e.l.f. nail polish in Lilac

I bought a lot of e.l.f products last month as they had 20 % off twice (which they have more or less all the time). Some of their products are really good and others are less. One of the less good products turned out to be their nail polish. It took me a while before I wanted to purchase an e.l.f. nail polish as the results I got from my "research" weren't good. Then a few weeks ago they sent me a newsletter with a new nail polish color, Lilac, and the colour just looked so summerish that I had to try it.

Today I got the stuff I bought. I know you can't trust the pictures online. But I still end up a bit disappointed when the colors don't match the pictures. Lilac is a creamy cool purple toned nail polish on e.l.f.'s website. But in real life it's more of a smokey purple in the bottle.

The texture is very watery. Everytime I open the bottle nail varnish runs down the bottle like a vulcano. How come?? As I said it's very watery, so no clumbs. But It also means that you get strikes and you have to apply minimum three layers. I would probably go for four. I applied three layers except on two fingers where I applied two layers just to see the difference.

I don't know if it is long lasting as it claims as I've only applied it today. But even if it is I wont buy it again. Even with three coats I can still see my nails through. If you wanna spend time applying 4+ coats so give it a try. I know it's cheap but you can find cheap brands that are much more pigmented.

I would recommend this nail polish for people who don't feel comfortable wearing nail polish as it only gives a very limited amount of color.

I also have a nail polish in Gum Pink. I really hope it's going to surprise me cause the color looks so yummi in the bottle.

NB! I tried with 4 coats after I wrote this post. 4 coats of this polish is perfect and it does seem to last longer than the Gum Pink.

Espresso Me

This is a rather bad review of H&M's Espresso me. I tried to catch the colour, but I just couldn't get the right one on cam. The colour came out almost black on the pictures, but in real life it's much lighter. What I can say is, that it looks like a medium dark chocolate. I think it's close to Essie's Little Brown Dress. I bought it back in september, so I don't know if H&M still has it. Dark brown is great to give your black winter outfit a little warmth.

Giveaway/competition

Thought I would have a giveaway. This is your chance to win nail art (see pictures).

What do you have to do to win? Become a follower of my blog, send me a picture of your own nail art (it doesn't have to look pro) to bleuet-88@hotmail.com + name and address.

The pictures will be posted on my blog.

The competition ends on monday the 18th of October 23pm middle eastern time.
Can't wait to see your pictures!

 

Chanel's Paradoxal

Argh!!!!!! My cousin gave me Chanel's new Paradoxal nail varnish as a good-bye gift. I was trilled, as I normally am a sucker for Chanel's products. Paradoxal's quality turned out to be worse than cheaper brands such as H&M. I applied it in the evening, slept, went to shower in the morning and boom! big parts of the polish on all the nails were gone. What a shame. This shouldn't happen when you pay a great amount of money for the product.

When it comes to the colour itself, I have to say I'm in love. It is difficult to explaine how exactly it looks. In the container it has some kind of perly-metallic purple effect. But on the nails, it looks really dark and mat. But that is just untill you take a closer look- then you'll see small blue and pink particles.

Miss Stone Heart

I went to H&M last week and got a beautiful grey nail varnish. The colour is light grey and goes well with my fall/winter wardrobe. H&M has changed the design of the containers. I like the new ones much better. They look less cheap.

I think they changed the formula. Somehow Miss Stone Heart is easier to apply. It is smooth and thin, but not too thin and it dries fast. It's worth trying their varnishes. If you don't like the colour or texture, you only paid 30 kr. If you love it, well then you got lucky for a few money.

(Sorry for not fixing my nails before taking the photo)

New goodies from Barry M

Finally! Yesterday I received my order from Barry M.

The nail varnish Once Upon A Lifetime disappointed me. It looks really funky in the bottle. But in order to get enough glitter on the nails I had to dap the varnish on or apply 10 coats before the nail was more or less covered- where I need maximum 2 coats with Silver Cascade.

I tried to mix it with Barry M's Bright Purple, but that wasn't pretty.

The Glitter Shaker Pot in Brilliant Silver is amazing! Absolutely love it. You might want to put a napkin under the eye while applying the glitter, cause you litterally get glitter everywhere. I used Maybeline's waterproof Color Definer in 10 Fascination White as a primer, just to have something the glitter could stick to. I find it much easier to control the glitter by dapping it on to the lid. You can use it as a liner or to spice another shadow up (i.ex. fgd #1). I prefere to apply the foundation after the glitter, then it's easier to clean the area around the eyes.

The Dazzle Dust in Old Gold and the Fine Glitter Dust in Grey are a little easier to control, though I still had a lot of glitter on my cheeks after applying. Napkins! If you are wondering waht the difference between the DazzleDusts and Fine Glitter Dusts is, the FGD are much more sparkling/dazzling.

Chanel's Particulière and H&M's Dust and Diamonds

First it was Chanel's wine colored Rouge Noir, that was a must have. Then it was Black Satin. In 2009 you just had to have the green Jade. This year it's the hotly anticipated Particulière 505. Particulière is part of Chanel's spring collection, which features poetic, moody shades, that the company calls "clean, classic neutrals that are infinitely wearable and effortlessly chic."

