A little bit tribal

I felt a little bit bad about changing my Gothic Ariel manicure so soon after applying it, but my mood flipped and I wanted something bright. So grabbing my new Birdy Reloaded! polish from Catrice's new colors and a couple nail art stripers, I set to work on my free afternoon. And this is what I came up with.

I've been really inspired by aztec and tribal prints lately, they ooze something vibrant and spring-like to me. And yellow on the nails is an instant brightening effect for me. I tried to make a little Aztec inspired nail and it certainly isn't as beautiful as many of the designs that can be seen on various nail blogs, but it is enough for me.

Plus, I only did it on one nail. I don't have the patience to do a full ten set.

Meet Marilyn and Me At Coral Island

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I am becoming a great fan of the 'accent nail', especially since I hardly wear any jewelry on my hands. And this combination seemed rather nice to me. The gorgeous coral polish is from Catrice and it is called 'Meet Me At Coral Island', I love the creamy-ness of it. Gorgeous on most skintones. The red polish infused with tiny red particles of glitter is called 'Marilyn & Me', also from Catrice.

I bought 'Marilyn & Me' originally for Valentine's Day, but at the time I was still sporting the single glitter nail, and I didn't want to go through the hassle of removing all that glitter. And wearing the two different types of glitter nails would just be too much. I ended up pairing the silver glitter nail with an ANNY nail polish in 'True Love', seems fitting for the occasion. right?

But now seems like the perfect time to wear it in combination with this coral. I think I am really pleased with this look.

I do fear that the viking is right. I really do spend too much time on my nails.

On Wednesdays We Wear PINK [NOTD + review]

On Wednesdays we wear pink! I'm joining this movement. In the movie Mean Girls the plastics wear pink every monday. And the OWWWP-movement liked that so much that they incorporated that little rule into their daily lives. Instead of rocking a pink clothing item, we rock a pink nail. So, that's a different pink nail polish every single week. You don't have to do it every week, but it's a great initiative. You can click the link at the beginning of the post and sign up yourself. They have pretty buttons you can put on your website/blog!

The color of choice this week is ANNY's Summer Dream. I spent the remainder of my giftcard on this polish. I had seen the display a couple of times before but was never really tempted to check out any of the colors. But the other day I was looking for a nice new pink polish and started browsing the display. I came across this color and instantly fell in love with it.

ANNY is a German nail polish and nail care brand. They have 108 different colors of polish plus a trend collection that changes once every couple months. Right now they are selling the It's Snow Time-collection.

This nail of the day is an absolute RAVE! I wish I could kick myself in the head for not trying these polishes before. They have such a wonderful range of colors and finishes, they paint onto nails beautifully, dry really quickly and the best part..... THEY DON'T CHIP.

I put this color on my nails last friday, I worked that night and the day after. And that day of working included me constantly dipping my hands in water whilst cleaning every nook and cranny of the store. And the first chip appeared YESTERDAY. Oh yeah, did I mention that I hadn't applied a top coat? (I know, bad Kelly)

I want more of these colors, I'm sure I'll expand my collection with some nice colors for spring and summer! Probably a yellow, a blue and a nice bright red. And we'll see what the next trend collection brings...

ANNY nail polish comes in a 15 ml bottle and retails at Douglas for €9,50. (That's the same size bottle as OPI but about a third cheaper. And my OPI polishes start chipping the next day even when I'm wearing a top coat)

I want to make another pro/con list. But to be honest, there are no cons. The world would really be perfect if they were just a little bit cheaper. But I'm willing to pay for great quality. Are you?