Nail Art with "Made By Me" studs from Action + review.

Hello lovelies!

Today I have a budget alternative to the amazing studs from Born Pretty Store. I found them for 2 euros at Action's. The might not be as nice, but they do the trick! They come in different sizes and are not actually meant for nails, but they work perfectly fine. The size you want to go for is SS6, as seen on the lower right corner of the package:

As you can see, they come in 3 different colours: gold, silver and bronze. There are stars, squares and tiny round rhinestone-shaped pieces in there. Unfortunately the tiny gold studs are a much more yellow gold than the bigger gold studs, so you can't really use them in a mani together. But hey, 2 euros... So this is a mani I did with some silver studs:

It is loosely based on a design by Cutepolish. I tried to get indentations like her on my ring finger, but for some reason, I failed miserably. Still really love the bad-ass look of the studded nail. The rest is not my greatest creation either; My hands were really shaky. But the studded nail is just really cool ;-) The base colour for this mani is Hunkemoller "Vintage Pink" and the black is my  black striper from Etos and NYC "City Blackout". Everything is topped off with Hema Matte Top Coat.

Placing the studs is easy: I just put a dot of top coat on my nail and then picked up a stud with my dotting tool and placed it in the blob of top coat. Easy peasy! They stick perfectly fine.

What do you think?

xoxoxo 

Captain

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Swatch-It Sunday: Hunkemöller Sexy Nails Summer Collection

Hi there and welcome to another Swatch-It Sunday1

Today I have the whole summer collection of Hunkemöller Sexy Nails for you! My aunt got them for me, so sweet! So I went on swatchin' :D

First up is "Bright Pink", a - doh - bright pink creme that is opaque in 2 easy coats. It applies nicely and lasts for a good time!

Next up is Mint Green, a nice light minty blue with a frosty finish, opaque in 2 coats and gorgeous in sunlight (by the time I swatched these, I had had to have switched nail shapes, due to a chipped of corner):

Vintage Pink is the third beauty, a nude pink with also a frosty finish. Nice application, 2-coat opacity, or one thicker coat, as shown here, all nails have 2 thin coats, except the ring finger, it has one easy thicker coat:

Look, pretty! 

And last but not least: "Cobalt" and "Coral". Now the coral, I must say, is really more orange. But it looks great with the bright cobalt. Both apply nicely and have also 2-coat opacity. 

So I did some nail art with a white and black striper:

My overall impression is very good! Al polishes have an easy 2-coat opacity and last quite a while. So go get a matching one for your bikini! They are available online and in the Hunkemöller stores for 2.99 euros a pop.

xoxoxo

Captain

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Friends on Friday: Frenchies and Flowers

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Hello!!

My friend wanted frenchies, so we did frenchies! We also used nail stickers from Max Make-up. Here goes:

First I applied a base coat. Then I painted the tips with Bourjois white nail polish, which has a specially curved brush that makes it a lot easier:

No tip guides needed! Then I topped it with Essence Studio Nails Pro White Rosé. Next I applied some stickers from Max and some dots with Bourjois "Blue no Blues" and that's it! We both rocked these french manis, me for 2 days, she for a week and a half! (I don't know how she does it ;-) )

Oh and surprise surprise, my stickers were glow-in-the-dark! It kinda scared me at first, when I switched off my bed lamp and something shiny made its way to me, until I realised it was my own hand :P

xoxoxo

Captain

L'Oréal Top Coat Confettis - Swatches and Review

Hello there!

Well what to say about this one. As soon as I saw it, I had to have it. As soon as I had it, I loved it. Nothing like it had been available in drugstores before and it is absolutely perfect. Downside is that the bottle is just way too tiny. I already went through half a bottle! I love how it makes every base colour super duper happy, in such a nice and random way :D I already showed you a good while ago it my Paris-mani a sneak peak, but as promised, the real review! Confettis consists of black and white hexes in three sizes, and with a subtle shimmer, that dries to a satin finish.

