Green and Sparkly with Golden Leaves

I upgraded my last mani a little. For this stamped design I used China Glaze - 2030 and Konad plate m83. This was really quick and easy and I looove the result! Hope you like it too. :)

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Shawn Loves French Roast

Oh. Wow. How amazing are these glittery tips? For this mani I sponged French Roast from Cirque over Zoya - Shawn. French Roast is very obviously made of awesome, it's so sparkly and complex. ♥ This week is going to be busy so I don't have much time to do my nails, but looking at this I don't even wánt to change them.

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Giveaway Winners!

That's right, it's time to announce the winners of my giveaway! I once again would like to thank Born Pretty Store, Cirque, Pupa Winkel and Bundle Monster for their incredible generosity in sponsoring the prizes. And of course I want to thank you, my lovely reader, for participating!

I used random.org to determine the lucky winners.

Winner Prize #1 (Born Pretty Store $25 Gift Card):

Winner Prize #2 (Choose 4 Cirque Nail Polishes):

Winner Prize #3 (Choose 4 Pupa Nail Polishes):

Winner Prize #4 (25pc Bundle Monster Stamping Plates 2012 + Organizer):

Congratulations ladies!! :party I'll be emailing you shortly for your address.

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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Pupa - Holographic Denim Blue

At the moment I have another gorgeous shade from Pupa's Holographic collection on my nails. This is Holographic Denim Blue, a medium blue polish with prismatic particles. The prismatic effect is not as intense as the effect of the other two I own from this collection, but it's still super gorgeous. A special base coat like Nfu Oh's Aqua Base really helps intensifying the prismatic effect. The formula was ok, I used two coats, no top coat.

from left to right: Holographic Strawberry, Holographic Light Green & Holographic Denim Blue

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Silver

I don't have the words to express how much I love Millennium from China Glaze. This metallic silver wonder is one of my most used polishes. After applying two coats I stamped a bow from Konad plate m59 with Konad Special Nail Polish in White. Then I added a couple of silver rhinestones from Born Pretty Store. I really like the result, but after a while I lost a couple rhinestones. So I repainted my ring finger nail and added two coats of B.O #71, a silver glitter polish (also from Born Pretty Store). The formula is quite thick and I noticed a lot of bubbles after applying it, this one really needs some thinner. But other than that, nice polish. I think it looks great over Millennium!

Don't forget to enter my Born Pretty Store giveaway, you can win a $25 gift card!

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*The product(s) in this post was/were sent to me for reviewing purposes.

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Green Gradient with JENsations - Green With Envy

This is a nice mani for green lovers (like me!). I started with two coats of Catrice - Run Forest Run! (version 2) and I made a subtle gradient with Holly-Day from China Glaze. Then I used one of Jen's franken polish creations, Green With Envy. Jen's description: "Green With Envy is made with a 3-free base and small matte dark & light green hexagon glitter". I wouldn't call the glitter pieces matte, but they're not super reflective either (they remind me of the hexes in OPI - Pirouette My Whistle). The formula has a nice consisteny, not too thin, not too thick. I used two coats plus top coat.

You can find Green With Envy in Jen's Etsy shop. Don't forget to check out her other beautiful creations!

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*The product(s) in this post was/were sent to me for reviewing purposes.

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Giveaway Prize #4: 25pc Bundle Monster Stamping Plates 2012 + Stamping Plates Organizer

*This giveaway has ended. Thanks to all who entered!*

Last but certainly not least.. prize #4. The winner of this prize will receive the 25pc Bundle Monster Stamping Plates 2012 (set #3). And just when you think it can't get better the winner will also receive a handy plates organizer. Big thanks to Carol from Bundle Monster for sponsoring this fabulous prize!

You can enter this giveaway only by using the Rafflecopter Form below. Entering with a comment does not count.

