Colour Victim

NYC Individual Eyes Smokey Blues

2011-03-11T19:23:00.007+01:00

It was buzzing around for quite a while, and I finally found a drugstore near me which has the new brand NYC, yay!
I just couldn't resist taking one home with me.
This one is a smoke eyes palette, created for blue eyes. I just love the brown colours.

There are two more varieties, I also picked up the purple one, but more on that later.

I present: NYC Individual Eyes Smokey Blues!

Seriously, don't you love it already?
This palette contains 4 colours; 1 highlighter, 1 all over lid colour, and 2 crease/contour colours. I t also contains a creme primer and illuminator.

Buy 1 pallette, and you have eveuything you need to get a stunning look.

Ofcourse I swatched this.
The upper row is without any base/primer, in the lower row I used the primer wich comes with the palette.

As you can see, the colours are really intense when you use the primer. I am impressed by this palette!

One last plus: on the back of the palette is an easy to follow instruction on ho to use the colours.

I Love these palettes, nice quality for a nice price!

My NYE-mani: Sparkling colours

2011-01-01T16:06:00.004+01:00

Yesterday I suddenly felt like doing a NYE-mani; one with a lot of glitters and colour.
Fireworks on my nails, if you want ;-)

So, this is what I ended up with, and I must say, I quite like it.

The polishes I used are all China Glaze:

Medallion, Ginger, Dynasty, Mahoganie and Meteor Shower.

I wish you all a great 2011, filled with lots of love, health, and polish!

Another great swap

2010-12-28T17:36:00.007+01:00

Today I received my swap package from Lissi, from Nailaddictsanonymous.
And, again, this is one great swap!
I'm so happy with all of those polishes.

Wanna know what I got?

Well, take a look!
Looks exciting, right?

I'll show them more upclose.

First the Sinful Colors polishes.

These are: Mercury Rising, Daddys Girl, I Miss you, I Love You, All About You, Rich In Heart.
I seriously love all of these,but I am especially excited about Daddys Girl and I Love You. Those contain little duochrome glitters, yay!

Next, 2 Milani's; Hi-res and Hi-Tech.
I'm curious about these two, but I'll wait for a sunny day!

I also got the Ulta Glam Goth collection.

Forbitten, Underground, Tainted Love and Afterhours.
They look nice, right?

Ofcourse, some Claire's moodpolishes, just because I love them.
Bored/Excited, and Flirty/Shy.

Last up two polishes I'm also really curious about.

Pure Ice Heartbreaker, and Wet 'n Wild Nightprowl.

What do you say, nice swap?
I sure think so! I'm going enjoy all of these pretties, yay!

Thanks Lissi, for another great swap :-)

My favorite handcream

2010-11-28T16:54:00.004+01:00

This is a tip for all you ladies out there who just hate those fatty, oily hands after using handcream.

I always have dry hands, but when winter comes, they're really dry and need a lot of care and attention.
I have been searching a good handcream for years, and my search is finally over.

The cream i'm talking about is Essence 24h hand moisture balm, with yoghurt and green tea.

The thing I love about this one, is the fact that it leaves no oily film or any residue after rubbing it on your hands.
It's a light cream, with a nice fresh scent.
But the fact it just disappears after massaging it in your hands for a little while, is really wonderful.

I am not exaggerating, you really have to give it a try.
I bought mine in Germany, for only 95 cents!

Have you already tried this one? What do you think about this handcream?

Preview: Catrice relaunch, can't get enough

2010-10-22T19:42:00.014+02:00

Today I attended a little preview-party about the relaunch of a lot of Catrice's products.

Coming this november Catrice will fill the shelves with a lót of new products, with new formulas and ideas.

I must say, it looks really nice.

There will be 32 (!) all new eyeshadows, brushes, duo eyeshadows, new mascaras, lipglosses, powders, etcetera.
You name it, I guess they got it!

Little fun fact about the new lipglosses: they have two different kinds; the 'normal' sheer ones wich just give a little more flair en shimmer to your lips, but also new glosses wich really give a lot of colour!

It was quite a fun day.
First, there was a little presentation of all the products. After that, a lot of testing, and browsing through all those new products.

Here's a little overall-view from some of the new products.
Click on the picture to see a larger version.

Looks quite exciting, right?
I'm especially curious about this product:
Lash Plus Intensive Lash Growth Serum.
It's a serum you put on at night, wich activates the growth of your eyelashes.
Used in combination with the special mascara, it promises 25% longer lashes in one month.
I can't wait to try it out!

About the naillacquers, there will only be three new ones.
That's not much, right?
I hoped they would launch more lacquers, but sadly enough they didn't.
Maybe next time? I would sure love to see some more sparkly and shimmery nailpolishes from Catrice.

