tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47991777990175601852024-03-18T06:44:41.641+01:00NailsideJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.comBlogger374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-78109111925702330532016-06-03T23:49:00.000+02:002018-11-17T21:49:46.984+01:00New best Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I wore this really bright, super pretty neon orangy red, named Essence Beauty on Tour. At the end of a long working day it started to show a bit of tipwear, so I was looking for another color to add on the tips to recycle my mani. I was very surprised to end up with the color combination of red and pink on my nails. It's not a pair that I'm likely to go for, but as I found every other color than pink to be meh that day, I just went for it and I completely fell in love with it! Who would've thought a neon red and berry pink could be best friends?! It's bold and summery and just what I needed to brighten up the dark work outfit I was still wearing. The gorgeous pink is my ultimate go-to pink China Glaze Designer Satin and I used tape to create the diagonal lines.Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-13304999627399551952016-04-06T23:07:00.000+02:002018-11-17T21:51:53.191+01:00Pillow Project + black & white Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Hi everyone! Dropping by, because it's been waaay to long since I last posted. Not because I don't enjoy doing my nails anymore, but because I've been busy with cleaning out my old bedroom at my parents'. It will be my little brother's room from now on, so on top of cleaning and sorting everything out I also decided to do a complete makeover to make it really his own. Almost all of my old stuff is moved out, the walls have been painted over, the DIY-bed will be put together this weekend, which means all the hard work is finally coming to an end. I also sewed him this pillow cover with his initial that I thought would be fun to share with you. After the cover was done I painted on the capital J with the help of adhesive vinyl and tape. (See, I really can't live without my tape. In nail art and beyond.)</div>
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In between all the steps I managed to take some crappy pictures. (I like documenting the process of my projects.)<br />
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Anyhow, I'm sure you expected to see some nail art here! Well, there you go! A black and white transition on the nails. To make these I started with white polish on my pinky and ring finger and black polish on the rest of my nails. Then I added a few stripes in the opposite color to each nail, using striper polishes. And that's pretty much it!<br />
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Today's post was a little off topic, but I hope you enjoyed seeing a bit of my other creative interests. Thanks for reading and see you next time!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-76639711816313298362016-01-22T22:14:00.000+01:002016-01-22T22:15:02.822+01:00Inspired by Fashion - Coach Tour Dress from Modcloth<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hi everyone! For today's post I have this fashion inspired mani to show you from the vault. It was inspired by the buttoned collar of <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/coach-tour-dress-in-bleu" target="_blank">this dress</a> from <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/" target="_blank">Modcloth</a>. Doesn't it look gorgeous and comfy? (It even has pockets! BIG plus in my opinion.)<br />
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The lovely blue polish is Hema #11. I used tape to make the shape of the collar with <a href="http://www.nailside.com/2012/05/wic-by-herome-colourful-curacao.html" target="_blank">Blue Bay</a> from WIC by Herôme and then I completed the look by adding two small buttons. Simple as that!<br />
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I stumbled upon more great dresses recently that would serve as excellent inspiration for nail art, so you might see more fashion-inspired manis on the blog from now on. :) Thanks for dropping by!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-2628644917464112172016-01-19T20:24:00.000+01:002016-01-19T20:24:35.952+01:00Sci-fi chic Skittle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! Today I have this sci-fi kind of skittle to show you. This mani started with the two semi-nude accent nails that I made using tape and freehanded strokes of polish. After that I went through all my drawers like a crazy person to find polishes that would match the accent nails. The result is an unusual combination of colors, which in hindsight, I'm not sure whether I love or hate. Doesn't matter, I enjoyed the process of doing these nails nonetheless. :)</div>
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Index finger: China Glaze Tinsel Town on top of China Glaze Westside Warrior</div>
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Middle finger: OPI Mrs. O'Leary's BBQ</div>
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Thumb and ring finger: Color Club Where's The Soiree and Barry M Cobalt Blue</div>
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Pinky: China Glaze Sea Spray</div>
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When I don't have a specific design in mind to create on my nails, I like to experiment. Sometimes the result is rubbish and disappointing, and sometimes it looks way better than I could've imagined. Either way, I really enjoy the process of experimenting with nail art. Which is also how I came up with today's nails. The only two conditions I had set for myself this time were that I would use teal as the main color and that I would do freehanded nail art. So that's what I did. I picked China Glaze Custom Kicks for the teal base, the mint green strokes are Orly Ancient Jade and later I added the black lines and red and white dots. The design is totally random, but I'm really happy with how these turned out - certainly when I got a compliment about it from a complete stranger. Woohoo!</div>
Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-32369249150837257002016-01-12T19:04:00.000+01:002016-06-05T22:55:05.242+02:00Little Strokes of Metal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi guys, for this post I have these silver strokes to share with you. I just had to do some art deco linework again. I like how elegant it looks, plus painting those thin lines with a striper brush somehow has a very therapeutic effect on me.</div>
