Guest Post: Emily of Very Emily

Today's guest post is from Emily of Very Emily

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I'm so excited to be guest posting for Ida today! When she asked me I was over the moon! I'm a long time fan of her blog and her perfect swatches so it's a total honor.

A short introduction, my name is Emily, I am currently 23 years old and living in Belgium. I started my blog Very Emily back in January 2010. Blogging for me is a great way to get creative, unwind and escape. It's such a big part of my life and it's given me some incredible friendships over the years. It's always amazing to meet people who share the same passion, such as Ida who is just so sweet and kind! 

Lately I've been seeing texture stamping manicures around quite often which inspired me to try it myself. I have barely looked at my texture polishes recently so I thought adding stamping gave a really nice effect to the look, perfect excuse to get them out! I used China Glaze Itty, Bitty & Gritty as my base from their Texture collection released back in 2013. Then I stamped over it with a baroque/damask print from the plate Hehe 026 using Mundo De Unas stamping polish in the shade Papyrus. No top coat as it's a textured finish I was going for.

I really hope you like these Ida and thank you so much for having me! I also wish you a great vacation and hope you have a nice stay.

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Emily's nail art continuously impresses me how flawless it is and this one is fantastic! Thank you so much Emily for posting today!

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Guest Post: Jenne from Polished Pathology

Today's guest post is from Jenne of Polished Pathology: 

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Hey guys! I am very excited to be a part of Ida's guests posts while she is on vacation! I got to know her a bit more when we went to Cosmoprof and became blogger buddies. She is an absolutely amazing person, and I'm so glad we are friends! Today I want to utilize a little something different with the neon look. I will be using some faded neons that I swipe gradient with a sponge, then I dab some foil over it to give it a fun twist. Here are the products I used!

Let's get to the step by steps!

Step One:

Use your base coat of choice, followed up by one or two layers of your favorite white, depending on the opacity. My go to white is Wet n Wild Shine in French White Creme, and I used one coat. Because I hate waiting, I suggest using a quick dry top coat to speed up the process. While the white base is drying, use a latex barrier or tape around your nails for ease of cleanup. I used Mini Mani Moo, which you can see around my fingers here:

Step Two:

Swipe colors of your choice on the cosmetic sponge in any pattern. As you can see from the product picture, I used four different colors on my sponge. My favorite sponge to use is Swisspers cosmetic wedges, partially because I accidentally ordered 15 packs of them from Amazon. It was a happy mistake, because they really are quite good. The colors I used were Here I Go, Long Gone, Octopus, and Golden Hair from the Washed Out 2.0 Collection from Bohemian Polish.

Step Three:

Use a craft glue (I like Crafters Pick the Ultimate glue) and brush the glue over your nail using a nail brush or even a cotton swab. Really, you don't have to get fancy with the glue, you could even use elmers glue or mod podge. I just know that I've had the most foil success with Crafters Pic, and I got it at Hobby Lobby in my parents town the last time I was home to visit. Wait two-three minutes for it to slightly dry. Get your piece of nail foil (I suggest cutting off a piece BEFORE you have glue on your hands) and slightly dab it over the nail. Don't press too hard, as more foil will come off. To get this look, light and quick touches are the way to go. I got a giant pack of foil from Born Pretty Store, and just grabbed the plain silver. Wait five more minutes for the glue to dry, seal with your favorite top coat, then peel off your latex barrier! Done and done! :)

Base coat used: Zeva Triple Strength Nail Guard

Top coat used: Glisten & Glow HK Girl

So, there ya have it! If you recreate this look, tag me on FB or IG so I can see! 

<3

Jenne

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Thank you Jenny for this seriously through and awesome tutorial! If you haven't been following Jenne, you should, here are her social media links: 

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Guest Post: Dani of From Polish, with Love

Today's guest post is from Dani of From Polish, with Love:

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Oh boy. Am I excited!!! Hi Ida's readers!! My name is Dani and I'm the nails behind the blog From Polish, with Love! Let me tell you.....I am so TICKLED that Ida asked me to do a guest post while she's away. I would be lying if I said I didn't flail my arms and fangirl a bit. I mean, it's Ida. The nails responsible for enabling every indie purchase, like, ever. I know she's enabled me on more than a few occasions.

