Lovely by Lucy » Beauty

22/12/2011 |

Snowy Glitter Nails

How cool are my snowy glittery black and silver winter nails? Perfect for New Year’s Eve, or even Christmas, or just because it winter and I love glitter. Below I’ll show you step by step how to do it!

These are the polishes I used. A plain black one, silver shatter (but can also be regular silver nail polish), and the most important component is this ubercool silver (but multicolor in sunlight) glitter polish, with tiny glitters. And a top coat. Always use topcoat!

So first I just made my nails black.. Which I could have done more neatly.

Than I applied silver shatter on the top half of my nails. No stickers or tape, you don’t have to be precise here. It won’t show later.

And then I applied two layers of the Essence glitter nail polish, and the effect were sort of snowy glitter nails! Make sure you’re covering all the silver with glitter, and a little extra below to make it look a little ombre.

I was really just trying some polishes out when I came to this idea, and it worked out pretty well if you ask me!

What do you think? Are you giving it a try?

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10/12/2011 |

Christmas Nails.

I know, nails again, but if you’re getting tired of my pretty nail-obsession, please just let me know!

I always get in the Christmas mood very early, and I was very in the mood for Christmas Nails this week! I found this pretty double nail polish in the new Essence Circus Collection, which is new in stores this week. It’s quite simple, red with red glitter, but looking at my nails right now, I wish it were Christmas already. It also comes in black with gold glitters and cute pink with pink glitters. Great about this one: sells for about 2 euros so it won’t hurt your wallet in this already expensive month. And you have more left to spend in sale, which has already started in a few stores!

Happy weekend lovelies!

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04/12/2011 |

Love | Leopard Nails

Just how cool are my leopard nails?

I picked up these nail stickers a while ago at H&M; (they still sell them though) and this sunday morning was the perfect time to try them out. No complicated tutorial needed, these babies are super easy to apply! Just cut them into the shape of your nail a bit, stick them onto your nails and file off the excess parts of the sticker. Easy as that, no heat or anything needed.

Can’t stop looking at my nails right now, I love how cool that looks and these stickers are perfect for those of us who aren’t that good at doing nail art ourselves!

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08/11/2011 |

>Ombre burgundy glitter nails

As you might have noticed, I’ve been wearing a lot of glittery nail polish lately. I just love the instant glamour it gives to my hands and the touch of sparkle is just right to add to any outfit.

Yesterday I tried something different. I had this burgundy glitter polish from Essence, and decided to try some ombre nails. This is the result! I love how chic it looks and it’s definitely a bit extra from the usual glittery nails! I can give you a step by step explanation of how I did it, but the truth is, it’s not that hard. Just apply one thin layer to the whole nail, and then two thick layers to the top of your nails and make sure the transition is gradient. Pretty cool, right?

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29/10/2011 |

>Diary | Knits & Nails

What you’re looking at:

1. I went to the launch of the Danie Bles Shop & Styleguide last thursday. And guess what, she was picking winners, looking at who was wearing (according to her) the best Mix & Match outfit. And I ended up winning the first place! I won 500 euro shopping money in fashion cheques, I was over the moon! That means shopping this weekend :)

2. Having the most delicious pizza at Vapiano with the sweet Laura.

3. Went on a little nail polish shopping spree. I got black/silver glitter, dark grey metallic, mint and black nail polish. It’s becoming an addiction! Luckily they were all under 2 euros :)

4. I got the silver H&M Trend knit you’ve probably already seen on many blogs. But I just couldn’t resist. It’s oversized, it’s comfy, it’s shiny, it’s warm, it’s gorgeous! I’ve had it for almost two weeks now but haven’t got the chance to show you how I wear it. I’ll show you very soon, promise!

5. Having a delicious lunch. I love hummus. I’ve been home studying a lot this week, so a good healthy lunch keeps me going on days I’m stuck behind the computer!

6. Matching my nails with my knit. Sometimes I paint my nails in a different color every day, just because I like it when they match (or at least not totally mismatch) my outfit.

7. I’ve been walking by this jacket from Zara for a month now, telling it (yes, I speak to jackets) that I will pick it up as soon as it’s on sale. I absolutely love it, but I’m on a budget!

So that’s what I’ve been up to. Hope you have a lovely weekend!

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28/10/2011 |

>OPI Goes Dutch!

OPI goes Dutch with an new collection of Dutch-inspired nail polishes!

The colors are mainly inspired by the colors of Dutch flowers, and it’s a very versatile line of polishes!

And not to forget, OPI always comes up with the most funny and inventive names.

From left to right:

Gouda Gouda Two Shoes / Wooden Shoes Like to Know It / I Don’t Give a Rotterdam / A Roll In The Hague / Petal Faster Suzi / Dutch Ya Just Love OPI

Thanks a WindMillion / Red Lights Ahead..Where? / Kiss Me On My Tulips / Vampsterdam / I Have a Herring Problem / Did You Hear About Van Gogh?

While I’m still waiting on the OPI Muppet Collection with all the glittery nail polishes (see below, I need the pink and the red ones!) I’m already really looking forward to this Dutch collection which will probably launch in February or March 2012. Thanks a WindMillion is already on my wishlist, I love the minty color! And I wouldn’t be a real Dutchie if I didn’t get A Roll in The Hague, that vibrant orange is probably as Dutch as you can get!

A few colors from the Muppet Collection that will be in stores next week.

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25/10/2011 |

>How To: Neon Split Nails

Here’s my last post for now in the neon range. The top I wore in my last outfit was pretty out there, but as I’ve told you, there are ways to wear neon in a more subtle way. I guess the most subtle way, are neon nails. But I wanted to do something different than just polishing my nails all neon, that’s why I came up with this incredibly easy tutorial. No tools needed! Just neon nail polish (mine is from American Apparel) and black nail polish. And maybe a little top coat.

So here’s how I did it:

Paint the bottom of your nails with some neon nail polish. Paint it in a rough triangle, but it doesn’t need to be perfect. I used two neon layers to make the neon pop a little more.

Get your black nail polish and paint the sides of your nails black, making sure you’re doing it a criss cross way in the middle. Make diagonal stripes first if you like, that makes it even easier. Or make one side black first, and than the other. Try it out a little.

And, well, that’s all there is to it!

I really like how they’ve turned out and obviously you can do this with any colors you like!

Orange and black would rock with Halloween, but I can imagine gold and denim blue working very well together too. Good luck (and send me a photo your own creations on Twitter)!