Showing posts with label Blue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue. Show all posts

Eyeko - Indigo Polish

Friday, November 26, 2010
Good afternoon all! I'm glad the weekend started for me and I'm really looking forward to relaxing. Yesterday I already did some relaxing - tanning and swimming - but the weekend is always something different. It has some kind of different vibe? I don't know how to explain.

A while back I ordered polishes from Eyeko and they're all really nice. The one I'm showing you today is the Indigo Polish for Sultry Nails.

Eyeko Indigo Polish

Indigo Polish is a dark blue shimmer. I have nothing else to say about it, it's just what it is. There are a lot of blue shimmers in this world and this one is pretty nice but certainly not unique.

I needed two coats to reach opaqueness and applying it was fine. Eyeko polishes are somewhat thicker but because they're well pigmented I can't be bothered that much. Besides, we can always use our best friend the polish thinner!

You can buy Indigo Polish on the Eyeko website for €4.00 but pay attention to the sets they're also selling: it's cheaper and the sets are nice.

I hope you all have a nice weekend and thanks for stopping by! :-)
Michelle

Rescue Beauty Lounge - Scrangie

Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Hello everyone! Today I am going to show you a polish that is very wanted by a lot of polish fanatics all around. This polish is designed by Scrangie and is released in 2009. Some time after this one being released it sold out it popped up on eBay for ridiculous prizes and I decided this was something I wanted but not needed. When RBL decided to bring back Scrangie I had the opportunity of getting it and now it's mine. Ha!

RBL Scrangie

Scrangie describes this polish as medium blue-based purple with green iridescence and green microshimmer. It's sparkly, duochrome and it has a very pretty glow to it.

I'm not sure about the application. I've applied this a couple of times and it seems to be different every time I try it. It doesn't suck to apply it, not at all, but sometimes it seems the polish is more droopy than it is on other days. Strange? Very! I needed three coats for Scrangie to become opaque which is good and the drying time is normal.

RBL Scrangie

RBL Scrangie is still available on their website for $18.

What's your take on this pretty purple? Would you get it for $18 or is it just too much for you?

Take care and thanks for visiting!
Michelle

OPI Designer Series - Glamour

Monday, November 22, 2010
Hi all! The weather was great yesterday, when I woke up the sun was shining and kept shining the whole day. In fall and winter I appreciate these sunny days much more - not only because it really lights up my mood, the sun is a great source of light for pictures. I think everyone is familiar with the craptastic pictures you make when the lighting is low but thankfully this wasn't the case yesterday. One thing that comes to my mind when the sun is shining is holographic polish. I think most holographic polishes are bland and boring without the sun, the sparkles must be seen and therefore I decided to rock OPI DS Glamour yesterday.

OPI Desiger Series Glamour

OPI DS Glamour is a medium blue holo. The blue is very intense, even in the shade (like pictured above) it isn't boring at all. The holographic effect is scattered and not as intense as the Nfu.Oh holo's but dude - who can refuse a gorgeous blue polish like this one?

OPI Designer Series Glamour

I know, I said not as intense, but Glamour really shows the holo great.

Applying this one was easy, I like my DS polishes because the formula is good: not too thin but certainly not too thick. Very easy to manage. I'm wearing two coats without a top coat. Top coat tends to make the holo a little less vibrant but to be honest, the one time I did apply top coat on Glamour I didn't notice the difference. Drying time is fast.

OPI Designer Series Glamour

I was lemming this one for aaaaages. Finally there was an opportunity of getting it and not pay ridiculous amounts of bucks for it and now I can call myself the proud owner of Glamour. It's absolutely in my favourites because why would a sucker for blues like myself not like Glamour?!

What is your favourite holographic polish?
Michelle

Barry M Gift Set

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Good evening everyone! A few days ago before I went to bed I noticed an email popping up that informed me that there was a new product available: the Barry M gift set. Now maybe I'm the only one but when I see the words 'limited' and 'edition' my heart starts racing and even more when I see the price is very reasonable. Of course I couldn't let this one go!

