Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPI. Show all posts

Monday, November 8, 2010

NOTD: OPI-Yodel Me On My Cell

No Flash:


With Flash:

I'm wearing 2 coats of OPI-Yodel Me On My Cell, and Essie-Good To Go. This polish caused some cuticle drag, which is very annoying, but apart from that I think it's a nice icy blue polish.
How shocking to see my nails look even shorter in the pics!I'm thinking about doing some nice, over the top acrylic design nails. But I'm not sure yet. You will be the first to know;)
XO

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

OPI-Dulce De Leche (My new favorite neutral shade!)



I'm wearing 2 coats of OPI-Dulce De Leche, topped with Essie-Good 2 Go.
This was love at first sight; a fully covering "fleshy" nude/pink shade. I'm loving it, a lot. It's neutral, but it's definately there, and makes my nails look elegant and well groomed. It's my new favorite neutral polish!(move over, Sally Hansen No Chip 10 Day Nail Color-Infinite Natural :))

Friday, September 10, 2010

Weekend Manicure: Black Onyx+Glisten Up!


Black Onyx on its own:


This is one the most beautiful manicures I did lately, I'm in love with this combination! I'm wearing 2 coats of Opi-Black Onyx topped with a coat of Essence-Glisten Up!The result is very "aquatic". It reminds me of fish skin! I'm so happy I could get my hands on a few bottles of Glisten Up!I never noticed the beauty of this polish before, so I'm very happy some of our fellow bloggers did:). I can't believe I had this amazing shade in my hands a few times, but put it back in the display!!!!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

OPI-Color So Hot It Berns





I'm wearing 2 coats of OPI-Color So Hot It Berns, from my Irre-Swiss-Ables mini collection.
This shade totally surprised me!I thought it was just another red (don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of red) but it's more than that; it's a super hot, bright and fierce red. This is what a red nailpolish is meant to be like!
It applies perfectly smooth, and I have to say I like these mini Opi's; the polish is very manageable with this tiny cute brush. I wish they made mini versions of all their polish shades...

P.S.: As you can see, my pinky nail broke. No, now I'm not being honest.... I shaved it off while shaving my armpit. Isn't that stupid? LOL!
x

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

NOTD: OPI- Lucerne-Tainly Look Marvelous!





OPI- Lucerne-Tainly Look Marvelous, 2 coats plus OPI speed dry topcoat.
I bought the Irre-Swissables pack, and I this is the only "wow" shade in there. It's amazing! In my opinion, this could easily be part of OPI's Designer Series. I'm going to let the pics speak for themselves!

My-mother-in-law and "aunt-in-law-" came over from Russia, so I don't have a lot of time for manicures this week. However, I'll do my best to post every other day. Ofcourse I do have time to draw 3 winners of my giveaway tonight! Fingers crossed everyone;)
xxxx

Sunday, August 8, 2010

It's my birthday!I'm 30 years old!

My birthday nails:

Blurry to show the glitz:



Today, 9th of august 2010, is my birthday. No more twenties, no, I entered the world of thirtysomething women. I'm 30 years old!Yaaaaay!
My husband really did his best to find the best present ever for me: an Acer Aspire One notebook!And you know what? He also bought me a Hello Kitty mouse! Isn't that just the cutest gesture ever......
We're having a very low-key dinner party tonight, with just a few family members. I'm not feeling like the whole "big party thing" this year.
Something else: in april I said I was going to loose weight, and my aim was to have a healthy BMI on my 30th birthday: it didn't work out!I'm still fat!But I DID go to the gym, 3 times a week! Well, I guess I just have to start all over again:)
Is it o.k. for a 30 year old woman to wear a Hello Kitty fauxnadicure on her birthday? Well, since I make my own rules, I think it's just fine. I'm wearing 2 coats of OPI-Siberian Nights with Color Club-Hot Couture, hello kitty fauxnad and Seche Vite. It looks very festive and super bling, so it's 100% birthday proof. Well, that's all for now, thanx for looking!!!!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Uruguay-Holland: Totally Tangerine


For today's soccer match, I'm wearing OPI-Totally Tangerine topped with Color Club-Hot Couture. We HAVE TO win!!!!We haven't been this close to the world cup for ages!!!!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

NOTD: OPI-No Spain, No Gain



Just a lovely purple polish from the OPI España collection. I wear 2 coats and Seche Vite.
I don't know why, but last week I chose only "fall and winter" colours for my manicures. Dark purple, black, vampy. Maybe it's the lousy weather?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

OPI Designer Series Extravagance,bottle nr.3.



Please meet my third bottle of OPI Designer Series Extravagance: The first one arrived (by post) broken last november. Ofcourse, my favorite ebay seller sent me a new bottle right away. The second one fell down on the bathroom floor and broke, causing a terrible stain, which I could luckily remove with acetone.
This is my third bottle, and I truly hope it's going to stay with me forever. Well, at least until the bottle is empty;).
This polish is AMAZING. If you don't own it already, I think you should get it, now!Just look at the pics, and you'll know what I mean. This is 2 coats, and a lovely shiny coat of Seche Vite:).

