Funky Red French

Today I’m showing you my latest funky french manicure! I just got Lubu Heels from China Glaze and wanted to try it out. It looked sooo pretty in the bottle. I was hoping on the same wow-effect like Emerald Sparkle from China Glaze. Well, that' turned out to be a big fail. I don’t know if I have a bad version of Hubu Heels or it’s because I had too high expectations. I just didn’t like it. It wasn’t as sparkly as I hoped and it was too much black for me.

I eventually got over it and decided to change the mani with a funky french in Lacquered Up from Essie.

It was a long time since I did a french so I was happy with the result. Do you like french manicures? Any favorite combinations?

 

Thanks for stopping by and until nex time,

Christina

Festive manicure

Hi guys

Before NYE I tried different manicures to wear that night. As you know my final NYE manicure was Ski Teal We Drop with Sparkle-icous. I also had an other alternative:

I used Sew Psyched from Essie as a base. Next, I created a triangle with tape and filled it using Black Creme from Wet n Wild. To add a festive touch, I added the silver lines and the silver dot with my Essence striper named “Silver Surfer”.

I liked this manicure a lot, but eventually got bored with it so I changed it a few hours later, lol.

Thank you for stopping by and have a nice day!

Christina

Essence Studio Nails

Hi guys!

A few months ago, I bought Nail Fashion Stickers from Essence Studio Nails. In the days after I bought them, I read many bad reviews about them. Because of that I was demotivated to try them out so they have been lying around for quit some time now. But I finally decided to try them out because I really like the design I got. Its foil silver base with black random lines.

There are some instructions on the package about how to apply the stickers. After cleaning the nails and choosing the right size for all the 10 fingers, you just apply them. Afterwards you have to file off the excess of the sticker.

My overall experience with these is not good. The problems already started when I wanted to find the right sizes for my fingers. I don’t have small nailbads, so most stickers weren’t wide enough for my nails. Applying them went even worse: the sticker doesn’t adhese very well and its not easy to get rid of the wrinkles. Above that, the stickers didn’t last up to 5 days like its said on the package. Even with a topcoat (Seche Vite) the sticker began to peel off after only one day.

I think the stickers are a good alternative if you need to go to a party and don’t have much time to polish your nails. They are very cheap, only 1.99€ for one package with 14 nail stickers, and they have a nice variety of designs.

Pluspoints: - creative and very nice patterns - cheap Downsides: - doesn’t last very long - not easy to apply - not easy to find a good size of the stickers for a finger

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!

Christina

Viva La Nails Sample Pack

Hi guys!

Last week, I ordered the bloggers Sample Pack from Viva La Nails. They offer bloggers/vloggers a sample pack that includes 3 sheets with nail art stickers and 3 sheets with decals. You just have to pay 2,95£ for shipment and review the sample pack on your blog or vlog.

The nail art stickers include a red flowerdesign, flowers in different colors & a white butterlydesign:

The decals include a black flowerdesign, a blue/red flower design and a sheet with Christmas designs (yay!):

I didn’t own any nail art stickers/decals before I got this, so I am very excited to try these out. When I got them, I couldn’t resist trying them out. I added the a duo of pink-purple flowers on my ring fingers! I was wearing Secret Admirer from Sinful Colors at the time.

The stickers were very easy to apply. I used a toothpick to remove the sticker from the sheet and to place it on my nail. I don’t know how well these last on the fingers yet, but I’ll definitely give you an update when I review more of this sample pack!

Here’s a close up:

You can order these and many others on www.vivalanails.co.uk
Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day,

Christina

Black & white hearts

Hi guys! When I went on vacation to Ethiopia a few months ago, I found some nailart stripers. I found three colors: yellow, black and white. I still hadn’t tried these out, so I decided to try something simple with them. This is the result:

I used Models Own – Moody Grey as a base, added diagonal lines with the black & white stripers and finished of with a heart in the two colors. I’m not that handy when it comes to making lines with a free hand, but because of the stripers it went pretty well. Obviously I’m still not a pro, but maybe after some practice it will get better.

I really like the stripers because they provide two ways to use them. First of all, there’s a sharp metal point where the polish comes out. This is what I used for making the stripes and the hearts. But there is also a thin brush to use for more fluid lines. I haven’t used that yet, but I’ll surely will soon! The stripers contain 12ml of polish. I’ve done a little searching on ebay and found some shops who sell these stripers in packs of 12 (or more) with different colors. I’m considering of getting some, cause I’d really like to improve my nail art and these might do the trick!

Thanks for stopping by,

Christina

Revvolution!

Hi everyone!

Today I want to show you Color Clubs Revvolution. It's a gorgeous dark charcoal holographic color. It applied very well, but I didn't expect anything other from Color Club.

I made some photos in the sun to capture the holo. Just look!









If you don't have this one yet, GO AND GET IT!

Thanks for stopping by,
Christina.

Black & White Konad

Hello hello!

I have a sunday manicure for you guys today. This is Wet n Wilds Black Creme stamped with a fullnail design from the m73 Konad plate with White Special Polish.



Thanks for stopping by!
Christina

First post!

Hi everyone,
I decided I'm going to give blogging a try.. I'll post swatches of my NOTDS and tell you guys some more about the polishes.

Here's a polish to start with: Sinful Colors - Secret Admirer.



I got this one in a swap package and absolutely love it! There was a period that I was really into black, but the last few years I let them aside. Until I got this one, it is absolutly a favorite of mine!
Application was great! One coat was fine, but because I'm used to applying 2 coats, I used two for this as well.


Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!
Christina