Winter Nail Art Challenge - Christmas Song/Carol/Movie

Tiden går så vansinnigt fort tycker jag och idag är det dags för Winter Nail Art Challenge igen. Temat för dagen är brett, men kan välja att ta inspiration från en julsång eller julfilm och själv valde jag något som i och för sig är ganska enkelt, men ändå blev väldigt juligt och fint tycker jag. 

Jag funderade ganska länge på vad jag skulle inspireras av, men kom fram till att en av mina absoluta favoritjulsånger är den som kort och gott heter The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) med Nat King Cole. Faktum är att äldre julmusik är bäst. I alla fall enligt mig. 

Det jag gjort är att jag fixade till det underbara Kiko 846 med en Merry Christmas text som jag hittade på en kopia av Konad M12 plattan med hjälp av Mundo De Unas Guldfärg på resterande naglarna gjorde jag en form av omvänd gradient med Rainbow Honey Judgement Bolt som är ett mycket fint guldglitter. 

Allt som allt är jag mycket nöjd med den här manikyren. 

Time goes so insanely fast at least that's what I think and today it's time for Winter Nail Art Challenge again. Today we have three themes to choose from and that is Christmas Song, carol or Christmas movie and myself, I chose something that in itself is quite simple, yet became very much Christmas like I think.

I thought for a while about what I would be inspired by, but came to the conclusion that one of my absolute favorite Christmas songs is the one who simply is called The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) by Nat King Cole. The fact is that older Christmas music is the best. At least according to me.

What I did is that I pimped the wonderful Kiko 846 with a Merry Christmas text that I found on a copy of Konad M12 plate using Mundo De Una's Gold paint and on the remaining nails, I made a form of reverse gradient with Rainbow Honey Judgement Bolt that  is a very fine gold glitter.

All in all I am very satisfied with this manicure.

What happened with my 2013 favorites?

Tja, som titeln indikerar så kommer här en av två poster om dom där lacken som jag listade som favoriter i slutet av förra året.

Idén kommer från The Crumpet och jag gjorde två liknande inlägg förra året. Till min förskräckelse så har jag det här året använt mindre av mina favoriter än vad jag gjort med dom från 2012. Förmodligen för att samlingen utökats ganska mycket.

Topplistan var förra året indelad i färger och finishar och så blir även det här inlägget då.

Resten av inlägget blir på engelska så jag slipper dubbla texter under bilderna.

Låt oss se..

Well, as the title indicates, this will be one of two posts about those polishes that I listed as my favorites at the end of last year.

The idea comes from The Crumpet and I made two similar posts last year. To my horror, I realise that I have used less of the favorites from last year than I did with the ones from 2012. Probably because the collection expanded quite a lot.

My toplist from last year was divided into colors and finishes, and so will this post be.

Let's see ..

My favorite Gold polish was 2052 from Depend and no I have not used it again.

OPI Metallic 4 Life was my favorite Silver polish and guess what.. I sold it.

Delush O'Briens Revenge was my choice of Bronze polishes. Another beautiful polish that I haven't used again. 

Misa A Sin Worth Commiting was my blue favorite and I have used it again. Actually more than one time in different nail arts. And I will use it more because it's still a favorite. 

My best brown polish was American Apparel Lopez Canyon a polish I think I might have used in a nail art but not on it's own again. 

How can I have let this beauty just stand after used it one time and put as my number one grey polish! This is Cactus Astatine

The Green favorite was Kleancolor Metallic Green and I'm sad to annouce that I have not used it.

Does been thinking of using it again count? Yellow favorite Happy Hands Bananastand sadly unused. 

Wonderful Darling Diva Polish Purple Rain was my purple favorite 2013, but no you guessed right again. It has not been used. This is starting to become embarrissing.

Zoya Amy best orange polish. I'm happy to tell you that this have been used during this year. 

Favorite Pink was Darling Diva Polish BJ and this one is not in my collection anymore. I hope it has been used, but it wasn't by me. 

