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

Dance Legend - Shock

Hi lovelies!

I hope you're having a great monday. I've been doing some top secret 007-stuff that I can't write about yet, but I will tell you... Eventually ^_^ 

Today I decided to wear Shock from Dance Legend. It's a gorgeous dusty rose holo. The formula was absolutely amazing, just as all other DL-polishes I have tried. 

I don't like to take pictures in direct sunlight but the holo really did pop in the sun so I decided to make an exception. I have two coats of Shock in the pictures and one coat of a fast drying tc. I dried semi-matte which is rather common for holos, therefor I'd say that tc is necessary. I like this colour, but it's not super unique. I think there are a few holos from Color Club and China Glaze that are rather similar. I think it would look super cute with a glitter topper and that's probably how I will wear it next time I use it. 

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

Take care cuties, I'll "talk" to you tomorrow. 

Love,

Christina

Dance Legend - Cosmic rainbow & Colors by Llarowe - Parts and pieces

 Hey lovelies!

Today I have a fun manicure to show you. I've used the super holographic Cosmic rainbow from dance Legend as base and layered it with Parts and pieces from Colors by Llarowe. Two coats of Cosmic rainbow covered perfectly. I also applied two coats of Parts and pieces since I really wanted the flakes to be visible. Some of the flakes in Parts and pieces are rather big so a gentle dab on them before applying tc is recommended. 

What do you guys think of this combo? Do you like it? I think it's super cute and I will make sure to layer Parts and pieces over other holos in the future. 

That's all for now, take care and I'll "talk" to you guys tomorrow. 

Lots of love

Christina

Dance Legend - Celia

Hi lovelies!

Hope you're having a great day. I'm so sorry that I haven't posted as many blog posts as I thought I was going to. It's even more hectic being off work than actually working lol. I took these pictures yesterday but I was so tired that I forgot to write the blog post. 

So this multi chrome beauty is Celia from Dance Legend. I didn't layer it which was rather stupid because I needed three coats for it to cover. I would definitely recommend layering it over black. By doing so I think that one coat of Celia would be enough.

It didn't dry very fast, which was because of the three rather thick layers of polish. I used a fast drying top coat but it was still easily dented even after half an hour later. 

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

/Christina

Dance Legend - Final fantasy

Hey lovelies!

Time for my favourite kind of polish, FLAKIE-polish :D This is the third flakie that I try from Dance Legend and it's just as amazing as the previous ones. Let me introduce you to Final fantasy, a squishy blurple jelly base with green-to-blue flakes and rusty red shimmer. It sounds messy but it is absolutely perfect. 

The formula was excellent and the polish dried really fast. I ended up with four thin coats but I'm pretty sure that two thicker coats will work just as well. I also added one coat of HK girl TC. I give this polish five big flakie stars, it's unique and I love it. That's all for now!

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Dance Legend - Sully

I wish I could wear all my polishes emidieltey. Because every time I use one of them I end up asking myself the same question. Why haven't I used this sooner? 

I ended up asking myself that questions once again after I had applied Sully from Dance Legend. Sully is a wonderful multi chrome. I shifts between so many different colours that it would take forever to write them all down. The pictures will show you a few of them. There are more colours, but they where harder to capture. 

I wore Wazowski from the same collection a while back. That one covered on it's own, but Sully didn't. I ended up with two coats over China Glaze - Liquid Leather. I also added one coat of TC to get some extra shine.  

I know that the shipping time from Dance Legend sucks. But it's totally worth it. I haven't been disappointed with a single product from them. Their polishes really are as great as everyone says!

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Dance Legend - Alohomora

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This might be my absolute favourite layering of all time. You're looking at Alohomora from Dance Legend layered over London from Mavala. The combination almost looks like a burning Phoenix. 

Alohomora applied just as smoothly as Avada kedavra. I decided to apply two thin coats because I love flakie-effect. Alohomora shifts from green to yellow to orange, unfortunately I didn't manage to capture the green :/ 

I have two thins coats of TC since it does dry a bit gritty. Overall I'm really pleased with this polish and I definitely need more flakies in my collection.

What do you think about flakies? Hate, like or love them? Let me know bellow :D

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Pond full of grape juice - nail art

Hello dear pond, long time no see. 

It's been almost a year since the last time I did a jelly pond. I don't really know why since they look awesome and are so much fun to make. 

To make a pond you will need three things: 

- a jelly polish of your choice.

- a white creme polish. 

- some sort of dotting tool, if you don't have a dotting tool you can use a bobby pin or the top of a needle instead. Google "home made dotting tool" and you will find more things you can use. 

Start with one coat of your jelly, after that you apply a few dots on your nail. Then you repeat the process with a new coat of jelly polish and new dots. The amount of layers you will need depends on how sheer your polish is. I have three layers of dots, and four layers of polish. The most important thing when doing a dottipond is time, patience and thin layers of polish. 

The polish I used is Grape juice from Colors by Llarowe. It's a polish that works really well for both ponds and jelly sandwiches. The white polish I used is a rather new one in my collection. It's 323 from Dance Legend and is a pure white. I was hoping that it would be the perfect white but it is kind of sheer. I think it will require three coats for full opacity. Therefore the searching for the ultimate white continues. 

If you want to look at more nail art, you should check out this weeks nail art Sunday!

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Dance Legend - Avada kedavra

Sorry about not posting as frequently as I usually do. This week is sooo hectic! Next week everything will be back to normal. 

Today I'm showing you a gorgeous flake topper from Dance Legend. When I saw that the name was Harry Potter inspired I just had to buy it. Avada kedavra is one of the unforgivable curses and only one person is known to have survived it.

The formula was wonderful, I layered it over black and it was super easy to apply. The flakes spread evenly and they laid flat on the nail. Some flakes tend to pop up through the top coat but this one didn't. I added my favourite matte top coat from OPI and I love how it turned out.

That's all for now :) 

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Dance Legend - Wazowski

I'm obsessed with my new camera. I think I'll have to have some kind of themed day when I post loads of weird pictures that I take of polish bottles and nail art sequis lol. The macro lens is so much fun and I love it! If you haven't taken macro shots you should definitely try it out. There are so many awesome macro lenses to cell phones on Ebay that aren't to expensive and work really well if you want to try a cheaper alternative.

Time for the actual review of this polish. I had some problems with it at first and I still don't now why the polish weirded out on me. I applied polish in the following order, Trind - Nail reapair (BC), one coat of CG - Liquid Leather, two coats of Wazowski and one coat of SV. The picture below shows what happened. How weird is that?  

I usually layer chromes over black. But when I redid the mani I did so without layering it. I also applied different base and top coats. The base and top coat I used where Digital hydration and Digital flash, both from Nail pattern boldness and they worked great. I needed three coats of Wazowski for full coverage and it looked awesome. The multi chrome effect is crazy. It shifts from teal, blue and dark green all the way to lime green and gold.

The drying time was not too long and the pigmentation was great. I really enjoy wearing chromes, every now and then I need to take a holo break :)  

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Dance Legend - High voltage

Hi cuties!

Hope that you're having a great start to the week. I've been enjoying the wonderful weather. It has been so sunny her in Lund that I decided to start the week with a holo polish. This gorgeous colour is High Voltage from Dance Legend. It's not new, I bet you've seen it a dozen times already. But hey, it's new for me :) 

The formula seemed really sheer when I applied the first coat but the second coat covered perfectly. I really like this colour in the sun, but it's rather dull in the shade. It's a icy pastel blue. Not a very exciting colour IMO. 

If you want to enjoy more blue nails don't forget that it's blue Monday over at Nail me.

Until next time, take care!
/Christina