Pink & Gold Gradient

Hi dear readers !

Not so long ago I made a swap with Kelly, who offered me to ship the Red Angel plates to me as the seller doesn't send them anymore to Europe. I got my plates, and she added some goodies, including a bottle of Revlon Gold Get'em. I don't have many gold shades, this one was a bit sheer and sparkly so I immediatly knew what I wanted to do with it: a sponged gradient over pink !

As I was thinking of which pink to use, I noticed  that Cristina from Let Them Have Polish did a gold & pink gradient using Strawberry Fileds from China Glaze. As it's one of my fave pinks, I decided I'd use it for my sponged manicure, I just added some gold flecks from NYX Gilded Glitter. Here's how it turned:

It looked less shiny in real life, more discreet, but I liked it a lot. Strawberry Fields has gold flecks in it, so it marries perfectly with a gold polish. And I love my NYX Gilded Glitter a lot, for me it's another must have !

Do you like it ?
Thanks again to Kelly for her goodies, she also sent me a bottle of Claire's magnetic polish which looks to be a dupe for Icing Magnetix blue polish, one of my lemmings. I tried it on a nail wheel and WOOOOAAA I love it :) I'll show you it soon ...

Check Cristina's manicure that inpired me here: Let Them Have Polish !

Have a nice day :)

Pink Wednesday: Revlon Bubble Gum

Hi everyone :D

I'm sooo glad, tomorrow will be our National Day here in Belgium, so I'm on a short holliday ^^ I really need some rest !

In summer 2010, Revlon brought us a collection of scented polish, Scents of Summer. They only arrived in Belgium some weeks ago, so for me that's something new :p
Though the shades are not unique at all, I was curious about wearing a perfumed polish ! I had one when I was 15 and it was funny, but never saw something like that 'til the Revlon collection.

As I just wanted to try one (don't want to have many basic shades dupes), I chose Bubble Gum. It's a hot and bright pink, very nice color for summer (and any other season for people who don't care, like me lol).

As you can see, it's sheer :( I used three coats and Seche Vite for the pictures, and you can still see vnl. You know how much I dislike that >< It doens't seem so important in the pics but in real, in full sunlight, you really notice it.

Anyway, Bubble Gum has a good and easy application but doesn't dry really fast. I prefered to add some Seche Vite before I go to bed :p

Now, what I'm sure you all want to know the most: what about the scent ? :D

I think it's really a funny thing. It has a sweet scent of bubble gum but not too loud, you don't smell it if you don't approach nails of your face. It also stays if you use a top coat, I was glad to note that :p

On the bad side, it didn't smell anything 24 hours later :s

Sooo, I wasn't convinced by this polish and won't buy the other colors, if I want another scented polish I'll prefer to try the Color Club Wicked Sweet 'cause they have more original colors (at least, shades I don't have a lot in my stash lol)

But it's still pretty and has a good quality, so if you want to give it a try, why not :)

What do you think ? have you ever tried scented polish ?

Have a nice day :)

Dark Blue Sponge Gradient

Hi dear readers !
It's been a long time since I posted some sponge gradient here ... You know how much I love them ^^
You may have seen this mani on one of my quick NOTD but the iPhone pic really had a poor quality.
So here it is again, a bit better this time :)

I started by applying a whitening base coat (Catrice Nail Whitener), I really love that base for that kind of mani. It gives my nails a natural soft pink tone.
Then I sponged one of my oldies polish, Revlon Midnight, allowed it to dry and sponged again with OPI Absolutely Alice to add some bling :)
I finished with some stars and round crystal rhinestones and a thick coat of Poshe top coat :)

Some words about my Revlon Midnight: I have this polish for at least 10 years, if not 15, and it's still in a good state ! Now I think it's discontinued, I don't even know if Revlon still makes StreetWear polish :p 

It's a pretty dark metallic blue, a pretty shade but a bit classical. If you like it, you might find a dupe easily (I know that Catrice, China Glaze, Sally Hansen and OPI have similar shades)

I have a dozen of oldies like this one: L'Oréal, Revlon, Dior, Maybelline ... I can make some swatches if you're interested ;)

Did you like that blue sponging ? :)

Have a nice weekend :)

China Glaze Sci-Fi Konadicure

Hello chers lecteurs :)
Vous avez passé un bon weekend ? J'espère que le printemps est bien présent chez vous, ça fait du bien de revoir plus de soleil !
Malheureusement, pour cette Konadicure faite il y a quelques semaines, il n'y avait pas de soleil et donc pas de photos à l'extérieur ...
La base est bien sûr Sci-Fi de China Glaze que je vous ai présenté vendredi, avec un motif Konad de la plaque M64 réalisé avec un de mes vieux vernis, Revlon Midnight.