Barry M Gift Set

This Gift Set contains 4 shades of pretty nail polishes. They're all limited edtions. Two of the shades are exclusive to the set but I haven't figured out which two so if you can enlighten me, please do. The names aren't spectacular and even a little bit.. Lame. Why? They're all called "Limited Edition 029" with the addition of A, B, C and D. Now how's that for naming a polish! :o)

The colours are nice. It contains a bright medium pink creme, a coral creme, a medium blue creme and a burgundy shimmer.

Barry M Limited Edition Pink

I decided to try the colour I dislike to most to wear first and of course that is the pink. I never thought I'd say this about pinks but just like the Eyeko Punk Polish I have to admit: these pinks are too darn awesome. They're not sweet and girly, they're hot!

Application was good! The formula is on the thin side but definitely not unmanageable, I kind of liked it. I'm wearing two coats and the finish is very glossy, really liking that. I hope this one doesn't start to thicken up like my other Barry M polishes did, it's always kind of a let down when this happens but I'm praying and let's all pray with me!

Barry M Limited Edition Pink with Stripes

The stripes are made with the medium blue polish from this gift set and with my friend the striper brush. I like the combination of pink and blue.

I bought my gift set at Alice and Jo's Havesentials for €12,50. Not a bad price eh? The gift set is also available on the Barry M site for £9.99. Not only do I think this gift set is nice to receive as a gift, it's also fun to buy it for yourself.

What do you think of gift sets like these?
Michelle

OPI Designer Series - Magic

Monday, November 8, 2010
Good afternoon everyone! Today I want to show you one of the two new Designer Shades from OPI. They brought out these two for fall and even though they're not the most unique shades around, they sure are pretty. I was in doubt to buy Magic because I thought I had similar shades in my stash but in the end I'm happy I got it, it's a nice addition.

OPI Designer Series Magic

Magic is a sparkly darker blue with a strong purple tone in it. At first I thought it looked a bit like OPI INK but this one is way more sparkly, glittery and has a stronger hint of blue. What I love about this one is that it also flashes purple on the nail. I had serious issues with capturing this but it really is there and it just shifts constantly from blue to purple. Application was good and I'm wearing three coats. Drying time was also fast.

OPI Designer Series Magic

I think Magic is very close to Orly's Lunar Eclipse. I'm not sure about that but I will compare these for myself once, curiosity always wins it from my wallet!

How do you feel about Magic? And what about the other one, Radiance? I might have to get that one too, it looks gorgeous on swatches. I'm such a sucker for silver sparkly stuff.

Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle

Catrice Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans! & Matt Top Coat

Monday, November 1, 2010
Hi all! A little more than one week ago I posted about new Catrice products that will be available in November and today I want to show you two additions of their nail assortment. Catrice releases three new colours and also brings out a top coat to mattify your polish - very exciting because I love matte and I needed a new one so this one came right on time!

Catrice Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!

This is Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!, an instant favourite for me. It's a deep dark blue creme with light blue glitter. The glitters aren't super noticeable, they do jump out when the sun shines, but in other light it's very subtle. I also feel that the blue is somewhat dusty, it's not that in your face blue.

Application was fine, the formula was a little thicker than I'm used to when it comes to Catrice polishes but it didn't bother me. Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans! is well pigmented, I needed two coats and it was all opaque (and even!). The polish dries quickly but I do think it needs a top coat, it got a little dull after it dried. I feel that Catrice has brought another fab polish to their line and the price, €2.49, makes it too good not to buy it.

Catrice Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans! with Catrice Matt Top Coat

Of course I had to try the new Matt top coat over this one. It works good! The brush did pick up colour so when you're done using you should clean the brush but man, for a price of €1.99 with this result I couldn't care less about cleaning brushes. I did a little comparison for you:

Catrice Matt Comparison with China Glaze Matte Magic

I've compared the Catrice Matt top coat with the one I used before, China Glaze Matte Magic. As you can see Matte Magic leaves me with white flecks on my nails. All my matte top coats did that after a certain point, even when I clean everything after using, so I will have to wait out and see if the Catrice does that but so far it has behaved itself.

