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24 Days of Advent Calendar Fun (Day 21,22,23,24 and 25)

December 25, 2016December 22, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyleLeave a Comment

Hi everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

Today is Christmas! Yeeh we are here. Merry Xmas! I am hoping you all are having a lovely day and suffering from a lovely Turkey Belly. Could be other things of course heheh.

I thought as it is Christmas, it would be fun to consolidate the last 4/5 days of opening my calendar in one blog post. Hope you enjoy reading it.

Body Shop

Day 21

Nail File

Day 22

30 ML /1.0 FL Oz Pink Grapefruit Hand cream in

Day 23

Colour Crush Nail Polish in 810 Frosting Fancy. Curious I have never tried a Body Shop polish. Hope it is good.

Day 24

Strawberry Body Butter. Yippie I love this stuff you smell so good after using it.

Day 25

Sleeping mask + Oils of Life Revitalizing Sleeping Cream . Err can anybody explain what a sleeping cream is? Need to check it out.

HEMA

Day 21

Dainty gold necklace with a rectangle charm

Day 22

Dainty gold ring with little bling in it.

Day 23

Gold rounded stud earrings

Day 24

A silver charm with star bracelet

If you missed my other posts related to opening the calendars please feel free to click here or subscribe to Thumbelinaslifestyle.com. Have a super day and enjoy the company you are with.

Until next post friends!

XoXo

Kim,

Beauty

Thumb’s Christmas Nails ( Essie’s Really Red)

December 22, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyleLeave a Comment

‘Tis the season to be jolly and of course my nails need to be matching as well. For my Christmas nails I opted for Essie’s Really Red nail polish. I received this polish as free gift of purchase and I am so happy with it.

When I have been wearing this polish, people have asked me if I had my nails done or which polish it was. It is so beautiful. I really cannot fault this polish! I Love the color, the longevity and the minimal chipping. Just all Thumbs up for me!

What also could be fun is to do use some glitter polish on some of the nails to make it more festive. I would opt for a silver of gold polish in this case.

Please check out my other posts if you enjoyed reading this one .

Happy holidays guys and hope to see you back soon!

Until next post friends!

XoXo

Kim

Beauty, Lifestyle

Thumbs nails of the month: Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer nr 117 Mauve To the Best

November 28, 2016November 28, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyle2 Comments

Hello everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

Yes finally I am back with a new blog post. The reason for my absence was that I was very busy with moving house. Yep I am now a proud owner of an apartment and at last I can unwind a bit as the drama of arranging a mortgage and moving is now over. But enough said about my private life and lets talk polish.

For this month I went for a lovely autumnal polish by the brand Catrice. It is beautiful mauve/taupe color and it look so cozy on the nails ( If that makes sense). Yes one notices I can explain things quite well (ermm). I used 3 layers of polish,but 2 layers look already opaque. Afterward I finished with a gel top coat.

Thumbs up for

Color

Good brush

Price

Pigmentation

Thumbs down for

Hmm can I say none

I am really happy to be writing again and hope to see you back soon for my new post.

Until next post friend

XoXo

Kim

Beauty

Thumb’s nails of the month: W7 Wild Blue

October 16, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyle2 Comments

Hi everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

I should have posted this post several days ago, but some exciting things are currently happening in my life. So therefor blogging has been put on a bit of a hold. However today I really wanted to post! This months nail polish is from the brand W7 and is called Wild Blue.

W7 is an affordable brand and they often sell products that tries to mimic high end brands. In my opinion this polish look like a polish from the brand OPI. The way the bottle is designed and even the lid is very OPI.

As you might see from the photo’s, the color is a metallic cool blue which is mesmerizing. However I struggled a bit with the application of the polish. The brush is teeny tiny and you really have to apply 3 layers of the polish to make the color opaque.

My over all thoughts are the following

Thumbs up for

Price just 2,95 euro’s

Color

Quick drying

Thumbs down for

Pigmentation

Small Brush

Smell. Very strong polish smell. Not sure how to describe it.

I am still pondering about if I like this polish or not. It is not bad for the price and if you don’t mind layering 3 times then you might like it. Again the color makes a lot up for the negatives mentioned!

I hope you all liked this post! For my last post click here. Until next post friends!

XoXo

Kim

Beauty

Thumbs nails of the month : KiKo Power Pro Nail Lacquer in 82

September 12, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyleLeave a Comment

Hi everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

After some radio silence I am back with some nail loving. Must say that my nails were sort of sad looking and it was time to jazz them up. All though some might say they are still a bit dull looking. But I LOVE them !

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The color 82 is a taupe grey color with a slight lilac undertone to it. Which I find very stunning of course. I used the Essie first base, for my base coat followed by two layers of the nail lacquer in 82. I finished with the KiKo Gel effect top coat, which is very BOM .COM! FYI!