But, on to the new lacquers.
There are 3 new colours, and one matte topcoat;

I'm excited about the taupe one, it's named Absolutely Chinchilly.
The other one's are Run Forest Run! and Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans.

Overall I think Catrice did quite a good job on the new make-up collection.
I can't wait to try some of the samples we got.

What product are you excited about?

Nail polish rant: Del Sol polish.

2010-10-16T18:42:00.002+02:00

Okay, seriously.
I've been wanting some De Sol polishes for a while now, but just can't get my hands on them, aaaargh!
Even Ebay doesn't suit my needs, as no-one seems to ship internationally :(
What's up with that?
I'm drooling over those polishes, I want them!

So, is there anyone who would be so kind to help me get my hands on some of those pretty Del Sol polishes?
Maybe we can make an international swap out of it?

Oh, by the way, I know I haven't been blogging much lately.
I removed my acrylics about a month ago, and my nails need a lot of rest, hehe.
They're reaaaly thin and brittle now, so only hardeners for me now.

Starry Stylish

2010-08-30T19:56:00.004+02:00

My most recent mani (still wearing it) is this one.
I used P2 Stylish, I must say, it's a nice polish.
Great coverage, needed only 2 layers.

Then added some nice stars.
Polish I used for stamping is China Glaze Millennium, such a great polish for stamping!
The plates I used are BM 05 and BM 21 from the bundlemonster plates.

Thanks for stopping by!

A little word for those of you with acrylic nails.

2010-08-19T18:58:00.005+02:00

Hello Ladies!

I'm sure you all know the pros and cons of having acrylic nails, right?
Unfortunately, my nails are very thin and brittle, so I just love my acrylic nails. Without it, my nails just keep on taring and splitting, and they can never grow long.

But, something you really need to keep an eye out for, is mould.

When the acrylic is not sealed airtight, you might end up with mould on your nail.
It is highly contagious too, so you just don't want to have that going on under your pretty polished nails.

Well, why am I writing this?

Today I was filling up my nails, when I spotted a green spot on my thumb.
Mould... under the acrylic layer.
Never noticed the layer wasn't airtight, so water managed to make it's way in, and go all nice and mouldy, ugh.
I filed the spot away really gently, and then applied a new layer of acrylic. Remember, when you are done filing, throw away your file! Really, it's highly contagious, and you will infect your other nails.
So, now it's just hoping it won't spread or multiply.

So, keep an eye out for air under the acrylic layer, you really don't want any mould under those pretty little piggies!

Of course, some pictures to entertain you, and to show what it looks like (I noticed there are not many pics of this to find, hehe)
(Don't be scared, I was halfway removing the acrylic layer, that's why my nail looks weird)

My second international swap, and comeback.

2010-07-24T22:55:00.009+02:00

Well, hi there!

I know, I haven't been blogging for a while.
I have been really busy with physical rehabilitation (that's how you call it, right?).
It's really heavy, but I'm half way there, and I do see some inprovements in my physical health, so it's all worth it :-)

I haven't stopped polishing my nails and buying nailpolish, although I have polished my nails a lot less :-o But hey, sometimes your priorities just shift, we all have been there once or twice, right?

A while ago the lovely Tatjana from Tianasplace emailed me, to compliment me about my blog (always nice, yay!), and to suggest a swap.
As I love international swaps, we went to buy each other loads of polish, haha.

So, a week ago, this is what arrived by mail:

Looks sweet, right?
I already loved the box!

And a lot of nailpolishes were in there, yay!
So, here's what I found:

4 Bichun polishes, 1 Ingrid Cosmetics ice cube polish (don't you just love that bottle?) 2 Art Deco polishes (I really love those!!) and 1 Deborah Shinetech polish.

7 bottles of S-he polish, especially the first one is really pretty.

1 Manhattan polish, 4 sweet little Butterfly Collection Jungle polishes, and 2 Joy polishes.

And here's the whole lot together.

I must say, this swap was so much fun to do, it's always so nice to receive packages with all kinds of nailpolish you are not familiar with.

So, I guess I have a lot of swatching to do :-D

Bye bye for now, I'll see you all again soon ;-)

My first Zoya and Nubar haul

2010-05-26T22:42:00.003+02:00

Hi ladies!

A little while ago, I got some money from my boyfriend to buy some nailpolish for myself.
Oh my god, don't you just love those boyfriends? :D
I certainly do!

So, I went to check out Ebay, and here's what I got:

These are the Nubars I bought. As you can see, 2 Nubar Diamont. My source for Seche Vite dried out (goodbye Transdesign ;( ) so I thought this would be a great moment to get some Diamont to try.
The other Nubars are Petunia Sparkle, Gold Leaf, Iris Dust and Moon Shadow.
I really wanted Peacock feathers, but that one wasn't in stock.
Bummer, now I'll have to order some again soon, hehe.

