Catrice 'I Scream Peach!'

Sniff, sniff, another polish that will be removed from the Catrice assortment. :(
Because you still can get it now (for 50% off), I'm going to swatch this color. A very bright orange color.
I always thought the color peach is way lighter than this polish shows, but maybe because of the name (I Scream Peach!) they exaggerated the orange by making it a bright one.

Catrice I Scream Peach! (2 coats), indirect sunlight

Close-up Catrice I Scream Peach! (2 coats), indirect sunlight

Sorry that the nail polish doesn't look that pretty anymore, but I've been wearing this color for 2 days now.
Applying is easy and it's pretty opaque in 2 coats, but in some lighting you will see a bit of VNL (visible nail line). That's why I recommend you to apply 3 thin coats.

Like I said, another polish that will dissapear, but get it now, while you still can!

XOXO
Blossom

Celebrity Look: Britney Spears 'I Wanna Go'

Girl looks flawless.

It's Britney Bitch! I, as a super-duper Britney fan had to try this look when the video of her new single I Wanna Go was released. This is one of the rare occasions that La Spears wears something on her nails, and if I can link Britney to nail polish in any kind of way, I will. Britney is the first celeb to be featured in our new section: Celebrity Look.

This is the oh-so-easy-to-recreate look on my tips:

The IWG-look (further description below), direct sunlight

Close-up, direct sunlight

To recreate this look I used these colors (of course any red, white or black polish from other brands will also do):
Thumb + ring: Barry M Matt White (2 coats)
Index + pinky: Catrice Back To Black old version (2 coats)
Middle: Catrice Bloody Mary To Go (3 coats, you still can see my nail line, aargggh :( )

I'm not very fond of this look (shame on me, lol). I think if you don't wear red-white-black clothes or hair extensions, this look isn't much fun and pretty random. Everyone can forget the hair extensions, but if you want a good tip on the clothing, I made something up very cleverly: wear this look with a 'I ♥ (city name)'-shirt.
Yesterday, I wore the London version accidentally while I was thinking which manicure I was going to put on next. And I reminded myself I could wear the I Wanna Go-look, since I've been wanting to try it for a while and I was wearing a shirt which features the exact three colors of the look!
But in the end, I don't think I will ever polish my nails in this way, just because I don't really like to wear the colors red and black and I'm not going to wear my London-shirt for three or four days in a row just to make the look happen. But Britney wore it, so I'm glad I tried it anyway. Have fun yourself, though! ;)

XOXO
Blossom

P.S.: I Wanna Go video link

Pastel Shatter Mani

Last week, I decided to try a pastel rainbow manicure, using various summery budget polishes. After about four days, I became tired with the look (and the small chip that had appeared on my right index finger), and then this happened:

Pastel Black Shatter Mani (further description below), indirect sunlight

Close Up of the Shatter effect

This is what was on my nails (on both hands):
Thumb: Catrice Sweets For My Sweets (3 coats)
Index: Essence Makes Me Weak (2 coats)
Middle: Catrice Bye, Bye Birdy (2 coats)
Ring: Essence LE You Rock Speed Of Light Blue (2 coats)
Pinky: Essence Dress For A Moment (2 coats)


Blossom and I have some issues with Sweets For My Sweets, as ours seem to have a slightly different color -- hers is darker than mine, and mine (which is an old purchase) seems more Barbie pink. Nevertheless, I'm crazy about these budget pastels (which range from €1,29 to €2,49).


We decided a couple of months ago to invest in OPI Black Shatter, priced at €13,95 here in The Netherlands, and although I am still not 100% sure on my feelings about the look, I can't help but smile about all the comments I get from people thinking that my nails are either stickers or drawn on. However, as I'm a perfectionist, the fact that the crackle isn't identical on each nail still bothers me (which is why I'm currently sporting a different mani). The image above shows the difference in applying Black Shatter thickly (thumb -- middle) or thinly (ring -- pinky). This wasn't on purpose at all... I just always have to get used to applying thick coats!


XOXO
Sapphyre