Final nail polish sale - part 4

I've finally been able to go through the last batch of polishes and put them up here! Whooo! Sorry it took so long, life's been hectic so that's why.



The prices listed are set. Where bottles have a different price, it's noted after the name.

The 'rules' are the same as in my previous blog sale - check that out here (I'm listing everything all over again, prices in THIS post are used).

 Here's the last batch of polishes! You can of course combine with polishes listed in the first post. First come, first serve. Bottles are BN or only swatched once unless stated otherwise. Email me (nailswatches@gmail.com) with the polishes you want (please include their prices). Thanks for your interest :)

Please note: If you want to make sure you get your polishes, you can get track and trace and/or delivery confirmation for just a couple of €. I've already said this multiple times, but if you choose to let your polishes be shipped out without T&T, there's a tiny chance your stuff doesn't arrive (it happens with parcels). I've sent out a lot of parcels since I started blogging, and I've never had any problems, but you never know. 




OPI - all €3.50
Pearl of Wisdom
I'm Yours (used multiple times, 90% full) €2.50
Vould You Like a Lick-tenstein? (old formula)
A True Ab-original
Thanks so Muchness!
Hoodoo Voodoo (old formula)
Koala Bear-y
Meet Me At The Starferry
Charmed by a Snake
Plugged in Plum
Purple-opolis
Russian Navy
Sephora by OPI Blue Grotto
Yoga-ta get this Blue
Dating a Royal (covered in Who the Shrek Are You?)
Suzi Says Feng Shui
Brand New Skates
Mad as a Hatter (BN backup bottle, €10)
Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees Suede
Lincoln Park After Dark Suede
Russian Navy Suede
Ink Suede
Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow Suede
DS Mystery €5


NFU OH - all € 4.50
48
49
50
51 (bn backup bottle, €6)
52 (bn backup bottle, €6)
54
55
56
58
59
68
84
63 (holo, €6)
64 (holo, €6)
65 (holo, €6)


MISCELLANEOUS
Kinetics Shall We Dance €2.50
Kinetics Luxury Purple €2
Kinetics Forget-Me-Not €2
Essence Hex Hex! Including Magic Stripes magnet €2.50
Milani Charmed €1.50
Milani Foxy Lady €1.50
Milani Fairy Tale €1.50
Milani Cyberspace (3D holo) €3.50
Milani Hi-Tech (3D holo) €3.50
Milani Hi-Res (3D holo) €3.50
Ulta Glitterati mini's (Tweet Worthy, Tinseltown, And The Oscar Goes To..., Paparazzi) bn in box €2
BarryM Bright Purple €1
Ulta Mini's; Underground, After Hours, Black Ace, Forbitten €0.75 each
Sally Hansen Lime Lights €0.75
Sally Hansen Strobe Light €0.75
Wet n Wild Craze Rustic €0.75
Maybelline Black Out €1.50
Kiko 245 €1
H&M Blue Sky €1.25
Pure Ice No Means No €1.50
NARS Full Metal Jacket €3.50
Cheeky Monkey Pop My Cherry €2.50
Sally Hansen Marine Scene €0.75
ArtDeco 275 €1.50
Sally Hansen Hi-Def €0.75
Street Wear Bburnt €1
Wet n Wild Night Prowl €0.75
Wet n Wild Black Creme (bn backup bottle) €0.75
Hard Candy Date Night €1
Hard Candy Rumor Mill €1
Hard Candy Splendid €1

Final nail polish sale - part 3

I've been going through my Helmer again and came up with another load of polishes I want to get rid of. Remember, everything that's not crossed off in the other posts is still for sale as well. Check out part 1 and part 2 of my final nail polish sale by clicking on their linkies.


The prices listed are set. Where bottles have a different price, it's noted after the name.

The 'rules' are the same as in my previous blog sale - check that out here (I'm listing everything all over again, prices in THIS post are used).

Here's the second batch of polishes! You can of course combine with polishes listed in the first post. First come, first serve. Bottles are BN or only swatched once unless stated otherwise. Email me (nailswatches@gmail.com) with the polishes you want (please include their prices).

Thanks for your interest :)

Purple polishes are reserved (waiting for payment)


MISA - all €2.50
Fatal Affair
Throw me something purple please
Sorry just can't help it
Wishing on a star
Pour me something tall & strong
Burnished bronze
Forbidden Lust
Dirty sexy money €4.50 (bn back up bottle)


ESSIE - all €4
Silver bullions
Mink muffs
Innocent
Pound cake €3
Turqoise & caicos
Lilacism
Lapis of luxury
Mint candy apple
Over the top
Mesmerize
Midnight cami
Calypso
Decadent diva
After sex
Greenport (bn backup bottle) €10
Sag Harbor (bn backup bottle) €10
Scarlet o'hara


BARIELLE - all €3
Suntini
Grape escape
Berry blue
Date night
A bouquet for ava


ZOYA - all €3.50
Hope
Zara
Moxie
Areetha
Gilda
Nidhi
Harley
Mimi
Robyn
Daphne €2
Malia
Barbie
Emme
Jo
Roxy
Savita
Veruschka
Loredana
Dovima
Nova
Luna
Astra



NFU OH - all €4.50
118
122
558
117
121
124
123
60 €7


NUBAR - all €3
Iris Dust €4.50
Vital
Teal Glitter
Violet sparkle
Night sparkle
Fire Sparkle
Disco blue glitter


ORLY - all €3
Prince charming
Mirror mirror
Happily ever after
Royal navy €4
Cashmere cardigan
Wandering fine
Mint mojito
Enchanted forest
Galaxy girl €4
It's not rocket science €4
Out of this world €4
Lunar eclipse €4
Pixy Stix
Cotton candy
Satin Royalty (old formula) €4
Satin Passion (old formula) €4


CIATE - all €4
Headliner
Access all areas
Main stage
Talent scout
Ditch the heels
Fun fair
Velvet tuxedo
Sharp tailoring


CATRICE - all €1
London's weather forecast
Bloody mary to go
Times square at midnight
Run forest run!


ESSENCE - all €1
Clyde (glitter topper)
Hypnotic poison
Bonnie
Louise
The one and only
Thelma
Absolutely stylish
Julia
Nail art pen in black


MISC
Catrice Petrol keeps me running ES €.075



There will be a fourth part, somewhere in the next week, with the final part of the polishes I have for sale. I wish I could do it all sooner, but alas..

Final nail polish sale - part 2

Like I said in my final nail polish sale part 1 post, there would be at least a part 2. I've been going through my helmer to see what I still wanted to use and it was even less than I expected. So hence part 2! This post mostly features China Glaze, since that is the brand I own most polishes of. Of course, all polishes mentioned in my part 1 post are still for sale unless they are crossed off.


