NOTD: Mrs. Claus

China Glaze Mrs. Claus was the only color from the China Glaze Holiday 2010 Collection that I was really, really interested about. It's light red and silver glitter packed in a sheer red base. I'm calling this color red, because it doesn't have that much blue in it to call it pink.


Mrs. Claus looks very much like Zoya Astra, but it's redder. It's a lovely polish, and I love how it's not only suitable for the Holiday Season, but also great for Spring and Summer! A few days ago I saw that people from the Southern Hemisphere were looking for summery Christmas manicure ideas. This one might just be the polish for you, it's cheerful, bright and yet festive!
Here I applied three coats of Mrs. Claus, but you're good to go with just two!



It looks much more intense in real life than it does on the pictures. Right now my room is very dim, and it glows like hot pink coals in the light coming from my screen =)
Aww my poor nails, they have no free edge at all! =/

China Glaze Mrs. Claus, China Glaze Holiday 2010 koleksiyonu içinde gerçekten ilgimi çeken ve almak zorunda hissettiğim renk oldu. Renk olarak açık kırmızı, şeffaf bir oje içinde yine açık kırmızı ve gümüş rengi simler var. Renk pembe demek için biraz fazla sıcak bir renk, normal pembenin içinde bir miktar da olsa mavi tonu oluyor. Bu renk bildiğimiz kırmızının açığı, o şekilde düşünün.
Mrs. Claus görünüş olarak Zoya Astra'ya benziyor, fakat ondan daha kırmızı. Çok güzel bir oje, ve sadece Noel zamanını çağrıştıran bir renk olmadığı, ilkbahar ve yazın da çok rahat kullanılabileceği için gönlümü çeldi. =) Birkaç gün önce Güney Yarımküre'deki oje severlerin yaz mevsiminde Noel kutlaması için fikirler bulmaya çalıştıklarını okumuştum. Bu oje çok uygun olabilir, hem yaz rengi gibi neşeli, hem de simleriyle kutlama havasına çok uygun =)
Tırnaklarımda üç kat oje var, ama iki kat da yeterli olmuştu.
Gerçekte resimlerden daha çarpıcı gözüküyor. Şu an odam loş ve bilgisayar ekranından gelen ışıkta simler kor gibi parlıyor =)
Zavallı tırnaklarım öyle kısa ki, beyaz kısımları hiç yok şu an =/

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

NOTD: Daddy's Girl & Vacation

Hello everyone =) I'm going on vacation this week. I guess I won't be answer your comments till next Sunday, but I will try to check my e-mail regularly, so if you have any urgent matter to discuss, please contact me via e-mail =) (See sidebar.)
I have one last manicure to show before I leave. It's Sinful Daddy's Girl layered over some purple polish, because Daddy's Girl is sheer on its own.
Daddy's Girl is a gorgeous polish, it has a dark purple base with pink & gold flecks. Think Zoya Julieanne, I think they're really close. OK, they have nothing to do with each other! =D
Thank you, Liz, for helping me get my hands on this beauty! =D




Love!
Have a great week, everyone, and I wish an early Merry Eid to my Muslim friends =)

Herkese merhaba =) Bu hafta tatilde olacağım, bu yüzden yorumlarınıza cevap veremeyebilirim. Ama e-postamı düzenli kontrol etmeye çalışacağım, eğer acil birşey olursa e-posta yoluyla bana ulaşabilirsiniz. =)
Gitmeden önce göstereceğim son manikür, Sinful Daddy's Girl. Daddy's Girl, koyu mor, içinde pembe ve altın rengi ışıltılar olan bir oje. Ben başka bir mor ojenin üzerine sürdüm, çünkü kendi başına opak olması için çok kat sürmek gerekiyor.
Muhteşem, değil mi =)
Umarım haftanız güzel geçer, bu arada tüm arkadaşlarıma şimdiden İyi Bayramlar =)

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

From The Vault: I Got The Look! =D

This manicure was inspired by ALU's Quick Gradation Mani. Of course mine is nowhere near, but I'm glad I found a use for my too sheer neon purple polish.
I used Pastel's neon purple, which is a LE color, over Illamasqua Muse. The purple is sheer, but not as sheer as it's supposed to be for gradation, that's why it built up pretty quickly.


