The Color burst Nail art - Happy holi

Happy holi Angels, Hope you had a fun day.

For those of you who do not know what holi is, Its a fun festival of colors celebrated in India which marks the onset of Spring :) Friends and family play, chase & color each other <3

Here's my Nail art inspired by Holi :) Its fun, colorful & extremely quick & easy to do. I used a dotting tool to create the dots but you can also use tooth pick or a bobby pin to do this.

Not just for holi but you can rock these nails through out spring & summer. Remember to use bright & contrasting colors.

I hope you guys had a Eco friendly Holi :)

Let me know in the comments below if you want to see any nail art tutorial.

Lots of Love,

Priyanka Jain.

  

Mix & Match Animal Print Manicure

Hello Everyone :)

Yes I know I know its been ages since I did a Manicure Monday post.  So this time I have for you a  Super trendy design of the season Mix & Match. 2015 is all about mixing prints like you may have seen in this post HERE where I mixed prints for my outfit and matched my nails with it too. 

You all know  I have a thing for Animal Print & my first blog post was also a Cheetah print nail art so I thought why not mix Zebra & Cheetah print and come up with some creative nail art. 

So I decided to do 2 nails with full Zebra Stripes one full cheetah print & another side french cheetah on my cousin's nails. She is is crazy about animal print and insisted me to add a twist and do her nails. So I alternated the base color with a solid pastel pink & red. In my opinion pale pink is THE color of this summer as spotted on many celebrities & fashion shows.

Products used : 

Maybelline Color show nail polish in Keep up the flame (A very pretty coral red)

Maybelline Color show nail polish in Constant candy (Pale pastel pink)

Base & top coat :  Maybelline Color show nail polish in Crystal clear

You can also check out my French manicure with a zebra twist HERE

I hope you like this design as much as I do. If you try it out please share with me on facebook & tag me. Also tag me on Instagram using the #atsl

In case you want to see a Step by Step tutorial of this design or any other design please comment below and let me know. I will be more than happy to do it for you.

Love,
Priyanka.

Flirty Heart tips Manicure

Hello Gorgeous  :) I am back with another Manicure Monday post after AGES and the design I did today is a Flirty heart French Manicure. 

I know Valentines is over but hey its not a bad idea to wear hearts on nails when ever you want :) Also its still the Valentines month;) 

I wanted to shape my nails differently this time with out loosing its length and Since my nails were really long and square shaped I decided to do STILETTO nail shape.

Stiletto is pointy nail tips. While I dint make mine super pointy I slightly made them blunt.

The polishes I used are Maybelline Color show in Crystal clear & Hooked on pink. Yes Maybelline again because I love them soo much <3 

Isn't my phone case cute? I love it a lot. Now I am planning to turn fill in the Flirty heart tips with some polka dots.

Should I?

My nails would then go so well with my phone cover LOL :D :D

UPDATE : I could not resist doing polka dot on these heart tips so here is a finished look if you want to see how it looks.

I think its looks so much cuter this way. 

Hope you guys like this Manicure design. Please comment below and let me know if you wanna see video tutorials of my nail designs and what post do you wanna read next?

Love,

Priyanka.

My first Gel Nail Polish

Heyy guys:) Hop you all are doing good..!!

Firstly I am so sorry for being MIA yet again. Let me give you an update on whats keeping me busy lately. I joined as an Assistant Bridal Makeup Artist in Chennai on 1st of July this year so I am kinda loving and enjoying doing that. And mid September I started going to my cousin's Nail spa in Chennai to get professionally trained in All kinds of polish application, art  ( Regular, Gel & Acrylic) and Extensions in Gel & Acrylic. 

How do I manage both? Well  long story short, the bridal season was off till October so I was able to concentrate on Nails. The nails thing is just for a short period ( My cousin is carrying so When she is away for delivery and post delivery she wants me to look after her Spa & be a nail artist there for 2-3 months).

Yaayyy :) So cool right? I know I am finally going after what I love. If I haven't told you already I wanna become an Entrepreneur and I wanna have my own Fashion line, be a Makeup Artist & a Nailist. I am not sure how I will manage all three but I am working out plans for it so lets see what best I am able to do. Also this is gonna take some long time to do. Fingers crossed. (Need all your best wishes)

What will happen to the blog? I may not be very regular (But I promise I will do every bit possible to be quite active) Let me thank you all lovely readers for your love & support shown on my blog.

