Category Archives: Essie

Playing with nail transfer foil and NOTD – part 2

Posted on January 6th, 2012 by Maestra
Nail transfer foil manicure with gold accents

One of the comments on my previous post was: Not bad. Looks interesting. But somehow something is missing…may be some additional gold or silver glitter? kind regards Elena thanks for your honest opinion. I truly appreciate honesty and constructive criticism. … Continue reading →

Posted on January 6th, 2012 by Maestra | Posted in Avon, Creme, Essence, Essie, Foil, Glitter, Gold and Yellow, Konad/Fauxnad, Limited Edition, Nail art, NOTD, Pink, Sephora by OPI | Tagged , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Playing with nail transfer foil and NOTD

Posted on January 5th, 2012 by Maestra
Nail Art with nail transfer foil: Essie - Pink Petal and Essence - Style Me Pretty

I swatched a bunch of Essie polishes today. After the last one (Pink Petal) I thought I’d tried something fun. First I thought I’d stamp over Pink Petal, but than I remembered I have a nail transfer foil I could … Continue reading →

Posted on January 5th, 2012 by Maestra | Posted in Creme, Essence, Essie, Foil, Limited Edition, Nail art, NOTD, Pink | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Pink Challenge: Day 7 by Maestra

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Maestra
Pink Challenge: Day 7 Essie - Knockout Pout by Maestra

For my last pink manicure I wanted to create something that I would actually like and wear. That means that there isn’t a lot of pink involved. :biggrin: Finally here is my seventh pink manicure. This was actually my second … Continue reading →

Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Challenges, CND, Creme, Essie, Flakies, H&M, Konad, Konad/Fauxnad, KOTD, Nail art, Neon, Pink, Purple | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Pink Challenge: Day 6 by Maestra

Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Maestra
Pink Challenge: Day 6 Essie - Knockout Pout by Maestra

I was very busy yesterday and in the evening I was too tired to post my pink manicure for Day 6. So I’m posting it today and I’ll post my Day 7 manicure later on. For sixth pink manicure I … Continue reading →

Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in China Glaze, Creme, Essie, Nail art, NOTD, Pink, S-he | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Pink Challenge: Day 4 by Maestra

Posted on October 27th, 2011 by Maestra
Pink Challenge Day 4: Essie - Knockout Pout + Water Marble by Maestra

For the fourth day of the Pink Challenge I have something special for you. It’s time for water marble! Maybe you are wandering why this is special. It’s special for me, because this is the first time I succeeded at … Continue reading →

Posted on October 27th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Challenges, Essie, NOTD, OPI, Pink, Shimmer, Water marble | Tagged , | 26 Comments

Pink Challenge: Day 3 by Maestra

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by Maestra
French manicure: Pink Challenge Day 2: Essie - Knockout Pout + Color Club - Hot Couture by Maestra

Third day of the Pink Challenge, which means third pink manicure. I decided that I really want to challenge myself and do different techniques and not just stamping or just crackle polish or just layering … which would be quite … Continue reading →

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Challenges, Color Club, Creme, Essence, Essie, French manicure, Glitter, Neon, NOTD, Pink, Sheer, Silver and white | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

Pink Challenge: Day 2 by Maestra

Posted on October 25th, 2011 by Maestra
Pink Challenge Day 2: Essie - Knockout Pout + Konad - m9, m16, m77 by Maestra

I have the second manicure for the Pink Challenge for you. I wanted to do a super girly, sparkly and over the top manicure. Something I wouldn’t normally wear. Here it is. :biggrin: I used Essie’s Knockout Pout polish as … Continue reading →

Posted on October 25th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Challenges, Creme, Essie, Konad/Fauxnad, KOTD, Neon, NOTD, Pink | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments