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Hello my Sweet Nail-art lovers.
Good news for all the facebook fans, i finally got my own page where, and i am inviting everyone to joy me where. I hope you guys will comment your butties off where, and also please share your own Nail-art, in my album "Fans Nails".
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And here is the manicure :)
I know it is spring now, but this just what my mood was like.

Clothes for the little! ♥

My cousin just opened her online blogshop selling babies/toddlers clothings. Prices are really reasonable cos they are factory rejected goods but in a really good condition. I really can't see where the defect is... So anyway! Go see see look look!

Eh, if some of you are interested, you might even want to purchase and self collect it from me at my place when you're here for your nail appt. Save $ for postage! Heh.

www.tinyfabric.blogspot.com

Clothes for the little! ♥

My cousin just opened her online blogshop selling babies/toddlers clothings. Prices are really reasonable cos they are factory rejected goods but in a really good condition. I really can't see where the defect is... So anyway! Go see see look look!

Eh, if some of you are interested, you might even want to purchase and self collect it from me at my place when you're here for your nail appt. Save $ for postage! Heh.

www.tinyfabric.blogspot.com

More bridal nails...

2 sets of bridal nails with flowers and crystals. One of gel, another acrylic.

The most common question would always be: Which is better? Gel or acrylic? My answer: Both are equally good, except that they are of different texture and the method of extending them is slightly different. Variety of colours are also different. And all these explain why I would always advise which is more suitable only after you have chosen your nail design. Ultimately, my job is to make your nails last as long as possible with minimal or without colour chipping, crystals dropping etc. :)


Champagne glitter gel and white flowers with a tinge of yellow.


You can't really see the champagne glitter in the picture but it does sparkle like mad in real, and thus making this set of nails really pretty and bridal!


Clear pink glitter acrylic nails with simple flowers and tons of blings of different sizes. This set looks really sweet and glittery in real cos of the clear pink glitter base.


I hope you girls can see the pink glitter more clearly here. :)

More bridal nails...

2 sets of bridal nails with flowers and crystals. One of gel, another acrylic.

The most common question would always be: Which is better? Gel or acrylic? My answer: Both are equally good, except that they are of different texture and the method of extending them is slightly different. Variety of colours are also different. And all these explain why I would always advise which is more suitable only after you have chosen your nail design. Ultimately, my job is to make your nails last as long as possible with minimal or without colour chipping, crystals dropping etc. :)


Champagne glitter gel and white flowers with a tinge of yellow.


You can't really see the champagne glitter in the picture but it does sparkle like mad in real, and thus making this set of nails really pretty and bridal!


Clear pink glitter acrylic nails with simple flowers and tons of blings of different sizes. This set looks really sweet and glittery in real cos of the clear pink glitter base.


I hope you girls can see the pink glitter more clearly here. :)

You Really Turn Me On

Today's manicure is another nerdy manicure. :-P They were inspired by the power button on your computer, monitor, XBOX, TV, etc. Silly, I know, but I like doing nerdy designs. Plus, I have been on the XBOX waaaaay too much lately. I watched the entire five seasons of Weeds on streaming Netflix in a matter of days. Yeah, I don't half-ass stuff, I go ALL out. :-D I call it dedication, others call it sad. :)



I used China Glaze Millennium as a base, and I have to say, as much as I love and rave about this color for nail art and Konading, I do NOT like it as an all-over color on me. For the On symbols, I used China Glaze Millennium mixed with American Apparel Hassid. Topped it off with Seche Vite top coat.

What a turn-on.

♥s Inlay

A pretty simple set of acrylic nails. White glitter and hearts embedded. And most importantly, the perfect nails to have for a set of nail extension. Long slender nail bed. Ahhh. Nice.


Silver ♥ and pink ♥ hearts.


I love taking closeup shots at this angle cos you can see how an extended nail looks like from the side view. It took me quite a bit of time and experience to 'mould' a proper nail sculpture. :)


This is something I would love to have on my nails everyday cos it goes well with everything you wear.