I'm not sure I really like this manicure, but it's interesting and fun to do.

Bu tırnaklar, buradaki manikürden esinlendi. Tabi benimki ona çok benzemiyor, çünkü elimde benzer ojeler yoktu, ama Pastel'in fazla şeffaf olan neon ojelerini bu şekilde kullanmak güzel oluyor.
Pastel'in yaz için çıkardığı neon ojelerden mor olanını kullandım. Tabanda Illamasqua Muse var. Mor oje her ne kadar şeffaf olsa da, olması gerektiği kadar şeffaf değil, bu yüzden geçiş biraz belirgin ve hızlı oldu.
Bayıldığımı söyleyemeyeceğim, belki daha güzel yapılsa daha çok severdim. Ama ilginç oldu ve yapımı da eğlenceliydi.

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

From The Vault: The Polish Every Turkish Girl Knows About

I don't know if there's such a famous shade in the US, but almost every girl in my country, if interested in nail polish or not, knows about this shade. It's very, very popular and it's the top selling polish in Turkey, I believe.
Flor Mar #319 is an off-white, sheer polish, designed to be used as a French manicure base. But it easily becomes opaque in 3 coats. It looks great with many skintones, and provides a neat, clean, freshly manicured look. We also call this color "Raki White" here. (Raki is the traditional alcoholic Turkish drink. For more info, click here.)


This color is a life saver. It's professional, it can be used if you don't know what to put on for some occasion, it can be used as a French base. It's one shade that should always be kept in one's purse. =)

ABD'de böylesine meşhur, herkesin bildiği bir renk var mı bilmiyorum ama, burada oje süren sürmeyen her kızın bildiği renk herhalde budur. Hatta Türkiye'de en çok satılan oje olduğunu tahmin ediyorum, mağazalarda raflar dolusu stoklandığını gördükçe.
Flor Mar #319, kırık beyaz, saydam yapılı bir oje. Aslında Fransız manikürlerinin favorisi olsa da, üç katta kolaylıkla opak oluyor. Birçok tende harika duruyor bu oje ve tırnağı temiz, bakımlı, yeni manikür yapılmış gibi gösteriyor. Aynı zamanda "Rakı Beyazı" diye de geçiyor.
Bu oje tam bir kurtarıcı. Özel bir yere mi gideceksin? Ne süreceğine mi karar veremedin? Tırnakların berbat durumda mı? İş görüşmen mi var? Sür ve çık. Bu oje makyaj çantasına atılıp her yere taşınması gereken ojelerden.

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

Review: Eyeko Nail Polishes - Petite Polish

My Eyeko Review continues with Eyeko Petite Polish.


Petite Polish is a sheer pink, specially made for French manicures and sheer lovers. I used two coats, and it gave my nails a nice pinkish blush. This color is perfect for neat French nails. I didn't have a nice pink French manicure base like this one, so no comparison pictures this time. Although I didn't try it out, I think this might be opaque in 3 or 4 coats.


I did a basic French manicure using Petite Polish and white. I used Nailene Bedazzled Super Star decals on my rings and thumbs. I love how neat and clean my nails look! I guess I should do French more often ;)

Petite Polish is really nice if you want a blushing pink as a French base, or if you are a sheer pink/nude lover. I can't say I'm a sheer lover, but I think this polish makes the nails look chic and elegant. I must say I like this more than OPI Bubble Bath =) Although it's not a unique polish, it's a very nice basic =)
Eyeko polishes retail for £3.50, and can be found on www.eyeko.com.

Next up: Eyeko Tea Rose Polish

*These products were sent to me by the manifacturer, www.eyeko.com.

Eyeko tanıtımım, Eyeko Petite Polish ile devam ediyor.
Petite Polish, Fransız manikürü için düşünülmüş, şeffaf, açık pembe bir oje. İki kat sürdüğümde, tırnağıma hoş bir pembelik verdi. Eğer şeffaf durmasını sevmiyorsanız, üç-dört katta opak olacağını düşünüyorum.
Basit bir Fransız manikürü yaptım. Yüzük ve baş parmaklarımın tırnaklarında Nailene Bedazzled Superstar tırnak süslemeleri kullandım. Tırnaklarımın temiz duruşunu çok sevdim, sanırım daha fazla klasik Fransız manikürü yapmalıyım =)
Eğer güzel bir Fransız manikürü bazı arıyorsanız, ya da açık pembe şeffaf oje seviyorsanız, Petite Polish size göre. Ben şeffaf oje pek sevmiyorum, ama Petite Polish tırnağımı çok temiz gösterdi. Çok eşi bulunmaz bir oje olmasa da, çok temel, her eve lazım bir renk.
Eyeko ojelerini www.eyeko.com'da £3.50 fiyata bulabilirsiniz.
*Ürünler, www.eyeko.com tarafından denemem için gönderilmiştir.