The prices listed are set. Where bottles have a different price, it's noted after the name.

The 'rules' are the same as in my previous blog sale - check that out here (I'm listing everything all over again, prices in THIS post are used).

Here's the second batch of polishes! You can of course combine with polishes listed in the first post. First come, first serve. Bottles are BN or only swatched once unless stated otherwise. Email me (nailswatches@gmail.com) with the polishes you want (please include their prices).

Thanks for your interest :)



Catrice - all €1
Wrapped Around My Finger
The Pinker the Better
Pastel Blue (Pastel Delight)
Pastel Yellow (Pastel Delight)
Pastel Pink (Pastel Delight)
Silver Diamonds (Royal Nights)
Vibrant Violet (old label) €0.50
Pearl White (old label) €0.50


Essence - all €1
SYF Purple Magic
SYF Very Berry
SYF Catwalk Pink
Surferama (Surfer Babe)
Spicy (creme version)
Spicy (shimmer version)
Diamonds and Pearls €0.50
All Access
Fatal
Louise (glitter topper)
Rock n Roll
Fabuless €0.50 (I have two bottles)
Disco Glam €0.50
Underwater €0.50
I'm a Berliner (I Love Berlin)
Berlin Story (Matte tip painter) €0.75
Glamorous €0.50
Live Forever (Moonlight Collection)
Sparkling Dawn (Moonlight Collection)


Diamond Cosmetics - all €1.50
Cheery Cherry


China Glaze - all €2
C-c-courage
Recycle
Golden Spurs
Cords
Thunderbird
Breakin'
Up All Night
Visit Me In Prism €10
He's Going in Circles €10
QT €7.50
IDK €7.50
2nite €7.50
Outta Bounds
Grape Juice
Stella
Entourage
Blue Island Iced Tea
Rain Storm
Sky high-top
Blue Hawaii
Fairy Dust
Shooting Stars
Blk-bila-bong €5
Branding Iron €4
Heli-Yum
Something Sweet (no label)
Riveter Rouge
Midnight Mission
Zombie Zest €4
Mummy May I? €4
Ick-a-body €4
Up and Away Mini's €7.50


Sinful Colors - all €1
Let's Go Girls
Strip Poker
Fabulous Red


LA Girl Rockstar - all €2
Paparazzi
Scandal
Live on Stage
Double Platinum
Backstage


Sally Hansen - all €1.50
Going Green
Wet Cement
Sunrise, Sunset


Gosh - all €3.50
Gasoline (I have 3 BN bottles)
Chocoholic


Models Own - all €2.50
Slate Green
Top Turquoise
Peacock Green
True Blue
In the Navy
Turkish Delight
Purple Poppy
Blue Gem
Misty Grey


H&M - all €2
Moody Model
Envy Me
Spending Cash with Carl


OPI
Damone Roberts 1968 BN - €15 (backup bottle)


Rimmel - all €2
Gold Infusion
Grape Sorbet
Pulsating €1.50
White Orchid
Pompous €1.50


Misscelaneous
Wet n Wild Wild Orchid €0.75
Wet n Wild Rain Check €0.75
Finger Paints Gallery Glitz €1
Seche Red €2
Kinetics Darkside €2
Color Club Hot Couture €2 (no label)
P2 Stylish €0.75




Free with purchase of 4 bottles (only pay for shipping)
La Femme Sea Shell 113
La Femme Butterscotch 58
La Femme Sea Shell 148
2True 10
2b 62
DA 106
DA 107
LA Colors NP353
Miss Sporty 130
Miss Sporty 312
Miss Sporty 111
Miss Sporty 305
Miss Sporty 313
Miss Sporty 107
Arissa Rosette
Claire's unnamed grey shimmer

Final nail polish sale part 1

Hi guys,

So I haven't been on here in ages. I didn't feel like doing my nails and if I did, I didn't feel like taking pictures of what I had on. In other words, it seems like I'm not into nailpolish that much anymore, even though I still love all the sparklies and buy a new bottle every once in a while. I've decided to get rid of most of my polishes, keeping a few favorites but ditching the rest.

Since I have over 500 bottles of polish, I'm not putting it in one post - but spreading this over the next couple of weeks. This post covers the biggest part of what I plan to offer for sale. I don't have the time to document them all and certainly not to take pictures of all of them, even though I know you like to see what I have for sale.

The prices listed are set. Where bottles have a different price, it's noted after the name.

The 'rules' are the same as in my previous blog sale - check that out here (I'm listing everything all over again, prices in THIS post are used).


The first batch of polishes! First come, first serve. Bottles are BN or only swatched once unless stated otherwise. Email me with the polishes you want (please include their prices).


Color Club - all €2
Wild and Willing
Worth the Risque (1x)
Tru Passion
Slow Jam (1x)
Emerald Depths
Electronica €1 (bottle 3/4 full)
What a Drag (1x)
Fashion Addict (2x)
Who Are You Wearing?


P2 - all €0.75
Scandal
Gigantic
Rich & Royal
Perfectly
Forever
Stormy
Elegant
Artful
Gorgeous!
Chic
Rebel
Dangerous
Rich
Spacy
Charismatic
Maniac
Sun Love - Summer Rain (LE)


P2 LE - all €2
010 attraction! (pink w/green flakies)
020 so cool! (blue w/orange flakies)
030 gorgeous! (purple w/green flakies)


Ciaté - all €4
Power Dressing
Stiletto


Catrice - all €1
Absolutely Chinchilly!
I Scream Peach!
Run Forest Run!
Lost in Mud
Sold Out Forever
Poison Me, Poison You
Let's Mauve On
London's Weather Forecast
Nougat Praline (old label)
Dark Lavender (old label)


LA Girl Rock Star - all €2
Punk
Head Banging
Groupie
Supernova


Essence - all €1
Diamonds and Pearls €0.50
All Access
Spotlight




Essence LE - all €1.50 (or €5 for all 4)
Date Me!
Naughty but nice
Bad girl
Not just cute


China Glaze - all €2
Good Witch?
Coconut Kiss
Hot Lava Love
Turned Up Turquoise
Stellar
Ankhlets of Amethysts
Moody Blue
Bad Kitty
Cowardly Lyin'
Snow Globe (needs thinner) €1


Diamond Cosmetics - all €1.50
Hue Are You
Sparkling Cherry €1 (worn multiple times for full mani)
Decadence
Don't Teal My Heart Away
Serendipity
Gold €1
Monarch Masquerade
Party Hearty €1
Hi ho silver


