SOCCER MOM

These nails are for a soccer mom supporting her son. Go # 14!!!!

Big Fat Fail Day And Some Awesome News!

Ik had een Valentijnsmanicure in gedachten maar na vijf pogingen heb ik het opgegeven. Ik ben blijkbaar niet gemaakt voor schattige nail-art dus hierbij mijn Valentijnsnagels: China Glaze Ruby Pumps!

En ook hier zat het niet mee. Eerst smeer ik meer op mijn vingers da op mijn handen, vervolgens heb ik drie nagels beschadigd met op de bank zitten (Smudge Fixer to the rescue!) en nu zitten er stofjes in mijn topcoat. Vandaag is geen goede dag voor nagellak.
Dit is dus basecoat, drie laagjes Ruby Pumps, topcoat en dan op sommige nagels een laagje Smudge Fixer, nog een laagje Ruby Pumps en nog een laagje topcoat. Godzijdank hebben we aluminiumfolie!

I had a Valentines Day manicure planned but I gave up after five attempts. I guess I'm not made for cutesy nail-art so here are my V-day nails: China Glaze Ruby Pumps!

And again something went wrong. First I painted more finger than nail, then I smudged three nails while sitting on the couch (Smudge Fixer to the rescue!) and now there is dust in my topcoat. Today is not a good day for nailpolish.
So this is a basecoat, three coats op Ruby Pumps, topcoat and then on some nails a coat of Smudge Fixer, another coat of Ruby Pumps and another coat of topcoat. Thank god for foil!




En nu het nieuws: Enchantra biedt 15% korting voor al mijn Europese lezers met de code DTCHNLBLG! Je kunt deze code gebruiken voor alle Konadspullen en nagellak en de code verloopt niet!

Enchantra verkoopt naast Konad ook Blaze nagellak die verkleurt onder invloed van zonlicht en ze hebben een uitgebreid assortiment China Glaze. Alles van de nieuwe Up&Away collectie tot collecties uit begin 2008 die niet meer bij andere etailers worden verkocht! Was je dus nog op zoek naar een specifiek lakje ga dan zeker even kijken op www.enchantra.eu!

Let op: Deze code geldt alleen voor Konad artikelen en nagellak, NIET voor hun andere producten.

Verzendkosten binnen Nederland en naar België, Luxemburg, Duitsland en Frankrijk staan op de site vermeld. Voor de verzendkosten naar andere Europese landen moet je even mailen.

And now for the good news! Enchantra offers a 15% discount for all my European readers with the code DTCHNLBLG! You can use this code for all their Konad supplies and nailpolish and the code doesn't expire! Besides Konad, Enchantra also sells Blaze nailpolish that changes colour under the influence of sunlight and a large collection of China Glaze polishes. Everything from the new Up&Away collection to collections from early 2008 that aren't sold at other etailers anymore! So if you are looking for a specific polish take a look at www.enchantra.eu!

Note: You can only use this code for Konad products and nail polish, NOT for their other products.

Shipping within the Netherlands and to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and France are listed on the site and you can email them for shipping to other European countries. To celebrate I was planning a Valentines Day manicure but after five attempts I gave up. Guess I'm not made for cutesy nail-art. :( So here are my Valentines Day nails: China Glaze Ruby Pumps!

H&M - Bella's Choice

Good morning everyone! How is everybody doing? A few days ago I tried to be strong, but walked out of the store with this pretty baby anyway. Somehow my brain always turns to jelly when I see interesting nail polish. This one is another member of the H&M nail polish family: Bella's Choice. Could this name be Twilight related? Probably not, but I'd like to think so!

I'm terrible at naming colors but I think this is a vibrant turquoise/tiffany-blue color. At first I thought it looked a lot like For Audrey by China Glaze, but I think Bella's choice is slighty more green. I'm not sure though, since I'm not that lucky to own For Audrey ;-).

The formula was ok, but not as fantastic as I'm used to when it comes to H&M nail polish. It was a bit on the thick side so I had to add thinner right away. This is 2 coats and I just love how smooth the finish is.

Well this was it for today, dear reader, take care and till next time!

Thank God It's FRYday.

Ok, so I had to do this to prove just how much of a dork I really am.... as if it weren't evident enough. :-P

So Happy FRYday, all. :) (get it? Fries because it's FRIDAY?!) I kill me. :-P

The thumb came out best I think.


One where the M's are right-side up and the fries aren't all fallin' out! :-P



I used American Apparel Manila mixed with Nubar Milk Chocolate Cremefor the fries in the very back, American Apparel Manila alone for the fries in the middle ground and for the McDonald's logo, and then American Apparel Manila mixed with American Apparel Cotton for the fries in the foreground. :) for the McD's carton, I used China Glaze Salsa, with Zoya Dakota to shade. :)

TGIF! :)

Models Own - Disco Mix

It's friday, it's weekend: that means party colors! And this one sure looks like a party. This is Disco Mix by Models Own. I placed an order there last friday but it hasn't arrived yet, but I do have this one already to show you! This one I picked up at River Island, I just couldn't resist it..

