Archive for June, 2011

White Caps on the Ocean

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

I couldn’t leave my Isadora Dazzling Ocean alone, so I added a layer of China Glaze White Cap on top of it. I love the result, and even a couple of guys at work gave me compliments on it =) It turned the underlying polish to a slightly greener shade, with a beautiful golden shimmer.

First a not so good photo with the bottle:

Yes, I’ve been wearing the polish for over a week, please excuse the outgrowth.

Here you can see more of its beauty:

Close-up! This manicure made me think of mermaids and light dancing over the water, it was gorgeous in sunlight.

And it has happened again, I’ve broken a thumb nail..

The icky stuff on the left side is just residue from a band-aid. I blame it all on the plastic lock on the cats’ litter box..

Some Dazzling Polishes

Monday, June 20th, 2011

It’s been a while since my last post, sorry! I blame it on work, and an evil gum ache from hell (caused by one of my wisdom teeth). I didn’t have much motivation to do anything while my mouth was hurting 24/7, but now it’s fine again.

When I saw the blue and turquoise polishes from Isadora’s Ocean Drive collection I couldn’t resist. They look perfect for summer! This post is mainly about Dazzling Ocean. I keep confusing the names, I think this turquoise/aqua color should be named Acqua, and the blue one Ocean. But maybe that’s just me.

Bottle shot of Dazzling Ocean and Dazzling Acqua.

Both of the polishes seem to have a blue/purple flash in the bottles as you can see in the next photo, but it’s not very visible on the nails. I can see it in a certain angle in lamp light, but I only managed to capture one lousy photo of it in Acqua, which you can see at the end of this post.

(Click photo for full size)

I did the nails a little different this time, I applied my first coat of polish one evening while watching a movie, then the second coat the next morning while I was eating breakfast, and then another one. I didn’t apply a top coat. I don’t know if this is what caused the polish to bubble, as I did get some bubbling on a few nails. Fortunately it’s not that noticeable so I can live with that. What bothered me more was how sheer it was, but I do forgive it for being such a gorgeous and summery shade.

In full sunlight.

Here you can clearly see how sheer it looks.

With such a name I thought it would be fitting to splash some water on my nails =)

And then we have the other Dazzling polish, the blue Dazzling Acqua which adorn my toes. I’m not sure if this is quite as sheer as Dazzling Ocean, but I applied three coats here as well.

If there are any foot haters reading this..

 

 

GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!

 

 

 

 

You have been warned! =)

(Click for bigger version at own risk)

And here’s a crappy photo in poor indoor lighting, which was the only way for me to get the purple flash to show:

 

Orange/Pink EOTD

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

I went to a BBQ with some friends this weekend and wanted some colorful eyes, so I decided to pick up on the orange and pink shades from the dress I was wearing:

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Product list
Too Faced – Shadow Insurance
Meow – Passion on entire lid
Brite Bird – Orange shadow from the “It’s Bright Right?” duo on outer third of the lid and slightly in crease
Bride Bird – Hot pink shadow from the “It’s Bright Right?” in outer v and in crease
MAD – Cancun Sand on browbone
Isadora – Inliner kajal Blonde on water line
Sugarpill – Bulletproof to line upper lash line
Urban Decay – Skyscraper Multi-Benefit Mascara
Claudia – Wonderlash Mascara on lower lashes
Viva La Diva – Mix & Match Eyebrow Color, medium brown shade used to lightly fill in eyebrows

As you can see in the product list I’ve used TFSI as my eyeshadow primer this time, I usually go for Urban Decay’s Primer Potion. I’ve tried TFSI a few times now and to be honest I don’t find much of a difference except for the color, as in this one is slightly more yellow. The eyeshadow stays put all day long without creasing, so for me I’d say they’re just as good!

As usual I didn’t get any good photos of the look, so here are the ones that are least bad.

Taken indoors with flash.

And the last photo is in direct sunlight. I tried to take one photo with my eyes open but it was impossible due to my vampiric nature =)

 

Lovie No 93

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

I wanted a color with a summer feel on my nails, so my choice fell on Lovie no 93. I’ve never tried this brand before, apparently it’s Greek, and I got it att ÖoB of all places (Swedish store Överskottsbolaget) for 39 SEK. It’s an orange coral shade, and my first impression is quite good. The brush isn’t too wide, the formula was nice and went on smooth. I applied three coats and then topped it with Seche Vite. There was a bit of VNL but I don’t know if a fourth coat would have made any difference. The color isn’t quite as bright as it may appear on the photos, but you definitely notice it! I’m guessing it’s quite similar to Eyeko Coral Polish, if you have that one.

Photo taken with flash.

Some sunlight.

More sunlight!

And after a few days I wanted something more on my nails, so I put on a sticker from Depend. All in all, this is a manicure that makes me happy when I look at it!