Big-City Snowflakes

A colleague at work has been asking me for a snowflake mani since october. Then it was too early for me, but now that winter is finally here, I couldn't let her wait any longer...

My base is Lucky 13 Big-City Dandy, a blackened jelly with blue flakie shimmer. The jelly base is very sheer, so I used four coats for a more or less opaque finish (plus one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top).

For the snowflakes, I used MoYou London Crystal Collection plate 04 and Kiko Mirror Lacquer 624 (Sky Blue). I added two topcoats, first Bundle Monster Smudge Free for protection, then KBShimmer Clearly On Top for faster drying and extra shine. 

Lucky 13 Lacquer are available at their own shop and at Mei Mei's Signatures.

 

Lacke in Farbe und bunt - taupe

Lacke in Farbe und bunt is a weekly nail polish challenge by Lenas Sofa and Das Jahreszeitenhaus. Each week they have a new color scheme, and this week's color is taupe.





My taupe polish is Lucky 13 Lacquer Accio Laquer, a grey leaning taupe with gold and copper flakies in it. I used three coats, but it still wasn't 100% opaque.








Then I added a almost invisible stamping (it was planned subtle, but not stealth like subtle...) using Catrice Reggaeton (Cucuba Limited Edition) and MJ stamping plate IX. One coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top finished this mani.

Lucky 13 Lacquer are available at their own shop and at Mei Mei's Signatures.

Lacke in Farbe und bunt - schwarz

Lacke in Farbe und bunt is a weekly nail polish challenge by Lenas Sofa and Das Jahreszeitenhaus. Each week they have a new color scheme, and this week's color is black.





Bad Wolf by Lucky 13 is a Doctor Who themed black jelly polish with silver holographic microglitter. Bad Wolf is very sheer, I used four coats and it still wasn't completely opaque. I probably should have used a creme base under it.





On top of Bad Wolf I stamped using Barry M. Silver Foil and MoYou London Pro Collection XL plate 18 and added one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Lucky 13 Lacquer are available at their own shop and at Mei Mei's Signatures.

Femme FaTEAL

Today I have a Lucky 13 polish to show you: Femme FaTEAL







Femme FaTEAL is a green leaning, slightly dusty teal jelly with small aqua holographic hexes and microglitter, that looks much more sparkly irl than my pictures show. My camera didn't really want to catch the color, it's a little greener than shown here. I had no issues with application and used three coats for opacity. One coat of Rica Glossy Glam topcoat finished this mani.

Lucky 13 Lacquer are available at their own shop and at Mei Mei's Signatures.

You Can't Take The Sky From Me

After showing you my first Lucky 13 Lacquer polish on saturday, I already have the next one for you: You Can't Take The Sky From Me.






"♫Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand....I don't care, I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me♫
Dark charcoal jelly base with microfine, small, and medium silver glitters.
Inspired by Serenity herself and the space that she flies in."
That's how Jess describes You Can't Take The Sky From Me. While I wouldn't call Firefly my favorite TV show ever, I really enjoyed watching it (of course I did, I mean - it's Joss Whedon!).

There's also some green and pink shimmer that makes the polish really interesting. I used three coats of You Can't Take The Sky From Me for opacity and had no issues with application. For a smooth finish I added one coat of Nail Pattern Boldness Glitter Food and one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top topcoat.

Lucky 13 Lacquer are available at their own shop.

And for all my american readers: Happy Thanksgiving!

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary

Today, one of my favorite TV shows turns 50! On november 23rd 1963, the first episode of Doctor Who aired, and tonight, the Doctor finally returns after a long break of six months for a special episode to celebrate the aniversary. And as a fan, I want to celebrate it, too :-)





Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey (curious about the name? Watch this), which I'm wearing on my index, middle and pinkie finger, is my premiere with a brand I noticed quite some time ago: Lucky 13 Lacquer. Kyoti, the creator of Lucky 13, names all her collections and polishes after Sci Fi or Fantasy movies, books or TV shows.

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey has a royal blue jelly base, with just a hint of teal, and lots of tiny dark blue glitters, small turquoise squares, small and medium turquoise hexes and silver holographic stars and half moons. I used three coats for opacity and all the glitters came out of the bottle willingly, after I placed it upside down for about half an hour.

On my ring finger and thumb, as accent nails, I used three coats of LynBDesings Time And Relative Dimensions In Space (you'll find more infos about the TARDIS here), a dark blue jelly with tiny silver squares and black and blue hexes.

Then I added a TARDIS stamping using My Online Shop stamping plate MJXII (available at Ninja Polish)  and Essence stamping polish in silver. I topped the complete mani with one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top topcoat.

Lucky 13 Lacquer are available at their own shop.

LynBDesigns polishes can be bought on Etsy.