Sparkling Luna

vrijdag 10 juni 2011

NOTD : Soak Off Polish Gel : homemade color

Hello Beauties ! Today i did a notd with soak off Polish Gel . This is the first time i use it on my own nails and .... of course .... i made my own color with a clear gel polish. I did the same methode as the homemade polish . You can find the tutorial here

I used a clear gel polish from a European brand , but you can do this with Shellac too . Use the Top Coat for the color mix . Top Coats are more shiny than base coats . I'm curious how long it will hold :D , normally 2 - 3 weeks. The gel polish i use here is a twin coat , it's a base coat and top coat in one . Apply thin coats and take your time for this , it dries only under the UV lamp , so make sure your layers are even. Oh and don't forget to buff your nails first with a bufferblock, you need a rough surface before you apply the gel polish.

What you need :

UV Lamp , nail wipes (OPI has these too) , SNC Twin Coat (or base coat and top coat from Shellac) , a pigment of your choice , a nail polish of your choice , a brush for gel application no. 4 or 5 , Cleaner , bufferblock (not pictured)

Aromaleigh Showy

OPI Teenage Dream (Katy Perry Collection)

What i used :

Important ! Roughening the nails first with a bufferblock , then you have to clean your nails , you can use alcohol for this . Push back the cuticles and leave a space between the cuticles and gel polish.

SNC Twin Coat : 1 layer - curing for 2 minutes under UV lamp

SNC Twin coat mixed with Aromaleigh's Showy (from L'Orchidée collection) : 2 layers ( applied with a nail brush no. 5 ) - each layer must be cured for 2 minutes under UV lamp

on the ringfinger : OPI Katy Perry Teanage Dream regular nail polish ( clean the nail after curing with a special cleaner for Gel before you apply nail polish ) - 1 layer

SNC Twin Coat ( also on top of the regular nail polish ) : 1 layer - curing for 2 minutes under UV lamp

Clean your nails with a high Gloss Cleaner to remove the tacky layer ( i don't think you have to do this step with the Shellac polishes ??? , i'm not sure . With the one i use it's necessary )

woensdag 8 juni 2011

EOTD : Aromaleigh Dark Matter / When Time Stops

Just a quickie today !

When time stops

Dark Matter

AL Dark Matter

AL When time stops

DG Aqua Liner Midnight Train

What i used :

UDPP
Base : NYX Jumbo Pencil Cottage Cheese
Lid to crease : AL Dark Matter (Astronomical)
Outer V , darken the crease , lower lashline : AL When Time Stops (Valentine 2011)
Browbone to tear duct : AL Sand (Carolina Summer)
Waterline : UD 24/7 Zero
Liner : DG Aqua Liner Midnight Train
Black Volume Mascara

maandag 6 juni 2011

Tutorial : Making your own nail polish with pigments

This is how i make my own polishes with pigments / mineral eyeshadows / glitters or even crushed pressed eyeshadow ! I hope this tutorial will be helpful . It's a fun way to use pigments and you can crush pressed eyeshadows to a fine powder and add it to your clear polish . I prefer to use shimmery or mettalic colors ( because i love these the most ) , but you can use matte ones too . This will give you a more opaque / cream finish . I also prefer to use a topcoat at the end ! That gaurantees you a shiny finish . Sometimes i make glitter polishes , but make sure you have polish save glitters . I mean : some glitter will loose their color when added to a clear polish ! You can use these at the way i will show you now , once applied on the nail the color will stay , but if you will make a complete bottle of this , you have to be sure it don't loose any color. Otherwise it will turn into a translucent glitter or just silver glitter . The color that i'm going to use for this tuto is from Aromaleigh . It has glitter in it , so it's important to add the pigment step by step to the right consistency . I use 1/4 tbsp polish and 1 scoop pigment . If you add too much , your polish will be too thick and the glitter won't show up on your nails . Also , the polish will chip quicker.

Okay ... on to the tutorial now !

What do we need :

a clear polish
a pigment of your choice
a paper towel
a tiny scoop ( 0.15cc )
a mixing palette
polish remover
a top coat
a false nail for a color test (optional , you can use your own nail ofcourse :D)
a base coat
a primer

The color i'm going to use : Aromaleigh Looking Glass (Wonderstruck)

Let's start !

Step 1 : Take the palette and put 1/4 tbsp of clear polish in it ( this is plenty enough to do your nails with 2 coats , even 3 coats ! )

Step 2 : drop 1 scoop with pigment or shadow into the polish

Step 3 : take a toothpick or the brush of your clear nail polish ( this is what i do ) and mix together . Don't do this too fast , you don't want any airbubbles into the polish !

The consistency should look something like this ...

Step 4 : Apply one coat on a false nail (or use your own nails) and this is how it looks after 1 coat

And after 2 coats ....

Now polish your nails !

Use 1 layer primer , 1 layer Base Coat , 2 layers of your homemade polish and finish with 1 layer Top Coat.

Clean your polish brush and palette with remover . Use cleaning gloves after your nails are completely dry , to preventing any removal of polish on your nails when using the remover. Put some remover into the palette and clean the brush , use a paper towel to remove the color product , repeat this until the brush is clean. Now you can put the brush back into your bottle of clear polish !

After 1 layer :

And after 2 layers and Top coat :

You can see the glitter showing up on the nail , the picture doesn't show it very well , but in the sunlight it's absolutely gorgeous !

Enjoy !

zaterdag 14 mei 2011

EOTD : Copy-Cat look : WnW Comfort Zone / Sugarpill Magentric

Today a Copy-Cat look :D I saw this look a few days ago at Amanda's Blog Glitter and Toucan's . I love it , so i decided to copy it , sort of , because my pink is different then the pink she used . It's a fun look .