Essence 'You Belong Me To Me'

You may think: huh, is this a dejá vù? Well, it kinda is, because I already talked about this polish before, by this comparison. But now I wanted to test the polish on real nails. And I have to say: this color is definitely one of my faves! :)

Essence You Belong To Me (2 coats), indirect sunlight

Alright, this polish has excellent quality, especially for €1,79. Opaque in 1 coat, nice shine and the texture is not very thin, but not very thick. With this polish (and other pretty new colors), Essence shows that they keep on improving their nail polishes. That's why I can't wait for the new assortment!
In different not-outdoors lighting, the color is a bit more turquoise than you see above.
In short: a very nice bright blue polish with a very nice price too.

XOXO
Blossom

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

Friday Favorites: Mean Girls

Today, we want to talk about our favorite movie: Mean Girls. This is such a classic, as a girl you must have seen it, otherwise you're not fetch. Reasons we love this movie:
- Well-written storyline
- The humor
- The characters
- The iconic quotes

With these things above, we actually said enough about it. It's just in one word: flawless. And we all know flawless teengirl/chick flick movies are rare, because there aren't a lot of those films which features all the things above, and most of them are too much of a cliché to be (at least a bit) believable. The fabulous Tina Fey wrote it, and also starred as Ms. Norbury, the math teacher. Nowadays, she is world famous for creating (and starring in) 30 Rock, as well as being a writer and star on Saturday Night Live for many years (which for some reason is still not being aired in the Netherlands. Hello, cable companies, don't you want more money? Tons of people would watch this show). Her witty writing and her understanding of teenage girls led to the creation of a realistic (and shocking, if you're a boy) storyline of how girls treat each other.


We would like to show you our favorite quotes:

Cady:

- "Yeah, everyone in Africa can read Swedish." 

- "Grool... I meant to say cool and then I started to say great."


Regina:
- "Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!"
- "Boo, you whore."
- "Is butter a carb?"- "Get in loser, we're going shopping!"

- "I know, right?"

- "Shut up."

Gretchen:- "That is so fetch!"

- "Oh my God, Karen... You can't just ask people why they're white."
- "I'm sorry that people are so jealous of me. But I can't help it that I'm popular!"

- "Irregardless, ex-boyfriends are just off limits to friends. I mean that's just like, the rules of feminism!"

Karen:
- "On Wednesdays we wear pink."
- "So if you're from Africa... Why are you white?"
- "I'm kind of psychic...I have a fifth sense!"
- "It's like I have ESPN or something. My breasts can always tell when it's going to rain."

- "I'm a mouse, duh."

Janis:
- "You smell like a baby prostitute."
- "And this is Damian. He's almost too gay to function."
- "Wow, Damian, you've truly out-gayed yourself."
- "And evil takes a human form in Regina George. Ah, now don't be fooled... 'Cause she may seem like your typical, selfish, back-stabbing, slut-faced, ho-bag; but in reality, she is so much more than that."

Damian:
- "Glen Coco? Four for you Glen Coco! You go Glen Coco!"
- "I want my pink shirt back! I WANT MY PINK SHIRT BACK!"
- "That's why her hair's so big, it's full of secrets!" (about Gretchen)

Coach Carr:
- "Don't have sex. Because you will get pregnant. And die. Don't have sex in the missionary position, don't have sex standing up... Just don't do it. Promise? Okay everybody grab some rubbers!"

And finally, two golden pieces of dialogue:

Girl: "I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school. I wish that I could bake a cake made out of rainbows and smiles and and we'd all eat and be happy..."
Damien: "She doesn't even go here!"
Ms. Norbury: "Do you even go to this school?"
Girl: "No...I just have a lot of feelings..."

Janis: "Regina George... How do I begin to explain Regina George?"

Emma Gerber: "Regina George is flawless."

Lea Edwards: "She has two Fendi purses and a silver Lexus."

Mathlete: "I hear her hair's insured for $10,000."

Amber D'Alessio: "I hear she does car commercials... in Japan."

Kristen Hadley: "Her favorite movie is Varsity Blues."

Girl: "One time she met John Stamos on a plane."

Jessica Lopez: "...and he told her she was pretty."

Bethany Byrd: "One time she punched me in the face... it was awesome."

Everybody who's seen the movie, must have recognized these quotes. A lot of these one-liners are still used in the daily life, just because the movie is so famous and iconic ('You go Glen Coco,' for instance, has become an important part of online-speak)!
Every teen (including boys in our opinion; we know of many who've enjoyed the film) should see this movie at least once in their lives. So if you haven't watched it yet, WATCH IT!
But if you have already seen Mean Girls, tell us how many times so far? And what are your favorite quotes?


XOXO
Sapphyre and Blossom


Disclaimer: GIFs are NOT OURS! But they are fabulous and will illustrate any point you make -- especially the 'Shut up'-one.

Essence 'Wanna Kiss?' + Gosh 'Magic Star'

Today I have a mani that I wanted to show everyone before Essence completely clears out their Multi Dimension line (which they're in the process of doing); this polish can still be found in Kruidvat all over The Netherlands, you just need to be in luck and have a Kruidvat 1) with a double Essence stand and 2) where all the 50% off Catrice and Essence products aren't all sold out yet.


