Raggio di Luna Nails: September 2016

30 September, 2016

Raggio di Luna manicures collage September 2016

September 2016 nail polishes collage

September 2016 nail art collage

September 2016 UV gel polishes collage

September 2016 UV gel manicures collage

29 September, 2016

UV gel manicure with free-hand nail art - White stripes on purple

BP UV gel polish n° 034
BP UV gel base coat polish
BP UV gel top coat polish
acrylic colours

28 September, 2016

BP UV gel polish n° 034

Today I present you one more of wonderful BP UV gel polishes :-)

You can find this beautiful blue BP UV gel polish on Born Pretty Store website with this name: BORN PRETTY 10ml Nail Art Soak Off UV Gel Purple Long-lasting Manicure Polish Gel #34, item ID: 29411. I hope that you will like it as much as I do :-)

I didn't have problems working with it, the application was very smooth and what you see is two coats of BP UV gel purple polish n° #34. As base and top UV gel polish I use BP UV gel base coat polish and BP UV gel top coat polish. Every layer of UV gel polish and UV base/top coat is cured 2 minutes in 36W UV lamp.

Of course, I like to wear my manicures "enriched" with some nail art, so tomorrow I will show you a little "extra" - some free-hand nail art that I added to this beautiful purple UV gel polish :-)

I remind you that Born Pretty Store has a free shipping worldwide, often they also make very nice offers too and, if you need some extra help, you are welcome to use my coupon code CYL91, to get the 10% off on all your Born Pretty Store orders! :-)

26 September, 2016

Born Pretty Store Silver mirror powder

Today I'm showing you one of latest Born Pretty Store products that was kindly sent me for this review.
It is the silver mirror powder that you can find it on Born Pretty Store website with this name: 2Pcs/set Shinning Mirror Nail Glitter Powder & 5ml Top Coat Nail Art Chrome Pigment Glitters, item ID: 31126.

As you can see on the link, this set consists of one box of silver mirror powder, one eye-shadow brush and one bottle of UV gel topcoat. The top coat capacity is 5ml, but it is a normal BP UV topcoat and you can easily get some more when you finish this small bottle. The silver mirror powder box capacity is 1g, but I assure you that it means a lot, because you need a very small quantity of this powder to obtain the mirror effect on your nails, that his box will last really long :-)

To get the desired effect, you should follow these instructions:
1. make a complete UV gel manicure on your nails: file the nail surface, apply the UV gel base coat, UV gel polish, UV gel top coat (curing every layer under the UV lamp light for 2 minutes); the UV gel top coat must be a no-wipe top coat (other top coat can't get mirror effect); BP UV top coat is a no-wipe top coat and it's perfect for a "mirror" manicure)
2. using the eye-shadow brush pick up a small amount of silver mirror powder and apply it on your nails evenly; when you cover all your nail with the silver powder, rub it on your nail until you get the mirror effect; the powder gets a wonderful mirror effect very quickly
3. repeat the step until you're satisfied with the effect
4. seal the manicure with no-wipe UV gel top coat

I didn't have any problem during the application, I was just pleasantly surprised to see the "magic" happening on my nails when the powder started getting that beautiful mirror effect! I strongly recommend this silver mirror powder, it will help you create many eye-catching nail-art manicures! :-)

25 September, 2016

BP UV gel polish n° 11

Today I present you one of beautiful BP UV gel polishes :-)

You can find this beautiful very "glittery" BP UV gel polish on Born Pretty Store website with this name: 1 Bottle 10ml Born Pretty White Nail Polish UV Gel Sequins Soak Off UV Varnish, item ID: 24301.

I have to admit that I am not really a fan of these kind of polishes that are full of glitter particles, somehow I always feel frustrated because all those glitters don't obey to what I want, and I can't get them disposed where I want... :-) So, the problems that I had working with this polish are related to my natural distrustful attitude towards glitter particles, but I think that real problems in applying this polish don't exist, just a little bit more attention to get those glitters disposed regularly :-) And the result is very nice! :-)

I think that it will look wonderful over some other normal creamy colours, so next time I will use it that way! :-)

What you see on my photos is two coats of BP UV gel polish n° 11. As base and top UV gel polish I use BP UV gel base coat polish and BP UV gel top coat polish. Every layer of UV gel polish and UV base/top coat is cured 2 minutes in 36W UV lamp.