I won a Giveaway!

Look at all these cute parcels. It's like christmas day all over again! Sweet, sweet Marie of Mon Coin à Moua sent me all of this as a gift when I won her Flakies and Glitter Giveaway. As I looked in the box, the sun set, so I did not get to take any pictures of what was in the cute wrapped up parcels. Thus You will have to wait in suspense.. :-)

Instead, I'll mention one of the biggest giveaways going on now, over at Babbling Brooke. If You haven't found it already, here it is:

Who Needs A Prince?

This is what I wear on my nails this week. OPI Who Needs A Prince? from the Princess Charming collection of spring 2006. The picture is old, I dented my current manicure before I had a chance to get any photos and although I could fix it up enough to keep it on, it is not up to close up pictures.

I had application issues with Who Needs A Prince? I found it to be streaky and it really wanted to flood my cuticle. Pictured is four coats over base coat, and with SV on top.

The finished result is worth the trouble. A sheer, pink, very work safe polish, with a strong and unexpected red flash.
And the name, of course, makes it even more fun to wear!

Wife Goes On!

Because she does.

What a wonderful polish! Bright berry, color verging on the border between pink and red. It is a creme, with very good pigmentation, one coat is enough if you are careful. Pictured is two coats over Nubar Foundation base coat, with Seche Vite on top.

My SV is running low, so I messed up my ring finger (and isn't that a sign.. ;-p ).
I don't care, having this color on my nails makes me happy, and no one can expect more than that of a polish!

Movin' Out

Because he is doing that today.

This is two coats of OPI Movin' Out over two coats of Eyeko Lilac Polish. I did plan to use OPI Do You Lilac It, but when I tried to open it, the hat was stuck. Luckily for me, the Eyeko looks like a total dupe.

Movin' Out is a fantastic polish! I can't start to tell you about the awesome duochrome flashes in green and gold, the glitter effect in the sun and the dusty feel in the shade. You just have to experience this polish yourselves. It is really worth the hunt!

There is no way I can picture this great polish accurately, but you can get a sneak peek. So lovely!

The Eyeko Lilac Polish is two coats, no top coat. A little streaky but as a base for Movin' Out it worked out just fine.



And since this is a nail blog, I will try not to get too personal. Still, sometimes my feelings will flood even this space.

If you want to listen, I might tell you the story in the polish language (and yes, that was a really corny joke ;-p )

Sunday Afternoon

What more is there to say? Lovely, lazy sunday afternoon!

This is Nyx Girls Sunday Afternoon. Two coats with base and top coat. a great foil, somewhere between gold, silver and pink. It reminds me of OPI Rosy Reflections.
The picture is sunlight but indoors, taken in haste in a hotel bedroom a couple of weeks back. Anyway, I wish you all a good Sunday Afternoon.. :-)

Pure Luxury

There is not much updating going on on my blog right now, but a lot of updating going on in my life. I hope I will be able to post a little more frequent in the months to come, this spring has been a rough ride for me.

When life's tough, you need to indulge yourself and that is just what I have done.
Nobody really needs a cuticle oil like this one, but it called out to me like a lure. Now it is sitting on my desk, making me feel luxurious and and a little more content in my corner of the world.

This is Nail Food by Scratch, a swedish salon brand that makes polish as well.

Barbie In Disguise

Isn't this a fairly neutral, work safe polish? (natural day light, indoors)



Yes it is! (artificial light with flash, excuse the corpse color of my fingers)



Unless, of course, you venture outdoors. Then the polish turns into Barbie with fangs.. clearly a case of split personality! (outside in sun)



This is Del Sol Pretty In Pink. Two coats over base coat and my usual SV top coat. I could have used three coats and taken more care in application but I slapped this on late at night and since it is almost white in artificial light, it was harder to see the imperfections.
I just love this polish. No brush strokes, silky shimmery finish and no chipping for four days. And every time I walk out in the sun, I get a nice pink surprise!



Very important update for my european readers:
The Del Sol polishes are not easy to find in Europe. The company does not ship international and at least myself is not a frequent visitor to the Bahamas or other caribbean islands (I wish..).

Anyway, if you're a fast actor, you can get these beauties anyway. You do that by joining NailMail. This is a small swedish service company that provides nail polish to us polish crazy people about once a month. Karin, who is the head of the company, provides very fair prices and excellent service. There is no obligation to buy anything. Once a month, You will get a mail from her as a reminder to check the web site for the polish brand of the month, and make an order if you feel like it. Nail Mail has brought us several hard to find brands over the last year, such as Del Sol, RBL and Nfu-Oh. The web site is in swedish, but there is a translation option and I'm sure Karin will answer any question you will ask in english if you send her a mail. The only catch with Del Sol is, Nail Mail will need your order by the end of tomorrow, May 15.
(and if you mention that PolishPig sent you, I will get a price reduction for the 9 Del Sol polishes I ordered.. :-) )