♥s Inlay

A pretty simple set of acrylic nails. White glitter and hearts embedded. And most importantly, the perfect nails to have for a set of nail extension. Long slender nail bed. Ahhh. Nice.


Silver ♥ and pink ♥ hearts.


I love taking closeup shots at this angle cos you can see how an extended nail looks like from the side view. It took me quite a bit of time and experience to 'mould' a proper nail sculpture. :)


This is something I would love to have on my nails everyday cos it goes well with everything you wear.

Ch-Ch-Chain of Fools

Today's nails were inspired by the obvious... chains. :-D My friend at work said I should've done whips on the other hand and gone with a whole bondage theme. :-P I've have this idea milling about in my head for a while now, and finally decided to do it. Originally in my brain, it was more complex, with shading and depth and whatnot, but once I laid down the initial shapes, I liked it simple and graphic, so I left it. :) (hope you like it too!!)



I used American Apparel Hassid as a base, with China Glaze Millennium for the silver chains, and China Glaze 2030 for the gold. :) Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat, because I wouldn't want the chains to break, right?!

So in closing, I feel the need to add this.... because it kept coming up when I was trying to think of titles for this post....

You ARE the Weakest Link.... Goodbye! :-P

(p.s. none of you are weak links, I just found this amusing :-P )

BB Couture Polish Sale

Hey all!! There are few BB Couture Polishes on sale for 50% off on bbnailpolish.com

Go here to see the sale polishes!!

The sale ones are all the way at the bottom! :)

Hurry though, rumor has it that these are only on sale through March!!

Catrice Swatches!

Als eerste een reminder om je in te schrijven voor mijn Surprise Puppy Giveaway om negen Catrice lakjes van jouw keuze te winnen!

Ik heb een klein beetje zon gehad en daar heb ik gebruik van gemaakt om een aantal shimmers uit de nieuwe Lente/Zomer collectie van Catrice te swatchen. Daarna liet de zon me in de steek dus de rest volgt nog maar daarvoor moet ik mijn lightbox uit de kast trekken.

First a reminder to enter my Surprise Puppy Giveaway to win nine Catrice polishes of your choice!

I had a little sunlight today so I used that to swatch a couple of shimmers from the new Spring/Summer Collection by Catrice. After that the sun failed me but the rest will follow, I just have to get out my light box for those.



Ik moet mijn eerdere opmerkingen over de formule van deze collectie terugnemen. Blijkbaar zijn de problemen die ik had met Poison Me, Poison You beperkt tot die ene lak want met de rest van de collectie heb ik geen problemen gehad. Alleen Sold Out For Ever was iets moeilijker maar dat is ook een pastel en die staan erom bekend.

Alle swatches zijn twee laagjes zonder basecoat of topcoat tenzij anders vermeld.

I have to retract my previous comments on the formula of this collection. I guess the problems I had with Poison Me, Poison You were limited to that polish alone because the rest of the collection gave me no trouble. Only Sold Out For Ever was a bit harder but that is a pastel and they are notorious for it.

All swatches are two coats without basecoat or topcoat unless otherwise stated.



Laat me je voorstellen aan Clay-ton, My Hero. Een greige (grijs/beige) met gouden shimmer en in sommig licht zelfs een zeegroene tint. Deze is zo mooi en delicaat!

Meet Clay-ton, My Hero. A greige (grey/beige) with gold shimmer and in some light it even has a sea-green tint. This one is so pretty and delicate!



De volgende is Blue's Brother, een staalblauwe shimmer. Deze heeft zoveel shimmer dat ze grenst aan een foil. Niet helemaal mijn smaak maar het is wel een vrolijk zomerkleurtje dat ik me wel met leuke sandalen en een rokje zie dragen.

Next up is Blue's Brother, a steelblue shimmer. This has so much shimmer it borders on a foil. Not exactly my taste but it is a fun summer colour and I can see myself wearing it with cute sandals and a skirt.



