Saturday, January 30, 2010

Skin MD review and Giveaway - a bottle for YOU:)

As promised, I'm posting the review of Skin MD Natural Shielding lotion I got from Skin MD company. I've been using it for about 3 weeks now. The bottle says you can use it on the face, body and hands, so I've tried it all around my body to give a round review on it. Check their site on ingredients, every ingredient is explained in detail.



Face:

My skin type is mixed to oily, so I was a bit afraid that the lotion might encourage the outburst of acnae on my skin, but it did not, at least not more than they would normally come out:). It really absorbes into your skin in no time, without leaving a greasy feeling on it and gives the moisturized effect. I applied it in the morning and before bed time time. A small amount takes you a long way, so a bottle would be enough, if you use it only on your face, for a long long time. If your skin is oily and acnae prone, you should be careful, but if it normal or even dry, go for it!

Body:

One of the main ingredients is Aloe Vera, which is known for it's soothing effect. Therefore I used the lotion after depilating my legs. And it worked great! It calmed down the redness leaving the skin smooth.

Hands:

I just love to use it on my hands! There is no greasy feeling like with majority of hand creams, just moisturized, soft skin on your hands, although I use it only 2 times a day. The cuticles are nourished and supple.

Do you have experiences with this lotion? Would you like to try it?

There was a bottle for me and Skin MD kindly offered a bottle for you, my lovely readers and commenters!

Just be a follower and post a comment with your email:) I'll draw one (1) winner who will get her/his bottle shipped directly from Skin MD.

The giveaway ends on Monday Midnight (1st February 2010) Slovenia time.

Good luck:*




Best blog award

Lovely BabyD from awsome konad-fellow blog Polish and Powder has tagged me for Best blog award last week. Thank you so much:*




The rules for the award are as follows:




1. To accept the award, you must post it on your blog with the name of the person who has granted you the award, and a link to their blog.

2. Pass the award on to approximately 10-15 other blogs that you recently discovered, and think are great!

3. Contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.



Here are the blogs I've discovered recently:

Rainbows and Blues
Witoxicity
The Swatchaholic
Romika's Nails
Lacquerized
Yardstics 4 Lunatics
Random Life of a random girl
Een Minder Mutsig Nagelblog
Mancina se štima
Elchy's blog
DAY LOVES COLOURS


These are the ones I came across lately, I'm sure there are a lot of more great blogs around here for me to discover:*

Friday, January 29, 2010

Konaded Mannequin Hands

As promised or anticipated;) I bring you yesterday's NOTD with a konad over it. I used one of my new plates, Konad image plate m69 and Konad special nail polish in white, as well as 1 coat of Poshe fast drying top coat.

What do you think of the colour combination? I think it reminds me a bit of coffee and milk/cream:)

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished weekend:*





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Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love 1/29/10

Nail Design presents a nail art tutorial on how to do a Wisteria wrapped bow.
The Swatchaholic bring sus yet another stunning Konad design using wonderful shades of springtime greens.
Minder Mutsig Nail Blog is starting catalog of P2 swatches Minder Mutsigenagels and what she has so for will leave you drooling for more.
Polishing the Nails shares a few of her polishes from the Orly Bloom Collection Polishing the Nails along with a wonderful comparison to what actually inspired the whole collection.
Think Cherry Blossoms and a beautiful shade of red as Tuli's Nails shares with you her gorgeous Japanese inspired nail art.
Konadomania spices things up a bit with a sexy Konad of the Day that puts me in the mind of lingerie and lace. Perfect for Valentines day!
polishSWATCHES brings you the work of an 11 year old manicurist in the making and is actually quite pleased with the results.
And now for the goodies...
it's on to the Network Giveaways!
Tuli's Nails is having a fabulous V-Day giveaway for all her fabulous followers, so be sure to check her blog for the details.
Also, Babbling Brooke is having a contest to Thank all of her wonderful followers and has tons of goodies she plans to share as well.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Catrice Nude sensation LE - Attempt at Mannequin hands

 Not so long ago, the European brand named Catrice launched it's new Limited Edition Nude sensations. As I was looking for a polish similar to Essence Iced Chai Latte I stumbled across this one because it seemed similar to it. Though the shimmer is more evident in Iced Chai Latte, it is still present in Nude Beige, which is also a bit lighter shaded. While Iced Chai Latte required only 1 coat, I had to do 3 coats of Nude Beige 1 coat of Nailtek f.2 to get full coverage, at least it dried pretty quickly:)

SO here it is and I wanted to create the mannequin hands with it, decide for yourself whether I've succeeded;)

What do you think of the colour? What are your experiences with nude polishes?

Thank you, dear readers and followers, have a nice and polished day:*







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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Essie Lollipop red&black konadicure

 Here's the last from Essie's collection 'Sweet time of the year', the Lollipop with a konadicure.

There are 2 coats in the picture. Stamping was done with Konad special nail polish in black and image plate m71. The top coat in the pictures is 3-way glaze from Essie. As you can see it really gives an extra shine to manicure:)

What do you think of the konadicure and choice of colours?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*









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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Essie Mint candy apple konadicure

Another quick pot today, as I'm in the hurry to go to work:)

2 coats of Essie Mint candy apple swatched and reviewed here, Konad special nail polish in white and Konad image plate m65. I'm not sure whether I like it or not, the konadicure did not turn out as I expected, but still here it is;)

What you think of it? Yay or nay?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*











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