Nail Polish Addiction

Late Christmas Nails - Rudolph

2014-01-03T21:24:00.002-02:00

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Hello! Yes, this is a VERY late Christmas post, but it's adorable, so it's worth it. Got the idea from The Nailasaurus

Happy New Year, if you live in the south like myself, good luck!, and if you live in the north, I'm very jealous!!

Happy New Year!

2013-12-31T22:31:00.002-02:00

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I wish you all a very Happy New Year!! Don't drink too much, and be responsible.
Unfortunately for me I won't be going out this year, not even to see the fireworks, cause I need to watch over Nahla and find out if she'll freak out or if she'll be just fine with it.
Anyway, hope everyone has a great time.

These are my Moroi Nail Swag mani. They're quite festive, easy and cute, so that's what I have on.

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas!

2013-12-25T00:38:00.000-02:00

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Hello everyone! I hope you all have a great holiday, and a great time with your family.
I'm stopping by just to post a quick Christmas mani. And if you're a Doctor Who fan like myself, tomorrow we say goodbye to Matt Smith's Doctor, am I the only one crazy excited?!

Once again, Merry Christmas!

Illamasqua & Colorama

2013-12-12T09:01:00.003-02:00

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I've been enjoying striping tape manicures quite a lot lately!! This one is no exception..
Simple and easy.

I've explained why I've been MIA lately on the Fb page.

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Striping Tape Manicure

2013-11-24T06:54:00.001-02:00

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Hello my dears, how is everyone doing?
Yesterday was the BIG Doctor Who 50th Anniversary episode, and I'm just watching it now. But I've been excited about it all week, and had butterflies on my belly all week too. But I'm awful when it comes to having inspiration lol So no DW nail art, sorry.
I used Illamasqua Faux Pas and Zoya Storm, plus some striping tape.
I did take a picture of my hand holding my iPhone with my pretty DW case, which I love.

It's a simple manicure, but I've been wanting to do it for a while now :)

Cute Owl ♥

2013-11-22T16:38:00.000-02:00

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Well, I've been crazy tired lately, and the fact that it's almost summer doesn't help... And for some weird reason Rio is like the desert now, crazy hot during the day and cold at night. I'm not complaining about being cold at night but it's crazy hot during the day. I haven't even been taking Nahla out during the afternoon, so I just spend 4 hours in the morning with her on the park, she gets crazy tired and it's all good for the rest of the day until I take her out at night. My headaches are frequent, and I've been a bit down lately, two days ago was November 20th, and it's been three years since my grandma died, so I'm feeling blue..
Anyway, on the bright side Nahla has turned 9 months old on November 13th, she's getting so well behaved, calming down as she gets older, and cuter than ever.
Last night I was thinking about doing some nail art, so I checked Cute Polish youtube channel, and here's the link for the nail art I chose: Cute Owl.
I started with China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint, the white is Colorama Pétala Branca, and the brown is a mixture with China Glaze Mahogany Magic and Fast Track.
Looks better in person and you can't really see my cuticles flaws lol

Looks cute, right? :D

Black & Blue

2013-11-21T12:27:00.000-02:00

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Yes, my two favorite colors. And they look perfect together. Ring and thumb nails with blue ♥
I wore it for only 2 days because it peeled super fast!!

50 Shades Of Grey ♥♥♥

2013-11-07T19:22:00.000-02:00

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Fifty Shades Of Grey has become my favorite book trilogy, really.
Took me two years to finally read it, I've had the first book since late 2011, but I didn't read it until a week ago. The reason? Because people have labeled it as an erotic book, but FSG doesn't have more sex scenes than any other book I've ever read. The difference between those other books and FSG is that FSG has s&m sex, not just the regular vanilla sex. and there's a reason for that. My point is, the book is a 'romance', and trust me, you'll fall in love with Christian & Ana, it's impossible not to. I read all three books in three days, one per day. So really, just go read it.

Finally to my nails; because I mixed some polishes to create the two different shades of gray I didn't make a post FAQ. I already knew I was gonna make the clouds, but for some weird reason I chose to add some sparkle to it. And I loved it.