Big Spender Wanted! Roze met gouden shimmer. Deze doet me denken aan China Glaze Strawberry Fields maar deze is koeler van kleur en heeft minder rood. Mooi, meisjesachtig en zomerig maar niet erg interessant vind ik. Als je nog niet zoiets hebt is deze de moeite waard om te kopen maar het is geen absolute must have.

Big Spender Wanted! Pink with a golden shimmer. This one reminds me of China Glaze Strawberry Fields but it's cooler toned and has less red. Pretty, girly and summery but not very interesting in my opinion. If you don't have something like it, it is worth buying but to me it's not a must have.



Be My Millionaire. Een mooie koele, antiek-uitziende gouden shimmer. Ik ben er vrijwel zeker van dat Catrice heeft geprobeerd Chanel Kaleidoscope te dupen met deze. Ik heb geen idee hoe goed ze hierin geslaagd zijn omdat ik niets vergelijkbaars heb maar van wat ik kan zien heeft Kaleidoscope grotere shimmerdeeltjes. De kleur lijkt echter wel in de buurt te komen.

Meer van deze collectie (inclusief mijn persoonlijke favorieten) volgen later!

Be My Millionaire. A pretty cool-toned antique-looking gold shimmer. I'm pretty sure Catrice tried to come close to Chanel Kaleidoscope with this one. I have no idea how close they came because I have nothing like it but from what I can see Kaleidoscope has bigger shimmer particles. The colour seems pretty close though.

More of this collection (including my personal favourites) later!

Up&Away P-P-P-P-okerface?

Allereerst even een reminder om mee te doen aan mijn giveaway voor een aantal van de nieuwste Catrice lakjes! Deze is open voor iedereen over de hele wereld dus als je met de vorige niet mee kon doen is dit je kans!

En nu de reden voor dit bericht. Ik ben helemaal niet zo'n fan van Lady Gaga maar dit meisje is geweldig! Goede zangstem, ze speelt Pokerface op drie iPhones en ze rockt een schattige pastel skittles mani!


First of all a little reminder to enter my giveaway for a couple of the new Catrice polishes! This one is open to everyone around the world so if you couldn't enter the last one this is your chance!

And now the reason for this post. I'm not a huge fan of Lady Gaga but this girl is awesome! Her singing voice is great, she can play Pokerface on three iPhones (!) and she's rocking the cutest pastel skittles mani!







Ik gok dat ze China Glaze Up&Away draagt, wat denk jij?

I'm guessing she's wearing China Glazes Up&Away, what do you think?

China Glaze - DV8

I'm really on a holo streak, can you tell? Haha. There's just something about spring setting in that makes me happy and gets me in the mood for rainbows. I often get caught by people staring at me when I'm moving my fingers around in a coincidentally sunbeam. They must think I'm pretty deranged. Not that I'm not ;-D.

When we were visiting the China Glaze wholesale last week, I was able to get my mitts on this pretty thing, and for a really small price too. I've always been a bit reluctant when it comes to China Glaze because their formula is really inconsistent, at least that's my experience so far. I absolutely adore their colors, so to be honest I'm really bummed out about this. I was really curious to see how and if I'd like this polish!

DV8 belongs to the OMG collection, consisting out of 12 dense holographics in a wide color range. I'd already bought LOL a while ago, and as much as I loved the color, I couldn't get over the bad formula.

Luckily DV8 really managed to surprise me: opaque in 2 coats, no cuticle drag, everything was just A-OK. The color is really pretty too, a nice medium teal without being bland.

What do you think about the OMG collection?

Flight of the Bumblebee

Fun fact of the day: Melissa means bee/honey. It comes from Greek mythology, where Melissa was a nymph who discovered honey and its uses, and fed Zeus honey when he was a baby instead of milk. Crazy, eh? Today's nails are inspired by my name! :)



I used Orly Snowcone as a base, with American Apparel Hassid for the flight path, and for the black outlines/stripes of the bee, American Apparel Manila for the body of the bee, and a mix of American Apparel Cotton and American Apparel Mount Royal for the wings. Topped it off with only one coat of Seche Vite top coat, as I was running low on time.

