Catching Fire

The Hunger Games collection of China Glaze just hit the store where I usually buy my China Glaze polishes. First, they told me it would arrive mid-March, then they moved the release date to begin April, then they told me they had no clue about which collection I was talking, until it finally arrived mid-May.

Beauty Company, what the hell?

The polish I was anticipating the most was Riveting - a jelly-ish orange that blinds not only you but also innocent bystanders. The only draw back to wearing the colour orange in the Netherlands is that this country has claimed it and whenever you wear orange people automatically assume you want to have anything to do with their stupid football/soccer. But this polish is a-ma-zing so I couldn't pass it up. I used two coats and topped it off with Inglot 205 - a flakie.

In direct sunlight, outside.

In the shadow, outside.

In the shadow, inside.

It applies like a dream and looks like a dream too - unreal bright. The Inglot flakie also applies great and the flakes spread out evenly across the nail in one swipe.

xox,
Maria.

Fluffy

Hi,

Today will be a second attempt at making a manicure with acrylic paint. This one earned a lot of compliments from a lot of strangers, oddly enough, 'cause I wasn't nearly satisfied with it.

Say cheese! Bonus, you can see my reflection.

They are fluffy flowers, in case you can't see it. :)

Products used:

• China Glaze Prelude to Kiss
• Acrylic paint

xox,

Maria.

PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS - Itty-bitty living space!

Yes, that's right - and Aladdin quote. Already guessed what I'm about to do? No? Really? Okay, here comes another hint: it's got something to do with nails. I knew you would guess it!
So, to get things moving, I've decided to try out a couple of Disney mani's. We're kicking off with Aladdin - possibly one of my favorite movies.

Products used:

• China Glaze Ruby Pumps
• ORLY Plum Noir
• Nicole by OPI Disco Dolls

This is inspired by the Wonder Cave at the beginning of the movie. You know, the big sandy tiger thing? Yeah, that one. The red dots are the big rubies found in the cave. 

The next one up is Alice in Wonderland. Another one of my favorites. Although I found the book more interesting. *shrug*

What's your favorite Disney movie?

xox,

Maria.

Girly

Happy New Year everyone! 2012, here we are and I have a feeling it's gonna be great. My New Year's mani chipped and got all fucked up before I could even take a picture of it - so that sucks but I have something that's also fun. Here's something very girly and something I wouldn't be caught dead wearing four years ago.

It's pink and it has glitters! I mean, it doesn't get better than that. This combo is OPI I Think In Pink topped off with China Glaze Fairy Dust. 

The top picture is in natural light and the bottom in sunlight (O-M-G, it's actual sunlight. You know how rare it is in the Netherlands nowadays?). I used three coats of OPI I Think In Pink and I must say I dislike how it applies. It's hard to get even without any bald spots. The colour on the other hand is delicious and the pictures are a good representation of it.

Eeeeep, just look at the sparkles!

xox,
Maria.

Layers

Hi!

This time I have an interesting couple for you: OPI Ski Teal We Drop and China Glaze Sour Apple. A seemingly weird combo, but wait 'till you see the result!

So, as you can see Ski Teal We Drop is a ... well, a teal colour. It's more on the blue side, than green, though. Sour Apple is a very very very sheer polish, excellent for layering. It had all kinds of green flecks (think: moss, dark green, lighter green, yellowish-green, forest green) in a bright green base.

I used two coats of Ski Teal We Drop and one coat of Sour Apple to get this effect. Both polishes apply like dream. The combi really comes alive when the sun is shining. Too bad I don't have a picture of that, because the weather here has been overcast :(. So instead of that, here's a picture under artificial light.

 

It looks like some kind of wicked starry sky. Except, you know, that it's green. The teal kind of gets morphed into a greener variant, because of the green base of Sour Apple.

Pretty amazing, huh?

xox,
Maria.