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Hello Everyone!!!

How are you all? The week seems to fly so quickly lately. Any plans for weekend? I am going to watch Doctor Strange today. Are you planning to watch the movie?

Back to ABC Challenge, today's prompt is "V". I had no idea what I wanted to make for this prompt. I was blank until the very end. Until my kiddo (little sister) suggested me "Why not make V for Vampire?" Once the theme was decided I searched google for inspiration and I found tons of cute vampires. But one of them took all my attention. You can see my inspiration images here.

First I thought it will be hard to make these cute character but I am glad I decided to give it a try.

As usual I started off with white base coat. Then I fan brushed grey polish. Once I was satisfied with the background, I hand painted the characters and made some graveyards with acrylic paint. So what do you think? Let me know on the comment below. I will see you next Friday.

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November 03, 2016 11 comments

Hello Everyone!!!

The difficult that I was having of not being able to leave comment on your blog was simply because of the browser. As soon as I switched to Chrome it worked. May be the Firefox became outdated.

I cant believe we are almost at the end of this ABC Challenge, only 5 prompt left. Today is the day for "U". So to keep up with the theme I made U for Unicorn.

As usual I started off with white base coat. Then I did gradient with light colors and hand painted Unicorn and rainbows with acrylic paint. So what do you think? Let me know on the comment below. I will see you next Friday.

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October 27, 2016 9 comments

Hello Everyone!!!
Since last Friday I am not able to leave comment in your blogs. I tried several times but I just couldn't. I am not able to choose a profile that need while commenting. That's kind of frustrating. Can you HELP? This never happened to me before.
I am a day late for this post but continuing with ABC Challenge, today is the day for "T". So to keep up with the theme I made T for Tulips. I actually suck at making flower manicure but I am satisfied with this one.

As usual I started off with white base coat. Then I did water color background and hand painted Tulips with acrylic paint. So what do you think? Let me know on the comment below. I will see you next Friday.

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October 22, 2016 9 comments

Hello Everyone!!!

Continuing with ABC Challenge, today is the day for "S". Like I said in my last post, its festival season here so I had to make this manicure in last minute. Now those who know me I am sucker for Skulls. So to keep up with the theme I made S for Skulls which just so happen to be cool for Halloween too *wink*

I don't know how I feel about this manicure. In real it look so good. All the colorful skull looked were clear and defined but in images it just look overloaded with oranges and dripping skull? Good thing I made this nail art for Halloween too. I used BP- X13 Stamping plate for the skulls. So what do you think let me know on the comment below. I will see you next Friday.

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October 14, 2016 4 comments

Hello Everyone!!!

From today onward ( every Friday) we will continue with the ABC Challenge that went on halt for 31DC Challenge. You can see my previous post for ABC Challenge here.We stopped at Letter Q so today is the day for Letter R. For this theme I decided to match a prompt that will be even suitable for the month of October. As we all know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. So I decided to R is for Ribbon (Pink). A month long festival started here so I wont be able to paint nails frequently that's why I am gonna mix and match the theme of October and this challenge together.

As usual I started with White base. Than I dabbed three different pink polish on white base with crumbled plastic. Once I was satisfied with the light gradient/smooch background I hand painted the rest of the design.

One thing I always struggle while making freehand manicure is the background. I find it easier working in white base but sometimes the manicure looks bland. Any tips and tricks to create subtle background beside gradient?

I hope you like today's manicure. Let me know on the comment below. I will see you next week.

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October 07, 2016 9 comments

Hello Everyone!!!

I have yet another Born Pretty Store product to show you today. Its a set of 10 Sheet Water Decals. The product is listed under the ID Code 20698 and is available for $5.00.

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Each sheet of water decals have two design. It is just large enough to cover all your ten nails. You can make 20 easy manicure from this decals. This set has lovely mix of flower, birds, feather, owls, dream catcher and anchor design. I love all of the design.

All of the decals have transparent background. I didn't had any issue at all. They are very simple to use, just cut the size you want, place in cup of water for a few seconds, then the white backing slides off easily. Place the decal on your nail. To smooth out all the creases apply top coat and let the decal dry. Once it is dry, you can then file off any extra decal hanging over the edge and use acetone to clean up excess around the cuticle area. 10 sheet for just $5.00 is a really good deal.

Below are the manicure that I made using these lovely set of water decals. I have mixed and matched several design.

If you want to order these set nail decals or any other products from the Born Pretty Store, feel free to use the coupon code ASXW10 for a 10% discount. You can find these decals here

You can find them on all of the usual social media outlets too, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Born Pretty Store offers free shipping worldwide.

So what do you think of these? Let me know which one is your favorite.

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October 02, 2016 9 comments

Hello Everyone!!!

For today's post, I have some cute water decals that I chose to review for Born Pretty Store. Recently BPS launched so many pretty water decals, so go check them out in their website.

First I have a very cute flower design pattern which is listed under ID Code 20608 and is available for $1.99.The water decals came in transparent plastic cover. It contains two different pattern. Both of them are very summer-ish. It is just large enough to cover all your ten nails with the water decals.

Second water decals has very cute Cartoon-ish owl pattern all over it. You can find these decals listed under ID Code 20600 for $1.79. I found those owl very adorable.

Lastly Watercolor flower water decals. Its listed under ID Code 30401 and is available for $1.29. When I first saw these decals on BPS I wanted to try them. I found these decals very unique.The water color theme makes it very delicate.

Review: I loved all the above water decals. The pattern are equally cute and fun to wear. I didn't had any problem while applying. Few minutes in water and the decals slide right off the paper and easily applied on the nails. All the decals have transparent background. They are very thin, but not fragile. Easy to re-position, as long as they are wet.

Below are the manicure that I made using these lovely water decals.

If you want to order these nail decals or any other products from the Born Pretty Store, feel free to use the coupon code ASXW10 for a 10% discount. You can find these decals here, here and here.

You can find them on all of the usual social media outlets too, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Born Pretty Store offers free shipping worldwide.

So what do you think of these? Let me know which one is your favorite.

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September 27, 2016 9 comments

Hello Everyone!!!

I have a very useful tool from Born Pretty Store to show you today. The product is Manicure Saver Cotton Claw. When I first saw this product in their site I wasn't sure how I feel about it but once I tried it, I must say, its a must have tool for all nail art enthusiast out there. This product is listed under ID:32220 and is available for $2.99.

The product came in Plastic seal wrap. The cotton claw is made of Stainless steel and is of 11.5cm. Now on to mechanism - When you press the button in the back (apply a little pressure) and it will release a wire claw on the tip. Some what like how a pen works. Once you hold the cotton on claw release the back button and the claw will immediately retract while holding the cotton ball. Simple as that.

Below are some images to show you how it exactly works.

This product is amazing. I don't paint on both of my nails. I just do it on my left. But when I do stamping , my right hand is messed while cleaning it. But with this tool its easy , fast and super clean. I haven't tried this tool directly on my nails to remove the manicure but I heard its works pretty good. I love this product. Its innovative tool. I’m so glad that I chose this item as it has proved a life saver.

If you are interested in this Cotton Claw you can buy it from here and you can use my discount code ASXW10 to get 10% off your entire order.

You can find them on all of the usual social media outlets too, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Born Pretty Store offers free shipping worldwide.

So what do you think of this brilliant tool? Have you tried it yet? Let me know on the comment below.

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September 20, 2016 3 comments