Now onto some pics, 'ey? This is Top Coat Confettis over Bourjois "Sunny Sunday":

With top coat:

without top coat:

Now that is just brilliant, isn't it? I wore this for a couple of days, happily :D It really caught people's attention! Now a different colour, Hunkemöller Sexy Nails "Bright Pink" (swatches available next Swatch-It Sunday ;-) ). I topped it all off with a shiney top coat, and then I added some Hema matte top coat over my ring finger:

Direct Sunlight:

Daylight:

Direct sunlight, matte:

Direct Sunlight, glossy:

Excellent combination again, if I say so myself! Now the polish needs some dabbing, but otherwise applies easily. One coat and you're done. Then some top coat to make it glossy or matte, whichever you prefer. Or none at all if you like the satin finish!

xoxoxo

Captain

Silly French Tips

Hey!

Another quicky post:

This was what I did when I was wearing my frankened polish Silly:

I applied matte top coat from HEMA onto the polish and then freehanded the tips with a black striper from Etos. On the ring fingers I added a starry rhinestone from Pink Tease.

xoxoxo

Captain

Fancy Jungle Glam (with DA glitter and glam nail polish)

Hey hey!

Not feeling too well today, so a quicky post:

This is done with NYC "City Blackout" and one coat of DA (a Dutch drugstore) glitter and glam nail polish no. 108. Then the accents are done with a white and silver striper. This is done on one of my friends' nails, she needed a fancy mani for a fancy event ;)

xoxoxo

Captain

Swatch-It Sunday: Bourjois Summer Colours: Sunny Sunday, Blue No Blues and Green Fizz + nail art!

Hey beauties!

Today's Swatch-It Sunday centres around 3 summer colours from this year's collection of Bourjois:  Sunny Sunday, Blue No Blues and Green Fizz. 3 lovely cremes, and Sunny Sunday (which it finally was today!!!) has a shimmer that catches sunlight beautifully. They are the special fast application & fast drying polishes and I find  So without further ado: Sunnyyyyyyy Sundaaaaaaaaaaay!

Look at the shimmer:

Sunny Sunday & Green Fizz

Sunny Sunday was almost opaque in 2 coats. It is a bit gooey, but it's good for a yellow polish. Now on to Green Fizz:

Green Fizz looks GREAT with pink:

This one was also a bit gooey, but opaque in 2 coats and fast-drying. The same goes for Blue no Blues:

All of a sudden there was actual sunlight:

I LOVE this blue! It is so super happy! The colour of a summer sky. So now some nail art. I got two other Bourjois polishes to join these three, Rose Cupcake and Lavende Esquisse and just freehanded this:

Okay, it turned out a bit Easter-ish. So what :P Easter is happy :P That's it folks! Not much to say, except that I love these polishes for their bright colours, opacity and easy application brushes. They are great as bases for nail art.

xoxoxo

Captain

How to remove glitter nail polish

Hey!

Here a quick post on how to remove glitter nail polish. This is always tricky business, since the glitter itself does not dissolve in remover, and acts as a shield between the remover and the underlying coat of nail polish. It seems to take forever to get it off. Here is an easy way to speed up the process. I read it somewhere ages ago and I don't remember where. You need:

1. cotton balls or cotton pads

2. aluminum foil

3. nail polish remover (acetone free is best for your health, although somewhat less effective)

First I cut aluminum foil in ten pieces of each 10 by 10 cm (4 by 4 inches). I cut 3 cotton pads in four or make a 10 pieces of cotton ball that fit well over my nails. Then I soak one piece of cotton in nail polish remover and place it firmly on my nail. I take a piece of aluminum foil and wrap it around my finger and cotton, so that it is airtight. I first do all the fingers of one hand and let it set for 5 minutes. Then one by one I take it off, scrubbing off the remaining nail polish and glitter with a clean piece of cotton and remover. Then I do the other hand. This makes it all much easier!

Hope this helps! Here some pics to show the steps:

xoxoxo

Captain