Layering NOTD: Chanel – Illusion D’Or over China Glaze – Midnight Mission and a haul

If only every day would be like today. I had two packages with nail polishes in the mail from my last orders and oh my.. if they would have arrived on two days I would feel a little less guilty haha.
Before I show you which haulus maximus makes me blush a little I’d like to show you my current manicure.

The minute I’ve received Chanel’s Illusion D’Or in the mail I already thought of nail polishes I could layer it on top of. One of my very first thoughts was China Glaze’s Midnight Mission from their Vintage Vixen collection which I then picked a few days ago.

Now I am already wearing this layering since Sunday and I don’t want to remove it because it is so pretty.
Let’s take a look at why I can’t stop staring at my nails:

China Glaze – Midnight Mission, two coats
Chanel – Illusion’Dor, one coat

Tags: Chanel, China Glaze, layering
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(yummy) Layering NOTD: CND – Jade Sparkle over Zoya – Mimi

Hi everyone!

Today I’d like to show you the layering NOTD which I had to postpone due to the Chanel Paradoxal mail and dupe emergency: How CND’s Jade Sparkle looks over a purple nail polish.

One of my current favorite purple nail polishes is Zoya’s Mimi and after wearing it for a day or two I wanted to spice it up. Just a few days earlier I got three more Sparkle Effects in the mail with an order and because I love the contrast between purple and green I just had to pick Jade Sparkle and I am glad I did. The shimmery purple base paired with green/jade sparkles.. loves it!

Zoya – Mimi, three coats
CND – Jade Sparkle, one coat

Tags: CND, layering, purple, Zoya
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Tired of taupe cremes? A layering experiment with CND’s Gold Sparkle, Jade Sparkle and Sugar Sparkle

Hi everyone!

I know, I know. Beeing tired of taupe cremes? Crazy talk!
But seriously. So many brands are releasing taupe/brown-gray/greige/indefinable nail polishes that at some point you could get a bit overwhelmed or even bored by them.
With Ingrid from their Vintage Vixen Fall 2010 collection China Glaze brought a breath of fresh air into the taupe hype with adding a bit of shimmer to the nail polish.

I am not tired of taupe cremes yet and I must admit: the more the merrier but after a few days of wearing American Apparel’s Mouse I got bored and wanted to remove it. Right in time an order with three CND Effects nail polishes arrived so I decided – inspired by Ingrid – to layer them on top of Mouse before I would remove it.

Let’s take a closer look at how CND’s Gold Sparkle, Jade Sparkle and Sugar Sparkle look over Mouse.

Edit alert! I added pictures of Crimson Sparkle and Amethyst Sparkle.

Tags: CND, layering, taupe
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