StyleThoseNails- 2016 Nailart at a Glance !

Hello Lovelies 

Wish you all a very Happy New Year. 

May all your dreams come true.

 I am sharing nailart I did in 2016 which I posted on my blog and instagram. I wish You all a very HAPPY 2017 . Have a great year ahead !! 

Born Pretty Store Starry Sky Silicon Head Stamper and Scraper Set Review

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Today I am sharing review on stamper and scraper set  sent by BornPrettyStore. This stamper is called Starry Sky Silicon Stamper. There are five different colour heads available. I was sent translucent white one. Keep reading for more details.

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plates BPL 052, BPL 053, BPL 054 Review

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This is a picture heavy post as I am sharing review of three stamping plates BPL 052, 053 and 054 sent by Born Pretty Store. Born Pretty Store is a leading online store which sells various nailart stuff and also other items like clothing, jwellery, makeup and beauty etc etc. They were kind enough to send me some nailart stuff for review and I have review them in previous posts. In this post I am sharing stamping plates I was sent for review. Keep reading for details.

Born Pretty Store Cuticle Guard Review

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I was sent cuticle guard / nail latex from Born Pretty Store for my honest review. This was my first time using this product and I was pretty impressed by it. Keep reading for more details.

Santa on sleigh - Freehand Christmas Nailart 2016

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Wish you Merry Christmas. I also did Santa Nailart for Christmas. I got inspired from the cover of magazine which had image of Santa on sleigh on cover. I loved how it came out. Keep reading for more details.

Born Pretty Store Nail Polish- BPR004 Swatches and Review

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Today I am sharing review of BornPrettyStore's Nail Polish BPR004. (item code: #35981) I was sent this polish for review and my honest feedback. So here I am sharing my review , keep reading for details.

DeBelle French Affair Nail Lacquer Swatches and Review

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Today I am sharing a swatch post of DeBelle French Affair Nail Lacquer. I got this gorgeous Red nail lacquer for review by AGS Inc which has come up with brand "DeBelle" in India. They mainly deal in personal care products and have come up with this amazing polish line which has natural ingredients in it. Keep reading for more details and my thought on this polish.

Greek Nails- B'day Collab

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Today I am sharing Greek Nails with you all. I did this nailart for B'day collab hosted by Diana for Mary of +dreamyMM Nails  . Since Mary is from Greece Diana asked us to do Greek/Greece Theme Nails and I thought this is good time to use my Greek Vinyls from @AngelNailStudio . Let's see more pics and Birthday Collage below :)

Reflective Foil Abstract Nailart

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Today I have come up with some edgy and fun nailart. I had some reflective glass foil for a while and wanted to try it. I didn't want to do shatter glass mani as this was already done a lot so I was just playing around and came up with this mani. I did accent nail with white background and rest with black background. It was so much fun and this mani was so eye catching. I hope you will also like this abstract random nailart.

Winter Cardinal - Handpainted Winter Landscape Nailart

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Today I am sharing a landscape nail design. This is a winter theme nailart. I chose to draw winter cardinal ( A bird mostly found in North America) with snow mountains in background. I hope you will like this nailart. Do check out the progression pic I posted at the end of the post ..

Aliexpress(YanKun Happy Store) holo glitter powder review- Normal Polish vs UV Gel Polish

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Today I am sharing a review cum comparison post of holo glitter powder I recently purchased from aliexpress. This product was described as holo laser powder and pics also showed that effect but my experience was different. I tried it over normal polish as well as gel polish I have at the moment (pot gels) to compare the effect. Keep reading to know more

Flemmingo Nails- Mani Swap

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Today I am sharing a summery nailart. If you love summers and flemmingo you will love this nailart too. So all of you who are enjoying summers at this time of year this is for you. This mani is recreation of Kelly's mani aka @ KPnailexpressions on Instagram. We planned a mani swap and she recreated mine while I recreated hers... What a fun ! Right. Below is our mani swap pic

Bestie Nails with Featured Artist Paulie aka @laynopaul

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How are you all? Today I am sharing bestie twin nails with one of my favourite nailartist on instagram Paulie aka @Laynopaul on instagram. I have been following Paul's work for a long time and it was a great opportunity to be do bestie nails with someone who inspires you so much. We decided to do Night Scene Beach nails. I even did a small interview which I am sure will interest you. So keep reading to know more .........

Beach Nails Night Scene - Painting inspired freehand nailart

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Today I am going to share a landscape nailart. Whenever I want to paint something like this I look for inspiration in paintings and luckily I found this painiting (pic shared below) and I decided to go for it. It seemed easy at first glance but as I proceeded I found it has so many unique shades of blue and greens I had to mix and match a lot of colours to get similar effect. Not 100% match but this nailart is quite close to painting I guess and I am indeed happy with my work :) I have shared the colours I used in this nailart also so keep reading for more details.