I think the reason I chose gray is quite obvious, right?!

If you have read the books, let me know, I would really love to have some more people to talk to about it, I don't have more than 2 friends that have read it!!

H&M Serenity Now ♥♥♥

2013-11-04T11:32:00.004-02:00

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Hello, hello, hello!!!

I'm gonna start this post by saying "I have the best cousin ever!!". My cousin Deb spent 6 months in England this year, and a couple of years ago I showed her H&M Blue My Mind, she felt in love, so when she saw Serenity Now she had to buy one for me and one for her. She lives in a different state, so she asked her dad to give it to me, cause he came to Rio.
The second I put my eyes on it I felt in love. The color is perfect & so bright. See for yourself...

Like I said, perfect.

Itsy Bitsy Spider....

2013-11-01T15:53:00.003-02:00

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Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Because October is Halloween month I was up for something a bit more halloweeny. So this is what I came up with, super simple, but I love.
Radium was a great choice, in my opinion, because it has kind of a weird look to it.
Update: I wrote this a couple of weeks ago, so I'm sorry for the late Halloween post!

I Have Eyes On My Nails...

2013-10-24T03:02:00.002-02:00

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.... And I love it ♥
It's Halloween month, and while I was googling for some nail art ideas I came across this one, and I felt in love, so I did it. And it was so easy.

Failed Tribal Print

2013-10-23T14:18:00.001-02:00

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Yep, epic fail!
It's been quite hot in Rio lately, and summer time has finally begun, which I hate btw, looong days. Not to mention it's so damn hot I can't even stand going for walks with Nahla during the day, I take her to the park in the mornings, she runs for 3 hours and then we walk for 3 miles and some more.

Nail Art - Halloween Edition

2013-10-21T15:36:00.001-02:00

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Hello!!

I love "A Nightmare Before Christmas", it's my favorite Halloween movie ever.So I did some nail art inspired on it, actually I tried!! We don't have Halloween on Brazil, really! We don't celebrate it, there's no trick-or-treating, it's sad. But that doesn't mean I can't make some nail art for it :D

Pink Neon, Wait WHAT?! Yes, Neon ♥

2013-10-18T22:22:00.002-03:00

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Yes, you read it right, neon. I've had the OPI neon minis for a little while now, but I never really cared about it. Until now. I painted my nails with Stone Cold, but I felt like I needed something else. So at first I thought about neon yellow, but it was just awful, and I went with pink, which was perfect, and I had it on for 4 days.

A Ladybug On My Nail ♥

2013-10-16T18:15:00.000-03:00

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Hello!!
I'm finally back! I explained why I've been AWOL in the FB page, but since it's raining today I have the time to edit pictures and write blog posts, and here it is!

I did a simple ladybug nail art, and it looks cute. Enjoy :)
I don't have anything to say other than what's been said lol

Revlon Lunar ♥

2013-10-02T14:13:00.000-03:00

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I know, I know, I've been MIA, but I have a good reason!! My mom's friend stayed with us for a week, last week, and she was using my iPad, and like I've already explained that I need to use the iPad to transfer the pictures to my computer.
To my nails. I told you on the FB page that my index nail broke, and you should get ready to see a lot of Monsters University band aids, BUT it looked awful with it, so I took pictures of 3 nails only :)
Anyway, I wore Revlon Lunar for about 4 days, and I LOVE it! Lunar is so damn dark it looks black, but it's not, it's a super dark petroleum blue. Formula was perfection, no joke. It applied like butter, but like every dark polish you must be careful applying it. It's also a bit watery, but perfection at the same time. The watery part only shows when you let it get to your cuticles, it'll look for more, trust me. Other than that you have a perfect color with the greatest formula.

Taken with flash.

You might want this to use as a black polish, formula is actually much better than Revlon's Black Lingerie. I could have gotten away with one coat, but in some nails I used way too little polish and it was too thin... But really, I'm amazed by it's formula!

What A Bloody Sunday!!!!

