Beetlejuice inspired gothic nail art

Wow, January is almost over and just now I managed to find some time to write a new post!
But since today is the Chinese New Year, may the year of the horse bring happiness, health and prosperity to everyone ^_^

So for my first post for 2014 I want to show you some gothic nail art, inspired by one of my favourite movies, Beetlejuice!

I am a sucker for Tim Burton movies and I just rewatched Beetlejuice recently so I decided to do a mani to match the movie's atmosphere.

Here is what I used:

From right to left
Essence dark night starlight from the Dark Romance collection (a gift from the lovely Elena from Elena's finds 
Essence Ahoy! from the 50's Girls collection
Andrea Fulerton black nail art pen
Tony Moly Startdust glitter nail polish
Seche Vite top coat
Skull nail decals

I absolutely loved the end result, I was so sad when I had to take it off! What do you have on your nails at the moment dear readers? Are you a Tim Burton fan? Which one is your favourite Tim Burton movie?

I am going to close this post with my favourite scene from the whole movie.
Bettlejuice... Beetlejuice... Beetlejuice... !!!

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Purple nails for Christmas, OPI and China Glaze

Every year on Christmas eve I have to decide how to do my nails for Christmas. This year I decided to choose my favourite colour, purple!

First I painted my nails with two coats of OPI Vant to Bite my Neck, a purple creme from the recent OPI Euro Centrale collection (oh how I love both the colour and the name of this nail polish).

I could have left it like this, as the colour is fabulous and totally opaque in two coats but I wanted to add a touch of sparkle, so I reached for Put a Bow on it, a magenta glitter by China Glaze from the Chrismas 2013 Happi Holiglaze collection.

And voilà, my nails are ready for tonight's festivities ^_^

Do you like these colours dear readers? If you wish to get them you can find them along with a huge selection of nail colours at Beyond Polish, a webstore that specializes in nail products.

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you have a great time today and tomorrow with your loved ones!

These nail polishes were provided to me for consideration by Beyond Polish but this did not influence my review in any way. This review expresses my honest opinion. If you would like to buy this nail polish or more you can visit http://www.beyondpolish.com/

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Trick or treat, nails and candy for Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone!

One of my favourite times of the year is finally here so of course I had to make a post, no matter how busy I am. Because of the day this will be a post full of sweets and also sparkly spooky nails!

Trick or treat!

Let's start with my nails of the day! Every year I look forward to what China Glaze will have to offer for Halloween and once again I wasn't disappointed. So my mani for the day is from the Monsters Ball collection. I painted all my nails with Bump in the Night, a black textured polish and then for some extra sparkle I applied a coat of Boo-gie Down, a mix of black white and orange glitter. I am very pleased with this combo. It even matches my outfit of the day ^_^

But no Halloween is complete without some treats so for this day I was prepared as I decided a while ago I wanted to get some of my favourite Japanese sweets. So I did a Japanese snacks haul from Oyatsu cafe, a Japanese candy online store.

And here is what I got!
First my favourite Ghana chocolate, which I hadn't eaten for so long!!!

I also got a mix of flavours of Hi-Chew candy as both me and my darling love this.

Kanjani8 did an ad for Hi-Chew at some point too XD

We also got some Jagariko potato sticks, all three flavours that are available. Om nom nom!

And since this is a Halloween post I will close with the most fitting song for the occasion!

I hope you are all having a fun day!
p.s. all the products in this post have been purchased by me.

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Picture Polish Frosting, a nail polish by Cosmetic Cupcake

Lately I have been in love with a specific nail polish, so much that I was wearing it for two weeks straight. And you know that is a very long time for a nail polish addict! It all started back in early August when I received a package from my dear friend 'Chelle who runs the blog Cosmetic Cupcake (more on that epic package on a later post). Inside was Frosting, a nail polish she created in collaboration with piCture pOlish. As soon as I laid eyes on it I was in love!

