Zoya Blaze

Hi lovelies!

Spring is definitely approaching! Time for a nice holographic polish: Zoya Blaze.

Zoya Blaze

A-England Tristam

Hello lovely ladies!

I was in the mood for some holographic polish, but didn’t want one that was too strong. So, I decided to go with A-England’s Tristam. Tristam is part of The Mythicals Collection.

A-England Tristam

Battle of the Top Coats

Hello lovelies!

Last week, I already shared some of my experiences with several base coats. In that post, I already told you of my chipping problem. And top coats need to prevent chipping and should prolong your mani. So, today it's time for a comparison of a few top coats!

I'm going to compare:
- Essence Quick dry top coat
- Seche Vite
- Sally Hansen Insta-Dri
- HK Girl top coat

China Glaze Boho Blues

Hello lovely ladies!

Today I'd like to show you one of the new China Glaze polishes: Boho Blues from this year's Road Trip collection.

China Glaze Boho Blues

El Corazón Magic Attraction

Hello lovelies!

El Corazón is a new brand to me, and I was overwhelmed with their gorgeous colours! Today I'm going to show Magic Attraction.

El Corazón Magic Attraction

Battle of the Base Coats

Hello lovely ladies!

I am 'blessed' or 'cursed' (that depends on the way you look at it) with very oily nails. That makes that my nail polish chips very easily. Sometimes it even comes off as a whole!

My nail polish chips and comes off as a whole. Very annoying!

When I'm lucky my mani lasts for 2 or three days. Sometimes my mani is already damaged severely after only one day. So, I have a very hard time making my mani's last longer. Therefore, I tried many different base coats. Now I think it is time to share my experiences with you.

I am going to compare:
- Hema* base coat
- Hema 2-in-1 ridge filler & base coat
- Essence protecting base coat
- Essence peel-off base coat
- Essence 24/7 nail base
- Essence All in one complete care
- China Glaze Strong adhesion base coat
- HK Girl Stuck on blu

China Glaze Petal to the Metal

Hi lovelies!

Today I'd like to show China Glaze Petal to the Metal. This coral coloured cream is part of the 2014 City Flourish collection. This almost neon-shade screams summer to me!

China Glaze Petal to the Metal.
Two coats, with top coat.

PUEEN Buffet Leisure

Hello lovelies!

In one of my former shoplogs I already showed you the PUEEN Cosmetics Buffet Leisure stamping plate set. Now it is time for a full review!

PUEEN delivered this set of plates with a stamping plate
organizer.

To see all the plates, read on after the jump!

China Glaze Let's Groove

Hello lovelies!

Last Monday I already showed you a sneak preview of the beauties I bought recently. Today I have the swatches for one of them: China Glaze Let's Groove.

China Glaze Let's Groove

Shoplog (3)

Hello lovely ladies!

Today I have a shoplog for you! 

This time I ordered several polishes at HypnoticPolish.com, a Dutch webshop which also ships internationally. I placed my order at Monday, and Wednesday the mailman was already at my door! 

I love the cute note! I also received a nail file.

Click the read more button when you want to see what's inside!

Swirly stamps with China Glaze Don't make me wine (2)

Hello lovelies!

Last monday I showed you this design I did combining China Glaze Don’t make me wine and Sinful Colors Snow me white. Today I have a slight variation of that mani. 

China Glaze Don't make me wine with Sinful Colors
Snow me white and PUEEN 77.

Swirly stamps with China Glaze Don't make me wine (1)

Hello everyone!

Today I’d like to show a mani I did just recently.

China Glaze Don't make me wine with Sinful Colors
Snow me white as accent. 

Zoya Payton with a flowery design

Hello lovely ladies!

Today I have a quite simple mani for you. 

Zoya Payton stamped with Sinful Colors
Snow me white. The design is PUEEN 76.

Picture Polish Hope

Hello lovelies!

Last weekend I went for dinner (sushi) with some fellow nail polish addicts. After doubting for a long time about with polish to put on my nails, I decided to go with Picture Polish Hope.

Black and white with a pink accent

Hi everyone!

Unfortunately I was very busy this week, so I wasn't able to post as much as I liked. So, this week there will be one post less than usual. Hopefully next week everything will be back to normal!

Today I'd like to share a stamped mani I did just recently. I figured that the black and white might go well with a glittery contrasting shade. Inspired by our bathroom, which is black and white with bright pink accents, I decided to go for a glittery pink nail polish as accent.