Thumbs up for:

Color

Pigmentation

Brush Size

Price

Fast drying

Thumbs down for:

Design ( Brush is not attached to the lid . There is an extra lid to it. Why? Don’t ask me , still trying to figure this one out. )

Overall KiKo did very well with this polish. It is a beautiful color, has lovely pigmentation to it and is easy to work with. If all the polishes from KiKo are like this,then they have a winning product!

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Until next post friends!

XoXo

Kim

Beauty, Lifestyle

Essie nail polish Haul

August 6, 2016August 4, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyle2 Comments

Hi everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

Two weeks ago I purchased some items from Essie. I just could not resist taking advantage of the buy 2 get 1 for free offer. Essie polishes are not the cheapest polishes . I just love these offers!

You might have already read Thumbs nails of the month. In that post I showcased the polish Loot the Booty. If you are curious about this polish click here. But let me share the items I purchased .

Essie A List- a beautiful elegant red color

Essie Loot the Booty- a cool toned blue with turquoise and purple specs

Essie First Base- a base coat

Essie Gel Setter- a gel tocoat

What polishes have you been loving lately? Please let me know and leave a comment! If you like these types of posts follow me via Thumbelinaslifestyle.com, Bloglovin or Twitter. Until next post friends!

XoXo,

Kim

Beauty

Thumbs nails of the Month: Essie’s Loot the Booty

August 1, 2016July 31, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyleLeave a Comment

Hi everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

It is a new month and it is time for Thumbs nails of the month! Today’s polish Loot the Booty, is from the Summer Antigua collection from Essie. It has been a long time since I have been sporting an Essie nail polish and I could not be more excited to be wearing it.

The color is cool dark blue with specs of turquoise and purple. I just can’t help, staring at my nails. I used 2 layers of the polish and started out with a base coat and finished with 2 coats of the Gel Setter topcoat from Essie.

Thumbs up for:

Color and pigmentation

Quick drying

Nice brush

Thumbs down for:

Absolutely nothing!

Any polishes I need to check out? Please leave a comment and as always, if you liked this post, please like, subscribe or follow me via BlogLovin or Twitter. For last months nails click here. Until next post friends!

XoXo

Kim

Beauty, Lifestyle

Thumbs nails of the week: A petite haul

July 7, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyle4 Comments

Hi everybody, dear readers loyal subbies,

Because I was a little bored with the polishes I had in my collection I decided to pop into the Drugstore. I only picked up 3 polishes but I thought the colors I picked up are real pretty. Therefor the post name ‘A petite haul’

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Essence the gel nail polish in 48 My Love Diary

This is such a beautiful rosey/ mauve color. Real pretty and this looks like a dupe for an Essie polish my sis has, but I do not remember the name. I am wearing this polish this week and to be honest it last quite a long time. It really had minimal chipping the first days. Overal not bad !

Essence the gel nail polish in 59 Life is Pink

This is really a bright Fuchsia color. I really hope this formula will be the same as the polish My Love Diary

Catrice Luxury Nudes collection in 11 Hidden & Forbidden Rose

I like my nudes and this is a pretty pinky salmony nude with some glitter to it and if you change the polish in the light you can see some purpley shine to it.

Thought this post was entertaining? Please like, leave a comment or Follow me via Twitter, Bloglovin or Thumbelinaslifestyle.com. Until next post friends!

XoXo

Kim

Beauty, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

Thumbs nails of the month; Kiko nail laquer in 497

April 10, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyleLeave a Comment

Hi everybody, dear readers and loyal subbies,

For this months Thumbs nails, I opted for one of the two polishes I bought in my Kiko haul. If you are interested in reading that one, click here.

Even though spring is here, I opted to go for the purple color. It is a purple polish with gold glitter specs in it. When I check my nails more furrow, the polish has a blue shade too it. Just gorgeous!

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Overal I am so impressed with this polish. The polish glides on and is highly pigmented. If I wanted to, I could just use one layer but I wanted to use two. I finished with the Sally Hansen Gel top coat. You all like this polish? Please leave a comment. Until next time

XoXo,

Kim

Beauty, Lifestyle, Uncategorized

Kiko haul

March 12, 2016by thumbelinaslifestyle8 Comments

Hi everybody,dear readers and loyal subbies,

Today I am sharing my very first Kiko haul. Yeeh! I have never ventured into a Kiko store before , and last Wednesday after viewing a house and having a gorgeous Chinese dinner, my sister and myself did some damage in the Kiko store at Amsterdam Central station.

I heard a lot of good things about the brand Kiko and I really had a lot of fun browsing through the store and the products are just dirt cheap! Curious about all the goodies I bought? Check it out below. The face brush I got from mys sister.

Kiko High Pigment shadow in nr 12 ( A purpley brown color)
Kiko Smart Lipstick
Kiko Ultra Glossy Stylo Lipstick
Kiko Velvet Mat lipstick
Campus Idol face brush
Kiko make up blender
Kiko Nail laquer in 341 and 497

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I hope you all liked this Kiko haul ! And if you want to see some more in dept reviews about the products I bought, please like or leave a comment. Until next time!.

XoXo

Kim