Kiko - all €1
167
223
265
278
300
301 (I have one two bottles)


H&M - all €2
Goddess On Stage
My Favorite Jeans
Blue My Mind
Bella's Choice (I have 2 3 bottles)
Meet Mrs Perfect
Mad About You €3
Sinful Señorita €3
You Rock My World €3
U Are Smokin' hot
Creme de la Creme


Barielle - all €3
Decadence
Polished Princess
Misbehaving Mistress (slightly discolored) €2
Slate of Affairs


Gosh - all €3.50
Lambada
Purple Heart
Avantgarde
Ocean
Bonbon
Wild Lilac


Rimmel €2
Blue Me Away


Sally Hansen € 1.50
Purple Pizzaz (2x full mani)
Blue It
Leather Creme
Denim Creme
Opulent Cloud €2.50


Wet n Wild €1
Candy Apple Twist
Lemon Drops
Wild Card/Invitation
Blue Moon
Craze - Kauai €0.75
Craze - Goldmine €0.75
Craze - Bali €0.75
Craze - Glitz €0.75


Nfu Oh - all €4
215
260
104
107



Sinful - €1
Candy Apple
San Fransisco
Aqua


OPI - all €3.50
Malaga Wine
Significant Other Color €4
Sahara Sapphire
Got a Date To-Knight
A-Rose at Dawn... Broke by Noon
You Don't Know Jacques


American Apparel - all €3
Mount Royal
Factory Grey
Hunter


NYX Girls - all €1.50
Purple Dream
Show Girl
Morocco
CN246
CN229
CN231



Miscellaneous 
Blaze Gunmetal Silver €1
Clinique Cool Violet € 0.50 (2/3 full)
Collistar Viola Glitter €7.50 (backup bottle BN)
Depend no 58 €1
Essie Can't Filmfest €4
Essie Chinchilly €4
Franken - hot pink holo glitter €1
HN 637 (purple/green duochrome) €2
Hello Kitty Garden Green €1.50
Konad stamping polish in light green €2
LA Colors Enchanting €1
Magnetic Glamour Brown €1.50
Manhattan 65U (purple/pink/gold shimmer duochrome) €1
Maybelline Fuchsia Fling €1 (2/3 full)
Maybelline Pie in the Sky LE €2
Maybelline Goody Plum Drop LE €2
NK Royal Blue Frost €1
Nubar Milk Chocolate Creme €1.50 (2/3 full)
Tropez Blossom €1
United Makeup Artists Cherry Blossom €0.50
United Makeup Artists Arctic Blue €0.50
Yes Love 534 €1
Yes Love 526 €1
Zoya Bebe €3.50


Free with minimum purchase of 4 bottles (only pay for shipping)
Hema 09
Hema 04
DA 105
Pieces Concrete Jungle
Pieces Il Postino
Misa UM you're too delicious

Naked nails!

It's been a while and to be honest I haven't been wearing a lot of new colors. I walked around with naked nails for a couple of weeks and it felt good! My nails aren't that discolored now and they feel much stronger.

I filed them down a lot before I took this picture, but they look kinda neat if you ask me!

Next up; my failed Deathly Hallows Part 2 nails. I'll try to find some sort of order to post more. Posting from my iPhone (like now!) should help :)

Hope you are all fine - everyone who's going on holiday now or soon; have fun!

x D


Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPhone

Updated blogsale

Hey everyone,

Just a quick post to let you know I added more polishes to the blogsale. They are marked in red in the blogsale post, but here's a list of what I added today:

Diamond cosmetics Cotton Candy
Diamond Cosmetics Hi Ho Silver
Diamond Cosmetics Monarch Masquerade
Essence Louise
Essence Spicy (old, brown creme)
Essence Spicy (new, brown shimmer)
LA Girl Rockstar Overdose
LA Girl Rockstar Paparazzi
Models Own Slate Green
Sally Hansen Going Green
Sally Hansen Wet Cement
Wet n Wild Rain Check
Wet n Wild Wild Orchid


I added a ton more polishes already on May 10th, so I'd say there are around 30 - 40 polishes more for sale now than when the post went up.

Also, if you are in Europe and want the polishes to be shipped out in a bubblemailer, I can now send them out without interference of the post office (so they don't weigh it and try to fit it in a too small letter box thingie). So that will save a lot on shipping! I have edited that in the blogsale post as well.

The blogsale post can be found »» here ««


Thanks for visiting!


PS: had some hectic time here with my sisters illness, so I haven't been around much - so no NOTDs and stuff (I'm actually wearing a very chipped mani - I'm sorta ashamed of myself). She's getting better now so I should have some time to take pics, edit them and post them on the blog. I'll be back soon :) x

From the Vault - Pupa Crackle

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since my last post but Blogger was being stupid and didn't want me to log in again :/ I still haven't found a permanent solution, but I can now finally update again. ANYWAY... I've decided to post most of my backlog pics; I have so many that I haven't posted yet! Anyhoo, this is the silver/purple Pupa Crackle set that I picked up in store in December of 2010.


Silver/white base color, two coats and one coat of purple crackle. This picture doesn't really show you how pretty the silver polish is; its filled with shimmer and just really really shiny! I love how the matte purple crackle contrasts with this.

I've worn this several times over the past months and I still love it. I've also worn it over Orly Shine and China Glaze Something Sweet and I have to say, it's awesome on those colors as well!

I know there are tons of different crackles out there right now, and I'm sure there are dupes for both of these colors, but I absolutely love this set and I will use it many more times :)

Blog sale

Hi all,

As promised, the blog sale! Please read the 'rules' carefully before you email me! Thanks :)


please see my most recent blog sale post for the current polishes I have for sale. Thanks!

10/05/2011: Thanks so much everyone for your emails! I forgot how hectic having a blog sale can be, and I was quickly reminded! ;) It can take a little while for you to get a reply, but you WILL get an email back from me!
10/05/2011: New polishes added
28/05/2011: New polishes added (red)
Blogsale
It’s time for a nail polish sale! I’ve been hoarding bottles of polish for months and over the last couple of months, I’ve realized I haven’t even used half of it. And I’m not planning on using these anytime soon, either. So I’m listing them for sale. I have a couple of ´rules’ that I´d like to make clear, so please read these before you e-mail me.

