Christmas in a Bottle!

Hi all,

Today I have China Glaze's glitter wonder for you: Party Hearty! I wore this last week over OPI Smitten With Mittens and it looks SO festive! I love the glitters.


One coat of China Glaze Party Hearty over OPI Smitten with Mittens with one coat of FFWD topcoat - I was also wearing this as a mani. I love love love this! Aaaaah glitter!! It looks like Christmas threw up on my nails.. Or something. Haha! Party Hearty is a clear base, packed with big red hexagonal glitter, smaller green hex glitter and tiny gold glitters.

If you like glitter, this is a musthave if you ask me! Now if you'll excuse me.. I'm going to stare at the glitter awesomeness. Hope you all have a great Tuesday!

Deborah Lippmann: Ruby Red Slippers

Hi all,

Today I have a recent NOTD for you again! This isn't 'just' a polish, this is one of the most beautiful polishes I've ever seen and I'm not kidding when I say this! I layered it over one of my favorite reds, which gave this stunning look.


Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers, three coats over Chanel Gondola. You don't have to layer it: I wanted to try it over Gondola, but I liked it better when it was darker, so I added more coats. Ruby Red Slippers consists of red hexagonal glitter and fine red glitter in a sheer black base. It gives an amazing look and I loved it! You might need some topcoat though; it dried quite gritty with me and I ended up using two or three coats of topcoat (not pictured in the photo).


Another picture, this time in lower lighting. It looks so glow-y, it's so pretty to look at! I love it.

The only downside was that the polish just fell off my thumb! I was standing in a store and when I reached out to get something from the shelves, I saw the nail polish was completely missing. I didn't even notice it coming off! That was a pretty big bummer. It might be due to the amount of coats in total, so I won't blame Ruby Red Slippers for it now. I'm going to try this again on its own soon :)

Do you own any Deborah Lippmann nailpolishes? If so, which one(s) and which one(s) is your favorite?

Recent Sparkle-y NOTD

Hi all,

A quick NOTD post today. I wore this almost two weeks ago, I think? I loved the look, even though most of my nails were green and I had blue accent nails, but anyhow, it was all sparkle-y hehe.


Orly Enchanted Forest with CND Teal Sparkle on my pinky, middle and index, and OPI Absolutely Alice on my ring fingers (and thumbs, but I don't have a picture of that). I thought it looked pretty nice! I have to admit that I hadn't worn Absolutely Alice till then, so it was about time *hangs head in shame*


I wasn't impressed with the wear of AA though, it fell off both my thumbs on the second day I believe, so no, that was a big downside for me.

I will do a seperate post on Absolutely Alice in the future :)

Ruby Pumps Version 2

Hi all,

As you may have noticed, I started reswatching some of my polishes. I don't like my original pictures, either because my nail shape is butt ugly, the color is a bit off or I didn't capture the finish as good as possible. I'm giving some of my polishes a version 2, to show off their stuff. Today is another one: China Glaze Ruby Pumps. I hate my pictures of this one so much that I almost didn't want to link the older post, but here you go. Let's just say that I now know that my current nail shape fits me better :)

China Glaze Ruby Pumps, three coats in daylight. Ruby Pumps is a gorgeous bright red filled with tons of red glitter in a red base. In my previous post about Ruby Pumps, I wrote that I needed four coats to eliminate vnl. Hm. Maybe I have less to show now, because it was perfectly opaque in three coats!


Nothing has changed in the formula, so I'm still pleased! I prefer wider brushes nowadays so that's a little minus, but it's easy to work with so I needed minor cleanup - just because I'm trying to have a perfect gap, which is mission impossible lol.

What are your thoughts on Ruby Pumps?

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle Reswatched

Hi all,

As you may know, october isn't only breast cancer awareness month, but also depression awareness month. For more information, google "Depression" or you can check out this website. In The Netherlands, Antonie Kamerling committed suicide yesterday after struggling with depression. May he rest in peace.

I decided to pull out my favorite green of all time: China Glaze Emerald Sparkle. I originally posted about this one here, but I don't like how my pics turned out. I don't think I'm completely happy with these either, so you might get to see a take three on it as well!

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, three coats in daylight. I won't go into it too much since I already did a review on this baby, but these pics show the depth of it much better. It's not bumpy like my previous post made it appear, not as gritty. It's completely smooth!

I'm sorry about the lighting in my pictures, the sun decided to pop out on certain moments and the next moment it was dark and raining. Lovely, the weather in The Netherlands!

Application was still good. What more is there to say about this beauty?

Because it's depression awareness month, I added a little green ribbon on my ring finger nail and wore it like this.


Green ribbon made with China Glaze Cherish. I freehanded the ribbon and it turned out alright.. The finish of Cherish shows every bump in the polish haha so it looks a bit wonky.

