Posh Nail Art

1/28/13

The New 31 Day Challenge - Day 28 - Inspired by my favorite colour

He he, my favorite colour... Aren't you sick of seeing purple? Well, I'm not...

Honestly, I first thought of doing another color but then I changed my mind when I remembered the new Flormar Matte Purple I bought yesterday... :)

Yes, Flormar released a new matte line... It has 12 matte finish colors. Mostly one coaters. I have tried the black and the wtihe for stamping. They work, but not as pigmented as other stamping polish...

Anyway, for today I have M111 on my nails. It is a dark plum/eggplant color. I wanted to try layering for today, because this polish did not look enough... So I used Sephora's flakies... Both of them... :)

And then I added even more glitter... The Jordana glitter is awsome... I will use it again soon... :)

And finally, the poor Flormar was no more matte.... :)

Here are the colours I used... :)

HAPPY 1st BLOG BIRTHDAY!!!!

Today is my blogs 1st birthday... I want to thank all my readers for being with me thorugh my journey in the nail art department... LOL... (want to see my very first post? Really? Click here!!!)

I've learned a lot from my fellow blogger friends... I got inspired from their work... I still have a lot to learn and try but I'd be honoured if I inspired one person this year...

And I've made some wonderful friends because of this blog... It is always nice to know people who share the same ambition as yours...

Anyway, thank you all...

And Happy Birthday Posh Nail Art... :)

AND NOW ON TO THE GIVEAWAY!!!!

Wow, I had over 12.000 entries... Thank you all for your interest...

I've read all your comments, and I see that a big percentage wants to see tutorials on the blog...

Well, I don't feel like I'm one hell of a nail artist, since there are many talented bloggers doing many wonderful jobs... And they make awsome tutorials, which I follow as well...

But since you asked, I'll try to make a few tutorials... :)

And now it is time to announce the winners....

CONGRATULATIONS Precious P. and Radi D.!!!!!!

I've send your e-mails and waiting for your responses... Please remember that if I don't hear from you in 48 hours, I'll have to pick a new winner....

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1/27/13

The New 31 Day Challenge - Day 27 - Inspired by Me...

I prefer black a lot in my life... I love black because it suits everything... It makes you look thinner... It looks elegant... And I wear black most of the time...

Because if this, if someone is about to make a mani that is inspired by me, it should definetly be black...

So, here's my black mani with Rimmel Precious Stones in Diamond Dust...

Diamond Dust is a black based polish with tons of glitter in it, both holographic and normal. I expected it to be on the sheer side and used one coat of black underneath but it really was not necessary. Two coats would have given the same result.

The brush is loaded with glitter, so you don't have to go dabbing around to have an evenly glittered surface. The formula is nice, drying time is normal.

Surprisingly, this one dries to a semi matte finish and feels a little gritty... It is just like the little sister of OPI Liquid Sand... :)

I used one generous coat of Poshe to add extra shine and I can still fell the grittiness on some fingers... LOL

A blurry one to show the shine

1/26/13

The New 31 Day Challenge - Day 26 - Inspired by my country

I live in Turkey and I'm proud to be Turkish. I believe our flag is one of the most beautiful and meaningful flags around the world. So for today, I chose to paint my nails to the colors of the Turkish Flag...

The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre.

The current design of the Turkish flag is directly derived from the late Ottoman flag, which had acquired its final form in 1844.

Its measures have passed by a law during the Republic period on May 29, 1936 which formed the shapes and measures of the current flag of the Republic of Turkey.

Ottomans used several different designs, most of them featuring one or more crescents.

There's a saying that after the Battle of Kosovo -1389, Sultan Murad visited the battle field, and all he saw was a field all in red because of the blood of the dead soldiers. Some say the Sultan Murad was in tears with the scene right before his eyes, and the reflection of the moon and the star in the bloody field inspired the idea for the flag of the victorious Ottoman Empire.

Turkish flag from the Bosphorus

I used Essence Snow White for the base and then stamped with Sally Hansen XtremeWear in White On. The plates I used are MASH 32 and Cheeky CH04.

1/25/13

EPIC Nail Mail!!!

Today was Christmas for me all over again... Why? I hear you asking... Because I got my swap package today from the other side of the world, Honolulu!!!

We've been arranging this swap with the lovely Kim for a long time. We sent our packages just before Christmas. My package took almost a month to arrive. Her package returned to me once, because of customs regulations (!) and I resent it again. I hope she gets hers in a few days time...

Anyway, I came home today to find the package in my mail box! I screamed every time I opened a bubble wrap!!! LOL

Let's take a look what was inside....

The whole gang!!! (did not fit my light box)