12 Days of Christmas: Day 10, [@clairestelle8]

Hello everyone! I'm Claire (@clairestelle8 on Instagram) and I was thrilled when the lovely, and very talented, Pamela asked me to be part of her 12 days of Christmas blog series! I've admired her work for such a long time and I feel so honoured to guest here today! 

So, for this mani I wanted to create a magical woodland scene and two of the gorgeous polishes from the Christmas China Glaze collection Cheers collection Don't Get Elfed Up and Better Not Pout were perfect for the gradient. I then added some stamping using Barry M Gold Foil ( sadly now discontinued) and Moyou London Festive 08 plate. 

My five year old niece loves my nail creations so I thought I'd ask her opinion but sadly she didn't approve! Apparently Rhubarb the Reindeer should have a red nose... I said "Don't you mean Rudolph the Reindeer?" "Oh no!" she said, "He's called Rhubarb because that's the colour of his nose!" Well I couldn't argue with that logic!! I will always have to call him Rhubarb the Red Nosed Reindeer now!!

Hope you like these more than my niece! 

Thanks again for asking me to guest today Pamela! Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year! 

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9, Deborah [@lovevarnish]

Hi everyone! My name is Deborah and I am the main blogger from Love Varnish (www.lovevarnish.com). Last year I already participated in the superfun 12 Days of Christmas guest post series here and I was thrilled Pamela asked me to be a part of it again this year!

Last year I went with a luxurious looking drybrush look, but this year I wanted something completely different. Inspired by these gorgeous nails from Manicured & Marvelous (http://www.manicuredandmarvelous.com/2015/12/12-days-of-christmas-snow-day-nail-art.html) I decided on a pond manicure with snowflakes.

I started my look by using 2 coats of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu! (because my nails are really yellow right now) and then stamped using Hit The Bottle Blue-tiful and Bundle Monster BM-S213. It's a very large single snowflake design that covered my entire nail. Also, did you know Bundle Monster now has liquid latex as well? It's the Poli-Peel Cuticle Protector and it worked really well! After my first round of stamping I added another layer of the OPI shade, then stamped again using China Glaze Scandalous Shenanigans and Bundle Monster BM-S218. This is a smaller snowflake design. Peel away the cuticle protector and you are left with very little clean-up, yay ^^. I didn't use topcoat because I liked the semi-matte finish.

I'd love to try this again but add more layers of stamping and sheer polish to create more depth, however I was already smitten with how these came out! And hey, a white Christmas is a beautiful Christmas, am I right?

Thanks so much for asking me again Pamela, and merry Christmas to you and all the lovely readers out there!

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Deborah Punt

http://www.lovevarnish.com

Instagram // Twitter // Facebook

12 Days of Christmas: Day 8, Kathy [@kt_tk1]

Hola chicas, soy Kathy me puedes encontrar en Instagram y en Facebook por @kt_tk1 y soy de Panamá. Primero que todo estoy súper contenta de volver a participar en los 12 días de Navidad para el blog de nuestra querida Pam. Me encanta ser parte de esta linda idea de Pam y así volver a compartir otro de mis diseños favoritos para estas fiestas con ustedes.

Esta vez escogí recrear un diseño que me tiene enamorada. Lo hice el año pasado, el famoso Santa Claus, el cual me inspiré en @cutepolish

 

 

 

 

Este diseño es algo fácil de hacer y en mi parecer queda súper lindo. Lo realice con pinceles y las herramientas para hacer puntos (dotting tools). Los colores utilizados -paint the town red de @ellamilapolish y -pintura acrílica para los detalles.

 

 

 

Espero que les guste este diseño y que tengan unas hermosas fiestas de Navidad y de fin de año llenas de amor y bendiciones junto a sus seres queridos. Mil gracias Pam por tu invitación. Un abrazo chicas.

Kathy

 

12 Days of Christmas: Day 7, Mely [@rockyournails]

Hello Everyone!

My name is Mely and I am from IG @RockYourNails . I am so excited and honored to be guest blogging here on Pamela’s blog! Thank you for inviting me over!! For this post, I decided to create a super festive Christmas design, and I went with the theme of Rudolph. I hope you enjoy!

