St. Patrick's Day Nail Art

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

For today's occasion I did some nail art showing the Irish spirit. So here's lots of green, as well as the Irish flag and shamrocks!

Products used:

China Glaze  - Running In Circles (bright green main colour)

China Glaze - Starboard (green part of the flag)

OPI - Jade Is The New Black (shamrocks)

Manhattan - M&Buffalo Off The Socks (orange)

BornPrettyStore - White Stamping Polish (white)

Essence nail art stylist (to draw the shamrocks)

It's just a very simple and fun design to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Nothing difficult to it! What are you wearing today? Any green?

In case you're interested in a bit of Ireland-related stuff on here, check out my post on the Cliffs of Moher, Kinsale or Irish beaches!

xx, Misch

NOTD December 1st: China Glaze - Glittering Garland

Hey everyone!

It's December, and therefore holiday season for real now! And I want to start this off with China Glaze's Glittering Garland.

Glittering Garland is a deep green color, neither blue nor yellow-toned. It contains lots of glitter particles, bigger than just shimmer, that are also green. Very Christmas-appropriate!

Application was fine, it was a bit thin and patchy at first but built up nicely. I did 3 coats and top coat here.

Glittering Garland was part of China Glaze's Holiday Collection from 2011, called Let It Snow. It might still be available, though!

What do you think of it? And are you in the mood for Christmas yet?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD June 26th: Union Jack Nail Art

Hey there!
Today I'd like to share some nail art I recently did!

I was already wearing China Glaze's Water You Waiting For from their Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection from earlier this year. Then I added a Union Jack on my ring finger for an accent nail :)
I also used China Glaze nail polishes for the Union Jack, and a small nail art brush. Drawing this did require a very steady hand! It was quite hard to get the lines at least somewhat straight.

I love how this turned out! What do you think?
In case you'd like to see a tutorial, please let me know!
xoxo, Misch

NOTD June 21st: China Glaze - First Mate

Hey there!
Today I'd like to show you what I'm currently wearing, First Mate by China Glaze!

First Mate is a navy blue creme. Nothing other than that, just a very true navy blue.
Application was great, it went on really smoothly :) I did 2 coats for full coverage.
First Mate was part of China Glaze's Spring 2010 Collection called Anchors Away. But it should still be available!

I really love this shade a lot, navy blue always works for me :)
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

Comparison: Essence Guerilla Gardening LE Nail Polish 01 I'm The Moss

Hey there!
Because I've been asked to do so, today I have a comparison of Essence's nail polish 01 I'm The Moss from their current Guerilla Gardening LE to show you.

At first I thought this would be rather easy to dupe, because it just doesn't look that unique. When I went to look through my stash, however, it was quite difficult to find a similar shade! Most of my greens seemed to either be more blue-toned or have shimmer particles.
The closest color I could come up with is China Glaze - Starboard. It came out in Spring 2010 as a part of the Anchors Away Collection, and it is a medium grassy green creme.

Compared to I'm The Moss, they are quite similar. They are, however, not of the same shade. I'm The Moss is dustier, not as bright as Starboard, which also seems to be a tiny bit lighter. I'm The Moss has more brown undertones to it, too.
Left: Essence, right: China Glaze

After all, those two shades are very similar, so for some of you it might be enough to own one of them :)
What do you think of them?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD April 22nd: China Glaze - Strawberry Fields

Hi guys!
Today I'd like to show you one of my first ever bought China Glaze nail polishes, Strawberry Fields.

Strawberry Fields has a cool-toned hot pink base that is filled with very visible golden glass flecks. It's simply stunning!
Application was good, it was a tiny bit on the thin side so I used 3 coats to avoid visible nail line.
Strawberry Fields was part of the Summer Days Collection of Summer 2009. You should still be able to get this, however.

I simply love how fun and bright this color is, one of my must-haves!
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD April 15th: China Glaze - Life Preserver

Hey guys!

Today I'd like to show you China Glaze's Life Preserver!

 Life Preserver is a muted poppy orange creme. In my pictures it actually looks a tad too bright.
Application was really great, it's super squishy and easy to apply. I did 2 coats for these pictures, which were enough for full opacity. Really good!