Speaking of her enabling prowess, the brand and the look behind behind what I'm showing you today is all thanks to her!! I've always drooled over her swatches, especially her Elevation swatches. I knew that if I was going to be doing any nail art, it would be with my Elevation polishes!! The look itself is all thanks to Ida. Way back yonder on her IG she shared this gradient dotticure that she did for her #NOTD and I was smitten!

Here is my recreation!

Dotticures freak me out a bit.

I can never get my dots to look right so that's when I knew I wanted to try out a gradient dotticure as they don't have to be uniform!!

I started off with a base of OPI 'Act Your Beige' and decided to add a bit of flair to that with the addition of Elevation Polish 'Aguja St. Exupery' which, if you may not know, is an amazing holo topper filled with flakes. This combo made me feel so fancy! I wish I would have taken a pic before I added the dots because it really was gorgeous.

The polishes I used to create the dots were Elevation 'Lake of the Isles' and 'Theo Wirth Parkway' and OPI 'Cement the Deal'. I decided to veer off a bit and use a different contrast of polishes as I love the 2 Elevations together!!

I really hope I did Ida's manicure justice and thank you for humoring me!!

Thank you again to Ida for having me!

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 I must admit, I felt the blushes come on when I saw that she used a look I've done as inspiration. Thank you to Dani for today's post!

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Guest Post: Ashley of Ashley is PolishAddicted

Today's guest post is from Ashley of Ashley is PolishAddicted: 

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Hello! I am Ashley from Ashley is PolishAddicted and I am so pleased to be guest posting for you today! Ida has been one of my favorite bloggers and nail artists for awhile so I was honored when she asked me. I knew I wanted to do some sort of fun nail art because I love looking at Ida's nail art Instagram, especially all of her neon skittles. So, I decided to do some neon skittles of my own!

If you follow me, you know I am a huge fan of spray marbles. They are fun and easy, and sometimes you just want something fun and easy. I used Elevation Polish Cerro Torre 2 topped with Elevation Yeti the Stone Warrior as my base. Once that was dry I protected my skin with Girly Bits Border Patrol. I then used a different Girly Bits neon from the Hoop, There It Is! Collection on each nail. (I will list each polish below.) 

To do the spray marble you set up like you are doing a water marble but only drop one color into the water. Once it spreads, spray it with isopropyl alcohol (I have heard of people using all sorts of things, hairspray, body spray, etc.) and once it separates, dip your finger as you would with a regular water marble. That's all there is to it! Once it was dry I topped it with a quick dry top coat and then with Girly Bits Polish Matte'rs because I do so love a matte finish, especially with neons.

Neons used:

Thumb: I've Got High Hoops

Index: These Hips Don't Lie

Middle: Hip Hoop Hooray!

Ring: Hoop! There It Is

Pinkie: Hooperchondriac 

I hope you enjoyed this post! Have you done any spray marbles? If not, I highly recommend giving it a shot! I love trying different colors and layering different combos, the options are endless. 

Thank you again to Ida for having me share my love of polish with her lovely readers! 

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Thank you Ashley for posting today. Neon skittles are definitely something I love to do and I think hers look great!

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Saturday (Mainstream Polish) Spam

A break from guest posts with a random assortment of mainstream polishes I have swatched (some of these are like 8 months old lol, time is not my friend sometimes). Happy Saturday!

OPI Christmas Gone Plaid 

OPI Comet in the Sky 

Layered over OPI Fashion a Bow 

OPI Fashion a Bow 

OPI In A Holidaze

OPI Kiss Me or Elf! 

OPI Snow Globetrotter 

Layered over Chaos & Crocodiles There's Magic in the Air

OPI Thank Glogg it's Friday!

China Glaze Let the Beat Drop

Layered over Essie Brides To Be

China Glaze Point Me to the Party

Layered over American Apparel Hassid 

Essie Brides To Be

Essie Hubby For Dessert 

Essie Tying the Knotie

Misa Silk Robe