tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30881518320313796002024-03-13T02:57:26.129+01:00The Nail NerdAll nails, all the dayAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-82977414859142078652010-05-15T14:35:00.004+02:002010-05-15T14:46:27.330+02:00Illamasqua polishes!<div align="justify">First off, I thought I was back in the game, but I am not. My life is still very hectic so the blog had to drop to the bottom of my priorities and posting will most likely be very sporadic in the near future, just so you all know whats going on. Now on to some better news! :D</div><div align="justify"><br /> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgwWvIWAmSxOD-Ek81zEQVpV97eyLZQO2AsfgeTaS1b7uT7vjWS4LAfFi33mqKjpsrfB6pNKUqUuKavNYL9lSJI96YXfbhhrP6aQM0EhsJHxfsFhsJuiMK9nWdKyb1JA_8y-ShBqa7VfB/s1600/Illamasqua_bottles1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471475533101434050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgwWvIWAmSxOD-Ek81zEQVpV97eyLZQO2AsfgeTaS1b7uT7vjWS4LAfFi33mqKjpsrfB6pNKUqUuKavNYL9lSJI96YXfbhhrP6aQM0EhsJHxfsFhsJuiMK9nWdKyb1JA_8y-ShBqa7VfB/s400/Illamasqua_bottles1.jpg" /> <div align="center"></a><strong>Illamasqua Wink and Blow - Was trying to get creative with the bottle picture :P<br /></strong></div><br /><div align="justify">The nice people at Illamasqua sent me some polishes to review. I got Blow, which is a pretty pale yellow and Wink, a nice pale purple. These are my first Illamasqua polishes so I'm of course very excited about them. But due to lack of time they have been sitting on top of my Helmer for quite a while but I hope to have worn them both soon. Pictures and reviews should be coming shortly!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-56683629137697795022010-04-06T14:58:00.004+02:002010-04-06T15:18:55.886+02:00NOTD: Claire's Dream Catcher<div align="justify">I had been lemming this for soo long, after I had given up on ever finding Chanel Jade anyway.<br />Thanks to the lovely Ange-Marie over at <a href="http://scandalouslypolished.blogspot.com/">Scandalously Polished</a> I own this beauty, thank you so much girl! Also got a bunch of other polishes in the swap with her, which I'll show you at a later point. Anyway here's Dream Catcher!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457009566039659074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmstreAXpMS36bB6W9P5nwfY6mFqybzjoQxpZ6sUp8h61GF7cMdqdU0afSDBI11m2kbXSS6lKHrjcGHZHmGGGJdzRAUVIoENuRA4fUATGJ3y8-HsKe7aADdbX8ORrPGQjwYpEB8EhZdduy/s400/DreamCatcher.jpg" /> <div align="center">Claire's Dream Catcher</div><br /><div align="justify">This is a perfect spring colour, it's green, colourful but soft and easy to wear at the same time. I LOVE IT and I already want to wear it again! The picture is showing it to be slightly paler than it really is, but it was the best picture I got of it. Application was good, this is three coats and the formula was really nice to work with. Can definitely see myself breaking my rule with this one, not wearing a polish for a second time before I've gone through all my untrieds.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-12385760432607368562010-03-31T12:18:00.004+02:002010-03-31T12:31:35.312+02:00I'M BAAAACK!<div align="justify">Hope you all are doing great, I know some of you have wondered where I had gone to and things have been really hectic lately and doing my nails have felt like a chore rather than something fun and enjoyable. But things are starting to slow down I think, and hopefully nails and blogging will feel fun again :)</div><br /><div align="justify">Today I have a blue(?) beauty for you guys, looks more lilac in my eyes but her name is Beth's Blue and she comes from Models Own. Maybe Beth is color blind? Or maybe I am, judge for yourselves!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454741149242493826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKklgp4ZcYQZgSlb5KUDW5Op05euBNXBYl4chpBV8fh_1859ooje_UrI__SSwQ0yf4GZfN-_QtQo2wjrOZ4iPFPezwRCvd1ZgWFnW_qR_dRGnZniP_Hxljnkk5M-1Ga02KyiQVUxPq-Ho/s400/BethsBlue.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>Models Own Beth's Blue<br /></strong></div><br /><div align="justify">I'm almost embarrased to post this picture, look at my cuticles they're in dire need of some TLC but this colour was great and I had to show it to the world. It's a gorgeous and light colour, very wearable. The best thing about this polish though, it was a one coater and the formula was great, thick but still easy to work with. </div><div align="justify">I've gotten loads of new polishes while I was MIA which I will show to you soon, it's too much for me to photograph and post in one day. Please bear with me!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-30048984906167080602010-03-11T15:21:00.006+01:002010-03-11T15:33:57.765+01:00NOTD: H&M Bella's Choice<div align="justify">I wore this beauty for 3 days and I didn't want to take it off! This colour made me truly happy, it's so bright, pretty and cheerful, LOVE IT!</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447381922760616706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLQ1cxjfwtKG70bW3LWXKqvMl6GpSgEaj3NQ4JzbhRB5u00OLcNIaOxBjTFyMOmerABjqtic2f5ZMfn3YJ9WyXPo2jhRf-sAx3xs5ZjspP2sIDVJ3RCY28ZsVNThT338GqPbxJugbi2kR/s400/Bella'sChoice.jpg" /> <strong>H&M Bella's Choice</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">This is a super pretty and bright turquoise creme, it's leaning a tiny bit more to the green side than I managed to capture on camera but still pretty close to reality. The application was pretty bad, it was streaky, the brush bristles were kind of hard but after 3 coats and a thick coat of Poshé it looked smooth and even. This colour is totally worth it though, I already feel like wearing it again cause it made me so happy. That's all I had for you today! :) </div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com101tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-89084533500260699212010-03-04T15:47:00.004+01:002010-03-04T16:01:33.239+01:00NOTD: Isadora Vintage Mint<div align="justify">On my way home from work yesterday I stopped by H&M and I found this beauty, and I just had to have it! It the most perfect mint green I own, it's one tone lighter than in the picture. Lighter than Claire's Dream Catcher and definitely more green than Essie Mint Candy Apple and Eyeko Vintage. It's just lovely!