Cadillacquer swatches - part I

Hey guys, Madeleine from Cadillacquer came out with a new collection and today I have the first bunch of them for you. First thing I noticed was that several of them have a gorgeous shimmer on top of the glitter :) I'm gonna keep it short further, not feeling well, but I hope you'll enjoy the polishes!
The description of them comes from Cadillacquer and all swatches are with top coat.

Restless

Restless

Restless has a light turquoise aqua base with fine holo glitter, different sized brown glitter, small dark fuchsia red and different sized matte turquoise glitter.

This was 3 thin coats, 2 medium ones would've worked too. It applied a bit goopy, and I think I'd prefer the basecolor less pigmented, because the first layer of glitters is completely hidden now. But as usual with Madeleine's polishes, I had no problem getting glitter on my nails, these are packed with them!

Restless

Once More, With Feeling

Once More, With Feeling

Once More, With Feeling has a blue base with a strong red/pink shimmer and different sized white and pastel pink squares.

This was 3 thin coats, but again, 2 medium ones would've been fine too. I didn't wait long enough in between coats, hence the globs onthe tips of some nails >.< Gorgeous shimmer!

Once More, With Feeling

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home has a soft pastel white base with different colored fine flakies and pastel pink, blue, green and yellow glitter.

3 thin coats, the first coat applied a bit thin and I didn't get much glitter on my nails, but the coats after fixed that. The basecolor varies a bit depending on the light, as you can see. Soft and Spring-y.

No Place Like Home

Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are has a smoky green/grey base with a strong yellow sparkle shimmer, iridescent glitter, different colored flakies and small silver glitter.

My favorite of these, the basecolor combined with the shimmer is already pretty, but then there's the glitter and flakies! Once again, 3 thin/2 medium coats needed.

Where The Wild Things Are

I think this 2nd collection clearly shows that it's from Cadillacquer as well, Madeleine really has her own style and knows well how to combine different colors of glitter. And I think the shimmer in a different color is a great addition!

You can find Cadillacquer on Facebook, and you can buy the polishes on Etsy.


The product(s) in this post was/were send to me for review. For more information, please have a look at my Disclosure Policy.

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Kiko Sugar Mat Poppy Red

Hey all, as I said when I showed Kiko Burgundy, the other Sugar Mat polish that I got is one that I really love! But when I swatched it, I found out that it's one of those colors that my camera just doesn't handle so well. So the daylight pics are too orange, the lamp pics are too bright red. The real color is somewhere in the middle!

Kiko Sugar Mat 640 Poppy Red

Kiko Sugar Mat 640 Poppy Red - daylight

Kiko Sugar Mat 640 Poppy Red - lamplight

Kiko Sugar Mat 640 Poppy Red - daylight

Kiko Sugar Mat 640 Poppy Red - lamplight

I'm bummered that I couldn't capture the true color well, but I guess this still shows that it's a real beauty :) I'm absolutely loving these Kiko Sugar Mat polishes! It's maybe a good thing that I can't buy Kiko here, cause I know I wouldn't be able to resist them =)

Have a lovely Sunday ♥

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China Glaze Texture - Preview

GETTING DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY

China Glaze® Introduces Texture: the Newest Technology in Nail Lacquer

Los Angeles (April 2013): China Glaze® introduces Texture, a unique new lacquer that applies as a crème but dries with a 3D texture effect. Unlike traditional nail art techniques that require multiple steps, Texture only requires one step—painting the nail.  Texture dries matte, but can be combined with China Glaze® Fast Forward Top Coat for a glossy effect. With a finish similar to that of a sugared rim, Texture is the perfect accessory for a beach day, night-on-the-town, or special rendezvous.

In The Rough— light lime-green with textured grit

Itty, Bitty & Gritty— melon with textured grit

Of Coarse!— bright, cobalt-blue with textured grit

Unrefined— bright pink with textured grit

Bump & Grind— hot pinkish-red with textured grit

Toe-tally Textured— tangerine-orange with textured grit

The China Glaze® Texture collection will be available in May 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide.

China Glaze is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial) and Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

About American International Industries

For 42 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men and women.  Our product lines include Andrea, Ardell, Body Drench, Bye Bye Blemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, European Secrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, It’s So Easy, Jeris-Lustray, LASH BeLONG, Nail Tek, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Poshe, Prolinc, RAW, Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra, Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

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What do you think of these? I do like textured polishes, but I'm not really feeling them in just 1 color. I haven't seen these irl though, but I think the texture combined with sparkly bits is what works more for me!