What's your favorite green polish?

Wet n Wild Night Prowl

Hi all,

Today I have a polish that I got in a swap package from a lovely MUA'er :) Wet n Wild isn't easily available in The Netherlands, although some webshops sell it :)

Wet n Wild Night Prowl, three coats in daylight. Night Prowl is a black base filled with magenta/red based purple glitter. The glitter shows up easily, although some glitter disappears after applying the third coat. The surface isn't completely smooth, but it's not bumpy either. I didn't use a topcoat in this picture and I'm sure that if you use a topcoat, the surface will be completely smooth on this baby.

Application was alright. I'm not really into the skinny brushes and since Wet n Wild has one.. That's a minus on my list. The base was a bit watery, but due to the glitters it was still a bit thick while applying. Drying time was good.

What are your favorites from Wet n Wild? I know Black Creme is an overall favorite because of the stamping, but I wanna know more!

China Glaze Dorothy Who?

Hi all!

Already two days ahead in August.. Whew, time really goes by quickly! Today I have a polish for you that many nail ladies loved from the beginning, but it was in my Helmer for over 6 months before I finally decided to try it. Yikes! Anyway, I tried it and have to admit I was a little disappointed. I will explain why, let's take a look at the pictures first :)

China Glaze Dorothy Who?, five coats in daylight. Dorothy Who? is a gorgeous medium blue glittery polish. It's not truly glitter since it's not bumpy and it appears that the glitters sunk a little in the blue base, so I'd say this is a lighter blue glitter sunk in a blue jelly base. Awesome color, but the opacity of this polish has me worried. It took me five coats to get to this but I still can see a little visible nail line.

Application was easy, the China Glaze brush is a little on the thin side but that's an advantage when you're working with jellylike finishes. Dryingtime was alright.

I did a little konad with a design that I haven't used before:

China Glaze Dorothy Who? stamped with China Glaze Millennium and imageplate M70. The silver stamping gives Dorothy Who even more depth! I like it!

What do you think of Dorothy Who? How many coats do you need for opacity? *worried*

Thanks for stopping by!

China Glaze The Ten Man

Hi all!

How are you doing today? I have one of the China Glaze Wizard Of Ooh Ahz Returns collection again for you; The Ten Man this time.

China Glaze The Ten Man, four coats in daylight. The Ten Man is a frosty silver with tiny silver glitters in it. Very interesting finish! The Ten Man is not really my cup of tea since I'm not really into frosts, but I like the twist with the glitters.

Application was a bit tricky. The polish was a bit runny which caused some cuticle flooding. When I saw that, I tried to be more careful and keep more distance between the polish and my cuticle and everything went alright. Opacity isn't that great; four coats to be opaque and I still have some spots where you can see my nail line.

To spice it up, I did a little konad.

China Glaze The Ten Man stamped with China Glaze Adore and imageplate M60. It's a pretty subtle konad, which I like :) I'm sorry about the quality of this picture but in my better pictures, the konad didn't show up that well so I decided to go with this one.

What do you think of The Ten Man?

Thanks for stopping by!

Nubar Knight's Armor

Hi all!

Today I have a polish for you that I borrowed from Michèle (thanks hun!); Nubar Knight's Armor. I actually ordered it myself, but while I was ordering, it went out of stock. Meh. Anyway, I could play with it a bit so here it is!

Nubar Knight's Armor, two coats in daylight. Knight's Armor has square silver glitter in a black base. It looks alright when applied like this. I expected the glitters to give the polish more dimension, but it doesn't. So, of course, I slapped a coat of matte topcoat on it to see how that would look.

Nubar Knight's Armor, two coats with one coat of Essie Matte About You in daylight. That's better! Somehow the matte topcoats adds depth to it and I'm digging this.

Appliction of Knight's Armor is good. The glitters won't slide everywhere when you're applying it, which is a big plus! The polish dries quickly and was dry before I could take pictures.

That's is for today, dear reader, thanks for stopping by!

Kiko Sparkle Touch

Hi all!

I just realized I didn't even post this one, even though I wore it a couple of weeks ago; shame on me! This is one of the polishes that I picked up when we went polish hunting in Germany. I believe it only has a number, but since there's a sticker on the cap saying 'sparkle touch', I decided to call this post that way :P

Kiko #2 Sparkle Touch, two coats over Ciaté Fun Fair in daylight. Kiko #2 Sparkle Touch is a glitter topper in a clear base that's packed with hex glitter and a few smaller particles. The glitters remind me of fish scales or something.. They flash between pink and aqua, which is kinda cool. I have to add that this looks a bit dull in my pic and it looks way more sparkly irl. It's to sheer to use alone, but could just spice up a slightly boring mani..