It's blue, it's purple, it's fuchsia, hell I don't know, what I do know is that I like it very much! The glitter is so dense, you're looking at only 2 coats, yes, it's that great. This finish wasn't that bumpy either after applying one thick layer of top coat.

What do you think about hysteric nail polishes like this one?

Who Can Take the Sunrise...Sprinkle it With Dew...

...Cover it with chocolate and a miracle or two.. the candy man can!! :) Ok, these nails are a tribute to one of the greatest movies of all time... Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie, and Gene Wilder's Lovable, yet unsettlingly close to insane character. :-P I chose to paint Willy Wonka's purple velvet jacket, purple flowered shirt, and gold satin bow tie! I even used a Zoya Matte Velvet collection color for the VELVET jacket!!! :-P





I used Zoya Savita matte for the jacket, mixed with Sally Hansen All the White Stuff for the lapels, and again for the purple on the shirt. For the white of the shirt, I used OPI Alpine Snow Matte, and for the bow tie I used China Glaze 2030 from Khrome Collection, then mixed with China Glaze Liquid Leather to shade, and tehn topped it off with Essie Matte About You to dull down the shine of the Khrome.

Remember:

"Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple. "

Oh, and the snozzberries DO taste like snozzberries.

BarryM Grey Konadicure And A Comparison

Hoi allemaal!
Ik ben blij dat ik de Konad weer eens te voorschijn gehaald heb. Wat is dat toch ook leuk om te doen! Ik ben ook wat aan het experimenteren met grotere foto's. Wat vind jij prettiger om te zien, dit of kleiner?

Ik heb voor deze manicure BarryM Grey als basis gebruikt met Essence Caribean Sea uit de Show Your Feet Collectie en plate M64 voor het stempelen. BarryM is een prachtige grijs met een klein beetje blauwe ondertonen. Ik had wat moeite met de formule maar de kleur is het waard en uiteindelijk zit het er toch nog netjes op. Dit zijn drie laagjes met Nubar Diamont, konad en nog een laagje Diamont.


English: Hi everyone!
I'm glad I busted out the Konad again. It's so much fun to do! I'm also experimenting with bigger pics. What do you prefer, this or smaller?

For this manicure I used BarryM Grey as a base and Essence Caribean Sea from the Show Your Feet Collection and plate M64 for stamping. BarryM is a beautiful grey with some blue undertones. I had a bit of difficulty with the formula but the colour is worth it and it turned out OK in the end. This is three coats with Nubar Diamont, konad an another layer of Diamont.







De Show Your Feet lakjes zijn ge-wel-dig voor Konad! Heel erg gepigmenteerd waardoor ze erg goed te gebruiken zijn voor stempelen en er zitten bovendien heel leuke kleurtjes bij.
Deze collectie is in Nederland nog steeds te koop bij de grotere Kruidvatfilialen en ik raad je zeker aan om er wat van te kopen als je ze tegenkomt.

English: The Show Your Feet polishes are a-ma-zing for Konad! Very pigmented and thus very good for stamping and to top that off they have very nice colours. This collection is still available at some stores and I highly recommend you to pick some up if you see them somewhere.


Ik ben heel blij met deze mani! Dit design is een van mijn favorieten zoals sommigen van jullie misschien wel weten na de lieve post die mijn vriendin Thess gedaan heeft voor mij.

English: I love this mani! This design is one of my favourites as some of you may know by the sweet post my friend Thess made for me.


Omdat ik weet dat ik hier vragen over ga krijgen heb ik een snelle en slordige vergelijking gemaakt.

English: Because I know I'll get questions about this I made a quick and dirty comparison.





Pink en middelvinger zijn BarryM Grey, ringvinger en wijsvinger Recycle.
Beide zijn drie laagjes maar Recycle had nog een vierde kunnen gebruiken.

English: Pinky and middle finger are BarryM Grey, ring finger and index finger are Recycle.
Both are three coats but Recycle could have done with a third.




In Nederland is BarryM verkrijgbaar bij Alice And Jo's Havesentials voor €3,99 en China Glaze voor €6,95 bij Enchantra.

Ik wil jullie ook nog even wijzen op mijn lijstje met Dutch Divas rechts in mijn sidebar ->
Er zijn een aantal leuke nieuwe Nederlandse nagelblogs bijgekomen de laatste tijd!
En daarboven in de sidebar zie je een lijstje met leuke giveaways op andere blogs. Over giveaways gesproken... ik heb wat leuks in de planning voor Valentijnsdag en om verhuizen, de nieuwe look én de 100+ followers te vieren met jullie! Daar horen jullie binnenkort meer over!

