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Hello there!
I've been MIA these past few months because I am on Internship at Digimind (as some of you might have seen on my Instagram post). Now, I have decided to take more effort into doing my nails and posting more nail art.
I had one mission today - use polish I have not worn before. Quickly, I knew what I wanted and grabbed Wet Seal "Mint Liqueur" and MODI "70". Greens are not usual colors but I shall make it a challenge! Doing a simple gradient seemed fit for this mint and army green, and so I begun 😄

Hello there!

Wow, it's been a while and I have to say the time passes too quickly! It's already August!! Today's post is special because it's Singapore's 52nd Birthday!! Our country's color is red and white so this manicure is themed around these colors.

I didn't want to do those usual stars and moons that are on our flag, instead, I went for a floral design! This manicure was inspired by Chelsea Queen, I thought that the colors went well with Singapore's flag with a pop of yellow, purple and green flowers and leaves.

Here's the list of polishes that I used:
Red: Kure Bazaar "Juicy" White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White" Black: Sinful Colors "Black on Black" Purple: pa "A167" Yellow: OPI "I Can't Cope-acabana" Pink: Essie "Fiji" Green: Sally Hansen "Blue Streak"
Hope you liked my manicure, I will be back for more designs soon!

Hello there everyone!

I am finally back after such a long time, I know I know... Today is the 4th year since I started out on Instagram, so I thought it would be nice to at least post a manicure on this special day 😛

Today's manicure is inspired by Zoella's new range of beauty products, in particular, the Gelat'eau Body Mist! How timely that when this range was launched, my parents were in the UK😱 So I'm lucky to have this in my hands so quickly!

I love the packaging of the bottle and thought that I would recreate the designs onto my nails. Everything was done freehand!

I used Essie "Bikini So Teeny", Rimmel London "Reggae Splash", Revlon "Apricot Nectar" and OPI "My Boyfriend Scales Walls".

This manicure was super easy and fun to do! Let me know what you think!

Hello there friend!

It's been a very long time since my last post, ooooops 😛 My apologies dudes, I have started on internship and things are just getting busy! Today I am sharing with you a super old manicure I had on for my trip to South Korea with my Mom back in May.

Here's a shot at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul with an iced coffee. I loved this shot because it's all cool-blue toned hehe!

Now for a close-up shot of this nail art! For the marbled look, I did a simple technique using a stamper. I put on 2 shades of blue and a silver on the stamper head and then squished the colors onto my nails, viola!

I wanted more sparkle, so I added a holo top coat from INM and applied over the marbled nail art. As for my accent, I went for a sophisticated color (my all time fav) "Royals" by B Squared Lacquer.

Now time for the delicious macro shot!

That's all I have for you this week! I will try to post more, I hope not to lose touch with nail art... Anyway, hope you liked today's post and my new sign-off picture below hehe 💓

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Hello, friends!

I know I've been super out of touch recently... I just finished my last module for the year last week and so I told myself I needed to post something soon!

I was very excited to try BPX L023 stamping plate from BornPrettyStore.com, probably why I left this as the last item to review hehe 😛

For this look, I did a gradient of Cirque Colors "Halcyon" and "Idyllic" using a makeup sponge. The rose gold payoff was better than the blue while creating this gradient effect. After I did a gradient, I added a glossy top coat to make sure the base is set. Then, we move on to the stamping! I picked out two gear designs, an hourglass and clock patterned design. They all stamped beautifully.

I used Konad black stamping polish for this look and then, I decided to add a matte top coat so that I can take nice macro shots for you! They're coming right up 😉

Satisfactory close-up shots? If yes, maybe you could use my code "LSTX31" at BornPrettyStore.com checkout to get a 10% discount! Remember, they have free worldwide shipping!

Hope you have a great week ahead!

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Hello hello!

This week I have something new, a review! Introducing to you more BornPrettyStore stamping plates! Make sure you use my code "LSTX31" for 10% off your purchase with BPS 😉 Now let's start with this gorgeous floral design, plate BP-L046!!

Here's how part of the plate looks like, click HERE to see the entire plate! I was very fond of this plate as I specifically chose this plate because I saw the endless possibilities with reversed stamping. And this was exactly what I tried to do in this manicure.

Before moving on, I just wanted to show you a quick picture of the pickup of image on the stamper. I was really impressed with how fine the lines were! 👍 I know the quality is quite bad, I took it on my phone with a shaky hand LOL, but you could still see how nicely the image was picked up!