Where do you think the bee is heading to?

Maybe to see his 'honey'? haha!

Big hearts, pink bows.

Ok, blogger is mad. These 3 photos are the only ones I managed to upload after trying for 834782364732 times. Nvm, at least I still have a set of nails to share!

Pink glitter gel nails!

A design I came up with for someone who likes pink and bling bling stuffs. This is really sweet isn't it? :D


The huge crystals are mad bling in real life! And the glitter pink base sparkles as well. Really nice and attention grabbing!


And her thumbs. Huge blings and pink roses.

Big hearts, pink bows.

Ok, blogger is mad. These 3 photos are the only ones I managed to upload after trying for 834782364732 times. Nvm, at least I still have a set of nails to share!

Pink glitter gel nails!

A design I came up with for someone who likes pink and bling bling stuffs. This is really sweet isn't it? :D


The huge crystals are mad bling in real life! And the glitter pink base sparkles as well. Really nice and attention grabbing!


And her thumbs. Huge blings and pink roses.

SUPER ANGRY! CANNOT UPLOAD PHOTOS! WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW!

SUPER ANGRY! CANNOT UPLOAD PHOTOS! WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW!

Surprise Puppy Giveaway!!!

Nee niet gelijk boos worden! Natuurlijk ga ik geen puppies weggeven! Laat me even uitpraten!

Ik heb twee heel lieve Nederlandse Schapendoezen genaamd Bikkel en Anoek en Bikkel wordt papa!
Op dit moment is Renske, de schapendoes van mijn zus, zo enorm zwanger dat ze nauwelijks meer kan lopen en de puppies komen dit weekend! We weten niet precies hoeveel het er worden maar de dierenarts vertelde dat we moesten rekenen op iets tussen de 6-12!
Bikkel is de voorste hond en Renske de zwarte daar achter.

No don't get mad! Of course I'm not giving away puppies! Hear me out!

I have two very cute Dutch Sheepdogs called Bikkel and Anoek and Bikkel is going to be a daddy! Right now my sisters sheepdog Renske is so pregnant she can hardly walk and the puppies are due next weekend! We don't know exactly how many puppies there are going to be but the vet told us we should be counting on anything from 6-12!
Bikkel is the dog in the front and Renske the black one behind him.



Dus dit is het geval. Ik wil heel graag een nieuwe giveaway doen omdat de laatste zo leuk was en omdat ik zo enthousiast ben over de nieuwe lakjes van Catrice dus ik zet deze giveaway online voordat ik zelfs maar de lakjes of de foto's heb of het exacte aantal lakjes weet.

So here's the thing. I want to do another giveaway so bad because the last one was fun and because I'm very enthusiastic about the new polishes from Catrice so I'm putting this giveaway online before I even have the polishes, the pictures or the exact number of polishes.


Dit kan ik je nu al vertellen:

• Deze giveaway zal open zijn voor iedereen over de hele wereld!

• Er zullen lakjes uit de nieuwe lijn van Catrice in zitten want de nieuwe kleuren zijn geweldig en ik wil ze delen!

• Een van die lakjes zal Catrice Sold Out For Ever zijn welke, naar mijn mening, zelfs dichter bij Chanel Jade komt dan Claire's Dreamcatcher!

• De overige Catrice lakken mag de winnaar ZELF uitkiezen!

• Er zal ook als extra nagellakverdunner in zitten want hoe geweldig de kleuren ook zijn, de formule laat helaas wat te wensen over.

• De hoeveelheid lakjes hangt af van hoeveel puppies er geboren gaan worden!

Update! De puppies zijn eerder geboren maar alles is goed gegaan. Het zijn er negen geworden!



Here's what I can tell you:

• This giveaway will be open to everyone around the world!
  

• There are going to be polishes from the new Catrice line involved because the new colours are amazing and I want to share!

