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Monday, September 29, 2014

1 design, 3 ways! Floral lead lighting using Picture Polish


Hey ladies! I always wonder how something would look had I used another color, so I thought I'd show you how a different color combo can make a design look completely different! I used Picture Polish Cosmos, Ocean, Shocked, Shy Violet and Sea Jewel for a sort of lead lighting nail art. I got all of these from Pretty Polish. Oh and it glows in the dark too, so come check it out!

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Jior Couture special collection: As Your Indie Maker, I Command You


Ohhhhh am I excited to share this collection with you today! Our lovely Sacha from Jior Couture got together with Lelia from Green Goddess Creations to bring you a very special, limited edition True Blood inspired collection! Click to see my swatches and read my review!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Sugar spun on top of flocking powder nail art



Hey girls! By now, you know about my need for nail experiments. So I was wondering, how would the babies look if a sugar spun mani and a flocking powder mani got together? Here they are! Click to see the rest of the pics, plus a video tutorial!

Monday, September 22, 2014

Four seasons nail art with animals


Hey lovelies! I was in the mood for some super detailed art again... boy, did I regret it halfway through! I found this gorgeous four paneled watercolor painting by Hillary Luetkemeyer and I decided to recreate it. So come take a look at the close-ups, I swear it's worth it!

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Rainbow butterfly accent nail + video tutorial


Hey ladies! I was kind of short on time but I wanted to bring you something anyways, so I made this rainbow butterfly that I've had in my head for a while. I used Parrot Polish Aeon Flux for these beautiful black holographic nails and Serum No. 5 for the glow in the dark gradient. I also made a video tutorial so come see!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Gradient paths with Picture Polish (plus video tutorial!)


Hey ladies! For my birthday, I got a gift card for a Dutch online store called Pretty Polish. I used this gift card to buy myself Picture Polish Shocked and Cosmos, to accompany my other PP shades. Check out what I made with them!

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Super late birthday nails!


Hey girls! I know it's way late, but these are my birthday nails from, um... two weeks ago. I know, I know! But I've been a busy little bee! Anyways, I hope you like :D

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Parrot Polish is da bomb! Swatches & review


Hey ladies! So today, we have an indie brand called Parrot Polish,and it's run by a GUY. Yeap! He has his own idea about polish and based on my experience with these polishes, it ROCKS :D So click to see my swatches and read my review!

Friday, September 12, 2014

Dragonfly nails inspired by @lieve91 (glow in the dark!)


Okay, so there's this lady on Instagram who I REALLY admire, @lieve91. She's like my nail art crush, if you will. Her nail art designs are always so flawlessly executed that I have recreation anxiety, meaning I'm scared to recreate any of her designs because it will never live up to the original. Butttt.... she posted a few of her 'fails' a loooong while back, and one of them just really jumped out at me. It's been with me ever since and here is my version of the design! Click to see the glow pic!

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Secret garden nail art (plus video tutorial!)


Sooo.... freakiness, anyone? You know how much I love my overly creative nail art... here's another one for you to enjoy! Ofcourse this is absolutely unfit for everyday wear. But it's SO much fun! Click to see more, plus a video!

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Ikea Alex for nail polish storage!

Source: Ikea.nl
Hey ladies! I was in desperate need of some more space to store my polish, preferably something stylish and practical. I was looking for something with shallow drawers because I like to lay my polishes flat, so I can look at the pretty colors and determine a palette for my art. After a looooong while of googling, visiting thrift stores and eyeballing other people's polish storage, I chose one of the Alex drawer units from Ikea (there are several models). I want to share my experiences with you, so click, click!

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Amazon parrot twin nails with @nailsandtowel!


Hey girls! I had the pleasure of doing twin nails with the lovely, sweet and talented Katia @nailsandtowel. She has a yellow fronted Amazon parrot named Luna, and I have a blue fronted Amazon called Bartje, so ofcourse we HAD to go for parrot nails XD Click to see more!

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Amazing Chic Nails - Autumn collection


Hey ladies! You might remember my review of Amazing Chic Nails Rare Sunny Day, and now I have a complete collection to share with you! Yay! Fiona asked me to show off her Autumn collection, and by golly, it's gorgeous :D So click click click to check out my swatches and read my review!