Silver and Black Houndstooth

Hi all,

A couple of days ago (it might already have been last week - time flies!) I did a pretty nice Konad - if I may say so myself - and I wanted to share! I like the contrast in this one, it really makes it pop.


Color Club What A Drag stamped with Wet n Wild Black Creme and imageplate M63. It pops! And it's so easy to do. I'm gonna keep the color combination in mind; I really like it. And can you believe I had not used this design before? This is the first time! Jeez, gotta grab my plates a little more, cuz it's cool.. *stops rambling*

You can read my original post about What A Drag here.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Color Club What A Drag

Hi all,

A quickie today, because I'm not feeling too well - I think I'm coming down with something so I'm gonna go to bed and hope it will go away.

Color Club What A Drag, two coats in daylight. What A Drag is a silver foil, plain and simple. It's been in my helmer since like forever, but I finally pulled it out and tried it on. It went on a bit streaky and the polish seems to have ittybitty bumbs in the structure so it doesn't go on that smoothly.

The color and finish are really shiny though, so that's a big plus. I haven't compared this one to Orly Shine yet, but I think they're pretty much the same :)

Holographic Gone Chic

Hi all!

Those of you who follow me on twitter, might have seen a little preview of this since I uploaded a sneak peek of this manicure yesterday, but if not; I have a konadicure for you! I really like it, I'm loving these kind of patterns. Anyway, enough with the babbeling, on to the pics!

Color Club Worth The Risque, stamped with Color Club Wild At Heart and Bundle Monster imageplate BM20. Worth The Risque is a silver holographic polish, and you have to believe me when I say the holo shows up more in real life.

The Bundle Monster plates are really nice, but they do have one downside. Because there are more images on one plate, the images are smaller. This is a full nail plate, but I had to stamp all my fingernails at least twice - even my pinkie! But the design is lovely and double stamping worked out in the end :)

And, because I like this so much, two more bonus pics!

It's too bad that the holo in Wild At Heart won't show up when you stamp with it though, it would have been awesome if this showed you holo on holo effect!

What do you think of this konadicure?

Thanks for stopping by!

Comparison Wednesday

Hi all!

I've had a couple of requests for comparisons and I found some polishes in my stash that were a lot alike, so Comparison Wednesday it is! I apologize for the variety in backgrounds, but some colors wouldn't be accurate on a white background and some didn't like the black background. I did the best I could with it since lighting wasn't really coorperating either..

Anyway, I have no less than four comparisons for you today! Here's a little overview.

Some colors are way darker irl, but again, that's due to the background..

Left Misa Dirty Sexy Money, right Catrice I Sea You! The colors are a little too dark, but you can see that they're pretty much identical. Dirty Sexy Money is a tad bit more blue, but I don't think you could tell these apart when I wore them together as a mani.

Left Color Club Electronica, right Nfu Oh 117. Both are deep purples with red and blue shimmer particles, but Electronica is a bit darker so I'd say these are no dupes of eachother. They are siblings though, so if you own one of these two, you probably won't need the other.

Left OPI Dating A Royal and Essie Mesmerize on the right. I would call both of them medium blues, but they are no dupes. I've read somewhere that these are deadon dupes, but they're obviously not. Dating A Royal is more intense, colorwise, than Mesmerize. The latter is a bit brighter. No, these are not dupes. If you're not really into blues, you probably won't need both though.

This one is not as faded and light as my picture let's it appear, but I couldn't get a proper shot. I will try again later this week and add a better picture when I managed to take a more accurate picture.. Anyway, left is Orly Prince Charming and right is Essie Mink Muffs. Both are taup-ey cremes, but Mink Muffs is more pigmented and is warmer than Prince Charming. Mink Muffs and Prince Charming are not dupes of eachother.

Left RBL No More War, right Pieces It's a Camouflage. They are both in the army green category, but that's all they have alike. No More War is way darker and greener than It's a Camouflage so no dupes here either.

I hope this was helpful :) Again, if you have suggestions for a comparison, please let me know and I'll see if I can do one for you!

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!

Revvvolution Shows Its Holoness!

Hi all!

Eerder heb ik al foto's van Color Club Revvvolution gepost, maar daarop was de holo in de lak niet echt goed te zien. Een tijdje geleden heb ik Revvvolution als full mani gedragen en gelukkig scheen de zon toen!

I posted pics of Color Club Revvvolution earlier, but the pics didn't show the holo in the polish too well. A little while ago, I wore Revvvolution for a full mani and luckily, the sun came out!


Color Club Revvvolution, I believe this was three coats. It shows more holo irl, but that was really hard to capture. In the last picture, there was no direct sunlight hitting the nail.

I already commented on the formula in my other post, so this is it for now :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Orly Star Of Bombay

Hi all!

