Spring Polish Picks

It seems like spring is finally upon us here in the Netherlands. The sun manages to break through the thick layer of clouds and we're begnning to celebrate that there won't be any more snow for a lot of months. Winter wardrobes are being swapped for the new spring pieces and our hair and makeup is becoming a little more fresh and vibrant.

Part of the shift to spring is waking up my polish collection. My standard winter polishes are moved to the back of my Helmer and there seems to be a standard group of colors that I reach for in spring. T hese six colors are among my current selection of favorites.

fltr: Gosh 607 Crispy Coral / Nails Inc Brooke Street / OPI Ate Berries In The Canaries

fltr: Essence Wake Up / Essence No More Drama / Essence Sweet As Candy

I like my shades nice and bright. A little bit of personality on my nails, I think. And because you can't ex the pastels in spring, two really nice soft colors for that spring wedding you are about to attend. Truth be told, in my twenty years of living, I've only been to a wedding once. And I think I was about five years old. People better start getting married around me, I have a bunch of cute dresses to wear.

My spring fashion lookbook, and more haulin'

Another new video, man I'm on a roll. This time a short haul with some items that I really liked buying, they were sooo worth the splurge. And I closed the video with a rather quick lookbook with four outfits that are absolutely perfect for spring. 

I hope you like the outfits and the items that I purchased. I've been focusing on fashion lately, and as I said before I really want to incorporate that into secondhandspring a little more than I used to. So let me know what you think!

First outfit: The White Suit

Zara white zipper blazer
H&M white pants
H&M white blouse
H&M metallic enveloppe clutch
Zara sandals (not pictured)

Second outfit: Darkness Revealed

Zara backless shirt
H&M black high waisted shorts
HEMA tights
Knockoff Lita's

Third outfit: Soft Animal
H&M cream cotton blazer
H&M lilac a-line tank top
H&M leopard high waisted shorts
Zara nude slingbacks


Fourth outfit: Bright & Pastel

H&M cream cotton blazer
H&M lilac a-line tank top
Zara pink skinny jeans
Pieces suede ballerina flats

My Spring Nail Polish Picks

Spring is upon us! I spent my afternoon escaping the city life whilst going for a walk with my best friend Jorrit. And while we were sat on a wooden bench overlooking the gorgeous nature bathed in sun, I glanced at my nails. I was sporting a combination of a nice gold metallic color (OPI’s designer de-better from The Muppets collection) and a black tape design on my accent nail. And I realized, that it was time to up the ante and go for more spring-like nail colors.

This spring in fashion and in beauty we see two very different, yet very fun trends. Pastels & neons. And whilst I’m definitely not a trend follower, I do what I like, I can really find myself in these trends. I’m ready to put my dark polishes away and welcome sunshine into my life.

So below I have a number of pictures of polishes that are nice for spring. Tell me which on you like most!

Also, this is probably going to be the last nail post for a while. Because at the moment my nails are soaking in a tub of acetone to remove the four artificial nails I have stuck on my hands. I’m cutting them all short and I’m banishing polish for a week or two to get them back to health.
But then again, I might just run into a good deal on drugstore nails and stick them back over my stubs…

Essence 'No More Drama' a nice muted pastel purple. I adore it.

Catrice 'Am I Blue or Green?" I'd say it's blue. A gorgeous icy bright blue.

Catrice 'Salmon & Garfunkel' described this color a few times before, so let's just say I am in love with this soft creamy peach nail polish.

Nameless Neon Pink from Action. A little bit streaky, but the color is superb. You get 6 colors in a pack for less than two euros. Amazing deal!

Birdy Reloaded! No description necessary.

What's a group post on nail polish without a little glitter? Essence Kool & The Gang and essence 'blue addicted' glitter

Raspberry Fields Forever. No season is complete without a nice bright red. This one has a pink tinge to it, which only makes it better.