Essie - Sew Psyched with Full Nail Water Decal 'Sweet Rose'

This is my first time using water decals and I'm hooked. It's so easy to do and I think it looks neat! I used the design Sweet Rose today. This set contains 12 decals in various sizes and a little file. I received a piece of paper with instructions, but this tutorial also helped me a lot. For a smooth result it's really important to apply top coat! I applied the water decal over two coats of OPI - Mod About You. I'm wearing Essie - Sew Psyched and studs on the rest of my nails. 

The full nail water decal set costs €1.59 at Djasa (a Dutch webshop).

The studs (gold ones, but I painted them silver) come in a wheel from Born Pretty Store.

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Cirque - Cape Liz

Phew, I'm glad I'm feeling well enough to blog again! I've had an awful throat infection and felt miserable the past week. Luckily I took some pictures of my polished nails before I got sick. This delicate, greyish blue shade is Cape Liz from Cirque. The shimmer in this one is really pretty! Cape Liz has a somewhat uneven consistency, I needed three coats for a satisfying result. I would love to wear this colour with silver stamping some time!

Cape Liz is part of Cirque's Objet d'Art collection and is available on the Cirque website.

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a england - Dorian Gray

I have an undying love for shades like the one I'm wearing right now. This mysterious dark grey polish is Dorian Gray from a england's Gothic Beauties collection. It was a dream to apply. This is two coats plus top coat.

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a england - She Walks in Beauty

Today I'm showing you a england - She Walks in Beauty, one of Adina's new stunning creations. An unusual combination of greenish golden shimmer and pink glitter. I could've applied it over the entire nail, but you know how much I love to play with nail polish! So I started with applying Models Own - Grace Green (two coats); then I dabbed She Walks in Beauty on the nail tips and finished with a layer of top coat. Man, I lóve this combination!

She Walks in Beauty is part of the Heavenly Quotes collection. This collection is available on the a england website.

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Zoya - Shivon

Shivon is one of the first polishes I ordered online; this means it's one of my oldest nail polishes. Call me crazy, but I never felt like I hád to try it. Till today! Isn't it beautiful? The gold shimmer in this berry/burgundy shade is so intense.. it blew my mind. The formula was good. Two coats looked ok, but I ended up applying three to intensify the base colour. I added the lovely swirly stamp with Bundle Monster plate BM-314 and China Glaze - 2030.

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OPI - Number One Nemesis with Paisley Design

One of the prettiest designs from Bundle Monster's new stamping plate set must be the paisley design from plate BM-315. I love it! At first I stamped this design with China Glaze - 2030 over three coats of Number One Nemesis from OPI (see picture below). I'm not crazy about the result, at most angles the paisley pattern wasn't very noticeable because of the sparkly base colour. So today I removed it and applied Number One Nemesis again with Essie - School of Hard Rocks on some accent nails. This time I used the paisley pattern only on the accent nails. Aah, much better! 

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Cirque - Dark Horse

For today's nails I used Dark Horse, a dark and mysterious nail polish from Cirque. At first I thought this polish had a black base with multi-coloured shimmer, but no.. Dark Horse's clear base is filled with small black glitter and rainbow sparkles. How amazing is that? I prefer layering glitter polishes over a non-glitter polish (makes the removal easier), so I used two coats of Dark Horse over China Glaze - Awaken. Dark Horse applies easily and dries gritty and kinda matte (second picture). You'll need at least two layers of top coat for a smooth and glossy finish. Normally I would go for smooth nails, but I'm surprised by how much I like this glittery polish without top coat!

left: three coats of Dark Horse, right: one coat over a white creme

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Pink & Delicate

Although I loved the design, my last stamped mani was a bit too heavy for my taste. The subtle stamped nails I'm showing you today are more my style. I used another great pattern from the new Bundle Monster plate set. I started with three coats of Catrice - Miss Piggy Reloaded and one coat of OPI - Princesses Rule!. For the stamped design I used plate BM-306 and Konad's Special Nail Polish in White. I finished with a layer of matte top coat. I really like the result, it's so delicate and lovely. ♥

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Cirque - Debris

Today I'm showing you a glitter polish from Cirque's Dark Horse collection. It's called Debris and it's awesome. Debris has a clear base with black and silver square and hex glitter and fine prismatic shimmer. I layered Debris over Zoya - Caitlin and I think they make a good pair! Caitlin doesn't look right in the first picture (too blue), but I wanted to show a glimpse of how pretty the prismatic shimmer looks in sunlight. ♥ The formula of Debris is nice, not too thick. The larger glitter parts tend to settle at the bottom, so I turned the bottle upside down before I started with my base colour. Worked like a charm, I had no trouble getting the larger ones out. This is one coat.

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Sparkly Tips with Cirque - Ophelia

A smooth base and glittery tips.. this is my favourite way to wear glitter polishes, I love the contrast! For today's mani I applied two coats of Essence - Chuck (looks more blurple than blue in real life) and I sponged the tips with Ophelia from Cirque. Ophelia is such a lovely glitter polish, it has a clear base with periwinkle coloured hex glitter and pink and green shimmer. You'll need at least four coats if you want to wear it on its own so I recommend layering it over an opaque base. In the picture below you can see how one coat of Ophelia looks over a black and a blurple creme polish.

Ophelia is part of Cirque's Dark Horse collection. This handmade collection is available on the Cirque website and locally in New York at Annie's stand at Hester Street Fair. Prices range from $12 to $16 (13.2 ml).

Some useful links:

Cirque's Facebook page

www.hesterstreetfair.com 

www.facebook.com/hesterstreetfair

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Cirque - Epoch

Today I'm showing you Epoch from the brand Cirque. Epoch has a shimmery duochrome finish and shifts from dark teal to purple. It's a real stunner, I love it! Epoch was easy to apply and dried fast, I used three thin coats. 