• On of those polishes will be Catrice Sold Out For Ever which, according to my opinion, is an even closer dupe to Chanel Jade than Claire's Dreamcatcher!

• The other polishes will be chosen by the winner HERSELF!

• There is going to be additional nail polish thinner involved because the colours may be awesome but unfortunately the formula of the new Catrices does leave something to be desired.

• The size of this giveaway will depend on how many puppies are born!

Update! The puppies were born early but everything went well. There are nine puppies!




De regels:
Lees deze alsjeblieft goed. Ik vraag niet veel maar in mijn laatste giveaway heb ik toch een aantal mensen moeten diskwalificeren en dat is niet mijn favoriete bezigheid.

Verplicht:

1. Je MOET een volger van mijn blog zijn! Nieuwe lezers zijn natuurlijk altijd welkom! Ik prefereer het als je mijn blog volgt met Blogger of Google Friend Connect (dat dingetje met de fotootjes rechts, het is heel makkelijk! Dat beloof ik!) zodat ik bij kan houden hoeveel mensen me volgen maar als je me op een andere manier volgt laat me dat dan alsjeblieft weten.
2. Laat je emailadres achter in je comment. Je mag deze zo opschrijven dat spambotjes er niks mee kunnen maar zorg wel dat het duidelijk is voor mij. Ik moet contact met je op kunnen nemen als je gewonnen hebt!
3. Vertel me hoe jij je puppy zou noemen als jij een van deze haarballen zou krijgen. Let op: de naam moet met een W beginnen!

Extra:

Je kunt een extra entry verdienen door iemand te vertellen over deze giveaway en dat mij te laten weten. (liefst met een link) Je kunt erover bloggen (alsjeblieft met link), twitteren (@DutchNailBlog en laat alsjeblieft een linkje achter), een spandoek aan je auto hangen en hiermee door de stad rijden, het op een forum posten (ook weer met linkje graag) enz. Wees creatief! Maar check alsjeblieft wel eerst even op mijn giveaway niet al is gemeld door iemand anders. We willen niet spammen!
Zorg er alsjeblieft voor dat deze extra entry in een aparte comment staat! Dat maakt mijn leven een stuk makkelijker!

Je kunt dus maximaal twee entries verdienen.

De giveaway eindigt op 30 April om middernacht lokale tijd!

-edit- Ik ben vergeten te melden dat de winnaar gekozen zal worden door www.random.org.

Ik zal deze post updaten met meer nieuws en foto's gedurende de giveaway.


The rules:
Please pay attention to these. I'm not asking for a lot but in my last giveaway I've had to disqualify some of the entries and I hate to do that.

Mandatory:

1. You MUST be a follower! New followers are certainly welcome! I prefer if you follow me through Blogger or Google Friend Connect (The thingy with the pictures to the right, it's really easy! I promiss!) so I can keep track of how many are following me but if you follow me in another way please let me know.
2. Leave a comment with your email address. Feel free to write it in a way so spambots can't get to it but make sure it makes sense because I need to be able to contact you if you win!
3. Tell me what you would call your puppy if you would get one of these fur balls. Note: The name has to start with a W!
   

Additional:

You can get one extra entry if you tell someone about this giveaway and let me know about it. (preferably with a link) You can blog (please provide a link), tweet (@DutchNailBlog and please provide a link), stick a banner on your car and drive around town, post it on a forum (again, link please!) etc. Be creative! But please make sure to check message boards and fora to see if someone else already posted it. We don't want to spam anyone!
Please make sure to leave your extra entry in a seperate comment! That would make my life a lot easier!

So you can get two entries max!

This giveaway ends April 30th at midnight local time! (GMT+1)

-edit- I forgot to mention the winner will be chosen by www.random.org.

I'll update this post with more news and pictures as we go along.

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

Catrice came out with a new line!

You gotta love Catrice! Ze maken geweldige lakjes, hebben fantastische LE's en ze kosten nagenoeg niets. What kan een meisje zich nog meer wensen in een nagellak?