Here are the Zoya polishes;

Zoya Reece, Zoya Adina, Zoya Nidhi, Zoya Yasmeen and Zoya Mimi.

I'm really glad with these polishes (and my boyfriend!) and can't wait to try them all!

So, check again later for some swatches.

Bye for now!

And the winner is....

2010-05-20T18:50:00.005+02:00

All you lovely polishlovers, thanks for entering my giveaway and all the lovely comments!

I have entered all the names in the hat generator, and picked one completely random winner.

So, here goes.....

The winner is...:

Surge!

Congratulations!

I have sent you an email, please contact me within 72 hours, if you don't I will pick a new winner.

Enjoy your two new polishes!

As for al you polish-lovers who did not win, I'm sorry, but more giveaways will of course come in time.

I hope you all enjoy following my blog, and keep doing so!

Lots of love!

Essence Let's Go Girls!

2010-05-04T22:17:00.000+02:00

Essence has some new products, especially for the upcoming soccer world championships in South Africa.
Among these products, there are (self-adhesive) nailstickers and bodytattoos.

The stickers and tattoos come in the colours of your country, in my case, of course, The Netherlands.
And those are fun!

The nailstickers are really easy to use.
Just pick the design you want, take it off the sheet, and place it on your nail.
Press down gently, and seal in with some topcoat.

First up, some pics of the nailstickers.
The lacquer I used is Essence Glamorous, a nice deep red with a subtle shimmer.

Looks fun, right?
In my opinion; an easy way to decorate your nails to support your country when they have to play soccer.

If you want to decorate your body even more, you can use the bodytattoos.
Also quite easy to use.

Just pick the design you want, and cut it out.
Peel off the protective film, and place it, design down, on your skin.
Wet the tattoo with water, and leave it for about 30 seconds.
Remove the paper, and let your 'tattoo' dry.
Easy does it.

Quite fun result, right?
A quick way to decorate your nails and the rest of your body, so no messing around with those stripers and dotters just before the game starts!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to cheer!

My Queensday nails

2010-05-01T22:40:00.007+02:00

Yesterday was a big day here, Queensday.
Party's everywhere, everyone dressed up in orange clothes, funny hats, wigs, and so on.
So, nails should be decorated too, right?!

This was my mani:
(Hmm, sorry for the somewhat crappy look in this pics, somehow Blogger makes them look weirdly)

The orange polish is Juicy Orange from Essence, one from the Show Your Feet polishes.
This polish claims coverage in one layer, but it just doesn't.
I really don't like this one, it's more a jelly-based polish.
Three coats still didn't cover nicely.

Maybe this one is from a bad batch, or they just failed at this particular polish, I don't know, but I won't be using it again.

All the other Show Your Feet polishes do cover great, by the way.

Thanks for stopping by!

Teenie tiny 50 followers giveaway!

2010-04-27T22:49:00.006+02:00

Well, that's a surprise!
This morning I started the day with 49 followers.
And I just checked my blog before going to bed, whoa surprise, 55 followers!

So, time to throw a teenie tiny giveaway for all you lovely polishlovers outthere.
I know, not that much, but the polishes are só great, who needs more? ;-)

Okay, the polishes I am giving away are (drumroll please) :

Euhm, whut?
Oh, right..!

H&M's Bella's Choice, And Catrice's Sold Out Forever!
Bella's Choice is a great slightly minty green polish, Catrice's Sold Out Forever is an almost excact dupe of Chanel's Jade.
Both polishes are brand new, and have never been opened.

I don't like complicated stuff, so I'll keep the 'rules' simple.

1) Be a follower of my blog using Google friend connect. Please add your nickname wich you use to follow me.
2) Blog or tweet about this giveaway, please provide a link.
3) Add your emailadress wich I can use to contact you.
Please all in one comment, to keep it simple for me too ;-)

You can comment until Tuesday May 18th, 22:00 European time.
International followers are welcome!

Good luck and lots of fun to everyone, and thanks for your interest in my blog!

Color Club Wild At Heart

2010-04-22T23:23:00.004+02:00

As the sun is shining more often, I more often feel like wearing holo's, ultimate prettiness!
This time I chose Color Club's Wild At Heart, A purple holo.

I must say, this is a nice one.
The purple is great, and the holo, in the sun, is absolutely stunning.

These pics are pre-cleanup, sorry about that.

And a close-up wich shows the holo-goodness really well:

Nice, right?
Great to wear when it's sunny outside!

Thanks for stopping by!

Catrice Big Spender Wanted!

