Busy but having fun!

I know I'm terrible...more than a month without posting...

It's been busy for me...and I have to accept, I've been lazy during my free time...

This is a short post to let everyone know I'm still alive hahaha

Yesterday I have some friends over at my place for nails, coffee and soesjes (dutch pastry).

This is the result on Janice's mani-pedi

mani: miss sporty pink and white bundle monster tips with white konad polish
pedi: barry m yellow with light blue crackle on top

both with nail tek foundation II as basecoat and seche vite top coat.

I enjoy so much doing my friends nails...even more than doing mine...since my cuticules are having such horrible season, I think this is the biggest reason I haven't posted any swatches because I have purchased quite some polishes later...

I got to find one of the China Glaze OMG polishes I didn't have LOL (purple holo) on Marktplaats (dutch Ebay) and I find just so gorgeous...love holos!

Also I purchased again from Nailetc some goodies.

I got OPI Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry Collection

Show it and Glow It from OPI Burlesque Collection

Orly Halleys Comet from the FX Cosmic Collection

And waiting for my China Glaze Crackle polish in white since it was out of stock :(

In a local store I got one of the Catrice's Floralista Limited Edition Collection in Pink Spring (muted pink with soft purple undertone)

And a couple of Essence Whoom Booom!! Collection Chacalaca (purple) 

and Roy's Red (which looks more like a cherry pink)

I ordered at Alice and Jo Havesentials the two new Instant Effects Barry M Crackle Polish in Pink 

and Light Blue

Both are great spring colors and now with the warmer sunny weather they cheer up my day...

Spring besos,

Brenda

Steel me & Barry M Instant Effects

I couldn't wait...
I had to do my nails...they looked so sad...so naked...

I needed a quick but nice manicure to start the week.

I used Nail Tek Foundation II as basecoat, Steel Me from Essence Metallics collection, Barry M Nail Paint Instant Effects and Seche Vite as topcoat.

The Essence Metallics polishes dry quite quick, but without a good base and topcoat won't last much without chipping or peeling off.

On friday did the same combo but using Copper Rulez from the same collection and looks gorgeous! Shame didn't take a picture of it

I'm soooo into crackle polish now!...i find it so cool and unique! no manicure looks the same!

Have a great beginning of the week!

Besos,

Brenda

Crackle! Crackle!

Yay!!!!!
I have it and I'm loving it!
Barry M Instant Effects Nail Paint...
Jeez! I'm so excited about this little bottle!

I just couldn't wait until tomorrow to try this on, so here it is!

The concept of the crackle polish, which is more a top coat, works the following way.
You paint your nails with the polish of your choice, for this experiment I opted for skittle nails in the following colors:

From thumb to pinkie:

Barry M Nail Paint in Pink 302
Barry M Nail Paint in Cyan Blue 294
Barry M Nail Paint in Block Orange 301
Barry M Nail Paint in Spring Green 290
Barry M Nail Paint in Yellow 134

Next, after letting your nails dry, you apply a single coat of Instant Effects Nail Paint (don't overlap)...give it a couple of seconds...and there you have it!
A unique design in each nail with a matte finish.

The polish does honor it's name: Instant Effects, it dries in front of your eyes.

You can obtain smaller cracks when applying a light coat, if you want them bigger just a ticker one will do the trick. (Can you notice the difference between the thumb and the pinkie?)

I decided to apply a coat of Seche Vite and shiny looks as good as matte.

You can find Barry M Instant Effects Nail Paint and all the colors I used at the Barry M site

 http://www.barrym.com/

and in The Netherlands at Alice and Jo's  Havesentials

http://www.alicejohavesentials.nl

I got mine there, service is good, delivery fast and very reasonable sending costs...



Are you ready to crackle?

Besos,

Brenda

I'm not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned nor received monetary compensation for this review.