Round nails.

Gel nails. Roses and hearts. Tiny polka dots for the lace effect.


Huge pink bows on her thumbs!


Sweet!


Acrylic nails. French tips with pink disco balls inlay! We have the super cute polka dots without having to paint. Hehehe. :D


Orangey and pinkey roses too!

Round nails.

Gel nails. Roses and hearts. Tiny polka dots for the lace effect.


Huge pink bows on her thumbs!


Sweet!


Acrylic nails. French tips with pink disco balls inlay! We have the super cute polka dots without having to paint. Hehehe. :D


Orangey and pinkey roses too!

ED HARDY TATTOO NAIL ART

These are ed hardy temporary tattoos I put a thin layer of acrylic on the nails and then covered over the tattoo with clear acrylic. I am loving these!

Just Breathe.

Hey everyone!! Sorry today's post is so late, looooong day. :-/ Today's manicure is simple, and... a word not in my vocabulary...subtle. :-D I found the base polish on transdesign.com and thought it looked really pretty, I had no idea it was so sheer. this is 4 coats and then a million coats of the Sugar Sparkle, and you can STILL see my nail line... but, what can ya do?

The great thing about the base polish OPI Breathe Life, is that it was created exclusively to help the Lung Cancer Foundation of America in its efforts to raise funds to find a cure. As a person who lost my grandfather to lung cancer, I think it's awesome that it was developed, and I encourage y'all to buy it- it really IS pretty, and it's for a great cause.



I used OPI Breathe Life as a base, with CND Sugar Sparkle brushed on the tip half of the nail (about 4 coats to get the density of sparkle I wanted). Topped it off with Seche Vite top coat.

Cancer sucks.

Catrice Let's Talk About Barrie!

Let's Talk About Barrie is een mooie berry-kleurige jelly. Prachtige kleur! Niet te rood, niet te roze, ik ben er helemaal weg van!

Ik had drie laagjes nodig om deze helemaal dekkend te krijgen maar als je geen problemen hebt met een beetje VNL (Engelse afkorting voor zichtbare nagellijn of visible nail line) dan is twee laagjes genoeg om een mooie finish te krijgen. Ik had met deze geen problemen met de formule. De lak werkte erg prettig, wat te verwachten is van een jelly.

Let's Talk About Barrie is a very nice berry-coloured jelly. Beautiful colour! Not too red, not too pink, I absolutely love it!

It took tree coats to be perfectly opaque but if you don't mind a little VNL (visible nail line) two are enough to get a nice finish. I've had no trouble with this one formula-wise. The consistency was very nice to work with as can be expected from a jelly.




Ik laat mijn linkerhand zien omdat mijn rechter een aantal flinke chips had na anderhalve dag dragen. Ik ben wel aardig hard geweest voor mijn nagels maar het is alsnog een beetje een teleurstelling. Ik heb ook wat vreemde krimp gehad op sommige vingers zoals je op mijn ringvinger kan zien maar daarvan geef ik Diamont de schuld.

Ik heb ook besloten om in het vervolg verticale foto's te posten in plaats van horizontale. Ik weet dat een aantal van jullie liever horizontale zien maar blogger cropt die foto's op een vreemde manier waardoor mijn handen en nagels er vreemd smal en uitgerekt en dat vinnik nie loik dus ik ga verticaal!

Reminder: Als je deze kleur wilt winnen schrijf je dan in voor mijn giveaway!

I'm showing you my left hand because my right had a couple of bad chips after only a day and a half of wear. I've been pretty rough on my hands but it's still a bit disappointing. I've also had some weird shrinking on some fingers as you can see on my ring finger but I blame Diamont for that.

I've also decided I'm going to post vertical pics from now on instead of horizontal ones. I know some of you told me you prefer horizontal but somehow those pics are cropped a a weird way which makes my hands and nails look weirdly thin and stretched and me no likey so I'm going vertical from now on!

Reminder: If you want to win this colour you should enter my giveaway!

-EDIT-
Ik ben vergeten om een puppy update te doen!
Wij denken er serieus over na om het bonte reutje te houden dat rechtsboven met zijn kont uit de groep steekt en mijn zus wil twee teefjes houden. Hopelijk vinden we op tijd baasjes voor de overige pups maar dat zal wel lukken. Wie wil er nou niet zo'n hummel? ;)

I forgot to do a puppy update!
We're seriously thinking about keeping the white and black male pup that sticks his butt out of the group on the top right and my sister want's to keep two of the bitches. I hope we can find new owners for the rest of them but that shouldn't be a problem. Who wouldn't want to have one of these? ;)

Mnaicure that did not win

Here are the nails that i submitted for the Charming Nail contest, the requirement was to make a nail-art with the use of color club. I did not win, but i really like this manicure anyway, i had a blast wearing it for few days :D
And on the first picture you also cna see my ring box :) So, this is how row rings look like before i paint them.

Catrice Ultimate Nail LACQUER vs. Chanel

Hi guys! Happy Easter!! I'm not really celebrating, besides eating too much chocolate of course, so I have some time to show you a few new polishes I'm really excited about.

