Redo of Christabell Floral Design

I am a big fan of ChristabellNails on YouTube and Instagram and I redid her Floral Nail Art Design. You can watch the YouTube instruction here.

I used following nail polishes:
Base Coat: catrice Ultra Stay & Gel Shine Base Coat
White: essence colour & go nail polish 33 wild white ways
Dark Red: Clinique 09 black honey
Black: Total Black from LOOK BY BIPA
Gold from Primark
Glitter: essence nail art freestyle & tip painter 10 more than silver
Top Coat: catrice Ultra Stay & Gel Shine Top Coat
Also: dotting tool from Juliana Nails, a thin brush and a piece of transparent film

1. Apply the base coat
2. Apply the white nail polish
3. Apply the dark red to the transparent film and make a circle with 5 dots on your nail. You can also make incomple circles on the side of your nails and let it dry
4. Make a dot in the middle of the circle with the gold nail polish
5. Add some lines around the flowers with the black and glitter nail polish with the brush
6. Apply a top coat and then you are done

And here is the result:

I think this is a very nice and easy nail art and I also like the combination of dark red and gold. It doesn't seem childish like other flower nail arts.

-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:

We also want to remind you of our Instagram Account we.are.fain. Check it out! We are really looking forward to your likes and comments! 

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

Review KIKO Make Up Milano nail lacquer

Today I am reviewing my purchase from KIKO Make Up Milano. It was my first visit to this shop but I have to say I had a great shopping expierence. I liked the shop concept overall. The display of the articles is really well organised. Samples are available for every product (should be the rule in every drugstore but isn't). They have a wide range of products and (especially important for me) A LOT, really A LOT of nail polishes in kind of every colour you can think of. And now I come to the price - REALLY LOW! A nail polish costs about € 2,90, some were on sale for € 1,90 (!) I also bought nail art stickers for only € 2,90. So it was a really cheap shopping trip (and certainly not the last) :)

Now to the products I chose:

• 391 Grass Green - a matte coat
• 521 Pearly Ocean - a glittering blue
• 532 Pearly Amazon Green - a highly glittering green

I only had to apply Grass Green and Pearly Amazon Green one time to get a good opacity. I had to apply Pearly Ocean twice - one time was not sufficient - but after two times it turned out to be a really nice and shiny blue. All three dried very quickly, which is a real plus for an impatient person like me. And sorry for the red leftovers on my cuticles - I removed the red in a hurry to try out the new colours. 

Finally I want to inform you about our Instagram Account we.are.fain with a lot of nice pics. We appriciate every new like/comment/follower and you will be informed about new post there. 
 
And here's the result:

Which one do you like most? Are you more the matte nail polish fan or the glitter lover? We are looking forward to your comments!

-IN