Application was good and I didn't have any issues with the drying time. Kiko polishes are available in Italy and in Kiko stores. I believe I only paid € 1,90 for a bottle of 11ml so that's a great deal! I picked up another Kiko that I will be showing you soon as well :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Fuggen Ugly Hot Mess!

Hi all!

A very quick post today with just my NOTD of today. I will do a full review with more (and decent) pics somewhere later this week.

Michèle from Lacquerized was so sweet to order some ManGlazes for me a while ago. Unfortunately, my bottle of Fuggen Ugly would not open! I tried everything, but the bottle was fuggen stuck. I told Marc from ManGlaze and he offered to send me a new bottle ♥!! Talking about great CS :D Anyway, I got my new bottle in yesterday and it opened! So I thought I might as well put it on.

ManGlaze Fuggen Ugly two coats on every nail (with a thin coat of Nubar Diamont) and two coats of Hot Mess on my ringfinger. Ain't that sweet? I'm really diggin' the combination!

That's all for today dear reader, I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday :)

Thanks for stopping by!

OPI Merry Midnight

Hi all!

I hope you all survived the weekend! :) My nails even survived a game of bowling - which I lost, miserably lol. Anyway, today I have one of my favorite OPI's for you: Merry Midnight. Merry Midnight is a part of the OPI Holiday Wishes Collection of Fall/Winter 2009 and this was one of the shades that made polishaddicts go crazy; it wasn't easy for me to find this one but I'm ever so glad I did!

OPI Merry Midnight, two coats over Color Club Electronica (which I will post about soon) in daylight. Since I couldn't get my hands still, these are pretty crappy pictures.. Anyway, Merry Midnight is a gorgeous warm and deep shade of purple with tiny pieces of glitter and flakies. OPI did flakies *squeeeeee*! Flakies, you said? Yes! Let's take a closer look:


Application was good, I didn't have any problems since the polish went on very smoothly. I wore this for a little over three days and I only took it off because I wanted to change my manicure; I didn't have any chips, just the tiniest bit of tipwear.

What do you think of Merry Midnight? Do you think OPI did well with this flakie polish?

Thanks for stopping by!

Models Own Magenta Divine

Hi all!

How are you all today? Are you as tired as I am after only two days of work? I feel like I ran a marathon or something! Anyway, today I have Models Own Magenta Divine for you.

Models Own Magenta Divine, three coats in daylight. Magenta Divine is a clear based magenta glitter. Woah, glitter! It has been a while since I wore this kind of glitter.. Pretty though! Application was fine, I find that glitters have some kind of manual for application. I want the glitters evenly divided on my nails and sometimes glitter just sticks together. I didn't have that issue with this one though!

In the same range as Magenta Divine, there's Emerald City. I own Emerald City as well, so I'll try to swatch it somewhere later this week. I find myself really busy since I started working more, so I can't do my nails as often as I'd like. All will be fine though, I'm sure! I just have to find some kind of rhythm and balance in my life :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Playdate Pics! And OPI Over The Taupe

Hi all!

If you're following me on Twitter, you probably know that it was playdate time yesterday! I met up with Michèle from Lacquerized, Karin from Romika's Nails, Michelle from The Lacquer Files and Natasja. We all brought a ton of polishes (though this wasn't nearly everything we own!) and were dazed with the amount of polish on the table. This is what a playdate with five lacquer ladies looks like:


And from a different angle:

Michèle and Karin actually had their polishes in their Helmers, so they are not even all visible in these pics! Woah! Can you imagine us just staring at all the bottles, not knowing which polish to pick?

We all picked a polish to paint our nails with and since this is my nail blog, what would this post be without a pic of our hands and nails?

Clockwise, starting from the top: Michèle - wearing purple H&M Hello Kitty with Sally Hansen Garnet Lapis, Karin - wearing Milani Hi-Tech, Michelle - wearing Hard Candy Mr Wrong with Hard Candy Breakup on top, Natasja - wearing Orly Cashmere Cardigan and me - wearing OPI Over the Taupe.

I'm wearing OPI Over the Taupe as a NOTD (which I borrowed from Michelle - thanks dearie!! <3 ), but I spiced it up a little with some flowery stickers. I actually have some weird kind of bubbeling in my polish, not regular bubbles but very teeny tiny wobbly parts that look like they lay under the polish. Michèle told me she has the same thing. I have no clue what caused this bubbeling.. Anyway, here are some pics of today's manicure!

OPI Over the Taupe, three coats with one coat of Nubar Diamont and flowery stickers. Over the Taupe is a gorgeous taupe creme. I really like this color! I took advantage of all the bottles on the table and it's no dupe of Eyeko's Taupe Polish, Catrice Lost in Mud or Catrice From Dusk To Dawn. Application was good. The polish was a little watery at first, but it all went well in the end.

