Nail Polish Collection Part 1...

Hey Sweethearts!

Today I am bringing you Part 1 of my nail polish collection/stash.
Part 1 contains the more expensive ones like OPI, Chanel, etc. or brands that are quite hard to get over here.

Very pic heavy, just to warn you... ;)

OPI:

Teenage Dream, Last Friday Night, Glow Up Already, It's totally Fort Worth it

Don't mess with OPI, Unrippened, Guy meets Gal-Veston, I'm Suzi and I'm a Chocoholic

ORLY:

Life's a Peach, Rage, Pure Porcelain, Winter Wonderland (all mini)

Ancient Jade, Meet me under the Mistletoe, Sapphire Silk, Royal Velvet (all mini)

Gilded Coral, VIP, Grape Glitz (all mini), Pink Chocolate

CHINA GLAZE:

LOL, DV8, Diva Bride, Life Preserver

Midnight Mission, Emerald Fitzgerald (both mini), Ruby Pumps, Meteor Shower

ANNY:

Whipped Cream, Pillow Talk, Wicked

NUBAR:

Earthen, Dewdrop, 2010

COLOR CLUB:

Snakeskin, Alter Ego, Revvvolution, Alias

ZOYA:

Charity, Gemma, Edyta

AMERICAN APPAREL:

Mouse, Rouge, Passport Blue

ESSIE:

Topless & Barefoot, French Affair, Nice is Nice, Coat Azure (all mini)

Miss Matched, Demure Vixen, Eternal Optimist, Angora Cardi

Haute as Hello, Vermillionare, Limited Addiction, Hot Cocoa

Sew Psyched, Trophy Wife, Dive Bar

Deborah Lippmann/Chanel:

DL Ruby Red Slippers, DL Across the Universe, Chanel Black Pearl

Miscellanious:

MAC Frayed to order, Artdeco 225, Gosh Golden Dragon, Urban Outfitters Khaki 1

Stay tune for Part 2...

Stay beautiful...

NOTD: Essie Eternal Optimist

A quick NOTD for you beauties:
This time it's Essie Eternal Optimist.
A light rosy nude. A little to warm for my skin tone.

2 coats with topcoat, sunlight without flash

Stay beautiful...

Makeupalley Swap-Haul...

Hey Sweethearts!

Some time ago I started doing swaps on Makeupalley.com. So my first swaps have arrived and I and I wanted to show you what I got.

My first ever swap I did with the lovely Minta aka mintac. She was so genorous to send me so many extra goodies and some candy too. I love american candy! ;)
I think I actually asked for the Lipsticks and some of the polishes. Everything else were the extras she put in. She also has a blog which is worth reading.
www.adventuresinmakeupandjewelry.blogspot.com

I got: some candy, Wet 'n Wild Palette in Petal Pusher (which was fine when I got it but unfortunately I broke one of the colors), Wet 'n Wild Blush in Pearlescent Pink, Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks in: Pink Please, Born with it & Warm me up, Wet 'n Wild Polishes in: Gray's Anatomie, Party of Five & Dasher, Color Club Revvvolution, China Glaze LOL & DV8, and Revlon Polishes in: Cherries in the Snow, Pink Ice & Rock Star

A couple days later I recieved another package. This one was from the lovely Emily aka squarednails. I sent her some local ploishes and she got me some Sinfuls:



colors are: Bali Mist, Vacation Time, Hazard, Unicorn, Rise & Shine and Mint Apple

The next is a mini-swap with the sweet Stace aka staceisace. I send her my Essie Coat Azure and got Haute as Hello back. She also included a Marks & Spencer Polish in Emerald.



The latest swap I recieved a week ago was with the oh so lovely Emily K. aka wrackmybrain. She went way over board with all the extra goodies she send me!!! And I love every single one of them!!! :)

Here's what she sent me:

Bath & Body Works Travel Lotion in: Black Raspberry Vanilla, Dark Kiss & Orange Sapphire, Maybelline Polishes in Violett Water & Brilliant Sparkle, Sally Hansen Loyal Lavender, Sally Hansen Purple Fiesta, Sally Girl Pink Glitter, Sally Hansen Sequin Scandal, Sally Hansen Black Diamond, Essie Dive Bar, Essie Trophy Wife, Pure Ice No means No, Pure Ice Kiss me here, a pigment sample, Urban Decay Primer Potion sample and a cute nail file.

Thank you all you lovely ladies for these great swaps!!!!!
Hope to swap with you all again!

Have you guys ever done beauty swaps?

Stay beautiful...

NOTD: American Apparel Rouge

Hey Sweethearts!

Today I bring as NOTD American Apparel Rouge. This applied very well, it was even a one-coater, though I still uses 2 coats.



2 coats + Topcoat, no flash, indoor light...

Stay beautiful...

My first two Frankens...

Hey Sweethearts!

I wanted to share my very first two Frankens with you today!
I thought they came out pretty well.

Here's what they look like:


They are called Buttered Popcorn (left) and Paparazzi (right)

And here they are swatched:


Buttered Popcorn comes out a little litghter on the picture then it is. The consistency is a little thick, so it kinda hard to apply, but it works anyways. These are 3 coats with topcoat.
Paparazzi is a little sheer, these are also 3 coats with topcoat.

Hope you liked my little Nail Polish Experiment.
Have you ever mixed some Frankens on your own?

Stay beautiful...

Spring & Summer Nail Trends 2011

Hey Sweethearts!

Long time, no blog...

I just moved and don't have a proper internet connection yet, so I'm not really into blogging right now. I tried to upload pictures, but it took me forever, so no pics included here.
But to show you that I am still alive I wanted to let you know about my personal spring & summer nail polish trends for 2011!!!
So let's get started:

light, almost white colors: I don't like to wear straight white on my nails, cause I always have the feeling I put TipEx on. But I am really digging those lighter colors, that have a hint of purple, pink or grey in them. Right now I am wearing MAC Frayed to Order which is a matte white with a slightly fushia shimmer. Such a unique color!
Others in that color-family I like are Orly Pure Porcelain and Essence Wanna Kiss?.

greens: Mostly I am wearing "dirty" greens which have a hint of grey or brown in them, but I for spring and summer I like all kind of shades. My favorites here are OPI Jade is the new Black, which is a dark grass green, ANNY Wicked, a greyed out mint and Essence A Hint of Mint from the Blossoms etc. Collection, which is a light pastel green with green shimmer.

greys: In any kind of shade. Although it is a "fall-color" for most of you, I like to wear it all over spring. My favourite is Catrice London's Weather Forecast.

orange: Bright oranges, not the peachy kind which are popping up everywhere now. My favorite here is Essie Vermillionaire which came out last year in summer. A really bright, almost neon orange. Another one, that is a bit more muted and wearable is China Glaze Life Preserver from their Anchors Away collection.

So these are just my personal trends. I know there are alot of other coming up, but that's what I like.

What are your nail trends for spring & summer?

Stay beautiful...

NOTD: Zoya Charity

Hey Sweethearts!

I don't have much time to blog at the moment, cause I am moving tomorrow and I don't know how long I will be without the world wide web.
So for now, it's just a quick NOTD.

Today I bring you Zoya Charity. A pinky-mauve creme with goldish-copper shimmer.




2 coats & topcoat, natural light without flash


Stay beautiful...