Catrice Matt and China Glaze Matte Magic give the same result, there's no need for us Dutchies (and Europeans) to buy the more expensive polishes now! Comparing the prizes is kind of ridiculous: Catrice gives you 12ml for €1.99 and China Glaze gives you 9.6ml for ± €4.50 to €7.00 (note: when ordered in the US and web shop prizes. I haven't included shipping costs.) Soooo, if the Catrice keeps me happy for the upcoming months I'll definitely repurchase it because now I'm fully satisfied with it.

So, what's your take on the new Catrice polishes? Happy with this addition?
Michelle

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OPI - Glacier Bay Blues

Saturday, October 30, 2010
Hey everyone! How is everyone's weekend so far? Hopefully you'll get some time to relax and reload your energy for the start of the new week. I have been cleaning my Helmer again - I do this once a week but today my cleaning was more thoroughly and I stumbled upon a few polishes I forgot about. One of them was this one, OPI Glacier Bay Blues.

OPI Glacier Bay Blues

Glacier Bay Blues is an old OPI, it comes from the 2004 Canadian Collection, but it isn't that hard to find. There are some bottles to be found on eBay and apparently there are a few etailers that sell this one (but I don't have experience with any of them). Enough about this, let's go on to the colour!

Glacier Bay Blues is a blue based shimmery duochrome. When the light changes the polish changes with you, giving you purple and teal flashes. It's very pretty (and hard to photograph haha).

OPI Glacier Bay Blues

Application was okay. I like the new OPI formula more than this old one but it isn't a pain in the ass to apply. I needed four coats for this one to be opaque and I know that I use really thin coats but this is kind of... meh! I will layer this one in the future, I am already thinking of pretty combo's with OPI DS Fantasy and Misa On the Edge.

By the way! If you dislike the big brushes that OPI now has you should definitely look out for these older ones, the brush is small and will be easier to handle for some.

OPI Glacier Bay Blues

I have to say that this one is gorgeous in the bottle. GORGEOUS. Even better when it's on the nail, I could stare at it the whole day and see the colours shift. Very cool.

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Michelle

Quick note: I will tell you the winners of the giveaways the upcoming week!

Nfu.Oh #65

Friday, October 29, 2010
Morning everyone! I was planning to do some swatching yesterday afternoon but work took a little longer than expected. While I was looking through my nail pictures, to see if I might had something to share, I saw pictures of Nfu.Oh #65. I've never showed this one, how wrong is that?! Meet my favourite holo!

Nfu.Oh #65

Nfu.Oh #65 is a blue holo, not really really blue but more a toned down baby blue. I've showed you some before but because blue is my favourite colour, this is my favourite one. Nfu.Oh is absolutely the Queen of holographic polishes. I can't really describe how frigging cool they are, it's something you just have to see for yourself.

I've applied Nfu.Oh #65 with the Nfu.Oh Aqua Base and if you're into holo's I think this base coat is a good buy for you. You won't be disappointed because the base makes it much easier to apply holographic polishes, leaving you with a smooth finish and absolutely no bald spots. The top coat also works perfectly fine with normal polishes.

Nfu.Oh #65

Pfew! Isn't that awesome?!

I got my Nfu.Oh #65 and the Aqua Base from NailXL. They ship within Europe, if you have questions you can always contact the owner. Another web shop I have good experience with is Viis, an Estonian web shop that also ships internationally.

What's your thought of these holographic polishes? Do you like them or think it's too much?
Take care and thanks for stopping by!
Michelle

Jaws

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Hey everyone! Do you all remember the Jaws movies? I think you do because when I was little there was nothing more scary than that big white shark (well, Pennywise the clown was scarier, but shh). Jaws actually made me not want to go into the sea - ever. When I'm enjoying my day at the beach I'll never go further then my knees into the water. It's just really scary because I do not know what's beneath me. Now I'd like to leave my crazy personal traits here and show you my manicure. Yesterday I was watching Jaws and I thought it would be nice to make a Jaws manicure.