Cosmic Eye - Freehand Nailart

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Today I am sharing my another freehand nail design. I was looking for inspiration for my next nail design and came across this image.  I find it quite interesting so tried it. I am quite happy with the result . Check out more below

Babyboomer / Faded French Gel Nails and Bridal Nailart

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Today I am sharing very popular style of nails that is faded french or baby boomer nails. This is different from classic french as instead of white tip with a strong smile line you go for pink fading into white. I broke my index nail so instead of cutting all others I did a tip extension and then faded french using gels. Keep reading for details

Soft Floral Nails Using Gels- Gel nailart

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Today I am sharing something new for me. It's my first time doing gel nailart. I had purchased a UV lamp with gel kit from aliexpress almost a year ago (Click here to read my first impression) But I hardly used it. But finally I decided to try these gels and I came up with this simple floral design. I am quite pleased with the way it turned out. Read on to know more about my experience.

Rangwali Pichhora Nailart : Twin Mani for Uttarakhand Diwas

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Today's blog title might be strange for many of you. I am from India and belong to Uttarakhand which is a small state in Northern India. Today on 16th Anniversary of Uttarakhand me and my bestie Lakshika (ig@lakshika_pant)who belongs to same state did a twin mani dedicated to Rangwali Pichhora - A shawl worn on ceremonial occasions by women of Uttarakhand. It has unique yellow orange prints with golden or any decorative border. It's a symbol of Uttarakhand Culture. 

Abstract Wave Pattern Nails

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Do you like abstract patterns? Today I am sharing an abstract nail design. I had some wave pattern in mind while creating this nailart, I just went with the flow and really liked the end result. I hope you will like it too. I used acrylic colours and fine liner brush to create this nailart. Have a look...

Black and White Stamping Nailart

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Today I am sharing a stamping nailart I did using stamping plate available at 

Indian Lacquerholic. This is a beautiful plate with leaves, flowers and other patterns. 

I am a co-owner at ILH so I obviously love this stamping plate hahha :) . I used stamping polishes black and white to stamp images. I absolutely love polishes from El-corazon and have reviewed them HERE. If you also love black and white combo you will love this nailart too , have a look .......

Roses an Butterflies- French Tip Nailart

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Today I am sharing a different look. I haven't done any french tip design for ages and this weekend I thought to try one so here what I came up with. All freehand and I just went with the flow. I won't say it's my best design but I kinda like it. I think I should try some more french tip nails as they look quite dainty and feminine. What do you think of this nailart? Have a look at the pics below and leave me your valuable feedback !

Diya and Toran for Diwali Nailart 2016

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Can't believe it's Diwali again !! Time is flying so fast. Like every year I am back with some cool Diwali Nailart for you all. I kept it simple with hand painted Diya (Earthern Lamp) and Toran (Flower Decoration) both of these elements are integral part of Diwali or Deepawali celebration. For this naildesign I used El-corazon polish Kaliedoscope Pisces as base and then freehand everything with acrylic paint.

Think Pink : Breast Cancer Awareness Nailart

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Today I am sharing my nailart for the cause of Breast Cancer Awareness. As you all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month with the theme colour pink I also did a pink mani. This mani is dedicated to Think Pink Bahrain- A non profit organisation working for the education and awareness of Breast Cancer in the Bahrain. You can visit them here

Angel Nail Studio Vinyls Review

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How you all doing? Today I will be sharing my thoughts on vinyls from Angel Nail Studio. But before I get into it I have a disclaimer :I am not that good in using vinyls. At times I am impatient and simply can't get it right. Having said that I think I did a pretty decent job with these vinyls :D. So keep reading to know more

Autumn/Fall Squirrel Nailart- Freehand Nail Design

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Today I am sharing my first nails for fall/autumn 2016. This is a freehand naildesign. I have done freehand after a long break of three months. I really missed doing freehand but hopefully I will be doing more now as things are slowly settling down. Enjoy the pics below

Halloween Nailart- Stamping Design

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Today I am sharing  a stamping nailart which I did using X-19 Halloween Plate available at www.IndianLaquerholic.com . I also used XL-clear Jelly stamper from the same website. If you are in India then you can buy different nailart  stuff from ILH site. I used different designs from this plate to create this mani. I hope you like it.

Nicole Diary Water Decal Review- Part 1

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Today I have come up with a review post. I was sent some water decals by Nicole Diary for review I will be sharing all the designs in two posts since I want to share all the designs with my lovely readers. So let's get started.

Independence Day -2016 Nailart Collaboration.

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Today I am sharing Independence Day Nailart. On 15th of August we Indians remember the auspicious day when we took breath of freedom in 1947. To commemorate this day I collaborated with my fellow Indian nailartist and we produced a nail collage (check at the end of the post)

Tribute to Ane_li : Feather to birds Nailart

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This is a special post dedicated to @ane_li , an 18 year old, talented nailartist who left us all on 11th of July 2016. She was immensly talented and contributed amazing nailart to nail community. She was an inspiration to many including me. No doubt whole nail community and her fans will miss her a lot. Though we may wonder why such a popular artist would take such an extreme step but we can't forget that Ane was not just a nailartist she was a human being with her own moments of sorrows and happiness.

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate BP-76 Review

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Today a review post for you. I received BP-76 stamping plate from Born Pretty Store for my honest review and here is what I think of this plate. Keep reading :)