Ok now enough talking about me lets get to the point. So since I am going to the nail spa I got my first gel nail polish done. 

Basic solid color starts from INR 800 and goes on depending on art & jewels, stones, studs that you get done. 

I had them on for about 20 days with absolutely no chipping.  

I got a pretty emerald green done with 2 two simple nails on each ring finger.

My first gel nails :)

Now you may ask if the stones stayed on for 20 day too. Answer is Of course yes and I did all sorts of work like kneading the dough, Diwali work ( well maid did most of it but I helped her too). So ya you get an idea of what all this can go through right? 

My lovely readers the finish is just AH- MAZING that once you get this done all your expensive regular polishes & top coats will seem blahh. Trust me girls its so smooth and glossy (With being plastic-y glossy if you know what I mean).

For all you brides to be, honeymooners, college girls, or just about any girls ( we are girls isn't that alone enough to spulrge and indulge in a  Pro Nail spa/ art session :P ) should definetely try out. 

I hope you guys will always stick around. 

P.s : Let me know if you need pro tips on regular polish application or details on gel polish etc or anything else.

Lots of love,

Priyanka.

Delicate Floral Fantasy Manicure

Hey guyss:) So today I am back with another Manicure post for you guys.

There are times I feel very feminine and I fantasize a lot and feel so fragile :P :P I am sure it not just me and must of you guys also feel so at times :) Let me know in the comments down below if you do.

So today is one of those days that I felt like doing a very soft and delicate Manicure that expresses my mood so I chose really soft and pretty colors as you can see. 

I chose pearly white as a overall base and baby pink for the rose flower detail. I feel so dainty and angelic with this on I don't know why angelic  though haha :P

I wish I cud do a whole LOTD post wearing the soft floral head gear, a flowy maxi dress and baby pink pout but I guess I am still not ready to do FOTD yet so until then enjoy my Manicures :P

As you guys can see I chose to do 2 different variants of roses you can do which ever you like best <3

I hope that you guys like this Manicure. You can check out the vintage rose manicure version HERE with the tutorial for the same :)

Lots of love,
Priyanka.

Nautical Nails

Heyy you guys :) Hope you all are doing great and enjoying summer :) I am back with another Manicure Monday post after really long. I hope that you like it.

All the nail polishes used in this Manicure is from Maybelline (Colorama, color show) and from Faces (Golden glitter on the ring finger).

Hope that you guys liked this post and please do let me know if you want a Step - by - step tutorial for this, Would absolutely love to do it for you all.

Please share your recreations on my facebook page.

Lots of Love,

Priyanka.

Simple & easy Daisy flower manicure

Heyy guys :) I am back with another new manicure design. Its easy simple and super pretty..

This time I did it on my Mom and  No her fingers aren't so dark its just bad lighting and her tan from our vacation.

STEPS:

1. First I painted all her nails with a base coat to protect her natural nails.
2. Then I painted them with 2 coats of maroonish red.
3. And using my nail art pen i did the flowers.

Please excuse the cuticles I was in a hurry so clicked the pictures before cleaning up. I always so impatient that I click pics as soon as I am done and I do the top coat and only then clean the edges so that the manicure doesn't get spoiled...  Ya I know I know I MUST change this habit. 

Lots of Love.

Priyanka.

Random dotted nail art - For beginners

Heyy guys since I have been shifting to our new house I thought today I would do a simple nail art design for beginners. Hope you guys like it :)

This design doesn't require any tools.

Please ignore the polish on the sides of my pinky.

Just a base coat, any 2 opaque colors of your choice, black and white 2 in 1 nail paint with thin striping brush and a nib in 1 polish bottle (if you dont have these you can simple dip a tooth pick in your black and white polish and create dots using that) and a top coat to seal the design and to add a nice shine.

Easy peasy isn't it? (Oh every time I say easy peasy I have to say lemon squeezy idk y :P ^_^ LOL)

Lots of love.
Priyanka.