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444790942538402978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTcs-huQ0PfKZ8ovZxaXMbp38TsJASO94r62jP-JhZsuhTYqvjBGM_8_jAc7HSHf2HrkVWpM4CaTGQ1QQVJkysrSb7-Y9UmqkoA_LliD01g-bDBZHcg7zifDhMB-WM2Wep7GV8rdB93lp/s400/VintageMint.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>Isadora Vintage Mint</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">This gorgeous mint green seem to be a part of the Isadora spring collection, I normally don't buy Isadora cause I think their colours are boring, normally a bunch of reds and pinks, and you get very little polish for the money, 6ml for roughly $11, but I couldn't pass this one up! Definitely a must have for me, especially after being a little dissapointed in all the blue toned mint "greens". This is three thin coats and the application was interesting. First coat was streaky but it got better and smoother with more coats, what was interesting though is their brush. It says Wide Brush on the bottle and they weren't kidding! Imagine OPI's Pro Wide Brush and add 50% to that. It's wide, kind of long and thick and full! I could easily cover a whole nail in one stroak but the way the brush was shaped made it a little hard to get a nice curve around the cuticles. I also ended up fanning the brush a bit too much sometimes and got polish outside of the nail. Took a little clean up after I was done, but maybe with practice I'll learn to use their brush. Overall I'm happy with the polish, and the colour was a nice surprise for an Isadora! </div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-82009103688081014032010-03-03T16:46:00.005+01:002010-03-03T17:00:51.133+01:00NOTD: China Glaze Coconut Kiss and Foil Fail Question<div align="justify">Today I'm wearing this beatuy from China Glaze. A gorgeous medium purple that looks lit from within and super shiny on the nails. Love it!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ-8YzepEOZKwqioFQDL9Cn4BHptC5oAIRHWh1oupfgVXCyn7agJvddBxYJxKogNN8XyVNrYv950tLtXOY-LxJ0iUpxl8Gl4oSDmJvIt-KEVX-PoSxetIwdfbXTplXpv9PYVJ7qUwRKKr/s1600-h/CoconutKiss.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444434815351088770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ-8YzepEOZKwqioFQDL9Cn4BHptC5oAIRHWh1oupfgVXCyn7agJvddBxYJxKogNN8XyVNrYv950tLtXOY-LxJ0iUpxl8Gl4oSDmJvIt-KEVX-PoSxetIwdfbXTplXpv9PYVJ7qUwRKKr/s400/CoconutKiss.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><strong>China Glaze Coconut Kiss<br /></strong><br /></p><div align="justify">It took 3 super thing coats to get it opaque. I tried doing thicker coats but as the formula is really runny I got a lot of polish pooling around my cuticles, other than that the formula is nice and pigmented. It's a warmer purple than the picture shows, you all know how cameras tend to hate purple and won't photograph it correctly.<br /><br />I have a question for you readers. I did my first attempt with nail foils earlier this week, and it was a disaster! A real foil fail! I had no issues applying them at all, and they looked great at first then after a while they started to go a bit matte so I slapped on some Poshé on 2 nails to get the shine back and the foil started cracking and lost all of the holo effect it was supposed to have. I then decided to leave the rest of the nails as they were without topcoat. In just a matter of hours they looked worn, I had MASSIVE tipwear and they just looked horrible, almost like the foil had turned sticky and was peeling off. I followed the instructions that came with the foils and it didn't say anything about topcoat or what to do after applying the foils. </div><div align="justify">Any ideas? Does a regular slow drying topcoat work better with foils than a fast drying? Or is there a trick on how to apply and wear foils without topcoat? </div><div align="justify">I was really dissapointed cause the foils look great and I keep seeing great foil mani's on other blogs. Would love some help from someone with more foil experience :)</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-14239518551189963412010-02-25T15:27:00.003+01:002010-02-25T15:38:38.816+01:00NOTD: Models Own Slate Green<div align="justify">Oh this is a beauty! I've been lemming Dirty Sexy Money by Misa so I'm thrilled about owning this Models Own polish as it is a pretty close dupe to the Misa. I love this type of colour, dusty and toned down but still bold and colourful.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442188919074490786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKL2wTFu1YmMc02gg3BCMfEw4YMDCjee8-nmq0Wz2x_ER3wvOPE0SqI_Fs27GexpFOPqvlaY_3SbHyJh4hSiQZBvx8eW71T-8gRNOtY5VxhYGTB6GD69L_TrhuvIcboRpUAyNkwt_cm-k/s400/SlateGreen.jpg" /> <p align="center"><strong>Models Own Slate Green<br /></strong></p><div align="justify">This is three coats and application was good. Formula seemed very good but the brush was a bit stiff and the first coat ended up streaky, it was easy to even out with the following coats though. The only real complaint I have really is the smell. All the Models Own polishes I bought have a very strong chemical smell, almost got a headache when I swatched them on a wheel and it wasn't better applying it in 3 coats on all 10 nails. But the colours are really pretty and I'll just have to keep the window open when I use one of them next time</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-81194235837571684932010-02-19T16:07:00.003+01:002010-02-19T16:30:49.386+01:00NOTD: China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic<div align="justify">Today I have a lovely blue-green duo chrome for you guys, Rodeo Fanatic by China Glaze. I bought this bottle AGES ago but I haven't worn it and I don't know why. Once I had applied it I just LOVED the colour!