Love and hate

This is my first bottle of Seche Vite and after using half of it I can say that I both love and hate it.

First I was so impressed with it. It made my nail polish dry so fast. I was able to go to bed just after painting my nails with out getting any marks from the sheets. And that quality made me love this top coat. Also that it made bumby glitters smooth and also that it could make other small bumps on the nail polish disapear.

But. I hate the shrinkage it causes on some polishes. Other people may not see that, but I see it and it irritates me. That ruins an otherwise perfect manicure.

Have you tried Seche vite? What do you think?

PS. I just got some great news. From week 14 you will be able to buy Seche vite at Kicks in Sweden. I love that!

Playing with Black shatter

I have been playing some more, today with Black shatter from OPIs Katy Perry collection. I went to my local beauty store Monday, a few hours earlier they had unpacked the Katy Perry collection but were already sold out on the Black shatter. Wow. And that is just in my little town.

So, here are some examples of what Black shatter can look with some different kind of polishes.

Black shatter with the crème polish A grape fit! from OPI. Here I also used top coat.

Black shatter with the neon Purple panic from China glaze.

Black shatter and the gold glitter Bring on the bling from OPI.

I have been playing...

Okey, this may not be a manicure that would work in my everyday life. But I have been at home today with my son who is sick and while keeping him company I was playing around with my nail polish.

And this is what I ended up with.

A base of the blue cream Suzy says feng shui from OPI and on that I put lots of pink glitter from Mist on top. I didn't mean it to be this much glitter from the beginning, but this is how it ended up.

Something for Lady Gaga maybe?

Scratch nails Fuchsia fever

Scratch nails is a Swedish brand that has been on the market for 20 years but I have actually never tried their nail polish before. I use their cuticle oil named Nail food though and think it is great. But now it is time to try their nail polish as well.

Fuchsia fever is a bright pink crème polish with a bit of a jelly finish. It has a really smooth formula. It just glides on and two layers covers the nail well.

The color is real nice, it has a bubblegum, summery feeling over it.

Illamasqua Eclipse

Sometimes it is easy. Browsing through the beauty department at Selfridges in London in December, a glimps at Illamasqua, and yes, just that one, I want it. Nothing to think about there.

Eclipse from Illamasqua is one of three vinners in Illamasquas Nail varnish competition. And I just love it. Apperently Dami Lawai who created the color was inspired by a lunareclipse. To me the color is a blueberry blue, like the dark blueberries you find in the Swedish forrest. It is a metallic purple and blue with a hint of silver. Very cool.

The formula is excellent. It so smooth to paint with and two layers does the job.

Let me just say mmm....

OPI Too hot to hold 'em

Flesh pink. Yes. Flesh pink. That is the first word I came up with in my head to describe this jelly Too hot pink to hold 'em from OPIs coming Texas collection. It is pink, although I know it looks a bit more red on the photo.

After trying on several of the jellies from the Texas collection I must say that they are my favourites from this collection. The jelly formula really feels summer like.

This one was easy and smooth to paint with. I used three layers to get it like I want it.

Stylish Blogger Award

Oooh, I am delighted. And so happy. Three wonderful bloggers, Nailspotting, Nails by Noir and Perdy claws, have awarded me with the Stylish Blogger Award. Thank you so much! So sweet of you.

Here are the Stylish Rules:

1. Thank and link the person who gave it to you.

2. Share 7 random facts about yourself.


3. Give the award to 15 other bloggers and let them know about it.



 
 
So, let me tell you seven random facts about me.
 
1. I am very much in to interior design and love designers like Alvar Aalto, Alfredo Häberli, Tomas Sandell and Arne Jacobsen.   
2. I have a son who is five years old. He loves Star Wars at the moment, especially when Luke Skywalker escapes from the snowmonster.
3. I can't cook. I am terrible at it. Luckily my man is great at it, he makes the most fantastic meals.
4. I am good at baking though. When my man turned 50 we had a hundred people at home for the party and for that I baked 15 cakes.
5. I am great at finding things. I keep track of everything at home and can tell my man where his keys are, my stepdaughter where her phone is and where to find what in the kitchen drawers.
6. I like working out at the gym but it is not always I have the time to go there.
7. I just started practising for my drivers license. I know, I am 34 and I don't have a drivers license. My man is teaching me. I laughed through the whole first lesson. It was so fun.
 
So lets give this award forward.
 
Scrangie She is the first nail polish blog I found when I started reading nail polish blogs.
Nailtastic A fellow journalist collegue with a good pen.
Rugby beauty I just love her photos.  
Sminkbloggen Another fellow journalist who I love reading.
Annies colors Her nails are beautiful.
Emerald sparkled I like her naildesigns.

Deborah Lippmann Today was a fairytale

Let me just say Wow. Today was a fairytale is just fantastic, I am amazed by it. In love. It is a nail polish I have wanted since I first saw it on the web, and was so happy when I saw that I could actually buy it in Stockholm.

Today was a fairytale is a silver glitter polish with hints of blue and grey, which gives it a kind of gunmetal look. It really sparkles and feels sophisticated. A nice combination. The base is light grey or maybe light blue and there are two different sizes of glitter, bigger hexagon shapes and smaller, normal glitter.

I like that the base is not clear, that it has a colour. That makes it easier to build up something opaque. Because I like my glitters to be opaque, to get there though I need to paint five layers with it. But I don't mind that. I had the time when I was doing this, it is something to do while watching teve. But with five layers of glitter and two layers of top coat, it do takes a long time to dry.

But it is worth it. Because I love the result.