H&M - Nerd

 Ugh!

I've had some serious problems with my computer tonight. I downloaded the OS X Yosemite beta and Preview and I have been in a fight ever since :P I have reported the problems to the software developers. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will fix it soon. 

Time for my #notd. I decided to wear an oldie today. I've had this polish for quite some time but haven't worn it for some stupid reason. This is Nerd form H&M, a creamy nude that works surprisingly well with my skin tone. I have three coats in the pictures, at first I thought that two would do but three coats is definitely a must. I love the combination nudes and neons so I decided to add neon studs close to the cuticles. 

I really like this colour. It has a yellow undertone so if your skin tone also has yellow undertones I would recommend this colour. I'm going to continue my fight with Preview now so I'll "talk" more with you guys tomorrow. Have a great evening!     

Love,

Christina

OPI - Push and Shove

Hey guys!

I'm taking a break from watching Gravity, man that movie is intense!

Today I decided to give a polish a second first impression. That's actually something that I rarely do. Anyway, the first time I tried Push and Shove I was very disappointed. OPI did really hype it and when I tried it was like, meh. I thought it looked uneven and it showed every ridge on my nails in a very unflattering way. But today I got and idea and I just had to try it. 

I started with the base coat that comes with Push and Shove, it's in a 5ml bottle and is called Lay Down That Base. The I applied two coats of Push and Shove and like last time, all my nails flaws became very visible. So I applied two really thick coats of top coat and waited until the tc was dry. After that I applied a third coat of Push and Shove and it really did the trick. The tc helped create a smooth finish making the ridges less visible. I really like how 'roboty' Push and Shove looks when it's smoother. I'm glad I didn't get rid of it!

I assume that this "technique" can be used with all super metallic colours. I love how great my robot nails look :) Have lovely evening and I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow <3

Love,

Christina

El Corazón - 423/128

 Hi lovelies :)

How are you doing today? I hope everything is well!

Today I'm showing you an incredible nail polish. This is 423/128 from El Corazón. Let me rant a little first, WHY CAN'T EL CORAZÓN GIVE THEIR POLISHES ACTUAL NAMES!? So now that I've gotten that off my chest let's talk about the polish. 

423/128 is a wonderful bright purple with small black and white matte glitters. The base is semi-transparent so the glitters from previous layers are visible trough newer layers. I wanted tons of glitter so I applied three coats even though it was opaque after two. One coat of tc was enough for a smooth finish. The only bad thing I have to say about this polish is the name. I love a nail polish with a clever name. Besides that this is a great polish and I think I might have to increase my El Corazón collection :D

That's all for today! Have a great evening and I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow.

Love,

Christina

Colors by Llarowe - In the Navy

Hey guys!

I hope you're having a great day! 

Today I decided to wear one of the first CbL's I bought, In the Navy. But when I looked at swatches I was a bit surprise because all the other swatches where so much darken than mine(?). I like this colour as well but I was hoping for something a bit darker. It could be because of fading pigments which seems like the most possible explanation. 

The formula is great, and the polish is very pigmented. You can go for one thick coat or two thin coats for full coverage. I prefer thin coats so I ended up with two coats. In the Navy does dry rather shiny but I decided to add tc anyway to prevent tip wear. 

I like this colour even though it's not as dark and blue as I was hoping. It's more like a semi-dark blurple. That's all for now :) 

Have a great evening and I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow. 

Love,

Christina

Nail art Sunday - Longing... For a new government

Hi cuties!

How are you guys today? I'm super duper nervous! Today is a big day in Sweden, the swedish election ends today. Tonight at 8pm we will get a preliminary result and I can't wait. Because of the election I decided to do a manicure the match the political parties that might become our new government. The colours that hopefully will be included are: red (Social Democrats), red (Left Party), green (Green Party) and pink (Feminist Initiative)! 

I used the following colours: CbL - Little Red Corvette. Seahawks Lime & It's Shocking, Dance Legend - Rio2, Enchanted Polish - Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic, Pop Culture Cosmetics - Red Carpet and Nails inc. - Electric Lane Holographic Top Coat. 

I used many different colours, as you can see. You don't need these exact colours. Pick whatever colours you have at home that matches the political party(ies) that you support.

Anyway, this is how I did. First I applied the CbL's on my nails, I did so by applying he polish on a sponge and  gently dabbing the sponge on the nail. I got a really nice gradient but unfortunately it kind of disappeared when I added the glitters. I also applied the glitter with a sponge and that is something that I recommend that everyone does. The you get loads of glitter but not so much actual nail polish (that's a good thing). When I had applied the glitters I added on coat of holographic tc from Nails inc. and tons of regular tc to smoothen everything out. 

Okay, to be honest. I'm not sure if I LOVE the colour combination. But since today is a very special day, I decided to go for it anyway! So now I wait. Wait for a result that hopefully will mean that Sweden will become a more loving and caring place to live. A place where we take care of each other. A place where we make sure that everybody will have the same rights from birth to death. 

I hope that my swedish readers have voted. If you haven't, then GO GO GO!

If you want to look at other nail art sunday blog posts, head over to Le Lack! Take care, and I'll "talk" to you tomorrow.  

Love,

Christina

Enchanted Polish - Good Life

Hi lovelies!

I hope you're having a great weekend :)

Today I decided to wear Good Life from Enchanted Polish and dang what a bummer it was. The formula was like the old EP's. The polish covered with two thin coats and dried really fast. BUT Good Life didn't at all work with my skin tone. I think that Good Life would look amazing if your skin tone isn't totally transparent like mine. I was very disappointed because the foil like holo finish is absolutely stunning.  

