Swirled Holographic

Hi all,

So yesterday I went to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and it was awesome! Seriously, I've been sucked in by the movie all 146 mins of it and for someone with a concentration level as I have, that's telling you something. I'm sooo easily distracted. I won't tell you what happens, since it's way better to watch the movie yourself, but if you're in doubt: don't doubt, just go watch it! It's my favorite movie so far, for one because they stuck to the stories in the book and second because it was really a great movie - acting, effects, the whole setting..

Okay, so far the unrelated babbling. Now for something nailrelated: a konadicure that I did a while ago! I thought it looked fun so I want to share it with you :)


China Glaze 2Nite stamped with China Glaze LOL and imageplate M63. LOL dulled a bit after stamping, but 2Nite is still very holographic. I like the effect! It's quite subtle, but still stands out. I know I sound weird lol!


It's even better in daylight and full sunlight, so I snapped some more pictures. You see more of the rainbow irl, but my camera wouldn't capure that unless it faded away all the blue and purple in the polishes. *sigh*


And while I'm posting this, I'm thinking of the summer, when there was still a lot of sunlight.. I notice my mood is better when the sun is out, so that's a bit of a downside when it's November and the sky is mostly grey. It helps to look at these kind of pictures tho!

Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy your Thursday! Thanks for stopping by :)


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Back When There Was Sun...

Hi all,

When there was still sun around (this sounds dramatic, haha), I picked out one of my newest China Glaze polishes: 2Nite. Here she is today!


China Glaze 2Nite, three coats over Aqua Base in sunlight. 2Nite is a gorgeous light blue (but with a hint of periwinkle) holographic polish with the full-on rainbow effect in sunlight. It was one of the polishes that I picked up at the Beauty Salon Dimensions Fair in September and I certainly don't regret it.


Application over Nfu Oh's Aqua Base was good. I didn't have bald spots or patchiness because I used Aqua Base as a basecoat underneath this pretty. The dryingtime was very quick.


Overcast, but you can see the holo way better! Nice, eh?

It's part of the China Glaze OMG Collection for spring 2008 and is as far as I know, discontinued. You can still find bottles on eBay and at some etailers and I even managed to snatch a couple bottles at the Dutch China Glaze stand on the BSD fair.

China Glaze LOL

Hi all,

A quickie today with a polish that I wore a little while ago, when there was still sun and not as much clouds and rain as we have now.


China Glaze LOL, two coats with China Glaze FFWD topcoat in sunlight. LOL is a gorgeous puple holographic polish that gives you the smooth rainbow effect. I have been searching for this one for an affordable price and then just walked right into it when I was at the Beauty Salon Dimension Fair!


Application is a bit tough without my basecoat, but for these pictures (it was also my NOTD) I used my favorite basecoat for this. I used Nfu Oh Aqua Base to make application easier, and it sure did. When I try to apply this baby without that basecoat, it gets patchy and really difficult for me to get an even layer of polish on my nails, not to mention that you would be able to see every flaw ow my nails. Application was great after applying Nfu Oh Aqua Base.


A little closeup of the polish in direct light. Ain't that pretty? I'm really pleased with LOL. Even when it's not in direct light, it's a very pretty purple which makes me happy. Some holo's will look a bit dull when they don't have direct light hitting it, but this one doesn't. I like it!

Hmm.. I notice a trend here. Every time I say that this will be a quickie, I type waaaaay more than I was planning to do, making my post longer than an average post. Ah, well..

Hope you have a great weekend!

Quick! Throw On Your Sunglasses!

Hi all!

I have something for you that requires you wearing your sun glasses. Ready? Here we go!

Nfu Oh 064, two coats over Aqua Base Coat in sunlight. Holoooooooooooooooooooo!!! Holy shizz, this is holo! 064 is a lilac-ish holographic polish that's just in your face!

I finally decided to try some after seeing them in person on our vacay in August, since I was curious - I didn't think I would like them on me. And to be honest, it's truly stunning, but I still don't know what to think of it. It's so hysterical!


One thing is true though. I couldn't stop staring at it. I just had no other choice - I had to keep looking at it. In some angles I think it's awesome, in some angles I think it's too much. I can't make up my mind!


Application over Aqua Base Coat was alright. I still had some issues with it since I didn't get all the polish on my nails smoothly, but it was way better than the application of GOSH Holographic (which was horrible). Drying time was really quick so that was a big plus!

If you don't own the Aqua Base Coat, I'd recommend trying it or buying the GOSH Fix basecoat. Michèle wrote an article about it and it's just as good as the Nfu Oh basecoat.


After all these pictures and staring at it for so long, I'm still undecided. I love the rainbows, but I just can't get past the fact that they're just so insanely holographic. I have to say, Nfu Oh really knows how to make holo's, you gotta give 'em that!

What do you think of the Nfu Oh holo's? Let me know!

OPI DS Glamour

Hi all!

Recently I managed to get my paws on this pretty one. I thought it looked nice on swatches, but I'm really really pleasantly surprised and I absolutely LOVE it. I'm stunned that it's actually even prettier than I expected it to be. Warning: this post contains a lot of pictures!

OPI DS Glamour, three coats in indirect daylight. Glamour is a gorgeous medium blue holographic polish that shows her holo in other lights than direct light as well.

Application is great, the structure of the polish is just perfect for me: not too thick and not too thin. Drying time was good, although I have a couple little dents at the tip because I got something out of the oven two hours after doing my nails. Note to self: do not do that again.

So here comes the picture overload because it's such a gorgeous shade! These pictures were made in full sunlight.

Whew! Like Paris would say; That's hot!

What do you think of DS Glamour? Do you own it? Would you buy it if you saw it available?

Thanks for stopping by!

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?

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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.

