I decided that 189 from Alix Avien deserves its own entry since it is so gorgeous  but unfortunately this polish with holographic glitter is very hard to get a good photo that does it justice, but these are pretty accurate.

 The first picture is outside in indirect sunlight and the second picture is under direct lamplight (because we don’t have much direct sunlight right now)

This manicure was inspired by Pudsey the Bear who is the mascot of a British charity organisation called Children in Need. If you don't know about children in need you can read about it here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/

 

For the Dots I Used: Isadora Vintage Mint 619, Depend 115 , Alix Avien 191, FlorMar Neon 002,
As a base I used Alix Avien 60 and 189
I absolutely love Alix Avien 189, it is a holographic glitter polish and from a far it looks grey but in direct sunlight it is super sparkly.

Sadly I haven't had any desire to paint my nails lately because they started breaking and I had to cut them all down really short. But fortunately they have grown back a bit now and I feel like painting them again! So this Saturday was the first time in a while that I painted my nails.

Autumn is definitely here now and that means that it gets darker at nights which I find really cozy because in the summers it's almost never dark outside in Sweden. This manicure was inspired by the foggy moonlit nights that are coming soon.

I started by painting my nails with the black polish FlorMar Supershine 40 and then sponged on the white Alix Avien 60 with a regular make-up sponge in several layers to get the gradient look.

Yesterday I did an update on this manicure by painting a sheer red polish over my nails in honor of the Swedish election. Unfortunately the outcome of the election was that we now have a xenophobic party in the Swedish parliament.
 
 
                   

(Sorry about the weird picture but the polish is so shiny that it was impossible to photograph any other way) 

I haven’t had much time for elaborate nail arts lately so today I did this easy manicure with Isadora Graffiti Nails.

I used Isadora Vintage mint 619 as a base and then I freehanded flowers on my index and ring finger using Alix Avien nr. 60. On the other nails I used Isadora White Art 802.

 

This is my contribution to Polish Hoarder Disorder's Song Inspiration Challenge. I chose Strawberry Fields Forever by the Beatles because it is one of my favorite songs and I just love the Across the Universe version of it where Jude pins strawberries onto a white paper. The thumb is my version of the cover of the Across the Universe DVD.

For the blue on the thumb I used Alix Avien nr. 187. The white on the other nails is Alix Avien nr 60. On the strawberries the Red is Alix Avien nr. 191, the Green is a Franken and the seeds were made with Viva La Diva nr 035. 

This is a quick manicure I did yesterday using my new Isadora Graffiti nail polish. It is a top coat that crackles into patterns. I think it is a good way to get an unusual manicure when you don’t have a lot of time. Graffiti nails dries quickly and if you apply a thinner layer you will get more cracks. It is best to use another topcoat over Graffiti nails since it dries matte and will start to chip really quickly otherwise.

                       

On my ring finger I used Isadora Vintage mint 619 under Isadora Graffiti Black Tag 801 and on the other nails I used FlorMar Supershine 40.

I also enterd Polish Hoarder Disorder's challenge this week and I will post my entry tomorrow.

This is my entry to the There's No Place Like Home challenge at The Daily Nail.




The reason I chose this motif is simply that I feel at home in the water. I spend almost every summer at the seaside and I was a competitive swimmer from the time I was five until I was about 15 when I had to stop because of an injury. I love everything about water and this is kind of a tribute to the sea!

This blog is dedicated to my love of nail polish and my recent interest in Nail Art.

I will begin by posting my very first attempt to do water marbling. I wanted a subtle effect that you don't notice right away and I think it went quite well.

Oh, the name of my blog, Just My Lack?
Well the word “Lack” is the Swedish word for Polish, so it basically means Just my Polish :)