Mani of the Day

I know it's not that spectacular and a nail polish post again, but I had to work the whole day and that was the only thing I had time for.. *g*

Just a random rose polish on which I dusted pink glitter. :-)

Love,
Guinevere

Powder Box Online Store!!!!

Hey guys!!

You so gonna love this. *gg*

Do you remember when I asked you about your wishes for an online store, well the store is finished!! :-)

Unfortunately, I know it's a bit sad, they only sell OPI right now, buuuuut and that's an amazing but, they sell everything from OPI!!! Accessoires, gifts, lotions, creams,...

It's soooooooo amazing, let's show you some pics:

The store looks very friendly, that's the front page:

They sell gift sets, I've never seen something like that before!!

Feet products!! Did you know OPI sells them?? I didn't..

Pampering products :-)

My favorite part!! OPI's creams and scrubs, I was able to test them once when I got my refill and they are divine!! I absolutely adore the Espresso ones and I don't even like coffee, but the smell is amazing.

And last but not least, the nail polishes!! They also sell older collections. :-) One polish is 10,50€, so much cheaper than at Bipa, Douglas or Topsi, and far more variety.

Isn't it pretty?

Some additional info:

Shipping: For Austria it is 2,50€ which is nothing and for Germany 4,50€ and it doesn't matter how much you buy, the shipping remains the same! I hate it when I buy on ebay and in the end I have such a high shipping rate..
I don't know if they ship internationally, but I'm sure one can ask. :-)

One last thing and that is a huge advantage, you can go in their store and look at all the polishes and products, so you can see the actual colours!! And the store is tasteful, Barbara is lovely and it is NOT like at Micky Nails where you get kicked out for "just looking", still can't get over that..

I do NOT get payed for this post. lol
I just love Barbara, she is one of the kindest, loveliest people I know and I think this great store deserves some recognition!

So maybe you wanna check the site out. The homepage is:

http://www.powderbox.at/

Love,
Guinevere

Opi at Douglas

I know the pic is crap, but Douglas sells OPI as well, 16€, I wonder when they will realise how ridiculous it is to sell them so expensive..

Love,
Guinevere

MAC Cham Pale and Stylishly Yours Haul

Cham Pale was released today and here is what I got including the Stylishly Yours things:

I loooove Fix+, so I had to have the Lavender one, it smells divine..

I wanted to resist the Paint Pots, but this one looked so amazing:

Swatches will follow soon, I'm not sure if I will keep the Lipgelee.. So I might not post swatches of it, but the others will be online soon.

Have a great day!

Love,
Guinevere

Alverde Alpenrose Products Review

You remember when I bought these:

Well.. I had to return them..

I had a severe reaction to the night cream and serum.. My face turned fire red and started burning.. I didn't do anything else differently. I removed my make up with my usual cleanse off oil and washed my face with my Clarisonic and then I put the cream on..

I makes me quite sad, cause I love Alverde. I used the day cream one time before without washing my face in advance and it was fine.. I'm sure the product is good and suited for normal skin or slightly oily skin, but it definitely isn't the right cream for people with sensitive skin..

So, as much as it pains me, I wouldn't recommend it to people who have sensitive skin.

Any of you tried it? What are your experiences??

Love,
Guinevere

Self-made Nail Quills!

I love Illamasqua, I really do and when I saw their nail quills I thought "sooo cool" but then I saw the price.. 43€.. I spend a lot on make up and nail polish, but that is so ridiculously overprized that even I would never buy it.. Especially since it's so easy to make them yourself.. So I thought I show you!

Let's start: 

First you get yourself some nail tips, the big ones, which are designed for your thumb. You can get them in every nail design supplies store. I bought mine from http://www.naildesign-zubehoer.at/ You can shop online or buy them at their store in Hernals.

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Buy the ones with the round "beginning"

Next you fit the tip to your nail and mark the edges, so you know where to cut.

After you cut them in the right shape, you file the edges to get the precise, final shape.

That should look like this in the end:

Now to the painting. I used my black, matte KO polish and Essence "Hide Bella Hide".

After you painted the tip black and let it dry, you apply some tape for the silver part and go crazy.

And ready is your perfect nail quill:

It is super simple and they are just as perfect as the ones from Illamasqua and since most of you have nail polishes and these basic tools, you only need to get the tips. I payed 2,90€ for 50 tips..

So 2,90€ in comparison to 38 pounds plus shipping.. Not a hard decision..

I hope this was interesting and helpful and you are now able to make your own personalised nail quills!

Love you!
Guinevere

Let's be groooovy!

Scrangie, one of the most divine nail polish bloggers out there, is currently swatching her China Glaze collection and when I saw Groovy Green I was hooked..

So I looked for it and found it on ebay!!! Thank god for ebay.. What would we do without you.. *g*

And here it is:

Gorgeous, right?

In comparison to the other pastel greens I own (China Glaze Refreshmint, Mac Peppermint Patti) Groovy Green is a lot greener. The others have definitely more blue in them.

Like it??

Love,
Guinevere

DM and Naildesign Supplies Haul

I've read about a new skin care series from Alverde a few weeks ago and yesterday I caught sight of it and naturally I had to have it. *gg* It is a series specially designed for (young) skin from 20 and up.

I bought the complete series: day cream, night cream and serum

I can't wait to tell you about it. Review will follow soooon!! For now I can say it smells awesome. :-) I used the day cream this morning and was totally happy with the result. I have dry skin and I moisturised it perfectly.

After that I went to a naildesign supplies store in Hernals and bought these:

Two packages with nail tips for my nail polish swatching thing, a cuticle pusher and a new file. :-)

What about your christmas shopping? ;-)

Love,
Guinevere

Gel refill and an awesome christmas gift!

Yesterday I had my nails refilled and I am dazzled everytime!

This woman is an artist!!! I love her so much.

I even got a christmas gift - I could choose one polish from her store!!! Sooo amazing, I chose OPI's "Tease-y does it" from the new Burlesque collection, such an unbelievably beautiful colour!!!

Isn't it pretty??

Love,
Guinevere

OPI reaches Bipa

They arrived. :-)

Sorry for this incredibly bad quality, but they put this display on the last unit, like 5 cm above the floor and the Bipa girl was already looking weird at me, so I took the pic as fast as I could. *gg*

Love,

Guinevere