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Design Glassware by Mont Blue

Hey all! Mont Blue kindly send me some of their products, so today I'm not showing nails, but nail related products instead. Here are the products I received:

Now as you might know, clipping your nails isn't a good idea, your nails are made out of layers (which you can clearly see when they chip) and clipping them puts pressure on these layers. So filing is already nicer for your nails, but personally, I don't touch my nails with anything but glass files, because these are much more gentle for your nails than other files. And ever since I use glass files only, my nails have improved a lot!

One of the things I hear at times (and have experienced myself as well), is that a glass file loses it's grittiness fast. But if you have a good quality file, that won't happen at all! So I think it's a good idea to invest in a good quality file. They will last you for years, you can just rinse them off after using or even disinfect them if you want. I have 2 that I've been using for a few years now, but one of the first things I noticed with these Mont Blue files, is that they're finer than the ones I used so far. That doesn't mean you can't take off length fast, because you still can, but I think it's even nicer for your nails with a fine grit and it gives a smoother result. I will do a How To on my nail care routine sometime, and will tell more about my filing as well then, but for now, let's have a closer look at the ones I got :)

First up is this file (MC-M09 which costs €10,-) from their Crystal line. The file is 13,5cm long and the top has Swarovski crystals on it, and the file comes in a soft, velvety protective cover. You can use the file on both sides and you can clearly see where the file part ends.

The next file is one of their mini glass nail files (W-S02 which is €8,-). This file is 9cm long and also comes in a soft, velvet case. The back doesn't have Swarovski crystals, but it looks nice on that side as well, there's no glue visible or anything like that. This file is useable on both sides as well. It's a great size to keep in your bag, to fix your nails while travelling. The case isn't hard, but because it's so small (adorable even, haha), I don't think there's much risk of breaking it while in your bag :)

This hard case nail file costs €9,- and it's perfect for travelling as well. It's 12,5cm long, useable on both sides and the hard case will protect it from breaking, while still giving you a nice size file and a good grip.

Lastly, this slanted tweezers (CT-01.1 which costs €12,-) has a soft feel to the black, and has Swarovski crystals on both sides. The matte black combined with the crystals really makes it looks luxury! I will be using this for my eyebrows, but tweezers are also handy for nailart, to help pick up fine things.


I haven't used the files much yet, but so far I really like the quality of them, these will be the files I'll be using from now on! And I'm also impressed by the huge amount of colors and styles they offer! As you maybe noticed, I didn't link to the actual product that I received but to the whole category where it was from, because they have so many colors and options on them. For example, if you don't like crystals, they have gorgeous gradient files or files with an animal prints as well. Or maybe you prefer a file with studs? :)

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!


The product(s) in this post was/were send to me for review. For more information, please have a look at my Disclosure Policy.

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PUEEN 2013 plate set *pic heavy*

Hey guys! You know I love stamping so needless to say, I got very excited when I received the PUEEN 2013 plates! Of course I photographed them all and tried them out, and here they are =)

This set of 25 plates comes with each plate in a seperate packing and a protective blue film on top. The back has a protective cover as well, and the sides of the plates aren't sharp at all. The blue plastic at the front comes off easily, and here's what's below it!

Are these awesome or what! I'm especially loving all the geometric and floral designs, and I didn't have a fine laced image yet (plate 02), so yay for that one! And I don't often wear hearts on my nails, but I am loving the ones on plate 16, they're so cute ^^ I also like that it's a set with just full nail images and some smaller images to fill up the plates (150 images in total), I have a whole bunch of French image plates that I never use, so I'm glad this set doesn't have any of those!

The images are all curved at the top, which means you can stamp them with a free half moon as well. But if you prefer not to, they're large enough to still cover your nails (assuming the average imagesize fits on your nails). Of course I added them to the image below as well, as you can see they're average sized images, and that happens to be the size that I prefer to work with the most as well :)

Please note: the up-to-date comparison can always be found at my Stamping Plate Sizes page.

Picking just 1 image for my first try wasn't easy, haha. But I managed, and went for another gradient stamping. Unfortunately this one turned out way too subtle, I used 4 colors which were too close together, so it's not so obvious that it goes from green to blue. But the plate worked like a charm, and these kind of images are great for a gradient I think, so I'll give that another go sometime with one of these plates!

Catrice Pebble Beach with Kiko 623 Blue, 624 Sky Blue, 625 Emerald , 626 Lawn Green and PUEEN plate 07.

If you're not sure how stamping works, have a look here! You can buy the PUEEN 2013 set for $18.99 on Amazon. What do you think of them? :)


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