Tip-Top-Nails

Influenster Spring Fever Vox Box

2013-06-04T15:03:00.003-04:00

Hello, just want to share some stuff which i got in my male box from Influenster. Its a great program that gives you opportunity to try new products totally free, they send the package from time to time and all i need to do is try it and share my opinion about it. So here is what i got this time ...

So far i tried the cake - was pretty good, but little bit too sweet for me,
Secret wars great and has nice smell... Nails i am planning to try some time soon, will make a post about it.
Have a great day, everyone!
Elena.

Red and black nails with glitter accents

2013-02-08T13:46:00.000-05:00

Here is one more my design which i made for New Years Eve, after i made it i felt like it was too much glitter and color and it would look a lot better if i would keep them all black and red , but i did not have time to change my mani, so i kept it the way it was. What do you think about accent nail?

Glitter nail art

2013-02-08T13:38:00.001-05:00

For this design i used simple craft glitter and deep purple avon nail pro polish. My phone camera didn't want to show it as purple at all so it looks more black than purple... but anyway here is the results...

Amour nail polish Election day

2013-02-08T13:35:00.000-05:00

Election Day is a dark shimmery hunter green, beautiful color , i add some sparkle in my accent nails and it came up as a night out manicure.
The texture is nice and it stays in my nails pretty good too.
Good price from transdesign.com as well. Love this web-site, its actually the only internet-shop when i buy nail polish lately. What about you girls? where do you shop for nail polish?

Animal print Stamping nail art

2013-02-08T13:28:00.000-05:00

I own a bunch of stamping nail art plates, but for some reason i don't use them very often and its really hard for me to come up with a good idea. So I have decided to start using them and make just simple designs and grow up from it. Here is my simple leopard nails...

Follow me on Instagram @lenabently

Accent nail with China Glaze Whirled away

2013-02-08T12:46:00.000-05:00

Hello, guys, haven't post anything forever , i still do my nails. but do nat have as much time to post the pictures... This week got new polish from China Glaze and here is what i am came up with...

Let me know what you think and follow me on Instagram @lenabently
Peace everyone,
Elena.

Winter nails Incoco Holiday collection Cozy up review

2012-12-08T01:54:00.001-05:00

As you all know i love nails and everything about them. This week i got an opportunity to try and make review on Incoco nail polish stripes. This is the first sample out of 3. So lets begin from package.

The back of it has description how to use it.

What i love about this set , that its not only nail polish stripes themselves, but it comes with nail file, orange wood stick and nail polish remover. So for those of you who does not have whole manicurist arsenal all you need is in the package.

Here is stripes in the package... its includes 2 sheets like i show in the picture and you can choose nail size from both sides what is great.

And here is the final results.... The application was really easy, and 1 sheet was enough for me to do both hands. Good part about application is that if you put strip in a wrong place you can always realign or resize it, just peel nail strip and re-apply.The strips are pretty flexible too, so if you need to make them longer or narrower just gently stretch them. I did it and it work perfectly, just be careful and do no stretch it too hard.

Stay in touch, next time i will make more pictures on how to apply them....

I have some updates on this stripes ... I have been wearing them for 5 DAYS SO FAR and they are still in perfect condition, what is great! Incoco says they should stay up to 14 days... will see how it will work on my nails...

I think what helped that i buff my nails before applied the strips, this is #1 tip for any long wear mani - Buffer all your nails. That is very important step because than smother your nails than better nail polish will stay on it. Also most of this time i was at work, so i did not do much house work, but i did a little dishes and of course i took a showers every day, lol

If you want more helpful tips about nails check my previous post http://tip-top-nails.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-apply-nail-polish-and-make-it.html

If you would like to buy the stripes you can get them at INCOCO.COM

Winter nails ( get ready for some glitter) !

2012-12-07T13:04:00.004-05:00

Hi! Few days ago made nail art for my neighbor Elizabeth, and results are very glittery... ;-)

My first attempt to use konad nail stamp.

2012-11-27T20:05:00.001-05:00

Nails fall-winter 2012 , nails studs

2012-11-09T13:44:00.002-05:00

My latest nails. Haven't play with suds for a while, so here is my simple mani...

Halloween nails

2012-10-25T18:05:00.001-04:00

Who is ready for Halloween? I do!

Red and gold nails , Julep demi

2012-10-23T12:32:00.000-04:00

I am not a huge fan of red polish but Julep Demi won my heart! It is absolutely stunning red polish which actually looks darker in regular light and gets so much brighter in the sunlight. I am wearing this nails now and got so many compliments on them... It was really easy DIY nail art, if you are interested how to do it, let me know i will make a tutorial for you guys...

