OPI - Brisbane Bronze

Hey girls!

So fall is here and it's been raining a lot lately. It's a very strange weather, a fall weather I guess. But I like fall because you can start burning some candles and prepare for winter!

My favorite color for fall is bronze. The coppery reflects make me think of the bright reds we see in leaves before they fall of trees. And one of my favorite bronzes is OPI's Brisbane Bronze. It looks perfects in two coats, but you can also apply it over a black base. And the black base gives it a completely different look.

To achieve this mani, I applied two coats of OPI's Lady in Black and one coat of my fast drying top coat. Then I taped my nails with some striping tape. I applied two coats of Brisbane Bronze and I gently removed the pieces of tape. I finished with my go-to top coat!

What do you think about it?

What are your favorite colors for fall?

xoxo

OPI - Over the Taupe

Hey there!!

OPI's Over the Taupe, is in fact the first OPI polish that I have ever bought. It was a few years ago!

I 'd been looking for this kind of taupe for a while, and when I saw that OPI made the perfect one, I knew I had to get it. At that time, OPI wasn't available everywhere in France. Only some Sephora stores were selling it. And that's where I found it! Too bad they were a little pricy. And they still are. I don't know why but here in France, an OPI polish costs about 14€ (18$). Pretty expensive, isn't it?

But, this is the perfect taupe!! Not too light and not too dark. I made a little stamping over it using my Konad M70 plate and Joy from China Glaze.

What about you? What was your first OPI polish?

xoxo,

The Sunday Nail Battle - Ice & Candy

Hey there!

Ready for this week's Sunday Nail Battle?

Andreia and Odile decided that it was going to be an "Ice & Candy" themed manucure. The deal is to have as much glitters as possible and to decorate our nails with some sweet things such as cupcakes, ices, candies....

The one color I had to use for this battle was Teenage Dream by OPI. I love the glitters in it, it sparkles a lot, and I love to wear it alone, it makes me feel like a princess !

To make the pink side of the polish pop a little bit more, I always put a white base before applying Teenage Dream to my nails. It gives it more dimension :)

Honestly, I loved it this way but just to be in the theme, I decided to add a little black stamping with the BM-306 plate!

Isn't that cute ? And it's so simple to achieve!

Big kisses and I hope you're enjoying your week-end ♥♥♥

The Sunday Nail Battle - Sublimation

Hi there!


I'm back for the Sunday Nail Battle!

Andreia & Odile Sacoche decided that this week we would have to use the one color in our polish collection that we don't like.

I immediately knew which color I was going to use. It's been in my drawer for almost two years now, and I used it only one to try it on. This color is Simply Smash-Ing! from OPI.

This color was sold in a duo-pack with the black shatter in the OPI & Serena Williams Glam Slam collection. I don't know if it's the hint of green in it that doesn't make me feel good about it, but clearly I don't like it at all!

Obviously, this color is perfect for the theme!! So here's what I decided to do to try to make this color look good on my nails :

Even paired with black, I still don't love this color. But now that it's out of my drawer I think I'll give it a try and pair it with some other colors. Any idea is welcome!

What is the color you don't like at all and you sometimes regret buying? Or you least favorite one?

xoxo <3

Booom Pooow

Hey girls!

Today I wanted to show a quick and nice mani I wore at work this week.

When I don't want to spend too much time on my nails, I either apply 2 coats of my favorite polish and add something on my ring finger to make it pop, or I try to find something easy to do like this mani.

Here are the pictures :

I used scotch tape. I regret not having longer nails to make a larger design!

What do you like to do when you have to do something quick and nice on your nails?

Dots & Dots

Hi there!

Today, I'm on holiday and tomorrow is my birthdayyyy yeay can't wait :D

For the manicure I'm going to show you, I got my inspiration from ChalkBoard Nails alias Sarah. I love every single thing she does, and she has awesome nails. Gosh I'd like to have such nails!

So here's the mani I'm talking about :

My goal wasn't to do something completely similar, but I liked the way she overlayed the dots and that's what I wanted to do. I used OPI Did it on em as my base color. Frankly, this is not a color I would wear alone on my nails. I did the dots with Models Own's Fuzzy Peach and OPI's Lady in Black. And here are the pictures :

I only regret not having longer nails for this design!! And for those of you who are reading my blog, and are maybe thinking that my right hand is missing here it is :

My designs are always achieved on both hands, but I prefer my left hand which is logical as I'm right-handed! That's why you'll mostly see pictures of my left hand!

See you soon!

A England - Saint George

Yesterday, I had to work at one of our customer's office, so I had to have classy nails.
In my last order on Bec & Ongles there were some A England nail polishes I was waiting for!
But let me tell you about my new base first. It's not a new product, but I bought it only a few weeks ago. It's OPI Ridge Filler. Once you apply this base on your nails, you'll immediately notice the difference. It gives your nails an uniform surface, on which you can apply whatever nail polish you want. I've been trying it with different brands and each time, the polishes I applied over it stuck to my nail like never before. I love it and I advise you to give it a try!

Let's now talk about the polish I've been waiting for which is Saint George from A England. I have an OPI which looks almost the same, but there's not comparison to make here. Saint George is way more pigmented, and has way more dimension. When you put your nails in the sun, you're just sparkling, really!!

But no more talking let's see the pictures :

I've seen pictures from Odile Sacoche which made me want to get Tristam from the same brand! I already have Avalon which is a magnificient purple that I'll show later ;) 

Did you try these A England nail polishes?? What did you think about it? Are there any colors you would advise me to buy?

OPI - Black Spotted

Hi :)

Did you hear about this Black Spotted polish from OPI? It hasn't been released everywhere but here in France we have it !! For once we have something that's cool and exclusive! So glad!

I bought mine from Sephora's website as I didn't manage to find it in stores...

When I swatched it for the first time, I had mixed feelings. I didn't know if I was liking to like it or not.

My first advice to you is to properly select the base you're going to use before applying it. If you want something discrete go for a dark colored base, but if you want the little spotted designs to show, go for a light and shiny base.

This polish, contrary to the Black Shatter from the same brand, is very fluid and is very easy to apply. It's also easy to apply a really thin coat. As written on the little note which goes with the polish : "Apply a VERY THIN coat over completely dry lacquer. Finish with Top Coat". And really the thinner the coat will be, better the result will be. I tried it with I'm Not Really A Waitress as a base :

As I wasn't convinced with the result, I tried to try it with Good As Gold from Essie. 

And this time not only I loved it, but I realized how much potential it has! I can't tell you how much I like this new polish! I'm definitely going to swatch it on different bases, and I'll show you the pictures, just to see what goes with this magic thing!

I like it better than the shatter one. What do you think about it? Are you going to buy it when it is available? For those of you who could buy it, did you like it? From what I know, unfortunately, it won't be available in the US...

I'll be back soon :)