• You have to be a public follower of my blog. You can follow me by hitting the Google Friend Connect 'Join this site' button you see in the right side bar;
• Like Bundle Monster's Facebook page for one additional entry;
• Follow Bundle Monster on Twitter for one additional entry;
• This giveaway is open internationally;
• You can enter till the 23rd of August;
• The winner will be notified via email. If the winner doesn't respond within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen;
• If you have a question you can always email me at thepolishedperfectionist (at) gmail (dot) com

Good luck to everyone who enters! :)

Giveaway Prize #3: Choose 4 Pupa Nail Polishes

*This giveaway has ended. Thanks to all who entered!*

The winner may choose four nail polishes from the brand Pupa: one from the Disco Neon collection, one from the Chrome collection, one from the Holographic collection and one from the Afro Chic collection. I recently tried two amazing polishes from the Holographic collection and I'm curious if the other collections are evenly stunning. The lucky winner will find out! Special thanks to the team over at Pupa Winkel for sponsoring this prize!

You can enter this giveaway only by using the Rafflecopter form below. Entering with a comment does not count.

• You have to be a public follower of my blog. You can follow me by hitting the Google Friend Connect 'Join this site' button you see in the right sidebar;
• This prize is only for residents of The Netherlands and Belgium;
• You can enter till the 22nd of August;
• The winner will be notified via email. If the winner doesn't respond within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen;
• If you have a question you can always email me at thepolishedperfectionist (at) gmail (dot) com

Good luck to everyone who enters! :)

Giveaway Prize #2: Choose 4 Cirque Nail Polishes

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I mentioned earlier I prepared multiple prizes to give away. The winner of prize #2 may choose 4 nail polishes from Cirque's Dark Horse collection. I had the chance to try a couple of polishes from this collection and oh.. they're beautiful. Thank you, Annie, for sponsoring this prize!

You can enter this giveaway only by using the Rafflecopter form below. Entering with a comment does not count.

• You have to be a public follower of my blog. You can follow me by hitting the Google Friend Connect 'Join this site' button you see in the right sidebar;
• Like Cirque's Facebook page for one additional entry;
• This giveaway is open internationally, except for residents of Brazil and Italy due to issues with the post;
• You can enter till the 21st of August;
• The winner will be notified via email. If the winner doesn't respond withing 48 hours a new winner will be chosen;
• If you have a question you can always email me at thepolishedperfectionist (at) gmail (dot) com

Good luck to everyone who enters! :)

Giveaway Prize #1: Born Pretty Store $25 Gift Card

*This giveaway has ended. Thanks to all who entered!*

It's hard for me to believe, but at the end of this month I will celebrate my second blogiversary ánd I recently passed the 4000 follower mark on Google Friend Connect! Enough reason for a nice giveaway, don't you think? I can't thank you enough for visiting my blog and for your support, all the lovely comments, emails and tweets. It means a lot to me! 

With the help of some generous sponsors I prepared a couple of prizes for my lovely readers. Prize #1 is a $25 gift card to spend at Born Pretty Store. I think most of you already know that Born Pretty Store is the place to be if you're looking for great nail art products (and a lot more). Big thanks to the team of Born Pretty Store for sponsoring this prize!

A couple of products you can find at Born Pretty Store. The range of products in this store is huge!

You can enter this giveaway only by using the Rafflecopter form below. Entering with a comment does not count.

• You have to be a public follower of my blog. You can follow me by hitting the Google Friend Connect 'Join this site' button you see in the right side bar;
• You have to be a public follower of Born Pretty Store's blog. You can find the Google Friend Connect 'Join this site' button in the right side bar on their blog;
• This giveaway is open internationally;
• You can enter till the 20th of August;
• The winner will be notified via email. If the winner doesn't respond within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen;
• If you have a question you can always email me at thepolishedperfectionist (at) gmail (dot) com

Good luck to everyone who enters! :)

Subtle Stamped Elaine

I'm wearing a new favourite, Elaine from a england. I love wearing dark purples and Elaine is just perfect. Nicely pigmented and easy to apply, I used two coats. I added some subtle stamping with Konad plate m83 and Color Club - Wild At Heart. I wasn't expecting it to be thís subtle, but I like it anyway. It looks amazing in sunlight! ♥

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