Santa and his Elves

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Hi,

This is a combined post for Pink & Polished and Overpolished's theme Elves and Crumpet's Nail Tarts Santa and Elves. 

I used Santa and elf outfits for this manicure. 

Polishes used:
Zoya Mitzi (chartreuse matte base)
Detailing: acrylic colours in red, yellow, black, white and gold. 

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Reindeers and Sleigh

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Hi!

Crumpet's Nail Tarts had Reindeers and Sleigh for their Christmas Challenge. I really loved how this one turned out. 

I have heard of good reindeers, but mine have gone rogue. I realised that I wanted them to be Rudolph, the true goody-two shoe reindeer. So, I made a slight change. 

I loved this manicure. Did you? Don't forget to leave a comment. I would love to hear from you. And do check out the other Christmas challenge manicures :)

Polishes used:

Color Club Sugarplum Fairy (as base)

For stamping:

Konad black 

Plates: Bundle Monster 213 (sleigh), Konad M12 (reindeer)

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Christmas wreaths

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Hi lovelies,

I feel like wailing as all my efforts for the Christmas challenge has gone down the drain. But I will still showcase it here just to show that I technically met the challenge. This one is for Pink & Polished and Overpolished's challenge 'Wreaths'. 

The base is the super gorgeous Color Club Sugarplum Fairy. My accent nail is China Glaze Winter Holly for the green wreath, which is decorated with acrylic bows and dots. 

This challenge has made me realise how easy and fun it is to work with acrylic colours. Liked it? Do leave a comment below. I would love to hear from you :)

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Christmas ornaments

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Hi!

I am uploading my particpatory pictures for the Christmas challenges. I know it is too late. But since it was not my fault (I did my manicures but the internet was on the fritz), I am still putting these pictures up.

This is for Pink & Polished and Overpolished's Christmas challenge 'Ornaments'.

This is how my house looked! All metallic and colourful and glittery! I even had some old Christmas tree ornaments that had lost its shine. I revived by painting them with dazzling, glittering polishes like NYX Carnival and NYX Spotlight. 

This is China Glaze Pizzazz from its 2012 Christmas Holiday collection. It's a mix of green, orange, yellow, fuschsia, pink, purple and red glitters of medium size. I layered it over Zoya Harlow, a plum metallic matte colour.

So did you like my interpretation of Christmas ornaments? Don't forget to leave a comment below. And do check out my other Christmas challenge posts. 

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Gradient nails

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Hi lovelies,

This is my first attempt at a gradient manicure. This challenge was thrown by Plump and Polished.

I used a tonal gradient in green to make it easier for me. But I realised that doing this manicure was not as tough as I thought it would be.

I used a glitter as a gradient on matte polish. I loved the difference in texture it provided. Also, the glitter kept it Christmassy! 
Liked it? Don't forget to leave a comment.

Polishes used:
LA Girls Matte Alpine Green (base)
China Glaze Winter Holly (glitter gradient)

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Deck the halls...

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Hello fellow lacqueraders,

When Crumpet's Nail Tarts put up Festival of Lights as a theme, I was slightly confused because in India, Diwali is the Festival of Lights. But I guess in Christian countries, that would be Christmas. I combined it with  Plump and Polished's theme 'My Favourite Carol/Song'and Polished Art's theme 'Deck the halls' because in my house, the lights decorate my hall. Only a star adorns the outside.

For my ring finger, I found a konad stamp that I thought looked quite like candle holders. And the pointer is decorated with ornamental bulbs. 

I used a silver, metallic green and metallic pink for the three bulbs on my pointer. I now realise I should have used some other colour instead of pink, which looks just silver in the pictures. My hall is also decorated with silver bells and beautiful bows. Even though we do not get holly in my part of the country, I just could not avoid using it on my nails :)
Liked my manicure? Do leave a comment below and do not forget to check out my other nail art.

Polishes used:
Deborah Milano Sense Tech no 3 (matte dark blue)

For stamping:
Revlon Gilded Chrome
Plates: Konad M74 (candles), Bundle monster 318 (ornamental lights), Red Angel 121 (bow), Konad M12 (bells and holly)

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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Hi lovelies,

I am back with snowflakes. The first time I did snowflakes was for my favourite song theme. This time, it is for Day 7 of Pink & Polished and Overpolished's Christmas challenge themed 'snowflakes'.

I love the base which is Deborah Milano sense tech no 10. It is a beautiful shimmery blue, and unlike matte polishes, it does not dry too fast or leave streaks. It perfectly offset the white stamping.

I love the single snowflake on my accent nail. It is so detailed!

Despite the dinged pointer, I love this manicure. What about you guys? Don't forget to leave me a comment. And please do check out the other Christmas challenges I could upload only now due to my whacky Net connection.

Polishes used:
Deborah Milano Sense Tech 10 (shimmering blue matte base)

For stamping:
Konad white (snowflakes)
Plates: Bundlemonster 323 (full snowflake design), Bundlemonster 14 (solitary snowflake)

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