I think it is one of the cutest nail polishes I have ever seen and worn on my nails! Pink, silver and purple glitter mixed with hearts suspended in a pink milky base. I expected nothing less from my dear friend as this unique creation matches her completely ^_^

In the photos I am wearing two coats over base coat, sealed with a coat of Seche Vite top coat.

I loved how it looked on my nails and kept staring at my hands! With a coat of Seche Vite it lasted 6 days without chipping (then I had to redo it).

I got so many compliments on it that I got inspired to create a cute romantic handmade necklace too!

What do you think of this nail polish dear readers? Isn't it adorable? If you wish to purchase it head over at Picture Polish. If you like the necklace instead you can find it at Cel's Deconails storenvy or etsy store ^_^

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My recent manis, glitter and holographic nails

Since my posting has become quite sporadic lately I realised I haven't posted my manicures for quite some time. So here are some of my favourite manis of the last few months. Most of them are holographic or glitter nails as expected ^_^

More pictures and details under the cut.

Starting with my nails of last week I am wearing Australis Speck-tacular (a beautiful flakie that I got from my dear 'Chelle) over black.

Blue glitter nails using Revlon Radiant and Sally Hansen Showgirl Chic (got these as Christmas gifts from Smugnificent and Moni)

China Glaze is one of my favourite nail polish brands. Here I am wearing Razzle me Dazzle me over black.

A few weeks ago I took part in a spring bazaar (post about this coming soon) so I did rose themed nail art to match the occasion. My base is China Glaze Watermelon Rind and I also used Glitter Effect in pink by Erre Due.

Holographic nails using Estessimo TiNS Bon Bon Savon and Seductive Amethyst.

Holographic skittle nails using HITS no Olimpo nail polishes.

And last but not least, cupcake themed nails using Nails Inc sprinkles special effects in Topping Lane (pink) and Pudding Lane (blue).

Do you own any of these dear readers? What are you wearing on your nails as we speak?

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Cirque nail polish, my new nail polish love

If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen my TiNS and Cirque nail polish haul from a few months ago. I've been seeing Cirque nail polishes around for quite some time now and I've been really impressed by the unique sparkly colours.

After trying to narrow down my wishlist as much as possible I placed an order with Mei Mei's signatures and waited anxiously for my nail polishes to arrive. When I opened my package I wasn't disappointed! All 4 colours were fabulous. I have chosen Galinda, a beautiful white glitter, Vaudeville, a lilac nail polish full of iridescent glitter, Hellebore a green glitter with a touch of pink and Fascination Street, a fabulous dark blue holographic nail polish.

In the course of the last couple of months I tried all 4 colours so I am ready to show them to you ^_^

As I have a thing for purple, of course I had to start with Vaudeville which turned out to be my favourite of the bunch.

You can see how it looks under different lighting. From top to bottom there's direct sunlight, artificial light and shade. I wore two coats over top coat and of course used a coat of Seche Vite on top.

A few days later the colour was still intact and I decided to layer Hellebore over it.

I loved the combination of the two colours! Unfortunately the weather was cloudy so I didn't manage to take a decent photo.

Here is Fascination Street. Blue is not a colour I am overly fond of on my nails but when it is combined with a holographic effect, I am sold!

Finally a few days ago white wearing a black nail polish I decided to go for glitter tips, using Galinda.

What do you think of this combination dear readers? Do you own any Cirque nail colours? Which one is your favourite?

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Happy New Year with bling nails

Hello everyone ^_^/

usually my first post if the month is a nail art inspiration post but as this is the first post of the New Year I wanted to start a bit differently (the nail inspiration post will be up in a couple of days). Let me start off by wishing you all a Happy New Year. May 2013 be a year full of happiness, joy, health and everything you desire. 2013 is the year of the snake so I wanted my nails to have a snake like theme. I looked for nail polishes that would give my nails a scale effect in red and gold colours to bring good luck for the New Year.
I ended up using Change and Ruby Red Ruby by Lynnderella.

Here is what I used. All these lovely nail polishes  (including the Lynnderellas) were Christmas gifts from my dear friend 'Chelle from Cosmetic Cupcake.