Thanks for the sweet comments yesterday! I'm having issues posting replies so I hope I can fix it by implementing another system or something. Just want you to know that I read every single one of your comments and that I really appreciate the fact you visit my blog and even take the time to read my posts and reply to them. You all make it worth while <3 All went well at work today, although it was a slow start.. Just had to repeat everything and I will have to get used to the new system by using the program. All will be fine, I have lovely coworkers who want to help me!

Today I have one of the Orly Gems for you. I have the complete collection, but I don't even know if I've ever worn one of these polishes. Shame on me! Here is one that popped out while I was searching my helmer: Star of Bombay.


Orly Star of Bombay, two coats. Star of Bombay is a blackened dark blue shimmer. The shimmer is a lighter blue and looks gorgeous, but isn't really visible untill light hits it. Application on this one was like a dream. Opaque in two coats - although I think I could have gotten away with one for opacity. This polish went on smooth, not application issues whatsoever. Dryingtime was good as well.

I tried to take pictures in which you could see the pretty shimmer, but the darkness of this polsh as well. I hope I succeeded.. Anyway, when there's not light hitting the polish, it looks black. Just the slightest bit of light is enough to turn her blue again and to show a tiny bit of the shimmer :)

I played a little with Konad, although I wasn't as good at it as normal. I didn't feel like re-doing this though. Michèle from LACQUERIZED. convinced me to post this, so if you don't like it: It's all her fault! JK <3

I used Color Club Fashion Addict and imageplate M63 for stamping. The color combination is quite nice! The second picture is blurry to show the holo. The image isn't placed right on the nail, I know this.. I failed. Lol!

I got my prize from the contest at The Manicured Manatee in today! Whii! I won the spamapalooza contest, and this is my prize:


Ain't that just the cutest bottles ever?! I'll try to use them sometime soon, but I have a busy week ahead.. I want to take the time for these pretties!

Thanks for stopping by!

Models Own Betty Blue

Hi all!

Vandaag heb ik weer een lak van Models Own voor jullie. Dit keer een prachtige koninklijke blauw; Betty Blue.

Today I have another Models Own polish for you. This time it's a gorgeous royal blue; Betty Blue.

Be prepared for a lot of pics!

Models Own Betty Blue, twee laagjes in dag- en zonlicht. Betty Blue is een geweldige koninklijk blauwe jelly. Dit is twee laagjes en dan is ze al volledig dekkend. Ik ben onder de indruk! Applicatie van deze lak was een beetje lastig voor mij, aangezien de lak een beetje aan de dunne kant is, maar niks dat niet opgeruimd kon worden bij de cleanup :) Droogtijd is goed, daar had ik geen problemen mee.

Models Own Betty Blue, two coats in daylight and sunlight. Betty Blue is a gorgeous royal blue jelly. This is two coats and she's completely opaque with those two coats. I'm impressed! Application was a bit tricky for me, since the polish was a bit watery, but nothing I couldn't fix without a little cleanup. Drying time was good, no problems at all.


Betty Blue met Color Club Worth The Risque. Ik heb imageplate M78 gebruikt om te stempelen. De Color Club Holo's lenen zich bijzonder goed voor stempelen zoals jullie wel in de gaten hebben! De Konad is niet helemaal goed gelukt, maar ik vind de combinatie erg leuk.

Betty Blue with Color Club Worth The Risque. I used imageplate M78 for stamping. The Color Club holo's are very suitable to use for Konad as you may have noticed! The Konad isn't the best Konad I did, the image was kinda tricky to get on right. I do like the combination though! Will try this combo again in the near future. I will take a pic when I did a better job on the Konad.

And a closer look of the image on the nail:


I think it's hot!

Well, this is it for today! How do you like Betty Blue?

Thanks for stopping by!

A Holo Konadicure!

Hi all!

How are you today? Almost weekend! I went shopping today and bought a ton of lovely polishes.. But only two for me. The rest is for swapping packages I'm putting together! I decided that I'd do something special for today, because I'm having dinner tonight with some lovely ex coworkers :) On to some pics!





Color Club Revvvolution, two coats. Pictures are taken in daylight, but we didn't have sun today so not so much holo.. I used Color Club Worth the Risque and imageplate M63 for stamping. Plate M63 is one of my faves so you'll see this one even more in the future! :)

I took one pic that shows a little holo:


I can haz holo!

If this looks familiar to you.. You are right! I did this before, only the other way around! Revvvolution over Worth the Risque.

Which one do you like best?

Thanks for stopping by!

Color Club Holo's

Aangezien Color Club vanaf morgen verkocht wordt bij Transdesign, leek dit me een goed moment om de foto's van mijn Color Club holo's te posten. Edit: ik zie net dat ze al verkrijgbaar zijn! Ik heb al eerder gepost over Wild at heart. Helaas heb ik nog geen goede foto's kunnen maken van Fashion addict (lichtroze holo), aangezien de zon verstoppertje speelde toen ik daar foto's van wilde maken. De foto's doen haar geen eer aan, dus Fashion Addict volgt later.