<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439971967632318338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IRlQ_K1PIO4a6VkxF64BMl9AQn-g4xPx0O05SW_rzxRYXYcU_LSgRcNAsbOxoMN8wl8d6WeGSeXjN0hp-1sa_KKGg4fQiB1if_Ux7aIq_QBwwmaovg1EVPOuQTF5hnwsSMEjr57-6iPB/s400/RodeoFanatic.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">This is a blue shimmer with a slight green duochrome, I tried to capture it in the picture but I don't know if I was all that successful. The purple flash you see in the bottle is just not there in reality, not on the nail nor in the bottle. This colour makes me think of scarabs, I wish I owned a real scarab coloured duochrome polish, but this is the closest I get with whats in my collection. It applied like a dream, took 2 coats for it to be opaque and it wasn't as runny as blue shimmers tend to be. I took the picture pre-cleanup but I can tell you that clean up also was easier than normal for a blue polish, no smurf fingers!<br /><br />As you might have noticed the rate of my posting have dropped lately and it's cause of multiple reasons. Some personal reasons but also I'm working on a new blog/website, as I'm planning on moving to my own domain sometime in the near future. There's only so many hours in a day and I try my best to get the everyday things done, work on the new site and still do my nails and blog here. Just bear with me and hopefully I'll get back to my normal posting once the new website is up and running.</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-33795741947560829952010-02-17T21:05:00.003+01:002010-02-17T21:09:41.717+01:00Give away Winner!<div align="justify">Ok ladies, I've gone through all of the entries and added them to The Hat program to let it pick my winner, and here it is...<br /><br /></div><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 368px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439306322455262658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyJfXbPpWzbept1Co1oV14IS-4QA8ZSNa0Qbew4x9RIyshWdAWajuBliWOQpZu8pa4y5Cg0dy22e7ldtYlPHrPVRR-wmHn1zyflAzahfpvZ9GnJnKKU4M0tN1CxZ5Vw_6I-aLXQA79xbv/s400/Valentines_winner.JPG" /><br /><br />Congratulations to <strong>Thess</strong>! I'll send you an e-mail!</p><p align="justify">Thanks to everyone who participated, wish I could give something to every one of you who takes time out of your day to read and comment on my blog. You guys is what makes blogging fun!</p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-82024699546434424072010-02-15T14:31:00.005+01:002010-02-15T14:43:30.846+01:00NOTD: Pink Zebra<div align="justify">Hey guys!<br />Hope you all had a great weekend, I've been sick with a fever again! I've been too tired to do my nails so I was rocking No Way Jose for a few days, but yesterday I wanted to do something for valentines. But after paiting the base colour I wasn't feeling the hearts and cute stuff at all so I went with a zebra print instead!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438463060363955810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmJNpFILeKhfI-7a8yImz2FZVH0KhAMngcO__4rSvjT-cE5TcLQuC_83T1dqhQ9G_hswANa5UNJDrwh_hbnyYyTKoL0TRfegxuaD5Hwt_w_vPiaHwq34dqhDO3PDE3yApC-NJwg5RBCDQ/s400/PinkZebra.jpg" /> <div align="justify"><br />This is 2 coats of Essence Most Wanted with Konad m57 and Konad Princess polish in Black. Most Wanted is a bit darker in reality, but I just couldn't get a good shot of it. The formula is great, was almost opaque in one coat!</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">My 200 followers/valentines giveaway is now closed! And I hope to bring you the winner tomorrow! Good luck everyone!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-77858302073727472442010-02-11T21:54:00.001+01:002010-02-11T22:12:33.405+01:00NOTD: China Glaze No Way Jose<div align="justify">I finally got around to wearing the 2nd polish that I am giving away <a href="http://thenailnerd.blogspot.com/2010/02/200-followersvalentines-giveaway.html">here</a>. This is version 2 of China Glazes popular and discontinued shade No way Jose. It's more pink toned than the original, but has the same pretty glass fleck shimmer. I'm normally not a pink fan unless they're hot or neons but I actually like this one, a lot, it compliments my skin tone and it's just pretty to look at.<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437094256993031954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmqRauEVll73pltW_L14hD-9il3LjSLGVoEmGAp4y6WMtdIom_om3Y4n7MzKNZwLLZd2vVX4Z6GtvUoAnkbG00aO5PbKhPsgDOYe3KzdLQYHqTdqLowDYvQzq8Sun9Qil4bhheVS4aKOa/s400/NoWayJose.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>China Glaze No Way Jose</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="justify">This is three coats and it applied smoothly, no application problems what so ever. Only downside with the formula is that it dries kind of slow, even with quick dry topcoat, almost 2 hours after applying it I managed to dent my right pinky nail a bit. It was hard to get it colour accurate in the pictures, it wanted to come out more bright than it really is. It's a bit more muted or dusty but the actual base colour looks pretty accurate to me. Anywho, it's really pretty. Wish I owned the original but I'm happy I got my hands on this version anyway!