Jaws Nail Art Design

First I painted my nails with Misa On the Edge. I took out my sponge and sponged my nails with Zoya Robyn, leaving 1/3 from the tip as my base colour. After that I mixed Zoya Robyn with H&M Love at First Sight and sponged the tip. That is my base, the ocean.

When my base was dried I wanted to start drawing. I used a striper brush for everything unless I tell you otherwise. Here's what I used:

Pinky: Shark Attack
I sponged the pool of blood with Eyeko Saucy. After that I drew a shark fin with a striper brush and used Orly Mirror Mirror. I shaded the fin with a mix of Ciaté Vintage and H&M Love at First Sight.

Ring: Shark
This is how we know Jaws! First I created the outline of the shark using Orly Mirror Mirror. I left out space for the mouth and coloured the shark. The mouth is coloured with Diamond Cosmetics I'm Raven About You. After doing the mouth I shaded the shark using Ciaté Vintage and H&M Love at First Sight. I've also mixed these colours for a little more depth. When done shading I created the teeth with H&M Love at First Sight. Don't forget the eyes! Mine are done with the tip of the striper brush and Diamond Cosmetics I'm Raven About You.

Middle: Eek! A Shark!
The swimmer is made with a mix of Barry M Mushroom, H&M Love at First Sight and Hard Candy Splendid. His hair colour is Barry M Mushroom. Behind him is a shark fin that is made the way I made the shark fin on my pinky. I've added a little bit H&M Love at First Sight around the fin and the swimmer, it just gives a little more movement.

Index: Jaws
The Jaws logo is made with Eyeko Saucy. I've added a shark biting the logo. The colour of the gums is China Glaze Something Sweet and the teeth are made with H&M Love at First Sight. The sharks skin is a mix of Ciaté Vintage, Orly Mirror Mirror and H&M Love at First Sight.

Jaws Nail Art Design

After feeling like Bob Ross for one hour I was finally done and topped it off with China Glaze Fast Forward. I really like the shark, my dad didn't believe that I made that one so that was pretty funny. Now I want to make more stuff on my nails like this but it takes so long, I'm not that patient, darn!

Thanks for visiting and have a nice day!
Michelle

I love you, Blue

Monday, October 11, 2010
Good evening all! Today I wanted to do some stripes but as you all know I always come up with the same stripe design. The lines are always vertical. Not that I mind, not at all, but sometimes I feel so cheesy doing the same thing over and over again. That's why I decided to do something different with my beloved striped design: I got myself striped, diagonal and in my favourite colour. Now how's that for a change?! ;-)

Blue Stripes Nail Art Design

My base colour is Zoya Robyn, a polish that is in my closet for a loooong time. I finally picked it out today and wasn't disappointed! It's a very pretty bright blue creme and it applied good. I'm wearing three coats. After that I took out OPI Absolutely Alice, the famous blue and gold glitter polish, and started putting on stripes on my nails. These stripes are made freehand with a striper brush - everyone should own one! They are very handy when you want to put stripes on your nails.

Blue Stripes Nail Art Design

I topped it off with China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat. It evened out this manicure quite good so I was happy with that, I hate it when I feel uneven bits on my nails.

Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle

Misa Meets CND

Saturday, October 9, 2010
Good morning everyone! Today I have another meeting between two pretty polishes and one of them is a CND effect. Last time I was already raving about Sapphire Sparkle and now I'm going to rave about this one, Copper Shimmer.

Misa On the Edge CND Copper Shimmer

The colour I have used as my base colour is Misa's On the Edge, a gorgeous blue creme. It's one of my favourite blues and it's opaque in two coats. On top of that I added CND's Copper Shimmer which really isn't more than - yes, you've guessed it right - a copper shimmer!

I love it. It's so glowy and shiny and pretty and oooooh wow!

Misa On the Edge CND Copper Shimmer

I guess that from now on I'll also be a CND Effects craver. I have no experience with their regular polishes but I've ordered some and I'm very excited to try them. If they are like this, well, I'm very pleased! What are you experiences with CND (Effects & Colours)?

