A little word for those of you with acrylic nails.

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.

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

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....

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!

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

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!

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!