China Glaze Emotion (Romantique)

Today my nails are wearing Emotion from China Glaze:


Outdoors.



Indoors.

I'm not sure if I like this one or not. It's almost pink but not really. Dirty pink with metallic shimmer, I guess? Actually it's a bit deeper and brighter than in pictures.

But the one thing I love about this and other Romantique Collection's nail polishes is that they look totally different outdoors and indoors. You don't get bored with them that easily!

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OPI I'm Indi-a Mood for Love

Going pink again!

Today's pink polish is OPI's I'm Indi-a Mood for Love.



It's a beautiful, creamy polish. It covers well, I'm using two coats in this picture. For some reason I just can't resist these pink polishes.

At the moment I'm also really drooling for China Glaze's Limbo Bimbo, which I just keep staring and touching at work. I think it's the most beautiful pink I've ever seen and I just have to order it one day. But as you know there's no sense ordering just one nail polish when you have to pay the postage costs also so I have to order many other polishes too...poor me!

Do you have Limbo Bimbo? Do you love it too?

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China Glaze in Kicks!

Good news for all my Finnish, Swedish and Norvegian readers!

Kicks is taking China Glaze to their sortiment!
(And for those of you who have no idea what is Kicks: It's our Sephora, Boots or CVS.)




At first they are going to start with only 12 colors:
-Golden Meringe
-Limbo Bimbo
-Innocence
-Rich & Famous
-Evening Seduction
-Shocking pink
-Go Crazy Red
-Charoscuro
-Drastic
-Jetstream
-White on White
-Ruby Pumps

I really hope that they would expand their range quickly. In Finland the price will be 9,9€ so they aren't as cheap as bought from the Internet but the price isn't that bad.

They should be shortly available in Finland. Don't know if they already are in Sweden? Kicks is a Swedish store so they usually have everything first. Have you, my dear Swedish (or Norwegian) readers, seen Chine Glaze there already?

Are you happy to be able to buy China Glaze from Kicks?

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China Glaze Rodeo Fanatic

Today I was wearing China Glaze's Rodeo Fanatic for the first time and at the moment I think it also was the last time.




At first I wore it alone (three layers) and I didn't like it at all. It's not black but it's not blue or turquoise...not sure what it is. But it doesn't look cute on me, it has a little too much of attitude and rock n' roll, eventough it has that nice shimmering effect. In these pictures it's a bit too blue, it's actually more emerald.

Finally I added a layer of Anytime's Sparkling Fizz on top and that actually made me almost to like this manicure. But it was just almost. I didn't even make an effort to remove the excess polish from my cuticles.



The lacquering reminds me of a starry sky.

Do you like Rodeo Fanatic?

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China Glaze Joy (Romantique) + NYX Girls CN227

Sun is shining, the weather is sweet...
Unbelievable, we're having sunshine here in Finland!

What a gorgeous day to wear China Glaze's Joy from the stunning Romantique collection.




I'm lovin it like they say in McDonalds! This is just fabulous, especially in daylight when you can easily see the metallic shimmer. The metallic purple color is to die for and it applies well with no visible brush strokes.

After awhile I wanted to get decorative and try out my NYX Girls polish (CN227) with hearts:




Not sure if I like those hearts or not. At least there should be more hearts in the clear polish itself. It took me two layers to set all these hearts and I just don't even know how to place them without making it look messy. Ideas, advices...? Because now they just look badly placed nailstickers...

Finally I did the final adjustment and added a layer of Nyx Girls CN229. Not sure if it made my manicure better or worse. Maybe a little better?


But like I said yesterday, at the moment I'm more into simple, plain manicures. Much more.
(And no sun in these last twho pictures. It was already 3:30 PM and the sun was already setting and there were clouds aready in the sky. I know, our dark winter is so great!)

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China Glaze Down Under Dusk

At the moment I'm also really into nude, chocolate toned polishes. Here's one edible manicure:



The polish is China Glaze's Down Under Dusk. I'ts so soft and light and it actually looks like creamy fudge! I don't know why I'm so into these boring tones at the moment, but for some reason they appeal to me and I just have to polish my nails with them evetough I have a whole lot of much more interesting polishes!

I'm also really into plain and simple manicures at the moment. I don't need many details and decorations, just a simple and chic nail polish.

Is anyone else living a boring era right now?

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China Glaze Cherish (Romantique)

Today I'm wearing China Glaze's Cherish from Romantique Collection:



It's a cute, pale and soft green polish with metallic shimmer. You'd only need one coat but I used two coats to make it more even. The polish itself is great. I hardly ever wear green polishes and I really don't like them that much, but for some reason I like this one very much. Maybe it's because this ain't so bright?