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The striper polish I used is Janet #201. It's not very opaque, which causes each line to look different in terms of coverage. But I actually like that, I think it makes the look more dynamic. The smokey purple basecolor is How I Matt Your Mother from Catrice. It dries with a semi-matt, so-called "brushed metal effect", which isn't really visible in the picture, but I just loved the color and the formula is great. That was it for today, thanks for reading! :)</div>
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The weather in the Netherlands has been really gloomy lately. So as a person who's very sensitive to the weather - happy with sunshine and very moody on grey days, I desperately needed a bit of summer here. Enter nail polish! I went for a bright tribal accent nail with flower bits on the rest of my nails. The pretty silver is Hema #845, the purply pink is China Glaze Purple Panic and the teal is China Glaze Custom Kicks. I freehanded both the tribal pattern and flowers with a striper polish and dotting tool.</div>
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It's still grey outside, but that's okay, I've got my nails done! It's funny, though. This mani actually reminds me of summer, as the two China Glaze polishes were bought on my last summer vacation in Spain. Ahh, good times. Oh, well. Thanks for reading!</div>
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Hello everyone and a happy 2016! After the many darker manis from december I really felt like doing something more bright and cheerful this time. So I've made these color blocking nails with tape and four lovely colors. The lighter pink is Essence Hola, Guapa from the limited Arriba collection, the neon purply pink is China Glaze Purple Panic, the turquoise is Age of Aquarius from Color Club and the navy is OPI Russian Navy. Some of these polishes are matt, so I added a layer of topcoat to make everything all shiny. I like how these turned out. ^^Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-49962088303629413542015-12-30T21:42:00.000+01:002016-01-03T23:53:40.460+01:00Inspiration manis for New Year's EveI can't believe New Year's Eve is already tomorrow! Time sure flies. But since 2016 has yet to come, I thought it would be fun to do a couple of New Year's Eve manis in one post to maybe give you some last-minute inspiration on what to wear on your nails. I've got a lot of pictures, so let's get cracking.<br />
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Semi-nude nails is something I tend to do more often lately. I'm not sure what it is, but there's just something about that bit of blank space that I find interesting. For the mani above I placed square pieces of tape at the top of each nail (at the cuticles) and painted the tips black. Then I filled in the gaps with gold linework, using a striper polish from Janet (#115). I really had a hard time deciding on how to fill those V-gaps, because the possibilities are just endless. You could fill it with a (stamped) pattern, a glitter polish, or with geometric shapes like in my last Christmas mani <a href="http://www.nailside.com/2015/12/abstract-mistletoe.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and even with nothing in the gaps, I think it still looks pretty neat.<br />
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For this one I used a dotting tool to make a firework-like pattern. I started with making a circle of six dots and then I added a line of dots after each dot. (Are you still with me?) It's a simple and fast way to create a fairly detailed design on the nails, plus you can easily combine it with an exciting glitter/shimmer/holographic/multichrome/etc. polish for the basecolor. Here I've opted for golden oldy Wild At Heart from Color Club.<br />
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Champagne! I like to combine this design with a shimmery blue, in this case Dorothy Who? on top of First Mate, both from China Glaze. You might've gotten a glimpse of this mani already if you've seen my new tutorial. If you haven't, go have a look at it <a href="http://www.nailside.com/2015/12/tutorial-bubbly-champagne-glass.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you like it. It's easy-peasy to achieve!<br />
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Lastly I'd like to include my nude clouds mani from New Year's Eve 2011 to this inspiration post. For this mani I used my trusty cloud design. Again, an easy way to quickly spruce up your nails with just two or three colors. I can enjoy spending lots of time on my nails, but sometimes - especially in the hectic holiday season - a simple but effective design is very welcome! You can find the clouds tutorial <a href="http://www.nailside.com/2012/01/tutorial-freehand-cloud-design.html" target="_blank">here</a> and the full post of this mani <a href="http://www.nailside.com/2011/12/nude-clouds-for-new-years-eve.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I hope you all enjoyed this post and that it may have given you some inspiration for tomorrow night. Since I won't post until the new year, I'm wishing you all a very amazing and healthy new year in advance! See ya! :)Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-5223538286064526422015-12-30T19:20:00.000+01:002016-03-15T15:01:18.611+01:00Tutorial: Bubbly champagne glass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! Here's my first New Year's Eve nail art tutorial, just in time for the 31st. In this tutorial I'll show you how to make a simple glass of bubbly champagne. The design is very doable, whether you're experienced or just beginning with nail art. So if you're still looking for a fun and super easy design for the last day of this year, this might just be the one!<a name='more'></a></div>
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Start with a nice dark basecolor. I went for a shimmery blue (China Glaze Dorothy Who? on top of China Glaze First Mate), but I think a black, a dark green or a deep purple would also work well.</div>
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Check out the tutorial page for more <a href="http://www.nailside.com/p/tutorials.html#section">useful tips</a>. Also I would love to see your attempt on my design, so feel free to leave a link to your creation in the comment section!
