Nail Art Using Revlon Matte Nail Polishes and Ejiubas Nail Vinyls

After many days of bare nails I finally decided to do some basic nail art. Revlon has recently launched pretty shades of nail enamels in a matte range which I wanted to try out and I also got a pack of nail vinyls from Ejiubas so I really had no reason to keep my nails bare anymore.

Before I show the nail art I tried let me share a bit about the polishes and nail vinyls.

Revlon matte nail paints come in cute matte bottles which gives them a dreamy look. The good thing about matte polishes is that you sort of have two finishes in one bottle - well technically it is a matte polish, but all it takes to transform it into a glossy finish is your regular top coat.

Revlon Matte Nail Polishes

The shades I picked out are Sunny Matte, Cool Matte and Marine Matte.

Sunny Matte - 528 - is a lovely creamy yellow.
Cool Matte - 527 - is a blue polish
Marine Matte - 529 - is a sea green coloured polish.

Each polish is priced at Rs 190 for 8ml - currently there is a sale on Flipkart HERE where you can get that at 20% off (so yes, this is the time to collect all shades that you want to try out!)

HPB Presents Starry Night Sky

I am participating in this month's HPB linkup and the theme is Starry Nights Sky. I wanted to do galaxy nails because I've been wanting to try them since a very long time. But as luck would have it, I did not get enough time to create a new nail art for this theme.

I am instead sharing a nail art I did some months back - I think it suits the theme perfectly.

HPB Presents Starry Night Sky

For this nail art I used El Corazon metallic silver polish as my base. Then I used star nail vinyls from Angel Nail Studio. These vinyls are made by my friend Veeral who owns Angel Nail Studio. The vinyls are easy to use. You peel off the star shaped vinyl, place it firmly over a completely dry base. Top it with the Maybelline Glitter Mani Starry Nights (I love this polish!) and you are done!

To get hold of the vinyls contact her on her instagram account @angel_nailstudio

Nail Art Using Nail Vinyls - Whats Up Nails

Hello everyone! Before I tell you about nail vinyls I have a small update, the winner of Uber Chic beauty plates has been declared on instagram. AND, there is another instagram giveaway where one person can win $15 of products of their own choice from Bornprettystore.com - so head on over to www.instagram.com/OurExternalWorld

Now here we go, so first what are nail vinyls? Nail vinyls are like stickers that act as stencils on your nails to help create patterns. I used nail vinyls from Whats Up Nail Art Store. 

Nail Art Using Nail Vinyls - Whats Up Nails

How To Use Nail Vinyls

The steps to follow when doing nail art using vinyls are as follows:

1. Apply a base polish color (or clear polish) and let it dry completely.
2. Using a plucker pick out the nail vinyl design you want and place it on the nail gently pressing it down evenly.
3. Make sure the nail vinyl is securely placed specially if the design is such that it overlaps your nail bed edges.
4. Now apply the next coat of polish - try picking a distinctly contrasting color. If the polish is pale then quickly apply multiple coats of the polish. The polish is to be applied over the nail art vinyl.
5. Before the polish dries out use the plucker remove the nail vinyl following the opposite direction in which you applied the nail vinyl. This is very important if you have applied multiple vinyls to create some pattern.
6. Now top off with clear polish and you are done!

I tried out the V-shaped vinyls called Chevron tips (and placed them straight) to create the first nail art that you see in the image below. For the second image I used the thin zig-zag pattern vinyl to create a lightening effect. The third and forth nail art was created using the moroccan nail art stickers.

Whats Up Nail art store nail vinyls are very easy to use. The vinyls come off easily without pulling off the base polish. If its your first time with vinyls stick to simpler patterns.

Nail Art Using Nail Vinyls - Whats Up Nails

And here is a closer look at the different nail art vinyls that I have.

HPB Presents - Rainy Sky Using Pond Mani Technique (With Tutorial)

Hobby Polish Bloggers group is doing the theme of April Showers this month. I have been wanting to try out the Pond Mani nail art technique for quite sometime so I thought why not use that technique for this challenge.

This is what I came up with.

#HPBAprilShowers - Rainy Sky Using Pond Mani Technique (With Tutorial)

Pond Mani technique basically involves the use of a sheer polish. You apply the sheer polish then you  do some nail art on it. This is followed by another few layers of the sheer polish. You repeat this process until you get the desired effect.

Things that I used are Aquarelle Tints No 10 from El Corazon, Silver Foil Polish Kaleidoscope from El Corazon (for the rain) and What's Up Nails nail vinyls.

#HPBAprilShowers - Rainy Sky Using Pond Mani Technique (With Tutorial)

Here is a step by step tutorial on how I achieved this nail art. I tried to capture the pictures at each stage. For the rain I used the dry brush technique using the silver polish. For every layer of dry brush 'rain' I coated with two layers of the sheer polish. On the accent nail I tried to create something like lightening using the nail vinyls.