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-73467865662818814872010-02-10T14:11:00.007+01:002010-02-10T14:32:13.434+01:00NOTD: Make Up Store Siw<div align="justify">Siw is the first Make Up Store polish I ever bought, I've picked up a couple more after painting this on. This is the best holo in my collection, there's no contest. It doesn't look like much in the bottle but I decided to give it a chance anyway. Painted it on, still nothing. Waited a few minutes until it was fully dried and was shocked. Super mega holo goodness! Like superhero holo! These pictures don't do it justice, and I guess the holo extraordinaire freaked my camera out so it didn't pick up much of the base colour, which is a icy blue.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJho7jvGu8UvKpQnSs4oXjYy3X-LLBOQP36Jum9Ez0QYY4gsngaFAxaNi-19DT6cRoNBXnaE7_Q8BeA9GlCkvXH9UFDq-RzAHMAQPGOiA5QNwj5M4Y9pTmoq0B59nHicGopBx_1xvZK0c/s1600-h/Siw1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436603584683939458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJho7jvGu8UvKpQnSs4oXjYy3X-LLBOQP36Jum9Ez0QYY4gsngaFAxaNi-19DT6cRoNBXnaE7_Q8BeA9GlCkvXH9UFDq-RzAHMAQPGOiA5QNwj5M4Y9pTmoq0B59nHicGopBx_1xvZK0c/s400/Siw1.jpg" /> <div align="center"></a><strong>Make Up Store Siw</strong><br />Overcast daylight<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9HqL893651Tvs42IJgHGkeF2anb_AUB6AQF7J9DLwr4YjnYJ8YD7IynHJFmzgDGvzzJr_OONqSyfPYb1ZHIpb-2e1hMbmqcRsHCB20Zhw5Fotz9ef-vhQkGtUSrJRMLD_GKxkn7D6Vgk/s1600-h/Siw2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436603586056092482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9HqL893651Tvs42IJgHGkeF2anb_AUB6AQF7J9DLwr4YjnYJ8YD7IynHJFmzgDGvzzJr_OONqSyfPYb1ZHIpb-2e1hMbmqcRsHCB20Zhw5Fotz9ef-vhQkGtUSrJRMLD_GKxkn7D6Vgk/s400/Siw2.jpg" /> <div align="center"></a><strong>Make Up Store Siw</strong><br />Flash on lowest setting (mimics sunlight or lamplight)</div><br /><div align="justify">This is three coats with base and top coat, application wasn't exactly anything to rave about. As you can see I still have some bald spots on my ring and pinky, the only trick to apply this is to have plenty of polish on the brush and work FAST. Never do more than 3 strokes on the nail then let it dry properly before next coat. I didn't have enough patience and got bald spots anyway, but thankfully you can't really see them in person cause of all the holoness going on. Another con is the price, at $16 a bottle I didnt't exactly go shopping crazy even though they had many colours I found pretty. Is it worth the price? For the holo's I'd say yes but I'm a real holo lover and I'm always on the look out for new ones. But for the rest of the collection I'd expect them to apply themselves for $16, you can probably find a much cheaper dupe or atleast a good enough substitute. I did pick up one creme to see what the formula is like, will it apply itself or not? I have yet to find out!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-31964777274732338452010-02-09T12:28:00.009+01:002010-02-09T13:18:50.565+01:00Haul: My First Models Own Polishes<div align="justify">As many others I jumped on the 50% off offer from Models Own, and I picked up 6 bottles. Wanted many more but had to limit myself :P I recieved them yesterday, and here they are:<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EX8PTODrQmhPn4ukElFCGC4MxKyfc2tAjgXDwxxQ8H5lPHAvQRic00xlLGhjxIuPwiwAoT9C_VVpAn-b13PGmMPA_H6k21SEWp64kRWA-678WDE15VwKpe0C0TsIqQfnxCJu1L5fmedB/s1600-h/TopTurquoise_SlateGreen_EmeraldCity.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436205308017345634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EX8PTODrQmhPn4ukElFCGC4MxKyfc2tAjgXDwxxQ8H5lPHAvQRic00xlLGhjxIuPwiwAoT9C_VVpAn-b13PGmMPA_H6k21SEWp64kRWA-678WDE15VwKpe0C0TsIqQfnxCJu1L5fmedB/s400/TopTurquoise_SlateGreen_EmeraldCity.jpg" /> <div align="center"></a><strong>L to R: Top Turquoise, Slate Green and Emerald City</strong></div><div align="justify">I loved all these 3 colours, not much else to say about them. Pretty pretty pretty! I only wish the glitter in Emerald City was a bit more dense, tried them on a swatch wheel and I lost count on the coats I had to use to make it opaque.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix1p42EaovFAHiTWew1k6C88gO8CUfByRvYMoTZAG9HWAF742ViAKvrgasDPMF2IVKfQ67GYy_Z3IKhYglgTjmcgmH1cln7e3NJjLNARq1mdXQhwauy7pWElDJV6H3WFxwTPZJI9OOCR-/s1600-h/BethsBlue_LemonSherbert_FuzzyPeach.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436205300756658994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix1p42EaovFAHiTWew1k6C88gO8CUfByRvYMoTZAG9HWAF742ViAKvrgasDPMF2IVKfQ67GYy_Z3IKhYglgTjmcgmH1cln7e3NJjLNARq1mdXQhwauy7pWElDJV6H3WFxwTPZJI9OOCR-/s400/BethsBlue_LemonSherbert_FuzzyPeach.jpg" /> <div align="center"></a><strong>L to R: Beth's Blue, Lemon Sherbet and Fuzzy Peach</strong> </div><div align="justify">Beth's Blue isn't really blue at all in my eyes, more lilac or maybe a pastel lavender, I'm happy though cause it's exactly how I had hoped it would be. Lemon Sherbet is as bright as in the picture, it's fantastic! Come on spring and summer, I want to wear this baby! Fuzzy Peach was alot darker and brighter than I had hoped, not sure if I like it at all at the moment. Had hoped for a more soft pastel'y peach colour, still need to try it on and see how it looks against my skin tone. Worst come to worst I'll just mix in a bunch of white to lighten it up.<br /><br />After seeing swatches of some of these over at <a href="http://planebeauty.blogspot.com/"target="new">Plane Beauty</a> I'm bummed I didn't pick up Purple Grey instead of Fuzzy Peach. I was looking at it when I was placing my order, I should have googled for swatches before deciding against it! Maybe next time, cause I'm sure I'll be wanting to shop for more Models Own! </div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-64891431337623960072010-02-05T19:29:00.005+01:002010-02-05T19:45:25.978+01:00Well, it happened..<div align="justify">What I hoped wouldn't happen, happened. One of the winners of my Viva la Diva giveaway never got back to me to claim her prize. So I was forced to re-draw a winner for the 2nd prize...<br /><br />And the new 2nd prize winner is...