Swatch: Sinful Colors No.809 Vacation Time

Vacation Time is a very beautiful nude-orangy creme.

It makes the nails appear very feminine.

Sinful Colors are €4.90 each.

After School's NANA Nails

NANA (real name Im Jin Ah) is a Korean singer member of the group After School and the group sub-unit Orange Caramel with fellow members Reina and Lizzy.

I really like her and after looking at some of her pictures I tried to recreate her nails.

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Nana had this nails in the pictures of Orange Caramel first mini album "Magic Girl".

I didn't have a nail polish similar to the one in the pictures so I layered a light yellow polish and a nude one.

I'm not too fond of the result but if I find a better base color I might try this again.

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This mani come from some Orange Caramel group pictures.

In the pictures below the nails look really red while in real life they are more coral but still very bright.

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The pictures above are taken from Orange Caramel's second music video "A~ing♡".

Unfortunately the pictures aren't very clear so I changed the mani a little.

The base is pale pink and light blue like the nails Nana has in the video but I added little red hearts to match her socks.

If you have confidence in your skills you can draw the hearts with red polish and a dotting tool.

Tutorial #040: Bunny from LYn's Blizzard Of Love

I decided to make this nail art after seeing the new music video from Korean singer LYn.

In the first seconds of the video you can see LYn's nails painted with this super cute bunny (above a screenshot).

I tried to recreate it and after a few attemps I obtained something decent, it was more hard that what I tought.

Also I think this nail art is more suitable for short nails, mine were too long for this.

Swatch: Astra No.120

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My first time trying an Astra polish. I like the quality, it was easy to apply. In the picture you can still see VNL after two coats but in reality I didn't noticed it.

The color in the bottle is a little plain but on the nails is really pretty. A nude/beige color with gold shimmer.

Swatch: basic No. 5

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I bought this color because it is really similar to RIMMEL 60 Seconds "Alaska" that I wanted for a long time. Since the price was only € 1.99 I gave it a try and I really love it. It's a really nice color. This is two coats and there is still VNL but I don't mind it that much in this case.

Swatch: Bottega Verde Beige Perla Luce

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This is a polish that I bought because it was on sale and super cheap. It's a common color but even so it's not boring. It has a foil finish and I like that but the color isn't working well for me. Maybe I will try layering it over some darker colors.

Tutorial #030: Sweet Kiss

This tutorial is really easy, don't let it impress you. I never tought that I would be able to draw some lips, but they were incredibly easy to draw, give it a try!

I started drawing the lips and then I added the words. My sister pestered me saying that I should leave only the lips but to me it seemed to bare. If you prefer you can leave only the lips, maybe in two different colors.

What you need: a thin brush.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Nude: KIKO No.220
• Red: RIMMEL LYCRA PRO No.323 RIVIERA RED
• Black: DEBORAH Shine TECH No.30
• Top Coat: KIKO No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a nude/beige polish.
3. With a thin brush draw some lips. Start with an elongated "M" shape and then draw the bottom part. If you want add some words and hearts.

Tutorial #025: Kumi Koda - Physical thing inspired

This tutorial is inspired by the nails Kumi is wearing in her music video "Physical thing".

What you need: a thin brush.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Nude: KIKO No.220
• Black: Deborah Shine Tech No.30
• White: KIKO No. 203
• Top Coat: KIKO Shiny Top Coat No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a nude polish.
3. Use a "V" sticker for french manicure or a piece of paper and some tape like I did and paint the tip with black polish. If you have a steady hand I suggest you to paint it freehand because it's really easy to smudge it if you use paper.
4. This is the result you will have.
5. Witha white polish and a thin brush draw some lines. On the index and ring finger paint it under the black, on the other nails paint in the middle of the black polish. Apply a second coat if needed.
6. If you want to add a little detail you can glue on your ring finger a glitter ribbon like this one.

Swatch: KIKO No. 220

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This is one of my favourite polish. Is a nude/beige shimmer with a little of silver microglitter.

The name of this color is "Beige Satin".