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The polishes I used in this post are (coincidentally) all from China Glaze, I used Dorothy Who? (on top of First Mate), Snow and Midnight Kiss.</div>
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Here's a quick post to show you my Christmas nails and to wish everybody a merry Christmas! I hope you're all having a great time with your loved ones. Tonight I had to work, but the next couple of days I'll be spending some quality time with my family. On my nails I'm wearing classic red, accompanied by glittery pinkies and an abstract mistletoe accent nail that I made with tape. (What else?) The polishes I used were all three from China Glaze: Phat Santa, Party Hearty and Custom Kicks. Happy holidays!</div>
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Hi everyone! I thought it would be fun to do a Christmas mani (Christmani XD) in neon colors. I already had the idea of building a Christmas tree and six-pointed star with see-through triangles using tape, and when I stumbled upon China Glaze Surfin' For Boys in my stash, I knew it would be the perfect color for the job. It's so incredibly bright! For these photos I used my iPhone5 camera, it's much more accurate with capturing the true color of Surfin' For Boys than my trusty old Canon IXUS 85 IS, but even in these pictures the brightness is nothing compared to seeing it in reality.<br />
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I combined the Christmas ornaments with random triangle shapes in neon yellow, teal and silver. The polishes I used were Orly Glowstick, Color Club Age of Aquarius and China Glaze Millennium. The 'white' basecolor (actually a super light grey) is Essence Enter Wonderland, a very pretty matt polish. To keep that lovely matt finish in the entire look, I finally sealed everything with matt topcoat. Hope you like it and thanks for reading!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-43827497696752736622015-12-21T21:35:00.000+01:002015-12-24T23:43:41.216+01:00Medieval Mani<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJyXE3TClRWz-DSF5kHQYFDEsCjr5rx6FFFuvkLrHojIQjEkf6aebI4Xv8eeUaa9WU5i_ft1KFIGiE5BS1vzUvpzBBuaNkLPOcB3gwVDz9NPzXukmCr72v5h45MuyVAbj6N6uaeoFe9O-/s1600/01.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJyXE3TClRWz-DSF5kHQYFDEsCjr5rx6FFFuvkLrHojIQjEkf6aebI4Xv8eeUaa9WU5i_ft1KFIGiE5BS1vzUvpzBBuaNkLPOcB3gwVDz9NPzXukmCr72v5h45MuyVAbj6N6uaeoFe9O-/s640/01.png" /></a><br />
I was going for a chic winter mani here but more ended up with this medieval/royal vibe. Didn't expect that! I like it, though. It kind of reminds me of the blue and gold <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis" target="_blank">fleur-de-lis</a> pattern, often associated with the French monarchy.<br />
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I had high hopes for the blue polish. It's Hema #822, a dusty blue matt polish with bits of bright blue shimmer. The color looks pretty on the nails but it's a lot darker and the shimmer isn't visible at all. That's why I decided to spice it up with the gold lines and crosses, which I freehanded with a striper polish from the brand Janet (#115).<br />
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Thanks for reading and see you next time!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-89132596562038737632015-12-18T23:20:00.001+01:002015-12-24T23:44:48.081+01:00Lacey Christmas Nails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! For this Christmas themed post I want to share this green mani with lace accents with you. Although lace isn't something Christmassy per se, I feel like it suits this time of the year well. The fine details - especially in white - remind me of a cosy crochet tablecloth at Christmas dinners, or a crochet rug that goes under the Christmas tree with all the presents on top, or dresses with crochet Peter Pan collars. So yeah, Christmas/crochet associations all over the place! Or maybe that's just me.<br />
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Anyway, to make this mani I started with two coats of the green, which is Orly Lucky Duck. I then used a white striper polish from the brand Janet to freehand the lace. I already liked it with just the green and white, but just to add a highlight color I made the little red cross. (Which is obviously a tiny bow. If you squint.)<br />
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That's it for today, I hope you like it and thanks for dropping by!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-91943608290335865112015-12-16T21:27:00.000+01:002015-12-17T12:55:23.978+01:00Tutorial: Reindeer Rudolph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! Yesterday I showed you my <a href="http://www.nailside.com/2015/12/rudolph-rhinestone-nosed-reindeer.html" target="_blank">Rudolph accent nail mani</a>. And since a lot of you seem to enjoy all the <a href="http://www.nailside.com/search/label/Christmas+Tutorial" target="_blank">Christmas tutorials</a> each year, I thought I would show you how to make this cheeky Rudolph this time. Just follow along the steps below! <a name='more'></a><br />