Perfect Spring nail art design

Hello pretties :)

Today I wanted to share with you a super pretty nail art design that i absolutely adore and hope you guys like it too.

The blue is inspired by the sky, the light & dark green & the yellow lines are inspired by the grass and cute white little daisies ^_^ and the yellow dot on the left of each nail is the sun :P (I wanted to go a little crazy ok :P)

If you take a closer look at the right bottom of my ring finger i have painted a little bird with a long & sharp beak. 

The first picture is the closest of actual colors as i clicked that pic in natural light and the second pic was clicked in my car.

Its super simple and easy if you would like to see the tutorial please let me know in the comments below I would love to show you guys each step. 

Take care.

Lots of love.

Priyanka <3

PURPLE GLITTER GRADIENT MANICURE

Heyyy guyss I just cant miss the manicure monday posts because I love doing manicures a LOT eeeeeeeeee :D and now I heading for a vacation so i wont be able to post for 10 days or so but I am scheduling this post so that you guys anjoy another Nail design :) 

I have already done a gradient manicure and in that I used a pink glitter polish HEREand trust me all my friends, families and even my teacher in college complimented me and love this manicure sooo much so I decided to experiment it in purple as well.. 

I hope you guys like this manicure and if you try please share your recreations with me on my FACEBOOK page and also let me know if you like this in the comments below..

Just so you know, my upcoming posts are going to be on various essential oils and my experience with them,  what I carry in my travel makeup bag etc after I come back from my vacation :) <3

Lots of love,

Priyanka.

Floral nail art design with an accent

Heyyyy guys :) I am back with another Manicure Monday post :)

I did this Manicure design for my farewell party that my juniors threw last month. I wore a navy blue lace dress with neon pink accessories and footwear.

So to match the entire look of my dress I did an accent nail on my ring finger and used the pink as a base and navy blue for the flowers. and to give it a nice party touch I did a coat of purple glitter polish. 

Products used :

1. For the navy blue I used Maybelline colorama - Marinho 
2. For the hot pink I used Maybelline Color show - Feisty Fuchsia
3. For the purple glitter I used a nail paint which is a local street find from Chennai 
4. For the top & base coat I used Maybelline Color Show -  Crystal clear

   
I hope you enjoyed this manicure design :) Do let me know your views on this manicure in the comments below :)

Loads of love,
Priyanka.

Soft Pink eye makeup and berry glitter nails

Heyyy guys sorry for  MIA (Missing In Action) for past 2-3 days. I have been super occupied with my Final internship report submission and VIVA for MBA. Am so glad it ended well :)

This is a quick post in which I have shared the eye makeup that I did for Diwali last year. 

EYE MAKEUP

1. First I primed my eye lids with Kryolan eye makeup base.
2. Then I used a very pale pink eye shadow in patting motion for one third of my lids.
3. And then for the crease and outer V I used a very soft berry pink eye shadow and just followed my natural crease and ">" (V).
4. I then lined my upper lash line with a gel eye liner (Its my favorite) & used a Kohl on my water line and lower lash line and also for tightlining.
5. Follwed by Curling my lashes and adding lots of mascara.

NAILS

1. Apply a basecoat to protect your natural nails.
2. Paint all of your nails with any opaque color of your choice.
3. Let it dry for 3 mins.
4. Paint just the tips of your nails with a nice golden glitter polish to give that quick and easy festive touch.
5. Finish off with a top coat to protect your design from any chipping and to give that Oh so glossy look.

Voila!! Your done.

Finally I have finished my MBA :) But no more college life uufff :( :( what a mixed feeling!!! No more deadlines and assignments and presentation yayyyy :) :)  :( but I will definitely miss the rush, friends, transformation that college life gave me. Ohhh i will miss bunking, passing comments, laughing suddenly in class looking at a friend and no body else knows the reason, random gossip, cribbing for having to go to college and sitting for a whole day :D :D group studies, stay overs bla bla bla.

Did you like the eye makeup and nails? Do let me know in the comments below.

Do you miss college life? I already am!! And if you are in college then please make the most of it :) <3

Muahhh. Have fun..
Loads of love.
Priyanka.

Maybelline Colorshow Nail paint in Keep up the flame

Hello lovelies :)... Hope you all are doing good :)

I love color show nail paints a lot and so far I own 4 of them sigh :( Eyeing on constant candy next eeeeeee :) and a few more pastel shades for summer..