- The following brands will be able to fit in a bubble envelope according to TNT Post: American Apparel, Diamond Cosmetics, Pieces, LA Girl, P2, H&M.(If you're in Europe I can probably ship out everything in a bubblemailer, except the OPI Avoplex, Essence gelliners, the Lush sets and the efferscent soak and skin renewal scrub) Edit: I can now ship out packages throughout Europe without the post office weighing and measuring my mail. So it's possible to ship out OPI bottles (for example) in a bubble envelope without having to pay for a package (box). This saves a ton on shipping costs, so it'll probably cost you around € 3,60 up to 250 grams. Unfortunately, I cannot ship outside Europe without going to the post office. Just let me know that you want it shipped out in a bubblemailer and I'll give you a shipping quote based on the weight of the package :)

- If you want me to send your polishes out in a bubble envelope, please note that I will package them carefully, but I cannot promise you that the bottles will arrive safely. I will not be held responsible for damage to your polishes if you want me to send your polishes out in a bubble envelope, because I also offer you the option of shipping the polishes out in a box. For a couple of € more, I can send your polishes out in a box. If you want, I can include tracking, but that will cost you a little more.

- I cannot be held responsible for polishes lost in the mail. Packages within The Netherlands will get tracking when I send them out in boxes, but packages overseas don’t get that automatically. However, TNT Post offers this for a couple of € and I can include this (if paid, of course). If you don’t have tracking, I cannot be held responsible if your package is lost in the mail. I have all positive feedback on MUA and eBay to show that I DO send out the packages.

I’m sorry for that, but since I’m really short in cash, I cannot pay you back if your package is lost or damaged in the mail if you not decide to let me ship it in a box or with tracking. I hope you understand.

I will use TNT Post to ship out every single package, so I will use their prices (listed here: Prices. For USA, please check 'wereld' for the price of shipping). I’ll add € 0,50 for a bubble mailer and € 2 for a box (I have four boxes here, I will use those for free, but as soon as I’m out of boxes I need to buy boxes at the post office, where prices start at € 2).

When you’ve found polishes that you’d like to buy, please sent me an email at nailswatches(AT)gmail(DOT)com with the subject ‘nail polish sale’ or something in that direction (in case your email lands in my spam folder, I have to be able to see that your mail is not spam!) and the polishes that you want in the body of your email. Please also list if you want me to send your package out in a bubble mailer or in a box, and if you’d like tracking with your package. Also important: if you’re not from The Netherlands, list your country so I can give you the right price for your package (TNT goes per weight). The shipping price is not included in the price of the polishes!

First come, first serve!

About payment: If you’re from The Netherlands, you can transfer the money to my bank account. If you’re not from The Netherlands, payment will take place via Paypal. Please include a 3% raise for the fee (or mark your payment as a gift) or let me send you an invoice so I don’t have to pay the fees.

I will hold the polishes you want for 24 hours after I've sent you the email with the total price for the polishes you want. If you don't reply to me within 24 hours and (some of) the polishes are requested by other people, I will email them to let them know they are available for purchase. I expect payment within 24 hours after you've accepted the price for the polishes. If you do not send me the payment then, I will move on to the next buyer. So make sure you have the money when you email me!

When I’ve received your payment, I will prepare your package and take it to the post office, where I will ship it out in the way that you specified in your email. You will get an email when I've received your payment, and then another one when I've sent out your package. I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know when your package arrives!

Again, first come, first serve! Thank you so much for your interest in what I have to sell. I might add some more items in the upcoming week, but for now “this is it”.

Thanks for reading this and (hopefully) happy shopping!

10/05/2011: New polishes added
28/05/2011: New polishes added (red)



NAILPOLISH

2TRUE
Unnamed pink shimmer with blue irredescence (BN) € 1




AMERICAN APPAREL
Factory Grey (BN) € 5
Hunter (BN) € 5
Mount Royal (BN) € 5
Office (BN) € 5
Peacock (1x) € 4

ARISSA
Rosette (swatched 1x), € 1,25



ART DE LAUTREC
10B (BN) € 2


CATRICE
Black Burgundy (BN) € 1,50
Bloody Mary to go (BN) € 2
Blue My Mind (BN) € 2
Clay-ton my Hero (BN) € 2

From Dusk to Dawn (swatched) € 1,50Just Married (BN) € 2

Let's Talk About Barrie! (BN) € 2
Lost in Mud (BN) € 2
Luxury Champagne (BN) € 1,50
Majestic Red (BN) € 2,50

Meet me at Coral Island (BN) € 2
Pastel Blue (BN) € 2,50
Pastel Lilac (BN) € 2,50
Pastel Pink (BN) € 2,50
Pastel Yellow (BN) € 2,50
Pearl White (BN) € 1,50
Silver Diamonds (BN) € 2,50
The Devil Wears Red (BN) € 2
The Pinker the Better (BN) € 2
Vibrant Violet (BN) € 1,50 (I have two)
Wine-Tastic (swatched 1x) € 2
Wrapped around my Finger (BN) € 2



CHINA GLAZE
Ankhlets of Amethysts (swatched) € 3,50

Atlantis (BN) € 4

Bad Kitty (BN) € 4
Coconut Kiss (swatched) € 3,50
Cowardly Lyin’ (swatched 1x) € 3
Golden Enchantment (BN) € 4
Good Witch? (BN) € 4

Hot Lava Love (1x) € 3,50
Moody Blue (BN) € 4
Secret Peri-wink-le (BN) € 4
Snowglobe (swatched 1x) € 3

Stellar (BN) € 4
The Ten Man (BN) € 4

Turned up Turquoise (1x) € 3,50

CIATÉ
Power Dressing (1x swatch) € 5,50
Stiletto (1x swatch) € 5,50
Vintage (1x swatch) € 5,50

CLAIRES
Unnamed grey shimmer (BN) € 1,50

COLLISTAR
Viola Glitter (BN), € 10




COLOR CLUB

Hot Couture (BN, sticker missing) € 3
DA
105 (purple shimmer) € 1,50

DIAMOND COSMETICS
Cheery Cherry (BN) € 1,50
Cotton Candy (swatched 1x) € 1,25
Hi Ho Silver (BN) € 1,50
Party Hearty (1x) € 1,-
Lemon Yellow Zest (BN) € 1,50
Monarch Masquerade (BN) € 1,50
Starry Night (BN) € 1,50
Feelin’ Groovy (1x) € 1,-
18K Gold (BN) € 1,50

