I need some more tape manis in my life...

Quick post tonight! Just wanted to share a tape mani I did some time ago.
Really loved this look on myself, and it's something I really need to do more often.

Post rapidinho hoje à noite! Só vim cá para partilhar uma manicure que fiz há uns tempos.
Gostei imenso deste "look" em mim, e acho que é algo que tenho de fazer mais vezes.

For this mani, I used 2 coats of Kinetics Smoky Pearl, 1 coat of Wellnails The North Pole is a real place (both reviewed here and here), and the black is Essence Black is Back, easily a one coater.

On another note, I was recently contacted by clothingloves.net asking me if I'd be interested in reviewing some jewelery for them. I agreed, and that means I'll be incorporating those in my manicure photos once in a while.
From what I gathered, clothingloves.net is a website dedicated to wholesale clothes and acessories and as a fashion lover (although I only post nails here xD), I really enjoyed their selection of brooches, dresses and coats. And if you find something you like over there, shipping is free and they offer 15% off on your first purchase.

Nesta manicure, usei 2 camadas do Kinetics Smoky Pearl, 1 camada do Wellnails The North Pole is a real place (ambos com review aqui e aqui), e o preto é Essence Black is Back, que fica perfeito com apenas 1 camada.

Agora noutro assunto, recentemente, fui contactada pela clothingloves.net, a perguntar se eu estaria interessada em fazer reviews de alguma bijuteria para eles. Eu aceitei, e isto significa que vão passar a ver alguns artigos por aqui, incorporados nas fotos das minhas manicures.

Daquilo que já vi, clothingloves.net, é um website dedicado a vestuário e acessórios para todas as ocasiões, e como amante de moda (apesar de vocês só verem as minhas unhas por aqui xD), gostei especialmente das secções de alfinetes, vestidos e casacos. Se encontrarem alguma coisa que gostem por lá, os portes são grátis e eles oferecem 15% de desconto na vossa primeira compra.

My Christmas Nails

Hey everyone!
Finally, I managed to come here and post what I wore on my nails during Christmas. I said I wanted something simple and easy to do, and even though this doesn't look very simple, I can guarantee it was really easy and quick!
I started with 2 coats of Nubar Vino and 2 coats of Marylins #19 on my accent nail. After it dried completely, I stamped in gold some poinsettia flowers on my index with the DRK-B plate, did a very fast gradient on my middle and thumb nails (tutorial here),  a christmas tree on my ring nail (tutorial here), and added some stripes to my pinky using striping tape to get my lines to look as perfect as possible. 

Olá minha gente!
Finalmente consegui vir cá para vos mostrar as minhas unhas deste natal. Já vos tinha dito que queria fazer algo simples e rápido, e apesar da manicure parecer algo complexa, posso assegurar-vos que foi muito fácil e rápido de se fazer!
Comecei com 2 camadas de Nubar Vino e 2 camadas do Marylins #19 no meu anelar. Depois de tudo bem sequinho, carimbei no indicador, a dourado, umas poinsétias da placa DRK-B, nos dedos médio e polegar fiz um gradiente rápido (tutorial aqui), no anelar desenhei uma árvore de natal (tutorial aqui), e no mindinho fiz umas risquinhas com ajuda de fitinhas de nail art, de forma a que as minhas linhas ficassem o mais perfeitas possivel.

Marylins #19
Nubar Verde
Nubar Vino

I didn't get any nail polishes for christmas, all I got was the camera that I've been using since november, a new cell phone and some pyjamas. Can't really complain, those were all great gifts, but I would have loved if someone had remembered what I love to get the most... What about you guys? Did you get any nail polish under your christmas tree?

Não recebi nem um vernizinho este natal, só recebi a máquina fotográfica que tenho usado desde novembro, um telemóvel novo e um pijama. Não me posso queixar, foram óptimos presentes, mas gostava que alguém se tivesse lembrado do que mais gosto de receber... E vocês? Tiveram algum verniz debaixo da vossa árvore de natal? 

Playing with some striping tape

Some days ago I found some cheap striping tape and I couldn't wait to try it out. I always see some really cool manicures using it and this time I fell in love with this one, so I recreated using different colours.

For this I used Kiko #387 Turquoise and Basic #281. Can't really say much about Basic's formula, as I only used it for those bits, but the Kiko's was absolutely amazing! I was really surprised, the only other Kiko I used before was a bit on the tick and gloopy side, but this one was just perfect! Perfect consistency, perfect coverage in 2 coats, the brush is really good and makes application so much easier and the colour is just fantastic!