2013-09-23T20:30:00.002-03:00

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Yesterday we had Dexter's series finale, and it was awful! I'm a BIG fan of Dexter, both the books and the series, and yesterday the series ended. I've been dragging myself to watch this season, I've been avoiding it since it begun, I watched 6 episodes, and yesterday I watched the rest, and series finale.

I hated the finale, and it was a bloody one. I've had this post ready for a while now, but only the pictures, no post, so here it is.
Victoria is a daaaark red polish, and I love it.

I'm Feeling A Little Blue...

2013-09-18T10:04:00.000-03:00

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I actually am feeling a little blue! More like worried. Nahla decided she was gonna be a little brat. She was off leash on the park next to the beach, where a LOT of homeless stay during the day and eat. I didn't realize that today there was a huge mess around the tables they usually stay, and that there was food all over the floor. The park is separated into 4 section, we were on the one next to the section the homeless stay. And I NEVER let Nahla go to that direction, when I see her going over there when she's running around I tell her to come back, and she does. But this time, she didn't, and she found some fish, YES, FISH! She ate it before I could get her, but she didn't choke, so I'm hoping it will be ok, but I'm still worried.

Anyway, to my nails. This is an old mani, I did it 3 weeks ago, right after I painted my nails with Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream. I layered Kleancolor Holo Blue over it, looked incredible!

Great combo, right? ♥

Bright Blue Sky

2013-09-14T16:43:00.001-03:00

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This polish is an old one, I bought it back in 2011 I think. I've worn it a few times, but every time it would be thick, and gooey and I'd have to use 2 coats, one was not enough. This time I only needed one coat, and it was easy to apply, not gooey at all!
Blueberry Ice Cream is a greaaat color, such a beautiful blue. It's bright and looks just like the sky on a sunny day. The name is Blueberry Ice Cream, which I don't get, at all. Blueberry is not really bright blue, is more of a blurple (blue/purple), and when you make blueberry cupcake it turns PURPLE. So no, I don't get the name, but I love the polish!

Btw I wore it 3 weeks ago:)

Doctor Who Bad Wolf Nails ♥

2013-09-12T10:00:00.000-03:00

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This is a VERY exciting post for me! I've tried to create Doctor Who nail arts before, NO LUCK! So I googled for some ideas, and I found some pretty good ones, so I just mixed it up a bit. I'm a HUGE Doctor Who fan, really! I'm completely obsessed with the show, I've re-watched it I don't kow how many times, and I'm more than anxious about the 50th years of DW episode and the Christmas special, cause the 8th season won't start until late next year, so yes, very anxious.

Bad Wolf was a plot line on Doctor Who, I'm not gonna give you any spoilers, but it was one of the best plot lines on the show so far, totally mind blowing. Because of that I've been wanting to do something for that for a while. So just go watch Doctor Who, you won't regret.

Over some colors my white kinda disappear, as you can see lol

It's not the best nail art, but I'm in love :)

Colorful Nails ♥

2013-09-10T21:40:00.001-03:00

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If you follow the blog through facebook you know I was hydrating my cuticles with 4 different cuticle oils. I spent a LOT of time doing that, and it payed off, my cuticles are no longer dry and ugly, they all look good!

I was going through some polishes I have stashed in a box, and I came across this flakie beauty! Espectral has flecks with many different colors: orange, red, blue, green, yellow & purple. I didn't want to wear it over plain black, and I love Stone Cold as undies for flakies, glitters etc. The flecks lay flat on the nails, so one coat of seche is more than enough!

I told you my cuticles are looking good!

Green Grunge Nails

2013-09-09T19:30:00.003-03:00

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I'm sorry, but I went to a book thing this weekend, and I walked for 12 hours, I've been exhausted!

Last night I changed my polish, but I wasn't satisfy with just GWV, I HAD to make something else. I played with some ideas on my mind, and I decided to try a grunge look, can I even call it that?

I started with OPI Green-Wich Village, and used the brush for the details, first Única, then Preto Gráfico Fosco, followed by some more GWV and then I used polish remover to clean it a bit, and to create a better effect.

I absolutely LOVE how this turned out!