ESSENCE
All Access (BN) € 2 (I have TWO ONE bottles)
Berlin Story (BN) (I Love Berlin Collection, matte tippainter) € 1,50
Buddy Bear (BN) (I Love Berlin Collection) € 1,50
Caribbean Sea (SYF, suitable for stamping, BN) € 2
Deep Blue Sea (SYF, suitable for stamping, BN) € 2
Diamonds and Pearls (BN) € 1,25
Disco Glam (BN) € 1,-
Dress to Party (BN) € 1,50
Fabuless (BN) € 1,- (I have three two)
Fatal (BN) € 1,25
Flashy Pink (SYF, suitable for stamping, BN) € 2
Glamourous (BN) € 1,-
Glisten Up! (BN, flakies) € 1,25
Green Grass (BN) (I Love Berlin Collection) € 1,50
Hot Red (SYF, suitable for stamping, swatched 1 nail) € 1,75
Hot Stuff (BN) € 1,50
I’m a Berliner (BN) (I Love Berlin Collection) € 1,50
In The Jungle (SYF, suitable for stamping, BN) € 2
Into the Night (Moonlight Collection, BN) € 2
Lilac Forever (Crazy about Color, BN) € 2
Live Forever (Moonlight Collection, BN) € 2
Louise (swatched 1x) € 1,50
No More Drama (BN) € 1,25
Nothing Else Metals (Metallics Collection), with magnet (stripes) € 2,50
Purple Boost (BN, Purple tippainter) € 1,25
Purple Magic (Show your Feet line, suitable for stamping, BN) € 2 (I have two bottles)
Rock it, Baby! (BN) € 1,-
Rock ‘n Roll (BN) € 1,50
Rock Rebell (BN) € 1,-
Silver Surfer (BN, silver tippainter) € 1,25Sparkling Dawn (Moonlight Collection, BN) € 2Spicy (old, brown creme) € 1,25
Spicy (new, brown shimmer) € 1,25
Surferama (BN) € 2
The One and Only (BN) € 1,50

Underwater (BN) New version! € 1,25
Very Berry (SYF, suitable for stamping, BN) € 2
What do U think? (BN) €1,-


ESSIE
Can’t Filmfest (1x) € 6

Chinchilly (1x) € 6
Not Just a Pretty Face (swatched 1x) € 6




FINGERPAINTS
Gallery Glitz (BN) € 2,50



GOSH
Blue Monday (BN) € 6 (I HAVE TWO ONE BN BOTTLES)
Chocoholic (BN) € 5
Gasoline (BN) € 6 (I HAVE THREE BN BOTTLES)
Green Hawaii (BN) € 5 (I HAVE TWO BN BOTTLES)
Holographic (BN) € 7
Purple Heart (BN) € 5

H&M
Bella’s Choice (BN) € 4 (I HAVE TWO BN BOTTLES)
Blue My Mind (BN) € 4
Liberty Girl (BN) € 4
Meet Mrs. Perfect (1x) € 3

KIKO
301 (Purple with blue shimmer) (BN) € 2

KINETICS
Darkside (BN) € 3

KONAD
Light Green stamping polish (BN) € 3,50

LA FEMME
58 Buttescotch (gold) € 0,50
113 Seashell (purple) € 0,50
148 Seashell (pink) € 0,50

LA COLORS
Romanticize(swatched 1x), € 1

LA GIRL
Backstage (Rockstar) (BN) € 2,50
Double Platinum (Rockstar) (swatched) € 2,-
Live on Stage (Rockstar) (swatched) € 2,-
Overdose (Rockstar) (swatched 1n) € 1 2,-
Paparazzi (Rockstar) (BN) € 2,50
Scandal (Rockstar) (BN) € 2,50

MISA
Um you’re too Delicious (1x) € 4

MISS SPORTY
107 (Shimmery white with glitter, BN) € 1
111 (Pink shimmer w/ gold hue, BN) € 1
130 (Fuchsia, BN) € 1
305 (Shimmery blue, BN) € 1
312 (Gold, BN) € 1
313 (Purple shimmer, BN) € 1

MODELS OWN
Betty Blue (1x) € 3
Bluebelle (BN) € 4
Blue Gem (BN) € 4
Emerald City (BN) € 4
Green Tea (1x) € 3
Grey Day (1x) € 3
Gun Grey (1x) € 3
Feeling Blue (BN) € 4
In The Navy (BN) € 4
Misty Grey (1x) € 3
Moody Grey (1x) € 3
Peacock Green (BN) € 4
Purple Poppy (BN) € 4
Raspberry Crush (1x) € 3
Slate Green (1x) € 3
Top Turquoise (BN) € 4
True Blue (BN) € 4
Turkish Delight (BN) € 4




NFU OH
104 (1x) € 5,50

107 (BN) € 7

569 (swatched) € 7




NYX GIRLS
CN166 Morocco (BN) € 2
CN214 Show Girl (BN) € 2
CN229 (pink glitter, BN) € 2
CN231 (blue glitter, BN) € 2
CN246 (grey/silver glitter, BN) € 2
Purple Dream (BN) € 2

OPI
A-Rose at Dawn, Broke by Noon (BN) € 6

Got a Date to-Knight! (1x) € 6
Hot & Spicy (1x) € 6
Sahara Sapphire (BN) € 6
Teal the Cows come Home(swatched) € 5,50
You Don’t Know Jacques! (1x) € 6

ORLY
Orly Gems – set € 20 for the whole set (6 bottles) BN
Mandalay Ruby € 4
Midnight Star € 4
Sea of Light € 4
Golden Maharaja € 4
Golden Jubilee € 4
Star of Bombay € 4




P2
Dangerous (BN) € 1,50
Rebel (BN) € 1,50Rich (BN) € 1,50
Scandal (BN) € 1,50

Stylish (1x) € 1




PIECES
Concrete Jungle (BN) € 2
Il Postino (1x) € 1,50
Parisian Mints (BN) € 2

RIMMEL
285 White Orchid (swatched 1x) € 3,50
300 Movie Star (swatched 1x) € 3
307 Grape Sorbet (swatched 1x) € 3,50
431 Gold Infusion (swatched 1x) € 3,50
610 Pompous (swatched 1x) € 3
619 Pulsating (swatched 1x) € 3

SALLY HANSENGoing Green (BN) € 2,50
Sunrise, Sunset (BN) € 3Wet Cement (BN) € 2,50

SECHE
Seche Red (swatched 2 nails) € 3

SINFUL COLORS
Fabulous Red (BN) € 1,50
Let’s Go Girls (BN) € 1,50
Strip Poker (BN) € 1,50
Unnamed blue shimmer (sticker is missing) € 1


Wet n Wild
Rain Check (BN) € 1,-
Wild Orchid (BN) € 1,-


ZOYA
Bebe (1x) € 5


HAND AND NAIL CARE

ESSENCE
Nail file (BN) € 1
Stampy Set 01 (BNIB) € 2 (I have two)
Stampy Set 02 (BNIB) € 2 (I have two)





