NYX – Lime Sparkle Nail Polish

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

I just got home my order from CherryCulture. A few products from NYX. I think I have a new favorite among my nail polishes! It’s Lime Sparkle, a lime green jelly base with golden green glitter, and it’s incredible! Very bling bling!

In the pictures below I have three coats on, but that’s not an issue since it’s one of the most fast drying nail polishes I’ve ever tried (long lasting too!). My pictures are kind of crappy since it’s so dark outside I couldn’t get a good picture.

Here are a few swatches of NYX Lime Sparkle nail polish…

And here we have a few swatches from the pro’s:

From Scrangie.

From Shimmer Kisser.

5 Bad Beauty Purchases

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I’m bored and I just cleaned out my makeup stash a bit of bad products. I do realize that I could have returned some of these and get a replacement, but I was too lazy at the time. A few of them I couldn’t return since I bought them in a store and they don’t accept refunds or replacements once they have been opened.

• Depend Eyebrow Pen – Not sure if I got a “Friday car” but this was a disaster. It was dry and even though I followed the instructions, I didn’t get it to work.
• E.l.f. Waterproof Eyeliner Pen – Dry as the desert!
• Isadora Flashy Curl Mascara – Took a few uses, then it became like a gum, then it became dry.
• Max Factor Masterpiece Glide and Define – First of all, the product I got was grey, the marking for black was very similar. The consistency was watery. Glide – yes, define – no.
• E.l.f.  Blushing Bronzing and Blending Brush – Do not buy this one! A total disappointment! It’s not as nice and smooth as it looks on the product image! The bristles are stiff and scratchy. I have however found another use for it – I clean my keyboard with it! It’s excellent for that purpose!

Some of these probably worked wonders on others, but I would absolutely advise that you don’t buy the E.l.f.  Blushing Bronzing and Blending Brush, it totally sucked. Only buy it if you want to clean your keyboard with it! :P

Anyone else that have experienced/discovered bad/disappointing beauty products lately?

I love Muji

Friday, August 13th, 2010

I bought these two acrylic stacking pots from Muji the other week. They are great! I use them for mineral samples, like eyeshadows and foundations. Purrrfect!

And I have to say that I love Muji, tons of brilliant and stylish organizing products and office supplies (they have tons of other stuff too).  Too bad I don’t really have space for much more! ButI regret that I didn’t buy a notebook or two while I was there!

(Swedish: Ni hittar Muji antingen online eller i utvalda Åhlens-butiker. Finns i  Umeå, Uppsala, Göteborg, Malmö, och ett flertal i Stockholm.)

Enchantress Emma

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Enchantress Emma from H&M and white Konad stamps from the M3 plate. I love the blue color!

Great style from Carmakoma

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

I was going through the sale section over at Carmakoma (a danish plus size clothing brand) and I found several great outfits that I would love to have! Just take a look at the black coat! It’s to die for! Unfortunately, even on sale, it’s a bit expensive for me right now, since I’m going to study I can’ t spend as much as I would like.

But feel free to send me anything, my birthday is coming up ( it’s on August 7 to be exact)! :D

It’s really hot…

Friday, July 9th, 2010

… outside today! It feels like it’s the warmest day so far even though the thermometer showed that it was hotter a couple of days ago! So here I am staying inside sitting by the computer. If I had a pool, I would definetly not sit here! And Ludde thinks it’s even hotter so it’s better for us to have siesta at the moment and go out later tonight.

Today was my last day at work for three weeks, which means I have vacation! I’ve bee longing for this day to come for so long since I’m really sick and tired of my work. I’m really looking forward to all the things I’m going to be doing during the weeks!

Just thought I should mention: The Hungry Asian has a nail polish giveaway (there are prices from Eyeko, Color Club and Nailene! – Ends July 14th) right now, I would love to win!

While we are on nail polish, I totally recommend the Corrector Pen from Depend. I’m not that steady when painting my nails so this pen is awesome. You don’t have to tamper with cotton swabs and nail polish removers any more!

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