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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Twinsie Thursday - Christmas Stamping!


Merry Christmas, lacquer lovers!

This Twinsie Thursday's theme is Christmas! Lothwen was kind enough to send me some stamping plates a few weeks ago and one of them was a Christmas themed plate! There was one design in particular I loved: a vintage looking Santa!


For this look, I started off with two coats of my favorite red: OPI Red My Fortune Cookie! Then, using Rimmel London Black Satin and Born Pretty Store Plate 01 I stamped on the Santa faces. 


I am in love with this look! It is festive and intricate, yet very simple!

I haven't seen Lothwen's post yet, but I sure her nails look awesome because they always do. ;)

I hope everyone has a great day, no matter what holiday you celebrate!
I'll be back for another Twinsie Thursday next year! How weird does that sound?



Samantha, I love it! This super cute Santa looks great on your nails! I look forward to our swapping posts next year :D Happy happy holidays everybody!

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

New Ms. Sparkle Pretties!


Hello lovelies!
Today I have some new pretties from Ms. Sparkle to show you! First up is S-teal The Magic:

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Snowmen Stamping


Hello lovelies!

Long time no blogging, I know, I'm sorry! But I'm back with some wintery and Xmas-appropriate nails this week! Let's start with some snowmen stamping with plate QA66 that I got from bornprettystore.com :)

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Funky Flashy Xmas Frenchies!


Hello lovelies!

So that lime golden holo glitter goodness from Let It Glitter screamed "USE ME FOR NAIL ART!" to me, so I gave in:

Friday, December 12, 2014

Let It Glitter "Limelight"


Hello lovelies!

More glittery goodness and sparkly splendor from Let It Glitter today! This is Limelight from the Dream Big collection:

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Loki's Nail Vinyls - Chevrons & Studs


Hello lovelies!

Today is the last day of Loki's Nail Vinyls for now! Let's start with the chevrons:

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Loki's Nail Vinyls - Funky French Tip Guides


Hello lovelies! 

Another look with Loki's Nail Vinyls! This time I used them as guides. They can be used for funky French tips, but since my nails are short, I used them more like chevrons. 

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Loki's Nail Vinyls - Popsicles


Hello Lovelies!

Look at these funky popsicles from Loki's Nail Vinyls!

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Let It Glitter "Mistletoe"


Hello lovelies!

I meant to show this a while ago, but didn't get around to it, so here it is today! A gorgeous green holo glitter from Dutch 5-free indie polish brand Let It Glitter from the "All I want for Christmas is Everything!" collection. Suzanne sent me this pretty for review, so meet "Mistletoe":

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Loki's Nail Vinyls - Clouds


Hello lovelies!

Happy ManiMonday ;) On this happy day, I kick start a week of Loki's Nail Vinyls! I'm starting off with these cute cloud vinyls, that I transformed into a mani that did not resemble the weather of the day. No, no, the day was one big cloud that ooooozed rain, so I just stared at my nails all day, instead of the window ;)

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Indie Polish Holiday Collection pt. 3


Hello lovelies!

This post is two days overdue, forgive me! The last three Indie Polish pretties from the Holiday Collection!

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Twinsie Thursday: Plaid Nails


Hey y'all! 

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! 
For this month's Twinsie Thursday post, Lothwen and I decided to do red and purple plaid nails. To see her nails, head over to my blog!

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Indie Polish Holiday Collection pt. 2


Hello lovelies!

Welcome to the second part of Indie Polish's Holiday Collection! Let's have a look at the first pretty of today's trio: meet "Bah Humbug", Ebinizer's opinion of Christmas!

Indie Polish Holiday Collection pt. 1


Hello lovelies!

Sorry for having been MIA for a few days, but I'm back with awesomeness! I was sent 9 (NINE!) polishes by Tanya from Indie Polish and here are the first three pretties! Let's start with "Sugar Plums", a pink crelly with little holo gold glitters and purple microglitter:

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Ms. Sparkle Winter Collection pt. 2


Hi lovelies!

I present you two more pretties from Ms. Sparkle's Winter Collection. I already showed you "Frozen", "Cranberry Sauce" and "Plum Sugar" HERE, now meet "Happy Unwrapping!"

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate 21


Hello lovelies!

I did a mani with bornprettystore.com's stamping plate BP-21, check it out!

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Ms. Sparkle Winter Collection pt. 1


Hello lovelies!

Today I have 3 pretties from Ms. Sparkle's Winter collection to show you here:

Monday, November 17, 2014

Incidental Twin "Rosette Nebula"


Hello lovelies!

Another pretty from Incidental Twin Nail Polish today! I already showed you "Full Moon on Friday" and "Blurry Demon", and today I have the last one for you: "Rosette Nebula", named after one of the most beautiful celestial objects within our Milky Way - a nebula around a cluster of stars that have formed within it. I tried recreating it on my accent nail...