Life Preserver was actually part of China Glaze's Anchors Away Collection from Spring 2010, but you should still be able to get it :)

I really love this polish, it's one of my favorite orange shades and it works great for spring :)
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD April 9th: China Glaze - Raspberry Festival

Hi guys!
Today I'd like to show you Raspberry Festival by China Glaze!

Raspberry festival is a pink-leaning cherry red shade. It has a glass fleck finish, and the glass flecks here seem to be red and pink. They make the polish very glowy.
Application was fine, it's a tiny bit thick, but still nice to apply. I ended up doing 3 coats so I didn't have any visible nail line anymore.

Raspberry Festival was part of the Summer 2009 Summer Days Collection, but should still be available.
I really like this one, what do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 19th: China Glaze - Running In Circles

Hey guys!
Today I'd like to show you a NOTD using the last left-over China Glaze polish from my haul, Running In Circles.

Running In Circles is a stunning bright green glass fleck. It has this gorgeous glass fleck shimmer which looks a bit golden and makes it so so pretty! The shade of green is a bit lighter than emerald.
Application was great, it went on smoothly and evenly. I ended up doing 3 thin coats for full opacity.

Running In Circles is part of the current Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. It's super stunning, I'm in love with this shade! A good shade for St. Patty's Day I'd say! :D

What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 15th: China Glaze - Champagne Kisses

Hi there!
Today I'd like to show you China Glaze's Champagne Kisses, which I wore for Valentine's Day yesterday.

Champagne Kisses is a is golden champagne (didn't expect that, right?! :D) glitter nail polish. It's quite densely packed with glitter and dries to a gritty finish. It can look slightly holographic in some lighting.
Application was good, it was quite opaque even though it's just a glitter, I did 3 thin coats but 2 would have been enough.

Champagne Kisses looks very christmas-y, and it actually originally was part of China Glaze's Holiday 2012 Collection, called Holiday Joy. However, I think it can also be worn now, and it wasn't really bad for Valentine's Day! On top I added little red hearts to make it a bit more appropriate :)

What do you think of this nail polish?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 13th: China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze

Hi there!
Yes, I know, another NOTD, but that's really all I do right now, painting my nails :D Hope you don't mind! Today I've got to show you China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze!

It's A Trap-eze is a nail polish full of glitter. It has a very sheer milky base and is packed with hex glitter in all shades, from orange over blue all the way to green, it's really super colorful and densely packed.
Application was surprisingly good, it's not thick at all! Of course it doesn't glide on as nicely as a creme does, but it's still fine :) Here I did 3 coats.

It's A Trap-eze is part of the current Circe Du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. This shade is so much fun and works great for the carnival season we're having right now, and that's also why I chose to wear it :) Removal, however, is no fun. It's horrible to get this stuff off! However, I think it's worth it :D
What do you think of this?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 11th: Heart Nail Art with China Glaze - Light As Air

Hi everyone!
Today I'd like to show you a cute nail art design using China Glaze's Light As Air.

Light As Air is a light lilac creme. It's slightly muted and is a very cool-toned shade.
Application was great, it has a good consistency which looks great with 2 coats. Here I did 3 to cover up some patches I thought were still visible.
Light As Air was part of the Up & Away Collection of 2010, but should still be available in lots of places.

On top of Light As Air I added little black hearts, a very cute but simple pattern. I just used a dotting tool to create them. This could be something to wear for the upcoming Valentine's Day!
What do you think of it?

xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 9th: Essie Marshmallow + China Glaze Whirled Away

Hi guys!
Today I'd like to show you a combo of two of my newest nail polishes, Essie's Marshmallow and China Glaze's Whirled Away, which is part of the current Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection.

Essie's Marshmallow is a sheer white polish, I'd say a jelly. It's very shiny and at first a bit streaky. It gives a very milky look without getting fully opaque.
Application of Marshmallow was good, at first it was patchy but it built up nicely with 3 coats.

China Glaze's Whirled Away consists of a clear base and black hex and string and white big hex glitter particles. There are more black ones than white ones in there.
Application of Whirled Away was good, but you do have to fish a little to get the white particles. I didn't push them around on the nail, and was left with rather random patterns, each nail unique.

