l’oreal resist & shine black gloss part 3
remember, back in october, when I showed you some swatches of the new black gloss collection polishes? there was a red one here and 2 purples here.
I think, they relaunched it now! I found a new display at dm, and there were 2 new shades. remember when I complained, that one of the shades, black khaki, was not available in austria? now it is! and there was yet another new shade!
737 black khaki – ok, I must admit that I had expected much more of this one. it’s not what I would call khaki green, it’s more of a yellowtoned brown shimmer in a black base. it’s too yellow for my skintone. what a shame :-(
731 black blue (?) – this one is new in the collection and it’s freaking gorgeous! it’s a deep blue shimmer in a black base. I think it’s close to OPI yoga-ta get this blue! but it’s not the same shade of blue.
application of both was great, very creamy and pretty opaque with one coat. on the pics I did 2 coats for more depth.
along with those 2 shades came the red and the purples, but they dropped the brown. if you missed those polishes last time I suggest you go and get them now!
update on china glaze calcium gel fortifier:
I’ve been using it for almost 3 weeks now, and rarely used on polish. I don’t feel it has done any improvement to my nails yet. this is a picture of the 3 right hand fingers than keep breaking and chipping.
they still are, and I can hardly keep them in shape. so I guess I will not recommend this product, but there’s still 2 weeks to go. we will see.
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china glaze calcium gel fortifier
I really had great nails lately. good shape, good condition, no stains. just great. but all of a sudden they started chipping, breaking and getting stained again! and I’m not sure, why. I guess I have to blame one or another polish for staining, but I don’t know which :-S and I think the nails are that weak because the last mm of fake nail underground are growing out now. and the manicurist really buffed these areas very heavily. and I’m sad to say, that I think the square shape is not ideal for my nails, because the edges just kept breaking one after one.
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!
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2nd advent manicure – vintage christmas
today it’s not only the 2nd advent sunday, it’s also “nikolo”, which is a kind of santa clause tradition here in austria. st. nikolaus (santa) and “krampus” (santa’s little helper) come to visit the kids and give them nikolosackerl (bags with candy, fruits and nuts) if they were bad, they get a birching and get a bag of coals ;-) actually krampus has his own special day on dec. 5.this is a very long tradition, esp. in the rural communities, called “perchtenlauf”. perchten and krampus are not exactly the same, if you are interested in the tradition, take a peek at wikipedia, it’s a little complicated to explain in 2 sentences…
http://www.salzburger-bergadvent.at/
my todays manicure has a vintage touch, I used 2 coats of illamasqua hectic over black, a matte top coat and china glaze the ten man. I stamped with P16 and konad silver.
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china glaze spring 2010 – up & away
up, up and away, my beautiful, my beautiful ballooooon…
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 ;-)
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1st december – world AIDS day
world AIDS day is held on 1 december every year. it is an international day to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS around the world…
The red ribbon has been an international symbol of AIDS awareness since 1991. The Red Ribbon Project was created by the New York based organisation Visual AIDS, which brought together artists to create a symbol of support for the growing number of people living with HIV in the US….
read more about the meaning of the world AIDS day, HIV prevention, risks, myths and stories on www.worldaidsday.org/.
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.
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layering: calypso blue, dorothy who? + nfu 52
I’ve been offline for 2 days now, I upgraded from vista to win7, and it was a mess! why can those things never work out like they are supposed to? I was so frustrated that I decided to apply a template instead of a background *lol*
anyways, I did some layering yesterday, something I had in mind since I got the wizards.
here’s what I used:
as I commented in the wizard review, I think dorothy who? looks better layered on something dark blue. I used 1 coat of china glaze calypso blue as a base. then I applied 1 coat of dorothy and over this 1 coat of nfu.oh 52, which is iridescent blue-green flakes in a sheer purple base.
and that’s what it looks like: I love it! what do you think?
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nivea pure diamond collection (+ h23)
yesterday I found a new nivea display called diamond collection, with 3 autumnally shades of polish. one was a berry pink, one was a darker nude/beige and one was a reddish brown. that was the one I chose, because I already have polishes very similar to the others, and 10€ (15$) for one bottle of drugstorepolish is not exactly cheap, right?
berry charms is a medium redtoned brown creme. in some lighting it looks pinktoned. the formula was thick and sticky, so it was difficult to apply. I thought I would like this one more, but it’s to warm for my skintone.
I added some china glaze magic matte topcoat and stamped with h23 and china glaze cherish.
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essie matte about you vs. china glaze matte magic
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the wizard of ohh ahz returns...swatches!
erste neuigkeit: ich habe nach langem überlegen entschieden, die deutschen einträge wegzulassen. es tut mir zwar leid, weil ich immer einen deutschsprachigen blog schreiben wollte, aber es ist einfach zu zeitaufwändig, alles doppelt zu schreiben. und da doch der großteil der leser nicht deutsch spricht, habe ich diesen weg nun gewählt. ich hoffe, ihr seid mir nicht böse und könnt es nachvollziehen. kommentare werde ich natürlich weiterhin deutsch beantworten, und vl wird auch hin und wieder ein deutscher beitrag folgen, man wird sehen ;-)
first news: in one sentence: I'm gonna skip the german and stick with english.
second news: I've received my first pre-(re)-release polishes! how cool is that?! china glaze sent me the fabulous and long-awaited wizard of ohh ahz returns collection. thank you so much! I'm so happy I'm able to show you swatches of polishes that aren't available yet. maybe I can help you decide, which of those you really need, and which you need just a bit ;-)