2010-04-19T21:53:00.001+02:00

Okay,
So here's the first polish of all the new Catrice polishes I bought.
It's Big Spender Wanted!; pink with a great golden shimmer.
Really, the shimmer in this one is so lovely.

(clicking on the pics gives you larger images)

I had one large nasty bubble on my middlefinger, but the application is mostly just smooth.
Close-up to show the nice pink and lovely golden shimmer:

If you like pink polishes and shimmers, this one is a must have!

Thanks for stopping by!

Claire's mood polish Calm/Wild

2010-04-17T14:42:00.000+02:00

This is one of the polishes from my swap with Lissi, from Nail Addicts Anonymous.
And it's such a fun polish!
It changes colour all day long, so exciting.

When applied, the polish is just a lovely purple, with lots and lots of tiny glitters.

It dries matte, and starts to shift colour quite rapidly (pics are all with topcoat)

After some time spent in the sun, the polish starts to change colour even more:

And, of course a close-up to show the lovely colour shifting and tiny glitters.

Really, I can't stop looking at my nails, curious to what colour they are now.
Love it!

Thanks for stopping by!

My first swap!

2010-04-15T22:24:00.002+02:00

It all started with this post from the lovely Lissi on Nail Addicts Anonimous; a rant about H&M's Bella's Choice.
Not sold in the United States, I understand that's a bugger, blegh.

We have an H&M selling nailpolish in about 30 minutes from where I live, so it wasn't a problem for me to get her a bottle of this beloved polish.
As we started mailing, Lissi and I decided to make a full swap, as I had a rant of myself; the Claire's mood polishes.
I saw posts of those great polishes everywhere, but they're not sold here anywhere. Blegh!

So, the swapping commenced.
(As always, clicking on the pics gives you bigger versions)

I got my package yesterday, yay!

So exciting, what I would find in there..

Nailpolish! Yay!
And there they are... the Claire's mood polishes I've been wanting for quite a while *cheers*

But wait, that's not all! Five Sinful Colors polishes, hooray!As far as I know, we don't have Sinful Colors here, so I'm really happy with those!

And here are all the beauties together:
In the right order, these are Claire's mood polish Fabulous/Funky, Claire's mood polish Calm/Wild, Claire's mood polish Earthy/Happy, Sinful Colors Purple Diamond, Sinful Colors Mercury Rising, Sinful Colors Sugar Sugar, Sinful Colors I Miss You, and Sinful Colours Nail Junkie.

Really, this was só much fun to do!
How great is it to receive polishes you just don't know, and to make someone else happy with some of your local polishes?
I like it!

Of course you'll get to see swatches of these polishes somewhere in the near future.

Lissi, it was só much fun to swap with you, thanks for all the lovely polishes!

You Don't Know Jacques! Suede

2010-04-11T21:32:00.005+02:00

Today, I felt like something a bit more low profile after Catrice's Don't Feed the Birds, so I chose OPI's You Don't Know Jacques Suede.

We all know how pretty this one is, right?
Pimped it just a little bit with a stamp on my ringfinger to make it a bit more exciting.

The design is from another cheapass plate I picked up somewhere (for all you dutch gals out there, Chinatown in Beverwijk!)
Stamped it with China Glaze's Millennium.

I used Orly Bonder as a basecoat, I'm curious how long it will last before any tipwear appears!

And oh, I almost forgot, I have almost reached 50 followers, yay. I have a teenie weenie surprise in store when I hit 50.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ultimate Nail Lacquer, the new Catrice polishes.

2010-04-07T16:52:00.000+02:00

Catrice has a whole range of new polishes, and I love them!
Such a variety in colours, and the names are great too.
Catrice really did a nice job here.

They also changed the look of the bottles, they look better now, although they look quite a lot like the bottles from Gosh.
But hey, they're pretty, the colours are great, and the names are fun.

This is the whole range, 32 new colours.
As an instant fan, I couldn't just leave the store with just one or two polishes, I took 12 of these lovely ladies home.

These are the pretties from up close.

Don't Feed the Birds, Big Spender Wanted, The Pinker The Better, Let's Talk About Barrie!

Wrapped Around My Finger, Caught On the Red Carpet, Poisen Me, Poison You!, Lucky in Lilac.

Clay-ton, My Hero, From Dusk To Dawn, Lost In Mud, Sold Out Forever.

Don't you just love the names?
I'll be posting swatches of all these polishes later, but I didn't want to wait with showing you these pretty new polishes!

Thanks for stopping by!

Catrice Don't Feed the Birds

2010-04-06T22:02:00.007+02:00

This is a polish from Catrice's new polish collection, a nice bright yellow with a lovely shimmer in it.
Has 'summer'written all over it.
And I just love the name!
Wouldn't you just love to walk into a store, and ask, 'Hi, Can I have Don't Feed the Birds?' Sounds great, hehe.
Put a whole lot of Konad butterflies on it, just because I felt like doing so.