What a great red this is. Isadora Orient Express could probably make it as a favorite this year as well if I had only used it again...

Best black polish was Zoya Raven and this one I have used again. A lot actually. 

What an awful picture of this great polish. Zoya Purity was and is my favorite white polish and I have used it many times.

Shame on me. Best Teal was L.A Girl 3D Teal Dimension and it probably need to have some dust removed. No, I haven't used this one either. 

So of 15 polishes I have only used 5 of them again after postin. Not a good record.

Winter Nail Art Challenge - Christmas Trees

Idag är temat för Winter Nail Art Challenge Julgran och jag har gjort en ganska enkel variant, men en som jag gillar. När jag visade sonen det här så var omdömet rund och charmig gran. Jag tror att det var en positiv beskrivning i all fall bestämmer jag att det var det.

Det jag har använt mig av är en bas av Zoya Blaze, granarna är gjorda av Barielle Date Night och sen har jag använt mig av nitar från Born Pretty Store som jag fått för att recensera och sen avslutas det hela med topplack.

Jag tycker att dom små guldnitarna blev alldeles perfekta små julgranskulor och är ni sugna på köpa dom så hittar man dom här: http://www.bornprettystore.com/100pcsset-gold-silver-round-ball-flat-nail-studs-charming-nail-decoration-p-16680.html

Jag ser fram emot att se andras Julgranar.

Today the theme of Winter Nail Art Challenge is Christmas Tree and I have done quite a simple variant, but one that I like. When I showed this to my son his comment was that it looked round and charming. I think it was a positive description in any case I decide that it was.

What I am using is  Zoya Blaze as the base, the fir trees are made of Barielle Date Night and then I used rivets from Born Pretty Store that I received for review and then finish it all with a topcoat.

I think the small gold studs became perfect little baubles and if you are eager to buy them you can find them here: http://www.bornprettystore.com/100pcsset-gold-silver-round-ball-flat-nail-studs-charming-nail-decoration-p-16680.html

I'm looking forward to see what kind of trees others have made. 

Kiko - 846

I tre veckor har jag haft en ihop lappad nagel, men nu hade den äntligen vuxit så pass mycket att jag kunde klippa ner utan att det skulle göra ont. Så korta naglar, men inga lagade vilket jag tycker underlättar när man vill byta lack ofta.

Idag visar jag ett julrött och vackert skimmerlack från Kiko som har det spännande namnet 846 eller numret kanske jag ska säga.

Jag gillade penseln i den här flaskan. Bred men ändå lite rundad. Smidig att jobba med. Två lager av lacket räckte för full täckning och torktiden var riktigt bra. På bilderna har jag inget topplack på.

Om man gillar rött är det ju svårt att inte tycka om det här lacket och jag gillar rött så i mina ögon är det här suveränt.

 

For three weeks I have had a nail that I have patched together, but now it had finally grown so much that I could cut it and the others down without any pain. So short nails, but not any patched which I think helps when you want to change polish often.

Today I show you a Christmas red and beautiful shimmer polish from Kiko that has the exciting name 846 or number, maybe I should say.

I liked the brush in this bottle. Wide but still a bit rounded. Easy to work with. Two layers of polish was enough for full coverage and the drying time was really good. In the pictures, I have no top coat on.

If you like red it 's hard not to like this polish and I like red so in my eyes, this is sovereign.

December's Link Love

I will do this post only in English I hope that is ok with all of you. I didn't have time to do a NailArt Sunday post today. Been baking and buying Christmas Flowers so instead I give you this months Link Love post.

You know the post where I share with you a couple of my favorite blogs.

Chit Chat Nails
Just love her pictures.

Nailed it NZ
Lots and lots of nail art and tutorials

Nailtastic
The first Nailblog that I really started to follow and still is following. Also one of the blogs that inspired me to start my own. Also a  fellow Swede :)

Kerruticles
A blog where I have found a lot of inspiration from.

Pointless Cafe
A great mix of swatches, nail art and other nail related stuff

So let's give these girls som love!