October 6, 2014

Think Pink Challenge

Hello!
Today, I have for you a special manicure. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, one of the girls on FB thought that we should raise awareness in our way: with some pink manicures. Thank you, Oana, for you initiative. :*



I used: Golden Rose Freanch Manicure Natural color 05 for the base coat, Flormar 400 white for the french tips and the full nails, Gabrini 3D no.17 the lighter pink, with the coralish vibe and Gabrini 3D no.25 the light fucsia color for the chevron stripes and the dots. For top coat I used Farmec Gel TopCoat which makes my nails look like they are gel nails.

I made a diagonal french manicure outlined with two chevron stripes - pink chevron! And on the thumb and ring finger nails I did some polka dots with the same pink polishes.
It's a manicure you can wear to work and maybe school, if you are allowed to paint your nails for school.

I have decided to wear more pink this month, so my next manicures might be pinker :)

You can see more amazing nail art clicking the links below:
  1. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro/
  2. Andreea - www.dittanail.blogspot.ro
  3. Anca - http://o-fata-simpla.blogspot.ro/
  4. Andra - http://andrakat.wordpress.com
  5. Alina - www.venuschic.com
  6. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro
  7. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/
  8. Oana S. - https://www.youtube.com/user/babyduoll/
  9. Claudia - http://claudiaschoice88.blogspot.ro/
  10. Teo - http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro
  11. Deea - http://intrendbydeea.wordpress.com/
  12. Deyutzahttp://deyutza87.blogspot.ro/
  13. Gabi - http://paginidezisinoapte.blogspot.com
  14. Ral - www.ralumakeup.wordpress.com
  15. Iulia - http://iuliabeldean.blogspot.ro
  16. Mihaela http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro/
  17. Andrea - http://andicolouryourlife.blogspot.ro/
  18. Kleo - http://www.beautybykleo.com/
  19. Kingahttp://polish-blue-my-mind.blogspot.ro/
Kisses!
Iulia B.


October 4, 2014

Alphabet nail art challenge - Letter W

Hello!
This is one of the last manicures for this collaboration with the girls, so I decided to get back in bussines.
I chose 2 creamy nail polishes (Golden Rose Paris 202 - the purple and 204 - the blue) and made....WATERMARBLE!
Yeah, pretty obvious, since this week's leter is W, right? :)
Well, you all (or almost all of you) know how a watermarble manicure is done,no step-by-step tutorial here.
Just my W manicure. A purple and blue W manicure.






But I bet the girls have different takes on the letter. So make sure you check them out for inspiration for your manicures.
Kisses!
  1. Andreea - www.dittanail.blogspot.ro
  2. Mădălina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro
  3. Oana - http://unghiutele.blogspot.ro
  4. Ella - http://beauty-corner-for-women.blogspot.ro
  5. Andra - http://andrakat.wordpress.com
  6. Andra (Sophie) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro
  7. Iulia - http://iuliabeldean.blogspot.ro
  8. Deyutza - http://deyutza87.blogspot.ro/
  9. Alina - www.venuschic.com
  10. Teo - http://taitzel-make-up.blogspot.ro/
  11. Rita - http://addictedofbutterflies.wordpress.com/
  12. Madalina - http://frumusetelapretmic.blogspot.ro

