Tuesday, June 18, 2013

TPC - Round 13: Golden Leaves

Why golden? Because one can't simply wear green.
And why not? Well, because...

It's Tri-Polish Challenge all over again! :) hehehe
This month's colous are red, pink and purple. I cheated a bit and chose a lilac instead but that's because it's always purple this, purple that and I wanted lilac - lilac is just a tad lighter shade of purple, after all :)

Anyway, partners in crime for this month are:
Red - Inocos Estrelícia
Pink - Nails Inc. Kensington Palace Gardens
Purple - Linda Johansen Lilac Lilly

I also took the chance to use the also allowed extras:
White: Kiss SPA02 White
Gold: Beauty UK Glam Nails Aztec

And here's what I came up with, using those babies:










Roses over stripes over a gradient! :)
I did the gradient using the pink and the purple for the tips, over which I then added a couple of white stripes.
To top it all I drew a rose in - the highlights are done using the same pink of the background, and the leaves just had to be golden as green is not in this month's colours ;)













You can tell I've been trying to go with new angles with my photos, right? I want to keep it interesting for you :)
This last one was inspired by a rather sweet and talented blooger: Paulina.
Thank you for inspiring me in getting my photography better and better, hun <3






I'm so proud of this mani - it came out just the way I imagined it and, if i may say so, without sounding cocky, it came out sooooo pretty :D

Let me know if you agree down below in the comment section and don't forget to check all the other lovely designs! :)


Hugs & Kissies,
Mina *

44 comments:

  1. Such a pretty mani! This is really a great idea for summer - and the gradient looks perfect with the stripes and the roses (:

    - xx

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    1. So happy you find it pretty too! :) Thank you so much for your comment, Simone ;)

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  2. Loving this, especially with the subtle gradient underneath it all!

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    1. Yeyyy! I'm so happy with how the gradient turned out it's actually great to hear you liked it too! :D

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    1. Thank you so much, Emma, for such a nice comment! :)

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    1. Awww, Claire! Thank you so, so much! And welcome to your first TPC! heheh :D

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  5. So gorgeous! As usual... I absolutely have to replicate this mani once! btw your nails are stunning!

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    1. Natalia, that's such a great compliment!! :D
      Thank you so much - I'd love to see this on your gorgeous nails ;)

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  6. So gorgeous. It has gradient, stripes, roses and it's .... well ... pink! So lovely :-D

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    1. hehehe - indeed! :)
      Thank you so much, sweetie**

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  7. Very elegant! Love these nails very much!

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    1. So happy you think of them as elegant! :D
      Thank you so much, Anastasia**

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  8. Very neat, pretty!

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  9. Red roses are so beautiful and you're right your manicure is sooo pretty )

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    1. Awww, Irmak, that's so sweet of you - thank you so much! :D

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  10. very pretty :)

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  11. Unbelievable! You did such a good job with those roses - I thought for sure they were stamped, but you did them freehand?! Wow. :)

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    1. Awww... thank you for such an awesome comment! You sure made me smile! They were freehanded, yes and it's good to know I'm getting better at it, thank you ;)

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  12. This looks gorgeous Mina!! I love love love it!! And i love the colours you chose... and lilac is technically still a purple! :p

    I am getting excited seeing everyone's manis for TPC only to realize that the two manis I prepped last night are using JULY's colours!! I guess I got excited seeing two blues on the list!

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    1. Thank you so, so much, Hetal! Yey for lilacs! ;)
      And nevermind mixing the month's colours, 'cause your mani today was super gorgeous! I loved it to bits**

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  13. These are gorgeous! I honestly thought the roses were stamped from the thumbnail. :P

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    1. Wow, another great compliment! :) Thank you so much, Iroshi, for such a sweet comment!**

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  14. These are absolutely stunning! LOVE them.

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    1. Thank you so much for your nice comment, Cazzy :) Happy you liked them! **

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    1. Thank you so much, Eva! :)
      Really glad you liked them**

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  16. adoro rosas, e essas estão perfeitinhas, faz um dia com fundo azul céu e rosas cor de rosa, sim??? adoro de morte!

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    1. Awwww, obrigada, Jael!
      E é uma óptima ideia! Quando fizer umas assim, serás a primeira a saber! ;)

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  17. Gorgeous mani!
    And you did a really good job with the photos too. ^^ **

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    1. Yeyyyy! Thank you for such a cool compliment, Raquel! :D
      Really happy you liked them! **

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  18. Yay!! always love rose manis and this is beautiful Mina :D xx

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    1. You're the rose master, Char! ;)
      So great you liked these **

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  19. Wow, I love this, so cute and bright!!!

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    1. Thank you so much, really happy you like them! :D

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  20. Wow, i loved the ombre, loved the stripes, loved the roses, loved the leaves...all in all I loved the design....... :) <3

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    1. Yeyyyy! Your nice comment just made me smile. Thank you so much, Divya**

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  21. So clever, I think I'm gonna try it :)

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    1. Wow! That's such a great compliment, Silvia, thank you so much!!! :D

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