Anyway, on my tips right now is Essence Multi Dimension Wanna Kiss?, which has been there since Friday night (pictures taken today -- amazing chip resistance!). Yesterday evening I didn't have time to completely redo my manicure, but I was tired of the look and worried it might start chipping (one can only hold off disaster for so long), so I put on my trusty Gosh Magic Star, a pastel-glitter topcoat that isn't awfully gaudy but just adds a nice sparkle. As I'm working this week, I'm trying to keep things a bit softer (although it wouldn't bother anyone if my nails were bright green). Due to the terrible rain of the moment, however, I can give you no better than these pictures below.

Essence Multi Dimension Wanna Kiss? (3 coats) + Gosh Magic Star (1 coat)

Extra blurry pic to show the blingy glitter, which looks mostly soft pink if not under lighting

This color is seriously one of my new favorites: it doesn't chip in four/five days of working, travelling, dishes etcetera, and the hue itself is really nice. It's a light pink which has more of a purple than a peachy vibe to it (meaning blue undertones), that doesn't give you lobster hands at all -- it actually makes my hands look more tanned. Essence's Multi Dimension line really impressed me in the past, and I am sorry to see it go. If you can still get your hands on this baby (normally €1,79 but now on sale for just €0,89), I'd recommend you do!

Milani 3D Holographic 'Digital'

Hi y'all! Because Sapphyre and I both loooove holographic (rainbow glitters, duh!) and pink (duh!) we both have this polish in our stash. I shortened my nails a bit and I have to say I like this length better than the one I had. And when I have shorter nails I love to wear glitter polishes because I think they are a bit too much with long nails.

Milani 3D Holographic Digital (3 coats), indirect sunlight

Alright, this photo is the worst because there is no sunlight, but I wanted to post the pic anyway to give you an idea how it looks without good lighting. You can see some glitters with different colors but this pic doesn't do the polish justice at all. I made some other photos with good lighting.

Milani 3D Holographic Digital (3 coats), artificial light

Maybe a bit blurry, but now you can see the rainbow glitter better. I made this picture in my kitchen, so you don't need any sun at all. This polish shows the holographic-'ness' pretty fast.

Milani 3D Holographic Digital (3 coats), artificial light

I think this is a beautiful polish and in the sun it's even more beautiful, but you can see that the result  in artifical light is already magnificent. This means you can wear this polish to school and show off your pink in rainbow-glitter-covered nails even in the dreadfull classroom lighting. I have another holographic polish which doesn't show its glitters as properly in artifical light as this polish does. I would like to try the other colors from Milani's 3D Holographic-line, but unfortunately, money doesn't grow on trees, you know. ;)

XOXO
Blossom

Random blogpost: Glitter!

As you may guess from our name, everything sparkly, glittery, or shiny captures our attention almost immediately. Needless to say, we also love glitter polishes like crazy. I am a huge fan of OPI glitter polishes in particular, which they traditionally bring out at Christmas. It still pains me to say I didn't buy Mad As A Hatter when I had the chance, and it still is the one polish I really desire (I've tried to find dupes, but unfortunately Funky Fingers Icicle Lights was no match... not special enough). When the Burlesque collection came, though, I swiftly sweeped up my favorites, which are Bring on the Bling, Sparkle-iscious, and Simmer and Shimmer (all of which you'll probably see come by in future NOTDs).

You may ask why I am rambling on about glitter like this, but trust me, I am all leading you to something great: for the upcoming Christmas collection, OPI has teamed up with the Muppets! First of all, I love the Muppets on their own, especially the Ma-nah Ma-nah song, but their wild colours are sure to make for an awesome collection. Although only official pictures have been released so far, here's what I can show you:

This promotional Lena White (UK distributor) poster shows us all great 12 colors (plus shatter); I will definitely be going for Rainbow Connection (though I hope it's not a Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday/Milani Gems dupe, as I went through a lot of trouble to get the latter), and probably also Divine Swine, Excuse Moi!, and Gettin' Miss Piggy With It!

Another nail blogger, Short Wide Nails, has an image of all of the colors, swatched:

Not our image; source: Short Wide Nails

This collection looks really great (although I never get the six 'boring,' safe colors that OPI puts in... Don't they have enough reds by now?), and I can't wait for it to hit the shelves! It'll probably be out around October in the USA, with Europe usually not far behind.

Sally Hansen Hard Extreme Wear 'Hot Magenta'

I feel kind of weird showing you two Sally Hansen polishes in a row, especially since they're the only two I have of the brand, but I was curious how the second one would look on my skin (no nail wheels at hand), so I put on Hot Magenta, from the Hard Extreme Wear line, which has thinner, longer bottles. Unfortunately I misplaced the bottle when I wanted to take pictures, so it's not shown in the swatch photos.

Sally Hansen Hot Magenta (2 coats), indirect sunlight

Sally Hansen Hot Magenta (2 coats), indirect sunlight

The camera wouldn't really pick up Hot Magenta's true hue: in reality it is much more like the hot pink you see in the reflection in the second picture. It applied like a dream, I have to say: I could've gotten away with just one (!) coat, but I chose to add another to cover a few small bald spots.
I was really amazed by the consistency; usually pigmented polishes (aka one-coaters) are too thick to spread evenly on the nail, but this one practically applied itself. Good job, Sally Hansen!