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(I forgot to get a screen shot of The Hat window so just imagine it's here displaying the right name :P)<br /><br />EVIL ANGEL!<br /><br />Congratulations! I've sent you an e-mail =) </div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-88494247720269087722010-02-04T14:13:00.005+01:002010-02-05T10:25:01.396+01:00Poll and a little Request<div align="justify">Hi everyone! </div><div align="justify">Hope you're all having a good day! I'm feeling productive, lots of posts today, 3 so far, whew! I have a poll going in the sidebar. Since I've had no motivation for nail art lately I thought maybe it'd be fun to do a nail art contest for inspiration and maybe get some new ideas. I wanted to check on the response from your readers first to see if there's even an interest in one, so please place your vote :) Also feel free to come with suggestions for themes and prizes for such a contest!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">I also have a little request, to anyone who happens to live close to a Claire's. Like many others I read Brookes blog, <a href="http://getchanailsdid.blogspot.com/2010/02/stop-freakin-presses-claires-pastels.html">Getcha Naild Did</a> and recently she posted the <a href="http://getchanailsdid.blogspot.com/2010/02/stop-freakin-presses-claires-pastels.html">most fantastic mini collection </a>from Claire's with bright pastels and I NEED it! I'm also on the hunt for Claire's Dream Catcher as I completely missed out on Chanel Jade. So, is anyone out there interested in maybe doing a swap, or could help me shop for them and ship them over here? Pretty please *puppy eyes* If you are willing to do this, please send me an e-mail!</div><br /><div align="justify">EDIT: I found someone to swap me get the polishes I wanted, BIG thank you to everyone who offered to help. You all ROCK!<br /></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-76819299422221623242010-02-04T13:36:00.004+01:002010-02-04T14:52:46.079+01:00Giveaway Roundup!<div align="justify">I'm not the only one having a giveaway right now, here's some other giveaways you all should go enter! These ladies all have lovely blogs!<br /><br />Kelly from <a href="http://planebeauty.blogspot.com/" target="new">Plane Beauty</a> is celebrating 100 followers! Congrats Kelly! She's giving away lots of great stuff.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://planebeauty.blogspot.com/2010/01/giveaway-100-followers.html" target="new"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434370734743587842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSN7-SJLKH8_K3K0UHyf6X1jQ1JhDMsjfJJahyckgY3bYDNvWaUiF6_Pib7JIsGTYNmga1PtudYRmOzqBdi3TrU10LgXmE8KmWpRrQd_THwyVSerTKxZbTyk8xY1xw62tinkVsrBsNwIR/s400/giveaway_kelly.jpg" /></a> <div align="center">Click the Picture above to read the rules and enter!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Gildedangel from <a href="http://naive-nails.blogspot.com/" target="new">Naive Nails</a> is celebrating 300 followers and is giving everyone a chance to win some great Milani holograpic polishes!<br /><br /></div><a href="http://naive-nails.blogspot.com/2010/02/300-followers-giveaway.html" target="new"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434370743544706546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCMLIs37dFyRd-bZ3NGnD7J1Y5Aufq5zNIZM9heDDiGYh0_biq037m3QQkIJ4lG6lyauIZp4ys9tJlG6gRTf48mR49Sq-SUgCfgd_EWKYkqCpvrhARBK9kvHU9HSaLbq5il5JrX4cx1u-/s400/300_Follower_Giveaway!.JPG" /></a> <div align="center">Click the picture above to get to her awesome giveaway!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Diana from <a href="http://paintedladyfingers.blogspot.com/" target="new">Painted Lady Fingers</a> teamed up with Color Club and is giving away their new Rebel Debutante Collection, how awesome is that?<br /><br /></div><a href="http://paintedladyfingers.blogspot.com/2010/01/contest-be-rebel-debutante.html" target="new"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 162px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434370760170381362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpppJrBA_tPGFfzvdWXJTTxrxYNumGoQQxWqRNtBlzLUZRpV3bSBaOd35uH-5K0qKlQ9quaD8ceLIxmgoKjQLXsZKaLBRchRPtP8fd8X63McJWP12FiLpefuYDuwbFsVmlXC1IPmeBtS5/s400/IMG_3504.JPG" /></a> <div align="center">Click the picture above to get magically transported to Diana's little corner of the web and to her contest!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Last, but definitely not least, Andrea from <a href="http://blacknailpolishandlipgloss.blogspot.com/" target="new">Black Nail Polish and Lipgloss</a> hit 300 followers and is celebrating that by giving away some really awesome loot! So much it takes 2 pictures to fit it all, check it!<br /><br /></div><a href="http://blacknailpolishandlipgloss.blogspot.com/2010/02/300-follower-giveaway.html" target="new"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434370763206549586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjI_nRZKnBSxU8Pj3dYqs7J1qV2P6PqLPRM23sYStznkMEim7x8vfPmdRkG1RknDV1ImcKRR89IFv8QrHlv0bgY8-OwA1cI_I8-Th4zeeSUQ15G0Yd_JX482pJQmkaRkFvPx0C7IYJDFs/s400/BNPALG1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://blacknailpolishandlipgloss.blogspot.com/2010/02/300-follower-giveaway.html" target="new"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434370775390810834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpweYfvIiCmS7s-CJ3DP3mRCiDzkA-6_YIQAD8cDcPeT0667IpzGOz4CJZsPErONqV0xnI5kGFnLgdmjPqgRoXJ2n6pvo-0rZhXzsjxcfVTxkp3exWG-BJ2d0KvREKJQTU5MXDkFG7I0yl/s400/BNPALG2.JPG" /></a> <div align="center">Click any of the two pictures above to get to her giveaway!</div><br /><br /><div align="justify">What are you waiting for? GO! NOW!