(Nail Art) Prizes/ Giveaways - Thanks Kruidvat and Catrice

'Somewhere in August I won a Catrice set with all new Fall season make uppies in there. This giveaway was on the Dutch Kruidvat Facebookpage. Omg, I'm feeling so lucky, cause I found two of their new Ultimate Laquer The Next Level polishes in the bag as well. Oh, how I love their polishes... I know, I didn't even do nailpolish swatches from their Summer 2015 shades, and I apologize, but I wasn't really in the mood to blog that much on here lately. I can't promise anything, but let's hope that will change. Aaaanyway, let's get into the video I made from this prize and their pics....'

'But, what's inside?!?!'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Projects ~ On my Nails : Sally Hansen Sugar Coat in #100 Bubble Plum

'Time for another On My Nails Post. This time we're talking about the Sally Hansen Sugar Coat in Bubble Plum. I found this a few months ago at my local Big Bazar for €1,99. I love Textured Nailpolishes in general, and I must say, I really really like this one.'

'On the pictures I used two coats. One coat will do, but two coats makes it nicer. Especially when it's a Textured / Sand nailpolish. For a textured coat it goes on smoothly. Sometimes you drag the polish of the nail when you try to do another stroke, but this one, no problems at all.'

'I hope my Big Bazar will stock their Sally Hansen polishes soon. Cause I want a few more of these, if the isle isn't that messy.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Purchases ~ Catrice Limited Edition VisionAiry Ultimate Laquers

'Gosh, it's a very long time, when I picked up a LE from Catrice, so I thought why not? Excally, these cool shimmers from their latest VisionAiry LE lured me in. I picked up two, cause mostly, their LE's appear in their regular line, well, color wise. They make pretty good look a likes of their LE's. I picked them up at my Dutch drugstore Trekpleister, for €3,59 each.'

'First, let's take a look at the package. Sooo purrrdy. All shimmery and glittery goodness. Really love these colors for a accent nail or something.'

'Now the swatches. I think these colors would be perrrfect for effects, but hey, it's called a Effect Laquer. I did one coat here, so I think the coverage is pretty decent. These colors reminds me a lot of winter. I want to say, that Mystic Moments reminds me of 62 Must - Have STEELetto also from Catrice and Greencard of Surreality is a good one for 63 Mind The Gap. So if you have these colors allready, you don't necessary need these. Personaly I love these kind of colors and I can't get enough of them at this time.'

Note:
'Pics are taken buy myself at night with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Projects ~ My Christmas Manicure 2014

'I'm a bit late with sharing my Christmas Manicure. I did wear a lot of different Christmassy nailcombo's during this season, and gold with red accents was also one of them.' 

Used:
Catrice - I'm not a Greenager
Catrice - Nickel Minaj (Ringfinger)
Catrice Luxury Laquers Million Brilliance - Stars and Stories (over the green)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Rosy Shooter (over the silver)

'However, I only photograph this one. I used green, with an silver accent. Over the green I did strokes of gold glitter, and I used a red glittery polish for the silver accent. I also want to point out, that glitters are very hard to catch, so I apologize for the wonkyness.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.

Purchases ~ Kruidvat 1+1 Free Sales : NYC In A Minute Lavender Blossom and Parma Violet

'During the same 1+1 Sale at the Dutch Kruidvat in september, I picked also up a few NYC In A Minute Nailpolishes. Not everyone loves the In A Minute Polishes, but I don't have a lot of trouble with them. NYC In A Minute Polishes are €2,49 each, so this was good. Here are the colors I picked up.'

'Here's one coat of Lavender Blossom. It's your typically lilac/ lavender color. I picked this up, because I needed a quik dry lilac color. As you can tell, the color should be better with two coats, but in real life, the shine through isn't that noticeable. Hey, it's quik dry, so for that second coat is plenty of time too.'

'And here's one coat of Parma Violet. It's an purple with red undertones, and perfect for Fall. I don't need more purples at this point, but an quik dry one is always welcome. ^_^ You can get away with one coat. In real life, the streakyness isn't that noticeable, but for being sure, it's better to use two. For the quikness, it isn't that hard to do two.'

'Overall I love the NYC In A Minute Ones for if you're in need for an quik manicure. I'm a bit bummed, cause they discontinued Sidewalkers here. That's my favorite grey color, wich I used allready to dead. I'm glad I got Sidewalker's look-a-like Prey Of Grey too, but that one was a Limited Edition, so defenately not available anymore. Oh well. These two makes it right.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Purchases ~ Back At the Action : Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Polishes (Mostly Glitters)

'Collected this huge amount of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Glitter Polishes for a few months now, so time to put them here. As you know, I found the Xtreme Wear Polishes a while back at my Action for only €0,99, see the bargain alert <here>. Also picked a few non glitters up, so let's take a look what I have.'

From left to right: Spark In The Dark, Silver Streamers, Strobe Light, and Frazzle Dazzle

From left to right: Confetti Cake, Rosy Shooter,Green Rocket, and Glitter Gun

Perfect Pear-ring and Pink Grapefruit.

'I will swatch them later, or do On My Nails Posts with them later on. I ran out of Nailwheels at the moment.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

DIY ~ Keep Track With Your Worn Nailpolishes

'I started this month with an Worn Nailpolishes Journal. This way I try to keep track on wich polishes I really wear, so I can do my future cleanouts more easy. Less worn polishes should be given away or end up in the garbage, if the polish is too bad. This way, I can also see on the icons if the polish is really being loved or not so much. The more I wear a polish, the less I have the need to clean that one out. (until I hit pan on it or it dries out by itself)  Besides that, I keep an eye out for repurchasing the really loved ones.'