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Start with a light basecolor and let it dry.<br />
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Take a brown polish and use its brush to paint a slightly slanted stroke from the middle of the nail to the tip. This will be the neck. Then add a little oval shape to the stroke for the head.<br />
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In this step we're going to draw a pair of antlers. Use a striper polish or a small nail art brush to draw two lines coming out of the head. Then add a couple of small branches. See, it's already starting to look like a deer now!<br />
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Now it's time for the details. Use a striper polish, nail art brush or a small dotting tool to add ears, eyes (don't forget the pupils) and his little tongue. And last but not least: give him a shiny rhinestone nose. If you don't have rhinestones at hand, you can replace it with a piece of glitter or just a dot of red polish.</div>
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Check out the tutorial page for more <a href="http://www.nailside.com/p/tutorials.html#section">useful tips</a>. Also I would love to see your attempt on my design, so feel free to leave a link to your creation in the comment section!
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The polishes I used in this post are Koh Crystall on top of China Glaze Snow, OPI Get in the Expresso Lane and a Janet striper polish in gold.
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Hi everybody! Christmas is around the corner, so I've prepared a couple of Christmas themed nail art ideas that I will share with you in the upcoming posts. Among them is this cheeky Rudolph accent nail. I used OPI Get in the Expresso Lane for the head, a couple of striper polishes for the details and to top it off I added a shiny rhinestone for the nose. On the rest of my nails I'm wearing China Glaze Ingrid and I decorated it with little gold stars to match Rudolph's antlers. Hope you like it and thanks for reading! :)<br />
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Hi everyone! Recently I reorganized all my old nail pictures and I came across a bunch of never posted manis, including this lovely tape mani from literally years ago. Brown has never been my favorite color when it comes to nail polish, but I actually think it works well with the colors I used here. The gorgeous matt taupe is OPI <a href="http://www.nailside.com/search?q=opi+suede" target="_blank">You Don't Know Jacques Suede</a> and I believe I used China Glaze 2030 and Orly Sapphire Silk for the unusual chevrons. No topcoat, because that would ruin the different finishes in all the layers. ;) Thanks for reading!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-80294106079539742962015-12-09T21:17:00.000+01:002015-12-21T23:40:43.031+01:00Chevrons with a Hint of Shimmer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! This post I have chevrons to show you. Chevrons on nails is something I never seem to get tired of, even after all this time. They can be so subtle and yet give your nails something edgy at the same time. I just love it!<br />
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For this mani I combined a murky purple-grey color with a nice shimmer to add a bit of elegance. The green-blue shimmer polish is H&M's Lady Luck. I applied one sheer coat of it, which dried quickly so after a couple of minutes I was able to make the chevron shapes, using trusty tape strips and a layer of Bleu Asphalte from Bourjois.<br />
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I hope you like it, and if you would like to see more of the chevron manis I've done, just head over <a href="http://www.nailside.com/search/label/Chevron">here</a>. Thanks for reading and see you soon!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-34097470257722213332015-12-07T20:28:00.000+01:002015-12-07T20:28:01.058+01:00Laurel Leaves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CkwQc0CbQIZjCc1OmKv46hjtSyFJxBpEXtXeRnd1tJUAXY6B06mW16Gq-Dm5KzsVgdOy_PPBTuavSDCoYLp4Edv02ez_JBwtuzx2dkz64B7qOGH3l_qfjCaHFXj6ZyjA8MylErwYXTsR/s1600/01.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CkwQc0CbQIZjCc1OmKv46hjtSyFJxBpEXtXeRnd1tJUAXY6B06mW16Gq-Dm5KzsVgdOy_PPBTuavSDCoYLp4Edv02ez_JBwtuzx2dkz64B7qOGH3l_qfjCaHFXj6ZyjA8MylErwYXTsR/s640/01.png" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduT95hYBB6lQaGJhY_x_Af0PMjg62TWliPtCDdHTRMq3bA51W3LTeHp14LDQEjd6maeOpLoikG0Q5gdNZtqG6151l43MjqXpzbi41vCAkpoyCpRusQhIqYrAxkVEB2qIqw-qnbGOMX4JQ/s1600/02.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduT95hYBB6lQaGJhY_x_Af0PMjg62TWliPtCDdHTRMq3bA51W3LTeHp14LDQEjd6maeOpLoikG0Q5gdNZtqG6151l43MjqXpzbi41vCAkpoyCpRusQhIqYrAxkVEB2qIqw-qnbGOMX4JQ/s640/02.png" /></a>
