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later on we do some lead-pouring (actually I think it’s tin). you put some tin on a spoon and hold it into a flame. when it’s melted you pour it into cold water and try to predict your future from the resulting shape (which mostly looks like a penis ;-) if we do this tonight I’m gonna show you a picture!)

another tradition is to jump off a chair at midnight or bite the head off a biscuit fish. and you give each other lucky charms.

my today’s manicure is rather simple, I applied a “screaming color” illamasqua obsess and stamped on a bunch of good luck symbols. I added opi text you text me as a topcoat.

I wish you all a very blessed and happy

new year 2010. may it be the best year

ever!

and don’t forget to enter the after x-mas giveaway, which ends in a few hours!

edit: I forgot this: have fun!

I ordered the china glaze calcium gel fortifier some time ago, and I waited for the time to try this.

here’s what the box says:

fortifier base coat helps thin, weak nails grow long and strong.

application: apply two coats to clean, bare nails. repeat every four days for four weeks. for best results, do not apply laquer.

it doesn’t say if you have to remove the old layers before you apply the new, but I guess so.

the gel looks very glossy on the nail, like a glossy top coat. and it dries instantly! but: it has an orange tone and makes the stained nails look even more yellow. I feel very uncomfortably with that look. and after two days the gel started chipping, it just popped off the nails. I then applied another coat, but it still looked bedraggled.

I started using the gel on christmas day and I will use it four weeks. I’ll only apply colored polish on special occasions, to get the best result. I will keep you informed ;-)

on this pic you can see the horrible condition of the nail tips. I already applied the gel here:

after I took this picture the edges kept breaking and chipping, so I had to file them really short :-(

if you know this product feel free to share your experience in a comment!

I got some nice gifts, a graph tablet for my pc and an electric manicure set, which I will show you soon. I got a celine dion christmas cd, my mother thought I liked her music. well, no… I also got a gift coupon from my husband, and I hate that, because he NEVER redeems it! so in fact he presented me with a piece of paper.

and this brings me to my today’s giveaway: I’m sure, all of you once got something really baaad for christmas. and I want to know:

what was the worst thing you ever got?

tell me in a comment, and I will select the worst gift ever ;-) and as a consolation you will get these 3 awesome s-he glitter polishes from me! enter until dec. 31, midnight austrian time!

finally the day has come. and today’s special manicure was inspired by one of my favorite christmas images – angel wings. it’s not so much, that I believe in angels, I just like the image and the vibes.

I used opi merry midnight, the new christmas image plate t34 + konad silver. and I placed 1 rhinestone on each ringfinger.

I think the pics are pretty good, this polish is difficult to capture, but there was some sunlight today.

I haven’t had time to show you my wedding day manicure yet, our wedding day was on dec. 21st. (winter solstice). I used opi ds coronation, m65 and konad dark red. I love this stamping polish, it’s a very deep jelly red that looks fabulous on lighter base colors. I love the way the glitter shines through the stamping!

and here’s the fun part:

1: I’ll be having an after christmas giveaway for you, I think I’m gonna post this tomorrow, so stay tuned!

2: klaatu42 from youtube, who I am a big fan of, has made an awesome christmas carol video, hope you like it as much as I did, enjoy!

for this I used 1 coat of misa a sin worth committing and 1 coat of opi ds glamour which is one of the gorgeoustestest holopolishes one the whole planet! I used a lot of snowflaky rhinestones which I affixed with a thick coat of topcoat. pictures were taken in different lighting.

under the mistletoe is a medium red with red shimmer. I can’t decide whether it’s cool or warm, it has hints of both orange and blue. application was good, and it was opaque with 2 coats. I think it’s to red for me, I guess, that’s why I don’t have any shades like this in my collection ^^ but it’s good for christmas manicure pimping ;-)

so here we have the second candy cane manicure attempt:

stamped with m65 and konad white.

next I removed the “bead chain” (I could have done this before on the stamp, but I wanted to see how this looks)

and added some red glitter with a nailart glitter pen.

now that's what I call a festive look!

384 is a deep purple with blue and pink shimmer. and it’s a pain! it’s sticky and blotchy, and it makes bubbles! it could have been really pretty though. what a shame :-( I think this is one of the f/w 09 collection, but I’m not sure.

450 is aquablue glitter in a clear base. I needed 4 coats to make it opaque. the glitter is very fine, almost microglitter. I love the color, it is perfect for winter, don’t you think? I used topcoat on the picture. this is part of the core range.

as a base I used s-he 306 (white) and s-he 440 (white with glass flecks), marbling with 440, orly enchanted forest and opi smitten with mittens.

smitten with mittens is not the perfect christmas red, it’s a bit too bluetoned. but it was fun marbling with glitterpolish, it turned out differently than creme polish marbling. you can see the different effects on the nails, the green is a normal creme polish, and the red has kind of a sharper outline.

