Haul: OPI nail polishes

Hello!

I got some nail polishes for you today! I got a great deal on some OPI nail polishes a while ago, kinda forgot about them, but sharing them with you today! They were on sale, 5 for €20 which is €4 per bottle instead of €14. Couldn't pass that offer so I picked out these 5:


- Sparrow Me The Drama: This is a cool pink with a cream finish, so no shimmer or glitter whatsoever. It came out with the On Stranger Tides collection. In general, I'm not a fan of pink, but this one looks surprisingly good with my skin tone I think.
The application was ok, not as good as I would have liked but no major issues. This is 2 coats with Seche Vite top coat.




- Planks A Lot: This came out with the same collection. It's another cream polish. I'd describe this as a medium pastel purple. I do love purple so when I saw this one, I had to get it. Not a great fall colour, but I'll definitely wear it next spring/summer.
Application was better than Sparrow Me The Drama, it went on smoother and more even. Again, 2 coats with Seche Vite top coat.



- OPI Ink - Suede: This is the first seude polish I've tried from OPI. Suede basically just means it doesn't have a shiny finish but dries more matte. I don't have the original OPI Ink but what I've seen from pictures online and the bottle in stores, the suede version looks nothing like the original. It looks like a purple base with silver shimmer in it.
This polish went on nice and opaque in two coats. I tried it with and without top coat.



- Suzi Skis In The Pyrenees - Suede: At least I think that's what this is because this bottle didn't have a sticker with the name on it on the bottom. Don't think this one looks like the original either (don't own it to compare). It's a gunmetal/charcoal grey with silver shimmer.
The application was pretty much the same as the other suede polish. Opaque in 2 coats, looks good with or without top coat.



- Me + Blue - Nicole by OPI: This was part of the One Less Lonely Girl collection from Justin Bieber (why he had to get a nail polish collection, I'll never understand...). I got it mainly to layer over other blues. It's has a sheer blue base with holographic shimmer in it.
I think I did 3 coats for this one, just to get it more opaque. Also topped it off with a top coat for a smoother finish.



I know these aren't exactly fall-colours, except for the suedes, but I wanted to share them anyway.
Thank you for stopping by!

Up next: Fall look using the Sleek Original palette!

x
Tanja

NOTD: Funky Glitter Tips

Bonjour!

It's been a while since I've posted a NOTD (nail of the day) or anything related to nails really, but today I have a nail-art look for you guys! I was inspired by ThePoshPolish who did a funky french glitter manicure (you can have a look at her post here). I loved this idea so much that I wanted to give it a try. It's a great way to use glitter without it being too much and I love nail art that I can easily do on my right hand (using my non-dominant left hand).
Definitely check out her blog, she has gorgeous nails, posts really nice pictures and had great nail art ideas!

Here are my pictures:

I used China Glaze - Below Deck from the Anchors Away collection. This was limited edition but I'm sure you could find a dupe for it. It's very similar to OPI - Metro Chic, Essie - Merino Cool or Catrice - From Dusk To Dawn. The glitter I used is OPI - Show It And Glow It, from the Burlesque collection. 

I don't like it as much as I liked her combination. She used Essie - Master Plan and OPI - Mad As A Hatter (which I wish I owned :( !! ), but any combination you like is possible. 
Overall, I don't think this came out too bad for a first try.

Hope you like it too and until next time!


Up next: one of my favorite YouTube guru's!


x
Tanja

Haul: Shopping in Antwerp

A while ago I went shopping in Antwerp with my friend Magali.

I always say I don't like shopping, but I actually do unless it's for clothes, and only if its not too busy.

So here are the things I bought. Not just makeup, I got some jewelry too.

 I'll go over each item quickly. If you'd like me to do a seperate review, let me know.

I had been wanting to Hoola bronzer from Benefit. I like using it with my Sigma SS to contour and I really like it so far. Its not too dark and easy to blend. Also like how the colour looks on my skin tone.

At Kruidvat (drugstore in Belgium and the Netherlands) I saw the Dream creamy foundation, which is called Dream smooth mousse foundation in the US and possibly the UK. I got it in the lightest shade which was 08 Light beige. I haven't really tried this product yet but it does feel really smooth.

 We each picked up one of the Bourjois Smokey eyes trios. They were buy one get one free so we split the price of one. Really good deal.

I got the trio in . I think the pigmentation is really nice and I like using these colours for a quick neurtal eye.



I also got 2 of the Catrice lipsticks. I already had 2 colours and I like the texture of them so I wanted to get some more. Plus they're really cheap. I personally never really wear lipstick cause my lips are really dry and it just doesn't look nice. So I mainly got this for when I do makeup on other people.

 

I also got the kohl from catrice cause I needed a black kohl pencil. Had this one before and I think it's really nice especially for the price.

 

 

At Instant Spa, I bought Extravagance by OPI. It's one of the colours from the Designer Series and it is gorgeous. I've always wanted to try OPI polishes but they're really expensive here. When I saw this one, I just had to have it lol. I'll probably look for OPI polishes online in the future tho.

 

Next: jewelry.

I got two pairs of earrings from New Look. I'd seen the leopard ones before but wasn't sure if I wanted  them or not. Seeing them a second time really made me want to get them, do I did :).

Also thought the little fairies looked really cute.

Then we went in to a store called I Am, which I hadn't seen before. They had lots and lots of nice accesoires. I picked out these gold butterflies. Until then I always stayed away from gold earrings cause for some reason I didn't think they looked good on me. But Magali convinced me to get them and I'm glad she did.

We also stopped at the River Island store which opened not too long ago. On our way to the accessories section, Magali spotted this really cool ring that looked alot like the leopard earrings I had bought earlier. Only problem was that it was too small for me. So we went looking for a larger size, but couldn't find one. Even asked one of the girls from the store if and when they were gonna come back in stock. She said they were gonna get them back in stock but she didn't know when. So I was like ok, I'll just have to come back every day to check if they're back. Then, on our way out, Magali found another one, and it was a bigger one, yay! She then decided to get it too lol.

That's all for now.
Up next: Venomous Villains haul!!

Have a nice weekend.

x

Tanja

Nailart: Pokemon, gotta catch em all!

Sometimes when I'm bored and don't know what I'll put on my nails next I just ask a friend, boy or girl, doesn't matter. So that's what I did the other day. I asked Chris (who insisted on mentioning his name lol) and he said Pokemon. First I was like meh, I'm not really a Pokemon fan... But I figured it would be fun so I went ahead and painted some Pokemon on my nails. And these are pretty much the only ones I know lol (cause my little brother used to watch it quite often).

So here they are:

I used a bunch of different colours but mostly Catrice polishes. The background is a polish I made with MAC's Blue Brown pigment. I originally wanted to have a white background, but I had just painted my nails and the only white nail polish I have needs like 4 or 5 coats to get it opaque so I couldnt be bothered to do that first.

I actually had fun doing these. And I thought Pikachu was gonna be the easiest, but actually turned out to be my least favorite. Anyone got any request or ideas for what I should paint on them next?

Hope you enjoyed!


x
Tanja