Recent NOTD: China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic

Hi all,

How are you doing on this fine but cold Wednesday? It seems like everything is evening out a bit here, I finally took care of my entire room so it looks more like I want it to be :)


China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic, three coats in daylight. I wore Rodeo Fanatic earlier but I thought I'd show it again :) This one never gets boring. The color and the finish are gorgeous and it's one of my favorite China Glaze polishes.

Edit: The network connector thing on my laptop appears to have died, which means that I can't access the internet on my laptop. I hope I (or rather: my dad) can fix it, but it looks like it may take a while and I'm not in the luxury position that I'm able to use another computer every day. I still have my phone, so I can check my email and such, but I think I won't be online as much as I usually am.

Recent Sparkle-y NOTD

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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 :)

CND The Look: Urban Oasis & Teal Sparkle

Hi all!

I'm feeling better, seems like I have a cold or something so I should be alright in a couple of days :) Today I have the present that I gave myself for you: The Fall/Winter set Night Factory with Urban Oasis and Teal Sparkle.

CND Urban Oasis, one coat in daylight. Yes ladies and gentlemen, this is a onecoater! Urban Oasis is a gorgeous teal creme that is awesome in opacity, since it only needs one coat to be fully opaque.

The polish itself is a little on the thick side, only just a little, so the polish is easy to work with and applies smoothly.

But then.. There's an effect in the set as well. It's meant to layer over the colour, so here we go.


CND Urban Oasis with Teal Sparkle on top. Doesn't that look pretty?! The sparkle really compliments the color and the particals show op really good.


Bonus pic because it's so pretty ;)

I have one little note though. I own Jade Sparkle as well, which has a rubber cap, but the two polishes in the set both have plastic caps. I love the rubber caps because they make polishing the nails easier so I hope it's only the set that has plastic caps. I'm a big fan of rubber caps so I hope they keep those!

Overall: I really love this set and have to compliment myself on the awesome gift (hehe). I can see Urban Oasis becoming one of my go-to colors because it's opaque and dries quickly. I already used the Effect on another polish and it looks just as pretty as over Urban Oasis :)

Barielle A Bouquet For Ava

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Today I have another Barielle for you. I think they have some really nice colors and this one fits in that category perfectly.

Barielle A Bouquet For Ava, two coats in daylight. Please imagine this more green - the green in the polish was a bit camerashy. A Bouquet For Ava is a gorgeous teal creme that leans mostly to the blue side, but the green is definately visible.

Application on this one was good. The other Barielles that I tried were a bit thick, but this one had a nice formula and dried pretty quickly.

What do you think of A Bouquet For Ava? If you have some Barielle(s) yourself, which one is your fave?

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China Glaze DV8

Hi all!

Whew it's getting hot in The Netherlands! Hot and sunny means.. Holographic polishes! They look stunning in sunlight and for this occasion I decided to pull out China Glaze DV8, which I bought when I went polish hunting at the China Glaze wholesale.

China Glaze DV8, two coats in the shade. DV8 is a stunning teal holographic polish that is opaque in two smooth coats. The polish can show you ridges since it's kinda 'flat' on the nails (I don't know how to describe this properly) so you might need to use a good ridgefiller before you paint your nails.

What's a holo without sunlight? Right, nothing!

China Glaze DV8, two coats in indirect and direct sunlight. Shiiiiiiiine! Me likez! Personally, I prefer the finish of the Kaleidoscopes over these, but it still is pretty.

Application was good, since the structure of this polish is just right and dries quickly. DV8 is part of the China Glaze OMG collection that contains 11 other holographic polishes.

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RBL Teal

Hi all!

How are you all today? Almost weekend! Today I have a polish for you that I've tried on a little while ago; RBL Teal. I couldn't capture her beauty very well, but I'll tell you more about that later.

