A new brand to me: Ingrid Cosmetics and NOTD, perfect for Valentine

Hello, dear readers and followers,

today I've got a new brand Ingrid cosmetics which I stumbled across in Tuš drogerije in Maribor. I've heard of it before and when  I saw this pretty I just could not stop myself grabbing it:) Can you blame me;)

This polish is a gorgeous red with tinny red and gold glitter-shimmer and it covers greatly with 2 coats, though I think if you have shorter nails one would be just OK:) Somewhat the polish didn't want to be photographed, at least the shimmer/glitter part of it.

What do you think? Have you heard of this brand? Perhaps own something of it?

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

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Silver&violet cherry blossom stamping with H23 - Valentine perphaps?:)

Hello, dear readers and followers,

how about some stamping over OPI Lincoln park after dark SUEDE (fully swatched HERE).

I chose China glaze Devotion and stamping plate H23 with the cherry blossom branch on it. However, the stamped image didn't want to be photographed:D I took enormous amount of photos to get somewhat decent result.

What do you think of the combination? Would you wear it too? I think it would be great also for Valentine's day, right;)

I have also done some Valentine's manicures and pedicures so be ready to see some of them really soon.

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

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OPI Lincoln park after dark SUEDE swatch and NOTD, and yes, I'm still here:)

Hello, dear readers and followers,

I know it has been just too long from my last post, but the work has taken too much of my spare time. I hat to step in for one of my work collegues who wasn't feeling too well, so when I came back from work, I just had no strenght to do anything, not even polish my nails. I have some photos of my unpublished manicures which I plan to post one after another.

Here is one of them, a gorgeous polish I'm sure you all know, namely the OPI Lincoln park after dark SUEDE. There are 2 coats in the pictures, although I think of you're careful one would be just OK. I love the effect, how about you??

Do you own any of the SUEDE polishes? What do you think of them?

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

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Giveaway winner and Happy New Year 2011!

Hello, dear readers and followers,

hope you had a great start into 2011!

May all your little wishes come true in the forthcoming year! Wish you all that, and especially happiness, luck, and above all health!

Let's not forget out nail polish and beauty obsessions: that your wish lists may get shorter and your storage space too small;)

I've just returned from my skiing vacation in Austria, my BF and I had great weather, it was sunny all the time, though a bit cold. The slopes and the view were amazing. We spent our holidays in Bad Kleinkirchheim, I will upload some pics later, when I edit them.

It's been a while since the end of the giveaway, your entries really gave me a lot of work:) but I'm happy you took part in it in such a huge number! The winner was drawn by the help of Random.org.

And drumrolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll:

The winner is:

Congratulations girl! Send me an email to konadomania at gmail dot com with your personal information and adress, or I'll send you one:)

Big thanks to all of you who took part in the giveaway!  To all of you who did not win; I'm planning on doing another one  when I hit 1000 followers.

Have a nice and polished day:*

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Hello, dear readers and followers,

finally some holidays, right;)

Before I go skiing I would like to wish all of you a peaceful and relaxing merry Christmas, may you spend it with the ones you love the most, and of course I hope Santa has brought you some great nail polishes in his sack;)

Best wishes and have a happy and polished holiday:*

Thank you, dear readers and followers!

my Christmas tree:)

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2nd upgrade: half moon + konad?!? Could this go?

 Hello, dear readers and followers:)

Today I bring you the 2nd upgrade of the TBN Rasberries&cream (swatched HERE, 1st upgrade HERE). Again, I used the stickers and stamped the black part of the half moon with Konad special nail polish in red. First pictures are taken without the top coat and the stamped image kind of a stands out, but then I added the Seche Topcoat to give extra shine to the whole manicure. I used Konad image plate m71.

 I really loved the effect I achieved, how about you? Have you ever tried this combination? What is your opinion on it? Would you  wear it or not?

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

Enlarge the pics to see the effect better, it looked more visible in person than in the pictures:)

no top coat

no top coat

with TC

with TC

with TC

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Red and black=great! First attempt at half moon manicure

 Hello, dear readers and followers:)

As promised, I bring you the first up-grade of the TBN Raspberries&cream (fully swatched HERE). I have never tried the half moon manicure though I had been tempted before:)

I used the paper stickers and China glaze Liquid leather, as well as Seche Vite Fast drying top coat.

What do you think of the result? Would you wear it?

Have you ever tried this type of manicure? What is your opinion on it? Yay or nay?

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

a very simple technique for making half moon manicure:)

All images are clickable:)