And now moving on to the manicure itself! I had on three coats of OPI "Bubble Bath" a very soft sheer pinky nude. After which for the pointer and pinky I did a simple white stamping of a floral patterned design, which showed off the nice lines again.

For the other nails, I did reverse stamping! Now I realised that the close up shot is not the nicest, it gives away flaws but hey, I'm not perfect! So here I used China Glaze "Flip Flop Fantasy", Essie "Navigate Her" and OPI "I Just Can’t Cope-acabana" for the extra pop of colors to stand out from the soft background.

I did not add a top coat over the stamper and peeled it off like a decal. Instead, after filling in the colors I let it dry for a bit and while still tacky I stamped the entire design on my nails.

I must say, for reverse stamping, if you want to be super perfect maybe add a layer of top coat before filling the colors. Otherwise you might end up like me, smudging a bit of the black outline on my flowers!

Let me know if you enjoy doing stamping too!

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Hey there, HAPPY EASTER!

Today I'm going for a Spring look and of course around the Easter theme 😉 I'll be using a new plate from BornPrettyStore BP L043 particularly the beautiful butterfly image that I will be doing a reverse stamping.

Moving on to my manicure, I used Sinful Colors "Be Happy" and "Island Coral" and created a gradient on my pointer and pinky, just because I missed doing a sponged gradient 😛 Then I stamped over some chevron patterns from Bundle Monster's BM-XL202 stamping plate over the gradient.

As for the butterfly image that I mentioned earlier, I first started off with a pale yellow background using Sinful Colors "Unicorn". Then I picked up the image with Konad black stamping polish and then colored in the wings with the Sinful Colors polishes to keep to the color theme of this look.

I'm actually really pleased with the result of the butterfly, as you can see from the close up macro shot below. To keep with the Easter theme, I added some Easter egg designs on my middle nail and drew on some designs on the eggs with white nail polish.

To top it all off, I added Revlon's matte top coat over all the nails to give the entire manicure a softer look. Let me know what you're doing on Easter!

Greetings!

Moving on to the next prompt, chocolate, my favorite! I'm always the kid that chooses chocolate over strawberry ice creams 😛

Today I am creating a chocolate ice cream dripping down my nails with some rainbow rice sprinkles on top (also my fav). To create this manicure, I started off with one coat of OPI "Bubble Bath" and then adding a matte top coat over.

Then, I used Jior Couture "Coffee Run!" and a small nail art brush to draw on some chocolate drips coming down from the tips of my nail towards the cuticle. I used white polish to draw on small little lines to create the base for the sprinkle and went in with Sally Hansen "Bubblegum Pink", Kure Bazaar "Turkoise" and "Carioca". To add contrast, I put on a layer of glossy top coat on the chocolate drips only to make sure it stands out from the matte base.

Ta-da! Does this make you crave for some chocolate right now?

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Hi there!

I took the next prompt quite literally onto my nail art, bunnies or chicks? In light of Easter holiday, I decided to recreate Alice's (onenailtorulethemall) work from way back. With a slight twist, a chevron background for the words! For the bunny and the chicken, I used Essie "Navigate Her" and "Fiji" as the base colors, the yellow I used was China Glaze "Lemon Fizz" for the chicken.

And now, moving on to the cute chevron pattern, I used BornPrettyStore BP L013 plate. My package arrived just before I started my nail art, perfect timing I must say! I used Konad's white stamping polish for the stamp.

Before free handing my words, I added a top coat as a protective layer just in case I make any mistakes! Here's a close up shot, so you can see how the stamping turned out. I must say, I am surprised that it came out that well! Because sometimes when doing stamping, it's not guarantee it will work!

For this plate, it was easy to use and I am so fond of all the patterns here, look at that little rocking horse pattern! IT'S SO CUTE! Can't wait to use that! This plate is just $2.99 on BornPrettyStore.com and you could use my code "LSTX31" to get a 10% off discount! Remember, BPS ships for free worldwide! 😉😉

Good evening readers!

I am going to try my best to do the #Clairestelle8April challenge for April, click HERE for all the prompts!

The first one is "dry brush" and I wanted to try something new, this idea just popped right up from my head. Introducing, dry brushing with negative space! I don't know if this was done before or not, but here is my take on it!

This manicure is really easy to do! Wipe your black polish brush back and forth to remove almost all the polish and then make strokes on your already dried base coat.