well, I hope you liked my little pre-re-release preview and swatches! I will try to make some sunlight pics, but, you know, the weather...
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notd: china glaze caribbean blue + h24
heute trage ich caribbean blue, ein hellblau mit kleinen glass flecks, und darüber auf anfrage ein stamping mit h24 und weiss. topcoat ist fairy dust von china glaze, leider nicht so gut zu sehen, auf dem verschwommenen foto erkennt man es etwas besser, das blau entspricht aber dem auf dem oberen foto.
today I'm wearing caribbean blue, a light blue with small glass flecks. on request I stamped with h24 and white. as topcoat I used fairy dust from china glaze, you can see the glitter in the blurry pic, the blue is like in the first pic.
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quickie: china glaze outta bounds
dieser lack kam 2007 heraus. trotzdem passt er perfekt in diese saison. er ist grün & er ist metallic.
this polish was released in 2007. nevertheless it's the perfect fit for this season. it's green & it's metallic.
outta bounds ist ein mittelgrüner metalliclack mit zusätzlichem ausgeprägtem schimmer. ich kann mich nicht entscheiden, ob er blau- oder gelbstichig ist. mal sieht er so aus, mal so. ich denke, das macht die farbe zum perfekten grünton.
der lack ist sehr gut deckend, die applikation war problemlos, fast keine pinselstriche zu sehen, wie es sonst bei metalliclacken passieren kann.
is a middlegreen metallic shade with an additional distinct shimmer. I can't decide whether it's blue or yellow toned. I guess that's what makes a perfect green.
the polish is very opaque, application was smooth, almost no brushstrokes.
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...I did it again... water marbling herbst
hatte heute irgendwie lust, das marmorieren nochmal zu probieren, und diesmal hats auch viel besser geklappt. beim nächsten mal werde ich davon fotos machen und meine tricks posten ;-)
dies als kleine inspiration für den contest:
today I felt like doing another water marbling, and this time it went pretty well. next time I'll make some pictures and tell you about my tricks ;-)
here's some inspiration for the contest:

base: china glaze hope chest
marbling: s-he 440, p2 selected, misa right here now, no more later
marbling ringfinger: s-he 440, china glaze carribean blue
stamping: H27 + p2 selected
konad bow-rhinestone
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quickie: china glaze calypso blue
eine mitarbeiterin von china glaze war so freundlich, mir ein paar lacke zum testen und swatchen zuzuschicken. dies ist einer davon:
china glaze was kind enough to send me some polishes for swatching purposes. this is one of them:


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quickie: china glaze fortune teller
pünktlich zur halloweenzeit werden jede menge "gruseliger" nagellacke auf den markt geworfen. auf diesen bin ich besonders stolz, da er nur in einem bestimmten geschäft in usa erhältlich ist. und auf ebay...
just in time for halloween, a lot of "spooky" polishes are thrown onto the market. I'm especially proud of this, because it's hard to get outside usa. only on ebay...
ist orangener glitter in verschiedenen formen und grössen in einer schwarzen base. ich hatte befürchtet, dass der lack sehr transparent ist und man viele schichten braucht, um ihn deckend zu bekommen. aber es haben tatsächlich 2 coats gereicht. der lack sieht total toll und aufregend aus, va im sonnenlicht. leider ist die sonne verschwunden, bevor ich fotos machen konnte... das entfernen war übrigens ein horror...
is an orange glitter of different sizes and shapes in a black base. I was afraid that this would be very sheer and need a lot of coats. but it needed only 2. this polish is very cool and exciting, esp in sunlight. unfortunately the sun was gone before I could take pictures... btw removing was horrible...
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quickie: china glaze emerald sparkle
emerald sparkle ist einer der 4 china glaze loves you snow much weihnachtskollektion 09 lacke. (die anderen sind ruby pumps, 5 golden rings und tinsel) emerald sparkle gab es früher schon einmal, und man sagt, es gibt 2 verschiedene versionen.
emerald sparkle is one of the 4 china glaze loves you snow much holiday collection 09. (the others are ruby pumps, 5 golden rings and tinsel) emerald sparkle has been released before and they say there are 2 different versions.