RBL Teal, two coats in daylight. Teal is as the name suggest; teal (wow, surprise!). The color is a little darker than the picture suggests. This was caused by the reflection of the polish. This polish is so extremely shiny! The reflections of the sky and the room I take pictures in kept showing up on my nails lol. I have like 25 pictures with myself on my nails!

Application on this one was a dream. The polish went on nice and smooth and dried pretty quickly. Since the polish is well pigmented, it may even be suitable for Konad - but I'd have to check that. The following picture shows less reflections:

I think this one is more color accurate than the first picture.

I really like this color. There are a lot of teal polishes out there, but this one is a little dusty so I guess that's why I like it so much :)

What do you think of RBL Teal?

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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 ;)

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I like to be Superficial..

Vandaag de tweede van mijn acht verse Ciaté lakken: Superficial. Superficial is een prachtige teal, ietsje meer groenig dan blauw.

Today I'm wearing the second polish of my fresh Ciaté lacquers; Superficial. Superficial is a gorgeous teal, a little more green than blue.


This is two coats without topcoat in daylight, without flash.




This is two coats without topcoat, indoors, in daylight, but still with flash to show the color.

Wat kan ik hier nou over zeggen? Het aanbrengen was net zo makkelijk als bij Sharp Tailoring, die ik gisteren ophad. Dekkend in één laagje - maar ik had er twee nodig om het mooi te krijgen. De kleur.. Als ik zeg dat ik het nodig vond om niet minder dan drie foto's hiervan te posten, maar niet om verschillende kleuren te laten zien, dan zegt dat toch genoeg? Superficial had gewoon drie foto's nodig omdat ze zo mooi is. Ik vind deze lak echt heel erg mooi en ik weet zeker dat ik deze vaak zal dragen.

What can I say? It applied just as good as Sharp Tailoring, which I wore yesterday, is opaque in one coat - but I needed a second coat to even the polish. The color.. Well, I thought it needed three pictures. Not to show you different settings, just to show you how absolutely gorgeous this is. I really really really love this one and I know for sure I will be wearing it a lot.

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P2 Dangerous

Gisteravond heb ik mijn nagels weer gelakt met een lak die Kirsten (van een Minder Mutsig nagelblog) naar me gestuurd heeft een tijdje geleden: P2 dangerous. In mijn Excellijst heb ik hem gelabeled als Petrol, maar ik denk dat hij als Teal ook door kan. Mijn excuses voor de korte nagels, de winter is niet lief voor mijn nagels dit jaar..

So yesterday I decided to use a polish Kirsten (from een Minder Mutsig nagelblog) sent to me a while ago: P2 dangerous. In my stashlist I labeled it as Petrol, but it could go as a dark Teal polish. Sorry for the nubbins, but winter just hasn't been nice for my nails this year.



Dit is twee laagjes met topcoat David. De lak zou qua dekking doorkunnen met één laagje, maar doordat de structuur van de lak een beetje stroperig is, had ik een tweede laagje nodig om alles mooi egaal te krijgen. De volgende keer dat ik deze draag zal ik er wat Seche restore bij doen, dan lakt het denk ik een stuk makkelijker. De kleur van deze lak vind ik wel erg mooi, het misstaat ook niet op mijn korte nagels! De kleur is een beetje stoffig en dat vind ik eerlijk gezegd leuker dan verwacht. De P2 lakken vallen me tot nu toe zeker niet tegen, zeker niet voor de prijs (€ 1,55 per stuk).

This is two coats with topcoat David. The polish itself is opaque in one coat, but because the structure is thick, I needed a second coat to even things out. Next time I use it I will use a little bit of Seche Restore so it applies more smoothly. The polish itself is shiny enough to go without a topcoat, but I did one anyway. So, on to the color. I really like this color! It actually looks good on my nubbins. It's a bit dusty and to be honest, I didn't think I'd like it as much as I do. The P2 polishes aren't disappointing me till now! They're only € 1,55 a bottle, so I'd like to have some more.. ;)

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