldwide and you can follow them here on instagram.

The decals come in one paper with a set of 10, When looking at the pattern it is possible to see cut lines for the scissor to simplify the size you need. My nails are both wide and long and I had no problem fitting my nails to it. I cut out the pieces and removed the protective plastic (this is important, if you forget, the decal will glue itself to the plastic and end up useless) and let it become fully wet by the water. I used a small plate and had less then 0,5 cm of water in it, after I pick the pieces up with a tweezer and placed them on my fully dry pre-painted nails. Since these water decals are clear I decided to use white as a base. The decals are possible to rearrange some after placement and also possible to stretch a bit and even out the pattern on the nail (as my nails are curved I need to make sure the pattern sits flat allover). It was easy to remove the pieces outside on my cuticle with acetone and a q-tip. After the decals had dried I put on top coat. I've previously had problem with Seche Vite smudging my water decals but these didn't seem to have problem with this.. As an accent here I used some Essence stickers I got on sale when I lived in Germany. 

Now picture spam, hope you'll like! :)

Right after placement, before cleanup.

Polishes used:
Ztiz (white)
Nicole Diary water decal - 39
Essence sticker pack

***Some products in this post have been provided for review, however it has not changed my opinion about them.***