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

From The Vault: Romantique Rose Garden

This is the last manicure I've worn before I filed down & shaped my nails a bit. (As seen here.) The base is OPI Bubble Bath, stamped with various China Glaze Chrome and Romantique colors, such as Adore, Admire, Emotion, Harmony, 2030 and Metallic Muse and of course, image plate m76. I also added some stripes using a tiny brush and China Glaze Tinsel, because I was bored.
Left hand:




Right hand:



Finally a question:


Would you keep Orly Green With Envy if you already had China Glaze Four Leaf Clover and they looked even more similar IRL? I just got it home, and I swatched them side by side on a piece of plastic, and they look very close under various lights, even more than the picture/bottles show. I guess I'm going get another Orly instead, but I'm not sure if this counts as a "different color". Need opinions! =D

Bu, tırnaklarımı törpüleyip şekillendirmeden önceki son manikürümdü. Baz olarak OPI Bubble Bath kullandım, disk m76 ve çeşitli China Glaze metalik ve krom ojeleri ile damgaladım. Ayrıca ince bir fırça ve China Glaze Tinsel kullanarak simli şeritler yaptım, çünkü canım sıkılmıştı. =)
Bu arada Orly Green With Envy aldım ama elimdeki China Glaze Four Leaf Clover ile çok yakın olduğunu farkettim. Hatta çıplak gözle daha bile yakınlar. Sanırım geri verip başka bir Orly alacağım, çünkü aralarında neredeyse biraz bile fark yok.

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

Theme: Black - Black French & Silver Polka Dots

Since I'm not overflowing with creative juices these days, I decided to challenge myself with weekly themes. Some of these ideas are of my own and some are recreations of great ideas seen on other blogs. I won't be doing themes every week, just when I'm planning on doing manicures that can be grouped together in a theme. Lately I was thinking about many black manicures, so the first theme is going to be "black".
This is one of the manicures that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It's by Konad & Me. It's basically a simple manicure with black tips and silver polka dots on top. I love how simple, yet edgy it looks! So I gave it a try.
I started with two coats of sheer nude polish, basically any sheer nude will do. Then I freehanded the tips using a local brand black polish. Finally I stamped the dots from m45 in silver on top.



Yesterday I gave m19 several tries, and I'm proud to say that there is progress =)
Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

China Glaze Up&Away Haul, plus another Valentine's Manicure!

Hey guys, I'm so happy today =) I've been waiting for this day for more than two months! I finally got my hands on the Up&Away collection, thanks to my friend Elizabeth, a.k.a. Lacquered Lizard. She was also very kind to get me not one but two Emerald Sparkle's, some random polishes, and lots of candy!!!
On to the pictures then!





Tomorrow I'm going to post comparison pictures with other China Glaze's I own, so that you have an idea =) (If you don't have any yet! =)


Two Emerald Sparkle's! The not so beautiful version I own is in the middle. See the difference? It's muted, more on the teal side, and has more shimmer, which looks dull against the gorgeous glitter of the original one.
She also sent me these polishes:

Del Sol Island Fever, Sinful Colors Let's Talk


Finger Paints Evergreen Dream & Sally Hansen Emerald City, Sally Hansen Haute Chocolate & Sally Girl Behave


Wet&Wild Craze, Ms.Manicure Mini Emery Boards, Curél Hand Lotion


Aaaand, lots of yummy stuff!!!



