Iron Studs

How cool are these steel grey stud rhinestones from BornPrettyStore.com? It's nice to wear something different than clear rhinestones! For this mani I applied two coats of Orly - Iron Butterfly on most nails and Essence - Got a Secret on some accent nails. I wanted a complete matte look so I also applied a matte top coat over Got a Secret. Then I added the stud rhinestones. I recommend applying a layer of top coat to seal the studs or you'll lose them within a couple of hours.

Thanks for watching!

*The product(s) in this post was/were sent to me for reviewing purposes.

For more information, check out my Disclosure Policy.

You have read this article accent nail / Born Pretty Store / creme / Essence / grey / matte / nail art / Orly / rhinestones / shimmer / silver / studs with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/iron-studs.html. Thanks!

Gussied Up Green On Steroids

My 'inspiration' for this layering was this mani. Lately I love combining shimmery and prismatic nail polishes. I applied three coats of Gussied Up Green from China Glaze and one coat of Speciallità - Hera. Hera is really pretty on her own, but layered over a dark colour she's magical! :d

Thanks for watching!

You have read this article China Glaze / green / layering / prismatic/holographic / shimmer / Speciallità / teal with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/gussied-up-green-on-steroids.html. Thanks!

Soft & Sheer

After wearing a lot of bright and dark nail polishes I love to wear something soft and sheer. It can be so refreshing! At the moment I'm wearing one coat of OPI - You Callin' Me A Lyre? I'm pleasantly surprised, I thought I was going to need more than one coat. It doesn't correct/cover all the yellowness, but my nails don't look bad at all with just one layer. So a big YAY for this lovely non-streaky pink sheer!

Thanks for watching!

You have read this article OPI / pink / sheer with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/soft-sheer.html. Thanks!

B.O #63 Crystal Purple Pink

Recently I received a glitter polish from BornPrettyStore.com. It's #63 from the brand B.O (you can find it here). This polish has a clear base with multiple sized hexagonal glitter pieces. The hexes are duo chromatic, they look mostly fuchsia but shift to a blueish purple when viewed at a different angle... super gorgeous!

#63 has a thick formula, it took me some effort to get a nice amount of glitter on the nail and to get those pretty big ones out. I layered one coat of #63 over Flying Dragon from China Glaze. Flying Dragon is a red-leaning purple neon with tiny blue and pink glitter. It was hard to photograph, I colour corrected the third picture to show you how it looks in real life. The B.O glitter combines really well with Flying Dragon, I like it a lot!

BornPrettyStore.com kindly offers a 10% off code for my lovely readers! :D The code is B10X31.

Thanks for watching!

*The product(s) in this post was/were sent to me for reviewing purposes.

For more information, check out my Disclosure Policy.

You have read this article B.O / blue / Born Pretty Store / China Glaze / duochrome/multichrome / fuchsia / glitter / layering / matte / neon / pink / purple / red with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/bo-63-crystal-purple-pink.html. Thanks!

Peacock Inspired Nails

I proudly present to you my peacock inspired nails! I've always been mesmerized by peacocks and I wanted to do something like this for ages. As you can see I jumped on the bandwagon with gradient nails (thanks for the awesome tutorial, Sammy!). I started with two coats of China Glaze - Holly-Day, then I sponged with Holly-Day, Bermuda Breakaway and Grape Pop (all China Glaze). The pretty pattern is from image plate BM-212 and I used 2030, álso from China Glaze, as the stamping polish. I added dots in the center of the stamped circles with Zoya - Ivanka, Zoya - Mimi and a mix of those two. 

Thanks for watching!

You have read this article accent nail / blue / BM 212 / Bundle Monster / China Glaze / creme / dots / gold / gradient / green / metallic / purple / sparkle / sponging / stamping / Zoya with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/peacock-inspired-nails.html. Thanks!

Guest Post at Sparkly Vernis

Please check out my guest post at Sparkly Vernis.

Thanks for having me, Alexandra! I loved guest posting for you. ^_^

You have read this article Catrice / creme / dots / green / guest post / Konad / M64 / sparkle / stamping / white / Zoya with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/guest-post-at-sparkly-vernis.html. Thanks!

Metallic V French

Order of the Garter is such a beautiful polish, I can't remove it just yet. But why not add something to it? For the v-shaped french tips I used China Glaze - Millennium. As you can see I also applied a layer of matte top coat. Doesn't Order of the Garter look even more stunning mattified?

Thanks for watching! :)

You have read this article a england / blue / China Glaze / Essence / glass flecked / matte / metallic / v french with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/metallic-v-french.html. Thanks!

a england - Order of the Garter

It seems like I'm in the mood for blue lately and this beautiful polish from a england satisfies my needs perfectly. ♥ Today I'm showing you the seventh and last shade from a england's The Legend collection. The name of this royal blue with lighter blue glass flecks is Order of the Garter. Man, I should wear glass flecked polishes more often, I totally forgot how pretty they are! The formula was nice, I applied three coats for full coverage. The second picture is the most colour accurate.

The Legend collection is available (with free worldwide shipping!) on the a england website.

Thanks for watching!

*The product(s) in this post was/were sent to me for reviewing purposes.

For more information, check out my Disclosure Policy.

You have read this article a england / blue / glass flecked with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/a-england-order-of-garter.html. Thanks!

Forgotten Treasure

A couple of days ago I was cleaning out my closet and found a box with old nail polishes. A bunch of sheer pinks and thickened frosts, but also this impressive little glitter polish (Effect Nails #008) from Etos (Dutch drugstore). The sheer blue base is filled with small and medium-sized prismatic hexes. SO pretty. For this mani I layered one coat over two coats of the blue side of Essence's Colour³ nail polish called It's Two Bright. I had a hard time capturing the glittery awesomesauce on the nail, but the bottle shot does show how beautiful the glitter looks in real life!

Thanks for watching!

You have read this article blue / Essence / Etos / glitter / jelly / layering / prismatic/holographic with the title May 2012. You can bookmark this page URL https://chromacraze.blogspot.com/2012/05/forgotten-treasure.html. Thanks!