So the new shade isn't that easy to get your fingers on. Instead I decided to stop by H&M last week. And there I found Dust and Diamonds, that looks like Chanel's new must have color. Since I don't have Chanel's varnish, my cousin Mathilde kindly sent me a picture of her. It was difficult to catch the right shade of the colours, but here're the best we've got.

Essie's Mink Muffs is a couple of tones darker than Chanel's. The best match is H&M's Dust and Diamonds.

Yellow nails

Get the look of the stars with H&M's yellow nail varnish Being on the A-list (the name sure fits). If you have a nice tan worked out and dare to try a more "aggressive" colour, then coat your nails in a neon yellow. Try Essie's Neon Collection. Make sure to use a top coat or else the neon colours will look matte and dull.

Make your nail polish last longer

I discovered that using a 4-steps/sides buffer made my nail varnish last longer. Use each of the 4 steps on all your nails untill they are smooth and shiny. It takes no longer than 5 minutes. Then you dust off the "powder" and apply the colour.

I bought my buffer for 10 danish kr. in Tiger. You don't need a fancy one, a cheap version will do the job.

Barry M disount

Get 15 % off on all Barry M's products. Just enter TOP15 when you pay. I bought a nail varnish in Pink Flamingo and a Fine Glitter Dust in Midnight Blue.

My wishlist of February

1: WWF bag from Soaked in Luxury 2: Stetson hat 3: Marc by Marc Jacobs sunglasses 4: boyfriend jeans from Levis 5: silver dress and oversized necklace from By Malene Birger 6: yellow Converse All Star 7: gold leaf necklace from Asos 8: shirt from Saint Tropez 9: yellow nailvarnish from Barry M.

My 22nd birthday

It's my birthday! Wuhuu! I'm turning 22 today. My family woke me up with the danish birthday song and then we had breakfast and I had gifts (nailpolish from Barry M and china from Royal Copenhagen).

It's never great weather on my bday. Today it's snowing- and no sun, just grey tones. When I turned 18 four years ago, we had a snow storm and my mom's aunt from Jutland wasn't able to get out of her house!!! The rest of the guests came a later.

I'm alone untill my parents and brother are back from work and school. I think I will pack my suitcase for tomorrow (I'm going to Israel) and do a little shopping. Tonight we are going to the cinema and then to a coffee shop afterwards.

 Me at age 2 and me at age 21.

Random

Today is the day me and my family are heading to Egypt. Woke up early (6:30) to drive up north where my granparents live. They are dog sitting my little Molly while I'm in Egypt. I still haven't packed (!?!?!?!) but spent some time applying the Silvercascade nail polish (picture). Love it!

Have a great weekend!

P.S here it is on my toes (outside the pyramids in Giza, Cairo):

I won! I won! I won!

Rijah, from Polishign the nails!, is a fellow blogger who has a passion for/obsession with nail polish. She gave away three colors from Barry M: Silver Cascade, Aqua Green and Violet Gold Shimmer. I won the lovely Silver Cascade. So excited! Can't wait to apply it. Thank you Rijah for having this giveaway I will upload a picture of my nails as soon as I have applied the varnish.

Photo courtesy: Rijah

New purchases

I saw this cool faux leather bag from H&M a week ago. Instantly love. However, when I was standing in line, I noticed the same bag in brown (the other is black) and I was torn between a chic black look and a boho-look with the brown bag. Hmf hmf... I left the store without any of them, cause I just couldn't make up my mind. After posting a poll on my favorite fashionista website Sense Of Fashion, I made up my mind and went for the black. BUT! I had to search in a couple of H&M stores before I found the bag. Apparently the rest of Denmark went for the black too and there was only ONE (!) on a mannequin doll left. Wuhuu!

Already in H&M I thought I had to buy a little something extra, just to celebrate my new purchase. I found a really cool nail polish in the color 'My Favorite Jeans'. It's a dark gray color with a lot of blue sparkles. I went straight home and moved the turquoise 'Enchantress Emma' and applied the new. You have to apply the gray 2-3 times. I also bought a nail polish from the 'Hello Kitty' line in the color 'Really black'.

P.S remember new episodes of The Hills and The City aire tonight in the U.S. The rest of us will have to wait till tomorrow. Watch them online by entering the following links The Hills and The City.

This week's shopping

1: Ballerinas of faux leather with zipper-flowers from Vila 2: Ankle boots with buckles from H&M 3: Nail varnish from H&M 4: Earrings from Pieces 5: Leather bows for hair or clothes from Pieces 6: Leopard cardigan from H&M 7: boots from H&M 8: Loops with wooden pearls and bling bling 9: Clover ring from Pieces 10: Top with print from H&M.

Polish them up!

It's summertime and it's time to show of your nails on hands and feet. This year it's all about colors. Anything goes. Some of my fave colors for the summer are: Chanel: Cassis and Organdy. H&M: Fashionista and Dashing Diva.
Here's a video I found on youtube by julieg713 of how to give yourself a manicure. Don't always have nail polish on your nails. It keeps them looking healthy and naturally beautiful and it avoids staining.