Friday, March 19, 2010

Weekend Manicure: Lace and Rhinestones!




Mijn weekend manicure! Opi-The Thrill Of Brazil+ Konad M80 lace+ Rhinestones. Ik vind deze stijl erg mooi, maar hij zou beter tot z'n recht komen op langere nagels. Mijn nagels zien er nu korter uit dan ze eigenlijk zijn.
Fijn weekend iedereen! Ik ga de Beauty Trade Fair in Utrecht bezoeken, oftewel..het paradijs;).

My weekend manicure! Opi-The Thrill Of Brazil+ Konad M80 lace+ Rhinestones. I like it a lot, but it would look better on longer nails. This makes my nails look shorter than they actually are.
Have a nice weekend everyone! I'm going to visit a Beauty Trade Fair, or should I say..paradise;).

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A childish green fauxnadicure.


Soms speel ik maar wat...en dan krijg je dit,:/. De combinatie van kleuren is super, het design is uiteraard direct verwijderd; niet manicure-waardig.
OPI Greenwich Village, 2 laagjes. Als stempellak heb ik P2-Dangerous gebruikt.

Sometimes I just play around, with this as a result:/. I do like the combination of colours, but ofcourse I removed the "design" immeadiately; not manicure-worthy.
OPI Greenwich Village, 2 coats. I used P2-Dangerous as stamping-polish.

Friday, February 26, 2010

NOTD: OPI Designer Series Glow


Opi Second Honeymoon+Essie Pinking Up The Pieces


Essie Pinking Up The Pieces is 1 van mijn favoriete roze nagellakken; zachtroze met een blauwe gloed, wow. Het enige teleurstellende is de dekking, je hebt echt veel dikke lagen nodig om de vrije rand te verbergen. Dus ging ik op onderzoek uit, om te kijken met welke lak ik deze zou kunnen combineren. Tot nu toe bevalt de volgende combinatie mij het beste (dit draag ik ook op de foto): 2 laagjes OPI Second Honeymoon+ 2 laagjes Essie Pinking Up The Pieces+ Seche Vite. Het resultaat is een perfect dekkende, zijdeachtige roze kleur. Ik hou er zo van :) (mini nailart-detail is een waterslide decal)

Essie Pinking Up The Pieces is one of my very favorite pink polishes; a soft pink with a blue flash, wow! Unfortunately, it's opacity is disapointing, you really need a few thick layers to get full coverage. So, I did a little research to find a perfect combination of polishes, and for now, this is the one I like the most(It's also what I wear in the Pics): 2 coats of Opi Second Honeymoon+ 2 coats of Essie Pinking Up The Pieces+ Seche Vite. As a result you get full opacity, and a silky pink colour. Love!! (the tiny nailart detail is a waterslide decal)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Lacura nagellak Anthrazit (Aldi!!)






Tijdens het boodschappen doen bij Aldi (we komen er eigenlijk alleen voor de chocolade, maar dat terzijde) zag ik deze nagellak liggen. Wat? Een look a like van You Don't Know Jacques bij de Aldi? Hup, in m'n wagentje. Nog nooit heb ik eraan gedacht om cosmetica van deze winkel aan te schaffen, maar deze kleur sprak me gewoon direct aan.
Éenmaal thuis aangekomen snelde ik naar m'n stash om You Don't Know Jacques met deze nieuwe aanwinst te vergelijken, maar neen, in de verste verte geen look a like, laat staan een dupe. Maar, eerlijk is eerlijk, de kleur vond ik nog steeds heel aantrekkelijk.
Het is een donkergrijze lak, met een iets blauwe ondertoon. Een rijke, dekkende kleur, die niet onderdoet voor de kleuren van OPI, Essie en co. Hij was een béétje lastig om aan te brengen, omdat ie vrij snel droogt, en daardoor slierten veroorzaakt. Snel doorwerken dus met deze lak, maar hé, dan heb je wel voor 1,99 euro een hele vette donkergrijze lak, die in twee laagjes dekt. Topcoat erover, en klaar is je manicure. (ik ga binnenkort ook even checken of ie Konad-compatible is)
Hij zit verpakt in een doosje, en in het flesje zit 10ml. Wat mij betreft een ruim voldoende voor deze Aldi-verrassing.

OPI Alpine Snow Matte+Konad Snowflakes+Swarovski





Wat een miskoop, deze matte OPI. Het ziet eruit als Tipp-Ex, en is na 4 laagjes nóg niet dekkend. Geef mij maar glans...(zie foto met Seche Vite)

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Valentine's Manicure "Pink-ing Of You Swarovski"






Mijn Manicure van vandaag: OPI Pink-ing Of You (2 laagjes) + Swarovski Crystals+ Seche Vite Topcoat. Ik had ff geen zin zin in rood met hartjes....