Oh, I know the acrylic on my nails looks a bit on the sloppy side, I filled it up myself for the very first time, without any lessons or something... :o

This is 3 layers of polish by the way.
The second picture is more colour accurate than the first I see.
A close-up to show off the great shimmer in this one:

For the butterflies I used Konad plate M78, and the following polishes:
Essence Show Your Feet Caribbean Sea
Essence Show Your Feet Hot Red
Essence Show Your Feet Deep Blue Sea
Catrice Lucky in Lilac

Thanks for stopping by!

China Glaze Emerald Sparkle

2010-04-01T21:22:00.005+02:00

For today's mani I chose China Glaze's Emerald Sparkle.
Oh, how I love the glittery goodness and deep rich base of this one.

Close up to show the glittery goodness:
(oh my, please don't mind the dry edges and cuticles, I do take care to them every day...)

Plate I used is again some cheap plate I bought somewhere for 1 euro.
I love these plates!
The foil on them is a real pest, I was about to throw them out because they didn't work, untill I realised there was foil on them. It was completely invisible, and só hard to get off.
See all those scratches? That's how hard...

Thanks for stopping by!

Misa Burnished Bronze

2010-03-30T22:49:00.006+02:00

Made this mani for a glamour-mani contest.
Glamour doesn't always have to be over the top, right?

Polish is Misa Burnished Bronze, stamped with China Glaze Millennium.
The plate I used is a cheap-ass plate I bought somewhere, B01.
It surprised me this plate actually worked!

Thanks for stopping by!

Teenie Weenie Pretty Martini

2010-03-29T23:35:00.004+02:00

Oooh, Can I marry a bottle of nailpolish?
No?
Bummer...

I got this one saturday from someone I know through the internet, and wow! Really, I didn't expect this one to be this pretty!

Okay, my new love is called ORLY Chocolate Martini.
First some pics.

Oooh, ain't this one pretty?
Really, I love it.

But... why the whut is it only available in mini bottles?!
Really?
I want a big bottle. A huuuuge bottle.

This is a polish from the ORLY Manicure Miniatures Collection, 24 new colours, only available in mini size.
Please ORLY, please get this one a large bottle?
*blinks*

OPI DS Extravagance

2010-03-25T18:25:00.003+01:00

Got this polish only yesterday, but I'm glad I ordered it!
I was having doubts about this one, but they disappeared as soon as I put it on my nails.

Pretty, pretty!
This one is especially great out in the sun.
Such a pretty holo.

The Konad is done with Color Club Worth The Risque (another holo), used plate M64.

Last up, a little close-up to see the great holo effect of these polishes.

Pretty eh?

Thanks for stopping by!

Sinful Senorita with some short loving

2010-03-25T00:17:00.004+01:00

Did a quick mani yesterday.
It promised to become quite a nice day today, so I chose H&M's Sinful Senorita.
Put some lovely hearts on it to make it even lovelier.
Slapped on some Seche Vite, and went to bed about an hour and a half later.

This morning I woke up, more than half of the hearts were already missing from my left hand!
What a shame :-(

Anyway, managed to make an acceptable pic from my right hand.

The idea was to have 2 hearts on each finger.
Just like on my thumb, like this.
Ah well, it was fun to do, and was nice while it lasted.

Thanks for stopping by!

H&M Holo's

2010-03-23T18:01:00.009+01:00

Quite recently I found H&M had some holo polishes up for sale.
Holo's, holo's, holo's!

I love holo's, but I guess that's no secret, right? I went to get three of them, and now on to show you these beauties.
As always, click on them to see the bigger version.

There are three holo's, Creme de la Creme (golden holo), Sinful Senorita (pink holo) and Mad About You (blue holo).

I tried Creme de la Creme first.
Application is nice and smooth, and good coverage after two layers of polish.
All pics are without topcoat.I like this one.
A nice golden colour, and the holo is really pretty out in the sun.

Same goes for Sinful Senorita.I really like this one. The colour is just gorgeous, and the holo in this one is also really nice out in the sun.

Last up I tried Mad About You.

Hm. I'm not mad about this one.
I don't really like the colour, it feels undefined to me.
And there's almost no holo in it too. Not my kinda polish.

Well, I guess you can't have it all, right?

Which one is your favourite?

Thanks for stopping by!

Flakey Goodness: Nfu.oh #51

2010-03-21T18:30:00.003+01:00

I love flakies.
Flakies are great, especcially the ones from Nfu.oh ( I love the holo's from Nfu.oh too, by the way).

