Essence - All Access

Hi everyone! Wow, I made it to a 100 followers, in only 10 days! This was beyond any expectation :-). I want to thank all of you who take the time to read and comment to my blog, I really appreciate it!!

Unfortunately I didn't finish my essay last night, instead I painted my nails :-P. Oh well, it's due next week, so I'll have time to finish it up. Today I'm wearing a nail polish by Essence, All Access. I've seen it around the blogs last week, and that made me want to wear this again! So here it is, a very pretty green shimmer. Last time I used it I had some trouble applying it, but I added some thinner and all was well :-).

Well, this was it already for today, hope you have a great day and see you soon :-).

Follow the Leader

Day 98

9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...NAILS! I decided to do film leader nails today because I love the way film leaders look, even though they are fairly bland, they have an interesting aesthetic to them, and plus, I've recently jumped into everything movie/film related, so they just seemed to 'fit'.

left hand:



right hand:



I used Orly Mirror, Mirror as a base, then mixed it with American Apparel Cotton to get the lighter grey of the rotating clock arm part, I also used American Apparel Cottonfor the white circles, and then used OPI for Sephora What's a Tire Jack? Matte for the black lines, and for the numbers. Topped it all off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat to get that high-gloss gleam!

Buy Nail Polish And Help Haïti!

Ik heb wat vragen gekregen over de Hands Of Hope Collectie van BB Couture dus ik heb Kim van Overall Beauty een mailtje gestuurd. De Hands Of Hope Collectie wordt niet alleen per set verkocht! Je kan dus ook een of twee lakjes bestellen.

English: I've been getting some questions about the Hands Of Hope Collection by BB Couture so I emailed Kim from Overall Beauty. The Hands Of Hope Collection isn't just sold as a set so it is possible to buy just one or two of these polishes.




Voor het geval je mijn vorige post gemist hebt: BB Couture houdt samen met Overall Beauty een actie om geld in te zamelen voor het Leger Des Heils (VS) om hen te helpen bij hun werk in Haïti. Hiervoor hebben zij de Hands of Hope Collectie ontwikkeld die bestaat uit de volgende lakjes en 25% van de opbrengst gaat naar Haïti!

English: In case you missed my last post: BB Couture and Overall Beauty have started this project to raise funds for the Salvation Army Army to support their efforts to help in Haïti.
To do this they developed the Hands Of Hope Collection of which 25% of all sales will go to Haïti! The collection consists of the following polishes:

~Tortuga Island - explore the exotic lush green island foliage

~Kyona Beach – gaze up at the cloudless baby blue sky while sunning on the beach

~Bassin’s Blue – experience subtle turquoise pools linked by spectacular waterfalls

~Labadie Beach – delight in the delicate pink hues of the setting sun

~Cape Haitian – mornings bring a mysterious pale violet haze over the mountains

~Paradise – savor the natural beauty of Haiti along the endless sandy beige beaches

Klik op de foto voor meer informatie, swatches of om de collectie te bestellen!

English: To get more info, see swatches or order the collection please click on the pic above!

OPI - Lincoln Park After Dark Suede

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well. Right now I'm working on an essay, but it's really boring me, ugh! At least I get to look at my nails when I type :'). Today I'm wearing OPI's Lincoln Park after Dark, the suede version. When OPI released her first mattes I just had to have them. Unfortunately, I didn't really like any of them, with the exception of La Paz-Itivily Hot. The application could be better and the formula isn't that great either.

But, then the suedes arrived, and imho these are so much better! This one looks nothing like the original Lincoln Park After Dark, but I think it's lovely anyway. OPI says you shouldn't wear a base coat underneath these, but I tried this once and it stained my nails awfully, so my advise would be to ignore that great tip. Do you like suedes or do you think these are sooo 2009? ;-)