essie sleek stick nail stickers

Today I want to share my experience with the sleek stick longwearing nail stickers from essie.
I bought essie 09 stickers and stones some time ago but didn't have a chance to try them out yet.

Original picture from essie.com

As I was going to a ball last week I thought this was the perfect opportunity to try them out.

I still don't know if I am the biggest fan of these stickers.

+ The package contains 18 stickers so it's very likely that you will find the right sticker for your nails
+ You can use the 8 leftover stickers for a second design where you may use them on 1 finger of each hand
+ The package also contains a little file
+ The quality of the glue seems to be good

- Maybe I am super incapable but I couldn't get rid of the creases (you will see it in the picture below) which was really annoying
- The package contains 18 stickers so you can't apply them for a second time on all of your nails
- I think the stickers are a bit too expensive

I was really curious how they will hold up over the weekend, especially while washing my hands or showering. I was curious if the water would get into the creases and dissolve the glue.

1 week later:
I have to say I am suprised about the durability of the stickers! Not one gave up and tried to escape my finger nails :) So my first impression of the quality of the glue was right. Also removing the stickers after 6(!) days was really easy, there was hardly any glue leftovers on my nails.
But nevertheless I prefer painting my nails.

Do you have any experience with nail art stickers (from essie or other brands)?
Did you manage to get rid of these annoying creases?

-IN

Gold-Black Cracking Nail Art Design

Thanks to Daniela, my hairdresser, who I got the inspiration for this design from.

1. Apply a base coat. I used catrice Ultra Stay & Gel Shine Base Coat
2. Apply a nail polish in gold. I used s.he stylezone quick dry nail polish no. 320
3. To make the style more glittery I applied gold glitter nail polish from Rimmel London 60 seconds vinyl stars 651 eccentricity (this is an old one, I don't know if it's still available in stores...)
4. Apply a black cracking nail polish. (for example from FACEit)

And that's the result:

I think the contrast between black and gold is very stylish and also has a touch of luxury.

What do you think? What is your favourite cracking colour combi? We are looking forward to your comments and don't forget to follow our instagram account we.are.fain

-IN

Double-Triangel Nail Art

Today I played around a bit and did a double triangel nail art design in blue.

• Light Blue: Manhattan Lotus Effect Nail Polish 78c
• Glitter Blue: s.he stylezone nail polish 612/450 (an old one, this one is probably not available in stores anymore)
• Blue: kiko nail lacquer 521 Pearly Ocean
• nail art stripes: essence holo stripes nail art stickers
• Top Coat: catrice Quick Dry & High Shine Top Coat
• Dotting tool essence nail art DUO stylist and tranparent film

1. I started with the light blue and applied it to the whole nail.
2. After letting the light blue polish dry I applied 2 pieces of the tape from the middle top of my nail so that it looks like a triangle.
3. With the dotting tool I applied the darker blue on the "outside".
4. I applied the smaller triangel with 2 shorter pieces of the tape.
5. The space between the dark and the light blue I filled with the glitter (with the help of the dotting tool).
6. Finally I sealed the design with a top coat.

How do you like the design? Do you like the combination of the colour or do you think it is too blue?

-IN

Aquarell Nails

Finally here's the post about my aquarell nails, as promised on our Instagram account.
It was my first attempt after seeing a pic on Pinterest.
As a base I used a white nail polish (I only had Essence Nailart Stampy Polish at hand but it works just as well as any other white nail polish). For the aquarellike colours I used the following three nail polishes: a turquoise-green Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer in "85 Can you sea me?", a bright coral Essence Colour & Go in "185 Candy Crush" and a light mint Essence Colout & Go in "146 That's what I mint".
The trick is to mix the colours with a nail polish thinner (e.g. artdeco). I find it easiest to put some drops of the thinner on a piece of foil and a few drops of nail polish next to it and then mix it carefully together with a thin brush until you get a slightly see-through "aquarell-like" colour. Then you can paint it on your previously dried (!) white base colour. I left the lower third in the white colour and let the three colours running into each other but you can do as you like. After everything is thoroughly dried, seal it with some clear polish and you're done :)

        

I hope you like it! As always we would appreciate any likes or comments on our Instagram account!

Have fun trying it out for yourselves!

 -FA

Review Festive Plate from MoYou

Next week I am going to Tyrol and I thought this would be a great opportunity to try out the Festive Collection 02 from MoYou London.

First problem: Which colourcombi? I didn't want the design to look too christmassy so I only did one nail in red (essie Leading Lady)

• White: FACE it Gel Touch Nails
• Stamping White: essence nail art stampy polish 01
• Light Blue: Manhattan Lotus Effect Nail Polish 78c
• Dark Blue: ASTOR Fashion Studio 109 Midnight Silk
• Gold: s.he stylezone Nagellack quick dry 320
• Silver: essence multi dimension 3 in 1 nail polish with XXXL shine 19 rock'n'roll
• Green: kiko nail lacquer 532 Pearly Amazon Green
• Plate: Festive Collection 02 from MoYou London.

And then the wild stamping started... :)
And this is the result:

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Which colourcombi do you like most? Please leave your comment!

-IN

Review Explorer Plate from MoYou

On Saturday I had finally time to try out the Explorer Plate - 03 from MoYou London. In the beginning I wasn't sure if I should do a gold-black or a brown-white comibination so I tried both. 

• Gold: s.he stylezone nail polish quick dry in Wow! Farben Nr. 320
• Brown: Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour 505 Particulière
• Black and White: essence nail art stampy polish
• Plate: MoYou London Explorer Plate 03

I am quite clumsy when it comes to transfering the pattern to the nail. Some time ago I found a really helpful video with an alternative methode. Furthermore with this methode you can bring more colour to your design. Instead of pressing the pattern directly from the stamp to your nail you paint the pattern directly on the stamp.

I used these: 

• essie Snap Happy
• kiko 391 Grass Green
• a normal top coat
• A dotting tool (for example from Juliana Nails) and a transparent film

How it works:

1. Get the pattern on the stamp
2. Give a little bit of the nail polish on the transparent film
3. Paint the colours with a dotting tool directly on the stamp - let it dry
4. Seal it with the top coat - let it dry
5. Remove the pattern CAREFULLY with the dotting tool and press the "sticker" to your nail.
6. Remove the leftovers with a nail scissor and file.

And here is the result. On my thumb I did the colourful pattern like described above. I have to say I think the gold-black combi is my favourite.

What's your opinion on the design? Do you like the colours and the plate? We are looking forward to your comments!

-IN