I stamped with m12 and t34.

as you can guess I used yesterdays essence polishes as a base. I used konad m65 and konad white and dark orange for stamping. and that’s it ;-)

1. I suck at being tagged. I never realize ;-)
2. I love digital scrapbooking, I’m designing a calendar for my dad for christmas and I made something for my mum aswell. my dsb blog is the loving lounge
3. I love casting shows on TV
4. I’ve had a pain in my left shoulder for years, still have
5. I speak 3 and understand 7 languages
6. I love bathing but don’t have a tub
7. my favorite holiday is new years eve
8. I love the novels of marion zimmer bradley
9. I watched every episode of charmed and satc and have them all on dvd
10. I don’t like my job

now let’s see:

1. Where is your phone? couch

2. Your hair? messy

3. Your Mom? danish

4. Your Dad? hospital

5. Your favorite meal? none

6. Your last dream? sharks

7. What do you like to drink? water

8. Your dream? happiness

9. In what room are you? corridor

10. Your hobby? polish

11. What are you afraid of? dentist

12. Last travel? 2007

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something you are not? liar

15. Muffins?  yummi

16. Wishlist? unrealizable

17. Where did you grow up? home ;-)

18. Last thing you did? TV

19. What are you wearing? pajama

20. Your television? flat

21. Your pet(s)? 2 cats

22. Your friends? few

23. Your life? chaos

24. Your temper? explosive

25. Do you miss someone? myself

26. Your car? none

27. Something you don't bring with you? cash

28. Your favorite shop? none

29. Your favorite color? teal

30. Last time you laughed? yesterday

31. Last time you cried? yesterday

32. Your best friend? none

33. A place where you can go again and again? toilet ;-)

34. Facebook? annoying

35. Favorite place to eat? dinnertable

I only got 2 of them though and I kind of regret leaving the other 2 in the store. maybe I’ll pick them up next time.

here we go:

meet you in budapest: this is a very nice dark teal creme, right in between green and blue. I have a lot of teals, but this one is the most perfect, so I’m happy I decided to buy this.

matryoshka doll:  a dark brown creme, very muddy. first I thought it’s similar to jacques, but it’s not. this one is much darker and deeper. I really like this one, and the funny thing is, that my mum just gave me my old, originally russian matryoshka dolls (we used to call them babushka), which I loved to play with many many years ago!

the formula on these was good, a bit runny, but still opaque. I used 2 coats and a topcoat on the pics. brush as always.

erotic night is a vampy jelly pink, (or redtoned purple. maybe a pinktoned red. or berry. lol  I always have troubles describing this kind of color!) with a subtle shimmer. I used 3 coats, because the finish kept being blotchy. I really like this color, from a distance it’s almost black and the cool tone makes my skin look “snow whity” ;-)

but: I used poshè fast drying topcoat, and this caused what-is-known-as “shrinkage”. I have to say, that I never really had troubles with poshè except in combination with bb couture. and I use it all the time! so the next picture was taken the next morning:

the funny thing is, that the polish is shrinking on the cuticle side, not the tip.

CHINA GLAZE TAKES YOUR MOOD TO HELIUM HEIGHTS

Introducing the All-New Up & Away Collection

Los Angeles, CA − December 2009 − China Glaze®, the nail lacquer collection with celebrity fans such as Rihanna, Nicole Kidman and Rosario Dawson launches twelve, new polishes that are uplifting and spirit-boosting…introducing the Up & Away Collection.

Popping with optimistic brights and sweet pastels, China Glaze takes you Up & Away with a collection that provides seamless and even coverage in each rich, crème formulation.  Free of DBP, Toluene and Formaldehyde, the Up & Away collection is fabulously-fun and oozes with creamy color happiness.

The collection includes:

• Grape Pop – bright plum
• Sugar High – petal pink
• Something Sweet – cotton candy
• Light As Air – periwinkle
• Heli - Yum – raspberry
• Flyin’ High – teal
• Four Leaf Clover – kelly green
• Re-Fresh Mint – spearmint
• Peachy Keen – nectar
• High Hopes – guava
• Happy Go Lucky – sunshine yellow
• Lemon Fizz – banana

Celebrate this spring with a splash of color and give your nails a dose of “happy” with these uplifting colors!

what a bunch of fresh and happy colors coming up next spring! I especially like the greens in it! can’t wait to see those irl!
edit: I just saw, that scrangie already got her free samples. lucky girl ;-)

and for those of you, who don’t know the song – here it is ;-)

I don’t have a red ribbon, but – of course – am wearing a special manicure to show support and awareness on this day. why don’t you do the same?!

and remember: always protect yourself!

for this manicure I layered s-he 440 (sheer white glass fleck) and b.pretty silver stars (holo micro glitter). it’s much more sparkling irl. I painted the ribbon with ruby pumps.