A little closeup of my ring finger:

It's just the accent to make the color pop! I really like these stickers. I got them as a freebie with an order at Veelnagels/Veelsieraden, a Dutch etailer.

Dear Michèle, Karin, Michelle and Natasja; I had a great time yesterday and I hope you did too! I'm looking forward to the next playdate (Michèle, hurry up with your date picker! ;) )

Thanks for stopping by!

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

Hi all,

As promised, a post with tons of pictures! I finally wore China Glaze Ruby Pumps last week, after being an untried for ages! I'm a bit ashamed of myself.. Well, on to the pics!

China Glaze Ruby Pumps, four coats. I could have done three, but macro is the source of all evil so I did 4 to eliminate VNL. Ruby Pumps is a gorgeous ruby red polish with awesome glitter. She looks like the red sister of Emerald Sparkle, though I don´t think Ruby Pumps is that much of a jelly. She is gorgeous! Application was very good, the polish dried quickly as well so I don´t have any complaints on this polish.

A picture taken from another angle:

*sings Isn't she lovely* so hot. This picture was taken indoors, without direct lighting.

This is, without question, a musthave! Certainly for red polish lovers.

What do you think of Ruby Pumps? Do you own a bottle of her yourself?

Don't forget to enter my giveaway! The details can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by!

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle

Hi all!

So, first day of the week is over. Did you all survive? I'm going back to work tomorrow so I'll just do a short post before I crash into bed. Short, in text that is. I have lots of pictures of this pretty! I'm late to the party, but since Emerald Sparkle was sold out almost everywhere, I got my bottle just a couple of weeks ago from eBay.

Emerald Sparkle, three coats. I could have done two coats, but I did three because I had to take pictures and the macro mode is evil.. Lol. Emerald Sparkle is a gorgeous green glitter polish. The green glitter is in a darker green base that gives it gorgeous depth. I don't know if I own the 'good' or the 'bad' Emerald Sparkle though, from other pictures it seems to be somewhere in between. Application was great! I was so surprised. Dryingtime was quick, I didn't expect it to be dry so quick. This is definitely a winner for me!

And a little closeup of this beauty:


*insert ooh and aah here*

With so much glitter, it just HAS to be a gorgeous matte as well. So, I applied one coat of Essie Matte About You. This is the result..


This is so hot! I love these kind of polishes matte. It gives a really pretty look, although I like Emerald Sparkle better when she shines :) This is a very deep, dark green. A closeup of the matte prettyness:


Oh so pretty.

And because you all know me, a little Konad to play with!


I used plate M69 and China Glaze Cherish for stamping. China Glaze Cherish is actually a light green polish, but it seems like a matte silver or something. I really like the effect it had in this Konad!

Do you own Emerald Sparkle? If not, buy it! What do you think of this gorgeous polish and the different 'looks' in this post?

Thanks for stopping by!

Quickest Blogpost Ever

Hi all!

This is the quickest blogpost ever, but since my father is celebrating his birthday, I won't have time to post anything bigger than this post today! I have only one picture, but I will edit this post with more pictures because this polish is also gorgeous and deserves more than one pic to show her beauty. Edit: I've uploaded a couple more pictures :)




RBL Frugalista, three coats with one coat of Seche Vite in daylight. Isn't she gorgeous?

Well, I gotta go, cake is calling lol! Hope you all have a nice day and have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm So Excited!!!!!!

Oooooooh ik ben zo hyper!! De pakketjesmeneer stond net aan de deur en had een *prachtig* pakketje voor me! Aan het adres van de afzender kon ik namelijk zien dat het de RBL's zijn die ik in de sale van december had gekocht!

Ooooooh I'm hyperventilating!! The mailman gave me a veeeeery pretty package. I could see the address, so I knew this package contains the RBL's I ordered during the sale in December! They're finally here!

Ik moet mijn enthousiasme even laten wegebben hoor! Jeetje, wat ben ik blij dat ze er uiteindelijk tóch zijn. Het was even spannend! Ik zal laten zien waar ik zo enthousiast over ben door middel van foto's van mijn langverwachte nieuwe lakjes :)

Whew. I need to calm myself down! Jeez, I'm so happy these finally made it! I will show you my long expected polishes by the pictures in this post :)




Look at the size of the box! The RBLs are really tiny!



Frugalista & Locavore



Stormy, Teal & Bruised



Recycle, Orbis Non Sufficit & Scrangie



She put in some extra's: Finger Paints Gallery Glitz and Sinful San Fransisco



Groupshot!

Unfortunately I cannot play with these pretties till friday, so I have to be patient.. I will post swatches as soon as I can!

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed looking at these babies as much as I did ;)

Thanks for stopping by!