N.NAIL Cool Galaxy Diamond Hidden Nail Foil review

Last month I was contacted by KKCenterHK online shop and they asked me if I would be willing to test one of their products. I agreed, so they sent me a beautiful nail foil including nail glue to try out. It’s called N.NAIL Cool Galaxy Diamond Hidden Nail Foil [NNAIL-E05] and you can find it HERE

 
  
I’ve cut a small piece of the foil, about 3 centimeters (1,2 inches) wide, to work with on one hand. I followed the instructions from the website: I applied nail glue on my nails, waited until it became transparent and then pressed and rubbed the foil on my nails (I rubbed it with a cotton swab, I’ve seen it done this way, I don’t know whether this is the only way to do it, probably not). The foil adhered to the glue and separated in a way that the color transferred and I got left with the clear see-through leftover foil. I was a little bit concerned what would it look like since the foil is 2D and my nails are quite curved, transfer 2D to 3D and you can end up with lots of wrinkles… anyway, I guess you get skilled with practice, but I was quite pleased with the result:

I played with the leftovers from my small piece of foil on my thumb just to see what it would look like to have a scrambled pattern. Here’s what I’ve learned: you can use your leftovers, but be careful not to press the clear part of the foil to the glue – it sticks to it and by pulling it off you end up removing the glue as well =/ I had to reapply it on some areas. I also tested three different topcoats on my thumb only, just to see how they react to it – one crumbled it a little bit, there were differences in glossiness but none of those three cracked it as I’ve heard some top coats might. In my opinion the best result was when I used Essence Studio Nails Allround Talent polish whereas Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer made it look duller and Manhattan Pro Care Nail Repair polish crumbled it. I suggest trying different ones you own to see which one works the best. I also noticed that you have to apply it without too much dragging the brush across the nail for the brush started to pick up color from the foil.


I was planning on taking photos of the manicure without the top coat on the next day in daylight since again I’ve done this at night. Before going to bed I took a shower and to my horror I’ve noticed the water ruined my manicure. The thumb protected by topcoat was intact though. ABSOLUTELY USE THE TOP COAT! I used it then immediately to save what was left to save, after putting top coat on the foil stayed sealed. Here are the photos taken on the next day in daylight… =(


From afar it was not as noticeable, but it was not at all as pretty as before…

And one close-up:

 
It removes very easily with polish remover, you can correct any application mistakes with a brush and remover just as a regular polish. I know I’ll have a great time using this again and again because it is so pretty! You live and you learn and practice makes perfect, I’ve learned a lot by trying it in the first place, I can’t wait to experiment more with it! =)

Have you tried any foils yourself? Do you like it?

Misslyn Velvet Diamond 85

Ahhh, I’ve been neglecting my blog so much… I’m sorry, but I guess my lifestyle now is completely different from the one I had one year ago. In the last month I was so busy I actually wore bare nails several times… and lately when I do my manicure, I’m having trouble with bubbles forming, it sucks =//

Today I will show you what I’ve promised to show some weeks ago (how time flies!). I love these new Misslyn Velvet Diamonds polishes, so far I’ve bought 5 shades =P The first one I wore though was the royal blue one, number 85. The application was simple to my surprise, I was expecting a thick formula and it’s not, plus it dries quickly too. The polish lasted on me for days, it only slightly wore off on my tips. Here are the photos (again, after wearing the polish for days, since I had no time at all to take fresher photos), first one in the shade:

…and in the sun:

 

I’ve posted this last one to show you how this polish sparkles in the sun even though it’s matte and gritty. =) Don’t you just love this? =)) But wait! I was about to change my manicure and I wondered what it would look like with a clear glossy top coat on. As I expected it was very top coat thirsty, it needed two thick coats to be smooth, but oh my god it took my breath away! Again, the first photo was taken in the shade:

The ultimate beauty was shown in the sun:

Again, sorry for the tip wear, but are you as mad about this one as I am? =))

Just an Instagram photo of Misslyn 85 Velvet Diamond polish…

…to quickly check in ;P I will write a full review on this amazing Misslyn polish, but for now, just a quick snapshot:

I have been wearing this since Tuesday… today (Sunday) I put the top coat on all nails but the thumb just because I was curious… OMG it’s SOOOOOO sparkling in the sun! It’s a must have polish if you like this color!! =))

USA haul #2 – I’m back! ;)

I can’t believe it’s been more than a month since I’ve last posted, how time flies! Meanwhile I got my wish come true, I went to USA for almost two weeks on a business trip and luckily we’ve had some spare time to go around sightseeing and shopping =)) I’ve got a smart phone now so I finally created an Instagram account (username ColorfulHarmony) but I haven’t actually tried taking a picture yet… :blush:

Anyway, I was amazed to see Sephora in NYC, they did my make up and I bought two quite expensive products because I liked them on me a lot, a Stila primer and a Make Up For Ever liquid foundation. Then I hit every drug store I had time to go to and boy did I have stuff to see and to buy!! =)))))) My friends of course teased me but I don’t care ;)) Here is a picture heavy post of my second USA haul! ;)

Here are some Elf, Wet’n’Wild and Hard Candy stuff:

I forgot to include my new Covergirl mascara, I took this photo before I opened it:

 
Some more Elf =) I bought the first Chap Stick (Cherry) on a gas station and I loved it immediately so I bought some more at the mall… I loved the Q-tips packaging so that had to be mine as well =P

 
Here are the Sephora goods and some other make up… btw, everything is cheaper there, the Revlon lip butter cost me 6,5$ which is what, 5€? Here in Slovenia it’s around 10€…

Aaaaand here are the polishes =)) The first ones I bought in Forever 21 store =)))

 
OPI polishes cost 8,5$ which is somewhere 6,5€, here they cost 13€ per bottle!!! I finally indulged in Liquid sand OPI without feeling guilty… ^ ^ Nicole by OPI was cheaper, 6,5$.

Pure Ice beauties and Mattése Elite polishes:

I finally got some regular H&M polishes =)

Sinful Colors!! <3 Love love love love them!

   
…some of these…

 
…and some more polishes… I know, I’ve got a problem…

My first China Glaze polishes! =))

And how could I say no to something like this!! Check this out!!

 
I tried it on my nail wheel but it actually doesn’t impress as much when it’s applied, it’s matte duller (not that neon) green with glitter (maybe you have to use up one color at a time?), the smell is nice at first but then it’s like smelling a perfume gone bad, it has an additional “gonebad” smell… I don’t know, I’ll have to try it for real I guess, the bottle looks amazing though =)

I bought some of the products in pairs for an eventual giveaway and I might give away some of my stuff as well, in the end I see that it all might be a little bit too much for me… =P First I have to learn how to do it with the Rafflecopter and that, I’m not there yet… ;)

All in all I loved the experience of USA, loved the sightseeing and shopping, but it’s true it’s always nice to come back home – I do hope to go back one day soon though… ;)

Hope you liked this post, be sure to see some of this stuff in my upcoming manicures! =)

Zoya – Aurora stamped with MASH #46

Of course I couldn’t leave my new stamping plates alone, after one day of wearing Zoya Aurora by itself I decided I want to stamp it as well. First I thought I would stamp all nails but then I changed my mind because this polish is too beautiful to cover it all up. I chose a simple and elegant flowery pattern and stamped my thumb and ring finger nails on both hands with Manhattan Liquid metals LE silver polish 101Z. The images are way bigger than my nails so I had to improvise how to place the pattern on my nail. The stamping was super easy, these Mash plates are amazing! The first image I stamped was crisp and perfect, so was the second one, my lack of stamping skills then showed in my third and fourth attempt and I had to somehow re-stamp on the existing image – it turned out great anyway. Unfortunately there was no sun when I took these first pictures:

                                                                       Daylight (re-stamped image)

                                                                     Daylight – with a little bit less of light

                                                                   The original image (not re-stamped)

                                                                                        In detail

                                                                            Under artificial light

                                                                            Under artificial light


As I’ve mentioned in the previous post, I had no time to change this manicure during the week, but I really didn’t want to change it anyway (even today I’m still wearing it!). The last days have been sunnier so yesterday I took more photos of the same manicure (mind you, 7 days old!!) in the sun:

I think the pictures have done all the talking. Zoya Aurora is just great and so are the MASH stamping plates.

NOTW: Zoya – Aurora

Yeah, nails of the week. Because the polish is so beautiful and the sun has just started to shine in the last few days, plus, I have absolutely no spare time to change my manicure during the week. This polish was a part of my USA haul I told you about in one of my previous posts (here). I am happy to announce that my wish is about to come true, I will be absent in the second half of March (hopefully I’ll be able to schedule some posts in the meantime), I’m going to USA baby! =))))) It will be a business trip so I don’t know how much of a spare time I’ll have, but I sure hope to find some goodies to bring back with me. =PP

Ok, back to the Zoya, last weekend when I did this manicure the weather was cloudy, so the photos are what they are. Check it out anyway!

The last photo was taken under the artificial light but there was still some natural light (dusk) outside, that’s where the blue shine comes from. I have been wearing this for the whole week (today is the 7th day) and there is only minimal tipwear. The quality of this polish is truly amazing, I have no complaints whatsoever. Two coats that dried normally quickly, sealed with a top coat (Essence Better than gel nails). This baby of course shines like crazy under the sun with all of the holo particles, I’ll have to show you pictures of that some other time. Thanks for tuning in! =)

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