Saturday 9 January 2010

Psychedelic Cotton Candy


Day 88

Hey all!! Feeling tons better today- still not 100%, but much, much better. YAY! Sorry today's post is so late- I was at the office working all day...

Anyway, I got a package in the mail today from American Apparel!! They sent me three of their new polishes to try out- so of course- I decided to use them for my nails today!! I was excited because of the 3 she sent me, the only one that I had already purchased myself was Peacock, so I'm totally stoked- it's my first polish sent to me to try out EVER!! :) (Ok, so I'm a big dork, and this totally made my day- I never expected to get free stuff because of this blog!!) Also, I'm super excited because my cuticles are starting to look far less crappy!! Hooray for LUSH Lemony Flutter. It's a cuticle godsend, I swear.

Anyway, I've tried 4 of the AA polishes so far, 3 of the ones I've purchased myself, and one of the three sent to me, and I have to say, they apply well, my major qualm with them is the smell. They smell unlike any other polishes I own, and not in a good way, I generally like the smell of polish, but not these...at all. However, that said, I had no problems with streakiness in application, but the pink, Coney Island, did take 3 coats to be opaque, and probably could've used 4. As you can see though, Peacock is more than opaque enough for Konading, and it's a really, really pretty color. While Coney Island is a pretty color, it's not really my thing, I'm not much of a pink kinda gal, but I can totally see where others would love it, it's just too girly for me. :-P



Today's nails were inspired by The Swatchaholic's Hello Kitty nails the other day, where she layered the swirls in two different directions. I used American Apparel Coney Island as a base, with American Apparel Peacock and Essie Foot Loose applied with Konad Plate m69. Topped it off with Seche Vite top coat.


Disclosure: American Apparel Coney Island and American Apparel Peacock were provided by American Apparel for me for review.

Let Me Seduce You...

Met Misa Toxic Seduction. ;)

English: With Misa Toxic Seduction. ;)

Misa,Green,Shimmer

With flash


Misa,Green,Shimmer

Without flash


Een prachtige groene shimmer en mijn foto's doen haar geen recht.

English: A beautiful green shimmer and my pics don't do her justice.

Misa,Green,Shimmer

With flash

Misa,Green,Shimmer

Without flash

Ik zal haar nog een keer moeten laten zien als ik de juiste instellingen en opzet voor mijn lichtbox uit heb gevonden.

English: I'm going to have to show her to you again when I figure out the right settings and setup for my lightbox.

Comparison: The Taupes!

Het moest er natuurlijk een keer van komen met mijn voorliefde voor blubberige kleuren dus bij deze!

English: It had to happen with my preference for blubbery colours so here goes!

Taupe,Comparison

Taupe,Comparison

Taupe,Comparison

Essence Matryoshka Doll, OPI You Don't Know Jaques, OPI Over The Taupe, Sephora by OPI Metro Chic

Taupe,Comparison

Taupe,Comparison

Taupe,Comparison

OPI Over The Taupe, Sephora By OPI Metro Chic, China Glaze Channellesque, Orly Country Club Khaki

Welke vind jij het mooist? Ik houd van allemaal!
Ik ben van plan om binnenkort nog een tweede serie te doen met lichtere kleuren.

English: Which do you like best? I love them all!
I'm planning on doing a second series with lighter colours.




Wil je wat Australische lakjes proberen? You've Got Nail houdt een giveaway waarbij je vijf mooie lakjes kunt winnen!
Check de details hier.


English: Want to try some Australian polishes? You've Got Nail is having a giveaway where you can win five beautiful polishes!
Check the details here.