Essence Underwater

Hi all!

How are you all doing today? Most of us Dutchies have the day off tomorrow because of Queensday, but still I'm in a hurry! No time to lose, on to Essence Underwater - One of Essences new colors that the lovely Michèle picked up for me when she was at DM in Germany.

Essence Underwater, three coats in daylight. Underwater is a very bright, though not neon, blue frost. You can see the frostiness in the first picture, while the second is more color accurate. Application on this one was fine, no big deals! I was a bit scared of blue colored nails afterwards, but thankfully I didn't have the slightest staining.

Happy Queensday tomorrow all! Don't go out and celebrate too much ;)

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Models Own Magenta Divine

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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 :)

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Playdate Pics! And OPI Over The Taupe

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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! ;) )

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China Glaze Chrystal Ball

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It's a quicky today, so I have more pics than words lol! Today I have China Glaze Chrystal Ball for you. I've been lemming Grape Crush ever since I saw it on MUA and Chrystal Ball has a similar finish so when I saw this one for sale, I grabbed it. It's discontinued, but I don't know when (Will look into that!). On to the pics!


China Glaze Chrystall Ball, three coats in daylight. Chrystal Ball is a medium soft red with holographic particles in the polish. Nice! I really like this finish. It dries a bit gritty though as you can see, so you'll need some topcoat to make her smooth and more shiny. Application on this one was great, as was the drying time. It dried so quickly!

Please note that you can see different colors in the holo particles irl! My camera didn't capture the effect on the nails, but you can see it in the bottle.

I will be searching for Grape Crush, but in the meantime, I'll enjoy myself with Crystal Ball. What do you think of this polish?

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Orly Pixy Stix

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Sorry voor mijn afwezigheid gisteren, ik had een ontzettend gezellig etentje gisteravond en daarna geen tijd meer om een nieuwe post te uploaden. Vanaf vandaag gaat posten weer zoals normaal :)

Vandaag heb ik één van de lakken uit de Orly Sweet collectie voor jullie; Pixy Stix. Ik heb deze geswatcht voordat ik mijn nagels korter heb gevijld, dus schrik niet van de sprong in lengte.

I'm sorry about not posting yesterday, but I had a very lovely dinner last night and I didn't have time to upload a new blogpost. Posting will be normal again from now on :)

Today I have one of the polishes from the Orly Sweet collection for you; Pixy Stix. I swatched this one before I filed all my nails down, so there's a little jump in nail length.

Orly Pixy Stix, drie laagjes in daglicht. Pixy Stix is een zachte roze creme met een beetje zalmkleurige ondertoon. De lak heeft een goede textuur, dus lakken was fijn. In drie laagjes is Pixy Stix volledig dekkend en de droogtijd was goed.

Orly Pixy Stix, three coats in daylight. Pixy Stix is a soft medium pink creme with a little hint of peachy (I would have said salmon color, but I don't even know if you know what I mean when I say that lol - is it even a word? Salmon color?) in the undertone of the color. Application was good; the polish has good structure so it was easy to work with. I used three coats for complete opacity. Drying time was good.

I really like this color, but.. It's pink! It must be the 65th pink in my stash or something! It has something that makes it different from the rest though. Maybe it is because it looks like a soft pink that is bright at the same time. I don't know, but it's a pretty color and I think pink lovers will like this one.

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Giveaway Winner!

Hi all!

So my Teeny Tiny Giveaway ended last night. A little reminder of the prize:

Eight polishes from Lizzie Foxy Fingers.

I had to exclude some of the entries, because some people entered after the giveaway closed and I had a couple entries that I couldn't match with the followername.

There was a total of 47 entries, that I put in The Hat. I shuffeled the names three times and let The Hat pick the winner. Without further ado: the winner is....

Michelle from The Lacquer Files! Congratulations!

I want to thank everyone for entering in this small giveaway and of course I thank you all for reading. Without my readers, I wouldn't have as much fun in writing this blog as I do now, so I thank you all for that <3