<br />But come back soon! and don't forget to enter <a href="http://thenailnerd.blogspot.com/2010/02/200-followersvalentines-giveaway.html">my giveaway</a> :)</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-51440598498860269622010-02-04T12:46:00.004+01:002010-02-04T13:01:31.325+01:00NOTD: China Glaze 100 Proof Pink<div align="justify">As promised here's a nail picture of the first of the two colours that you can win in my <a href="http://thenailnerd.blogspot.com/2010/02/200-followersvalentines-giveaway.html">200 followers giveaway</a>, the discontinued 100 Proof Pink from China Glaze.<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434353931652297666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKf01jfgA-bVzWYoSe_5J98cd-lK6vZr1ASSj9kJASs7BZpepa2qFhlb3LMhG4vYABctUMdVuXOHTCmjXuhpy_pG-HK6j529CABDaaTEk8Wi1zFhxcPaBzCCMqKNWjknBlX7t9zjSWZ0_B/s400/100ProofPink.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>China Glaze 100 Proof Pink</strong> </div><br /><div align="justify">This is three coats of this pretty hot pink colour with silver glass fleck shimmer. This is a colour that makes me happy and feels like a real spring shade. The formula is great, had no application problems at all and it was really easy to control the polish with the brush. Note that this is the old China Glaze formula and it is NOT 3-free as their new polishes are. This isn't anything that bothers me personally but figured it was worth pointing out anyway. I'm really tempted to do some cute nailart on this polish, maybe something fitting for Valentines but I've had no inspiration lately, hope that changes soon! </div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-66747334637373321712010-02-03T12:02:00.007+01:002010-02-15T14:50:15.921+01:00200 Followers/Valentines Giveaway!<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">***CONTEST CLOSED ***</span></div><br /><div align="justify">Things are just happening too fast on my blog! Have barely finished one giveaway before it's time for another, but I'm having alot of fun doing this! This time I'm celebrating 200 followers and that Valentines is coming up so I thought it was a good idea to give away some pink polishes! One lucky person will win 2 discontinued and hard to find China Glaze polishes! I managed to get my hands on doubles of these 2 colours when I was looking for them for myself and with the ammount of polish I own I will never ever finish a bottle of any colour so I'm giving away my unused backups of 100 Proof Pink, hot pink with silver glass fleck shimmer and No Way Jose, this is version 2 which is more pink toned than the original but still gorgeous with the same glass fleck shimmer.<br />I will post nail pictures of both colours shortly so you get a better idea on what they look like, until then here's a bottle pic!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRq5W55nzRG3FZuMkPAMo8G7xpoCsmsJuzsyb8RwwCszE2eH7BHONRocKsM6ml5keb2q6Q5a4Ub4iZQMBycHQPq4Z1mPlP3V_C9XCLdUYmY7tLec1ARS6XanjcKX58INoMFy4dKajj4TS/s1600-h/2010-02-03.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433971587116554738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRq5W55nzRG3FZuMkPAMo8G7xpoCsmsJuzsyb8RwwCszE2eH7BHONRocKsM6ml5keb2q6Q5a4Ub4iZQMBycHQPq4Z1mPlP3V_C9XCLdUYmY7tLec1ARS6XanjcKX58INoMFy4dKajj4TS/s400/2010-02-03.jpg" /></a><strong>Left to Right: China Glaze No Way Jose and China Glaze 100 Proof Pink</strong></div><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">***CONTEST CLOSED ***</span><br /><br /></p><div align="justify"><strong>Here's how to enter:</strong><br /><del>Post a comment where you list your entries and <span style="color:#cc0000;">include your e-mail address</span> so I can contact you if you win. Please post only one comment with all entries, this will make it alot easier for me. To make it fair for everyone I will disqualify entries that does not follow the rules or haven't included an e-mail address.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Mandatory:</strong><br /><br />1. Become a follower, if you are already a follower that's certainly fine! Use your blogger/google friend connect account to post your entry and make sure you're not following privately, that's the only way I can check that this mandatory rule is being followed. (1 entry)<br /><br /><strong>Optional extra entries:</strong><br /><br />2. Tell me which rare and discontinued nailpolish you most would like to get your hands on! (1 entry)<br /><br />3. Spread the word! Make a post about the contest on your blog that links back to this page and contain the picture of the prize. Please provide a link in your entry comment. (2 entries)<br /><br />4. Add me to your blogroll, if I'm already on it that counts too. Please provide a link in your entry comment. (1 entry) </del><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">***CONTEST CLOSED***</span></div><div align="justify"><br />You can get a total of 5 entries! This contest is open to everyone, doesn't matter where in the world you live, it ends February 14th at midnight GMT+1 (6pm EST). </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Good luck ladies! :)</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com145tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-47167224508414493872010-02-03T11:16:00.004+01:002010-02-03T11:34:33.052+01:00Best Blog Award!<div align="justify">I got tagged by Solveig who has the great blog <a href="http://nailinit.wordpress.com/">Nailin' It!</a> Thank you so much Solveig!<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 204px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 95px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433960305839294178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu42pmABD78j-AJf28-c-j9s_0L3RtL-2yjTUExA8ix90IncCL5sKqRWsrqhUzStVxztAkeMbDsyzaPwKJ4HP07ooELkreerug1s0A2YEVq4ze1DJaeQMEp2BnO0IrDkF3ILvfzTJotWrw/s400/bestblogaward.jpg" /> <p align="justify"><br />The rules of this tag are as follows:<br /><br />1. To accept the award, you must post it on your blog, with the name of the person who has given you the award, and a link to their blog.