The M&M's were gone within the hour =DDD I wish we had those sorts here! All we have is regular and peanut. *Sigh*
Thank you again, Elizabeth, for your patience, kindness and all the random act of kindness =))) I really appreciate everything =)
Finally this one is a marble manicure I tried today, with a sudden inspiration. I used a sheer blush as base and medium pink & white creme polishes for the marbling. Then I stamped the hearts randomly using plate m42 and special polishes in red & white. Yay, the brushes help so much with cleaning up after marbling! I recommend using a thick brush, it's much better than using a cotton pad =)


Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

NOTD: Love-Me Nails

This is my first attempt at Valentine's Day Mani =) It's kinda lame, I know =D Overly girly, even for me!
I used 4 coats of a sheer white polish, which looks pink on the nails in a strange way. OO - kay. Then I used plates m59 and m56, and my frankens which can be seen here and here for the stamping. I freehanded the alternating french tips.




What do you think about my french tips? I hate using m19, it's far worse than the other french tip plates. I never seem to get it right! Are they OK this way or do you reckon I should learn to use it? =)
Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

A few recent NOTD's

Hello everyone! Sorry for the absence, it has been such a hectic week for me... Thank God, everything will be over on the 27th. Phew! That's the bad thing about being a last minute person =)
Anyway, today I'm going to show you the nails from the past week. First: sunshine yellow jelly polish from Clarie's & konad m53:




This was 5 coats!!! I loved this one, but sadly it was not fully dry for a few hours, and I managed to nick it at the cuticles, which I hate. Tips can be covered, but cuticles not =(

Then I have the coral/pink pastel polish, layered with China Glaze Pure Torture. I looooove Pure Torture, so happy I got it. I can layer one coat over any red, and it turns this gorgeous, bright, saucy red I love, and can't find anywhere!!!


A layered konad using m74. I don't know what was going on in my mind, I was sleepless for 32 hours that day =D


Then I did a full mani with China Glaze Glam:


Glam is sooo bumpy, and runny, I like it but I wasn't very careful with the application, so it didn't stay very long.

Finally, my current mani, inspired by the sudden snowstorm outside. I used the magnificent purple glitter polish I recently discovered, plate m59 and my latest silver polish find:

Don't forget to take a look at Lacquer Link Love for 01/22/2010 over at Polishswatches!

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

NOTD: Tickle My Lace-y

I'm officially the queen of lame names =D Anyway, I hated yesterday's mani so much, that I had to change it. My friend Jeanette from the-swatchaholic has done a wonderful mani recently, inspired by MAC's Love Lace collection. OMG, it's exactly my taste! I liked it so much that it inspired me to do something similar. Although mine is not nearly as nice as hers, I still put a lot of effort to avoid ruining it =D And I guess I'm going to get MAC Light Affair, or it's dupe, Essie Body Language.
This mani is made of 4 coats of OPI Tickle My France-y, lace image from konad plate m37, special polish in black and freehanded french tips. The first image is taken with flash, but although the color is not correct, I like it because it looks so eerie =D



Without flash:

I even managed to stamp side-by-side =) I guess I'm proud of myself =D

It has been 18 days since I've started Barielle, and I guess my nails actually grew somehow slower. !How is this even possible? =) I'll continue using the product, but I honestly can't say it made my nails grow any faster. If I'm not terribly mistaken, this product is waste of money, growth-wise.

Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish

NOTD: Cover up, cover up and some more cover up =)

OK, I hate this mani. But for some strange reason, I like it too. And I'm too tired for removing my nail polish for the 3rd time today, so it stays.
I started off with OPI Bubble Bath. I have to say I'm not too impressed with OPI. The brush is kinda too wide, I'm not used to it. It causes me to make mistakes. The formula is nice, but not that I cry tears of joy. (I was kinda expecting that!) I can live with it, though. Anyway, after 4 coats of Bubble Bath, I nicked my mani. Then I decided to do a konadicure I saw on the Konad page:


I altered the spots a bit, to cover my mistakes. Then I nicked the mani again. And I placed black fishnet design diagonally on the tips. Like randomly. Interesting. Then I applied top coat, which tinted Bubble Bath because of the black tips. Arrrgh! But I wasn't ready to give up, so I covered the tinted spots with China Glaze Glam. 5 coats of top coat, 4 coats of OPI, 2 coats of Glam and a coat of ridge filler have been used for this mess! Altogether it makes 12 coats. I don't wanna go through the removal of this!
Pictures:



What do you think? I don't like it very much, but from a distance it looks bearable to my eyes =)
Türkçe için tıklayın | Click here for Turkish