Twinsie Thursday: Christmas Skittle!

Hello:)

Here is my post for Thursday! I cannot wait to see what you come up with! :)

Hello Lacquer Lovers!

It's Twinsie Thursday once again! This month the theme was Christmas Skittles. I love skittle manicures, so this was up my alley!

Penguin

My penguin smeared when I top coated it, but what can a girl do? :(

For this nail, I started with Wet n Wild French White Creme as my base color. I then took a Milani striper in Black Sketch and created the black part of the penguin's body, along with it's eyes. I used Zoya Arizona to create the feet and beak. The bow tie is OPI Red My Fortune Cookie.

Christmas Tree

I started out with a base color of Wet n Wild French White Creme. Then, I used my dotting tool to make the tree shape. For the tree I used OPI Did It On Em, Zoya Hunter, Sation Loudest Color, and an unnamed Pure Ice Green. To top it off, I added a gold star rhinestone.

Santa

For my base color I used Zoya Chantal. I started off by making the top of the hat with OPI Red My Fortune Cookie. Then, to make the fluffy part of the hat and beard I used a Milani striper in White Canvas. I added the eyes and mouth with a Miliani striper in Black Sketch. I used an unnamed Color Club pink for the nose.

Reindeer

I started off with Wet n Wild French White Creme as my base color. Then, I drew the head/body with Zoya Louise. I took a Diamond Cosmetics striper in Cocoa and made the antlers. The eyes were made of Milani White Canvas and Black Sketch. I used OPI Red My Fortune Cookie for the nose.

Make sure to stop by my blog to see what Lothwen came up with! I haven't seen her design yet, but I'm sure it is awesome!

I hope I'll see you again next month! :)

I love it Samantha! Thank you again! :D

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Swatch-It Sunday: Maybelline Color Show Brocades

Hello lovelies!

Today I have all of the Maybelline Brocades for you! That is, all of those that are available in Holland, and that's only 4. In the US there are 10 (TEN!) colours and they're much more exciting than most of these.. But oh well... Let's start! First up is Foil Flash (Silver Swank in the US [w.t.freck?! why change the names?!]):

It is a mixture of silver and gold micro glitter and big silver hexes. The official website says that it is opaque in only one coat. NOT! This is two and it's still not fully covered! However, that is not visible from a distance so you can easily get away with it. The polish dries fast, but to a chunky finish. This is with one thick layer of top coat. I love how it sometimes seems silver and sometimes gold. The colour combi is positively angelic!

Next up is Rosy Rosettes (US: Ruby Refined):

It is a beautiful mixture of red micro glittter, larger pink glitters and a golden shimmer. This one is opaque in 2 coats. Here I topped it off with NPB Glitter Food and Seche Vite. I like it. It's good for an unorthodox sorta Christmas polish :) 

Now for a mermaid looking one that I'm not quite sure of (probably because it's not Christmassy enough), Beaming Blue (hey! same name as in US!):

Looking at the pictures, it is really pretty. Just not for Christmas, more for summer, it so reminds me of the ocean! It contains gold and blue glitter, giving it a teal glow. This is two coats with Glitter Food and SV. Application was a bit hard, it is so gloopy! But it dries really fast, so that's good :)

Last but not least, my favourite of the bunch Knitted Gold (Gilded Rose, much more appropriately named in the US): 

Even though it has the same opacity problems as Silver Swank/Foil Flash, the combination of gold micro glitter and pale pink bigger hexes, is just mesmerizing. In the right light it is so super classy, glamourous and fantabulous! My spell check actually gave up on me by now ;-) Anywho, I recommend doing one more layer for this one (I did two), and feed it and then finish it with Seche. I think then you'd be golden :P

Overall, I'm satisfied with these polishes, but application and finish wise, it could use some work. The colour combis are definitely spot on.

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NYC Top of the Gold & A suitcase and a Donut

Hello dears!

Sorry for having been MIA for so long. I did a mani with two new New York Color shades last week, a pretty navy blue creme and a gold flakie topper. I finished it with some rhinestones and done!

"A suitcase and a Donut" is very pretty, but not easy to apply. It is only opaque in two coats if these are applied carefully and evenly. It is very liquid and runny. Top of the gold is however packed with flakies and one swift coat already results in this.

Tomorrow I have a whole swatch fest full of festive glitter. Stay tuned!

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Mani Monday: Hippie Cuteness

Hello lovelies!

There was a party last weekend and it was all about hippie cuteness, peace and love. The birthday girl requested a mani with Princess Consuela Banana Hammock (even though she didn't know the story behind the name, proving the perfection of the polish). 

Facebook Shenanigans

Hello dear readers,

I am very well aware that most of  my Facebook activity does not reach you at all. This is of course very inconvenient, since Facebook is the easiest way to keep up with your favourite blogs (and I'm shamelessly counting this blog to those) ;-) Therefore I would like to share this very informative figure, that I "borrowed" from FingerFood Nails.

Well, need I say more? Yes! The facebook page! Here it is :)
Have a lovely Sunday!

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Xmas polish: W7 Red Dazzle

Hello lovelies!

Today a quick post about a very Christmas-appropriate polish: W7 Red Dazzle. It's glitter and glam and out there and wham!

Rimmel Space Dust "Total Ecllipse"

Hello there!

I've already showed you 4 gorgeous polishes from Rimmel's Space Dust Collection: Luna Love, Shooting Star, Aurora & Moon Walking. Now the time has come to end the series, and what better way than with a total eclipse: 

SiS - Rimmel Space Dust "Shooting Star"

Hello lovelies!

I have already shown you 3 pretties from the Rimmel Space Dust collection last week, namely Luna Love, Aurora and  Moon Walking. Today I will show you the fourth in the series "Shooting Star":