September 18, 2014

Cartea saptamanii - Nora Roberts. Vieti la limita

Asa deci....am revenit cu o carte. Am citit cateva de la ultima recenzie, dar parca imi stateau cuvintele in palme, nu in degete. Dar cred ca am nevoie de putin mai multa vointa sa imi revin. Writer block, my a*s!
Tinand cont ca de acasa pana la birou petrec aproximativ o ora, am suficient timp sa citesc... o ora la dus, o ora la intors. Asa ca am dat gata vreo 3-4 carti in ultimele 2 luni si acum va spun de una din preferatele mele.
Sunt doua volume, pe primul l-am citit cand afara ploua si din greseala mi-am udat cartea....jumatate. Acum imaginati-va cum am pus eu cartea la uscat, desfacuta, sa nu cumva sa se usuce paginile lipite si sa se rupa cand le deslipesc.... horror! Eram la jumatatea primului volum si am luat fhoen-ul si mi-am uscat povestea de dragoste.
Din descriere nu iti faci o idee foarte clara in ceea ce priveste actiunea, dar daca a curaj sa te apuci de ea, te bucuri. O carte cu pompieri parasutisti, foc, apa, pericol.
Rowan este fata de pompier parasutist, abandonata de mama si crescuta doar de tata. A ajuns o femeie independenta, sigura pe ea si pe fortele ei, care a hotarat sa nu devina dependenta de un barbat. Gulliver e pompier parasutist incepator si baiat de bani gata, dar caruia nu-i place sa isi etaleze averea ca celorlalti bogatasi.
Fostul partener de sarituri al lui Rowan,Jim, a murit cand a sarit gresit din elicopter si nu si-a mai putut stapani parasuta. Iubita lui din acel moment, Dolly, o "parasuta", tocmai ii spusese ca e insarcinata si multa lume a crezut ca vestea l-a socat atat de mult incat nu a mai stiut cum sa reactioneze cand a trebuit sa mearga la incendiu, de unde si accidentul.
Bineinteles ca Dolly a considerat-o pe Ro vinovata pentru accident si si-a propus sa se razbune. Si aceasta si-a inceput planul prin a murdari toti peretii camerei lui Rowan cu sange de porc. Incet, incet, actiunea se complica si Gull este mereu langa Ro sa o sprijine si chiar daca aceasta si-a propus sa nu se implice emotional cu un coleg de munca, se indragosteste de el si gaseste un adevarat sprijin langa Gul. Impreuna trec printr-o gramada de probleme: cineva incearca sa-i impuste, acelasi cineva-aflam la sfarsit, ii omoara pe Dolly, reverendul lui Dolly, pe doi colegi pompieri de-ai lor si ii insceneaza tatalui lui Dolly toate aceste lucruri oribile.
Multa vreme m-am intrebat: cine naiba face toate aceste tampenii? Sincera sa fiu, nu ma asteptam la finalul pe care mi l-a oferit cartea, din acest punct de vedere. Sincer!
Oricum, felul in care Gull si Ro se tachineaza si ajung sa se inteleaga din priviri, este chiar de poveste.

Frumoasa carte, nu mi-am pierdut timpul cu ea!
Sper sa o cititi si voi - daca va atrage romantismul imbinat cu fierbinteala incendiilor - si sa imi spuneti parerea voastra sincera!



Si pentru ca saptamana asta am alaturi de mine fete harnice, cu recenzii proaspete la ele acasa, va poftesc in vizita:
Diana - http://cherryqueendee.blogspot.com/
Gabi - http://paginidezisinoapte.blogspot.com
Lorellei- http://lorellei93.wordpress.com/
Ana Maria - http://unghiutelemele.blogspot.ro/

September 2, 2014

Louboutin Nails

Well...I wore this design 2 times in the last 2 months and for almost a week each time. It's not too much to say that I LOVE THEM!I waited almost a year to wear them because you need long nails to paint the underneath red - just like the red sexy soles of the famous Louboutin black stilletos. [sigh]
I might never have a real pair of Christian Louboutins...but at least I have my pretty nails that can get the inspired look. It would be pretty to have the nailpolish from the same designer....but it's just too much for me.
Enough with the dreaming, let me show you my nails. Because I am soooo proud of them...and myself, for wearing them.

Do you like them? Or better, would you wear them?


August 6, 2014

I miss you...

No, this is not a post for my diary, is a post for you. Yes, you, the reader. My reader. I missed you. Maybe you don't believe me, maybe you think that I was lazy and I abandoned my blog and you. It's not true at all. I had suck a hectic schedule at work...morning shifts, noon shifts...it was soooo hard!
But now I think I'm back. :)

I just wanted to say hello to you and show you that I still take care of my nails and I paint them as often as I can...about two times a week.
My last manicure was a leopard print with blue and purple and now I have a Loubutin inspired mani.
I don't have a picture with my current manicure, but as soon as I can, I'll snap a picture or two and show it to you!

Until then, let me tell you once more...I missed you!