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Okay, so technically these could never be laurel leaves, as they're pointed at the ends in real life, but hopefully you get the idea. :P I wanted to do a festive winter design on my nails, that doesn't scream "CHRISTMAS" per se. And I actually think this one fits that category quite well. Not that I don't like Christmas, but I like to wait just a little longer until I pull out my full-on Christmas nails.<br />
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This laurel design was pretty easy to make. You don't need much precision for it, which is nice. As you can see the individual leaves aren't exactly perfect, but that's okay, because with this design I think it's the whole that counts in the end anyway. I started with two coats of Mrs. O'Leary's BBQ from OPI for the red basecolor. Then I drew the stems with a silver striper polish and with a dotting tool I drew the leaves, I used Essence's Romeo for this.<br />
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So there's my take on a festive winter design. For this mani I used a red and silver polish, but I can already imagine it in tons of other color combinations to fit with an outfit or even another season. What do you like to wear on your nails around this time of the year?<br />
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As always, thanks for reading!Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-5381179204458540992015-12-04T22:59:00.000+01:002015-12-05T18:39:51.707+01:00Not deadHi everyone!<br />
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I haven’t been around for a LONG time. Not to be a downer, but I’ll just be straightforward with you. Lots of things have happened in the mean time. Good things, but also different not so good things that pretty much lead to a long period of depression and existential angst. Not so much fun, but it is the truth. So at some point polishing my nails was the least I could worry about. Let alone keeping up my blog.<br />
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I am sorry, though, that I couldn’t pull myself together to at least give you a heads-up of where I suddenly went or what was going on. There was a lot on my mind at the time. And to be honest I never thought I’d be gone for this long! Several times I tried to sit down to write you a post along the lines of “Hey, I’m alive, don’t worry. I miss you and I’ll be back soon.”, but it just never happened and after a while it just felt too awkward to say anything at all. Isn’t that weird? </div>
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As time passed and I started to feel better again, I also started to do my nails again. It’s surprising how much joy that little bit of color on the tip of your fingers can bring. And one day I realised it was time to come back to blog. I’ve really missed everything; the creativity, the community, the sharing, the glitter… (I hadn’t painted my nails for over a year!) Reading your thoughtful messages every now and then really lifted my spirits. So thank you for that. :)</div>
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Now this wouldn’t be a comeback without nails to show right?</div>
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This mani is for my friend Bas, who I promised a mani ages ago on the day we bought the greyish blue color together. It's #05 from Hema, which I used for the base color. On top I applied a bunch of simple strokes, using Be optimistic! from Essence, OPI Russian Navy and H&M Silver. I love how the warm copper pops against the other cool tones. So there you go, Bas!<br />
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On another note, you may have noticed that the blog went through a little makeover. I actually designed the whole look myself and had my boyfriend help out with bringing everything to life in code. We've worked really hard to make everything look good and work as friendly as possible, so feel free to let us know what you think about it!<br />
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That's it for today. But I will talk to you again very soon. Thanks for reading!</div>
