365+ days of nail art: hearts

Friday, April 11, 2014

Blue nails with hearts accent

I'm having such an off-day.

I think I did about 15 designs today but it just didn't work for me.

I had no inspiration...and was even a bit done with the blues.

But whilst I was making dinner I suddenly remembered this picture I saved with hearts and I just went for it.

Polishes used:

- Maybelline Color Show Brocades 222 Beaming Blue (nails and 4th heart at the bottom)

- H&M Nail Polish Blue (accent background)

- L'Oréal Color Riche 624 Island in the sun (1st heart from the top)

- Big City Nails Are you feeling blue? (2nd heart)

- Big City Nails The sky is the limit (3rd heart)

- Maybelline Color Show 661 Ocean blue (outline hearts)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Essence Trend Edition Love Letters

Essence says:
"Let's get romantic with the trend edition Love Letters. We're heading towards Valentine's Day and it's all about traditional love letters. These gorgeous products have such a cute love of detail, you're sure to find the right words for beautiful compliments."

This trend edition brings 5 longlasting nail polish colors and a stampy set.

I didn't get the stampy set but I do have the 5 polishes for you.
Here are the swatches:

Essence Love Letters 01 Rosy in love

Essence Love Letters 02 I got a crush on blue!

Essnece Love Letters 03 Grey-headed lovebird

Essence Love Letters 04 Dear peach!

Essence Love Letters 05 Inkheart

All the polishes appear to be very fluid but it tends to get tacky in a short period of time.

Therefore I recommend to apply two thin coats for all the polishes and also wait with the next coat until the first one is completely dry.

I haven't tried it yet but I think these polishes (all of them) could be great for stamping and sugarspun nails.

The colors are very beautiful and have a shiny finish (the stampy one a little less shiny).

They remind me of Vintage colors and ballet.

Of course I also made a nail art with this trend edition. I did add one other Essence color.

Essence Trend Edition Beaty Beats 04 Groupie at heart

Index: Hand painted Vintage roses

Middle: Hand painted Love Letters design

Ring: Sponged background+stamping

Pinky: Hand painted hearts

Friday, November 15, 2013

Day 319) Essence trend edition Beauty Beats

Essence came out with another trend edition called Beauty Beats (Girls on tour with Justin Bieber).
As an official make-up partner they present this edition inspired on Justin Bieber's world tour "Believe".
Partnering with whomever, doesn't mean you can't buy/like it!
So, this edition is for all the beauties and J.B. fans.

This edition comes with 4 polishes:

From left to right:

- As long as you love me 03

- Groupie at heart 04

- I'm backstage 02

- Baby, baby, ooh! 01

These polishes all contain a very subtile shimmer (which doesn't show good on the pictures) and even in real life you'll have to look up close.

Colorwise (but this could be due to the overload on the recent fall colors) I really love the middle ones.

For the nail art I decided to stay with the theme: Justin Bieber's world tour 2013 "Believe"

but to create also something that everyone can like (even if you're not a Belieber).

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Day 128) For my mom!

Sunday is Mother's Day!
Mij parents live in Portugal and they will visit The Netherlands on the 15th.
So, no need to buy and send a present because they'll already be here before it arrives.
But what better gift can I give her than a personal Mother's Day nail art...?

Right, that's why this one is for you mom!