Essie Mojito Madness

Hello ladies!

Today my boyfriend gifted me a new Essie polish (how cute is he?) and of course I had to try it on right away! The polish is Essie Mojito Madness, which is a medium green creme polish.

The formula was sooo good! It went on smoothly and easy with only two thin coats.

I am in love with this nail polish - it is the perfect green! I love how vibrant it is and how perfect it is for spring and summer.
What do you girls think about this green? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished
- Louise.

Essie Play Date

Hi girls!

Today I swatched the perfect pastel purple for you guys - Essie Play Date.
Play Date is a soft purple creme nail polish.

After seeing this video by Young Wild and Polished and seeing how much this polish looks like Essie Sittin' Pretty from the new Essie Neon Too Taboo Collection for Summer 2014 I really wanted to have it on again!

The formula was great - smooth and buttery to apply. It only needed two coats, so the opacity was amazing as well! Just a perfect Essie formula!

This nail polish is so cute and girly (a totally Barbie shade)! I really like it!
What do you guys think about this nail polish? Let me know in the comments!

Stay Polished!
- Louise.

Planned posts

Hello ladies!

I always have a list on both my computer and on my phone for blog post and nail art ideas and I really need your help deciding some of my future blog posts! Here's my list:

◆ Tribal print nails
◆ Blue gradient (with By K. Blue Fog and By K. Ink)
◆ Converse nails
◆ Fun, coloured french manicure
◆ Rainbow dotticure
◆ Negative space manicure
◆ Essie Mirror Metallics swatches
◆ The Classics (a new series of blog posts concerning classic nail polish colours every woman should own)
- Reds
- Nudes
- Black/white
- Blues
- Glitters
- Pinks
◆ Animal theme (a continuation of the series of blog posts with animal nail art, that I've never actually ended)
- Frog
- Panda
- Giraffe
- Paws (Cat)
◆ Fruit theme (a new series of blog posts with fruit nail art)
- Strawberry
- Kiwi
- Watermelon
- Citrus fruits
- Cherries
- Apples
- Bananas

Please, please, please leave a comment with what you guys would like featured on my blog from either my list or if you have any ideas of your own :)
I really like to make blog posts with what you girls would like to see and read about!

Stay polished
- Louise.

KIKO Nail Care Travel Case

Hello ladies!

Today I have the KIKO Small Nail Care Travel Case to show and review for you guys!
KIKO describes this case as a "convenient travel case in eco-leather specifically designed to contain nail polish and everything required for nail beauty care."

It is so smart and convenient! It offers three compartments. The first one is a zip section for a top coat, a base coat, some polish remover, cuticle oil, cotton pads and so on. In the middle there are slot to place your nails file, orange sticks and some other relevant nail tools. In the last compartment there are five slots for KIKO shaped nail polishes, which is pretty much any square bottle. You girls know how addicted I am to Essie and they fit into the slots perfectly!

I love this travel case! Now I can bring my nail polish and nail polish accessories with me on vacation without having to be innovative in my packaging methods ;)
What do you girls think about this travel case? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Essie I'm Addicted

Oh the irony!
I have so many blue nail polishes and of course I had to have yet another one, when I saw the Essie Neon 2014 Too Taboo Collection. The ironic part is that the neon aquamarine blue nail polish is called I'm Addicted, which is exactly what I am!

The formula was nice and creamy - a little sheer but opaque with three coats (and no white base). It was actually really easy to apply! I kinda expected the worst, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I love how bright this blue is - just perfect for summer and the beach!
What do you girls think about this blue polish? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Ps. sorry for not having posted anything in forever, and please excuse the wound on my finger.

Rose Gold French Manicure

Hi girls!

Today I did a really simple manicure - a rose gold french manicure!
I was inspired by this manicure by Arelis P at nailsbyarelisp on Instagram.

I started off with the semi-sheer pale nude nail polish that is Essie Adore-A-Ball. With two easy coats it looked like this:

Afterwards I freehanded on the rose gold tips using Essie Penny Talk. You can also check out Arelis' video on how to make the manicure here.

I really love both the polish Adore-A-Ball and this manicure! It is so simple, but sooo pretty!
What do you girls think about this french manicure? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo
- Louise.

Mix and Match

Hello ladies!

Today I made some nail art for you guys! It is mix and match manicure with oversized patterns inspired by this manicure by Sarah at Chalkboard Nails.

For the leopard nails I started off with a tan nude base. Afterwards I used a big dotting tool to dot on some random dots and shapes with a brown nail polish. Lastly I used a smaller dotting tool and a black nail polish to partly frame the random shapes with little, black c-shapes.

For the striped nails I started off with a white base of OPI Alpine Snow. When that was completely dry I added some regular tape cut out in small strips, and painted over them with Essie Licorice. Afterwards I removed the tape to reveal the base colour, that was left untouched underneath.

I LOVE this manicure! It is just so awesome!
What do you girls think? Let me know in the comments!

xoxo

- Louise.