I started by painting on my base polishes. For my Index and pinky, I used China Glaze Just Be-Claws. For my middle finger, I used Sinful Colors Last Chance (a dark green cream) and then topped it with Sinful Colors San Francisco (a green jelly with metallic glitter) to get the green metallic look. For my ring finger, I used one coat of Madam Glam Snow White.

After all of my base colors were dry, I used a small detail brush and drew the reindeer outline using China Glaze Mingle With Kringle (a very warm gold metallic polish). This polish worked out great, because of how opaque it is. I did not have any trouble getting it to cover the red or the green bases.

Lastly for the nose, I used a dotting tool and two different red polishes. I first dotted on Bonita Colors Dolled Up (a red cream), then topped it with Painted Polish Ho Ho Ho-lo ( a red jelly with hologrqaphic micro glitters. I used the red cream polish first so that the red would be opaque. 

Lastly, I applied Butter London’s Matte top coat. 

…I also did a photo with glossy top coat… in which you can really see the colors shining through J.

Thank you everyone for visiting! I hope you are having a wonderful Monday!

<3 Mely

IG @rockyournails

www.rockyournails.org

12 Days of Christmas: Day 6, Shay [@shaystylista]

Hi there! First and foremost, thank you Pamela for inviting me to participate in this special holiday post! When I was thinking of ideas, I wanted to do something that was synonymous with my nail art journey. My nail art adventures started with me googling how-to videos on Hello Kitty nails. I practiced Hello Kitty faces on notebooks, napkins, almost everything because I wanted to get her nose and eye proportions right. :D 

Eventually it became second nature and my doodles were now identifiable as that cute kitty with no mouth lol. Around this time last year, I started my YouTube channel and Hello Kitty design was my first upload so to commemorate my one year anniversary, I decided to recreate that design for this post.

 I used China Glaze Diva Bride as the base and acrylic paint for the designs. I didn't get a chance to film a video for this one, but I hope you like it nonetheless! 

Oh and Hello Kitty will always be a cat to me! Merry Kitty-Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you!

12 Days of Christmas: Day 5, Kimberlyn [@nailmachine]

Hello everyone! This is Kimberlyn, also known as @nailmachine on Instagram. I started getting into nails when I was 13 and I remember having my first nail art collaboration with Pamela and Sabrina. They are such lovely people and I really enjoyed my collaboration with them! It is really nice to be asked to do a guest post for Pamela. Thank you so much for the opportunity.

It is my first time doing a guest post so I will just write a little more about myself. I am 18 this year and I am currently in my second year, studying Business Studies in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I usually get my polishes when I am overseas or online because Singapore doesn't have many options and are quite expensive too. Some of my favorite brands includes, PiCture POlish, Lioele, Pastel and Ciate. I prefer brushes that are wide and flat because it makes application much easier (for me). I also love having pink, blue and purple on my nails because I feel that it matches my skin tone best. My favorite nail art technique will be gradient because it is super easy to do and with the awesome liquid palisade, it is not a hassle anymore! 

Anyhow, this is the design that I have created:

Christmas is a joyful occasion for many and I really wanted to have a design that is colorful and sweet at the same time.
Therefore, I decided to mix a few pastel colors together. I expected the design to turn out brighter but I think its still looks pretty!

I also added snow using white acrylic paint.

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Once again, thank you so much for asking me to do a guest post, Pamela!

Kimberlyn

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The Nailmachine

Instagram: @nailmachine

Twitter: @thenailmachine

Blog: thenailmachine.com

12 Days of Christmas: Day 4, Martha [@teddynails]

¡Hola Chicas! Soy Martha Bajata de @TeddyNails, vivo en la Ciudad de México, una ciudad llena de vida, y sobre todo, de color. Redacto esta colaboración llena de emoción porque mi querida Pamela es una de mis primeras inspiraciones nacionales en esto del arte en uñas, la encontré en Instagram hace tiempo y admiro su trabajo tan impecable y lleno de creatividad, mil gracias por la invitación PamPam, es un honor para mi.  
 