Epoch is part of Cirque's Dark Horse collection. This handmade collection is available on the Cirque website and locally in New York at Annie's stand at Hester Street Fair. Prices range from $12 to $16 (13.2 ml).

Some useful links:

Cirque's Facebook page

www.hesterstreetfair.com 

www.facebook.com/hesterstreetfair

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Iron Studs

How cool are these steel grey stud rhinestones from BornPrettyStore.com? It's nice to wear something different than clear rhinestones! For this mani I applied two coats of Orly - Iron Butterfly on most nails and Essence - Got a Secret on some accent nails. I wanted a complete matte look so I also applied a matte top coat over Got a Secret. Then I added the stud rhinestones. I recommend applying a layer of top coat to seal the studs or you'll lose them within a couple of hours.

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Gussied Up Green On Steroids

My 'inspiration' for this layering was this mani. Lately I love combining shimmery and prismatic nail polishes. I applied three coats of Gussied Up Green from China Glaze and one coat of Speciallità - Hera. Hera is really pretty on her own, but layered over a dark colour she's magical! :d

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Cowgirl Up On Steroids

Oooh, just look at that! This is one coat of Speciallità - Atena over two coats of China Glaze - Cowgirl Up. A dreamy combination, isn't it? I'm in love. The red-purple glow from Cowgirl Up combined with the amazing prismatic sparkles from Atena.. it's almost too hot to handle! :L 

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Liquid Crystal Tips

I want to declare my love to Crushed Velvet from Diamond Cosmetics. It's my fav dark purple creme, so smooth and dreamy... I love it to pieces! And with China Glaze - Liquid Crystal sponged on the tips I love it even more. This is such a winning combination, I couldn't stop staring at my nails! The third picture shows the blue-purple colour shift in Liquid Crystal, SO gorgeous. (Keep in mind this mani looks way more purple in person.)

colour shifting shimmer, multi-coloured glitter, ooh and aah! ♥

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a england - Bridal Veil

If there's one nail polish 'colour' I totally adore, it's black. I can wear it all year round without getting bored. My favourite black is Camelot from a england's The Mythicals collection. So imagine the joy when I received another black nail polish from this wonderful brand. This is Bridal Veil from The Legend collection. It's a very pigmented black with a subtle prismatic shimmer. Love it! It applied like butter, this is two coats.

from left to right: a england - Bridal Veil, Catherine Arley #805 & Eyeko - Cosmic Polish

I made a little comparison for you with two other black polishes with prismatic shimmer. Out of these three I prefer Bridal Veil, 'cause it's super black and super pigmented.

The Legend collection is available now on the a england website.

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Beware of the Cat

When my new Konad plates arrived I immediately fell in love with the cute little bird on plate m83. For this mani I applied two coats of Eyeko - Rain Polish and stamped not one, but two birds on my ring finger nail with Konad Special Nail Polish in Black. It looked cute, but I felt something was missing so I added a naughty cat face (for the cat and the line I used a small paint brush and black acrylic paint). Yes, now it's complete. I have a little story on my nails! :)

I'm not only excited about this mani, but also about my new camera! Of course I have to get used to it(s weight), but it takes much better pictures than my compact camera, without a doubt. I'm hooked. ♥ 

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a england - Dragon

"Like sunlight glinting off his iridescent mossy green scales, the fearsome Dragon lays basking arrogantly, awaiting his due."

Ahh, I love the nail polish descriptions on the a england website. And I love the nail polishes too. It's quite obvious why, I mean, look at this one.. look! It's Dragon from a england's The Legend collection. A collection that consists of not one, but two unique green nail polishes! This is a dream come true, thanks Adina. ♥ Dragon is not your regular green nail polish, I also see copper shimmers and a mesmerizing scattered prismatic effect on my nails. Put green pigments and prismatic particles in one bottle and I'm in love! The formula was nice and smooth, I used two coats. 

The Legend nail polishes are available now on the a england website (£9.00 for 13 ml).

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Sweet Roses

This is the cake I made for my own birthday over a month ago. I love this one, it looked so cute and lovely and tasted good! ♥ I was thinking about how I could match my nails to the cake and this is what I came up with. First I polished my ring finger nails with three coats of Catrice - Snow Motion and on the other nails I used two coats of Mod About You from OPI (which looks less blue-toned in real life). For the wavy tips I also used Snow Motion.

Roses were on my to-do list for a long time. I was inspired by this tutorial, check it out! This is my first attempt and it's not too difficult actually. I used nail polish to create the roses (Mod About You and Flower to Flower from OPI); my experience is that it works fine, just keep in mind you have to work fast 'cause nail polish dries quicker than acrylic paint. If you want your roses to look more 3D I suggest using acrylic paint.

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Emerald Black Glistens Up

First of all, almost 500 new followers and around 800 giveaway entries in two days.. wow, I'm flabbergasted. :o A big welcome to my new followers and a big hug for my 'old' followers! :h

For todays mani I used Glisten Up! from Essence. I'm so sad Essence discontinued this one, now I feel like I have to cherish every drop. But not using it while knowing those drops look best on my nails is just stupid, right? I applied one gloopy coat (the formula thickened up quite a bit since I last used it) over Models Own - Emerald Black. I'm intrigued by how Glisten Up! comes to live over a dark colour. That little bottle contains a true treasure. ♥

This is Emerald Black from Models Own's Beetlejuice collection on its own. I love the blue and green shimmer in this one, absolutely breathtaking. The formula was excellent, two smooth coats for full coverage.

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