LUSH
Lemony Flutter 50g (26/04) (BN) € 4 (I have 5 2 pots, all BN)
Charity Pot Hand & Body Lotion Trial size BN € 0,50 (I have 2, both BN)
Snow Fairy Solid Perfume 10g (05/12) € 1,50 (BN)


OPI
Avoplex High-Intensity Hand & Nail Cream 120 ml/4 Oz. € 10 (BNIB)
Effervescent Soak 60g/2 Oz € 4 (BN)
Skin Renewal Scrub 85g/3 Oz € 4 (BN)


P2
Apricot Cuticle Cream (BN) € 2


SALLY HANSEN
Vitamin E Nail and Cuticle Oil (BN) € 3


OTHER

ESSENCE
Denim Wanted - Gel liner 01 Vintage Style € 2 (BNIB)
Denim Wanted - Gel liner 02 Fivepocket Grey € 2 (BNIB)

LUSH
Heavenilli (BN in wrap) € 4
Shampoo bar (BN in wrap, pink bar – name unknown) € 2
Strawberry Feels Forever (BN in wrap) € 4
Tin (BN) € 1

Holiday packages:
‘Tis the Season (BNIB) € 5
To be Jolly (BNIB) € 5


If there's anything that you'd like, please send me an email at nailswatches(AT)gmail(DOT)com. If you posted what you want in a comment, I will not reply.

Another update and a blog sale announcement!

Hi all,

So I know I promised that I would post and do a blog sale but there's been so much going on in my life that I haven't had the time right now. My sister was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, which is an inflammatory bowel disease similar to Crohn's disease. Basically, her colon is chronically inflamed/infected or however you call it. It's chronical, so she has to take meds for probably the rest of her life. It's a nasty disease, but after 5 years (!) of wondering what was wrong with her, we finally got a diagnosis on her disease after 6 weeks of going to the hospital and seeing specialists, drawing blood and getting a small procedure done.

When I'm writing this, she is in the hospital to undergo a blood transfusion. Her values were so low that her specialist wasn't surprised that she fainted and is tired all the time, that she was scheduled for an 'emergency' transfusion, meaning she's now getting bags of blood. I'm not allowed in there during the transfusion, which is why I'm doing this now, at home, so I can take my mind of what's going on there.

I've been worried sick about her and I've been her 'personal assistant' (for a lack of a better word) for the last 2 to 3 weeks. It's tough learning to deal with this, even for us, but I really think her life will be easier now, mostly thanks to the specialist that she now has who FINALLY takes her complaints seriously.

Anyhow, on a more blog related note: I've been sorting through the plastic boxes that I store my helmer-overflowing polishes in, and I've come to the conclusion that two of those boxes contain a ton of polishes that I'll never use (and never have used to begin with). I also realized that I haven't done anything with my swap box in months, so I'm putting most of those up for sale as well. Yes, you read that right, I'm going to be holding a massive blog sale. It's mostly nail polish, however I also have some Lush stuff that's going to waste and some other products that I'd like to sell. It's taking up so much room, and honestly, I can use the money! :)

So I will be putting the post up for my blog sale later today (probably around 21.00 GMT + 01.00). I haven't taken pictures of the bottles, because that would take me an extra day to prepare the post, so I will post a list of the polishes. Usage will be stated behind the name of the polish, but all of the polishes are either BN or used one time.

It'll be first come, first serve, so if you want something from the list, be there in time :)

I'll post again tonight!

Hope you guys are all doing great!

Update

Hi everyone,

It's been a couple of weeks since my last post and I just want to say thank you to everyone who sent me an email, message or posted a comment on that post. It made me cry that there are so many sweet people out there - even though we may not know eachother. It made me feel warm and fuzzy inside and for that I say a BIG thank you *sends hugs*.

It's going a little better lately. I guess the weather helps; 20 C and days filled with sunshine are definitely getting my mood up. I'm still applying for jobs without luck, but I guess I will have to keep trying, so I will. It's just hard, but I'm sure it will work out.

So.. What have I been doing besides filling in job applications and absorbing sunshine? I've been working on another little project besides this blog. It's helped me to talk about what's on my mind in relation to what I've heard or read lately. That's a little cryptical, I know, but I will let you know what it is when I feel good about telling the world (which it sorta is, of course). Also, I've been working on answering my emails; I think everyone has gotten a reply (if not, PLEASE send me a reminder. I had so many emails that I didn't know where to start).

I've been in contact with different companies and hopefully I will be able to tell you what we've been discussing soon :) I think it's cool!

Also, I've been cleaning. A lot. I've almost completely redone my room, so I think IKEA's profits went up a little more. I spent a lot of time there looking at furniture - I needed a new bed and closet - and put those together with a little help from my dad. But before I could do that, I had to thouroughly clean my room and get rid of the junk. I didn't even know I had that much stuff! I'm currently working on my desk, since my room itself is done (and it's pretty darn awesome if you ask me).

In my free time.. I've been reading. A lot. Like, crazy amounts of books. I discovered that I'm not really into the kind of books that is considered literature, so I've been reading different kinds of books. It was (and is) my way of escaping the world around me. Because unfortunately, not everyone sees that I'm trying really hard to find a job. That I practically do the household on my own, except the cooking. That I would rather have a job and spend my time outside the house and make some money. So I read to escape. For me, it's a wonderful feeling. I love to read.

The reading has made me calm and somehow it made me organized as well (must have been because I had to be creative to fit all my books on their shelves) so I started cleaning and organizing and now my life is a little easier.

Anyway, I'm rambling. Sometimes typing these kind of posts just feel like pouring your heart out in a diary. It's lifting a weight of my shoulders :)

I'm working on coming back, I really am. Hopefully I can post some old material later this month, because my backlog is huge. I will post a new post somewhere between today and Sunday next week to put stuff up for sale (besides the stuff that is still up for sale on my Blogsale page). Because I have a lot of nail polish and even makeup that I've never used and honestly, I could use some extra money.

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for being so patient with me, it really means a lot. You are the best readers I could have wished for. Thank you.

On a personal note

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I've updated. I told you I wasn't feeling well, and I'm still recovering. I haven't been really open about what's going on with me, so I decided it's about time - so hopefully you'll understand what I'm going through. If you don't want to know about my life, or can't stand emotional misery, this is the moment for you to click away.

If you've been following my blog since last year, you probably know that I had mono and a car accident that caused a concussion that wasn't treated, and lead to concentration problems that made me unable to function at my job. After that, I was able to recover and work more hours. Even though my employer told me I was doing good, and so did my coworkers, one day before term of notice, they told me that I had that day to round up my work and leave. That was a total shock for me.