And like I said the polish itself is great, but look at my ring finger. LOL! I was supposed to do red Konad flowers but then I got lazy and just added some stickers and they turned out really, really horrible. I struggled with them one day but I just have to take them off now, they look so tacky.

Are you into green polishes?

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Water marbling, first attempt

Today I finally got the water marbling technique right and I was able to do all my nails using it.

Here's my masterpiece:

Sadly all of the nails weren't that excellent. If you must see, here are all of my nails:

As you can see I tried out some different styles and techniques. The polishes that I used were Maybelline's French White and China Glaze's Rich and famous. After I had finished with my marbling and cleaned my fingers (there was plenty of polish to wipe off!) I used one coat of Anytime's Sparkling fizz to add a little sparkle.

If you want to learn about water marbling just type it to the Youtube and you will find many informative videos.

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China Glaze Cross Iron 360

At first I have to apologize that you haven't heard anything about me or my nails since the last thursday. I've been really tired after work (late shifts) and also I had a little trip. I went to see my parents and my friends to my hometown but now I'm back again.

Do you want to hear (well, actually see) the best part of my trip? She (the best part) is called "Little Princess" and she looks like this:

Yes, that's right. I've got my very own laptop and not just any laptop: It's small and pink! What a QT!

The other great thing from my trip is my lacquering:

I'm wearing China Glazes Cross Iron 360 (two coats, the first picture is taken indoors, the second one outdoors). The polish isn't mine, it's my mom's. Every time I go and see my mom I just have to try a polish from her collection and hope that I won't fall in love with that certain polish so I don'thave to order new polishes...

Cross Iron 360 is really nice copper/orange polish. It's not too dark or deep copper but not too bright orange either. It has a subtle shimmer which makes it nice and vibrant. I almost feel like buying it but I know I can't. Not at the moment. I've got too many bottles to empty before I'm even allowed to think about buying.

And oh, didn't I mention this yet: I've bought some new nail polishes last week... I'm a bit ashamed because I could only manage three weeks without buying polishes. That's not good at all! So now I just have to pull my self together! No more new nail polishes for me (not at least in the next month...)!

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OPI Skinny Dip'n in Lake Michig'n + OPI Princesses Rule!

Today I'm finally wearing different polishes at the same time.

I started with OPI Skinny Dip'n in Lake Michig'n...

...and added one coat of Princesses rule! on top of that.

After that I made white stripes with white decoration lacquer. (Photo is taken outdoors so you can see the base combo in natural light.)

And finally I added one coat of China Glazes Holographic topcoat.

The result somehow reminds me of this awning...:

...but I still like it for some reason. OK, the stripes may look a bit clumsy but for some reason I find them cute. In these pictures the base doesn't look so pink but actually it is a bit more pink. And Pricesses rule! really makes the base surprisingly pink when you compare the before and after pictures (even tough it is a sheer polish)!

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China Glaze Wagon Trail + MUS Linnea

Today's picture is a bit...eeh...interesting? I'm rearing two coats of China Glaze's Wagon Trail and one coat of Make Up Store's Linnea.

Linnea is a nice polish to be worn with other polishes (by itself it's just a see-through polish with large shimmering particles), but I'm not sure if I like it with Wagon Trail. The colors work great together but there's just something that I'm not sure of... Definitely it's not my style at all. And it does seem a bit messy, doesn't it?

I just can't describe this lacquering or decide weather I like it or not, so you can be the judge. Tell me your honest opinion about this lacquering!

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China Glaze Harmony (Romantique)

I haven't tried all my Romantique Collection -polishes yet so today was Harmony's turn:

This is so adorable! Bright lilac which is deep enough but not too dark. This is more of a summer-lilac than winter-lilac, I think.

Imagine this with light pink polish (like my favorite combo Pricesses rule! and Lumene's Smiling Nights). I just have to try to polish my nails with light pale pink and then the tips with Harmony so the lacquering would gradually darken towards the tips of the nails. Sounds really nice! Only problem is how to execute it...ideas, links? I have some ideas about it but maybe you have better ones.

Here are more pictures of Harmony:

The first one is taken indoors and the second one outdoors. The last one is taken indoors and it has Konad patterns with China Glaze's OMG on pinkie and China Glaze's Devotion on other fingers. Romantique polishes really do work well with Konad!