Imaginar un diseño navideño te permite crear en tus uñas un escenario que a veces no se tiene tan a la mano, por ejemplo, la nieve. ¡Me encanta! Y es un pretexto perfecto para utilizar los esmaltes que compras durante el año y que dan este efecto: glitter, textura, color, etc. 


Admito que soy relativamente nueva en esto del stamping y aunque apenas estoy haciendo mi colección de placas, no quería dejar pasar la oportunidad de hacer un diseño ad hoc a la temporada y que representa lo que me gusta: la nieve y Santa (con muchos regalos por supuesto).

  

Para este diseño, busqué en mi colección tonos que transmitieran frío, nieve, algo así como una tormenta y el resultado fue este:
Primero hice un gradient con dos tonos de Color Club "Lumin-Ice cent" y "Friends with Benefits"
Después apliqué una fina capa de "The Outer Edge" de China Glaze.

En el estampado utilicé la placa número 30 de la colección Festive de MoYou. Y el dibujo principal lo dividí en tres para acomodar el trineo y los renos.

Por último con una esponja apliqué en las puntas "I Do, Romeo" de KleanColor que es un glitter hexagonal blanco matte en diferentes tamaños que da un acabado super divertido y coqueto.

Aprovecho para desearles una Navidad llena de regalos de vida: Amor, tranquilidad, sonrisas, paz, alegría, serenidad, muchísimas experiencias únicas y momentos inolvidables, agradeciendo por todas y cada una de las cosas maravillosas y la fortuna de tenerlas. 

Como siempre un gusto y un placer colaborar contigo Pam, y compartir tu espacio, donde unimos nuestra pasión y la de todas tus lectoras. ¡Gracias!

¡Les dejo un besote!
Martha.

12 Days of Christmas: Day 2, Kay [@twentysixnails]

Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas series! The guest today is my dear friend Kay! [@twentysixnails on IG] <3 I'm loving her plaid! Thank you so so much my friend <3 let's take a look at her post!

Día 2 de los Doce Dias de Navidad! La invitada hoy es mi querida amiga Kay [@twentysixnails en IG]! <3 Me encanta su plaid! Su post está en inglés, pero al lado derecho se encuentra el botón del traductor de google ;). Por cierto que si son de México, vayan a mi cuenta de Instagram @pamelapomelo, pues habrá varios sorteos estos días!


Happy Holidays everyone!

Today I have a simple nail art for this year's Christmas for you. This is very easy to do. As long as you have red polish, some acrylic paint and a glitter polish, you're set for this nail art ;) 

For my first Christmas nail art this year, I have decided to keep most of my nails simple, and feature an accent finger. 

My ring finger features my all-time favourite, OPI All Sparkly and Gold. It is almost a one coater, but I usually do 2 coats just to ensure there are no bald spots. The main red I used in my index and pinky is China Glaze Just Be-Claws mini version which a friend got for me from the US! It is a beautiful metallic red which is so beautiful but not too loud because the shine is very subtle.

The rest of the nail art was done using acrylic paint. 

On my middle finger, I painted a funny-looking Santa Claus. Actually its face is beige, but my camera is unable to capture the difference between my beige and the white so... this may look like a weird creature to you. I don't blame you!

For the index and pinky, I focused on drawing simple lines across for more definition. I added small sparkles for extra embellishment.

Hope you guys like the nail art and thank you Pamela for giving me such a wonderful opportunity to write on your blog again this year! xo

- Kay @ Twentysixnails

12 Days of Christmas: Day 1, [@laublm]

Hello everyone! You might remember from last year's guest posts, but let me tell you a little bit about it. I love Christmas and Winter, it's my favorite time of the year! So for the first 12 days of December I wanted to get festive again, and there will be daily themed guest posts from amazing bloggers/IGers <3 Today it's the first day of the '12 Days of Christmas' guest posts and to begin with these fantastic series we have Lau (@laublm on IG). Laura is a beautiful person in and out and I couldn't be happier to have her as a guest blogger <3. Her blog post is in spanish, but you can always use the translate button located on the right side of the screen. <3.

Hola a todos! Quizás recuerden del año pasado, pero les cuento: los 12 dias de Navidad están de regreso! La invitada de hoy es la talentosísima Lau, que ademas de ser guapa por fuera, es una hermosa persona por dentro, y me hace muy feliz tenerla por acá <3. Veamos lo que nos preparó!