Thanks for stopping by!

Franken - Potter's Purple

Hi all!

So today I have something for you that was a gift from my friend Michelle. She made me a beautiful franken so that's what I'm going to show you today!

Potter's Purple, three coats in indirect sunlight. Do you see Michelle? I made you a label! :D Potter's purple is a medium purple, dusty holographic polish with aqua/blue colored flakies. Can you see she combined the things that I love in polish to make one awesome one? It's not too holo, just how I like it.. She even named it after my favorite book/movie series; Harry Potter. I'm a real Harry Potter nerd as you'll probably have noticed so the name suits perfectly as well :)

Let's take a look at some more pics! I took a couple, they're reflecting the process from "in the shadow" to "in full sunlight". Please click on the pictures to enlarge!





Is that gorgeous or what?!

Application was good! The polish was easy to work with and drying time was fairly quick.. I can't think of any downside of this polish! Michelle, you made me an awesome polish and I will definitely be wearing this a lot <3 Now, if you'll excuse me.. I'm off to a bit of staring at my polish in the sun ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

China Glaze Visit Me In Prism

Hi all!

How are you all doing? I hope you are all fine! The working week is almost over, so we'll have a long weekend ahead of us and it seems like the weather fairies are playing along - yay! Today I have a slightly older polish for you from a 2006 Collection from China Glaze: The Kaleidoscope Collection. I wasn't really into holographic polishes and I don't like the Nfu Oh holo's, but I LOVE these Kaleidoscopes! I managed to get hold of three of them; Kaleidoscope him out, He's going in Circles and Visit me in Prism. Today I have pictures for you from the latter!

China Glaze Visit Me In Prism, three coats in sunlight. Visit me in Prism is actually more lilac than my picture shows you, as she is a very silver but slighty lilac holograpic (yes, to me this falls in the holographic category) polish. I love the holographic effect that the Kaleidoscopes have:

See that it has more lilac to it? I adore this and I'm sure I will wear it a lot in the summer.

Application was ok; the polish was a bit watery but nothing unmanagable so it went on pretty nicely. Dryingtime was good.

I will be hunting the other Kaleidoscopes down when I see them for sale somewhere.. I want them all! What do you think of the Kaleidoscopes and Visit me in Prism in particular? What's your favorite Kaleidoscope?

Thanks for stopping by!

Massini Slamming Red

Hi all!

How are you all today? I have a very busy weekend - I'll be off to one of my friends bachelorette party so most of my weekend is covered lol. I have a true stunning color for you today: Massini Slamming Red which I got from lovely Ange (thanks dearie!)

Massini Slamming Red, two coats in daylight. Damn, this is a stunning color! It's a gorgeous red with a hint of pink (or is it a deep pink?) with tons of holograpic glitter and glitter particles. I have to add that I'm wearing three (!!) coats of Nubar Diamont over Slamming Red to get it a little bit smooth.. I'll get to that in a little bit. Let's take a closer look at the polish:

Pretty huh?

There is one (quite big) downside to this polish. It dries gritty as hell! Not a bit gritty no.. I put on three coats of topcoat and it still wasn't smooth. I don't like polishes that aren't smooth, but the color.. It's so pretty! So I had it on my nails for three days anyway. And with the grittyness comes.. Yes. A pain in the ass to remove. Oh my lord! It took me 50 minutes of soaking and scrubbing to get this one off. 50 minutes!

To come to a conclusion: The color is stunning and it dries pretty quickly, but be prepared for grittyness and a painful removing process..

What do you think of Massini Slamming Red?

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 Chrystal Ball

Hi all!

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?

Thanks for stopping by!

OPI DS Extravagance

Hi all!

How are you all today? I hope you are surviving this week! Today I have a gorgeous polish for you again: OPI DS Extravagance. It's my first OPI DS and I'm so glad I have it! Prepare for quite a lot of pics for one polish, because she deserves every single picture I'm posting here!

OPI DS Extravagance, two coats in daylight. Oh my, I absolutely love it!! Extravagance is a red based purple, leaning to magenta. It's not a true holo, but a very subtle one that doesn't give you the full "rainbow effect", but it's a lovely effect and fascinating to look at. It's like the holo wants to break out and show itself, but doesn't know how. Me likey!

I'm actually wearing this one since yesterday as a full mani and I can't stop staring at my nails. I'm staring at them, just checking out the beauty of this polish. It's even worse than when I wore Color Club Revvvolution!

Application was like a dream. The polish went on smoothly and dried quickly. What more can a girl ask for? I barely needed cleanup!

Do you own any of the OPI DS polishes? If so, what are must haves? I'm thinking of buying some more...



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Milani Hi-Tech

Hi all!

Since the weather is so sunny, I thought a sunny polish would be in order! Holo's are great when the sun is out, and since I had this one from my swap with Laquermanic, I easily made up my mind!

Quite a lot of pics, so be prepared ;)

Milani Hi-Tech, three coats in sunlight (the first picture is taken in indirect sunlight). Milani Hi-Tech is a lime green holo and is not as washed out as my pictures show her. She is more green! She even shows her holoness when she's not in direct sunlight, which is great.

Application was good, way better than application on GOSH Holographic for example. I had no issues with bald spots or something in that order. I really like this polish; it's holo without being too holo and the color of the polish itself is bright, but not too bright - if you know what I mean. Hi-Tech looks a bit dull in the bottle, but comes alive on the nail. Yay!

Hi-Tech is a part of the Milani 3D Holographic Collection. I believe there are 5 more polishes in this collection (Hi-Res, HD, Digital, Cyberspace and 3D), so if you see these in store, check them out!! If I recall this correctly, these polishes aren't available for sale in The Netherlands :(

Thanks for stopping by!