China Glaze Givers Theme

Hello everyone!

After the sneak preview in my shoplog, I couldn't resist swatching all those gorgeous polishes. So, here is China Glaze with Givers Theme.

China Glaze Givers Theme

Givers Theme is, like the name already suggests, part of the collection based on the Giver. 

Picture Polish Moscow

Hi all!

Today I'd like to show you one of the Collaboration 2014 shades from PiCture POlish. Meet Moscow!

Picture Polish Moscow

A galaxy mani featuring Gravity

Hi all!

Last week I showed you Picture Polish Gravity. I also did a review of the Bundle Monster CYO set.
Gravity really felt like some sort of galaxy and I couldn't wait to use my Bundle Monster set. One plus one makes two, and here's what I came up with.

Picture Polish Gravity stamped with
Sinful Colors Snow me white.
The designs are from BM610.

Bundle Monster Create Your Own

Hi everyone!

In my second Shoplog you could already see that I bought the Bundle Monster Create Your Own (in short: CYO) stamping set. Here is the full review.

Bundle Monster CYO

Those stamping plates were made of designs sent in by very creative ladies.
This set is only available as a whole. That was no problem for me personally, but I can imagine that you don't want all the plates.

Well, let's have a look at all the plates!

Picture Polish Gravity

Hi everyone!

Today I'm going to show a Limited Edition polish from PiCture POlish. Let's have a look at Gravity.

Picture Polish Gravity

A friend of mine asked: "Is that some sort of chameleon polish?"
I only can say, "Yes it is!"

Depending on the light your nails are in and the angle from which you are looking at it, this polish shifts colour.

Shoplog (2)

Hi everyone!

When I was going through my set of stamping plates, I didn't get much inspiration. Thinking about it, I realized I am working with my stamping plates quite some time already. I figured it was time for new ones, so I placed an order at Nailways. After one day, I already received my package. Time to unwrap all the little gifts within!

Monday Manicure: A minty stamped mani

Hi everyone!

Let me first start with an announcement. As of today, I will be posting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It became more and more difficult to find interesting songs every week and it was even harder to write something about some songs. Therefore I decided to quit doing a song post every week. I won't stop sharing my favourite music, it will only be less frequently.

Having said that, let's move on to today's mani!
Last Thursday I already showed you Essie Mint Candy Apple. Today I'm going to show a stamped mani that I did, using MCA as a base.

Essie Mint Candy Apple stamped with
China Glaze Adore, using the design
of BundleMonster plate 312

Saturday Songs: Libertango (Tango)

Hi all!

For today's song, I chose the Libertango.

Patrick plays alt-saxophone in a fanfare band. We once did a demonstration on this Libertango, played by the fanfare. It was our very first demonstration outside the dance school and we were pretty nervous. It didn't really help that the floor was only 10 by 5 square meters. That might seem pretty big, but a standard dance floor is generally larger than 20 by 10 square meters!

Despite our nerves and the small floor, we received so many compliments. It was a very nice evening, hopefully we'll be able to give another demonstration soon!

Anyway, this is the song we used for the tango demonstration. This video also shows a couple dancing an Argentine tango mixed with a Ballroom tango. Enjoy watching!

Essie Mint Candy Apple

Hi all!

Today I'd like to show Essie Mint Candy Apple, a minty coloured cream.

Essie Mint Candy Apple

I just recently got this minty blue colour, but I've already worn it quite a few times. I like it on its own, but I also like it as base for stamping. I'll show you my stamped mani later ;-)

Picture Polish Dragonfly

Hi everyone!

In my shoplog I already gave a sneak preview of Dragonfly. Here are the swatches!

Picture Polish Dragonfly

Saturday Songs: Earth (Slow Waltz)

Hi all!

Today I have a song for you from a movie, Gladiator. I really like this movie, also because of the soundtracks, all composed by Hans Zimmer. This song is called Earth and you can dance a Slow Walz to it.

Enjoy watching!

Happy 2015!

Happy new year!

Source: Marketingfacts.nl

I wish you all the best for this new year, that all your dreams may come true!

For me personally, I hope that I pass all exams and that I start graduating next September. Of course, I also hope that Patrick and I continue dancing. 

Well, we'll see what 2015 brings us! Happy new year!