moyou review

[Review] MoYou London plates and stamper

As mentioned in my last post, I recently fell in love with the fantastic stamping system from MoYou London. I always liked stamping, but with my very curved (in both directions 😦 ) and therefore also very wide nails, I didn’t always get the results I wanted. Gaps on the sides or at the tip…

essence sand effect

[Review] essence sand effect

I was quite excited when I saw the new essence black sand effect polish at my local dm last week. I didn’t get the one from KIKO (stupid me!), so I had high hopes that this might be a good replacement. Unfortunately, it is not. It’s ok, but definitely not what I hoped for. What…

Misslyn Nail Polish Strips

Misslyn Nail Polish Strips

I wanted to give nail strips a shot, just to see if they work and might be a shortcut for nice nails without much fuzz. On the plus side, application was very easy. They stretched nicely so that you don’t get air bubbles and there were enough sizes in the package to find one suitable…

peacock nails

Peacock nails and p2 Color Stop review

I know, I know, peacock nails like this have been done a million times before, especially using this plate. But it IS pretty, isn’t it, and I wanted to test the p2 Color Stop, so what better way than a gradient and stamping? I used the Color Stop twice for this manicure, as I wanted…

Sand polishes

I was sceptical about the whole “sand effect” craze. A rough surface, no top coat to protect it, having to wait until the polish really dries and not being able to cheat by using a quick dry – that didn’t sound like something I would like. But the pictures were so pretty, so after some…