What Maybelline says : 

With trendy, super stylish shades, these colors add oodles of attitude to your overall look. Presentong 40 attractive shades, Maybelline color show ranges lets you mix, match and experiment with color.

Here is why you will love it:

1. Gel based formula
2. Chip resistant and easy flow brush.
3. Available in 40 different shades.

The shade is a very pretty red with orange undertone that goes opague in 2 swipes like all other Maybelline Color Show nail polishes. A very pretty shade to wear and it will suit all skin tones..

The finish of this nail paint is glossy and the brush is very application friendly.

Pros:

1. Pretty red with orange undertones to suit all skin tones.
2. Gel based formula.
3. Easy flow brush.
4. Great value for money.
5. Goes opaque in 2 swipes
6. Quick drying formula ( dries up in 2 mins).
7. No chipping for 3 days after which it started to wear off at the tips slightly.

Cons:

None for me

ATSL Rating : 5/5

Would I repurchase : Yes right after I finish this and will also check out newer shades from this range.

Any suggestion what I should try out next from this range?? I already have Orange fix, Feisty fushcia and Berry sexy.

Dont forget to check out my review and swatches on Maybelline color show in orange fix

Manicure Tip : How to prevent cuticles from getting painted?

Heyy prettyyy :)

For today's Manicure Monday post I have a trick which will help you apply your nail paint in a neater and more polished manner.

Okay so how many times where you in a hurry and did your nails last minute? A LOT of times right?
That happens to me as well..

Of course you can clean up the cuticles after your done with the manicure but I personally feel so lazy to do that and more often than not i end up removing the nail polish from the sides as well. Pheewww requires too much patience.

Here is a trick you can follow each time you do a manicure which will not only ensure you don't paint your cuticles while painting your nails but it will also nourish your cuticles at the same time, giving your nails a professional touch.

SUPPLIES :

1. Olive oil
2. Q - tip (or) Flat brush

METHOD :

1. Remove your nail polish using a nail polish remover to make them squeaky clean.
2. Dip your Q- tip (Ear bud) in olive oil as its rich in Vitamin E and nourishes the skin and nails.
3. Now apply it along the sides of your nails ie., on your cuticles so that they are coated thinly with oil 
4. Repeat this for all fingers and then start applying your nail polish or your favorite manicure design.

Voila!!! Now you have a super professional finish for your little piece of art :)

Lots of love,
Priyanka.

COLORFUL NAIL ART

Heyy guys its time for Manicure Monday again. I love doing manicure posts, hope you enjoy them as much as i enjoy creating them.

This is a very fun nail art design, you just have to play around with your favorite colors and enjoy :) I am really loving this design and the best part you don't need to be perfect or professional with this one. Just go ahead and mix the colors of your choice to get a fun design.

Its super simple and easy to do take just about 5 mins for both the hands and dries up quickly as well so you don't have to wait either :)

I clicked this picture 5 days after I wore this design so you can see a slight chipping. Please do let me know if you want a tutorial for this or any other manicure design.

I am so dedicated to manicure posts may be because I have named it Manicure Monday. I guess I should name reviews and makeup looks and tips the same way so it keeps me rooted :P. May be something like Tip & Trick Thursday, Fashion Friday (this reminds me i hav not done any outfit post in ages), Spotlight Saturday for any New launch, offers etc, or Makeup Monday one week and Manicure Monday the other. I don't know, may be something like that. Just a thought.

What do you guys say? Do let me know in the comments below.

Hope you guys like this design. If you do then please let me know in the comments below and follow my blog and like my Facebook page HERE

Lots of love.
Priyanka.

Cute Bow Manicure

Heyy guys,  this is a quick post right from my office desk ;) :P.  I am interning for 3 months so i'm quite on and off with my posts. I try to post when ever i get time & since i'm attending my cousin's reception after office i wont get time to update a Manicure Monday post so thought of doing a quick NOTD post. 

My day today : half day office - Parlour - Wedding

*excited*

Hope you liked this manicure design :)
Do leave a comment if you want to see a step by step pictorial (picture tutorial).

