06 Fav Movie

Hello ladies!

Today I have another manicure for the June Nail Art Challenge for you guys! As the title of this blog post displays it is a manicure inspired by my favorite movie!

Even though I do not watch a lot of movies (I am more of a tv-series kind of girl), I have a lot of favorite movies. Some of my favorite movies are every Harry Potter movie ever made, Frozen, Forest Gump, Love Actually, Monsters Inc. and Maleficent (to name a few).
After much consideration I came to the conclusion that I simply cannot pick only one favorite movie. That is why I have taken the liberty to interpret this challenge, and instead of making a manicure inspired by my favorite movie, I chose to make a manicure inspired by my favorite time a year to watch movies, which is around christmas! Every year around christmas I watch Love, Actually at least five times and Home Alone 1 and 2 at least two times each while I polish my nails!

For the manicure I started off with a green base of Essie Pretty Edgy on all of my nails except for my accent nail, which I painted red with Essie Lollipop. Afterwards I followed this tutorial by cutepolish on YouTube using Essie Licorice (black), Essie Blanc (white) and Essie Good as Gold (self-explanatory).

I did this manicure once before last year in December - you can see that one here.
This manicure is definitely my favorite christmas manicure - it is so cute with the little Elf's and Santa suits.
What do you girls think? Do you approve of my interpretation? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

04 Disney

Hey guys!

Today I have the second manicure of the June Nail Art Challenge for you! This time it is Disney nail art so I decided to make a manicure inspired by one of my favorite Disney movies: Finding Nemo.

I started off with a orange base of Maybelline Orange Attack on all of my nails except for my accent nail which I painted blue with Essie Mesmerize.
On the orange nails I used the white Essie Blanc and the black Essie Licorice to paint on clown fish details with a small nail art brush to make the nails look like Marlin and Nemo. For these nails I was inspired by this manicure by Kayla Shevonne.
On the accent nail I used the yellow Ciaté Big Yellow Taxi and the dark blue Essie After School Boy Blazer to paint on the blue tang fish details to make the nails look like Dory.

I am in love with how these turned out: so simple, but so funny and cute!
What do you girls think? Does it remind you of Finding Nemo? Let me know the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

The Classics: Pink

Hello ladies!

Today I have another blog post for the series of blog posts concerning classic nail polish colours that every woman should own!

Pink is the most feminine and girly shade, whether it is a classic pale pink for your sweet side or a vibrant pink for your wild side. Pinks is just a classic shade in all of its meaning!

I chose four different pink shades from my stash.

L-R: Essie Watermelon, Essie Bottle Service, Essie Lovie Dovie and Essie Fiji

Essie Fiji is a pale pink - the most elegant shade of pink.
Essie Lovie Dovie is a medium pink - the perfect Barbie pink.
Essie Bottle Service is a neon pink - the shade of pink that just screams summer.
Essie Watermelon is av pinky red - the most chic shade of pink.

Which of the pinks do you girls like the best? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

01 The Sky

Hi girls!

Today I have the first manicure of the June Nail Art Challenge for you guys! As the title of this blog post displays it is a Sky Manicure!

I started off with a sky blue base of Essie Avenue Maintain. Afterwards I used a small dotting tool and the white nail polish Essie Blanc to dot on the clouds - and that is it! Pretty simple really.

I think this manicure turned out really cool and for some reason it reminds me of the wallpaper from Toy Story.
What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished.
- Louise.

Challenge Accepted Again!

The Classics: Nude

Hello ladies!

Today I have another blog post for the series of classic nail polish colours that every woman should own - nude nail polishes!

Nudes (or neutrals) is for when you do not want to change your polish to match every outfit, for a barely-there look that still adds something extra to your nails with a creamy hint of colour and for a natural look that is perfect for the office or for school.

I chose three different nude polishes from my collection, that matches my skin tone (fair skin with pink undertones).

Essie Spin the Bottle is a nude with pink undertones - a perfect shade for the mannequin hands manicure.
OPI Don't Bossa Nova Me Around is a light, pink toned nude with grey undertones - a flattering shade for most skin tones.
Gosh Nude* is a tan nude - perfect for summer.

Which of the nudes do you girls like the best? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.

*I actually do not know the name of this polish, as I took the sticker with the name on of (silly me). If any of you guys know the name, please let me know!

Essie Aruba Blue

Hi girls!

Today I have another Essie polish to swatch and review for you guys - Essie Aruba Blue.
Aruba Blue is a beautiful royal blue shimmer polish.

The formula was amazing - it was nice and easy to apply and there were no visible brush strokes. The opacity was great as well - really pigmented and a OCW of you are careful.

For some reason I did not really care for this polish in the bottle, but I am in love with it on the nail! The blue is so deep and beautiful!
What do you girls think about this shimmer polish? Let me know in the comments!

Stay polished!
- Louise.