'Here a peak for what my journal looks like so far. Between the lines, I spelled "oktober" in Dutch, so don't tell me if I didn't spell it correctly or not. As you can tell, I love Fig and Sidewalkers very much. Greige! The New Beige I didn't like that much. But opinions can change. Offcourse, this concept isn't finished yet.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Purchases ~ Kruidvat 1+1 Free Sales : Sinful Colors

'During another 1+1 Sale at the Dutch Kruidvat in september, I decided to pick up a few Sinful Colors Nailpolishes. Not every Kruidvat carries this brand, I noticed, so I recommend my Dutch readers to search in their biggest, local Kruidvat. Sinful Colors Polishes are €1,99 each, so this was a steal. Here are the colors I picked up.'

From left to right: Fig, Island Coral, Glass Pink, and Easy Going

From left to right: Love Nails, Hottie, Savage, and Be Happy

'Offcourse I swatched the colors. Most of them needed two coats, and sometimes the brush is a bit wonky. They paint on smooth, nevertheless. I love Hottie and Fig very much at this point.'

'I used Fig, like I said, earlier this month, and I fell in love with that color. Pity enough I forget to picture Fig on my nails, but here are the colors on my swatch wheel.'

'For my earlier Sinful Colors blogpost, click <here>.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Purchases ~ Trekpleister 1+1 Free Sales : Catrice Ultimate Laquers The Next Level #64, #65, #66, #67 (Fall 2014)

'There was a nice sale at the Dutch Trekpleister past September: buy one nailpolish get one free. So I went a bit nuts with Catrice's newest regular Fall colors. Catrice Ultimate Laquers are €2,99 each. (Except for one, and that's Blue and A Half Men. I wasn't sure to pick that one up, cause I'm not wearing tons of blue. In the end I picked it after the sale).'

From left to right: #64 It's Time For Lovender, #65 Be My Violetine, #66 Blue And A Half Men, #67 Greyday! Greyday!

'Like I said earlier, the brushes could be better at some colors. But still, the colors in this post are gorgeous. Maybe not that special anymore, still they scream Fall to me. The only color from this post wich needed two coats is Blue And A Half Men. However, I don't regret to get Blue And A Half Men, but it's not the favorite one. All the other ones could be worn in one coat, and goes on very well.'

From left to right: #64 It's Time For Lovevender, #65 Be My Violetine, #66 Blue And A Half Men, #67 Greyday! Greyday!

'You can guess my favorites, I think. Defenately the purples and the black.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Purchases ~ Trekpleister 1+1 Free Sales : Catrice Ultimate Laquers The Next Level #59 - #63 (Fall 2014)

'There was a nice sale at the Dutch Trekpleister: buy one nailpolish get one free. So I went a bit nuts with Catrice's newest regular Fall colors. Catrice Ultimate Laquers are €2,99 each, so I paid for this lot basicly €7,50. (The sixth color I will show you in another upcoming post, beware of that).'

Left to right: #59 First Glass Up-Grape, #60 Out Of The Dark, #61 Greige! The New Beige, #62 Must-Have STEELetto, #63 Mint The Gap

'Those Fall colors are gorgeous. You can get away with one coat of the most Catrice Ultimate Laquers, and it dries quik. Only bad thing: Catrice doesn't really well on their brushes at the moment, so I don't know what that all about. The brushes are a bit bended at some polishes, or looking rough. So keep that in mind. The polishes gave me mostly a smooth application, and most of my brushes are okay. But let's be honest, right?'

#59 First Glass Up-Grape, #60 Out Of The Dark, #61 Greige! The New Beige

#62 Must-Have STEELetto, #63 Mint The Gap

'Favorites of the bunch: First Glass Up-Grape, Must-Have Steeletto and Mint The Gap. Those are beautiful eyecatchers for the nails.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'

Projects ~ On my nails : NYC Prey of Grey with Catrice LE Sand'Sation 100 Per Sand Real

'I had to try the Catrice LE Sand'Sation in 100 Per Sand Real, so I decided to make it the manicure of this week. The 100 Per Sand Real laquer isn't available anymore. I got this one with some luck, for only €2,50.'

'On my ringfinger 100 Per Sand Real as an accent. I like to use sand laquers as an accent, so I used NYC In A Minute in Prey Of Grey to make a nice combo.'

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me. I aplogize for the yukie looking cuticles...'

Purchases ~ Trekpleister Nailpolish 1+1 Free Sales : Catrice LE Luxury Laquers and Catrice Million Brilliance #03, #04, #07, #08

'There was a nice sale at the Dutch Trekpleister: buy one nailpolish get one free. So I went a bit nuts with Catrice's newest regular line: Luxury Laquers Million Brilliance. Along that, I bought also two discontinued Luxury Laquers, also one Million Brilliance in Glitz Carlton and one Sand'sation in 100 Per Sand Real. I bought these discontinued Limited Editions for only €2,50 each. The Million Brilliance Regular ones are normal €3,59, so I was done for €7,20, and got four polishes. Total of this: €12,20.'

Discontinued: Glitz Carlton, 100 Per Sand Real 

Regular Million Brilliance: #03 Let's Get Lost In Vegas, #04 Lost 'N Roses, #07 Stars And Stories, #08 My Big Green Wedding

'For the swatches, I only used one coat here, but off course, those are buildable. I personally want to use the Million Brilliance ones as a glittery topcoat accent nail.'

Glitz Carlton and 100 Per Sand Real close up

Glitz Carlton, 100 Per Sand Real, #03 Let's Get Lost In Vegas, #04 Lost 'N Roses, #07 Stars And Stories, #08 My Big Green Wedding

Note:
'Pics are taken by myself with my Sony Ericsson Xperia Mobile Phone, so bare with me.'