Hola!!! Me llamo Laura (IG@laublm) y soy una chica española de 32 años. 

Cuando mi querida Pam me preguntó si me gustaría volver a colaborar con ella en sus "12 Días De Navidad" no pude sentirme más feliz, es el segundo año consecutivo que colaboro y que ella quiera contar conmigo es todo un honor para mi, ya que la admiro mucho y sé que es la época del año que más le gusta y la disfruta un montón. No os podéis imaginar mi alegría e ilusión al saber que puedo poner un pequeño grano de arena en que su felicidad sea aún más grande. Millones de gracias por pensar en mi un año más, amiga.

Para mi la Navidad es también una época muy especial y emotiva por todo lo que trae con ella; los sentimientos que se comparten con los seres queridos, la emoción de dar y recibir regalos, esa ilusión con la que vamos a elegirlos, los olores, las canciones, la alegría....e incluso la tristeza. 

En esta ocasión he querido hacer una manicura sencilla con los míticos bastones de caramelo o "Candy Cane", que siempre he querido hacer y por una cosa u otra no he encontrado el momento. 

Podría estar más elaborada y más perfeccionada, pero de un tiempo a esta parte he tenido mucho lio en mi vida y he estado muy ocupada...Así todo, espero que la disfrutéis y os guste.

Como color base he elegido el precioso Lacquer Lust "I Made A Snow Unicorn" de su colección de Navidad 2015. Se trata de un precioso holográfico lleno de microglitter plateado y glitter en diferentes tonos azulados. 

He aplicado dos capas finas sobre una base plateada.

El esmalte rojo que he usado para estampar es el Mundo De Uñas "No.9 Red", junto con la placa Chez Delaney "Noel 009" .

He usado la ténica del reverse stamping y he rellenado uno a uno cada Candy Cane  con el esmalte blanco Sophin "No.1" dejándolos secar bien y luego aplicandolos aleatoriamente en cada uña. 

Para sellar la manicura he usado el Top Coat Sophin "Super Fast Quick Dry".

Aquí les dejo un macro en que se aprecia mejor el brillo espectacular que tiene el Lacquer Lust así como esas imperfecciones en mis Candy Cane, jeje.

Espero que os haya gustado mi pequeña aportación en este magnifico blog que tiene Pam y que disfrutéis mucho de la Navidad. Felices Fiestas a todos y mis mejores deseos para el próximo 2016. 

Ser felices y mucho mucho amor. Laura.

12 Days of Christmas: Day 12, Niss+Kari+Dani

Hello everyone! I must warn you, this is a long post! For the last day of the 12 Days of Christmas, 3 mexican IGers who I have the pleasure to know IRL have created a nail design for the blog!
First up we have Niss from @nailsbibi!

Hola a todos! Debo advertírles que este post es un poquito largo! Para el último día de 12 Days of Christmas, 3 IGers mexicanas a quienes tengo el placer de conocer en la vida real han creado un diseño para el blog!
Primero tenemos a Niss de @nailsbibi!
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Hola a tod@s !! Mi nombre es Niss soy mexicana y en IG me pueden encontrar como @nailsbibi descubrí su blog de Pam hace más de un año y por chicas como ella me anime a abrir mi cuenta de IG me volví adicta al nail art y a los esmaltes, aunque vivimos en ciudades muy alejadas hemos hecho una amistad muy cercana, ella además de ser una niña talentosa es adorable, dulce y tan linda por fuera como por dentro.
Cuando Pam me invito a participar a sus 12 Días de Navidad, fue un honor muy grande para mí y me sentí muy emocionada pero luego pensé Escribir???? Nunca he sido buena para eso chicas por eso no tengo blog!!!! Jajaja Así que disculpen mis errores (horrores) si no me expreso bien.
Bueno pasando al diseño pensé en “La Flor de Nochebuena” o conocida en otros países como “Poinsettia” a pesar de las teorías que hay se dice que es nativa de México y se tiene como un orgullo mexicano y símbolo de la Navidad. 

