Manicure Tuesday? - Born Pretty Store

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Hello Princesses!

Today I'm going to be showing you some super cute nail designs I created with some nail art supplies that I was sent by Born Pretty Store! I decided to post this on a Tuesday so I don't interrupt my regular posting schedule (and also because I wanted to keep posting Christmassy nails! ^.^)

I chose some very feminine water decals, gold rose studs and water droplet studs! These are very much my style of nail art supplies, and things that I will definitely use on a day to day basis for my manicures.

Pumpkin Flower Lip Stick Water Decals  

I love the combination of these water decals, but I hate how the horse and carriage has so little room to cut between - you would need some super long nails to fit that decal on one nail without trimming it! The carriage by itself barely fits on my widest nail!

I used Picture Polishes Tiffany for the minty green colour, and OPI's My Second Honeymoon for the pink. The decals were super easy to apply and look amazing on my nails. I put a coat of OPI's Don't Touch My Tutu over the top of the decals to create a pastely/filtered look which makes the decals look incredibly cute! The pictures make it look a little blurry, but it looks lovely in real life ^.^

Metal Rose Design Nail Studs  & 10Pcs Sparkling Water Drop Flat Back Nail Studs

The gold rose studs are chunkier than they look and tend to over whelm my small nails slightly (especially when I have short nails!), but they are absolutely gorgeous and wear really well. The Water Drop studs look absolutely amazing, like actual little water droplets! They don't fade or deteriorate when you put a top coat over them either which I love!

I created a subtle grey gradient with OPI's My Pointe Exactly and topped it off with the matching glitter, Pirouette My Whistle. I used the small silver balls and diamond studs I had bought from Born Pretty Store previously to create a little center piece for the water droplet studs. I absolutely love the look of the water droplet studs and this manicure!


Nail Art Water Decals Transfers Crown Shield Rings Pattern #T332  

These dainty decals look super cute and princessey! They remind me of little stackable rings which I think are just gorgeous. I don't really like the four little shield decals and I probably won't use them, but the rest of the decals are so pretty!

I used OPI's Care To Danse? for the pinky purple base and added the gold water decals to three of the nails, and popped the rose stud and some swarovski crystal studs on my ring finger. The gold decals look like the popular flash tattoo's that are trending right now and I just think they look so cute and princessey! ^.^

Thank you so much to Born Pretty Store for sending me these nail art supplies to review! If you want to order from Born Pretty Store make sure you use my code "LPP10K31" for an extra 10% off your total! I hope you guys enjoyed this extra post this week ^.^

Manicure Monday: Spikeasaurus

 Hello Princesses!

Today I have a more adventurous manicure than usual! I really wanted to use the nail spikes I bought from Born Pretty with a slightly darker manicure (unlike my first cutesy spiked manicure) but since this is definitely not my usual style, I think the manicure looks a little boring in the photos!

I used Color Club's First Looks for the manicure base.

This time I also used nail glue on the spikes to help them stay on! They stayed on a little longer than with just plain topcoat, but still popped off when they got caught in my hair! >< 

Has anyone got any tips on how to get them to stick better? What did you think of this weeks manicure? ^.^

Review: Born Pretty Store

Hello Princesses!

Today I'm going to be talking about my experience shopping with Born Pretty Store! BPS had a Chinese New Year 15% off coupon code running, so I decided to make an order! ^.^ I ordered on the 1st of Feb, and was immediately informed via email that they are on holiday until the 7th of Feb for CNY. I forgot about the order untill the 26th of Feb, when I decided that I would track my order. I was extremely surprised to see that the tracking showed the package being picked up from BPS on the 25th of Feb. 

That means that after the one week holiday for CNY, BPS took three weeks to package and post my wee parcel. I emailed the customer service to inquire why it took three weeks to send the package. Their reply was that they sent it after one week, and that the Hong Kong Post was to blame instead. I have no idea what happened, but the package arrived one week after being "picked up", making the order/shipping time (minis the holiday) almost one month long, despite the actual shipping taking only one week.

I origionally wanted to make an order from BPS because I wanted some super cheap and super tiny bows for nail art! ^.^ So what did I end up purchasing?