So I sat at home. You can probably imagine how boring it was to be at home for a month, just trying to look for jobs. My boyfriend urged me to apply for different functions, and so I did. I didn't even get invited to do an interview. I also suffered from signs of depression after mono and losing my job, but when my boyfriend decided to end our relationship of 3,5 years, I was devastated. I laid on the couch just bawling my eyes out for three weeks. After that, I was taken on holiday for a week by my parents and after that by Michelle and Michèle. Both did great things for me - it distracted me from my misery and in both weeks I really had a great time.

I was kind of okay for a while, until I got hit by the hammer in September. My mood worsened and I didn't want to be around people anymore. This was the reason that many of my friends dropped me. I can't blame them, really, because I didn't have the energy or the will to keep up the contact and everything. I just wanted to be left alone so I could deal with my pain. Some people will say that it's just heartbreak and it'll take a little time to get over it, but it was more for me. It was losing the life I had. I lost my health, job, cat, boyfriend and friends. It was a major setback because I was just trying to get it all together again. My boyfriend was not only my partner, he was my best friend, someone I could talk to about everything. Every weekend that I went to his place was something I really looked forward to - mostly because things at my place weren't going so well.

I miss everyone I had around me in the last couple of years. I really do. But they made it clear that they don't want to invest any more time in our relationship because they feel I should just suck it up and get on with my life. I just can't. I can't pretend nothing happened. And this hurts. A lot. It makes it harder for me to go on with my life, because I'm more or less on my own. I will get there, sure, but it's going to take a lot of time. I know that now. It's been almost 9 months since my relationship ended and I still have so much trouble thinking about it and giving it a place.

I hope you'll understand that I'm not ready to take up blogging again. Maybe I'll update again in the next couple of weeks, even though it's only one post - I still wear nail polish and I have a backlog that would probably take care of posts up until May. But I don't feel like blogging. I feel like I should get everything straight before I continue with my blog. But at this moment, I'm still looking and applying for jobs. On most applications, I don't even get a reply. It sucks. I graduated with good grades and they don't want me for the jobs they're offering because the function would be below my education level or whatever.

Anyway.. I have gotten a ton of emails in the last weeks/months and I'll do my best to answer every single one of them today. I'm not sure if I can manage it all in one day, but if not, expect a reply in the coming week. I'll really do my best because I sorta feel like I leave you hanging.

Thanks for all the emails and messages. It means a lot. I really hope I can pick up blogging and everything around it again, because I really miss you guys

Stampabilities # 018: Barielle

Hi all,

Today I have the 18th edition of Stampabilities for you, with this time Barielle to show the stamping ability of four more polishes!


Stampabilities 018: Barielle. They all show up pretty nicely, except for Misbehaving Mistress, but I suppose that's because the color itself isn't really popping, so to say. Hidden Hideaway is a truly stunning color to stamp with, btw!


If you have suggestions for the upcoming editions of Stampabilities, please let me know! You can leave a comment on this post, but you can also send me an email.

Edited to add: Apparently, I did something wrong with the scheduling of the posts, which means they didn't go up like I planned it. Argh. Anyway, I hope everything goes up from now on, because I don't think I will be fully up and running this week.

Stampabilities # 017: OPI

Hi all,

First of all: Happy New Year! I hope you all had a nice New Years Eve and you still have all your fingers :)

This weeks Stampabilities consists of similar colors instead of different colors.


Stampabilities 017: OPI with from pinkie to index Malaga Wine, Louvre Me, Louvre Me Not, Overexposed in South Beach and Purple-Opolis. I decided to do similar colors this time, to see if you would be able to compare which one you'd better pick for stamping! Three of them are purple, the fourth - Malaga Wine - is a red jelly. Again, they all show up nicely, but in this edition of Stampabilitites, Malaga Wine stands out in my opinion. It's the most pigmented in terms of stamping, which I found surprising, since it's a jelly.


If you have suggestions for the upcoming editions of Stampabilities, please let me know! You can leave a comment on this post, but you can also send me an email.


And now something completely different. You may have noticed (or not, of course) that I'm not on Twitter anymore and I haven't updated my blog in a couple of days. I'm not feeling very well at the moment and I'm on the verge of having a breakdown, so I'm also using this post to tell you that I'm taking some time off of blogging and being online in general. I don't know how long that'll be, but I expect to be 'gone' for at least a week and a half to straighten things out. Let's just say 2010 was a sucky year for me and it has taken it's toll. I want 2011 to be better, so I'll have to work at that and start off with a decent base.

I hope I will be able to pick up blogging again after that. I hope you understand. I have scheduled some posts for the next couple of days and next week's Stampabilities, so you will still have something to read while I'm taking my break.

I wish you all a very happy new year and hope 2011 brings you love, happiness and health.

My Favorites Of 2010

Hi all,

Today I have my favorites of 2010 for you! It contains the polishes I've loved the most in the past year, so that means they're not necessarily 2010 releases :) I'll link my original post of the polish underneath the picture! I've sneaked in some favorite mani's as well. Be prepared for a lot of pictures and a lot of variety in my nail length!



Deborah Lippmann Ruby Red Slippers
(shown over Chanel Gondola)


Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe


China Glaze Party Hearty
(shown over OPI Smitten With Mittens)


China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic


Chanel Paradoxal


Paint Splatters Everywhere


Frankenstein Watermarble


OPI Espresso Your Style!


ManGlaze Matte Is Murder


CND Night Factory Set with
Urban Oasis and Teal Sparkle


RBL Orbis Non Sufficit
(shown with China Glaze Ink stripes)


OPI Merry Midnight
(shown over OPI Funky Dunkey)


OPI Damone Roberts 1968


BB Couture Grenade


Orly It's Not Rocket Science


OPI Smitten With Mittens


Diamond Cosmetics Never So Evergreen


OPI DS Glamour


OCC Blackboard


OPI Catch Me In Your Net


RBL Scrangie


Chanel Gondola


Orly Shine


OPI Mad As A Hatter


OPI DS Extravagance


Lace Illusion


My First Watermarble


Nfu Oh 051 and RBL Bruised


Whew! That's a lot of favorites.. And there's a whole bunch of polishes that I really liked, but *just* didn't make it on the 'list'..

So tell me! What are your favorite polishes of 2010? And what will you be doing in tonight to celebrate the New Year?

OPI Chapel of Love

Hi all,

After all the Christmas colors, I have a very nice pink for you today! I wasn't really fond of OPI's reds and pinks - not unique enough, I thought - but I've changed my mind. I'm discovering more and more lovely reds and pinks and those colors are rapidly multiplying in my helmer...