My first attempt to do nails with nail art tape

2012-10-23T12:18:00.000-04:00

Few weeks ago me and my friend got the nail tape and we were so exited to try it! Well here is what i did on my nails...

and here is the trouble i got with this mani....

Tape started to peel from the sides and it did not look good at all... any advice how to fix this problem?
I applied tape on dry base coat and after paint both colors and applied top coat... did i do something wrong?

Fall-Winter 2012 mani with accent nail

2012-10-23T12:02:00.000-04:00

Hi, there! just a quick post, did this nails a while ago, but just now have some time to post it... I took this picture after wearing this nails for about a week... tell me what you think about them...

I have a tip for you guys... if you have any rhinestones and they do not match your nail polish, just make you own as i did here, i just paint clear white rhinestone with blue polish with tiny dotting tool, but you can use something like toothpick or tiny brush ;-) hope it will help...

Trip to Italy and polka dots nails

2012-10-01T14:53:00.002-04:00

Hello, everybody! How are you guys doing?
In the beginning of September i went to Italy to meet my friends and family. It was an amazing trip with a lot of good food, wine, fun and joy! Its always great to be around you family and friends but its even double pleasure when you can spend time with them being in stunning Italy. My mom lives there and works with tourist from different places, so she organized for us great place to live for very good price. She invites people to see gorgeous Italy for very reasonable price. So if some of you planning to go there, let me know if you need any help with accommodation and recommendations about real Italy, not common touristic places and beaches.
I did not have a lot of time to do my nails there, but i did them before i left USA so you will see few pictures of nails as well...
Have a great day and let me know what do you think about my post!
Xoxo, Elena.

got lucky to take a picture with famous Venetian sculptor Loris Marazzi

Elegant nails

2012-08-31T10:47:00.003-04:00

I wanted to do some king of mani, which will have clean and simple look and match my diamond ring... When i did it i really liked the result. I think it will be great design for day/night, office/night-out and more mature women as well...

Pastel colors mani-pedi

2012-08-31T10:42:00.002-04:00

Hello! i want to share one of my summer nails, i did mani first , couldn't decide which color i want, so i put all of them together... Few days later made my toe-nails match =) i got a lot of comments that my nails ready for Easter... lol..

Gold and purple nails

2012-08-01T18:56:00.000-04:00

Was looking for clean design with neutral colors and here is my solution...

Bug / patches summer nails

2012-08-01T18:44:00.001-04:00

I have no idea where this nail come from, it was no inspiration for them, i just took few colors i wanted to have on my nails and here is the result... It kind of remind me patches and my friend told it looks like bugs =) what do you think it looks like?

Glitter star toenails

2012-08-01T18:37:00.002-04:00

For this design i recycled few glitter stickers from my scratch book =) at the beginning i was just wondering if it would stay good on my nails and keep the sparkle, so i put them first and the look was too boring, so i just added some little stars and rhinestones together with micro beads. I use Essie polish for it. It come out fun so i am sharing them with you... What do u think about it?

French manicure with China glaze crackle polish

2012-08-01T18:07:00.000-04:00

Was looking for new use for my China glaze Crackle polish and here is my new idea... I add my favorite micro beads/ studs (whatever they called) for more finished look. I used Ulta and China glaze polish+ Seche vite top coat.

Studded red nails

2012-08-01T18:02:00.000-04:00

Hello, beauties! This nails was done by me for my mom when she was visiting us. I used Julep Demi polish for it with Seche Vite top coat. I made them the day before she left to Italy and she told she got way to many compliments on them from Italian ladies. Random girls stopped her on the streets and asked where she did it... I guess i would have customers there))) It is always pleasant to hear when people love what you do.
Here is some pictures...

Summer nails 2012 (part 2)

2012-05-22T11:27:00.000-04:00

It is interesting how color favorites changes with seasons. Now i feel like neon's and all the varieties of bright colors are in my favorites list.
So here is one more summery design...
I made the lines with nail art pen and it was kind of tricky to make them straight, especially in my right hand, they are not perfect, but i did the best i could... Also i think if you will use the brush instead of pen it will be easier to make them straight.

Mosaic toe nails

2012-05-22T11:26:00.000-04:00

After playing with colors and making mosaic manicure, i decide to make matching toe nails and it turns out awesome. I got so many compliments on them, i think more than on any other pedicure.

Summer nails 2012 (Part one)

2012-05-22T11:13:00.001-04:00

Hello, hello!
I have something to share, made this nails a while ago when was thinking about warm summertime days...
I used Essie and Pure ice nail polish for it, and i love the contrast of colors.
The sad part about this nails, i made them late at night and went to bad before they were completely dry, so i messed them all up... Good part - i took the pictures! =))) and here they are!