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Incidental Twin Nail Polish "Blurry Demon"


Hello lovelies!

Another pretty from Incidental Twin Nail Polish: "Blurry Demon"! This gorgeous milky polish is infused with tiny little bronzy brown squares. At first I did not get it. That was until I applied it. Check it out:

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Incidental Twin "Full Moon on Friday"


Hi lovelies!


I present you a new-to-me indie: Incidental Twin Nail Polish! Today I will show you "Full Moon on Friday", inspired by the last full moon that happened on Friday the 13th, which is, as a full moon, enchantingly beautiful:

Now this is even more beautiful IRL than I was able to photograph! The metallic shimmer shifts from blue to purple and the silver hexes in all sizes, they sparkle like heavenly bodies. 

This is three thin coats with top coat. The biggest hexes require some fishing. I stamped a howling wolf on my middle finger and painted a silver moon, with glare. I also made a gradient background sky, with a bit of jelly purple polish.  The stamping plate I used is a new one from bornprettystore.com (10% discount with coupon code SXDQ10!), that I bought. It's so cool! 



Isn't this polish magical? Incidental Twin Nail polish can be purchased in her etsy shop, and don't forget to show her facebook, twitter and instagram some love ;)



Tuesday, November 11, 2014

New York Color - NY Princess


Hello lovelies!

Quick post today, I have a migraine. This is NYC "NY Princess", a gorgeous purple jelly with silver hexes and purple micro glitter:

Monday, November 10, 2014

Mint & Print


Hello lovelies!

Happy ManiMonday! For this ManiMonday I did some nail art with gradients and stamping and studs and this is the result!

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Catrice "Berry Potter & Plumbledore"


Hello lovelies!

As a huuuuge Harry Potter fan, running into this polish, inevitably resulted in my buying it. Even though the name is kinda horrible, I needed it. And I'm glad I bought it! Check it out:

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate 04


Hello lovelies!

I hereby present you the last stamping plate from BornPrettyStore.com for a while: This is number 4!


Friday, November 7, 2014

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate 08


Hello lovelies!

I have another stamping plate to show you, this is number 8 from bornprettystore.com!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Born Pretty Store Stamping Plate 07


Hello lovelies!

I've been into stamping recently and I'm still perfecting my technique. Bornprettystore.com has been super helpful by sending me the most beautiful stamping plates. They have started producing their very own line of stamping plates and there are 25 so far. This is about number 07 :)

Monday, November 3, 2014

Black Drama


Hello lovelies!


One of the newest trends: The Sideways Frenchie - I had to do one too! So I did something that had been on my to do list for ages, but then with the new sideways twist:

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Catrice "Must-have STEELetto"


Hi lovelies!!

I have an awful headache, so I will just say this: Super pretty, good application, 2 coats and done - Catrice "Must-have STEELetto" is definitely a must-have!

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Girly Bits "Monster Mash"


Hello lovelies!

Here we have another pretty Halloween polish, from Girly Bits this time. It's called "Monster Mash" and it is AWESOME:

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Delush Polish "Murder House"


Hello lovelies!


I have a really pretty polish from Delush Polish to show you, that is part of the "Scream Supreme" collection, which is based on American Horror Story. This is "Murder House", some Halloween perfection:

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Essence "Never Stop Dreaming"


Hello lovelies!

A quick swatch for you today; Essence Twinkling Bling Bling "Never Stop Dreaming":

Friday, October 24, 2014

Friends on Friday - Owls


Hello lovelies!

I did one of my friends nails again, this time inspired by a wrapping paper in which had been a present she had gotten me recently:

I don't remember all the polishes I used, there were a lot. I just sort of freehanded everything.

That was fun! I'm holding on to the wrapping paper, because I want to do my own nails like this too, lol!


Thursday, October 23, 2014

Twinsie Thursday - Spooky Glow-In-The-Dark Eyes...


Hello Lacquer Lovers!

Last month, Lothwen and I received a request to do glow in the dark manicures. Of course, we accepted the challenge! We decided to do some spooky glow in the dark eyes.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Ms Sparkle Playtime Collection - Akira


Hello lovelies!
As promised, I present you "Akira", the second polish in this collection that Simone named after me <3 Click here to see "Lothwen" Akira is amazeballs, check it out:


"Akira" is a glitter topper with black and platinum leopard spots, yellow stars, neon green blacklight reactive hexes, purple micro glitter and big holo circles... It's an 80's party in a bottle and it's one of the most fun toppers I own, if not THE most fun!



I applied two coats of Akira over a white to purple gradient base. The black leopards did not require much fishing, the platinum ones however did, so weird! But that's a minor detail with a deliciously awesome payoff like this ;)
Ms. Sparkle "Lothwen" is part of the new "Playtime" collection and will be in the shop tonight!


What do you think of this polish and the leopard spot glitter in general? Do you like it better in a topper or in a crelly like "Lothwen"?