La base que utilicé en todas mis uñas es esta mini belleza de esmalte llamado Regents Park de nails inc. Me encanta el shimmer dorado que tiene aunque decepción ante la cámara casi no se aprecian y se ve solo plata pero es realmente hermoso. 

Aplique una capa de top coat esperando que la base estuviera bien seca dibuje las Nochebuenas y sus hojas todo esto lo hice con pinturas acrílicas, pues creo que eso es todo!!! Jejej Espero que les guste mi diseño..!!! y Muchas gracias por invitarme a tu blog Pam !! 

Les deseo que pasen Felices Fiestas y Feliz Navidad para todos!! y no se olviden de escribirle su cartita a Santa para que traiga muchos esmaltes.
Besos!!! 

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So pretty! Thank you so much Niss!! Now, the 2 one, Kari from @canvaskin!

Que bonito!! Muchisimas gracias Niss!! Ahora, la segunda, Kari de @canvaskin!

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Hola chicas! Soy Karina de canvaskin, conozco a Pam desde hace poco mas de un año a través de Mari Nailistayco y desde entonces he formado una linda amistad con estas talentosas chicas a quienes admiro.  Estoy muy agradecida por haberme invitado a participar en esta serie de 12 días de navidad. La Navidad es una mis épocas favoritas, llena de tradiciones, festejos y brillo lo que traté de incorporar a este mani muy a mi estilo.

Utilicé Sugar cookie de Sally girl en el accent nail y para las demás essie bordeaux  que es uno de mis rojos preferidos, y agregué un glitter también de Sally girl, finalmente estampé con essie As gold as it gets y la placa fue Pueen 42. 

Espero que les haya gustado y les deseo Felices Fiestas!

Hi girls! I´m Karina from canvaskin, I know Pam for about a year, we met through Mari from Nailistayco, and we've been friends since, they are both lovely, kind and talented.  Thank you so much for invited me to collaborate in these 12 days of Christmas! This is one of my favorites times of the year, It's so festive, bright and full with traditions wich I tried to incorporate in this mani.

I used Sally girl Sugar Cookie in the ring finger, then on the other 2 coats of essie Bordeaux and an other Sally girl glitter (sorry girls, unfortunately, it doesn't have a name) finally I stamped with essie As gold as it gets and Pueen number 42 plate. 

Hope you liked it,  and Merry Christmas!

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Love it! I love the combo and I need that Pueen! Thanks so much Kari!
For the last one, my first nail-friend ever, my dear Dani from @demolitiondiamond!

Me encanta! Amo la combinación y necesito esa Pueen! Muchas gracias Kari!
La última, my primera amiga uñística, mi querida Dani de @demolitiondiamond!

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For @pamelapomelo's 12 Days of Christmas I recreated and old mani of mine with a little twist. I went for Christmas lights and mistletoes on top of a mattified shimmer base. 

For this mani I used:

• Base: Real Simple (Essie, 1 thin coat) and White Cap (China Glaze, 1 thin coat) plus matte topcoat. 

• Mistletoe: a mix of greens and yellows, being Mojito Madness (Essie) and Exotic Encounters (China Glaze) the main colors. The red one is With Love (China Glaze)

• Christmas lights: Ruby Pumps, Running In Circles and Blue Iguana (China Glaze) 

• Black and white stripers. 

The Christmas lights are pretty easy to do. Just place a dot nearby the guide line and then, with a thin brush, or even a toothpick, draw a little like right in the middle to shape it. 

I didn't add top coat at the end because it'd have ruined the base. 

I wanna thank Pam for asking me to guest post on her blog, it's such an honor! ❤️ As some of you might have noticed, I went on a hiatus for about 2 months and I can't think of a better way to come back than this. I love you, pea. 

Para los 12 Días de Navidad de @pamelapomelo, quise recrear un mani viejito, dándole un pequeño giro. Elegí hacer unas lucecitas navideñas con acentos de muérdagos sobre una base matificada. 

Los esmaltes que usé son los siguientes:

• Base: Real Simple (Essie, 1 capa delgada) y White Cap (China Glaze, 1 capa delgada) con top coat mate.  

