Queen's Day 2012


Hello everyone, here's my belated Queen's Day post! On this national holiday everybody wears orange and sometimes with hints of the Dutch flag, so that's exactly what I did here. I started with the orange and then layered the red, white and blue on top, using tape for crisp lines. This mani took forever to make as I had to wait three times in between for my polish to dry before I could place the tape on my nails, but it was definitely worth it and I received many compliments on it that day. ^^

To show our country a little love on days like these, the Dutch brand Koh set up a little collection with 'Dutch' colors which I've used for my Queen's Day mani. Below are swatches of each polish.


Brilliant Red!. This is a classic red jelly with a hint of orange, it's very pretty and bright but not unique. It does have a great formula and application, like I'm used to from most jellies. This was two coats, and as you can see it still shows a tiny bit of VNL but strangely it doesn't bother me much in this case.


Crystal!. This was my second favorite polish from these four (and the only one I didn't include in my mani because it was too sheer). I honestly expected to hate it as it's a frosty white which looks very dated to me, but I ended up loving it! When you think of frosts, you think of brushstrokes, but fortunately Crystal! doesn't suffer from those with its easy application. :) It takes three coats to get full opacity, but it's totally worth it in my opinion. And I know it's not even summer yet, but Crystal! would be a great color for winter too, look at that pearly shimmer! I already start to feel Christmassy when I look at it haha.


Rock Chick!, my favorite from the bunch. ^^ This cobalt beauty is so bright that it looks like a neon in certain lighting, really gorgeous... And like Brilliant Red! this is a jelly with a perfect, rich formula. It covers perfectly in two smooth coats, love it!


And the last one is Dutch!. Like many other girls, I'm not a big orange fan when it comes to nail polish. But it is the perfect orange for Queen's Day or to show our team some support during the UEFA European Football Championship this summer! Pictured is three coats, once again the application was very nice.

Thanks for reading!

The products in this post were sent to me for review. This does not influence my opinion on the reviewed products.

30 comments

  1. Rock Chick is amazing! It's my fave from the "Go Dutch" Collection, for sure! ;)

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  2. nice!!! rock chick is my fave as well, i love bluess!! :D

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  3. I love this, the colors look so great together!

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  4. Love the blue one! Your mani is also cute :) Totaly dutchy :))

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  5. I am wearing my Netherlands V. Persie jersey today and didn't even realize it was a holiday! Love the Manu and I will definitely be rocking for UEFA!

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  6. Gorgeous!! I love the Netherlands (from afar--it stems from my obsession with speed skating) and I love this mani.

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  7. That blue is so awesome! How do I get my hands on it? I'm from the US.

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  8. That blue is so awesome! How do I get my hands on it??

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  9. Pretty nail art! I like all the colors!

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  10. sooo pretty!!!i love the design!

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  11. Taniesha Betty-AnnMay 3, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    What top coat do you use , your nails are always flawless !

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  12. i LOVE the blue one! and of course you tape mani is flawless and beautiful!
    Sophia

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  13. Looks nice! Indeed we need to get ready for the European Championship.

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  14. Nice design and the colors are looking good together!

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  15. The design is great, looks Beautiful! :)

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  16. I really love your mani! The colors are so pretty! Out of all the polishes, I think my favorite is Crystal. I usually don't fall for colours like that, but for some reason it's so attractive! I'm gonna have to try to find one like that!!
    --Ciara :)

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  17. Lovely design and accurate as always. Love it!

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  18. Te pierwsze!!! i te ciemno niebieskie/granatowe przepiękne!!!!! :)

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  19. I ♥ Queen, especially the band ;-)

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  20. Ola muito lindo se puder me dar a honra de seguir o meu
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  21. As always, you're nailmani rocks!

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  22. I really love your nail designs *-*
    And sorry, I'm from Germany and I'm 13 years old so my english isn't good. :D
    ♥♥♥

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  23. That's amazing! I wish I'd been able to do something for Queen's Day but I had to spend it studying. Next year for sure!

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  24. Love your nailart!!

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  25. Really love ur nail designs!

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