ABC Challenge: Letter F - NOPI Fanatical Fuchsia

Heya Ladies!

How are you doing since last week's post? I know I am missing in action here, even though I try to comment as much as possible in all your lovely blogs... I should probably start my post with "Hi. My name is M. and I am a workaholic"... Bear with me ;)

Today's post features NOPI Fanatical Fuchsia as a base, another pretty that came back from Berlin with me and that I honestly didn't expect to like that much! It has a clearly visible blue shimmer that gives it a permanent glow and makes it quite special. Take a look:

And next is the mix n' match mani I wore to a barbecue  party last weekend (yay, my inspiration is back!) and that I honestly loved! Everything is done with some hex glitter I bough off eBay [Warning: way cheaper than Born Pretty Store & co. glitters because they aren't really hexagonal... they're just a little messy] and Nfu-Oh nº 51 (new formula) on top of the "bare" nails.

Then I went to see Mama, the terror movie, and realized you can be dead and still rock some talons. Good to know. Have you seen the movie? If so, admit you also noticed that length! If not... here you go:

M.

Birthday Manicure. Sky's the Limit + microbeads.

Aloha ladies,

I hope your weekend has been just what you expected it to be :) I am a little late showing you my birthday manicure, but I am really not a fan of getting older wiser and all that. Nevertheless, I turned 24 on the 19th of January, and I intended to at least wear something special on my nails. That's what I came up with:

This is one coat of Sally Hansen Pacific Blue + one coat of NOPI Sky's the Limit (sheer as hell) and some easy nail art done with gold microbeads I purchased off eBay. The look is fierce, and I liked it quite a lot. It has a turn off though, IMHO: each bead is in relief and thus the final effect is not at all soft to the touch. Applying hand cream becomes a sort of nightmare, trust me. I also lost some beads putting my hands in my pockets but overall they behaved suprisingly well, considering I had only put one coat of INM Out the Door. 

What annoyed me the most was that the beads stained. You can notice it in the last picture, the gold has melted on the blue a little, so I had to go over it again with Sky's the Limit. It's not a major problem, but if you're a bit of a perfectionnist you won't be able to stop staring at it; can't unsee! I have purchased ten different colors, so I am hoping this only happens with the gold beads. I'll keep you posted about that. 

But of course, if you spend some long minutes aligning the beads to form a number, neglecting the fact that you're getting blind due to focusing on such tiny things, and you just mess it up with a coat of top coat... You hopelessly unleash the beast, like so:

Or am I alone in overreacting like that? 

Let me know!

M.

Berlin Haul

Hello polish lovers!

Here is my Berlin haul + some polishes I got as a present for Christmas. I get a polishgasm just looking at those pictures, true nail porn. Enjoy!

 Ciaté Regatta - Sally Hansen Blue it - NOPI Sky's the Limit - Misslyn Blue Lights

 Misslyn Royal Desire - Misslyn Space Camp - Rival de Loop (?) - Ciaté Halo

 Rituals Mystic Amethyst - Essie Bahama Mama - NOPI Fanatical Fuchsia - Manhattan (?)

 Ciaté Starlet - OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service - BeYu 475 - Kiko crackle green

 Essie Lapiz of Luxury - Catrice After Eight - Ciaté Glametal - OPI Goldeneye

Misslyn Star Dust - Misslyn Over and Over - P2 Passion - Manhattan 46D

Is there any of those lacquers you want to see first?

M.