Perhaps I'll wait until next summer and try it when I have a bit of a tan. However I'm really glad that the formula was so much better than July 2014. I hope that the new EP's will have the same amazing formula as Good Life and not like July 2014. 

That's all for now. Until next time, take care!

Love,

Christina

Colors by Llarowe - Burnt Sugar

 Hi cuties!

How are you guys!? I hope that you have a great weekend ahead. I'll be spending my weekend studying. Well not the entire weekend, I will spend my Sunday evening in front of the telly watching updates on the Swedish election. To be honest I'm pretty nervous right now. 

Anyway time for my #notd. Todays polish is an oldie but a goodie. This is the old formula of Burnt Sugar form Colors by Llarowe. As you might know already the older holos from CbL are more jelly-like. They usually require three or four coats for a completely opaque finish. I ended up with three coats of Burnt Sugar. 

I have recently changed my mind and have come to realise that I like brown nail polish. I must say, it feel pretty classy with brown nails. Burnt sugar looks so fancy and now I'm even more excited that I bought Seasonal Lattes from Smitten Polish. 

That's all for today, I hope you'll have a great evening. I'll "talk" to you tomorrow. 

Love,
Christina

Kaleidoscope by El Corazon - Darina

Hi lovelies!

I got some amazing nail mail today and Maria at Hypnotic Polish sent me this amazing bonus polish. It is called Darina and it's from Kaleidoscope by El Corazon. I'm a sucker for shimmers like the one in Darina so I hade to try it right away. The formula was excellent, and the glitters didn't require any fishing whatsoever. I applied two coats of Darina and even though there is VNL in the pictures there was none IRL. Since the star glitters have rather sharp ends I applied three coats of tc.

I absolutely love this colour. The magenta shimmer and the blurple base looks so pretty together. Since I'm a sucker for gold, this is definitely a newfound love.

That's all for now, have a great evening.  

 Love,

Christina

I Love Nail Polish - Birefringence (H)

Hi cuticle cuties!

This will probably be my shortest blog post ever. I hope that's fine with you guys. Today I decided to wear polish that I haven't worn in over a year. I give you Birefringence (H) from I Love Nail Polish. The (H) means that the polish has holographic pigments. I Love Nail Polish have their multi chromes both with and without holographic pigment.

Birefringence is a stunning multi chrome, I tried to capture the colour shift but there are even more colours that are visible in really weird angles. I believe that one coat would be enough if layered over black. I needed three coats for it to cover on it's own. It dries shiny but it's a slow drying polish so I definitely recommend to finish the mani off with a fast drying tc of your choice.  

I really like this polish the only downside is the drying time but it wasn't the end of the world. That's all for today. I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow. Have a great evening <3

 Love,
Christina

NDLacquers - Songs of Neptune

Songs of Neptune was sent for my honest review.

Hey guys!

I hope that your day has been great so far. 

I have a super fun polish to show you today. It's from NDLacquer and is called Songs of Neptune. I love the name. The polish is a blue tinted jelly base with blue glitters in various shapes and sizes. 

I decided to layer Songs of Neptune over a not so pretty shimmery blue polish from Mavala. It's called Paradise Blue and I think that is has a hideous frosty finish. But guess what, Paradise Blue was perfect underwear for Songs of Neptune! I applied three coats of Songs of Neptune because I wanted tons of glitter. I also added two coats of tc to smoothen everything out. Unfortunately the shimmer from Paradise Blue was still a tad too visible IMO so I decide to add one coat of matte top coat from OPI and that did the trick. Even though I ended up with quite a few layers of polish Songs of Neptune seems to 'flatten out' when completely dry. I really like this polish and I'm definitely going to layer it over other colours in the future.

If you want you're own bottle of Songs of Neptune head over to Edgy Polish. That's all for today, I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow. Have a great evening :)

 Love,
Christina

Enchanted Polish - Flashing Lights

Hi lovelies! 

How have your day been? I've had a great day even though this day means the start of a very stressful week. Hopefully I'll survive :P I decide to try Flashing Lights from the latest Enchanted Polish collection to give myself some glitter energy. 

Flashing Lights is one intense glitterbomb. It's a clear based glitter polish, the glitters are golden prismatic glitters and they sparkle like crazy! I decided to layer it over a golden polish because I wasn't sure how many coats I would need for it to cover on it's own. I applied two coats of Flashing Lights over the golden base. The sparkle gives the impression that it covered fully even though I'm not completely certain that it did. The glitters spread evenly which always is appreciated. I thought that the glitters would leave an uneven and gritty finish but it didn't. I only needed one coat of tc to achieve a smooth and shiny finish. 

I know that it sucks that EP's are so hard to come by, I really like them so I will write blog post about the ones I have. I hope that's fine with you guys. What do you think of Flashing Lights? My boyfriend hates glitters so I guess you can imagine what he thought of it. Enough babbling, time for the pictures!    

That's all for today, have great evening and I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow. 

Love,

Christina

Chanel - Taboo

Hi lovelies!

I hope you've had a great weekend. I spent all saturday in my PJ's and today I've been studying. I'm going to present a paper tomorrow so I thought that I should wear a power colour so that I will feel confident ^_^

Therefore I decided to wear one of my absolute favourite nail polishes. Taboo from Chanel. I assume that you guys have read thousands of Taboo blog post already, but hey one more can't hurt right? Taboo is a dark purple with red and blue shimmer. The formula is wonderful and the application flawless. Another great thing is that it covers with one medium thick coat. It does dry shiny but I applied tc to prevent tip-wear. Overall I'd say that Taboo is everything I want in a nail polish. Yes, it's pretty expensive polish but in my opinion it's definitely worth it. 

That's all for now. Enjoy the pictures and I'll "talk" to you tomorrow :)

Love,

Christina