English: I also like to point out my list of Dutch Divas on my sidebar to the right ->
There are a couple of new Dutch nail blogs!
And above that in the sidebar you'll see a list of fun giveaways on other blogs. Speaking of giveaways... I have something fun planned for Valentines and to celebrate the move, the new look ánd the 100+ followers with you! You'll hear more about that soon!

Thanks for looking!

Gosh - Blue Monday

Hi everyone! It's thursday already, only one more day till the weekend! I've been quite busy and since I work from 9 to 18h, I rarely get to see daylight this time of year. I'm feeling quite the vampire. But Edward is nowhere to be found, alas. Anyway! This was trying to tell you the reason why today's pictures have been produced in our little ministudio :-D.

This is another jelly based shimmer/glitter polish by Gosh. Blue Monday is a medium blue and the formula was pretty much the same as Gasoline, very smooth, but it requires at least 3 coats and a topcoat to create that rich sparkly look. I like it! What do you think?

PS. Another Dutchie, with thepretty name Michelle ;-), started a blog a few days ago. Please don't forget to take a look at her Lacquerfiles!

So How Do You Feel About V-Day?

Het leek me wel leuk om de serie Valentijnsnagels te beginnen met een Anti-Valentijnsmanicure!

Ik heb als basis Zoya Tangy gebruikt omdat het de meest giftige kleur in mijn collectie is. Een mooie heldergroene shimmer maar wel een beetje doorzichtig. Dit zijn vijf laagjes.
Vervolgens heb ik met een linerkwastje en zwarte lak prikkeldraad getekend en een chagrijnige Coraline van plate C05 en twee kleine hartjes van plate M56 gestempeld.


English: I thought it would be a fun idea to start my series of Valentines nails with an Anti-Valentines manicure!

I used Zoya Tangy for the base because it was the most venomous colour in my collection. It's a lovely bright green shimmer but it is a bit sheer. This is five coats. Next I handpainted the barbed wire with a liner brush and black polish and stamped my ringfinger with a grumpy Coraline image from plate C05 and two little hearts from plate M56.




Wat vind jij van Valentijnsdag? Kijk je er naar uit, zie je er tegenop of doet het je helemaal niets?

English: So how do you feel about Valentines Day? Are you looking forward to it, do you dread it or couldn't you care less?

Up, Up & Away!

So, I LOVE the Up & Away Collection from China Glaze, and bought 10 of the 12 colors (the other two looked too similar to something I already had). I really wanted to use them all, as I normally do when I'm excited about a polish haul, so I got the genius (self-proclaimed) idea to replicate the China Glaze Up & Away collection art, and paint my nails to look like the balloons! :) Sorry, but I just couldn't get good pictures of these nails, I tried and tried!! :(

The reference:






I used

Left Thumb:

China Glaze Flyin' High as a base, with American Apparel Peacock to shade, and China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint to highlight. For the China Glaze logo, I also used American Apparel Peacock.

Left Index:

China Glaze Peachy Keen as a base, with Zoya Paz to shade, and China Glaze White on White to highlight. Zoya Paz was also used for the China Glaze logo.

Left Middle:

China Glaze Grape Pop as a base with China Glaze Liquid Leather to shade, China Glaze Light As Air to highlight, and OPI Russian Navy matte for the China Glaze logo.

Left Ring:

China Glaze Lemon Fizz as a base, with China Glaze Happy Go Lucky to shade, and China Glaze White on White to highlight. A mix of Zoya Paz and China Glaze Happy Go Lucky were used for the China Glaze logo.

Left Pinky:

China Glaze Something Sweet as a base, and mixed with China Glaze Heli-Yum to shade. To highlight, I used China Glaze White on White, and China Glaze Something Sweet mixed with China Glaze Heli-Yum for the China Glaze logo.



Right Thumb:

China Glaze Happy Go Lucky as a base, with a mix of Zoya Paz and China Glaze Four Leaf Clover to shade (I hate the shading on this one), and China Glaze Lemon Fizz to highlight. For the China Glaze logo, I used Zoya Paz.

Right Index:

China Glaze Four Leaf Clover as a base, (Love this color!), American Apparel Peacock to shade, China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint to highlight, and American Apparel Peacock again for the China Glaze logo.

Right Middle:

China Glaze Light As Air as a base, with China Glaze Grape Pop to shade, China Glaze White on White to highlight, and China Glaze Light As Air mixed with China Glaze Grape Pop for the China Glaze logo.

Right Ring:

China Glaze Heli-Yum as a base (unexpectedly LOVE this color!!), with Zoya Dakota to shade, China Glaze Something Sweet to highlight, and Zoya Dakota again for the China Glaze logo.

Right Pinky:

China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint as a base with China Glaze Four Leaf Clover to shade, China Glaze White on White to highlight, and China Glaze Four Leaf Clover again for the China Glaze logo.

Topped everything off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat to smooth out the dullness that sponging creates.

Did this collection take you Up & Away?