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Hi everyone,

This is a manicure I had on about a week ago, I did take a picture but never had time to upload it. So here it is now.

It's three coats of China Glaze - Bernuda Breakaway and for the Konad top I used China Glaze 2NITE which is a light blue holographic polish.
I did use 2 coats of NailTek Foundation under it to prevent it from staining like the Calypso Blue did, but it didn't help. When I took off the nailpolish my nails were (and are) stained yellow :( (not a pretty look).
The manicure did get a lot of compliments though....

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EYES

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NAILS

Shampoo: Redken - Fresh Curls
Conditioner: Redken - Fresh Curls and Bumble and Bumble - Leave in (rince out) conditioner
Styling products: John Frieda - Frizz Ease Thermal Protection Serum and Redken - Curl Refiner Leave-In Anti-Frizz Detangler For Unruly Curls
Shower Gel: Rituals - Hammam Olive Secret and Bliss - Lemon & Sage Soapy Suds
Body moisturiser: Bliss - Lemon & Sage Body Butter
Deodorant: Odorex and a Nivea skincare deodorant type thing spray
Fake Tan: Clinique - Face Bronzing Gel Tint & Clinique - Body Tinted Lotion Light
Cleanser: Dermalogica - PreCleanse and Dermalogica - Ultracalming Cleanser
Exfoliator: Dermalogica - Skin Prep Scrub
Peeling: MD Skincare - Alpha Beta® Daily Face Peel
Moisturizer: Estee Lauder - Daywear Plus Multi Protection Anti-Oxidant Lotion SPF 15 and Shiseido - Multi Protection Anti-Oxidant Lotion SPF 15
Primer: Laura Mercier - Foundation Primer Oil Free and Smashbox - Photo FInish FoundatioN primer Light
Foundation & brush: Laura Mercier - Tinted Moisturizer Oil Free with my fingers, if I use a brush I use the Dior - Foundation Brush
Concealer: Laura Mercier - Undercover Pot
Powder: Laura Mercier - Lanslucent Loose Setting Powder and Make Up For Ever - HD Microfinish Powder
Blusher: I blush enough on my own.
Bronzer: Chanel - Bronze Universel
Highlighter: a mixture of Benefit - High Beam and Benefit - Moon Beam
Eyeshadow base: Urban Decay - Eye Shadow Primer Potion
Eyeshadows: Make Up For Ever - Diamond Eye Shadow in 307 Diamond Black, Urban Decay - DeLuxe Shadow in Scratch, Urban Decay - DeLuxe Shadow in Underground, Urban Decay - DeLuxe Shadow in Zero the colours in the Dior Twilight 5 colour palette, Guerlain palettes and many many more, it all depends on the mood I'm in.
Eyeliner: Urban Decay - Liquid Liner, Smashbox - Jet Set Waterproof Eyeliner and Smashbox Cream Liner (perfect for smudging and to use as a colour base.
Curler: Shu Uemura - Eyelash Curler
Mascara: Dior - Diorshow Iconic Extreme and Givenchy - Phenomen'Eyes
Lipstick: Urban Decay - Rush
Lipgloss: Bare Escentuals - Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish in Dolly
Nail Colour: China Glaze - Retro Diva Collection - Cords & Short & Sassy

I'd like to invite everyone to do this tag and if you've already done it, post the link in the comments to help people find you.

Hi everyone,

At the end of last year, there was a collection by China Glaze called Operation Colour. In this collection was this AhMayZing colour called Agent Lavender, which applies pretty horribly, but the gorgeous colour makes it all okay.

I wanted to update the colour to the end of the Summer 2009 by adding a Konad image (plate M65 ) with the Pink Konad Polish on top of the polish and then making the nails matte with the Nail Tek Foundation II Ridge Filling Foundation. I also used NailTek as a basecoat.

If you're like me and you're trying to find a matte topcoat in your country (they don't ship many nailpolishes to Europe anymore... so my nailaddiction will be very limited again :( ), don't try the Essie Man-e Cure, it's said it makes the nails matte, but it doesn't. The way I make them matte (with the Ridgefiller) is something that's also given as a tip in Elle Magazine (I did it before the tip came out ;) ). Using a ridge filler as a topcoat does lengthen drying time a lot though, so it's not a perfect solution.

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As you can see it's a soft pastel and it only took two coats to get this kind of opague-ness. The best thing about this colour is that it makes you look more tan. I also haven't found one person who couldn't wear this colour... so that's good.