Monday, December 21, 2009

I need YOUR help:) Winter manicure contest

My dear readers and commenters, I took part with 4 different manicures at the cosmetics forum named ARS COSMETICA.

Please help me by voting for my manicure, THANK you so much, you can give your vote HERE, the voting list is on the right side of the site. If I win, I can choose 3 polishes, and one of them is on my wish list, namely the Essence LE Happy holiday that I could not get in stores. The picture of the manicure that gets most votes wins, at the moment my manicure number unsu3 leads, so please vote for this number:) as only the picture with most votes wins. Thank you again and kisses, have a lovely holiday time:*

OPI Merry Midnight Konadicure

Today I present you my favourite polish from my latest haul, namely OPI Merry Midnight. I applied 2 coats over 1 coat of Nailtek f.2, perhaps I should have done a 3 one, but IRL it looked good until I saw these pictures:) It's such a festive polish in my opinion, but I still added a konad image from fauxnad plate P16 and used Konad special nail polish in Pastel pink, which looks white in the pics, but IRL it looked soft pink on the tips:)

Do you like today's manicure and konadicure?

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

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

HAUL: Essie, CG, OPI, LCN and IsaDora nail polish swatches

Hurray, here's my new nail polish haul. I got Essie Sexy divide, China glaze For Audrey and C-C Courage, my very first LCN 264 and IsaDora 85 Sparkling gold, as well as OPI Merry Midnight. All swatches are 2 coats, except For Audrey which is one coater. There's also no top coat. As you can see I made my own light box, hihi, it's nothing professional though, but I think it'll work just fine. Do you have one of your own? How does it work for you? All colours but Essie Sexy divide are accurate, I just could not capture it, perhaps it'll be better when I polish my nails:)

Which one is you favourite? Do you have any of these polishes at home?

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



L to R: Essie Sexy divide, CG For Audrey, 264


L to R: CG C-C Courage, 85 Sparkling gold, OPI Merry Midnight


CG C-C Courage, a bit more accurate (IRL it's a bit more violet)



Click this pic to see the flakies changing the colour, it's AMAZING:)



L to R: Sexy Divide, For Audrey,264 , C-C Courage, Sparkling gold , Merry Midnight


L to R: Sexy Divide, For Audrey, 264, C-C Courage, Sparkling gold , Merry Midnight



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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Festive french starry starry KOTD and a giveaway

This is my second attempt doing french with konad image plate, and it turned out much better than my first one:), I had no problems applying the french line on the finger tips, hurray! Over 1 coat of Nailtek f.2 I painted 1 coat of Oriflame French manicure in Soft pink and 1 coat of Oriflame French manicure in Morning dew, then stamped it with Konad special nail polish in white and image plate m19.  The picture is not that sharp but you can still see the finished french manicure;)

This time of the year simply calls for more festive and glittery manicures, don't you think?;) So I used fauxnad plate D02 and again, I think I cannot go without it, China glaze Millenium. Afterwards I applied 1 coat of China glaze Fairy dust for extra glittery feeling:P. I'm really satisfied with the end result, though the manicure didn't want to be pictured so well, so please enlarge the pictures to see the details, which were more visible in real life than they are in pics. That would be all for to day, hope you like the manicure.

Thank you dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished weekend:* Merry holidays to you all and hope Santa brings you a lot of new polishes;)











A bit blurred to see the effect of Fairy dust









Shades of U are having great giveaway, the prizes are 2 sets of MAC brushes, how cool is that, check out their blog for more information!




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Friday, December 18, 2009

Another festive red&silver konadicure

 Here are some guest nails again:) You know, I cannot say no when I'm asked to do a manicure/konadicure, so the result is shown in the pictures. I used 2 coats of Ruby pumps over Essence ridge filler and stamped it with konad image plate m64 and China glaze Millenium. For extra sparkle I added 1 coat of China glaze Fairy dust, and we were both very pleased with the result, my friend and I:) Though it was difficult to capture it in the pictures, so I apologize for not that good pics. How do you like the konadicure?

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












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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Essence-Verry-berry-KOTD

I just had to do a konadicure over yesterday's NOTD, can you blame me;) I used fauxnad plate H22 and China glaze Devotion. It was quite difficult to capture the image on photographs as it reflects the flash. On to the pictures then:) All were taken indoors with artificial light and flash, I had to photograph this manicure with my new IKEA slippers, as the colours are almost a match. Do you like the combination? Do you think it's appropriate for this time of the year? Is it festive or rather not?

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









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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

NOTD Essence SYF Verry berry

Just a quick post, as I'm on the run to work:) I fell in love with this beautiful shade from Essence Show your feet collection named Verry berry. The application was great, I'm really satisfied:) There is one coat in picture over 1 coat of Nailtek f.2, but no top coat. Do you like it too?:)

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







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