Catrice heeft onlangs hun gehele lijn met lakjes geupdate met nieuwe kleuren en strakker uitziende flesjes. Je kunt de gehele collectie met swatches op nagelwielen zien op Innen Und Aussen, een Duits blog. Zijn ze niet geweldig?!

(En ja, volgens mij zie ik daar een Chanel Jade dupe! Als iemand Jade heeft laat het me dan weten zodat ik je een flesje Catrice Sold Out For Ever kan sturen om ze te vergelijken. Ik zal een vergelijking met Claire's Dreamchater doen later deze week.)

Het enige nadeel is dat ze ook met de formule gerotzooid hebben en dat is geen verbetering. Je MOET verdunner hebben om deze lakjes op een normale manier te kunnen gebruiken want zonder zijn ze gewoon te dik, stroperig, streperig en moeilijk om mee te werken.

You gotta love Catrice! They make amazing polishes, have great LE's and they cost next to nothing. What more can a girl ask for in a polish?

Catrice recently updated their entire line of polishes with new colours and sleeker looking bottles. You can see the entire collection with swatches on nail wheels on Innen Und Aussen, a German blog. Don't they look amazing?!

(And yes, I do believe I see a Jade dupe there! If anyone has Jade let me know so I can send you a bottle of Catrice Sold Out For Ever to compare them. I'll do a comparison with Claire's Dreamcatcher later this week.)

The only downside is they messed with the formula and not for the better. You NEED to have thinner if you want to be able to use these in a normal fashion because without it they are just to thick, streaky and hard to work with.



Dit is drie laagjes Poison Me, Poison You met een topcoat. Ik weet wat je denkt en het is OK als je het scherm wilt likken. Ik kon het ook niet laten om mijn nagels te likken... Don't judge!

Deze foto's zijn genomen met natuurlijk licht maar zonder direct zonlicht. Kijk die shimmer! Blauw, fuchsia, silver en zelfs een klein beetje goud. Jum!

This is three coats of Poison Me, Poison You with a topcoat. I know what you are thinking and it's OK if you want to lick the screen. I know I couldn't resist licking my nails... Don't judge!

These pics were taken in natural light but no direct sunlight. Look at that shimmer! Blue, fuchsia, silver and even a tiny bit of gold. Yum!




Het eerste laagje lakte, laten we eerlijk zijn: slecht. Het is dik, streperig en gewoon teveel werk. Als ik niet had geweten dat verdunner bestond was ik heel teleurgesteld geweest en had ik deze waarschijnlijk weggegooid. Dus ik heb ongeveer tien druppels verdunner toegevoegd en heb een tweede laagje gelakt. Deze ging een beetje beter maar nog steeds verre van perfect.

Nog tien druppels en flink schudden later en daar is het! De formule die ik ken en waar ik van houd van Catrice. Ik wou het niet perfect noemen maar het komt in de buurt. Bovendien, wat kan je nu helemaal verwachten van een nagellak van €1,99?

Wellicht moet ik van mezelf wel de hele collectie kopen, gewoon vanwege de kleuren. Drie taupes! Prachtige blauwen én mintgroenen! Ze zijn de moeite meer dan waard vind ik.

In Nederland wordt Catrice verkocht bij de Trekpleister en de Kruidvat waarbij de eerste vaak de beste selectie heeft.

The first coat went on, well, let's be honest: crappy. It's thick, streaky and just too much hard work. If I didn't know about thinner I would have been very disappointed and probably would have tossed it. So I added about ten drops of thinner and went for the second coat. That went on a little better but still far from perfect.

Another ten drops and a good shake later and there it is! The formula I've always known and loved from Catrice. I wouldn't call it perfect but it does come close. Besides, what do you expect from a €1,99 bottle of polish?

I might just have to buy the entire collection just for the colours. Three taupes! Gorgeous blues ánd mint greens! They are totally worth the trouble imho.

In the Netherlands Catrice is sold at both Trekpleister and Kruidvat with the former usually having the best selection.

