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April 24, 2013

Camouflage Nail Art

Catrice Sir! Yes, Sir! + camouflage nail art
Catrice Sir! Yes, Sir! + camouflage nail art
I was on a little survival trip with friends last weekend, the perfect occasion to wear.. camouflage nail art! I never thought I would like it so much. I used Catrice - Sir! Yes, Sir! (too easy, hehe) as a base and I added little blobs of colour (Gosh - Groovy Grey, Zoya - Shawn & ANNY - Green Hills) on the accent nails. 

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April 16, 2013

Subtle Stamped Mint Green Nails

Subtle Stamped Mint Green Nails
Subtle Stamped Mint Green Nails
The base colour I'm wearing is That's What I Mint!, one of Essence's new Colour & Go shades. I needed two coats for lovely mint coloured nails. The stamped design is from Bundle Monster plate BM-313 and I used Koh - Platinum Silver as the stamping polish. This combination is almost invisible indoors, but looks fantastic in sunlight! I'm always amazed by how much effect a little bit of stamping can have.

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April 3, 2013

Sparkly Tips with Cirque - Book of Shadows & Cirque - XX

Sparkly Tips with Cirque Book of Shadows & Cirque XX
Sparkly Tips with Cirque Book of Shadows & Cirque XX
For this mani I used two amazing nail polishes from Cirque's Objet d'Art collection. I spiced up a three day old mani (two coats of Catrice - I Sea You!) with a crazy amount of sparkle on the tips. I sponged with Book of Shadows (silver/lavender foil) and dabbed the glitter from XX on top of it. XX is really impressive, don't you think? I adore the pastel look of the glitter particles. ♥
Sparkly Tips with Cirque Book of Shadows & Cirque XX
(I Sea You! from Catrice looks greener in real life)
Book of Shadows and XX are available on the Cirque website for $13 a bottle.

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March 27, 2013

Curved Chevron & Shimmer Polish - Elsa

Curved Chevron & Shimmer Polish - Elsa
Curved Chevron & Shimmer Polish - Elsa
Oh, I love this mani! The colours, the combination of finishes and hey.. I see glitter. ♥ I used two coats of Essie - School of Hard Rocks and I added curved chevron tips with 2030 from China Glaze. On my ring finger nail I'm wearing Shimmer Polish - Elsa, a perfect match with gold, teal and red glitter. I can't get over how blingy and beautiful it is...

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PS I'm sorry for posting so little lately. The eczema on my fingers keeps bugging me, most of the time it's not a pretty sight. :( I can't say the weather is very helpful, so I'm hoping a change of season (warmth, yes please!) will make it disappear.


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March 15, 2013

Pastel Skittle Nails with Penélope Luz - Lotus

Pastel Skittle Nails with Penélope Luz - Lotus
Pastel Skittle Nails with Penélope Luz - Lotus
Pastel Skittle Nails with Penélope Luz - Lotus
The star of this post is Lotus, one of  Penélope Luz's creations. This lovely lady really has an eye for gorgeous glitter combinations, I think she makes super pretty and fun nail polishes. You should definitely visit her blog, you'll be amazed! Lotus is a mix of small white, pink and black glitter. I never thought a nail polish with black glitter could be so delicate. Oh, I love it so much.. especially over pink and white! The formula was nice, I'm wearing one coat on my ring finger nail.
Penélope Luz - Lotus
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products used
pinky: Eyeko - Vintage Polish
ring finger: OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls
middle finger: OPI - Mod About You
index finger: Rimmel - Too Cool To Tango
thumb (not pictured): same combination as the ring finger

March 5, 2013

Cirque - Lonesome George

Cirque Lonesome George
Cirque Lonesome George
What better way to celebrate a sunny day than with a beautiful prismatic shade? I chose to wear Lonesome George from Cirque. Now, you may know that I have a weak spot for green prismatics, so it's no surprise that I think this one's extremely pretty! The formula was nice and smooth, I used two coats (no top coat).

I also want to show you a little comparison with the green prismatic nail polishes I own. No dupes here. If I háve to choose a favourite I'd go for Lonesome George because of the intense prismatic effect. Also, I like my prismatic sparkles a bit more scattered than smooth like you see in Reclaim.
comparions green prismatic nail polishes (Nubar Reclaim, Cirque Lonesome George + a england Dragon
Lonesome George is part of Cirque's Objet d'Art collection and is available on the Cirque website.

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February 21, 2013

Crossed Ascalon

a england Ascalon with simple cross design
a england Ascalon with simple cross design
Yup, I couldn't resist wearing my beloved Ascalon from a england again. I spiced a couple of nails up with a simple cross design. To achieve this look I applied two pieces of tape on the fully dried nail. Then I sponged the centre of the nail using a make-up sponge and a england - Bridal Veil. After removing the tape and applying a generous layer of top coat I added a black stud as the finishing touch.
Born Pretty Store stud wheel
The stud is from this wheel which contains various silver and gold studs. You can get it for $4,89 at Born Pretty Store.

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