• Muérdago: mezclé varios tonos verdes y amarillos, con Mojito Madness (Essie) y Exotic Encounters (China Glaze) como los esmaltes base. El tono rojo es With Love (China Glaze)

• Luces navideñas: Ruby Pumps, Running In Circles y Blue Iguana (China Glaze) 

• Stripers negro y blanco. 

Las lucecitas navideñas son facilísimas de hacer. Partan de un punto cerca de la línea de guía y, después, con un pincelito, o incluso un palillo, tracen una línea justo a la mitad del punto, para darle la forma característica. 

No añadan top coat al final, porque arruinaría el efecto de la base. 

Quiero agradecerle a Pam por honrarme al invitarme a hacer un post para su blog ❤️ Como algunas de ustedes habrán notado, entré en hiatus por un par de meses y no se me podría haber ocurrido una mejor forma de regresar que esta. Te adoro, mi pea!

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Thank you so much Dani! Its a wonderful design! I love you too! 
I wanna thank all the nail artists involved in the 12 Days of Christmas series. I was looking forward to see this little project happening and I couldnt be happier! I love each and everyone of you! And you, the readers, too!
With love,

Muchas gracias Dani!! Es un diseño hermoso! Te quiero!
Quiero agradecer a todas las nail artist involucradas en los post de 12 Days of Christmas.  Estaba muy emocionada de ver como se hacía realidad este pequeño proyecto y no podría estar más feliz! Las quiero a todas y cada una de ustedes. Y a ustedes, los lectores, tambien!
Con amor,

~Pam

12 Days of Christmas: Day 11, Judy [@judyrox]

It's day 11 and I can't believe we are almost over! Today, Judy (@judyrox on IG) is the guest and what she created is amazing! I've admired her style for a long time, so I'm so glad to have her here!

Es el día 11 y no puedo creer que ya casi terminamos! Hoy, Judy (@judyrox en IG) es la invitada lo que ha creado es maravilloso! He admirado su estilo por mucho tiempo y estoy muy contenta de tenerla aquí hoy!

Hi everyone!!

I'm Judit from Judyrox (instagram.com/judyrox) and I'll be doing the guest post here today! :) I can't be more happy!!! 

First, I want to thank Pam for asking me to do this!! Thank you gorgeous!! It has been an honour for me to do this design for your 12 Days of Christmas Series.

I hope you all like my Christmas-y nails!! 

I used 2 coats of Essie Cocktails & Coconuts for the base. Essie describes it as subtle, shimmering warm sand...it's the subtle gole shimmer what makes this polish a must have. I love nudes and trust me, this one is gorgeous! 

The red in my accent nail is IsaDora Gel Nail Lacquer 225 True Love. A very vibrant and beautiful shade! 

If you know me, you'll probably already know  that I love doing designs that involve lines, dots and tribals. That's what I enjoy the most so I decided to do a Christmasy design adjusting it to my style.

I used acrylic paint for the details, a very thin brush for the lines and a dotting tool.

If you all liked my design, feel free to visit my account and say hello!  :)

Best wishes!

Xoxo

How beautiful is that! Judy definitely incorporated her style to her Christmas design <3 Thank you so much Judy! And thanks everyone, tomorrow is the last of the 12 Days of Christmas, make sure to check it out! Lots of love,

Que hermoso!! Judy definitivamente incorporó su propio estilo en su diseño navideño <3 Muchísimas gracias Judy! Y gracias a todos, mañana es el útlimo de los 12 Days of Christmas, dense una vueltita por aquí! Besos y abrazos,

~Pam

12 Days of Christmas: Day 10, Deborah [@lovevarnish]

Hello my dearest! Today is the 10th day of the 12 Days of Christmas series and Deborah from www.lovevarnish.com is the guest for the day! I've been reading her blog for a long time now, two years, maybe? And then I followed her on IG (@lovevarnish) and she is so nice and sweet! I'm very happy to have her here today so let's see her manicure!

Hola, mis queridas! Hoy es el décimo día de la serie de posts 12 Days of Christmas y Deborah de www.lovevarnish.com es la invitada de hoy! He estado leyendo su blog por mucho tiempo, dos años, quizá? Y luego la seguí en IG (@lovevarnish) y es tan linda y agradable! Estoy muy contenta de tenerla aquí hoy así que veamos su mani!

