Essie Sable Collar - swatches and review.

Hello there!

Today I have a treat for you - a real stunner. I do say it about a lot of polishes but this one is definitely going to my favorite polishes of 2014 pile. Have a look at Sable Collar by Essie:

Wow. I didnt think much about this one when I saw it in the stores - I guess the lighting wasnt good but when the sale came and Sable Collar was a part of it I took this beauty home. I passed great light in the store while looking at it and I literally ran to pay for it just in case someone would snap it from my hands and run away with it. I was like "MY PRECIOUS!!!!!!!" hahaha crazy nail polish lady!

Anyways, the formula is amazing and the color... Mmm yummy! Looks like dusty cocoa with lovely, lovely shimmer through it. I still can not decide what color is the shimmer, sometimes its red, sometimes is copper and sometimes semi pink.

Sable Collar is just sooo lovely, Im really happy I took it home. And I have a bonus picture just cause I really, really, really, like this one! :)

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Gold nude.

Hello there!

So, this post was suppose to come up yesterday but it was my Birthday so I didnt really have the time :)

Anyways, lately Ive been feeling a bit uninspired and that I had all the colors on my nails. I didnt want to repeat the color theme of my posts so I went for some nude - I also didnt want to have just "boring nude" on my nails so I added a bit of sparkle :)

Let me tell you, the photos doesnt do the mani its justice at all. My base color is Nude Skin by IsaDora and for the sparkle I added 2 thin coats of Essie As Gold As It Gets. LOVELY combination. Looked so much better in real life!

What do you think about this one?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Minimalistic splatter nails.

Hello lovelies!

Today I have for you a little bit of nail art I did the other day. There is something about splatter nails that I just adore and I really dont care much for the mess I create while doing this. Splatter is one of those designs I do rather often and today I have a minimalistic one for you :) Onto the pictures:

I started off with a black base on all of my nails besides my ring finger, the base is Orly Liquid Vinyl. I did the splatter with Essie Blanc which was also the base for my ring finger. I added a coat of China Glaze Its a Trap-eze! to give my mani a bit of color :)

So what do you guys think? Do you like it?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Inspired by... Chalkboard Nails!

Hi guys!

Today I have a manicure that was inspired by one and only Sarah behind the Chalkboard Nails blog, which you can see here. Shes very talented and she has been inspiring me ever since I started this nail journey.

A few weeks ago she did an amazing distressed nail art design that I just had to try myself. 

Here is the result:

This technique is really easy and Sarah did a great tutorial so you shouldnt have any problem with this technique. I started off with a white base - Essie Blanc, then added colors like China Glaze Tart-y for The Party, KICKS Philosophy and OPI Casino Royale. In the end I used Orly Liquid Vinyl to create the distress design.

I loved this mani, the design is really easy and yet so effective! 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Inspired by..

Hello there lovelies!

Todays post features a look that was inspired by very talented Nicole that is behind the amazing blog Kiss on the Chic. If you dont already follow her, you totally should! Here is also her Instagram if you want to drool over her skills some more :)

Anyways.. This technique was the one I wanted to try since I first saw a picture of it on the internet. I thought Id not do any good when I actually sat and got to it but I was so wrong. This is really easy and you cant do anything wrong! Lovely!

My mani is nothing compared to Nicoles (which you can see here) but I still like it. Its beautiful in its simplicity.

On my index and pinky finger I used 2 coats of Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint. Base on my ring finger is Greta by Make Up Store and on my middle finger is Essie Blanc. Flowers are made by all of the polishes I named + Orly Liquid Vinyl.

I really enjoyed this manicure :) And thank you Nicole for being the non-stop inspiration for me! 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Galaxy.. Again?!

Hey there!

Wow, it feels like its been a while. My cats has been to the vet and since then they havent been themselves so now I have to take care of them extra much. It means I basically have no time to do anything by myself anymore but who cares, the babies needs their mommy.

Yes, its another galaxy manicure, Ill not stop until I master this art. Every single time I do galaxy nails I think I could have done a better job. The perfectionist in me doesnt allow any randomness and I struggle with the nebula every time. They should be more random but its too hard! Anyways, no more rambling! Here it is:

I think the color combo is amazing, its not your regular galaxy but I love it nonetheless :) 

My base is Marina by Gina Tricot. The nebula is done with Essie Wheres My Chauffeur and Shimmer Mint by Gina Tricot followed by a thin coat of OPI Servin' Up Sparkle.

I definitely must work on my randomness but I still like the mani. How about you?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Vintage roses, I think.

Hello there!

Todays post is all about vintage roses and yeah Im not sure if my mani is "vintage" enough but well.

Here it is: 

On my index and pinky finger I have a franken polish of my own creation. I mixed some of Casino Royale by OPI and a gold flaked polish together. I couldnt capture the gold sparkle in those photos for life but its pretty nonetheless. On my middle and ring finger I started off with a thick coat of Essie Blanc (that reminds me I have to buy a refill), then placed striping tape to get the look followed by one thick coat of my black unnamed polish. I did the roses with IsaDora Power Pink, OPI Casino Royale and the gold flaked polish. leaves are done with some acrylic paints.

How do you like this mani? 

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Manicure inspired by a pattern on a duvet cover.

Hey there!

Yeah, you read right. Todays post features a bit of nail art that was inspired by a duvet cover from Ikea. I dont know how I feel about it, I guess its fun to look at :) Here it comes:

My base color is Essie Blanc. The "circles" were done with Essie Where's My Chauffeur, Miss Fancy Pants, IsaDora Power Pink and Vollare City #321.