Have a nice weekend!
Michelle

Eyeko - Pastel Polish

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Eyeko Pastel Polish

Hi guys! Recently Eyeko released two new polishes and today I'm showing you one. They're both limited edition and I was very excited to try them because I'm kind of an Eyeko fan. Not only do I love the pigmented polishes, the bottles are also very adorable.

Today I want to show you the Pastel Polish for Nice Nails. This is, like Punk Polish, a re-release so some of you might know this one. Pastel Polish is a baby blue with tiny blue shimmer, creating a blue flash on the nail. It isn't unique but it is nice and very subtle.

Eyeko Pastel Polish

I was disappointed with the application. Some Eyeko polishes are thick and need a drop of thinner but are not that hard to work with. This however... It's not only thick, it's also streaky. It's hard to build this one up and I needed four coats for an even result. I've read peoples experiences with the first release of this one and those weren't good either. It's too bad they didn't changed the formula because it really is a nice polish.

If you're interested in getting this one just because you can or missed out on it the first time (and maybe because the LE is screaming to you: BUY ME!) you should definitely look on Eyeko's website. Tons of goodies!

Any experience with the Pastel Polish? Thinking of getting it?
Have a great weekend!
Michelle

Halloween Themed: Graveyard

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Good afternoon all! I have a themed nail art for you today, something I really enjoy doing. Because it's almost October I thought it was fun to start off with something for Halloween.

Halloween Themed Nail Art Graveyard Design

When I think of Halloween I think of spooky and scary things so I decided to go for a graveyard. This really was an easy design, I wanted to make a tutorial but I did this in the evening so it was too dark for pictures so I might do this some other time.

First off I started by painting my nails with Misa On the Edge, a gorgeous dark blue. I wanted it to look like night time and a little foggy so I decided to sponge a little. I used Misa On the Edge, H&M Love at First Sight and OPI DS Fantasy for this. After that I topped it with Essie Silver Bullions.

Halloween Themed Nail Art Graveyard Design

Second part of this manicure, using black and create outlines for the graveyard. I used a black striper but this is probably easier when you use a nail art pen. After creating these, you can colour them in. I didn't want it to be perfectly neat because with the black and blue a little mixed it looks like it's being lit by the moon or something, I think it's a nice little touch. The ghosts are created with a white striper.

Creating a tiny graveyard is fun, you can add pretty much everything you want. I added trees, different tombstones, crows and ghosts.

Halloween Themed Nail Art Graveyard Design

When you're done with the graveyard just top it off with a top coat and you're done!

Are you creating something special on your nails for Halloween?
Michelle

Nfu.Oh #51

Thursday, September 23, 2010
Morning guys! Today I want to show you a polish that is widely praised, Nfu.Oh #51.

Nfu.Oh #51

Nfu.Oh #51 is a purple based polish filled with pretty flakies. This polish has many faces: the flakies change from red to green to blue to gold and so on. You can see a little bit of this action in the bottle - and a teeny tiny bit on my nails.

On it's own #51 is a brighter purple. I like it but I think it looks better when layered over a darker polish. I've layered #51 over Collistar Viola Glitter, awesome combination! I used two coats of Viola Glitter and one coat of #51 (wish I did two, the pictures are a little mwehhh when it comes to the gorgeousness of the polish).

Nfu.Oh #51

Now, the fun part. My birthday is coming up and I love Nfu.Oh as a brand so I want to share some of the fun with you guys! :-) I'm giving away one brand new bottle of Nfu.Oh #51. If you want to win this, here are the rules:
- You have to be a follower of my blog (I check)
- Fill in the form below!

This giveaway is closed!

Good luck everyone and thanks for visiting! :-)
Michelle

U.M.A. - Arctic Blue

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
U.M.A. Arctic Blue United Makeup Artists Nail Polish

Morning guys! When this post goes up I'll be working for the first day in a long while and I hope I enjoy haha.

