#31DC2013 Day 06: Violet

Today's theme is violet. I'm not a huge fan of purples, but I do really like how this manicure turned out! It kinda looks like ikat, an abstract, knitted... something? Actually I don't know what it looks like... Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

For this mani I used three shades of purple (or should I say; 'violet'?). For the main colour I used Yves Rocher Améthyste. For me that is THE purple colour. For the darker violet I used Essence Passion For Fashion and the lighter shade is OPI You're Such A Budapest from the Euro Centrale collection.

Above is shown Essence Passion For Fashion.

This mini version of OPI You're Such A Budapest came in a set of four polishes included Suzi's Hungary - Again!, Can't Find My Czechbook, You're Such A Budapest and OY- Another Polish Joke!

Because it sorta looks like a knitting, its a perfect fall/winter look!

The next challenge is Black & White and I cannot wait to post that one, as I got a great idea for that challenge. But it is also a pity that I have to take these off already :(

Please let me know what you think of today's manicure by commenting below. See ya!

#31DC2013 Day 04: Green

I wanted to stamp todays manicure and I immediately thought about the dollar sign image from the Cheeky Summer collection. So I did!

 I painted all my nails with two coats of China Glaze Re-fresh Mint and stamped the dollar signs with Catrice Sold Out Forever with plate CH55 from the Cheeky Summer Collection. I like those two colours together! Again, I chose a matte finish for this one, because it gives it that paper feel.

As you can see (maybe?), I made some pics with a shiny topcoat too, but I didn't like it too much. Okay, more pictures with the matte finish...

I was very astonished by the fact that Catrice polishes would stamp that well. I'm definitely trying out some other polishes from Catrice to see if they will stamp as well.


Alrighty then, one last picture for you guys!!

I hope you enjoyed this manicure as much as I do! Let me know what you think of these nails in the comments below!

#31DC2013 Day 01: Red

The time has come! Today I started the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge, and as you all might know, the first day is Red. So I have these red nails for you today!

It's a simple V-gap manicure. The red I used is  Downtown Red from the 'Colorshow by Colorama' collection from Maybelline. The nude base colour is Cotton Candy from Essence.

I really like how the V-gap makes my nails look longer. So elegant! Deep red is a beautiful colour for fall.

It is a fresh start of the challenge, and I'm excited to create more designs for all the other days! Let me know what you think of this mani!

Swatching my whole stash

About two weeks ago, I ordered 350 nail swatch sticks from Born Pretty Store so I can finally swatch all of my nail polishes that are in my collection. I got loads of them so swatching each and every one of it may take a while! I have made ​​a start by swatching all pink nail polishes.

It took me way much longer than I first thought it would! Line up all pink polishes from bright to pastel, make labels for the sticks, stick them on there, then polish the tips of the sticks with at least two coats of nail polish, let it dry... And lastly sort all swatches neatly by colour.

Let's take a look at the pictures I made during this long project.

First I taped the sticks with Scotch tape to my desk, so that they would stay in place while I paint them. Then I printed out a label for each polish with my Dymo label printer and stuck it onto the swatch stick.

 When I had stuck all the labels on there, I began swatching the polishes. Oh my, what a smell! Even with my window open, I got almost high from the fumes. So by the time I was done swatching the pink polishes, I left my room to get some tea.

Although I got a headache after all these hours of polishing fake nails, I had fun doing it!

Now comes the hard part: sort them by colour.

That was quite a tough job to do. Everyone knows how the rainbow works, but have you ever tried sorting over 40 different shades of pink? Neither did I, and boy that takes a long time. When I thought I was on the right track, I rearranged them AGAIN. Now I am quite satisfied with the outcome.

 Here's my fan of pinks. If I counted correctly I have 43 pink nail polishes. This is SO pretty! I can't take my eyes off of this neatly organised fan! Check out the close ups.

This is only 12 percent of my stash, so I still have a very long way to go. But this is my passion, so I won't be a little bitch about it ;)

Hope you liked this post! When I'm finally done swatching all of my stash, I will upload an update!