Sometimes you’re just in a hurry. Like I am now! So let me share this quick tip with you. I got these polishes at the PR days last month & I was quite surprised when these polishes actually did dry in less than 60 seconds. Sometimes I feel like I have to wait forever until nail polishes have dried.  Over time, and after many smudged nails, I have perfected these patience skills though. Now, however, instead of not wearing any when I’m in a hurry, I can just grab one of these Rimmel polishes. Cheers for that!

It’s been so cold the past few months.. Even my summery nail polishes need some extra protection! Hello spring, where are you?

Thank you sunny day for inspiring me to do this nail art. Now I’ll feel bubbly all weekend! 

So what did I use to create this tiny bit of easter nail heaven? A whole lot! 

The List:
 Chanel Le Vernis in 577 Mimosa
 Pronails in N°269
 Fitflop in Powder Pink
 OPI Nail Lacquer in San Tan-Tonio
 ONLY YOU Nail Colour in 383 Wasabi
 Nail Paint by Barry M in 279 Bright Pink
 ONLY YOU Nail Colour in 313 Miss Bikini
 Essence Tip Painter in White
 Elf in Black
 Pronails Nail Art Marker in Orange

 

Yesterday I went to this girly girly event where you could get your manicure done at an OPI  manicure bar powered by BeautyQueen. Of course they had brought the Holland Collection polishes with them! I asked for a mani with Pedal Faster Suzi, a gorgeous shimmery light pink. I love the color so much I intend to buy it if it’s still available when my shopstop ends. 
Today I wanted to add a little extra touch to these girly nails and decided to add Pronails’ white moon stickers. I love the effect! Be sure to add two layers of top coat when you add these stickers. A girly lady, moi?

(don’t mind the shape of my nails, I really need to find the time to head to BeautyQueen and get a full manicure!)

I love sharing. So let me share these lovely nail polishes with you! You can win a complete DIY-at-home manicure set, which includes:
Foundation Base Coat by Nubar (mini)
Diamond Top Coat by Nubar (mini)
Banana Split by Only You (full size) (swatches here)

So, what do you have to do to be able to win this package?
First of all: follow me on twitter 
Tweet this message: “I want to win a manicure set including Nubar & Only You nail polish at www.nailsandcupcakes.com #blogcontest”. If you don’t tweet in Dutch you can just go ahead and translate to the language you tweet in.
Also, leave a comment below with a valid e-mail address and your twitter name.
And I have just joined Bloglovin, so it would be nice if you could follow me there as well (optional). 

This contest is open for all EU residents! You can participate until Wednesday March 28th. The winner will be chosen on the 29th. Good luck! 

Update: A bit later than planned, sorry. The winner is.. Katrin! Congrats! 

This week at the office I was surprised by a lovely shiny black goodiebag with pink ribbons. Inside were a bunch of nail/hand goodies from Ici Paris XL! 

Ici Paris XL has their own nail polish line since a few months, with 22 standard colors, 3 nail care polishes and then on top of that for each season there’ll be 5 seasonal polishes. I received all five of the summer colors and I absolutely love them! The colors are so vibrant and the finish is highly glossy. 

From left to right: Pink Kiss, Wasabi, Acid Love, Banana Split and Miss Bikini.

Don’t mind the messy touch.. I had just removed a highly pigmented blue color that kind of got stuck on my fingers.. I’m wearing two coats, no top coat. From left to right: Wasabi, Miss Bikini, Banana Split, Acid Love & Pink Kiss. My favorite colors are Acid Love & Pink Kiss.. I just can’t choose between the two!

Polishes sell for the budget price of €4.95. But, good news! Right now there’s an introduction special: 3 for €9.95. Quickly head out to your local Ici Paris XL to get some of this summer goodness! 

Stay tuned for a chance to win a complete DIY manicure package with Nubar’s top & basecoat, and one of these lovely Only You! summer colors!

Oh dear, oh dear. I think I’m in love with Essentiel’s nail polishes for SS2012.

From left to right: Waterfall, Cookies, Cayenne & Hologram.

Are you in love with the Hologram nail polish as much as I am? Oh dear! These lovely nail polishes are in stores as of today and cost €11. Such a shame I’m doing a ‘No Buy Month’ until April 15. Verdict? Added to the wishlist! ( ˘ ³˘)♥

Which one is your favorite colour to combine with the holo polish?

Oh dear, I absolutely loved the weather today! It was so sunny and I could smell the start of spring. Mmmm!
So I felt like wearing my Chanel nail polish in Mimosa, because it’s such a vibrant, fun colour. Perfect for the first days of spring! I applied Nubar’s Foundation Base Coat, two coats of Chanel’s Mimosa & one coat of Nubar’s Diamond Top Coat. I got these small Nubar samples from Beautybay after they had messed up my order (I really love Beautybay’s customer service!). I really like these and I most certainly will buy full sizes of them when I finished these samples!

Do you love light pink’s a much as I do? I think it looks so innocent. Perfect to soften your look and not a color everything is willing to go for. If you think it looks a little too innocent you can spice it up with a hint of glitter. I absolutely love the combination of Fitflop’s “Powder Pink” and Sinful Colors’ “Star Light”. 

I just had to make a red velvet cupcake with light pink cream cheese frosting on top! Click on ‘read more’ below the picture if you want to learn how to make these gorgeous darlings!

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I really love The Muppets. And I really love OPI’s Muppet colour “Warm and Fozzie”. I was lucky enough to get my hands on two of the limited edition Muppet polishes.. Take a look at Warm and Fozzie (and don’t mind the green glitter that’s left on some parts of my nails, I got my nails done all Kermit-y on the premiere of The Muppets last weekend!)

This polish makes me think about speculaas biscuits. I’m still not sure whether to call them speculoos or speculaas, but it’s the idea that counts. I absolutely had to make a speculaas cheesecake to support this colour, I think it’s the perfect fit. A lot of people think cheesecakes are hard to make, but I’ll prove the contrary. It’s easy, you don’t need a lot of ingredients and it’s so versatile. Enjoy this one!  

(Click the ‘Read More’ link below to behold this beautiful cake!)

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