Hi loves! My name is Deborah, and I am one of the bloggers from Love. Varnish, chocolate and more... It's such an honor to have been asked by Pamela to do a guestpost for her, since she's one of my favorite bloggers ^^.  I'll admit I had a bit of a hard time coming up with a look for this post because the others already did such fabulous work, but I think I did good.

Because these guestposts are part of a 12 days of Christmas series, I decided to use a beautiful red shade to start with. It's Cirque Colors The Devil Wears Cirque, the perfect red creme that glides on effortlessly in 2 coats. After it dried I grabbed both OPI L.A.M.B. from the Gwen Stefani collection, and Cirque Colors Memento Mori, a very opaque black creme. This look will stand out perfectly against a black party dress!

For this particular look you'll want your base to be absolutely dry. Otherwise you'll dent it and the results aren't as pretty. Now, take the accent color you want to use (I started with the OPI) and wipe the brush as clean as possible. Don't worry, there will still be polish clinging on to it! Use the "dry" brush and brush it over the red base in short strokes. It'll give a distressed look because the brush will skip a bit on the surface! Now, take your second accent color and repeat the process. After I did a round with black, I used the gold again to put on some extra sparkle. Use topcoat to seal in your design and you are done!

Well, hopefully you enjoyed this look, if you want to see more designs please feel free to visit my blog or follow on Instagram!

This is so perfect for Christmas Eve! Abstract nail designs are always my favorite <3 Thank you so much Deb! And thank you all as always! Only 2 more posts of the 12 Days of Christmas series, I hope you enjoy them! Love,

Esto es perfecto para Nochebuena! Los diseños abstractos son siempre mis favoritos <3 Muchas gracias, Deb! Y gracias a todos como siempre! Solo quedan 2 posts de los 12 Days of Christas, espero que los disfruten! Con cariño,

~Pam

12 Days of Christmas: Day 9, Anutka [@wackylaki]

Hello everyone! The guest of the day is Anutka! I've been following Anutka's blog for a loooong time ago, pretty much since I started doing nail art. I've always admired her and her blog & nail art which is why I am so honored to have her here today! Let's see what she created! I bet is amazing!

Hola hola! La invitada del día es Anutka! He seguido su blog por muuucho tiempo, casi desde que empecé con el nail art. Siempre he sentido admiración por ella y por su blog y nail art por lo que estoy muy honrada de tenerla aquí hoy! Veamos que creó, apuesto que será asombroso!

Hi Everyone! My name is Anutka from the blog Wacky Laki. I'm so excited to be guest posting today on this beautiful blog. I have been following Pamela on Instagram for quite a while and really admire her style so I was honored when she asked me to participate in this 12 Days of Christmas guest post event.

I wanted to create something playful which got me thinking about the white winters of my childhood, the snowball fights and of course that meant mittens to keep my hands warm. You know, the kind attached together with an elastic band and threaded through the sleeves. The kind that parents tried to make sure were impossible to loose, but we still somehow managed. Those very mittens are hanging out on my finger tips today...

For the bells and mittens, I created decals (aka. reverse stamping) by stamping the pattern from Bundle Monster plate BM-H03 using Maybelline Bold Gold. I colored them in using red acrylic paint. When the decals where dry and ready to use, I applied them over the very sparkly and ultra holo glitter filled base of Glam Polish Polar Lights...

I really like this pattern of bells and mittens. Plus, somehow from a distance they look like cookies to me...

I would like to say a big thank you again to Pamela for hosting me here today. I had a lot of fun creating this manicure and I hope you enjoyed it! I would love to know what you think of it!

Thanks for looking!

Anutka :)

That's amazing! Look at those tiny little mittens! And the color combo, I love it!!!<3 Thank you so much Anutka!!! And thank you for your visit! We're getting closer to the end but I hope you're enjoying it just as much as I am! Lots of love,

Qué increíble! Vean esos guantecitos chiquitos! Y la combinación del color, me encanta!! <3 Muchas gracias, Anutka! Y gracias por su visita! Nos estamos acercando al final, pero espero que lo estén disfrutando tanto como yo! Besos y abrazos, 

~Pam