Updates

Hello ladies,

I'm so very sorry for the lack of post lately. As you may know, I'm on holiday right now. I'm currently in Miami (where it has been raining since I arrived). I'm in my hotel room, painting my nails (in Revlon - Royal Cloak) and blogging after a day at the mall (Aventura Mall for those of you who know what I'm talking about....no need to say I'm exhausted !).

I will probably start blogging on a regular basis in 10 days, when I'll be in Chicago (where I'll be staying for 6 weeks. Hope you will still be there ;)

Anyway, if there's any of you who lives in Miami, feel free to send me an email if you wanna have a coffee in SoBe... and of course go polish shopping !

Take care,

xxx

9.0.2.1 Orange and Papaya Punch (sounds like a tasty cocktail !)

Hey ladies,

Sorry about the lack of posts lately, I've been quite busy. 

See, I planned my vacation in the USA (in Miami and NYC) as you may know...but I've changed my mind and decided to stay in the USA until mid-december to take some legal english classes.  For the last 2 weeks, I've been trying to decide  in which city I should take the classes and I've also been looking for a school and a place to stay. 

So after a lot of reflexion (!), I've decided to go to...CHICAGO ! I've never been there so I don't really know what to expect but I've heard that it's a great city. 

Anyone from Chicago ? I would definitely need some tips (feel free to send me an email over at: accropolish@hotmail.com) ! I'm really excited about this new adventure and I can't wait to be in the US.

Anyway... I bet you're here to see some polish not to read about my life ;) So here it is: I have for you today 2 polishes from my B-day swap with my friend Olivia. She picked up China Glaze - Papaya Punch for me because she saw it was on my wish list and she also picked up another orange polish which is Wet 'n Wild - 9.0.2.1 Orange which is a sheer glass fleck orange polish.

I used 2 coats of PP and one coat of 9.0.2.1 Orange for this mani. I think it's super pretty for summer or as a base for an Halloween mani (another thing I'm über excited about: to be in the USA during Halloween ahahah). Have a look:

So what do you think of this combo ? Can you think of another polish I should use as a layering base for 9.0.2.1.Orange ? Is there any of you who went abroad to learn a foreign language ? Please share your experience !

Thanks for stopping by 

xxx

1st gradient attempt

Hello ladies,

What's up ? What are you plans for this weekend ? Do share ! I hope you guys are going to have more fun than me... I'll probably be staying at home watching TV during this rainy weekend...

After seing a lot of gradient mani all over the internet I thought I had to give it a try although I'm not that good at nail art. For this 1st attempt I used Essence - Trust In Fashion which is a dark green creme (pretty similar to Jade Is The New Black as I can recall). I only needed 2 coats, the application was amazing.

Then, I sponged the edge of my tips with another Essence: Can't Cheat On Me, a (very discrete) silver holo. Finally, I added a coat of Essence - Space Queen (which is a clear based polish with holo glitters) on the silver sponging.

Here is what I ended up with:

And here are the polishes I used for this mani:

Trust In Fashion - Can't Chear On Me - Space Queen

I have to say I'm pretty happy with the result. I will have to try some other combos really soon. Any cool color ideas ? Have you ever tried the gradient mani ? Any tips on how to emprove my mani ?

Thanks for stopping by,

xxx

Another Catrice... but one that I love.

Hey everyone,

Today I have a gorgeous polish for you guys ! I don't feel really good right now, I'm probably getting the flu or something but I really have to post before bed. My NOTD is another Catrice polish.... but a polish that I actually love this time. Here's Dirty Berry, a dusty purple with holo particles ! Depending on the light, it appears more gray, periwinkle or even a bit blue. This polish is gorgeous. Look !

Feel free to enlarge the pics for more details. I'm sure you guys will love this one. It's a great fall polish in my opinion because of its dustiness.

Talk to you guys soon. I'm gonna take some meds before sleep. :(

xxx

I dislike Khaki Perry

Hey everyone,

A quick post before bed to show you a polish that I...don't like ! lol My dad bought like 14 Catrice polishes for my sister and I on our b-days and he got us some polishes from the new collection Moderne Muse. One of them is Khaki Perry (love the name !), a mix between khaki, gray and gold. If you like frost finish and brush strokes this one is for you. The formula wasn't so bad, I used 2 coats. 

Now tell me if I'm wrong but I don't think it's a nice/flattering polish:

Thoughts on this one ? Have you tried some polish from the Moderne Muse collection ? What kind of color are you going to wear this fall ?

That's it for today,

Have a nice day/evening.

xxx

Feelin' (not so) hot hot hot

Hey guys,

I just woke up from a little nap and I thought it was about time to post my mani. Today I'm wearing OPI - Feelin' Hot Hot Hot, a polish that one of my dear friend brought from the US for me. I don't have any Barbie pink in my collection so I'm pretty happy with this one. The application was perfection, 2 coats to reach opacity.

And to had a little twist to my mani I decided to use of those Sally Hansen Salon Effects real polish strips in Girl Flower that I got in Dionela's giveaway. I've never tried these so I wasn't ready to wear them as a full mani 'cause I was afraid I would ruin them with my shity application. lol

The application turned out quite well and I managed to use only one strip for 2 accent nails. 

Here's the final result:

I love the flower pattern, it's so pretty. I'm definitely going to buy some others in the States ;) (yeah of course we don't have Sally Hansen here... What do we have you may ask ? Well Overpriced OPI and Essie, some Orly if you're lucky and that's about it for american brands...)

Anyway, I'm off now, my lovely sis brought me Orly - Fowl Play and I can't wait to try it any longer ;)

Have a nice Sunday you all.

xxx

Peachy Keen

Hey everyone,

How are you doing ? Almost the end of the week... what are your plans for the weekend ?

One of my favorite polish of the summer this year was China Glaze - Peachy Keen from the Up And Away collection. I rocked this one a few times on my tips and on my toes too (well not at the same time, I don't like matchy-matchy...).

Here's 2 coats of Peachy Keen:

As I've already mentionned it, Up And Away was an amazing collection in my opinion. Which color was your favorite of the bunch ? I have to go with Re-fresh Mint !

I'm really looking forward to fall colors right now. I can't wait to get my hands on the Touring America collection by OPI. From the swatches I've seen, this collection will probably be my favorite of the year. I'm a sucker for dark color and corals creme polishes. I'm definitely going to look for at least half of the collection in October ;)

Thanks for stopping by,

xxx