Rock N' Roll ♥

2013-09-04T19:04:00.001-03:00

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This is a very accurate post name: 1)I LOVE ROCK!!! ♥; 2)The polish name is Rock N' Roll. I grew up listening to rock, mom and dad are big fans, and so am I. All listen to all kinds of rock, but I have my favorites...... Little Richard is my favorite, let's take a minute to mourn his retirement. Little Richard is a legend, and he's known as "The Architect Of Rock N' Roll", and it's not for nothing. The man is amazing, and you might know a little song called "Tutti Frutti", probably his most famous song. I'm gonna leave it here, so enjoy!

Like I said, amazing! I'm gonna stop talking about rock cause I might never stop.
BTW did I mention my camera's USB went to hell? Well, I got it pretty quickly, but it's not very good, transfering pictures is out of wuestion, I have to transfer to my iPad and the to my computer, but it charges the camera, and that's the important part :)
Rock N' Roll is from an old collection from Impala, 2011 I think. I bought the entire collection, but this is the only one I haven't worn so far, and I regret it. RN'R is a metallic grey, not silver, metallic, but it has a silvery look to it. It's a cool color, very wintry. It might be winter in Brazil, but it's been super hot and sunny this past week, but yesterday night the temperature dropped quite a bit, and it started raining.
I loved this color so much I've had it on for 3 days now, yes, I still have it on. And it hasn't chipped yet, a miracle!!, and I've done a LOT of dishes the past few day, washed the service are (where I keep Nahla's newspaper to pee and poop), and no chip yet. I'm amazed, really!
The formula is fantastic, applied like butter, and two thin coats were enough. The only downside, if that, are the brush strokes. It didn't really bother me, but it might bother some.

Lovely, right?

New York, I Love You ♥

2013-09-02T16:48:00.001-03:00

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Sorry for being AWOL, but I've been so tired lately :S My walks with Nahla have become longer, everyday I walk a little bit more, and yesterday I walked through Copacabana, all of it, until Leme... We walked for 12lm, 7 miles, and it felt good when it was happening, but not after lol

A few days ago I put New York on, a beautiful blue and pearly polish. Formula was fantastic, no trouble at all! Plus one coat of Heartbreaker, it gave my nails a twist!

Looks quite incredible, right?

Happy Puppy Post ♥♥♥

2013-08-29T16:38:00.000-03:00

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Hello my dears! How is everyone doing? The past few days I've been letting Nahla walk and run around without her leash, so she can play with other dogs, and not feel like she has done something wrong and that's why she's on the leash. And boy she's happy about it! She runs, and she plays, and she has a HUGE smile on her face every time she looks at me when she has no leash on. So here are a few pictures I took yesterday:

She's being chased by a Golden Retriever;

And now she's the one chasing another dog lol!

Nahla & Pipa, I have NO idea what the hell they're looking at hahaha

She loves the sand!

See the smile?!

She looks so happy, right?! Just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside! Not to mention she obeys more when she doesn't have her leash on than with it...

A couple of days ago Nahla decided to scare me to death! After we walked out of the elevator, I always take her leash off of her, she decided she wasn't gonna get inside the apartment... She was right next to me one second, the next she was gonna! So there I was, worried sick, going up and down the stairs trying to find her. There are 8 floors on my building, the first floor is the lobby, and the last one is the roof (door always locked!!), I live in the sixth and went to the seventh, paying attention to the sounds, no sign of her. So I went down the stairs looking for her, couldn't find her, went to the garage, which she loves, no sign of her either. So I went up through the stairs, to the second floor, cause there's a dog there she loves, no sign, I caught the elevator and went to the third floor, no sign, but I heard Nahla crying, got right back to the elevator and back to my floor I went... When I get there Nahla is crying in front of my apartment's door.. When I opened the elevator door she came running to me and crying. I'm sorry, but I ignored her, talked a lot, telling her how bad she had been, I mean, I was pissed because of the scare she gave me, but after 10 minutes I grabbed her, cuddled with her, and she wouldn't stop licking my face. I guess she learned her lesson after she couldn't get in the apartment or find me!

Anyway, I just hope she never does that again, I might just have a heart attack at only 19 years old...

Tell me your crazy dog stories! ♥