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Hi everyone! Today I'm showing you Sapporo, the third polish from the Mystic Japan collection that WIC by Herôme sent to me for review. Sapporo is a medium periwinkle blue shimmer, with a nice formula and application, so two coats was enough for an even finish. The color of this polish was already my cup of tea, but it's that soft shimmer that makes it a unique polish in my stash. Hooray! There's a bit of pink shimmer in there too, though it's only visible in certain lighting. Unfortunately this was not the case in my pictures. But still I liked the idea of a touch of pink, so I decided to use it in my tribal nail art for some bright, neon highlights. Hope you like it! :-)<br />
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Hi everybody! Today I want to share this easy-peasy nail art with you, that I made with a couple of new WIC by Herôme shades from the Mystic Japan collection. The pink basecolor is called Shizuoka, a typical Barbie pink with a subtle shimmer. I noticed this polish caused dragging sometimes, but fortunately a thicker second or third coat was able to fix that.<br />
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I made the nail art by painting a few partly overlapping strokes in different colors. Simple as that! A nice bonus is you don't need extra tools for this, as you can just use the brush that the polish comes with. Hope you'll give it a try too! Goodnight. ^_^<br />
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W.I.C. nail polishes are available in the Herôme <a href="http://www.herome.nl/">online shop</a> for €7.50 per bottle of 0.7ml/0.2 fl.oz., or €12.50 for two. Shipping is worldwide. Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review. This does not influence my opinion on the reviewed products.</div>
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WIC by Herôme kindly sent me their new limited collection Mystic Japan for review! I love all the cheerful colors in it, which I'll happily wear when it finally gets more springy here in the Netherlands.<br />
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For this post I picked Yokohama to show you. Yokohama is a medium lavender purple creme (less blue than in the pictures), with a very, very subtle shimmer. I applied two smooth coats and the formula was excellent, as was the opacity. As you can see in the first picture, I added some nail art too. I painted half of my nails with Essence Chacalaca and then added a few gold stripes in the middle with Janet #115. Not very Japan I must say, but cute nonetheless and fun to do! :-)</div>
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I'll show the other polishes of the Mystic Japan collection individually as well, paired with nail art like today, so there's a little bit more to see than a swatch! ;-) Thanks for reading!</div>
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<div class="nb">W.I.C. nail polishes are available in the Herôme <a href="http://www.herome.nl/">online shop</a> for €7.50 per bottle of 0.7ml/0.2 fl.oz., or €12.50 for two. Shipping is worldwide. The product in this post was sent to me for review. This does not influence my opinion on the reviewed product.</div>
</div>Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-37659677205122725702013-03-26T17:45:00.000+01:002015-12-21T23:38:17.238+01:00Lace and Buttons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I keep thinking everything at school will eventually slow down so I can blog more again, but I don't think it ever will! Yikes. Good thing I discovered a couple of old pictures on my memory card, such as today's. ;-) I totally forgot about this mani and I'm happy to have found these pictures again, because I personally think it's so cute! ^_^ The basecolor I used is China Glaze First Mate (probably my favorite navy creme polish) and on top I made a simple lace design and three tiny buttons with a white striper and a dotting tool. Hope you like it!</div>
Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02748754920535871897noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4799177799017560185.post-76137911496446492652013-03-16T23:38:00.000+01:002015-12-04T15:52:43.064+01:00OPI DS - Glamour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was going for something plain on my nails, but ended up wearing the most special polish I own: OPI DS Glamour, on top of two coats of Orly Royal Navy. No need to say it's an absolute stunner, look at that! Though it looks even better in real life. I still can't believe how intense the (slightly scattered) holographic finish is, even in the shadow! Sadly this polish is discontinued too, as you might know. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to own it someday. But I must've done something right, because last year I was very lucky to get my hands on one bottle through a swap. (Thank you so much, <a href="http://viquesvarnish.blogspot.nl/">Viktorija</a>!) It felt like winning the lottery... :3 What's the most special polish that you own?</div>
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