This is Nfu.oh #51 over P2 Dangerous.

And a great close-up of the flakies and the duochrome loveliness:

Don't you just love this polish?

The Glitter Nightmare. A little clean up tip.

2010-03-20T20:17:00.008+01:00

Aaaargh, we've all been there, right?
Glitters are soooo lovely on our nails.
But the cleanup... Horror!

It's quite easy to get those pesky glitters off, it just needs a little trick. You will need a pair of scissors, cotton pads, and, of course, nailpolish remover.
Oh, don't forget to get some tinfoil.

Take 5 cottonpads, and cut them all in half, like this.

Put some nailpolish remover on half a cotton pad, and gently place it on your nail.
Then, take a piece of tin foil, and wrap it around it, so it's firmly on your nail.
You'll end up with 5 of these on each hand:

Looks kinda stupid, but hey, it's worth it!
Leave those on for a good 2 minutes.
Peel off the tin foil. Now you can wipe off all the glitters just like that, no hard work anywhere.

Great, right?

Hope you found this little tip useful.
Bye for now!

Stylish as a hatter

2010-03-18T22:32:00.005+01:00

Went to see Alice in Wonderland today, the 3d version.
So a matching mani was appropriate, don't you think?

Close up of my thumb:

I used P2 Stylish and, of course, OPI's Mad as a Hatter.
Looks quite fun, right?
Thanks for stopping by!

NOTD: Nfu.oh #66

2010-03-16T22:42:00.004+01:00

Quickie today, it was sunny, so I felt like holo madness!
I truly adore the Nfu.oh holo's.
They just áre holo.

A subtle Konad, Essence Show Your Feet Caribbean Sea, used plate Mm63.

Thanks for stopping by!

Comparison: Dark holo's

2010-03-16T00:49:00.001+01:00

Early on in my newly found nailpolish obsession I bought OPI's MY Private Jet. Expected a lot of it, and was greatly dissapointed.
I expected it to be really holo, well, it wasn't.
Later on I discovered there are about 5 versions of this polish (what where you thinking OPI, never change a winning formula!). I was just looking at swatches on the internet, how was I supposed to know :-o.

After that, I discovered other brands, also with dark holo's, yay!
I collected these three over the time, and thought it would be nice to compare them.
Maybe this will come in handy for you polish lovers out there, to decide wich one to buy. Or to love.

Okay, the polishes are:-OPI-My Private Jet
-Color Club-Revvvolution
-Diamond Cosmetics-Chainmail Charm.

I put on 2 layers of each polish. Of course, photos are clickable to see the larger image.

In each photo, there's OPI My Private Jet on my indexfinger, Color Club Revvvolution on my middlefinger, and Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm on my ringfinger. Easy, right?

Oh, one little sidenote; a while ago I tried to pimp My Private Jet a little by adding some China Glaze Wireless Holographic topcoat. Didn't really work by the way, but it changes the holographic effect of the OPI just a teenie weenie bit.

Well, off to the comparison!First, a photo.

It's immediately clear My Private Jet is the least holo of these three.
My Private Jet is a nice and dark, brownish/black colour, but the holo just won't come out, really.
Revvvolution has a little more black in it, and is way more holo. Chainmail Charm on the other hand, is a little bit more brown, and also has a nice holo.

This pic shows the colours even better. Revvvolution is a little more black than My private Jet, Chainmail Charm is a little more brown, and the lightest colour (in my opinion) of these three.

These pics were taken in the sun, it's really obvious My Private Jet just doesn't seem to make it as far as the holo part goes. It is just lightly holographic, only really clear when you put your hand just in front of your eyes.

Some more pics to show you the colours and the holo effect of these polishes.
Again, there's OPI My Private Jet on my indexfinger, Color Club Revvvolution on my middlefinger, and Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm on my ringfinger.

Overall I think I like Color Club Revvvolution best. I just love the classy dark polish, with the holo just splashing out when the sun shines.

This was it for my comparison. I hope this was helpful for all you polish-lovers out there.
If you're still left with any questions, please, do not hesitate to ask.

Leaves me wondering, which one of these is your favourite?

NOTD: China Glaze Celtic Sun

2010-03-14T23:06:00.001+01:00

Another neon today, I decided to trie China Glaze Celtic Sun, guess I was feeling like spring already.
It's really sheer, this took 6 layers, and that's not even enough. As Flying Dragon (another one from the neon collection) covered quite well, I excpected this one to cover just as well.
Thank god for Seche Vite!

Put on some Konad to make it look better, it ain't much without Konad, this one.
I used plate M57.

I see a little fail there on my ringfinger, but not that bad, it's still fun. I think the Konad made it look quite fun actually.
Next time I'll put some white polish under it first, I totally forgot that tip!

