Busy Busy time

Hello dear readers :)
I feel so guilty that my blog is kinda a little on hold right now and i am not posting as much as i used to .The reason for that i guess the same excuse all the bloggers use - real life gets on the way. Specifically - i am trying to finish the project and the paper that needs to be done in order to complete my master degree. The project is huge and it takes all my time and soul at the moment and it became my number one priority.
So here are some manicure i have done in the past but nether had a chance to post.
I ll keep posting every now and then ,so i hope you wont forget about me.
I do not consider any of those manis a success, but i guess i ll let you to be judge

Scarab Manicure

Voor deze look heb ik weer een Art de Lautrec gebruikt die Alice And Jo's Havesentials me gestuurd hebben. Deze keer heb ik #15 als basis gebruikt, #07B voor de french en China Glaze Hi-Tek met Konad plate C01 uit de Coraline set voor de stempel.

For this look I used another Art de Lautrec polish that Alice And Jo's Havesentials sent me. This time I used #15 as a base, #07B for the french and China Glaze Hi-Tek with Konad plate C01 from the Coraline kit for stamping.


#15 is een prachtige chocolademelkkleurige creme. Ik heb deze vergeleken met alle taupe en bruine nagellak die ik had en er was er niet een die in de buurt kwam dus deze is helemaal uniek in mijn verzameling!

De formule was deze keer goed. Het vloeide makkelijk en was dekkend in drie laagjes (normaal voor mij) maar ik heb er vier gedaan omdat de macrofunctie iedere imperfectie laat zien.

#15 is a beautiful chocolate milk coloured creme. I compared it too every taupe and brown polish I have and none of them came close so it's totally unique in my collection!

The formula on this one was good. It flowed easy on the nail and was opaque in three coats (normal for me) but I did four because macro setting shows every imperfection.



Deze is genomen in de schaduw en de kleur klopt in deze foto iets beter. Ik weet dat veel donkere dames zoeken naar de perfecte 'mannequin handen' kleur en dit zou het voor sommige van jullie wel eens kunnen zijn!

This was taken in the shade and the colour is a bit more accurate in this picture. I know a lot of darker ladies are looking for their perfect 'mannequin hands' colour and this just might be it for some of you!

Are You Ready For Some Footballlll?!

So apparently here in the US, there is this sporting event going on today... the Superbowl somethin' er other. :-P I felt like I HAD to do Superbowl nails to commemorate the event, so I give you the Saints vs. the Colts... who will win in THIS epic battle? (I mean the one on my nails, not the one on TV) :-P Bread class kicked my ass today, and I promptly passed out on the couch in full chef regalia as soon as I got home. :-P (which is why the post is on the later side)





I used China Glaze 2030 from Khrome Collection as a base for the Saints nails, Zoya Raven for the fleur de lis outlined in Sally Hansen All the White Stuff. For the Colts nails, I used Sally Hansen All the White Stuff as a base, with Pure Ice French Kiss for the horseshoe and Sally Hansen All the White Stuff again for the white dots. Topped off both teams with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.

Ok, enjoy the Superbowl, I'm off to get some wings to mess up my pretty nails. *drool* They're all I can think about today.

Big on blue!

Hi guys! Did everybody enjoy the game? I'm totally clueless when it comes to American sports, lol. I'm quite busy since I'm moving so I'm hoping I'll find time to update my blog the next few days. *Crosses fingers*.

Anyway, Yesterday my mom, Romika, did a fun purple comparison, which really is her color. So I decided I'd do a blue one! As you can see the pinkie doesn't fit in with the rest, but it looked a lot darker in the bottle.

Here's what you're looking at:

Index: Nfu Oh - 280 - 3 coats
Middle: OPI - Dating a Royal - 3 coats
Ring: Herome W.I.C - Frankfurt - 2 coats
Pinkie: Claire's - Blue Fash (isn't labeled but this is what the receipt said) - 4 coats

As you can see the OPI and Nfu Oh are so close! I'd say they're almost a dupe. Almost, because Nfu Oh is the tiniest bit brighter, not that any 'normal' person would notice... ;-). The formula of the two is pretty much the same (being okay!), but Dating a Royal is a little bit more sheer.

These are all jellies, don't you just love that? The Herome nail polish is bordering on creme though, but it does own some of those great jelly characteristics. I love how this one is a more sophisticated, serious shade of blue. The one by Claire's took 4 coats for it to be opaque, that's not how we roll right!? For a full manicure I decided on the Nfu Oh. I love it! What's your favorite of the bunch?

My Rings

Ik krijg altijd veel vragen over mijn ringen dus ik zal ze maar eens beter laten zien.

I always get a lot of questions about my rings so I guess I'll show them a little better.



Mooi zijn ze hè? Helaas voor jou zijn ze niet zomaar te koop.

Pretty aren't they? Unfortunately for you, you can't buy them anywhere.




Het zijn silver splint ringen. Ik heb een vorm van reuma die o.a. de gewrichten van mijn vingers aantast.
Vervelend, maar de ringen zijn geen straf. Ik vind ze eigenlijk zelfs heel mooi! Een uniek sieraad dat speciaal voor mij op maat is gemaakt. Wat wil een meisje nog meer?

They are silver splint rings and are meant to support my joints. I have a type of arthritis and this affects, among other things, the joints in my fingers.
Annoying but the rings are not that bad. I actually really like how they look! A unique piece of jewelery that is made and fitted especially for me. What more can a girl wish for?

Ooooh... Brown Holo!

Alice And Jo's Havesentials heeft mij een aantal Art de Lautrec nagellakken gestuurd voor review en dit is daar een van.

Alice And Jo's Havesentials sent me a couple of Art de Lautrec polishes for review and this is one of them.


Bruine holo glitter! Deze is zo mooi! Dit is drie laagjes met een topcoat.
Helaas hebben ze geen namen maar dit is #07B.

Brown holo glitter! This one is pretty! This is three coats with a topcoat.
Unfortunately these don't have names but this is #07B.



De formule van deze lak is een beetje vreemd. Het deed me heel erg denken aan de glitterlijm waar ik vroeger mijn schoolagenda mee versierde. Het lakt niet heel vervelend maar het is wel even wennen.

Normaal begin ik met lakken bij mijn rechter pink en doe dan al mijn nagels en als ik mijn linker duim heb gedaan begin ik gelijk weer bij mijn rechter pink. Met deze formule is dat niet verstandig omdat je dan het eerste laagje meetrekt naar de rand van je nagel. Ik heb de laagjes dus tussendoor even laten drogen en toen had ik geen enkel probleem met lakken.
Normaal houd ik er niet van om te wachten tussen de laagjes maar kom op, bruine holo! Absoluut de moeite waard!


The formula of this polish was a bit strange. It reminded me of the glitter glue I used to decorate my notebook with at school. It's not bad but it did take some getting used to.

Usually I start painting at my right pinky and work my way to my left thumb and when I finish that I immediately start at my right pinky again. With this formula that isn't smart because you'll drag the first coat to the free edge. So I left every coat to dry for a couple of minutes and then I had no trouble with it. I usually don't like to wait in between layers but come on, this is a brown holo! Totally worth it!



Is ze niet prachtig?

Isn't she beautiful?