Catrice, a European brand, released an entire new collection for this spring and summer. This brand normally is releasing pretty conservative colors, but now they really managed to surprise me! This 'Ultimate Nail LACQUER' collection consists out of 32 (!) trendy new colors. Catrice says they were inspired by the new trends that we've seen on the catwalk this year. Sooo of course I had to indulge and buy some of their polishes. 3 of those I'll be discussing today, and they have such an exciting thing in common: they look a lot like some of Chanel's best selling polishes!

Catrice - Sold Out Forever

First off, let me show you Sold Out Forever (lol), which funnily enough, sold out almost everywhere I've been haha. At the moment, this is said to be the closest dupe of Chanel's Jade. Yes, even closer than Claire's Dream Catcher or Charlotte Russe's Jade! Whoa. It even has the legendary shimmer. Unfortunately I don't own any of Chanel's polishes so I can't compare the two :-(. I had a really hard time to get this color accurate, the close up on the left is best to be trusted. I'm really digging the color, eventhough shades like these always manage to create the infamous lobster hands.

Catrice - Lost In Mud

Next up we have Lost In Mud, a color very close to Particulière, I've found a comparison photo here, what do you think? I think Lost in Mud is a tad darker. Either way, it sure is pretty! I don't find Particulière that exciting to pay that amount of money for, so Lost In Mud is a good enough option for me. I enjoy colors like these a lot, they're just so timeless.

Catrice - I Scream Peach!

Last but not least: I Scream Peach! This one is almost identical (a teeny tiny bit darker and more vibrant) to 'What Do U Think' by Essence, which is also known for being a dupe for Chanel's Orange Fizz! (If you haven't yet, please check out this wicked comparison by Megan Chair from Little Music Boxes!) So in theory, this one should be rather similar as well. I just love Catrice for being so trendy ;-). I was surprised to see how much I liked this color, I think this is a beautiful shade of coral.

Note: I want to add that I'm not saying all of these are exact dupes because I haven't compared them myself (yet?), but they are pretty similar in the least!

I'm not head over heels with the formula though. These were all 3 coaters, and all on the thick side, so I had to add thinner to all three. The brush is a bit too short for my liking but other than that everything was fine. Drying time was ok and no bubbling or anything. I have to admit I haven't tried the other polishes from this line yet, so this applies to the 3 above. And I have to say: these polishes are cheap! Only 2.49 euros a piece, so you won't hear me complaining.

Picture is property of catrice.eu

For more information and a complete color overview you can check out their website: www.catrice.eu. Catrice is also releasing The Oceana Collection this summer including four other new shades, 2 of them being mattes! Check it out.

Well, this was it for today! I hope everyone is enjoying their Easter weekend, don't eat too much chocolate! Thanks for stopping by and till next time :-).

Pickin' Up Chicks

Happy Easter everyone!!! Hope everyone is having a great day!! I'm woooorn out- Dita's show was beyond incredible last night! It's incredible, when she is on stage, you don't see any of the other dancers, its nearly impossible to tear your eyes from her, she is stunning! She did this smoke dance/act that was beyond words. The rest of the acts that she wasn't in that were just part of the normal Crazy Horse show were incredible too!! They do a soldier routine at the beginning that is absolutely NUTS. The show is definitely worth a look- with or without Dita- but Dita's acts were awesssssooome. Or to those that know me personally... AWE5OME. :-P Today's nails are (obviously) Easter inspired.... baby chicks!!



I used Orly Snowcone as a base, with Sally Hansen All the White Stuff for the shells, American Apparel Manila and Orly Lemonade for the chick's fluff, and Electric Orange for the beaks. For the cracks in the shells, I used American Apparel Hassid and for shading, I used butterLONDON Billy No Mates. Topped it off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat. :)

Made lots of tasty bread in class today- Challah, Onion Rolls, and Bleu Cheese biscuits with Caramelized Onions and Walnuts... *DROOL* They were SO good. :-D

How is YOUR Sunday?!

Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love 4/3/10

Helen at Just Nice Things showcases an all-time classic nail varnish from OPI's Russian Collection.

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Sasha at Manicure Mommas does China Glaze Poolside Skittles.

Babbling Brooke took a walk through nature with SpaRitual. Check out her swatches of the newest collection: Believe.

Travels With Euridice shows us Barielle's A Bouquet for Ava, a beautiful blue!

Polishing the Nails has some new H&M polishes.

What a Teese!

So tonight...I'm going to see Dita von Teese!!! I'm SO excited- I've wanted to see her act for YEARS! Today's manicure was inspired by the Fashion Against AIDS! Tshirt that she designed for H&M a while back...



It kinda reminds me a little bit of Patrick Nagel's art, with the dark brows, white skin, etc.



I used OPI Alpine Snow Matte as a base, with American Apparel Hassid for the black and China Glaze Salsa for the lips and lip print on the thumb. Sealed it with a coat of Seche Vite top coat.

Burlesque!!!!! YES!!!