Rock & Republic Beauty Sale

Rock & Republic Beauty Sale at Hautelook!!

Eyeshadows, Gel Liners, Lip Gloss, Blush, Eyeshadow Trios, and Brushes- all 40% off!!

Hautelook Sale

Check Out My New Weave!

hahahha. I'm such a dork. :-P Weave. :-D So at work, there is this game team called the Sin City Diablos, and they're a team of dudes that are my friends. They're super funny and sarcastic, and I'm working on being an honorary member. One of my tasks to become an honorary member is to paint their latest game art on my nails. Unfortunately, if I did that, I wouldn't be able to post them on the blog, since the game has yet to be released. SO, as a compromise, I painted an element of their design on my nails- a basket!! :-P



I used Zoya Dea for the vertical stripes, and then for the woven part, I started out with Sally Hansen All the White Stuff, then painted over it with Urban Outfitters Matte Nude 1. For the shading to make it look more like it was actually woven, I mixed the Urban Outfitters Matte Nude 1 with Zoya Dea. Topped it off with just one coat of Seche Vite top coat.

*sigh*

I feel like such a Basket Case today. ;)

Chic At School

De laatste dagen waren hier wat hectisch vanwege de herstart van mijn studie en de papierwinkel die daarbij komt kijken en daarnaast natuurlijk het plannen van de bruiloft die nu toch wel erg dichtbij komt. Dat zal de komende weken helaas ook nog wel zo blijven terwijl ik probeer in het nieuwe ritme te komen.

Het is wel weer wennen om colleges te volgen en de boeken in te moeten duiken maar ik heb er zin in! Helaas heb ik daardoor niet zoveel tijd om mijn nagels te doen maar dat zal heus wel weer komen.

The last few days were a bit hectic due to the restart of my study and the paperwork that is involved in that and of course planning the wedding that is getting very close. Unfortunately things will probably stay that way for the next few weeks while I try to get back into the rhythm. It takes some getting used to to follow classes and hit the books again but I'm looking forward to it! Unfortunately this means I don't have a lot of time to do my nails but I'm sure that will chance when things calm down again.




Vandaag heb ik op mijn nagels P2 Chic die jullie al gezien hebben in mijn post met P2 swatches. Een mooie donkerpaars met rode ondertonen. Deze is nagenoeg dekkend in een laagje maar de macrofunctie is medogenloos dus ik heb twee laagjes gedaan voor de zekerheid.

Om het een beetje leuker te maken heb ik op mijn ringvingers een Konadstempel gemaakt met het tas-patroon van plate M16 en Konad Special Polish Pastel Violet.
Ik gebruik graag normale lakken voor stempelen maar in mijn ervaring zijn lichtere kleuren en zwart en wit vaak niet dekkend genoeg dus daarvoor gebruik ik dan toch liever Konad lakjes.
Mijn Europese lezers kunnen Konad kopen met 15% korting met de code DTCHNLBLG bij Enchantra.

Dat was het weer voor vandaag! Ik duik de boeken in!

Today I'm wearing P2 Chic that you have already seen in my post of P2 swatches. A nice dark purple with red undertones. This one is pretty much opaque in one coat but the macro setting is ruthless so I did two just to be sure.

To liven it up a bit I added a Konad stamp on my ringfingers with the purse design from plate M16 and Konad Special Polish Pastel Violet. I love using regular polishes for stamping but i've found that light colours and black and white usually aren't opaque enough to really show so I prefer Konad polishes for those. My European readers can buy Konad with a 15% discount code using code DTCHNLBLG at Enchantra.

That's it for today! I'm hitting the books!

Essence - Cute as hell - Naughty but nice

Oh my, it feels like spring around here! The weather is so nice, the sun is shining, the sky is blue.. Finally the world looks alive again. Today I received a package from the wonderful Natasja! She did some P2 shopping for me and my mom, and she got me Naughty But Nice from the Cute As Hell collection by Essence. She even gave us two amazing nail polishes as a gift! Expect a post about this very soon! So if you're reading this, Natasja, thank you ever so much!!

So, since the weather is almost springlike and I got this lovely yellow pastel in the mail, I just had to wear it. It's a really pretty soft yellow creme, which applied surprisingly well. Of course it was a bit on the streaky side, almost every yellow pastel does that to me. I applied 3 coats to even it all out.

Index and ring: Models Own - Lemon Meringue, middle and pinkie: Essence - Naughty but nice

I compared it to Lemon Meringue by Models Own, I thought they were dead on dupes, but they're different! Lemon Meringue is a tad cooler and lighter, I love them both! I do think the formula of Naughty But Nice is better though, especially when you consider that Models Own nail polishes aren't 3free.

What's your ultimate spring color?

This was it for today, take care and till next time!