Dear readers,

Yesterday was way too hot for nail art - and even today the polish is bubbling like nobody's business. But I've had my mind set on this design for weeks. I read a lot of comic books, but Calvin and Hobbes have a special place in my heart. Funny, cute and philosophical, this duo can lift my mood anytime. 

I used Essie Marshmallow for the background, LynBDesigns Quoth the Raven, L'Oreal Lush Tangerine and p2 sunshine yellow for the art and painted a slight gradient on the other nails in LynBDesigns Oobleck. It doesn't show as well in the pictures as in real life - it's a very pretty light blue-tinged green with turquoise sparkles. I figured since Calvin loves the book Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie so much, he'd probably appreciate Bartholomew and the Oobleck as well!

Do you like Calvin and Hobbes? What's your favourite comic book character?

Check out the other designs here, such cute ones today!

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I got a very special package this week from Sabrina at Polish Alcoholic. If you don’t know her, check out her blog, you won’t regret it. She does beautiful nail art and posts tutorials for them as well. Her site is also one of my go-to blogs for swatches, since she reviews a lot of polish from both commercial and indie makers. Go check it out now, then come back!

Ich hab diese Woche ein ganz tolles Paket bekommen: Eine OPI Runway-Minnies-Box von Polish Alcoholic. Hier ist meine Dankeschön-Maniküre.

A while ago she had a giveaway for the OPI “Couture de Minnie Runway Minnies” set and I got lucky! It arrived on Monday, probably the fastest an international package I’ve ever gotten, it took just 3 days from the Netherlands to Austria! I was really excited about this because the colours in this collection are so gorgeous. Look how beautifully she wrapped it! Even though I knew what it was, opening a gift package just makes it more special.

 

Now you may be thinking “you got it Monday, why haven’t you thanked her yet?” and you’d be right. But see, I wanted to do it properly. I loved the polish so much that I decided to make a very special manicure just for her. A Minnie-cure, if you will.

I started with a skittle to show off all the colours. The light pink is three coats but the others are just one coat each,  and they were all delightful to work with. That’s Chic from Ears to Tail on the pointer, A Definite Moust-Have on the middle finger, Innie Minnie Mighty Bow (my favourite – look at that gleam!) on the ring finger and Magazine Cover Mouse on the pinky, which, by the way, is my first sand polish. I’m not sure about the texture but it looks beautiful!

 

But you know me, I never do things the easy way, so I started messing around a bit. The heart on the pointer is sand polish, doesn’t it gleam wonderfully? I’m not sure the dots were a good idea, they look a bit out of place.  On the pinky I tried to create nail art with a top coat but you couldn’t really see it, so I just coated the whole nail.

Of course I could't leave my thumb white, so I tried to paint Minnie herself. It's not quite as stylish as the original, but then, who could ever copy Minnie's style?

And finally, the ring finger is both self-explanatory and the most important one in this mani: Thank you so much, Sabrina!  

The happy nail newbie

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