U.M.A. stands for United Makeup Artists and is a brand we stumbled upon during one of our German shopping trips. We've never heard of the brand but looking at the bottles (cute!) we decided to buy a few. Unfortunately I can't remember the price but I believe it was pretty fair, otherwise I'd never buy a mini size polish. I think it has the same size as the OPI mini's, which is 3.75ml but U.M.A. doesn't have it listed so I'm really not sure. U.M.A. polishes are B3F, huge plus for me! I never understand why companies still use those crap chemicals because in my mind it isn't necessary to use them at all.

U.M.A. United Makeup Artists Arctic Blue layered over China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-Le

I've layered Arctic Blue over China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-Le. Arctic Blue is very sheer and I didn't see why I should try to build it so I didn't. I already used three coats over Secret Peri-Wink-Le, so go figure haha.

Arctic Blue is, despite being super sheer, quite pretty. It has a sheer lavender base that is stuffed with greenish and blueish golden glitters, giving this polish a gorgeous depth in the bottle. On the nails it translates to gold glitters and giving Secret Peri-Wink-Le a lavender sheen. It's pretty but dang, I want this polish to be opaque!

For more information about U.M.A. you can check out their website. They also offer nail art pens, stamping kits and nail art supplies such as beads and stickers, very fun. I do remember though I found these nail art stuff a little too expensive, I can't remember prices though. I believe this brand is only available in Germany but if that isn't so, please let me know!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your Tuesday!
Michelle

FingerPaints - Easel-y Entertained

Thursday, September 16, 2010
Hey guys! Yesterday I showed you Borghese Stellar Notte, a polish that I got from dear Karrie, and today I'm also showing you a polish she gave me! After I finished up the post about Stellar Notte, the mailman arrived and gave me a the second swap box, full of goodies! The ones that follow me on twitter have seen what's in it and for the ones who haven't seen it, it will be a surprise. I'm really happy with every single item that was in the box and I'll be showing you lots of new things. :-)

FingerPaints Easel-y Entertained

This is Easel-y Entertained from FingerPaints, a brand I've never tried before. The bottle looks really good to me, very simple (I like it when things are simple). Easel-y Entertained is a blue (plus a teeny tiny hint of purple - not 'blurple' though) glitter in a clear base but that's not all... No! It also contains silver glitter, not as much as the blue glitter, but it's definitely noticable.

FingerPaints Easel-y Entertained

This is Easel-y Entertained in the sun and it isn't that noticable in my picture, it really sparkles! It's absolutely gorgeous. Application was okay, even though it has a clear base it's easily buildable to get an opaque result. I needed three coats and I'm also wearing a top coat because it dries a little bit matte. It dried a little slow but nothing a quick dry top coat can't help!

I am very happy with this one, it reminds me of the night sky in summer. Definitely a shade I'll be wearing a lot, so once again: thanks Karrie! You absolutely know what I like (and you're spoiling me)! :-)

Have a great day everyone and take care!
Michelle

Essence - Denim Wanted Collection

Friday, September 10, 2010
Essence Denim Wanted Limited Edition Fall 2010

Hi guys! Yesterday I showed you the new Catrice collection and today it's time for the new Essence collection, Denim Wanted. Denim Wanted is also limited edition and, like the name tells you, inspired on denim. It's an original theme so let's have a look to see how they've translated denim into polish!

Essence Denim Wanted Limited Edition Fall 2010 High Waist Pink

Meet High Waist Pink, a pink creme that struggles to become a coral! It's bright and bold. I'm wearing three coats.

Essence Denim Wanted Limited Edition Fall 2010 I Love My Jeans

I Love My Jeans is the odd one out: it isn't a creme, it's a black shimmer. At first the shimmer looked silver but it's actually light green and pink shimmer. I'm wearing two coats.

Essence Denim Wanted Limited Edition Fall 2010 My Boyfriend's Jeans

My Boyfriend's Jeans is a dark blue creme. It looks a little dusty. I'm wearing two coats.

Essence Denim Wanted Limited Edition Fall 2010 Fivepocket Grey

Fivepocket Grey is a medium grey creme. Again, I'm wearing two coats.