Lovely Cute Black Rhinestone Crystal Bowknot Bow Tie Adjustable Ring 
1 Pair Lovely Bowknot Black Rhinestone Crystal stud earrings 

These are a super cute earring and ring set! The ring is a perfect size and super sparkly, but I find the earrings a little big and pretty dull in comparison to the ring. :S You can see the difference in sparkle in the middle photo. 

 Beautiful Crystal Flower Delicate Lady Earrings Accessories

 These earrings were so cheap that I couldn't leave them behind! >< They're a little bigger than I initially expected, but the real issue is the backing of the earring. In the middle photo you can see that it has a sizable circular metal bond connecting the flower to the stud, which makes the earring droop downwards while in the ear because they don't sit flush to the earlobe. They're still pretty cute though! I wore them in my guest post at Lani Loves!

Pretty Heart Shaped Necklace Gold Plated Necklace Boho Collar Necklace

This is so super dainty and cute! For $0.89 I consider this a good bargain, although it has that cheap metal smell, and after two days of wear it's begining to fade into a more coppery colour than the bright gold it started life as. But look how teensy and cute it is! ^.^ It also flips over for like no reason!

  Rhinestone Gold Plated Pearl Bead Bowknot Hair Holder Band 

This is SUPER CUTE. I really do wish that the band was a little smaller with a lot more stretch (thick hair problems!) because the band is just a little ugly. I just tie my hair up with a normal hair tie and add this one for decoration ^.^

Multi Candy Colors Elliptic Shape Rhinestones Glitter Nail Art W/Box 5.88*3mm
 400pcs Round Square Fluorescent Lighter Colors Stud Rhinestones Nail Art
500Pcs 1.5mm/2mm/3mm/4mm Black Round Rhinestones Stud Nail Art

I'm absolutely loving all of these nail decorations! A lot of the coloured studs got mixed up on the way over here, which is irritating, but just requires a little organization ^.^

 Gold & Silver 3D Steel Ball Nail Art Glitter Bead Decoration 

Wow, there are so many of these little beads! They came in separate little baggies and I had to pour them into the wheel (super messy) but I still had like 3 bags left, so I'm pretty sure I won't run out of these! They're not exactly the same size, but from a distance you can't really tell.

 Nail Water Decals Sticker Transfer Sticker White Black Flower Pattern
Funny White Cat Printed Nail Art Water Decals Transfer Stickers 

The little lace decals come in black and white, and I totally thought I was getting ripped off because I couldn't see the white decals untill bf pointed them out. -.- The cats are amazingly cute too!

10 pcs Bowknot Shaped Rhinestone 3D Nail Stickers
 10pcs Cute Sweet White Pink Bowknot Resin 3D Nail Art Stickers 
3D Nail Art Sticker Resin Colorful Round Bowknot Nail Decoration 
  100Pcs 2.5mm*2mm Punk Simple Spike Rivet Stud UV Gel Nail Art Decoration 
 10pcs Cute Heart Flower Bowknot Resin 3D Nail Art Stickers 

I absolutely LOVE the little spikes, but they totally need nail glue to keep them in place for more than 5 minutes. Super cute though! The rest of the plastic parts are well made and very cute!

Half of my package was wrapped in this thin wrapping while the nail deco wheels were left roaming around the package. I didn't take a photo because ... well I don't know, I think I was just distracted playing with all the pretty things!

What I Love
- Cheap and super cute products
- Fairly good quality
- Frequent sales and coupon codes
- So many options!


What I Don't Love 
- Notorious for long shipping times


Final Thoughts

I'm not really sure how I feel about shopping with Born Pretty Store. On one had, everything is super cheap and cute and they have a huge range of nail deco, but on the other hand I've heard a lot of stories about the long shipping time. Waiting one month for my package is definitely not the end of the world, you can just forget about it and it's just a nice surprise, but I'm just not sure. I will definitely be shopping with them at least once more in the future, their nail deco is just too adorable! ^.^

Have you princesses ever shopped with Born Pretty Store before, and what was your experience like?