OPI Chapel Of Love, four coats in daylight. Yes, four coats, as it isn't opaque at all, but I love the soft shade of pink and the lovely (almost hidden) silver shimmer it holds.


Chapel Of Love, four coats, with flash. You can see some of the shimmer here. It's the same kind of shimmer A True Ab-Original has and it's quite subtle. I really like it - I think it's a nice variation on all the bold colors I've been wearing lately!

Application was good, although the polish was sheer. I usually only apply 2 - 3 coats and leave it at that, but I wanted this one opaque before I took pics. I should really get me a bottle of underwear..

Anyway, I love this color and I think I will make this my new pedi color - it's so sweet to look at!

Stampabilities # 016: Catrice

Hi all,

This post is a little late because of the holidays - I didn't want to spend my Christmas preparing posts! :) It's here though with this week's brand - Catrice.


As you can see, they all show up pretty nicely! They're all really pigmented so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they work so well for stamping, but I still am surprised to see how many polishes work for stamping! These are no exeption. The darker colors show up best, because they're dark, but the light colors will also show up on darker base colors.

So tell me, how was your Christmas weekend? Mine was mainly packed with food - my uncle (who is a cook, btw) prepared 6 delicious courses on Saturday which nearly made me explode because it was all so yummy. My parents gave me (among other things) a box packed with cosmetics - and polishes, but I don't think I will use those since I nearly fainted from the smell of them. We had a Twilight DVD marathon on Boxing Day because my sister gave me the Eclipse DVD as a Christmas present (Love it!)! For dinner, we had/did/ate gourmet (I have no clue what you do with this in English lol) so to be honest.. I'm still full ;) Let me know what you did this Christmas! It's always fun how other people celebrate (if you do, of course).


If you have suggestions for the upcoming editions of Stampabilities, please let me know! You can leave a comment on this post, but you can also send me an email.

Happy Holidays Everyone! :)

Hi everyone,

It's Christmas! We don't celebrate it on Christmas Eve, but everyone who does: Belated Happy Holidays :)


I hope you all had a great Christmas eve - if you were celebrating, and if not: happy holidays for today and tomorrow!


To me, Christmas is being around my loved ones and that is how I will celebrate Christmas this year too. We're visiting family for a huge dinner tomorrow and I can't wait til it's time to get up tomorrow morning (doesn't really sound like me, does it?!). I wish you all a lot of joy, happiness, love and above all, health. It's priceless and yet not something that can be taken for granted. Besides the untouchable things, maybe you'll even find some gems under the Christmas tree..


Whether you are a Party Hearty or you prefer a more quiet Christmas, I hope Christmas brings you light - both ways. I always see Christmas as a start of a new year, even though we still have a week of 2010 to go.


I hope you all have wonderful holidays and a Jolly Holly Christmas - or if you're celebrating something else, happy holidays, or if you don't celebrate, I hope you'll have a great weekend.


Leaves me to ask you the one thing that makes this nail related.. Who are you wearing for Christmas?

Happy Holidays everyone.

Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe

Hi all!

Almost Christmas! Squeeeee!! Are you as excited as I am?

BTW: I just discovered a pattern in my last posts - there's a lot of green. Sorry about that, but I just love green.. Especially with Christmas. Anyway, this green shot right to my number one green spot, beating China Glaze's Emerald Sparkle and OCC Blackboard. Yes, even Blackboard. This polish is amazing. I'm sure you've seen her a gazillion times already, but she deserves more pics. So here she is: Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe (MMutM).


Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe, three coats in daylight. MMutM is a gorgeous green packed with glass flecks. Let me tell you: my pictures don't do her justice! She's even prettier irl and I couldn't help staring at my nails.


Application on MMutM was great - quick and easy and the polish dried quickly. I've mentioned it a gazillion times before, but I really love the rubber caps that Orly does. It makes it easy to handle the wand of the polish :)


Awesomeness! This closeup just says it all. Pretty. Gorgeous. Glass flecks. Beautiful. Stunning. Should I continue?

That's all I have for you today, dear reader. Thanks for stopping by!


This post somehow didn't go up this morning.. I have no idea why!

Christmas Lights

Hi all!

Christmas is only a couple of nights away so here's another Christmas manicure! I didn't come up with this myself: I saw someone do this on MUA - I forgot your name, so sorry! Let me know if you read this, so I can give you the credits :) It's another easy, yet festive mani.


Christmas lights! To do this, you'll only have to do a few simple steps. First, paint your nails in a green color. I chose to do Nfu Oh 056 over China Glaze Holly Jolly, because I wanted a flakey tree. You can also go with a creme (like Orly Enchanted Forest or RBL Recycle) of a shimmer or glassflecked polish (like Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe or China Glaze Emerald Sparkle).

What you want to do next, is get a black polish and a striper brush. I used China Glaze Ink, which is technically not even really black, but it would work just as good. I drew some lines over my nails. I didn't want the lines to match: I wanted them to look 'random', like you see them in the trees.


When you've done that, it's time to take out your light bulb colors. I picked Barielle Glammed Out Garnet (red), China Glaze Lemon Fizz (yellow) and China Glaze Coconut Kiss (purple), but really, you can pick any color you'd like. I 'wiped' the brush of at the neck of the bottle, keeping just enough polish on the brush to create a bulb. I just put the brush on my nail to create a little oval drop and that's it! I think you could also use a dotting tool and pull it a little toward the light cord, so you get a somewhat teardrop shape to your colors.

I did that three times on all of my nails, so I had three different colors of lights. You can use as much colors as you'd like: I was aiming at a subtle yet colorful look, but I think I could have put another color there - like a pale lilac or something.

That's it! Easy, right? Even I could do it and my hands are nowhere near steady. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Sweater

Hi all,

First up: I've filed my nails down recently so you may see different lengths of nails in the next couple of weeks, because I still have a ton to post that's not Christmas related. Just so you know my nails don't grow 5 mm a night! This manicure is done with Christmas colors green and gold, but has no holiday design. I think it looks like a Christmas sweater though!


China Glaze 2030 stamped with M60 over Catrice Run Forest Run! (review on this one will come next week :)). 2030 is the perfect gold stamping polish and although I'm not really a big gold fan, I love this for stamping. It gives a crisp and shiny look to the design!


In some angles you can barely see the green underneath the gold! I like this look, but it won't be my Christmas manicure, that's one thing I know for sure. What it will be.. I have no idea yet! And Christmas is so close..

Thanks for stopping by :)