Hi dear readers :)
Did you spend a nice weekend ? I hope that spring is there for you too, it's so good to have some sunlight again !
Sadly, I made this Konadicure some weeks ago and there wasn't no sun, so I don't have any outdoor pic...

The base polish is the one I showed you friday, Sci-Fi by China Glaze. I stamped a pattern from Konad image plate m64 with one of my old polishes, Revlon Midnight.

Midnight est, comme son nom le laisse entendre, un bleu nuit foncé. Appliqué en stamping par dessus Sci-Fi, il tourne au turquoise métallique à cause de la transparence. Ca ne va pas trop mal ensemble, mais j'aurais préféré que cette teinte reste foncée ^^

Midnight is, as it name says, a dark night blue. Stamped over Sci-Fi, it turns like metallic turquoise because of transparency. I liked it, but I'd rather prefer it to be darker ^^

Qu'en pensez vous ?

J'ai été taggée ! Chocaddict a pensé à moi pour un petit tag qui consiste à répondre aux questions par trois réponses ... j'ai joué le jeu, mais je n'ai pas 3 réponses pour tout ^^

What do you think about it ?

I've been tagged ! Chocaddict thought about me for that little tag where I have to answer each question with 3 answers. I played the game, but i don't have 3 answers for all the questions, sorry ^^

Trois noms qu'on me donne / Three names I go by:

1. Gwenn (mon vrai prénom / my real name)
2. Ayuu
3.

Trois emplois que j'ai eu / Three Jobs I have had:

1. J'ai travaillé à plusieurs endroits mais j'ai toujours été secrétaire ^^ / I worked at different places but I've always been a secretary ^^

Trois endroits où j'ai vécu / Three places I have lived:

1. Chez mes parents / my parent's house
2. Dans un studio, quand j'ai commencé à bosser / In a studio, when I started to work
3. Dans ma maison, depuis deux ans / In my own house, for 2 years

Mes trois boissons non alcoolisées préférées / Three favorite non alcoholic drinks:

1. Coca Light (pour le goût, pas pour les calories ^^) / Coke Light (for the taste, not the calories ^^)
2. Eau / Water
3. Thé à la menthe (le vrai, pas les sachets ^^) / Mint tea (real one, not tea bags ^^)

Mes trois boissons alcoolisées préférées / Three Favorite alcoholic drinks:

1. Batida de Coco
2. Mojito
3. Liqueur de Violette

Trois émissions TV que je regarde / Three TV Shows I watch:

1. Dexter
2. Fringe
3. Pushing Daisies

Trois endroits où je suis déjà allé / Three Places I have been:

1. Espagne / Spain
2. Florida
3. France

Trois endroits que je voudrais visiter / Three Places I would like to visit:

1. Le Japon / Japan

Trois personnes qui m'envoient des messages régulièrement / Three people who text me regularly:

1. Mon chéri / My dear
2. Mon meilleur ami / My best friend
3. Mes collègues / My colleagues

Trois vieilles émissions TV que j'aime bien / Three Favorite old TV Shows:

1. Friends
2. Stargate
3. Beverly Hills 90210 (I was 12 ... lol)
Mes trois plats préférés / Three Favorite Dishes:

1. Le curry préparé par mon homme :) / Curries made by my man :)
2. Ramen
3. Spaghetti bolognaise / Pasta with bolognese

Trois produits de beauté dont je ne peux me passer / Three Makeup/Beauty products I cannot live without:

1. Mascara
2. Crème hydratante visage / Face moisturizer
3. Le vernis, bien sûr ! / Nail polish, of course !

Trois évènements que j'attends avec impatience / Three things I am looking forward to:

Désolée, je sèche ^^ / Sorry, I really don't know ^^
Trois personnes à qui je passe le tag / Three people I tag:

1. Pascale
2. Saori
3. Taninhah