Because I dislike my free edge showing so I did a black french tip, pretty sophisticated eh? 😏 To bring it up a notch, I added small gold stud near the cuticle. Here's a macro shot for you! (so macro you could see a fuzzy on my nail LOL)

I'm really satisfied with how this turned out, let me know what you think! Before I forget to mention, I used a-England "Camelot" for my black polish! That's THE BEST black polish, I swear upon it!

"So you wanna play with magic? Boy, you should know what you're falling for"

And here is the last prompt for the March challenge! I know it's already April, but hey, I made the effort to finish this up!

I decided long before that I wanted to do a magic ball in this manicure, and so I free-handed this design by drawing it, turns out pretty alright! I was afraid that the ball was gonna be lopsided or something LOL 🤣

I also added some twinkling stars with Bundle Monster BM703 stamping plate and white stamping polish on the other nails to tie up with the mysterious magic ball. Not to mention, I used one coat of a-England "Camelot" and then added FUN Lacquer "Holo Top Coat" to bring out the rainbow madness! You can see closely in my picture the dash of colours on my fingertips 😍
Let me know what you think of this manicure, also keep your eyes peeled for the next challenge this month!

Hi again, yes two posts in a day!

For the prompt for "Mothers", the first thing that came to mind was (of course) my Mom, and also flowers! So I chose a pinky palette for this look using Glam Polish "Sealiest Thing I've Ever Heard" and Zoya "Aurora".

I then used white stamping polish and Bundle Monster BM-710 for the flowers. While I was stamping the flower pattern, I realised I could use the big flower as an accent that symbolises Mothers. Mothers why look after their little ones (the smaller flowers), cute right?

Here's a close up macro shot of the accent design!

Hello!

I know I am so so so behind on this challenge :/ I almost wanted to give up and just leave it undone , but no I thought otherwise! Here I am back at where I left off. This is my nail art for the unseasonal prompt.

In Singapore we don't have the four seasons and defintely not any snow because we are on the equator. So, here I did a very simple manicure with FUN Lacquer "Black Holo Witch" as the base (so damn gorgeous!) and using a BornPrettyStore BPX-L008 plate (use my code "LSTX31" for 10% off!)

Hello all! Today's St. Patrick's Day and though I do not personally celebrate this day I am here to share a manicure with you!
I used Barry M "Waikiki" and Morgan Taylor "Gotta Have Hue" for this nail art. I was inspired by a quick Google image search on the web whereby I saw cute men in green. And so, I decided two paint on a green tux and a hat! I wonder if anyone actually will wear a suit in this color LOL!

And of course, how can we forget about the shamrock right? To accompany the look I did a simple dotticure on my pinky!

Hello!

I am now providing my services to paint your nails, how exciting is that!

Before I move on, let me put out some disclaimers;

I am not a certified nail technician. I paint my nails out of interest and have been doing so since 2013 (click here for my portfolio).

Services are rendered at my house, located in western Singapore.

If you are comfortable with the above mentioned, please feel free to read more below.

Please give at least 2 weeks notice prior to appointment date so that I can check my schedule and get back with my availability. The earlier you email me, the better!

If you would like nail art to be included, the price will vary according to the difficulty of the design. I will quote you a price based on your requirement when you email me.

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Post updated as of 30 May 2017.

Hi there!

Today's prompt "swirls" immediately got me off doing a watermarble. I used OPI "We the Female" and "Pale to the Cheif". Watch this video to see how I did the swirl. I find that my middle nail was extraordinary!! I mean look at that! So I decided to do a macro shot to include all goodness.

...and viola, this is one of THE best manicures I've done in a long while! Doesn't this also remind you of candy cane? LOL

To be fair, I actually did a few trial runs before dipping my nail into the water. I wanted it to be as swirly as it can get just to be in line with the theme! Let me know what are your thoughts on this look! Is the design a bit too much or you're all for it?

Hi there friends!
I am two days late on this prompt but I am surely catching up now!
Prior to this challenge I didn't know the Festival of Color, Holi. I had to do a Google search LOL! This is one of the reasons why I love challenges, I get to learn and know about new stuff!
So talking back about my manicure, here is my interpretation through a simple web search. I did a simple nail art. Using the below listed polishes, I blobbed on the different colors on a stamper and squished the colors together on the nail.
I used these neon colors; China Glaze "Flip Flop Fantasy", China Glaze "Turned Up Turquoise", Orly "Beach Cruiser" and Shareyda "B10".