H&M - No Mambo Jambo

Hi everyone! For today's post I have a very pretty polish to show you, it's No Mambo Jambo from H&M. No Mambo Jambo is a bright turquoise with blue shimmer and it was a true delight to work with. The formula wasn't too thick or thin, which made the application very easy and it took two coats to get opaque.

I'm totally in love with the shade, it's so summery and though it isn't complex, I could look at it all day. Especially when the sun is shining and the light reveals that gorgeous shimmer... Have a great day!

Price: €3.95 for 0.3 fl.oz./9ml

Tutorial: Double lightning bolt tape mani

Hi everyone, welcome to my fourth tutorial! Making the double lightning bolt is actually not that different from making the single one; what you need to do is actually just repeat the steps from the regular lightning bolt tutorial. But because the double version received so many enthusiastic reactions I decided it deserved its own tutorial :) Continue reading »

Flower design for inspiration contest

Hi everyone, lately I've been busy, busy, busy... 'Cause the franken contest at More Nail Polish isn't the only contest I've entered, Swaafie also hosted one for which you had to let your design be inspired by something.

So this is my entry. I was inspired by a little tin can with flowers I have. The can is empty but I just had to buy it because it was so cute and I loved the colors so much. It looks very cheerful and summery so it was a suiting inspiration for this time of the year. The colors and the flower pattern are what makes the can so nice to look at, so I wanted to capture that on my nails but without being too literal. Later I added purple rhinestones, I think they compliment the design and are just within the limits of cute instead of tacky, haha. What do you think?
About the contest: only a few entries will be presented to the judges who will pick the winner. But before that can happen everyone can vote who should be part of those few. So check out all the entries and vote for your favorite three designs. You don't have to be a GFC follower in order to vote. Thanks for reading!

UPDATE: I'm proud to let you know my entry won first prize in the contest! Thanks so much if you voted for it, it wouldn't have won without you! The prize is awesome and of course I'll share the pretties here with you all :)

Before the rhinestones

Vote for my (first) franken!

Hi guys! My first franken! I've finally managed to finish a bottle of topcoat so I had an empty bottle to start the long-awaited frankening. I wanted to post my franken sooner but then I discovered the Franken polish contest at More Nail Polish, so I entered! And I couldn't post my entry anywhere yet before it was published on More Nail Polish.

My franken is called Smells Like Teen Spirit, named after the famous song from one of my all-time favorite bands Nirvana, as a tribute. The song isn't my favorite of them but it was the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw the finished franken. I think the name fits the vibe of the franken well and I really wouldn't be able to come up with any other name for it, this franken was meant to be Smells Like Teen Spirit!

The polish is a blend of many different glitter and shimmer polishes. The result is a blue-toned purple base filled with silver, gold, blue, purple and iridescent glitter/shimmer in different sizes. And it needs three coats to get opaque.

So check out all the 21 amazing frankens that have entered the contest and vote for mine if you really think it deserves to win. The grand prize is a bottle of the rare Sally Hansen Nail Prisms Turquoise Opal!

In the sun

In the shade

 

And here's the recipe for those who are interested, it's a looong list of 11 polishes, I think I poured in about the same amount of each and I also included a picture of everything I used, 'cause isn't a picture worth a thousand words?

China Glaze - Gold Digger
China Glaze - Strawberry Fields
Orly - Galaxy Girl
OPI - Last Friday Night
H&M - Blue Wave
Essence - Choose Me!
Deborah Milano - #838
Paris Memories - #253
Paris Memories - #254
Diamond Cosmetics - Turquoise Glitter
LA Girl - Overdose

Funky double lightning bolt

Hello guys! For this post I have another double lightning bolt to show you. I used yesterday's mani for it, which was the beautiful purple OPI Funky Dunkey. On top I used my favorite silver Millenium from China Glaze and for my third color I picked Essence Trust In Fashion. In hindsight I wouldn't have used Trust In Fashion. The color is really pretty but the polish was a tad too sheer for a tape mani, so I had to apply a thicker coat which affected the crisp lines on some fingers. But fortunately that problem was easily fixed with a little touch up using a nail art brush.
I also used this opportunity to make pictures for a double lightning bolt tutorial, so you can expect it this week! Thanks for dropping by :)

OPI - Funky Dunkey

Hi everyone! Today I have a beautiful purple to show you, it's OPI Funky Dunkey. I really love this kind of blue-toned purple and I think it suits both summer and winter. Two coats of Funky Dunkey was enough to get everything opaque, though a few fingers needed three because of subtle bald spots, but that's probably just me. The formula was perfect as was the drying time, and the wide brush made the application flawless, so I'm very happy with this polish! Do you own Funky Dunkey or planning on getting it?

How to overdo your lightning bolt mani...

Hi everyone, hope you had a great day. The title of this post pretty much explains it all, hahah. Two days ago I posted the girly lightning bolt and I was satisfied with the way it was but at the same time I was dying to add another color to it, so here it is! The dusty mint green I added is Orly Ancient Jade, a very nice polish. This creme is a one-coater with a thicker coat and formula and drying time were great.

So dear readers, what are your thoughts on this "triple lightning bolt"? Triple yay or triple nay? Lol. Thanks for reading :)

My babies arrived!

Hi guys! Remember my winning Vegas-inspired mani for the Herôme nail art contest? Well, yesterday evening my prize arrived and it's gorgeous! All the polishes came in four sleek, black cases with bows and they look so cute!