<br />2. Pass the award on to approximately 10-15 blogs that you have recently discovered and think are great!<br />3. Contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.</p><br />I nominate:<br /><a href="http://nail-design.se/">Nail-Design</a><br /><a href="http://moncoinamoua.blogspot.com/">Mon Coin à Moua</a><br /><a href="http://arie-catchthebeauty.blogspot.com/">Catch the Beauty with Arie</a><br /><a href="http://www.nailsoftheday.com/">Nails of the Day</a><br /><a href="http://thechainnail.blogspot.com/">The Chain Nail</a><br /><br />and everyone else who is on my blogroll and haven't been tagged yet and wants to play!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-44100288974911506542010-02-02T21:27:00.008+01:002010-02-02T21:51:14.955+01:00Viva la Diva Giveaway Winners!<div align="justify">It's been a long wait but now it's finally over and I have drawn the 2 winners!</div><br /><div align="center">The second prize winner is..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXQcuEg5bCMxJ2CJiQOGN305prGCstXiYpLUAf-JnFqEWb_Yutx4xStUqsFnDZa03AikIZDyiH3tt6FbEhGpUk1uuGr-ktaxynL1TeEpEAjhTpMl5vPpQma2-8xBbnZy29JfGCXw-pI_T/s1600-h/VivalaDiva_2ndPrize.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 366px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433745733654584274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsXQcuEg5bCMxJ2CJiQOGN305prGCstXiYpLUAf-JnFqEWb_Yutx4xStUqsFnDZa03AikIZDyiH3tt6FbEhGpUk1uuGr-ktaxynL1TeEpEAjhTpMl5vPpQma2-8xBbnZy29JfGCXw-pI_T/s400/VivalaDiva_2ndPrize.JPG" /></a> <strong>Polish Passion!</strong><br /><br />and..<br /><br />First prize goes to..<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 367px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433745728634406210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BZzSYezhsBkPIcVsXqCpt84Upv0N6SQmjSqhSnCEtR2NE5fydGuwg8hf-yiVQYUn9xC0bfL2c0bjqEhs0T5CK2RWImAV_PrVBcL4KCzhDY6Dlk5nmJ27iFOlXI06d997og5j6YAIr5u9/s400/VivalaDiva_1stPrize.JPG" /> <strong>GINA!</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="justify">Congratulations to both of you ladies! I have sent out e-mails to you, please reply as soon as possible. If I for some reason have not gotten a reply within the next 48 hours I will have to re-draw a winner for that prize. <br /><br />Thank you to all who participated, I had alot of fun doing this and I hope you did too! And soon there will be a new chance to win some rare and discontinued shades!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-78171457387558120432010-02-02T11:47:00.005+01:002010-02-02T12:02:46.213+01:00NOTD: OPI Lincoln Park After Dark Suede<div align="justify">Hello everyone!<br />Hope you all had a great weekend! Today I'm showing you this beauty, Lincoln Park After Dark from OPI's suede collection.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433596655439252514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgt6uObDJO3ICnc6FzGlr1YfQg1pxakKP6BH3jzo8ikGeeJxP6mfsujvAlKzsaio8yU9cGhL7-wDqGKyzekzyPTstmutDikxzrM8c_7SufdRdiGDMKtUhqYZ8a_w6MH_y-FY52Hjol8ZE/s400/LPAD_Suede.jpg" /> <div align="center">Lincoln Park After Dark Suede - with topcoat<br /></div><br /><div align="justify">I love these suede polishes, they have this superpretty silver microglitter in them which makes them different and special. I prefer to wear them with topcoat because I love the shine and dimension it gives. It also helps a great deal on the durability of these polishes. This was 2 coats and application is good if you work somewhat fast, they dry really fast so if you don't cover your whole nail fast enough you might get dragging, streaks etc. but OPI's wide brush really helps with that. I don't own the original LPAD but as far as I know this looks nothing like it, imo they should have named it something new. It's really gorgeous, almost like a slightly blackened purple basecolour, in most lights the egdes look really dark and the middle is purple and the silver glitter brightens it some and makes it interesting to look at.</div><br /><div align="justify">Coming up: My Viva La Diva giveaway has come to an end, I will draw and post the winners later today and soon I will announce my new 200 followers giveaway!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-36860315705564991032010-01-30T16:19:00.003+01:002010-01-30T16:35:45.161+01:00NOTD: Glitter Gal 3D Dark Purple<div align="justify">Here's the other holo polish that I recived from Kerry at Glitter Gal. A gorgeous dark purple with chunky holo glitter.</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432553231967516546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqcNXf4bj-4OuC4u5JwMI-EMMy9bTkX-pq2QbPQjw_VHRRqbXDVqg2n5s5EUIXd1Ph4uNS76ERgLn75mfJR8GcbsenTQDxfMq4CU5jjpskTr5YZkg5lU1q5erzgjHCjng6f9vEL2Hll0C/s400/3DDark_Purple.jpg" /> <strong>Glitter Gal 3D Dark Purple<br /></strong>Excuse my ghastly pale hands, they're not this bad in reality but for some reason they looked like that in the only colour accurate picture I got</div><br /><div align="justify">I took the picture using flash on a low setting as it was late and dark, but it looks pretty accurate to how it looks in sunlight and lamplight. It's super pretty and I love how dark it is compared to other purple holo's I own. I had a little application issues with this, it was like it wanted to grab and drag itself and I had some bald spots after the first coat but I waited for a little longer than normal for it to dry before applying 2nd coat and that smoothed it all out and made it perfect. Maybe I should let my basecoat dry for a little longer before using this next time.</div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>*Product courtesy of Glitter Gal </em></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-30779518059503284982010-01-29T12:51:00.009+01:002010-01-30T08:20:34.964+01:00NOTD: Glitter Gal 3D Copper<div align="justify">Today I'm wearing Copper from Glitter Gals 3D collection and it's gorgeous. The finish is definitely compareable to China Glazes OMG collection, which is pretty much as good as a holo can get in my book!