This holiday season has been full of fun and joyous meetings as friends from far away came to visit.

We had lots of epic food together.

We welcomed the New Year together and made New Year's resolutions. Concerning my blog, my resolutions are a. to post more and b. to introduce a variety of new topics ^_^

We also caught the first sunsets of the year together.

How did you spend your holidays dear readers? Did you make any New Year's resolutions?

p.s. have you entered my Facebook only giveaway yet? If your answer is no, hurry to my facebook page, it is open until January 10.

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Christmas nails tutorial with Estessimo TiNS nail polishes

Hello everyone ^_^/

Christmas is already past and we are gearing towards the New Year but it's never too late to share my Christmas nails. I wanted something blingy for the holidays so I decided to use some of my Estessimo TiNS nail polishes.

After going through my stash I picked Estessimo TiNS the Happy Milk, a sheer sparkly white nail colour, and Estessimo TiNS the Prince Charming, a green glitter nail polish. I also used a sheet of Japanese 3D nail decals that were given to me as a gift from a good friend.

After painting my nails with two coats of the Happy Milk (it's super sheer as you can see) and waiting for it to dry, I sponged the Prince Charming on top, creating a glitter gradation.

Then I placed some of the stickers, making sure to keep a nice and balanced look and in the end I sealed everything with Seche Vite top coat.

My inspiration for this mani was our Christmas tree, which is why I chose a green background and white stickers so that they will look like ornaments on the tree.

I hope you all had a great Christmas with your loved ones. I will close this post with a bonus shot of our Christmas tree.

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Gold and black for James Bond

Hello everyone ^_^/

recently darling and me went to see Skyfall, so I wanted to make James Bond themed nails. As my nails are quite short lately, I decided to go for a black and gold glitter gradation. Black because in my opinion it's Bond's colour and gold because my favourite James Bond movie is Goldfinger.

I used Gold Old Buffy from the Essence Vampire's Love trend edition which is a black nail polish full of gold micro glitter and Make it Golden from the Essence colour & go series which is full of gold glitter of every shape and size.

I did an accent finger full of gold glitter and the gradation effect on the rest of my nails. Sealed everything with Seche Vite and I was good to go.

What I really loved about Make it Golden was that it was very easy to apply. Usually glitter nail polishes are troublesome as the glitter particles have to be moved around with the brush or an orange stick for full coverage. But this was not an issue in this case.

I seldom wear gold on my nails but I really liked this look. I got many compliments about it too both in and outside of the cinema ^_^

What about you dear readers? Have you watched Skyfall? Did you do a matching manicure?

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NYX Girls nail polish haul and swatches

Hello everyone ^_^/

as you might remember a few weeks ago I attended the NYX store opening in my city. As a nail polish collector who respects herself, of course I had to get some nail polish. The store carries the whole range of the NYX Girls nail polish and it was really hard choosing just a few shades.

In the end I decided to buy five shades, Woman, Moonwalk, Aqua Glitter, Maven and Fame. I also received Grapefruit in the gift bag we were given to try out the products.

So here are some swatches of the colours. All swatches are two coats, under direct sunlight. In the cases of Aqua Glitter, Maven and Fame, I swatched them both on their own and over black (one coat black, two coats of each NYX colour) as they are glitters suitable for layering.

From left to right we have Grapefruit, Woman, Moonwalk, Aqua Glitter, Maven, Fame.

Grapefruit is what I would call a pinkish orange, if that makes any sense. It's a beautiful creme, perfect for bright summer days. Woman is a deep burgundy shimmer that will definitely by on my nails during the Holiday season. Moonwalk is a cool lavender metallic colour. Aqua glitter and Maven look quite different in the bottle but on the nails I couldn't tell them apart. Both are very pretty but if you have one, you don't need the other. And last but not least is my favourite of the bunch, Fame. A purple glitter in clear base that looks absolutely fabulous when layered over black. I think I will wear this one the most and will try different layering combinations.

Do you own any NYX Girls nail polishes dear readers? Which shade is your favourite?

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