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China Glaze In Awe of Amber

Today I wanted to wear something really light, but not pink, so I chose China Glaze's In Awe of Amber:

This is a sheer, shimmery polish with nice amber color. It's actually a bit more amberly than in this picture, here it looks a bit too golden (picture taken indoors).

This is a nice, warm polish but it still feels a bit lame. I used three coats but it's still a bit see-through.

Here's a photo taken outdoors:

I don't think I have anything else to say about this polish. This is just a "nice" polish and nothing more. It doesn't make me sigh, whistle or gasp. I thought I would like this color better when I ordered it but this was definitely (and sadly) a disappointment to me. Plus it didn't even last long (see the tips on the outdoor picture, it's taken on the second day).

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China Glaze Visit Me in Prism

Today I'm wearing China Glazes Visit me in Prism:

This is sooo cute! It's quite pale-colored but the smooth and even glitter makes it hologram-like, but I would still not call it hologram polish. If I have to try to name the color it would be light, grayish lilac.

I made a comparison between this and Make Up Store's Madeline, here's a picture:

I'm wearing Visit me in prism, but on thumb I'm wearing Madeline. The color is quite same, but Madeline has the actual hologram effect and as you can see, VMiP just seems like an ordinary glittery nail polish when they are next to each other.

I have to say that I just love this color (and Madeline also!). I have noticed that at the moment I'm really into polishes with light and boring undertone but with some little special thing or effect (OPI's Brand new skates and it's shimmer, Glamour Game and it's shimmer...). And in this polish those holo-glitters are The Thing.

And by they way I'm also going grazy about how they play on words with this polish names. OPI does that well and so does China Glaze. This "Visit me in prism" didn't open me at first, but now I get it ("Visit me in prism" is almost like "Visit me in prison" if you didn't get it eather).

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Taiteilua

Noniin, yritin hieman taiteilla:

Aluslakkana Anytime Still Together, koko kynnellä ensin cremevalkoinen Anytimen Go Colour Lumikuningatar, kärjissä vinosti China Glazen How about a tumble ja näiden välissä mustat viivat koristelulakalla ja pikakuivatus Poshella. Alemmassa kuvassa lisäksi vielä China Glazen Holographic topcoat.

Tässä vielä kuva käytetyistä lakoista:

Mustista viivoista ei tullut kovin identtisiä, sillä käyttämäni koristelulakan siveltimen laatu on suorastaan surkea (juu, vika on tuotteessa, ei käyttäjässä...). Onneksi ehdin kuitenkin ennen lakkoon ryhtymistä tilaamaan eilen esittelemäni sivellinsarjan ja aion jatkossa kyllä käyttä sitä koristeluissa.

Täytyy tunnustaa, että vaikka osaksi taiteilinkin siksi, että taiteiluja on kaipailtu, oli sille myös toinen syy: Halusin nimittäin päästä kokeilemaan uutta lakkaani (How about a tumble), mutta tajusin, että jos käytän vain uusia lakkojani, en saa koskaan yhtään vanhaa lakkaani kulumaan loppuun enkä näin ollen pääse koskaan ostelemaan uusia! Eli jotain vanhaakin oli siis otettava mukaan.

Uskon, että jatkossa tulette näkemään enemmänkin monivärisiä lakkauksia. ;)

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Viimeiset hankintani

Viimeiset hankintani.

Viime vuonna saatoin vielä kirjoittaa viimeisimmät hankintani, mutta uudenvuodenlupauksestani johtuen joudun nimittämään näitä viimeisiksi hankinnoikseni.

China Glaze GR8, Visit Me in Prism, How About a Tumble ja Tickle My Triangle.

China Glaze Rich & Famous, Exceptionally Gifted, Visions of Grandeur, Red Stallion ja In Awe of Amber.

Jälleen kerran erä aivan ihania ja houkuttelevia lakkoja saapui luokseni. Varsinkin hologrammilakkojen korkkausta odotan kovasti. Aion myös pian kokeilla erilaisia hologrammilakkoja yhdessä Konadin levyjen kanssa. Olen kuullut näiden toimivan hyvin yhteen, mutta en ole saanut aikaiseksi kokeilla. Onko kellään kokemuksia?

Kuvattuani lakat huomasin, että kuvista jäi vielä uupumaan kaksi lakkaa. En vielä kuitenkaan paljasta, mitkä nämä kaksi ovat, mutta lupaan kyllä esitellä nämäkin tulokkaat teille pian.

Lakkojen lisäksi ehdin ennen vuoden vaihtumista hankkia hieman muutakin:

Sivellinsetti kynsien koristeluun.