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMIKSX5-fzyDW_Q15ByQhzO4AQ2ucvlS2ZZhNtYXdNTR1gjG716w0usAGVUE1ACaPaaMEfBqEv1JwC9w7G2xIc6G0yyy8GRLIDBf-oMGjJ_C29b0bq4FZ288Jv6AfWqS7YU7P4lhDZzt3/s400/3DCopper.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432128929861986562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMIKSX5-fzyDW_Q15ByQhzO4AQ2ucvlS2ZZhNtYXdNTR1gjG716w0usAGVUE1ACaPaaMEfBqEv1JwC9w7G2xIc6G0yyy8GRLIDBf-oMGjJ_C29b0bq4FZ288Jv6AfWqS7YU7P4lhDZzt3/s400/3DCopper.jpg" /></a> <strong>Glitter Gal 3D Copper</strong></div><br /><div align="justify">As all holo's this one is much more impressive in reality than in pictures but I did my best to catch the effect and get it colour accurate at the same time. This is three coats and application was flawless, I love how there's a full size brush in that little bottle. The colour makes me think salmon pink, not copper. It does look more like copper in the bottle though so it might be my skintone that is changing the colour, but that's only a good thing as I think this colour is much more flattering on me than any copper would be. As usual when wearing Glitter Gals products I feel the need to go shop for more. I'm a sucker for holo's and they have a big range of colours to chose from. Me likey!<br /><br />Every time I post GG NOTD's I always get asked where to buy them so I figured I'd add it to the post instead :) Glitter Gal polishes can be purchased directly from their website <a href="http://www.glittergal.com.au/" target="new">http://www.glittergal.com.au/</a>. They ship worldwide!</div><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>*Products courtesy of Glitter Gal</em></span><br /><br />PS. Saw that I've hit 200 followers, there will be a new giveaway starting next week when the first one is over! Keep an eye out for that!!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-19257616143489205962010-01-27T13:06:00.004+01:002010-01-27T13:15:43.740+01:00Coming Up: Glitter Gal Holographic Polishes<div align="justify">Kerry at Glitter Gal sent me 2 of their holographic, or 3D, polishes that I didn't own to review. I'm really excited about both of these colours, check them out!<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431390415168849090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdugSDaMfGgvrUUpzFO3AkucJwKI4jWIOrQHFW-kGzOtiT0x3oKJ2eRaAOgy6UZoFf54UQKJyMN9N1vSJ2fRekJDHdvU9Y2tJL4xEScrLxG-z_SdhjYJMr9HIftYJLmWzHi2nq3K1AENOS/s400/3DCopper_3DDarkPurple_Bottles.jpg" /> <div align="center"><strong>Left to Right: Glitter Gal 3D Copper and 3D Dark Purple</strong><br />The white balance on my camera was set all wrong, therefore the yellow'ish background, but the bottle colours still look pretty accurate to me. </div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">The purple has the same chunky holo glitter as in the previous Glitter Gal polishes that I've tried. The copper on the other hand look more like a China Glaze OMG holo in the bottle, with the fine glitter and more of a smooth holographic finish. I'm definitely excited about these, I had been eyeing the purple before and the copper one with the different holo finish definitely looks interesting. Pictures of these on my nails are coming up later this week!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3088151832031379600.post-48660202630077332192010-01-26T15:18:00.004+01:002010-01-26T15:29:15.797+01:00NOTD: China Glaze Dorothy Who?<div align="justify">This beauty had been sitting in my untrieds for way too long! Haven't really been in a glitter mood, but decided to wear this one anyway and I'm glad I did! It's gorgeous!<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANowLRPm4nmBzS0cwm1OunwBrFS7N1DngWImtQNKZ_zaZ3cd80SeliZ43lHepolPeFrp6BeR67dbNtHWpKfGr9SpQNqWWE8ysnj_2tPxV3WLAo9ZA5xTcEX9GO5-Lzd3soWj_ZCCsxoGx/s1600-h/DorothyWho.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431053332593567026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANowLRPm4nmBzS0cwm1OunwBrFS7N1DngWImtQNKZ_zaZ3cd80SeliZ43lHepolPeFrp6BeR67dbNtHWpKfGr9SpQNqWWE8ysnj_2tPxV3WLAo9ZA5xTcEX9GO5-Lzd3soWj_ZCCsxoGx/s400/DorothyWho.jpg" /></a> China Glaze Dorothy Who?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS2LyQIOqnfZFLACfPEf5DgEr1gQKHg-3wMGOKrIDlrTIji02dSAVN1kzFfGtXUtjWbAzSHl9323b93XV8pNc0i4zOYTerqa6NW319M_4z-oN8FuSi4kYbZlCQcQEbsriY4kPYyI5ZO4A/s1600-h/DorothyWho_Blur.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431053336946219634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS2LyQIOqnfZFLACfPEf5DgEr1gQKHg-3wMGOKrIDlrTIji02dSAVN1kzFfGtXUtjWbAzSHl9323b93XV8pNc0i4zOYTerqa6NW319M_4z-oN8FuSi4kYbZlCQcQEbsriY4kPYyI5ZO4A/s400/DorothyWho_Blur.jpg" /></a> China Glaze Dorothy Who?<br />Blurry to show the glitter<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aBM-m5J6KQQAtqhmZw2yewSIie5QKCS896VThlrGM98JNdMGElYuN4VtP7mvpvrftcIpLgS9Ty0RhmwmE1J4hmxRU8Jw2fOgfUgs5PNgUnLZBEoPe-QlWWfhs3xdIW7phswN7l0CsFXq/s1600-h/DorothyWho_Bottle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431053340758385138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aBM-m5J6KQQAtqhmZw2yewSIie5QKCS896VThlrGM98JNdMGElYuN4VtP7mvpvrftcIpLgS9Ty0RhmwmE1J4hmxRU8Jw2fOgfUgs5PNgUnLZBEoPe-QlWWfhs3xdIW7phswN7l0CsFXq/s400/DorothyWho_Bottle.jpg" /></a> China Glaze Dorothy Who? bottle</div><br /><div align="justify">This is a blue jelly'ish base packed full with blue and silver glitter. Absolutely gorgeous, no pictures do this polish justice. It took 3 coats to get it opaque which isn't bad at all compared to other glitters I own. I could rave about how pretty this is for hours, but other than that there isn't much to say about it. If you like blue glitters you NEED this!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12305319456260958367noreply@blogger.com11