Essie In the Cab-Ana

Hello ladies!

Today I received a new nail polish in the mail, and of course I had to try it on right away!
The nail polish is Essie In the Cab-Ana which is the name-sake of the Essie Resort 2013 Collection.
In the Cab-Ana is a bright blue creme polish with teal undertones to it.

The formula was amazing - nice and smooth to apply. It only needed two easy coats, so the opacity was great as well!

I cannot get enough blues in my collection, and this one is a nice addition! I love the colour!
What do you girls think about this nail polish? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Easter Manicure #4

Hello ladies!

So today I had time to make some more easter nail art for you guys - an 'easter-eggs-in-the-grass'-manicure!

I started off with a light blue base of Essie Borrowed & Blue from earlier today. Afterwards I freehanded on some small easter eggs using a small nail art brush and the following polishes: Sally Hansen Pacific Blue (blue), Essie Lovie Dovie (pink) and Ciaté Big Yellow Taxi (yellow). Using the same nail art brush and the same polishes, I "decorated" the easter eggs with small dots and stripes. Lastly I used a nail art striper and the dark green nail polish Essie Going Incognito to paint on the grass around the easter eggs. And that is it!

I love this easter manicure - it is so cute and pretty! It looks a little like a colourful french manicure!
What do you girls think about this easter nail art? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Essie Borrowed & Blue

Hey guys!

Today I tried on Essie Borrowed & Blue - one of my newest nail polishes.
Borrowed & Blue is a light (almost off-white) pastel blue from Essie's Bridal 2011 Collection.

The formula was great - two easy coats and you are good to go! I was really surprised with the quality of this nail polish as most off-white colours are very difficult to work with.
The dry-time was amazing as well!

I really like this nail polish - perfect for spring and summer (and weddings of course).
What do you girls think about this polish? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Essie Hide & Go Chic

Hello ladies!

Today I am wearing a new polish of mine - Essie Hide & Go Chic.
Hide & Go Chic is a beautiful azure blue creme nail polish.

The formula was amazing - it went on like butter! It needed two easy coats to be opaque, so the opacity was great as well.
Hide & Go Chic is the name-sake of Essie's Spring 2014 Collection of which I have four of the six shades - it is such a beautiful collection!

I really love this nail polish - such a perfect blue!
What do you girls think about this blue? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Essie Truth or Flare

Hello ladies!

Today I tried on a new polish from the Essie Spring 2014 Collection Hide & Go Chic - Essie Truth or Flare.
Truth or Flare is a dusty grey/blue crelly, or as Essie describes it a 'vintage blue denim'.

The formula of the polish was okay - a little sheer, but opaque with three easy coats.
I have to say, even though the formula was not the best, I am in love with this polish! The colour is amazingly beautiful and just perfect for winter and spring!

What do you girls think? Do you like the colour of this polish?
Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Lemming Part II

Hello again ladies!

Yesterday I swatched Dance Legend's Gold Leaf top coat - today I am swatching their Silver Leaf top coat.

The formula of the top coat was great and so was the flakes of glitter pay-off! Just perfect!
Down below I used one coat over the blue nail polish OPI Dating a Royal.

I am in love with the two (Gold Leaf and Silver Leaf) top coats from Dance Legend - they are both pretty over almost any colour and they both have great formulas.
What do you girls think of them? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Waterfall

Hey girls!

I have been wanting to make a waterfall manicure for a long time now, so today I finally made one!

I started off with a light blue base of Essie Bikini so Teeny. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by Sam at The Nailasaurus, using the following colours: Essie Blue Rhapsody, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, OPI Dating a Royal and Essie After School Boy Blazer.

I really love this manicure! It is definitely not the last time I am making a waterfall manicure!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Essie Blue Rhapsody

Hey guys!

Yesterday I tried on the last nail polish from the Essie Mirror Metallics Collection - Essie Blue Rhapsody.
Blue Rhapsody is an icy, silvery blue metallic, almost chrome-like nail polish.

As far as application goes, this one was only okay. The dry time was so quick, that when you tried to go over a spot twice it would remove the first layer of polish completely! My tip is to wait a few minutes between each layer and use the three stroke tecnique.

The colour is awesome though! I think it is such an awesome nail polish and I do not even care about the formula.

Do you like it, ladies? And the Essie Mirror Metallics Collection as a whole?

Animal Themed Manicure #7

Hello ladies!

Yesterday I was wearing Essie Avenue Maintain. Today I used that sky-blue base colour to make yet another animal themed manicure for you guys.
This time it is a Glossy vs. Matte Zebra Manicure!

As mentioned the base is two layers of Essie Avenue Maintain. On top of that I used Essie Matte About You to mattify the shiny base. Afterwards I used a nail striper and Avenue Maintain to paint on the zebra stripes.
You can check out cutepolish' video-tutorial on how to make this manicure here.

The weather is perfect for taking pictures today, so I got a really good one, that shows the contrasting effect between the glossy vs. matte finishes perfectly.

I was originally planning to do this manicure in black, but I think it went okay with the blue base.
What do you guys think? Would it have been better in black?

Essie Avenue Maintain

Hey guys!

Today I am wearing Essie Avenue Maintain from Essie's Spring 2013 Collection.
Avenue Maintain is a bright sky-blue.

The formula and pigmentation of this polish is so good! Smooth, opaque and buttery.
I love this polish! I feel like it captures spring perfectly.
For the picture below I used two coats.

Do you like it, girls?

Snowflake Manicure

Hello ladies!

Today I made some nail art for you guys.
It is a blue gradient manicure with white snowflakes!

My base is a (very subtle) blue gradient of Essie Avenue Maintain and OPI Dating a Royal. I used my white Barry M Nail Art Pen to draw on the snowflakes and I used Essie Set in Stones for a little extra in the middle of every snowflake.

I am so proud of myself and I really love this manicure! Just perfect for winter!

Inside

Outside

Do you guys like it as much as I do?

Christmas Manicure #11

Hey guys!

Tomorrow is christmas (at least in Denmark), so I made yet another christmas manicure for you.
Today it is an Icicle Manicure!
For the base I painted all my nails royal blue with 2 coats of Essie Mesmerize. Then I used a small nail striper and white nail polish for the icicles. Lastly I painted details on the icicles with some silver nail polish and the same small nail striper as before.

Merry christmas girls!