If you try this cute bow manicure design please share your recreation on my Facebook page because i love seeing your little art of work...

Lots of love <3 <3 <3
Take care.
Priyanka.

Maybelline Colorshow Nail polish in Orange fix

Heyy guys today's post is on the much raved Maybelline colorshow Nail Polishes.  I have 3 shades in this range check my haul post here. These little bottles look soo cute.. Well they dont just look good but also deliver their true purpose. Its one of the best polishes i have tried so far specially for the price you pay, its totally worth it I say..

I got these during the October month offer i guess when they were giving free nail polish brush on purchase of 2 color show polishes. (free stuff is always good ;) Right girls?I am yet to use the brush yet though.

                

Excellent formula. (clams to be gel based) and gives a very glossy finish. Even without a top coat you are good to go. Check out the above pic.

                                         

The color as you can see is a very pretty peachish corally orange which goes opaque in two coats. I love this color soo much. It instantly lifts up my mood. I cant stop staring at it LOL

Drys up quickly on nails and doesn't chip for 3 days on me and with a top coat it stays on for even longer.
Sorry about the slight chipping in last 2 pics. it dint chip i actually erased it unknowingly while wearing my gladiators as i was rushing for Sunday brunch with my girliees :) I got soo many compliments for this shade
(brownie points earned) which i wore with sheer super pretty peter pan top in emerald green.

PRICE: 75 for 6ml.

GOOD :

1. Lovely shade
2. Glossy finish
3. Excellent formula. (goes opaque in 2 coats)
4. Very economical. Value for money
5. 40 shades to choose from
6. Quick drying formula.
7. No chipping for about 3 days. and after that very slight.

BAD:

None for me.

Next I wanna buy Crazy berry, Constant candy, Hooked on pink or fiesta fuschia I'm so confused between the 2. Any suggestions girls??

Ratings : 5/5 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Which shade do you love the most? Do lemme know in the comments below.

VINTAGE FLORAL NAIL ART

Hello :)

Today I am here with a very pretty manicure design and a simple DIY tutorial. 

You will need:

1. Any 2 colors of your favorite nail polishes i am using yellow and red today

2. White & green nail polish

3. Few toothpick

4. Base coat

5. Fast drying top coat

Lets begin this super simple and pretty nail art design

STEP 1: 

1.Paint your nails with a base coat of your choice to protect your natural nails.

2. Then start off by painting your entire nails with a solid opaque nail polish. I have used yellow here.

3. Then just place one or two blobs of a darker polish, I have used red here. you don't have to be even just       place it randomly.

STEP 1,2 & 3

STEP 4: Take a toothpick and dip it in your opaque white  nail polish and lightly swirl it on your little circles of red starting from out and moving your way in. ( just like writting a 'C' with a lowerend a little curled inwards)

STEP 4

STEP 5: Repeat the same like 2 C's in a circles and then just draw a little V with your green nail polish.

Wait for at least half an hour to let the design dry and then seal your manicure and protect it from chipping  applying a base coat. It also ads a lovely shine to your nails. 

Voila there you go a very pretty and feminine manicure design. Looks so intricate but is super easy and simple to do.

Hope you like this tutorial. Do let me know your views in the comments below. You can send me your recreations. on my facebook page Here.

Lots of love,

Priyanka.

NEON NAIL ART

Hey beautiful :) today i'm gonna share with you a very bright and vibrant nail art for which i have used the fast moving neon colors with a hint of black. A super cool way to color block ;)

Its super simple and easy to do and you dont need to be a pro to do this. The only tool i used is a tooth pick.

I used black to balance out the 3 neon color that i used in this manicure and to differentiate between each color.

Please ignore the polish on my cuticles,  forgot to remove it before clicking.

Hope you guys enjoyed this post. If you did please like my facebook page for quick tips and updates on my recent posts and follow me on blogger to get post alerts.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Lots of love <3
Priyanka.

DIY CHEVRON NAIL ART

Heyy pretty. Did you know that monochrome trend is so huge this season and its hit all the runways in all forms? Yes even on nails.

Do you guys like this look? Will you guys try the monochrome trend?

Please subscribe to my blog and like my facebook page.

Lots of loves, 

Take care,

Priyanka.

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