Thanks for stopping by!

NOTD: China Glaze Flying Dragon

2010-03-13T12:32:00.005+01:00

This polish kinda surprised me.
It's a neon, and looks quite flashy in the bottle.
However, it dries matte? That really surprised me.
Put a topcoat on anyway, shiny it looks a bit more nice.
And I just love the tiny little pink and blue glitters in it!

Used Konad plate M63, and Essence Show Your Feet Caribbean Sea.

Just to show off the great glitters in this polish:

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NOTD: China Glaze Ruby Pumps

2010-03-09T21:23:00.005+01:00

Ha!
The sun was shining (yay!), so something glittery seemed to be right for today.
Pimped it with some Konad, and my nails were good to go for today!

I notice macro-pictures are killing, I wil practice my clean-up some more *blushes*.

Just now I put some Essie Matte abut you over it.
Don't really like the matte effect on this polish, I love the sparkly glitteriness too much I guess.
Left one nail shiny to show off the difference.

After the pics I quickly put on a shiny topcoat again, but I thought it would be nice to share this with you.
That's it for now, thanks for stopping by!

We want spring!

2010-03-09T13:10:00.004+01:00

Aaaah!I'm so fed up with all those cold and rainy days, bleh!
I want spring!

So, I made a little spring-creation, maybe this will speed up the process.
Let the spring come!

Feeling a bit more sunny? I do!

A girl can never have enough nailpolish...

2010-03-07T01:07:00.001+01:00

A girl can never have enough nailpolish, right?
I mean, you always see just that one 'must have' colour, and new ones keep on coming!

So, because I was wondering how much polish I really collected over the last few months, I made pics of my whole stash.

Don't you just love going through the stashes of others?I certainly do!
A lot of pics, but not much text from here, so just scroll down and enjoy the colours.
Clicking on the pics gives you larger ones.

First up: all the reds.
Pink and orange.

Purple galore!
Nothing wrong with some brown, right?
Blue's and greens.
Yellow and gold.
White, silver and grey.
Just black.
Miscellaneous, glitters.

Holo's!

Duochrome polishes.
These are my stamping polishes.
All my nailart stripers.
Last up; all my nail art stuff.
So, that's it for my pic-spam.

Not too hard to guess what my favourite colours are, right?

Want to know more about a polish, or want to see some swatches?
Feel free to ask!

Hope you enjoyed this (little) peek in my nailpolish collection!

NOTD: Color Club Wild and Willing

2010-03-03T20:38:00.007+01:00

When I came home from our weekend away, this was waiting for me, yay!
In the bottle it looks absolutely stunning, on the nail it just is stunning.
Great colour, lovely duochrome!

Put Konad over it to top it off.
Konad plate m64. Not my most favorite design, but it's nice.

Made some extra pics to show off the great douchrome.

Nice, right?

Thanks for stopping by!

P2 swatches part 2

2010-03-02T23:06:00.010+01:00

As promised in the first part of my P2 swatches, here the second part!
Clicking on the images makes them larger.

All the colours are two layers.

P2 Elegant.
Oh my. A real surprise this one. At first it seems to be just another grey polish, just fun to put some Konad over it. But there's a truly gorgeous pink shimmer in it which makes this polish really special. I love this one.

P2 Spacy.
A dark gray polish with a metallic shine.

P2 Gorgeous!
A purplish polish, with a silver foily finish, and a nice shimmer.
Needs three coats though.

P2 Rebel.
Oh my. A lovely duochrome polish. Rich, deep-blue turns into a nice violet colour. Great.

Last up: P2 Dangerous.
A smooth teal. Nothing special, just a nice greenish polish.

So, that's it for my P2 swatches.
Hope you enjoyed reading and watching, and who knows, maybe this helped you to make a choice which one you like best!

Went away for the weekend...

2010-03-01T22:46:00.003+01:00

So, we went away for the weekend, great hotel, most beautiful room.
It was a great weekend, although the weather wasn't really.
But it didn't bother us much though.

As a nailpolishfreak, going away for the weekend doesn't mean not buying any polish.
Although I do believe I went a little overboard.
Just a little.
Liiiittle tiny bit.

Right...?
(Clicking on the image makes it larger)

Comparison: L.A. Girl Rockstar and Claire's glitter

2010-02-27T11:45:00.001+01:00

The other day my sis and I were going through my polish-stash, and she noticed these two polishes looking quite the same.
They do look quite the same, so, comparison time!

The polishes are L.A. Girl Rockstar Overdose, and a glitter polish from Claire's, sadly no name on the bottle.
In the bottle they look quite alike:Click on the pics for larger images.