Jos en kerran saa uusia lakkoja hankkia, niin näiden avulla saan otettua hyvin ilon irti vanhoista.

Lakkausmallikiekkoja (ja sivellin kaupanpäälle).

Minulta loppuivat kiekot kesken, kun yritin tehdä mallit kaikista lakoistani. Oli siis hankittava uusia. Laadultaan nämä uudet ovat hieman hauraampia vanhoihin, läpinäkyviin ja tukevampiin verrattuna, mutta näitä on mahdollista käyttää uudelleen. Entiset kiekkoni olivat kertakäyttökamaa, sillä lakanpoistoaine syövytti ne todella pahan näköisiksi.

Lisäksi näihin kiekkoihin tarttuu tussi hyvin. Pääsin jo aloittelemaan näiden kokoamista kun halusin päästä testailemaan viimeisimpiä hankintojani (ja vanhempia hologrammilakkojani).

Lupaan esitellä kiekot teille kunnolla, kunhan vain saan ne valmiiksi.

Tällaiset hankinnat. Toivon pärjääväni näillä hetken.

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China Glaze Red Stallion

Vuoden ensimmäinen lakkaus!

China Glaze Red Stallion

China Glaze Red Stallion ja Color Club Art of Seduction kärjissä.

Uudenvuoden juhlintani oli eilen niin vähäistä, että saatoin heti herättyäni juhlistaa alkavaa vuotta lakkaamalla kynteni ilman, että käteni olisivat tärisseet...

Lakkana on upouusi Red Stallion Rodeo Diva -kokoelmasta. Aivan ihana lämmin, shimmerinen kirkkaanpunainen sävy! Tästä tuli ehdottomasti lempparipunaiseni kertaheitolla.

Toisessa versiossa lisäsin kärkiin Color Clubin Art of Seductionia tuomaan hieman bling blingiä.

Jostain syystä punaiset kynnet tuntuvat nyt todella mukavilta pitää ja ovathan ne kyllä hyvin naisellisetkin.

Miten usein te käytätte punaisia kynsilakkoja?

Ja kuten useimmat muutkin, myös minä tein uudenvuodenlupauksen:

En osta uusia kynsilakkoja ennen, kuin olen saanut vähintään 10 lakkaa kulutettua loppuun.

Hetkeen en siis pääse surffailemaan Nailgal:iin lakkojen valitsemismielessä, laskeskelemaan millaisen määrän lakkojan voin tilata ilman tulliinjäämisen pelkoa, odottamaan innolla lähetysilmoitusta, jännittämään paketin saapumista, repimään pakettia auki tai ihastelemaan ensimmäistä kertaa uusia sävyjä...

Surullista. Mutta älkää silti pelätkö, että blogini jotenkin hiljenisi lupaukseni vuoksi. Ehei! Minut nimittäin innotti lupaukseeni se, että äkkilaskemalta huomasin omistavani 260 kynsilakkaa ja voin olla takuuvarma, että saan noista teille tänne paljon iloa aina seuraavaan tilaukseeni saakka.

Tahtoisin kuitenkin tietää, olenko minä hirveä kynsilakkasyöppö, vai podenko vain suotta huonoa omaatuntoa kokoelmastani. Uskoisin, että poden suotta. Tahtoisinkin siis omaa oloani helpottaakseni tietää, kuinka paljon teiltä löytyy kynsilakkoja?

Huomenna postaan tänne vielä kuvat viime vuoden viimeiseksi jääneistä lakka-aiheisista tilauksistani, jotka saapuivat kaikki minulle maanantaina. Luvassa on uusia lakkoja, kynsitaiteiluun tarkoitettuja siveltimiä sekä lakkausmalli kiekkoja.

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NYX Girls Marigold

Leikin heti hieman eilen saapuneilla NYX:in lakoillani:

NYX Girls Marigold (kaksi kerrosta).

NYX Girls Marigold (kaksi kerrosta) ja päällä CN225.

Marigold on kiva, kevyt kultainen lakka, joka toimii sekä yksistään (vaatii tosin vähintään kaksi kerrosta) että myös toisten lakkojen päällä tuomassa kevyttä. Tässä kuvassa käytetty kerrostusta:

China Glaze QT ja päällä NYX Girls Marigold.

Toisen lakan päällä tämä läpikuultava ihanuus tekee kyllä todella kivan kultaisen efektin, yksinään käytettynä tämä on läpikuultavuutensa vuoksi ehkä vähän liian laimea makuuni.

NYXin lakkojen laatu on kuitenkin vakuuttanut minut.

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