a england - Beauty Never Fails & a england - Holy Grail

I always get very excited when I find new nail polishes from a england in the mail! Today I'm wearing two new shades, Beauty Never Fails (a black base with gold and olive green coloured flecks) and the revamped version of Holy Grail (a mesmerizing gold coloured foil). I wanted to combine these two sparkly polishes on my nails and I think it turned out really well! The formula of Beauty Never Fails and Holy Grail is excellent; both polishes are easy to apply in two coats. I used tape to create the "V" shapes.

a england nail polishes are available on the a england website.

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Dots 'n' Roses - Teal Version

Today I'm showing you a re-creation of one of my favourite manicures (click). As you can see I used mostly teal coloured nail polishes. This is just so interesting to look at, I love it!

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products used

pinky: China Glaze - For Audrey

ring finger: Diamond Cosmetics - Don't Teal My Heart Away, Konad plate m65, Konad Special Nail Polish in White

middle finger: China Glaze - Optical Illusion ♥

index finger: OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls, China Glaze - For Audrey, dotting tool

thumb (not pictured): same design as the ring finger

P.S. I wanted to let you guys know that I'm taking a little blogging break. My husband and I are going to the beautiful Italian island Sicily for a couple of weeks. 8) Take care and see you soon!

                                                                                                               Cefalù, Sicily (image source)

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Bath Duck: Cake & Nail Art

Do you guys remember my ladybug cake? I made it for a little girl's first birthday. Well, this little girl is a big sister now! I made this 'bath duck' cake for her baby brother. Of course I have matching nails for you to look at (this is a nail blog, after all). 

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products used

- blue: Catrice - Blue Cara Ciao (I've given up on getting colour accurate pictures of this one *sigh*)

- white: OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls

- yellow: Catrice - Don't Feed The Birds

- orange: Essence - Andy, You're a Star  

- silver: China Glaze - Millennium

- bath sponge from Kruidvat ^^

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Fishing for Diamonds

For today's mani I used these blingy hex glitters from BornPrettyStore.com. They are absolutely stunning, I can stare at them all day! The nail polish I'm wearing is Kelly from Zoya. I stamped the fishnet pattern with Bundle Monster plate BM-310 and China Glaze - Millennium on some accent nails, then I added the hex glitter. 

For only $2.38 you get a jar with a large amount of glitter (probably enough for a lifetime ^_^ ).

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Rainbow Candy Cane Nails

A rainbow candy cane, that's what this mani reminds me of.. just perfect for a sweet tooth like me! The base colour I used is OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls and the design is from Bundle Monster plate BM-301. I wanted a gradient look for the stamped lines, below you can find a little how-to.

1. Pick two colours and paint two stripes on the image. Leave some space between the stripes.

2. Swirl the colours together with a toothpick.

3. Grab a scraper and scrape the excess polish off. 

4. Place the stamp on the design, check if it transferred well and roll it over the nail. Work fast or the polish will turn to dry to stamp with. Some parts of the design are missing on my stamp because I had to take pictures. ^_^

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products used

white (base): OPI - My Boyfriend Scales Walls

red: Essence - Hot Red

orange: Essence - Andy, You're a Star

yellow: Catrice - Bye, Bye Birdy!

green: NYC - High Line Green

blue: Barry M - Cobalt Blue

purple: China Glaze - Grape Pop

stamping plate: Bundle Monster BM-301

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Glow In The Dark Nails with CH Nail #12

I've been wanting to try glow in the dark nail polish for ages, so I was really excited when I spotted a series of luminous nail polishes on BornPrettyStore.com. Today I'm showing you #12, a glowy pink. It's quite sheer and the formula is thick and gloopy, so I decided to layer it. This is two coats over a white creme polish, no top coat. I added striping tape and black dots to make the glow in the dark experience even more fun! The glow is clearly visible in the dark, but I have to say that my camera makes my nails look more glowy then they are in real life. Oh well.. I think it's fun! A downside of this polish is the drying time, it took hours to dry. 

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

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Pink Floral Water Marble

Water marbling... who hasn't struggled with it? My first water marble experiment was two years ago, all I can remember was the mess and the frustration. Time for some practice! I decided to go for watermarbled accent nails. You know how much I like accent nails and it saved me a lot of frustration (and nail polish). I marbled with a random white polish, OPI - Mod About You and Aretha's R·E·S·P·I·N·K from Catrice. As a finishing touch I added a couple of dots with white polish and China Glaze - Ahoy. The light pink polish I used on most nails is also Mod About You from OPI. 

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Euro 2012 Nails

Today the Dutch football team will play their first match of Euro 2012! Our national colour is orange, but if I can avoid wearing it, I will. So I painted my nails with a grassy green (High Line Green from NYC), matching the football field. ^^ I used straight french tip guides to create the Dutch flag. I kinda like it.. the only downside of the green base is that the white stripe slowly got a greenish hue. Oh well, I'm ready, bring it on!

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