TransDesign order recap

(all the thing I recieved)

I have finally swatched all the polishes I got from TransDesign.com and I decided to make a quick recap.

(free color charts)

At TransDesign.com you can have FREE color chart. I got some from China Glaze, Misa and OPI.

(OPI polish: Russian Navy SUEDE, La Paz-itively Hot MATTE, You're Such A Kabuki Queen, Baguette Me Not and Parlez-vous OPI?)

My favourite of the OPI polish I purchased is Russian Navy Suede. It has such a wonderful finish. I like also the other colors. La Paz-itivetely Hot Matte is a color that I like but not on me, it's too bright.

(China Glaze polish: Awaken, Agent Lavender, Secret Peri-wink-le, Shower Together and For Audrey)

I loved all of this polish in the pictures. The two I was looking forward the most were Agent Lavender and Secret Peri-wink-le. I liked this colors but the two that surprised me were Awaken and Shower Together. They are so amazing! With Awaken was love at first sight when I wore it and Shower Together match my skin color perfectly!

(essie Mint Candy Apple, essie Matte About You Top Coat and Seche Vite Top Coat)

Mint Candy Apple is a wonderful color but I don't like it that much on my nails. It's still a pretty color for spring so I will wear it anyway.

I don't think I need to talk about Matte About You or Seche Vite because they are quite famous.

(nail art tools)

I ordered a dotting tool, some nail art brushes, rhinestones and silver and gold studs. I also purchased some dried flowers, some crushed shells and some hologram chopped confetti.

(nail art brushes)

This is a set with a detail brush, a striper and a long striper.

I like the detail brush, is precise but the stripers are a little messy.

(dried flowers, crushes shell and hologram chopped confetti)

I haven't used this yet but you will soon see them in my nail arts.

(rhinestones and silver and gold studs)

This rhinestones will last me forever.

The studs are cute but there isn't much difference between the gold ones and silver ones.

(OPI small purse)

This is a free gift.

It's a small silver purse that doesn't have a purpose yet. But I like it a lot.

This was a quick and short recap.

If you have questions I will gladly answer.

Swatch: OPI No.NN R54 RUSSIAN NAVY SUEDE

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This polish is one of the best polish I have.

OPI made a great job with the SUEDE collection.

The finish is really good and it catch a lot of attention! I was at the supermarket with this polish on and a lot of people were watching it!

I read in a lot of blog that this polish chip really fast but for me it wasn't a problem. I wore ir for three days and it didn't chip at all. I also washed my hair, thing that usually kills all my manicure, but Russian Navy Suede resisted well, just minor tipwear.

I applied a basecoat and let it dry very well and didn't have any trouble with the application. On my right thumb I had to redo the nail three times because I didn't let dry enough the base so in the end I didn't apply a basecoat on the thumb and it didn't stain so if you want you can also not apply a basecoat.

Swatch: OPI No.NM A20 LA PAZ-ITIVELY HOT MATTE

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This color is so not me!

I don't like colors that are too bright but I was curious about this matte version that is almost satin finish.

I had a little trouble with the application since I'm not used to matte polish but at the second try it came out pretty good.

I have to say that I like it. Maybe I will not do a whole many but with some decoration it can be really good.

Swatch: OPI No.J01 YOU'RE SUCH A KABUKI QUEEN

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This is a beautiful pink creme. It's less red and less bright than in the picture but it's definitely a bright pink.

I really like it and it's perfect for Valentine's Day.

Swatch: OPI No.F22 BAGUETTE ME NOT

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My camera isn't color accurate at all. In reality this color is less pink and more orange.

It's similar to this "basic" color, it's just a little lighter.

Swatch: OPI No.F14 PARLEZ-VOUS OPI?

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I like this color very much. Is a beautiful muted purple creme. A nice fall color.

Swatch: China Glaze No.691 AWAKEN

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This color is awesome.

It didn't appeal to me that much in the bottle since I don't like metallic polish that much but once I put it on it was love at first sight.

I probably like it because it has some blue reflex and I love blue! It's a very original color!

Swatch: China Glaze No.650 SHOWER TOGETHER

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This color is one of my favorites.

I was really surprised with this color. It was more beautiful than what I tought it would be.

It matches my skin color very well!

The only problem with this color is that stains the nails. When it first arrived I wore it on my middle finger without basecoat and when I removed it my nail was yellow! For this swatch I applied two coats of basecoat and didn't have any problems!

Swatch: China Glaze No.683 SECRET PERI-WINK-LE

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This is really beautiful. Another color I was really looking forward but I wasn't really satisfied with this one either. Still very beautiful!

Swatch: China Glaze No.684 AGENT LAVENDER

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This was one of the one I was expecting more. It's a beautiful lavender creme but I'm not too satisfied with how it looks on my nails.

Agent Lavender Matte

My first Nail Of The Day. Yay!

This is China Glaze Agent Lavender with some glitter from basic and essie's Matte About You Top Coat.

Swatch: China Glaze No.625 FOR AUDREY

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Another color that I love. It's more blue than MINT CANDY APPLE.

Swatch: essie No. 702 MINT CANDY APPLE

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Finally I'm starting to swatch the polishes I got from TransDesign.

I fell in love with Mint Candy Apple at first sight and I had to buy it.

I had some problem applying it but it was probably my fault because I was in a hurry.

I really love this color.

VALENTINE'S DAY FRENCH

This is a super easy and cute nail art tutorial for Valentine's Day.

What you need: gold hearts.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Sheer Pink: Deborah nail space
• Pink: OPI NLJo1 "You're Such A Kabuki Queen"
• Glitter Pink: KIKO No. 241
• Glitter: basic No.479
• Top Coat: Seche Vite

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a sheer pink. This step is optional.
3. Make a french with a bright pink polish.
4. Apply a glitter pink on your french. This step too is optional. I added it because the clear glitter I'm going to apply next is very subtle and I wanted a more sparkling effect.
5. Apply a glitter polish on a clear base.
6. Add a small gold heart on the verge of your french.

Celeb Nails | Koda Kumi's Physical thing

This tutorial is inspired by the nails Kumi is wearing in her music video "Physical thing".

What you need: a thin brush.

Colors:

• Base Coat: KIKO White strong&shiny No.05
• Nude: KIKO No.220
• Black: Deborah Shine Tech No.30
• White: KIKO No. 203
• Top Coat: KIKO Shiny Top Coat No.03

How to:

1. Apply your base coat.
2. Apply a nude polish.
3. Use a "V" sticker for french manicure or a piece of paper and some tape like I did and paint the tip with black polish. If you have a steady hand I suggest you to paint it freehand because it's really easy to smudge it if you use paper.
4. This is the result you will have.
5. Witha white polish and a thin brush draw some lines. On the index and ring finger paint it under the black, on the other nails paint in the middle of the black polish. Apply a second coat if needed.
6. If you want to add a little detail you can glue on your ring finger a glitter ribbon like this one.