I at first meant to do a jelly-glitter-sandwich with these two, so I did 3 coats of Marshmallow and then 1 of Whirled Away. On my ring finger I topped this with another coat of Marshmallow, but I thought that looked too milky. So for the rest of my nails I went straight for top coat.
I really like this combo, it looks really funny! Lots of people couldn't believe the glitter particles came just out of a nail polish and weren't drawn!
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 7th: China Glaze - Something Sweet

Hi guys!
Today I'd like to show you one of my new nail polishes, Something Sweet by China Glaze.

Something Sweet is a light paby pink creme. It's cool-toned and really pale and pastelly. It looks very sweet!
Application was good, I only had a tiny bit of cuticle dragging, but nothing that couldn't be handled. At first it was a bit patchy, and I ended up doing 3 coats for a great result.

I really like this nail polish! It works great with my skin tone and looks very cute and elegant. It might be a good choice for the upcoming Valentine's Day, don't you think?
Do you guys like this one?
xoxo, Misch

NOTD February 5th: China Glaze - Water You Waiting For

Hi guys!
Today I'd like to show you the first polish from my nail polish haul :) This is China Glaze's Water You Waiting For.

 Water You Waiting for is a glitter nail polish. It has a fairly clear base, maybe a bit blue. In there are lots of glitter particles, mainly blue but alsoa  couple of teal ones. The particles are of 2 rather small sizes.
Application was great, it's not thick at all and shows great coverage. These are 3 coats.

Water You Waiting For is part of this year's Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. It is available right now :) This is a super gorgeous gitter polish, it reminds be a little of OPI's Absolutely Alice which I've wanted for years. I don't think they're dupes, but for now it's close enough :D
What do you think of it?
xoxo, Misch

Nail Polish Haul!

Hi everyone!
There's nothing better than coming home and seeing that your long awaited package of nail polishes has arrived! That's what happened to me yesterday, and it totally made my day :D I'd like to show you now what I ordered for myself as a late Christmas treat. They are quite a few!

China Glaze - Running In Circles

Running In Circles is part of this year's Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. It's a bright emerald green glitter polish, almost a glass fleck, and it flashes gold at some angles. It's super stunning, I used 3 coats for the swatches. Formula seems to be great. I think this is perfect for  a St. Patty's Day mani, don't you think?

China Glaze - Water You Waiting For

Water You Waiting For is also part of this year's Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. It's a clear base packed with lots of blue and less green glitter. It's very opaque, I only needed 2 coats for these swatches, and the formula was also great. 

China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze

It's A Trap-eze is another polish from the Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. It's a super interesting polish: it consists of a sheer milky base and is packed with tons of multi-colored glitter. The particles are gold, green, pink, blue and so on. When you use more than 1 coat, it looks like a jelly-glitter-sandwich. Here I've done 3 coats, but 2 were already enough for opacity.

China Glaze - Whirled Away

Whirled Away is the last shade I got from the Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Collection. It's another clear base packed with black string and hex glitter as well as with white big hex glitter. This one is a little hard to apply, because you have to fish around to catch the white glitter. But I don't mind too much, it's still really great! Here I have 3 coats.

China Glaze - Champagne Kisses

Champagne Kisses was part of the Holiday 2012 Holiday Joy Collection. It's a champagne golden shade with glitter in it, looking a little holographic. It's very delicate and pretty. Here we have 3 coats.

China Glaze - Light As Air

Light As Air was part of the Spring 2010 Up & Away Collection. It's a light slightly muted lilac shade, very pastelly and pretty. It has great coverage, these are 2 coats, and is super pretty for spring, that's also why I bought it :)

China Glaze - Something Sweet

The last China Glaze polish here is Something Sweet, also from the Spring 2010 Up & Away Collection. It's another pastelly spring shade, a cool-toned light pink this time. A creme, 2 coats shown here. Super pretty, I think it'll go well with my skin tone :)

Essie - Marshmallow

In addition to that I got one basic Essie shade, called Marshmallow. This is a semi-opaque white shade, very shiny and jelly-like, but it doesn't look patchy. Here I did 3 coats. I got this for jelly sandwiches and layerings and stuff, and it's great for that :)

What do you think of my new nail polishes? I'm super happy with each of them, they're all gorgeous :) Can't wait to use them!

xoxo, Misch