Essence express dry spray

A while ago, I saw this in a kruidvat store and i just had to try it! A spray that dries your nailpolish? OMG!



The can states that it 'dries nail polish within seconds'. It's ideal for elaborate nail designs, that require more then one step of nail polish application.
We'll see about that.



When you spray this on your nails, it leaves a kind of greasy layer on your fingers. But, the polish looks and feels dry! It's sort of dry.. this spray only dries a thin layer of nail polish. After 5 minutes I went on with my normal business and I damaged the polish pretty bad. When I damaged it on purpose, I could really notice the polish isn't completely dry.



This was really easy to do. The Essence express dry spray is a really good way to make a nailart faster. But, it doesn't have the quick dry effect a special topcoat has.


The Essence express dry spray is available at Kruidvat for €2,49


xx
Kayleigh

Catrice - Spiced Bronze

A few days ago I found another polish from the Catrice Caramé collection. This one is called 'Spiced Bronze', a nice orange with lots of shimmer in it.
Lets see the swatch.



As you can see it's an orange color. But, in some lighting it really is bronze. I mean, when there's no light that hit's your nails.
Because I've been waiting on my new quick-dry topcoat(more about that later), I didn't feel like using my regular topcoat. And this polish started to chip at the tip of my nails after a few hours! So, use a topcoat with this one!


You can buy Catrice at Kruidvat or Trekpleister for €2,49


xx
Kayleigh

Catrice - Bloody Mary To Go

This is another one of my pinks and reds collection. My boyfriend got to pick out a polish for me. He chose this bright red. As if he knew I wanted a new red?!



Bloody Mary To Go is a beautiful bright red. It reminds me of the British phone boots!
In the picture I'm wearing four coats of BMTG and you can still see my nail through it. I'm guessing this is a jelly polish? I really like this polish but next time I'll wear another red under it for opacity..

Catrice is available at 'Kruidvat' for €2,49


xx
Kayleigh

Expect the Unexpected

August is almost over, so it's almost time for the Catrice special editions of September-October. This collection contains 4 special nail Laquers.

The colours of the Ultimate Nail Lacquer are covering, long-lasting and add a special brilliance to the nails. The four ultimate in-colours complete every Autumn and Winter look.

bron: Catrice.eu

C01 – Spruced Up
C02 – Looking Greyt
C03 – Purposely Purple
C04 – Crispy Crimson

I'm getting 'Looking Greyt' for sure! Are you getting some of these?



xx
Kayleigh

Catrice - Berry Bazaar

My collection of pinks and reds is really growing lately. This one is from the special caramé collection by Catrice. I had to try it!



I had a little trouble getting a good picture of the color, but with a little help from photoshop it turned out pretty good.
Berry bazaar is pinkish red, which really reminds me of berry's! Not actual berry's, but more what you get when you mix together different kinds of berry's. Anyway, It's a nice colour!
I noticed this special edition contains less nailpolish then the regulars. This one contains 8ml, while all my other Catrice polishes contain 10ml.


xx
Kayleigh

Gosh - Ocean

One of my favorite brands so far is Gosh. The colours are amazing! I had high exectations for this one. In the bottle it looks like a great blue polish, with a purple shine. So, after a long time of just staring at it in the store shelfs, I finally bought it!



But what a disappointment when I put it on. It's just a blue metallic! However, the blue is really good. The finish is a bit streeky, but that's normal with metallics.



See? It's a pretty colour, but not what I expected.

About Gosh nail polish:
Gosh is easy to apply, covers in two layers with all the colours I tried so far, and stays on for about 4-5 days without chipping. The downside is drying time. Even after an hour it still damages if you hit something hard or take your pants of.

Gosh polishes cost €6,99 for 8 ml


xx
Kayleigh

Chequered Nailart

I love all my different nail polishes! But sometimes, one just isn't enough.. At those moments, nailart is perfect! Stamping is also very nice if a basic coulor isn't enough for your liking.



one layer H&M white, one layer Miss Sporty - 40, grey nail art 2 way pen and a layer of Hema top coat.

preview

I'm at my boyfrieds house for the weekend, and I didn't bring my camera..
So let's give a list of what's coming.

last weeks I bought:

Gosh - Gold
Gosh - Ocean
Catrice - Berry Bazaar
Catrice - Bloody Mary To Go
Essence - White secret(2x)
Essence Nail Polish remover with nail whitener
Essence Nail Polish drying spray
Essence stampy set, with extra plate

I love 'Kruidvat' for their amazing 1+1 free action on all nail supplies! Thanks ^^

Last but not least, I bought a Helmer! All my make-up and especially my nail polish deserved a place of their own.


So I can take a few things of my wishlist, but there still are enough things on it!

xx
Kayleigh

Essie - Bordeaux

Since yesterday, I've been all about the reds. Mostly because I made a beautiful 'red velvet cake'. So I've been busy with red food colouring and stuff.



Yes, today is my nineteenth birthday!
Everything you see here is hand made by me. Even the roses, I'm so proud!! I can't believe how good this went, It's my first time playing with fondant.

But, on to the nail polish.



First, I like the bottle. It's really nice. It holds 15 ml of nail polish, which is a lot for such a small bottle!
The polish itself is kind of watery. But, not as much as the Barry M polishes I used before this one. Although application is easier, I still had some bubbles..



Essie - Bordeaux. Three layers with base- and topcoat.
The colour on this is really nice! It's the perfect red polish. It shouldn't have come to me any sooner or later, because it goes really well with my red velvet cake.


xx
Kayleigh

Barry M

In the beginning of this week, I finally received my order from ASOS! In it were my beloved Barry M and Essie polishes. I was so happy!



But that faded away a little when I started to apply Barry M - Pale lemon Yellow. The consistency of the Barry M is really thin. I'm not used to that.. so there was polish everywhere around my nails and there were a lot of bubbles..
But, I didn't give up. I tried to apply again and this time it went so much better! I wiped my brush 3 times before painting my nails. With all my other polishes, there wouldn't be any polish left on the brush. But with the Barry M it works great!
This was the result, with Base coat, three coats and NO clean up. I think I did a pretty good job..



I'm really happy with this polish! The yellow is just awesome! After reading a few other articles about yellows, I was afraid I would need a lot of layers to get a good result. But, as you can see, Pale Lemon Yellow only needs 3!
But I also had Pink Flamingo waiting to be tested. I did my right hand with this one and although I'm right-handed, I think I did really good.
This is also three coats with base coat and NO clean up.



Pink Flamingo is a bit more 'Barbie' pink IRL. Inside it looks a bit more orange.

One more thing: I really like the look of the bottle. They even remind you to use a base coat!




xx
Kayleigh