OPI - Mad as a Hatter - Hype or Hit?

Hey there! Today I'm going to show you another well known hysterical glitter: Mad As a Hatter by OPI. Everyone probably knows about the Alice in Wonderland collection by now, so I'm not going to get into that, unless somebody wants me to of course! It's supposed to hit stores on the 11th of March in the Netherlands, but the entire collection can be ordered online already :-).

From this collection I only got Absolutely Alice and this one. I was expecting to loooove Mad As a Hatter, but as turns out, I think Absolutely Alice is way prettier! MAAH just looks, I don't know, weird. Well, on me! This was 3 coats and the formula was great though.

This polish contains about a zillion colors, which makes it a lot of fun to watch. However, personally, I think it's bordering on too much hysteria.

What do you think about this polish? Hype or Hit?

I May Have Lost My Marble..s...

Hey all!! Quick nail today- lots to do today! Concert tonight, plus I had my makeup done by the lovely MA, Britta, from Pennsylvania, who was at the local MAC store for the unveiling of the latest and greatest MAC collection. (picture to follow at the end of the post)





I used American Apparel Cotton as a base, with American Apparel Peacock and China Glaze 2030 from Khrome Collection marbled, the 2030 didn't like to play well with Peacock, and instead of marbling, just got blotchy... oh well. Topped off with 2 coats of Seche Vite top coat.



The makeup:



closeup of the eye makeup:




and one crazzzzzzzzzzy nail blogger photo:

WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE?

These nails have just a little bit of everything. The acrylic is called "wild roses" from sparklesnailproducts.com. I added clay dots and 3d acrylic flowers.

Love these nails. The acrylic is also from sparklesnailproducts.com. I added little purple and green hearts and clay conversation hearts "hugs" and "love".

These nails have 3d acrylic hearts that I made using a mold. I purchased the mold from ebay.

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!