Because Transdesign will start selling Color Club tomorrow, this seemed like a good moment to post pictures of my Color Club holo's. Edit: I just saw that they're already available! A while ago, I posted about Wild at heart, so if you want to see swatches, please read this post. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take good pictures of Fashion Addict, because the sun was playing hide and seek. The pictures I took don't do her justice, so I will post pictures of Fashion Addict later.

Genoeg gepraat, op naar de foto's!

Enough talking, let's get to the pictures!






Zoals je kunt zien, was ze een beetje verlegen, maar naar mate er zon kwam, liet ze haar holo zien. Dit is drie laagjes in daglicht. Een mooie subtiele zilveren holo. Niet zo aanwezig als de holo's van Nfu Oh of GOSH Holographic, maar Worth the Risque vind ik zeker een mooie holo.

Very pic heavy, but since she was a little shy, sunlight had to show her holo. This is three coats in daylight. This is a very pretty subtle silver holo. Not as visible or holo as the holo's from Nfu Oh or GOSH Holographic, but Worth the Risque certainly is pretty.

Voordat ik verder ging, heb ik even met Konad gespeeld:

Before I went ahead with swatching, I played a little with Konad:



I used plate M63 and Color Club Revvvolution for stamping.




Revvvolution, twee laagjes. Revvvolution is een donkergrijze holo. Aangezien dit DE Revvvolution was, had ik hoge verwachtingen, maar aan die verwachtingen voldoet ze m.i. niet.. Ze is mooi, maar niet zo holo als ik verwacht had.

Revvvolution, two coats. Revvvolution is a dark grey/dark charcoal holo. Since this is THE Revvvolution, I had high expectations and unfortunately, Revvvolution didn't really live up to my expectations. She's pretty, but she's not as holo as I expected her to be.

That's it for tonight! I will try to shoot some decent pictures of Fashion Addict if the sun shows herself tomorrow. Hope this helps :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Gold Polish and New Dutch Blog About Nails!

Vandaag heb ik wat gouden swatches voor jullie! Goud is voor mij niet helemaal mijn kleur, maar toen ik deze bestelde wist ik dat nog niet. Ik was in de overtuiging dat als het mooi stond op Scrangie, het ook mooi zo staan bij mij. Niet dus :P

Today I have some golden swatches for you! Gold isn't really my color but I didn't realize that when I bought these. I thought that if it looked good on Scrangie, it would look good on me too. Guess again :P


LA Girl Live on stage, drie laagjes zonder topcoat. Ze lijkt een beetje bobbelig, maar dat valt op zich wel mee. Live on stage is een gouden lak met verschillende grootten holo en niet-holo glitters. Het is een beetje een 'pale gold', waardoor ze nog niet eens zo heel slecht werkt met mijn huidskleur.

LA Girl Live on stage, three coats without topcoat. She may be a looking a little bobbly in the picture, but it isn't too bad irl. Live on Stage is a pale gold with various sizes of holo and non holo glitters. She doesn't clash with my skintone too bad, I think I actually like this in some way. It will not be my favorite, though.



LA Girl Electric Guitar, vier laagjes. Mijn hemel.. Deze past totaal niet bij me en ik vind dat ze ook niet echt lief samenspeelt met mijn huidskleur! Electric Guitar is een warmere gouden shimmer met microglitter en chunky hologlitter. Op de foto ziet het eruit alsof er bobbels op zitten, net als bij Live on Stage, maar Electric Guitar is hier helemaal glad! Maar de kleur... Nee, Electric Guitar is niks voor mij.

LA Girl Electric Guitar, four coats. Oh my.. This really doesn't play nicely with my skintone. Electric Guitar is a warmer golden shimmer with microglitter and chunky holo glitter. She's not even a bit bumpy, the polish is completely smooth. The color though.. Oh my, I really don't like this one.






Color Club Wild and Willing, drie laagjes. Deze had gewoon drie foto's nodig omdat ze zo gaaf is! Ik noem het wel goud, maar in sommig licht is het meer een soort koperkleur. De lak zelf is een shimmer met een lichte duochrome flash naar bruin. Zie je dat in de laatste foto? Geweldig! Ik kan niet geloven dat ik haar nog nooit heb uitgeprobeerd! Ze was nog een untried, maar ik ben echt blij dat ik haar herontdekt heb.

Color Club Wild and Willing, three coats. This one just *needs* three pictures because she is so cool! I call this gold, but in some lightings it's more of a copper kinda color. The polish itself is a shimmer with a slight duochrome flash to brown. See the different colors in the last picture? Gorgeous! Look at the awesome shimmeryness! I can't believe she was still in my untrieds. I'm so glad I discovered her again!



And what's swatching without a little Konad? Since I got my new plates in, last week, I started to do a lot more Konad again. This is plate M57 and for stamping I used Konad Special Polish Black Pearl. I think it looks good! What do you think?

Last, but certainly not least; there's a new Dutch blog about nails! Be sure to check out Michelle's blog at The Lacquer Files!

Thanks for stopping by!