Very busy , but beautiful Nails

Hello my Sweet Nail-art lovers.
This nail design that i am posting today is kind of busy looking, a lot is going on on those tiny nails. It actually started as just a diagonal stripes of different shades of purple. When i decided to add a little gold, and when some stamp on the edge, and more stamp and the rhinestones.
I hope you ll like, because i am really thrilled with the result, even thought the design came to me really spontaneous.

It's like But-tah

Today's nails were inspired by the fact that I wanted to use my new butterLONDON polish in Rosie Lee. :-D I'm usually not a pink girl, but I this is a very purty glitter. :-P Adding the halftone dots make it less girly, right?! RIGHT?! I just finished Season 3 of Weeds on Netflix Instant Queue or whatever its called when I watch it through my XBOX. That makes 3 seasons in less than a week. I think I may have a problem. Or drink too many caffeinated beverages, not sure.



I used butterLONDON Rosie Lee as a base, with American Apparel Peacock applied with Konad Plate m60. Topped off with two coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Models Own - Peacock Green

Hi dear reader! Today I'm showing you something I'm really excited about: Peacock Green by Models Own. Trust me when I say these pictures don't do any justice to the color, depth and overall beauty of it! This is what it looks like when green meets blue, and they click ;-). It's super glowy and it almost looks like a duochrome. I stole this one from my mom's helmer, and I can't believe I didn't order this one myself. The formula is nice, it's a 3 coater though, but application was really smooth.

I also found out Models Own is hosting a contest where you can win 12 of their most wanted colors. And if you don't win you'll get a 30% discount on your next order :-). You only have to fill out a survey. Sounds pretty nice huh? So if you're into this brand please check it out. This contest ends the 29th of March, so you'll have 1 day left! So we're at the end of this post again, thanks for stopping by and enjoy your sunday!

I've been on a green streak

Ik weet niet waarom maar de laatste tijd grijp ik steeds naar mijn groenen als ik een mani wil doen. Als je in kleurentherapie gelooft staat groen voor zelfrespect, balans en harmonie en heeft het een kalmerend effect. Ik weet niet wat ik daarvan moet vinden maar gezien de hectische tijd waarin ik zit kan ik alle hulp gebruiken dus ik omarm de groen.

I don't know why but lately I find myself reaching for greens almost every time I do a mani. If you believe in colour therapy green stands for self-respect, balance and harmony and has a calming effect. I'm not really sure about that but considering the hectic times I'm in I can use all the help I can get so I'm embracing the green.



Dit is Asos by Ciaté Pixie, een prachtige groene creme. Deze foto is genomen na drie dagen dragen waarin ik aardig hard voor mijn handen ben geweest en zonder dat ik de topcoat ververst heb dus ik ben onder de indruk van de draagtijd!

This is Asos by Ciaté Pixie, a gorgeous apple green creme. This picture was taken after three days of wear while being pretty rough on my hands and without topcoat refreshments so I'm impressed with the wear time!



Ik had drie laagjes nodig om deze dekkend te krijgen. Over de formule is niet veel te zeggen, deze is niet opmerkelijk goed of slecht en hetzelfde geldt voor het kwastje.

Ik ben helemaal gek van deze kleur! IceRozie heeft me deze voor mijn verjaardag in Februari gegeven en ik ben er heel blij mee. Wat ik vooral erg mooi vind is dat ze helder maar toch een beetje stoffig is. Heel interessante lak!

Ik ben heel benieuwd hoe deze zich laat vergelijken met OPI Jade Is The New Black maar die heb ik nog niet binnen. Zodra ik die heb zal ik een vergelijking maken.

I needed three coats to get it opaque. Formula-wise there isn't much to say, it isn't remarkably good or bad and the same goes for the brush.

I really love this colour! IceRozie gave me this one for my birthday in February and I'm so glad she did. I love that it is very bright yet just a little bit dusty. Very interesting polish!

I'm very curious to see how it compares to OPI Jade Is The New Black but I don't have that one yet. As soon as I do I'll make a comparison.