I miss one - 04 Forever Mine - but when I'm able to find it I'll swatch it and update this post. I hope I will find it though because I haven't seen anything that looked like it even excisted haha.

Overall the collection has nice shades but nothing spectaculair and I don't think the theme is that well noticable. The cremes don't apply the way I'd like them to, they're a little too thick and flood easily. The shimmer on the other hand applies very good. These were all two coaters, except for High Waist Pink and you don't necessarily need top coat. They dry very glossy.

The Essence Denim Collection is available for €1,79. I've bought mine in a Dutch drugstore but I believe that Essence releases this collection through most of Europe. By the way, when you're checking out the polishes make sure you grab the gelliners as well, they're nice!

How do you feel about this collection?
Michelle

Kiko - Sparkle Touch #270

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Kiko Cosmetics Sparkle Touch 270 Aqua Paillettes

Hey all! A few days ago I showed you a polish from Kiko and besides pretty polishes they also have special polishes. These are all called Sparkle Touch (and have a number) and like the others you have to look on the Kiko website to find out what they're called. Sparkle Touch #270 is called Aqua Paillettes and I think this description is quite fitting.

I call them special polishes because the ones I've seen are all perfect for toppers, giving your nail polish that little bit of extra.

Kiko Cosmetics Sparkle Touch 270 Aqua Paillettes

I've layered Aqua Paillettes over black only to show you how the glitters come out. I love to layer polishes like this over colours, giving that extra kick, but sometimes you can't see the glitters like I want you to see it so Diamond Cosmetics I'm Raven About You is the polish for this task.

Aqua Paillettes has a clear base and is stuffed with hexagram glitter and microglitter. The glitter shows blue and green.

Kiko Cosmetics Sparkle Touch 270 Aqua Paillettes

It's really an awesome effect and so simple. There are tons of toppers like this around and they can really spice up an old manicure or a boring polish. I'm liking #270 very much but I'll show you the one I like the most very soon.

What is your favourite glitter topper?
Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle

Nfu.Oh #52

Monday, September 6, 2010
Hi guys! One of my favourite brands is Nfu.Oh, not only because of the polishes they offer and the application, but also because of the adorable bottles. The ones that get the most attention are the flakies and the holo's but there are definitely more polishes that are also great - I will show you some in the future. Today's post is about one of the flakies, #52.

Nfu.Oh #52 over Orly Royal Navy Flakies Blue Green

As you can see Nfu.Oh #52 is a gorgeous deep blue base that is packed with green flakies. I've layered #52 over Orly Royal Navy because these colours seem to match very well, #52 is slightly darker.

I'm showing you Nfu.Oh #52 in the shade. The flakies don't sparkle that much as they do in the sun but they create this amazing depth and I can't keep my eyes off it! I really like the flakies and I love to layer with them so I'll be definitely trying other polish to layer this one. I have used two coats of Orly's Royal Navy and one coat of #52. In the picture it shows my nail line but that isn't showing in real life.

Application wise this also was very easily to apply. The one thing I do look out for is that all the flakies are evenly applied on my nail, but that's more because I'm a neat freak. One tip for removing these: don't swipe the cotton pad towards your cuticle because flakies will get stuck there and you'll find some of them one week after you removed the polish.

I bought my #52 over at NailXL, a Dutch webshop, but there are plenty of shops around that sell Nfu.Oh such as Viis and Fabuloustreet. When you're planning to buy at Fabuloustreet, please read this first. Not to cause any panic but it's always good to know about these things. :-)

What's your favourite Nfu.Oh polish?
Michelle

Striped - Blue!

Friday, August 13, 2010
Striped - Blue

Good morning everyone! Last Sunday I showed you a striped manicure and today I'm showing you another one but with different colours. I'm liking this one a lot more but that might be because blue is my favourite colour.

Striped - Blue

I used MAC Blue India as my base colour, a gorgeous dusty blue. After that I made stripes with China Glaze For Audrey, 2030 and Atlantis. I think these colours combine very well together and this has to be one of my favourite manicures ever. What can I say? - I just really like stripes (and blue!). 

How do you feel about striped manicures like this?
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