Guest Post: Simona

Hi dear readers !

Here we are, february is already ending (time goes by so fast!) and I have the last Guest Post scheduled for you today !

Please welcome Simona, a polish addict from Italia ! As I was reading her blog, I noticed we have some things in common as our age, our love for cats and also for scrapbooking (even if I don't do anymore ... I'd like to give it another try !)

She also loves holographic polishes (who doesn't ?) and chose this very pretty blue to show us today :)

Hi everyone and thank you so much Gwenn for having me here! I still can’t believe I am writing a post here!

Sooo without further ado I decided to show you all an Italian beauty which is soon reaching the United States, and I hope the rest of Europe, too! This is Layla Ocean Rush, from the new Hologram Effect gamma by Layla. 

Layla is an Italian high end brand for those who don’t know and they are coming out with some pretty amazing stuff lately! Their holos are among the best currently available in the nail polish world but probably the most expensive, too! This gamma has 8 colours and today I picked n. 7 which is a wonderful bright blue. Let’s the pics do the talking, shall we?

The following are 2 coats with a transparent polish on top instead of top coat. Unfortunately the wintery Italian sun doesn’t translate the wonderful rainbow in this holo, but believe me, it’s there and it’s strong!

This last pic was taken in the sun, too, but it is what this polish looks indoors as well, look at its beauty!

Layla polishes can be bought online at Layla Cosmetics and they ship worldwide.

Thank you Gwenn for having me here, I know you’ll love this holo!

Wow, what a true beauty ! Thank you Simona :D 

I feel like I'll never get bored by holo polishes ... They can be linear, scattered, or only have a few holo glitters, I love them all :D

Please visit Simona's blog here:

http://lightyournails.blogspot.com/

And if you are interested or curious about digital scrapbooking, you can also visit her other blog : 

http://lightmistress.blogspot.com/

She does scrapbooking in the style I love a lot ^^

Well, that's all for today, I hope you enjoyed those Guest Post series, maybe I'll do it again in a few months :)

Have a nice day :)

Blue Gradient with Stamping

Hi dear readers !

I hope you had a great weekend ! I rested a lot, but also went to France to get some Kiko polish ! I got some from the new Magnetic collection, and two crackles. Can't wait to try the magnetic ones !

I know today is meant to be the day for the stamping challenge on Adventures in Stamping, but I didn't have time this week to complete the 3-colours manicure :(
Instead, I have this stamping I did a couple of weeks ago and loved a lot ! It looks like a 3 colours manicure at first sight but I think I used too much polish to enter the challenge lol ;)

This is how I proceeded:
- Base coat
- Two coats of Essence My Boyfriend's Jeans
- Essence Forever Mine sponged diagonally on 3/4 of the nail
- OPI Suzi Says Feng Shui sponged on 1/2 of the nail
- OPI What's with the Cattitude sponged on 1/4 of the nail
- China Glaze Snow sponged on tips
- a bit of China Glaze Dorothy Who ? sponged near the cuticle
- one coat of Seche Vite to smooth the surface
- pattern from Konad plate m83 stamped with black special polish
- one coat of Seche Vite

That was a lot of polish, but not too hard to do, and sponging dries fast so you can work your coats quickly :)

Do you like it ?

Have a nice day :)

Guest Post: Jen

Hi dear readers !

Let's continue the February Guest Posts ! Today I'm welcoming Jen from Jen's Wonderland :)

And she decided to show you some great holo-goodness ... I love that polis soooooo much ! 

Ludurana is a Brasilian brand I'd really like to get, especially their Aurora Borealis collection ... Let's what Notavel looks like !

This post is picture heavy... But let's be honest, we never have too much holo, right ? ;)

I was very excited when Gwenn asked if I wanted to guest post! I asked her what she would like to see, and she said she loves glitter and holos. Well I decided to show you all a very pretty gray holographic, "Notavel".  This is from a Brazilian brand, Ludurana. I purchased this polish from http://shop.llarowe.com/main.sc. Leah Ann stocks a lot of great polishes, check her out. You won't be disappointed.

I applied 2 coats, finished off with a layer of top coat and some cuticle oil. 

Thank you Gwenn for having me!

Xoxo,
Jen

Wooow ... I can't stop staring at those pics. that polish is very pretty, thanks Jen for swatching it for us !

As Jen is a holographic polish lover, you'll find even more pretty shades on her blog, along with nail art and other pretty swatches !

Please visit her :)

http://www.jenspolishwonderland.com/

Have a nice day :)

Sunday Stamping Challenge: Ending with a 3 !

Hi dear readers :)

I hope you're fine :)
Yesterday I posted my Konadicure for Adventures in Stamping on Facebook. This week's challenge was to use a plate ending with a 3. I just ordered a plate from BornPrettyStore, Faux-nad m73 ! That was a great occasion to try it out :)

I used Essence Thelma (from the Twins set Thelma & Louise) as the base and stamped with m73 and Nfu Oh 63. That was my first holo stamping and OOOOOH I loved it a lot !! Just look at the holo reflects ...

Thelma looks black on my pics (it's dark purple in real life) but who cares ? The holo madness os the only thing that counts, no ? :D

 Please let me introduce you someone you rarely see here, my right thumb ! The holo on this pic was so pretty, I had to show it :)

I didn't use any top coat for the pics to preserve the holo effect. I was right, as the next day I added one coat of Seche Vite and the holo was really less present. But still pretty :)

Overall I'm glad with my BPS Fauxnad. I didn't have any problem for that stamping, except for the ring finger that looks a bit smudged but that's my fault, I did it too fast. I'm such an impatient one !
These plates retail for 2.32$ each (I got them on sale for 1.55$). Some designs are not as well engraved as the Konad ones but still usable, I think they're worth the price !

So, what do you think ? Do you like this stamping ? :)

Have a nice day :)

Essence Sugar Tonight & Isadora Graffiti Pink Fame

Hi dear readers !

I don't know if I already mentionned it here, but with my friends, we often go to Germany to track nail polish ! Essence and Catrice are available in Belgium, but we don't have all limited editions and almost no nail art stuff from those brands. Germany is a kind of goldmine for us :D

That's also a good opportunity to get some brands we don't have at all here, like Isadora, BeYu, ... That's how I discovered the crackle top coat I'll introduce you today :)

 This is Isadora Graffiti Pink Fame over Essence Sugar Tonight (Re-Mix Your Style LE).
Sugar Tonight is a pale pink with shimmer. Very pretty in the bottle, but horrible on me, it just doesn't suit me at all on it's own !
So I decided to "hide" it with that pretty pink crackle with holo glitters, and I loved the result !

Isn't that Isadora crackle a beauty ? They also have the same kind of holo glitter filled crackle in blue, I can't wait to try it :)

Do you like that simple style ?

Thanks for reading and commenting :)

Have a nice day ^^