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Merry Christmas

Katja Kromann — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 23:51:51 GMT

The snowman is my own design. The santa was seen here.

We just got done baking 411 Christmas cookies yesterday evening.

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S

Dog sleds and chalets sounds like Christmas

Katja Kromann — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:52:26 GMT

Greenish turquoise and red is sort of Christmas-y, right?

I really like how both the turquoise green - OPI My dog sled is a hybrid - and red Essie - Shall we Chalet - go on the nails. The red is even only one coat. Really nice.

Top coat is Out the door.

How to make home made all natural cuticle oil

Katja Kromann — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:25:08 GMT

When I began painting my nails on a more regular basis, I began oiling my cuticles more to make them softer and nicer looking.

I used a commercial brand that claimed to be 'all natural', but it smelled quite a bit which I don't like. So instead I made my own.

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Happy Halloween

Katja Kromann — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:04:09 GMT

This is my Halloween look.

Thumb: Essie Licorice

Index: OPI Alpine snow, Essie Licorice

Middle: OPI Alpine snow, colors: acrylic paint

Ring: OPI Alpine snow, colors: acrylic paint

Pinky: Essie Licorice, OPI Alpine snow, Essie Schall we Chalet

I used dotting tools and this brush set.

I also used Seche Vite for the top coat.

Word inspiration from Every Tuesday

Nail instpiration from CutePolish

and The Nail Trail

Green gray stripe on white nails

Katja Kromann — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:36:02 GMT

This was such a fun design. I created it by putting squares of nail polish onto a zip lock bag and letting it dry. Then I cut it into strips. It is surprisingly difficult to cut even strips by the way, but don't give up. Then I added the strips to my almost dry white base and removed the over flow with acetone. Then sealed it in with top coat.

I gave my index nail some white iridescent glitter.

Oh and you can see here that I am still struggling with getting my cuticles nice enough for their close ups. I am trying different methods, and I think I found one that I really like. I will share it when I have perfected it.

I got the gray and green polishes on my recent trip to Denmark. I have not seen the same brand over here (Depend). If I were to re-create this look, I would instead use this gray and this green polish for a similar result.