And here is the picture that I borrowed from Ikea to show you the design:

I did switch up the colors a bit :) What do you think about this one?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Inspired by IG? Hell yeah!

Hello lovelies!

So since there is a literally ton of inspiration on Instagram (<-- here is a link to my IG, I share there all my manis, sneak peaks and lots more!) I decided to once in a while either recreate a mani Ive seen on IG or just simply get some ideas from there. Isnt that fun?! Now, of course Im going to credit all the people and give you links to the specific manis so that nobody is saying Im stealing something from someone.

As my first inspiration I used this mani created by @thenailomon. It took my heart right away, I liked that its not so girly mani (skulls, how cool are those?) yet it is girly at once! Here is my recreation:

I did switch the color palette cause I was in no mood for orange. For the gradient base I started of with a coat of Gina Tricot Shimmer Mint and did, said gradient, with Shimmer Mint and IsaDora Scuba Blue, followed by one coat of Nubar Black Polka Dot on top. For my ring finger I used an opaque black polish and did some dots with Essie Blanc.

I loved this mani, I really did. Ive had it on for like 4 days and there was no way I would take it off. of course it started to chip and all that so I had to but I really enjoyed the mani. What do you think? Would you like to see more of this kind of posts? Let me know!

Here is a link to my own Instagram if you missed it before :)

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Abstract nail art.

Hello there lovelies!

How is your weekend going? Mine if fiiiiiiiine, loving a free day to do what I want :) For todays post I have for you a treat - me doing some free hand nail art. I said "threat" cause I dont usually go for free hand when it comes to nail art (besides maybe a gradient cause Im comfortable with it) and rather stamp something instead.

Well today is not the case, I decided to play around with my acrylic paints and do something funny :)

Now, the whole manicure is done with acrylic paints, besides the base which is Essie Blanc. I wasnt exactly going for a special pattern, I just got some paint on my brush and started to paint without even thinking much about it. The only thing I wanted was that it looks like an abstract print - if that makes any sense.

(sorries about the blurry picture too)

I loved the look to be honest, it may not be much but I liked how bold the colors are and will definitely do something similar with the same palette - maybe will even find similar polishes to those and think about something then? Tell me what do you think about this manicure!

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

My very first attempt at galaxy nails.

Hey ladies!

How are all of you today? Im very excited to show you my very first galaxy mani that I made a while back. Im very proud of myself that it actually looks nice but the thing with galaxy manis is that you cant really do wrong :) Wanna see how it went? Here:

I started off with a simple black base then started sponging: first Essie Blanc (white, to get the colors to pop out on the back), Blue Jeans by IsaDora, Gina Tricot Marina, China Glaze Grape Pop, IsaDora Lilac Bikini and at the end I added one coat of OPI Servin' Up Sparkle.

I thought it was a bit too dark but Im not sure, I kind of like it that way. Maybe next time I will do something more bright :)

So what do you think, how does it look like? Im definitely going to try this nail art in the future again, as I said the mani itself is like a childs play + the color combos are endless :)

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Watercolor nails + black glitter.

Hello ladies!

Lately Ive been awed by all those beautiful watercolor manis so I decided I will do one myself. I dont own many pastels but I was able to pick a few brights that looked well together. Onto the mani then:

For the base I used Essie Blanc to make the color stand out more. For the watercolor design I sponged randomly blobs of Sally Hansen Yellow Kitty (yellow), Depend 347 (peach), Depend 354 (pink-ish), China Glaze Tart-y For The Party (purple), Color Club Take Me To your Chateau (blue) and Essie Wheres My Chauffeur (teal). When this was dry I used 2 coats of Nubar Black Polka Dot.

Do you like it? For me this mani is very summery and I just love it, dont know how am I going to bring myself to take this off :)

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts

Aqua green and blue skittle, say what?!

Hey there! 

Its already late (2 am) and I got to get to school tomorrow but I had some fun nail art to show you! I couldnt wait :) I was wondering what could I possibly do and I came up with this:

On my index finger and pinky I painted 2 coats of H&M Blue, on my thumb (you can not see my thumbs here), middle and ring finger I used Where's My Chauffeur as a base. On my middle finger I sponged some Petrol by GinaTricot and added one coat of Viva La Diva nr 51. On my ring finger I painted animal print with Petrol and a black creme. How do you like it?

Thank you for stopping by! :) xx

*All of the nail polish I own I bought with my own money or received as a gift from friends, I don't get paid for any reviews, it's just my own thoughts.

Day 39 - Orange + yellow mani

Late but Im very busy lately :( Well.. Here is my mani:

I really hated the result :( The yellow polish is old and very very thick, barely could make it even - I didnt even succeed! My ring finger is my first attempt at braided nails. Its definitely not perfect but well :)

Polishes I used were:

Viva la Diva 26

China Glaze Hey Sailor

Nordic Cap NP07

Nordic Cap NP12

+ top coat (Matte About You by Essie)

Im going to be busy but Ill do what I can with the summer challenge, hope Im excused :) xx

You my lovely readers should check out list of girls taking part in Summer Challenge - maybe
not every day, but definitely participating! I made a post with all the links to their blogs,
you can find all of the links in a page "Purple Crumpet Fairy Challenge" in the top right corner
of my blog! :) Come on, go head and check them out, they are doing amazing manis as you read this!