After the first layer it's immediately clear the Claire's is not nearly as glittery as the L.A Girl.
This is one layer of each.
On my index finger L.A Girl Overdose, middlefinger Claire's, ringfinger L.A. Girl Overdose, pinky Claire's.

This is 3 layers. Claire's can not compete with the L.A. Girl as glitteriness goes.

Last up I put on 2 extra layers of the Claire's polish. It got a little more dense and started to look a bit more like the L.A. Girl Rockstar Overdose. (yeah, sorry, pics are pre-clean up)
So, Claire's glitter polish is quite similar to L.A. Girl Rockstar Overdose, except it is way less glittery, and that's quite a shame. As colour and look goes, the two are quite similar.

Hope this was fun to read and maybe helpful. Bye for now.

Great giveaway including Konad goodies!

2010-02-27T01:31:00.002+01:00

We are fish and we drown is having a great giveaway, you can win Konad goodies!
check it out:

Konad Stamp and Scraper
Konad plates m41 and m80
Konad Special polish in Pastel Violet
Sally Hansen Emerald City
Sally Hansen Gunmetal
(all items are new!!)

So, hurry up, leave a comment, and who knows..!

NOTD: Diamond Cosmetics Sparkling Sherry

2010-02-24T21:57:00.009+01:00

For today's (well, actually yesterday's , I'm away for the weekend in a lovely hotel.. ) mani I chose Diamond Cosmetics Sparkling Sherry, a wonderful colour!
So pretty, I love it.
Hard to get a nice pic of it though.
A subtle Konad over it, I used plate m71.

The shimmer in this polish is really pretty, I can't stop staring at my nails.

Do see I should practice my clean-up more, ghihi...

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P2 swatches part 1

2010-02-24T18:38:00.017+01:00

Hi!
The other day I posted my recently received P2's, and added the promise to make swatches.
Here's part 1 of the swatches. It's quite too much to do all at once, so enjoy these, part 2 won't be long ;-)

It's such a shame there are not much swatches to find of these polishes, they are really great. Nice colours, good coverage, and for excellent prices.

All polishes are 2 layers. Enough for almost all, coverage is great.
Want to see bigger pics? Just click on them.

First up; P2 Stylish.
A rich, vibrant, deep dark pink. Notice the subtle blue shimmer?
I really love this colour. It's warm, deep and has some metallic shine in it. It's truly stylish.

P2 Heartbeat.
Just a nice pink polish. Might I add this is 2 layers?
Coverage is great.

P2 Joyful.
This polish kinda surprised me. Two coats was enough, just great. This polish has 'summer' written all over it!

P2 Soulful.
Nice brown colour with just a little hint of red, perfect for all occassions I guess. Covers great. I especcially like the tiny bit of redness, makes it really fashionable if you ask me.

P2 Rich.
This one is kinda hard to discribe. It's a rich, dark, purple colour with a hint of brown (if you ask me), and subtle blue, purple and red glitters.
Really nice.

Last up is P2 Diva.
A nice deep wine red polish with a hint of brown.
Needs three coats though, two coats is too sheer. On the pic I had two coats.

So, that's it for now, I will post swatches of my other P2 polishes later.
Hope you enjoyed this!

P2 haul!

2010-02-22T19:52:00.003+01:00

Ha!

The sweetest guy (whom I met saturday for the very first time by the way!) got me all these P2's!
He lives close to germany, P2 is easy to find there, so I gave him a list of the items I wanted, and he got all of them!
Watch and enjoy!

Here are the names and colour numbers in the right order:

240 Joyful, 014 Heartbeat, 013 Stylish, 140 Diva, 248 Rich, 146 Soulful.
017 Elegant, 209 Spacy, 171 Gorgeous!, 200 Rebel and very last: 249 Dangerous.
Great catch, right?
I guess I'll have a lot of swatching to do this week!

So, check in later for swatches of these beauties.

Konad time!

2010-02-21T22:41:00.012+01:00

As promised, some better pics of my last Konad, Diamond Cosmetics Hue Are You? with China Glaze Millennium over it.
Not bad for my third Konad try, right?I'm quite proud of it.

My little sister came by today, she really liked my Konad and wanted to try for herself.
After going through my stash, she picked China Glaze Strawberry Fields, and I made a nice Konad design.
She likes it a lot, and is eager to order her own Konad stuff, haha.
Notice the beautiful shimmer?

So, that's it for now, hope you like all the nails!

Diamond Cosmetics Hue Are You?

2010-02-20T01:00:00.006+01:00

Put on Diamond Cosmetics Hue Are You? today, a pretty, warm burgundy with tiny bits of gold. A rich, deep colour.
Then some Konad to top it off!
I stamped with China Glaze Millennium, using plate M64
Will try to get a better pic tomorrow.

So, that's it for my very first blog post!