emerald sparkle ist eine grüne glitterexplosion in einer dunkelgrünen, fast schwarzen jelly base. irl ist der glitter etwas bläulicher, das letzte foto entspricht am ehesten der echten farbe. der lack lässt sich gut auftragen, hier habe ich 2 coats verwendet. topcoat ist zwar nicht nötig, da die oberfläche sehr glatt ist, aber er lässt den lack noch mehr glänzen.
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kürbis - pumkin nailart
ich habe noch einmal die serviettentechnik versucht. eigentl. sind die motive zu groß für die nägel, man erkennt keine kürbisse, aber es sieht trotzdem herbstlich aus, wie ich finde. anleitung zur serviettentechnik findet ihr hier.
once more I tried the napkin decoupage. the pumkins are to big for the nails, but I think it still looks autumnally. you can find the instructions here.


über das wochenende werde ich noch ein paar letzte halloween manis machen und euch am montag präsentieren ;-)
I will work on some more halloween manis this weekend and present them all to you on monday ;-)
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nailart: serviettentechnik - napkin decoupage
diese nailarttechnik habe ich das erste mal auf chinda-chans blog gesehen. man benötigt die oberste schicht einer serviette oder eines taschentuch mit kleinem muster, eine schere, basecoat, neutralen lack und topcoat, evt. glitterlack und eine nagelfeile. Ich habe ein klimt-design gewählt.
I saw this nailart technique on chinda-chans blog for the first time. for this you need the top ply of a napkin or tissue, scissors, basecoat, a neutral polish and a topcoat, glitterpolish if you want and a nail file. I chose a klimt design.
zuerst schneidet man kleine stücke aus der serviette und passt diese den nägeln an. ganz ehrlich, das hat ziemlich lange gedauert und ist auch nicht ganz perfekt geworden.
to start with cut the napkin into small pieces and adjust the shape to the shape of your nailbeds. to be honest, this took a long time and didn't turn out perfectly.



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trendliner - glam nails - nailart schablonen
als ich neulich beim müller shoppen war, ist mir ein ständer mit diesen nailartschablonen ins auge gesprungen. es gibt 44 verschiedene klebeschablonen der firma trendliner cosmetics , einzelmotive sowie ganznagelmotive.
some days ago I found these nailart-stencils at müller's. they are self-adhesive and there are 44 different designs.
die anwendung ist denkbar einfach: nagellack auftragen, topcoat auftragen und gut (!) durchtrocknen lassen. schablone von der trägerfolie lösen und auf dem nagel platzieren, gut andrücken (va da, wo man den 2. lack aufträgt) und das motiv mit einem anderen lack bepinseln. antrocknen lassen und vor dem vollständigen trocknen schablone vorsichtig wieder abziehen. anschließend wieder topcoat auftragen, fertig! verteile gegenüber dem stampen sind, dass man jeden lack seiner wahl verwenden kann, und dass sich das motiv wirklich gezielt auftragen lässt. nachteil ist, dass die schablonen nur 1x verwendbar sind und der spaß dadurch wesentlich teurer ist. (preis habe ich leider nicht im kopf, aber ich denke, er liegt knapp unter 2€ pro bogen)
the application is very simple: apply some polish and topcoat and let dry. take the stencil and place it onto your nail, press gently. now apply a different polish and let dry, but take off the stencil before it's completely dry. apply topcoat and you're done. compaired to stamping the pros are that you can use every polish you want to and that you can place the motive exact. the con is that you can use the stencil only once which makes this method much more expensive. (it's about 2€/sheet)
ich habe mir gedacht, dass sich diese methode gut für matt/glänzend designs eignet, da ich es bisher nicht geschafft habe, diesen effekt durch stamping zu erhalten. das ergebnis war ok, aber die ränder nicht ganz sauber, da man diese normalerweise durch den überlack ausgleicht.
I thought this might be great for matte/shiny designs which can not be reached by stamping. the outcome was ok but the edges were uneven because you usually even them out with topcoat.
china glaze lubu heels, essie matte about you
orly pixie dust, opi suzi skies in the pyrenees
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