Essie Dress to Kilt

Hello ladies!

Today I have a swatch and review of one of the polishes from the new Essie Dress to Kilt 2014 Fall Collection - the name-sake of the collection: Essie Dress to Kilt!
Dress to Kilt is a cranberry red crelly.

The formula was great - it was smooth and easy to apply just as the other polishes I have tried from the same collection. The opacity was good and it was opaque with two coats.
It is not the most unique red out there, but it is sooo shiny - you don't even need a top coat!

I love darker reds for fall and Dress to Kilt is just perfect for that!
What do you girls think about this red? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Glitter Gradient

Hi girls!

Yesterday I received my order from NiceHair.dk consisting of two Essie nail polishes - Go Ginza, which is a beautiful lavender pink and Stroke of Brilliance, which is an awesome blue glitter.
Today I couldn't wait any longer and I had to try them on!

For the manicure I started off with a lavender pink base of Essie Go Ginza on all my nails - the formula was perfect for such a pale pink, being completely opaque with just two coats! Afterwards I made a glitter gradient down my nail using the blue glitter Essie Stroke of Brilliance.

I love this manicure and it reminds me of a waterfall!
What do you guys think about this manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise.

Then & Now

Hello ladies!

Today I have some nail art to show you guys!
As my blog is turning one year in a month, I wanted to show you guys how much I have developed since I started getting into nail polish by recreating some nail art I did when I just got my dotting tools almost two years ago!

Then

For the 'Now' manicure I started off with a pink base of Essie Lovie Dovie on all my nails. Afterwards I used a small dotting tool and the black nail polish Essie Licorce to make polka dots on all my nails.

Now

I remember being really proud of the first manicure back when I made it, but today I am really proud of how much I have developed!
What do you girls think about my development these last years? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Essie Partner in Crime

Hey guys!

Today I have a swatch and review of one of the polishes from the new Essie Dress to Kilt 2014 Fall Collection - Essie Partner in Crime.
Partner in Crime is a rich dark brown creme.

The formula was fantastic - it was smooth and creamy and it went on like melted chocolate (which it also looks like on the nails)! The opacity was amazing as well - two thin coats is all you need for it to be completely opaque!

Dark browns are so sophisticated and just perfect for fall!
What do you girls think about this brown nail polish? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Fancy Friday: Dry Brush

Hello ladies!

Today I have some Fancy Friday nail art to show you guys!
This time the challenge is Dry Brush.

The dry brush technique is basically a technique where you wipe almost all the nail polish off the brush and then you use the almost-dry brush to apply uneven swipes of polish. If you want to try it out you can follow this tutorial by Sarah at Chalkboard Nails (who also invented the technique).

I decided to go in a bit of a different direction and make a dry brush french manicure instead!
I was inspired by this manicure by Kelli at The Nail Polish Challenge.

For the manicure I started off with the dark navy blue base of Essie Style Cartel on all my nails. Afterwards I followed this tutorial (also by Kelli) using the metallic blue nail polish Essie Blue Rhapsody.

This french dry brush technique is perfect for fixing tip wear and I really like the result.
What do you girls think about this dry brush manicure? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise

Remember to check out what the other girls created for this week's challenge down below!

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Essie Style Cartel

Hey guys!

Those of you following me on Instagram, saw my picture (and my exaggerated #hashtags) of my newly received Essie Dress to Kilt Collection Fall 2014.

Today I have a swatch and review of one of the polishes from the new collection - Essie Style Cartel, which is a dark navy blue crelly.

The formula was amazing - it was nice and so easy to apply. The opacity was fantastic as well - so pigmented that I applied two coats of base coat to be on the safe side. And the best part is that the finish is so shiny that you can almost see my reflection in the nails - how amazing is that?
I used two thin coats for the picture below.

I love a good blue and this one is perfect for fall!
What do you girls think about this blue? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished
- Louise

Fabulous Fruits: Pineapple

Hi girls!

Today I have even more nail art for the fruit theme Fabulous Fruits to show you guys!
The nail art I did today is a pineapple skittlette manicure for the Danish nail polish brand By K.

If you do not know what a skittlette manicure is, you can read about how Marta from Chit Chat Nails explains it here and if you want to know more about the Danish nail polish brand By K. you can visit their website here.

For the manicure I started off with a purple base of By K. Lavender Blue on all my nails except my pinky which I painted with the textured purple nail polish Nicole by OPI I'm Stucco on You. Afterwards I freehanded pineapples on my ring and middle finger with By K. Dandelion (yellow), By K. First Class (green) and By K. Choco Mousee (brown).

I simply love how these turned out!
What do you girls think about this pineapple nail art? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise