[OPI] I Cancer-Tainly Shine

About twelve hours left of this year, which I hope you enjoyed and grew in as much as I did. I’ll be ready for 2024 with I Cancer-Tainly Shine, a holographic glitter (literally tons of glitter in a sheer base, but builds up quickly).

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Three coats applied. Photos taken in a lightbox I bought ages ago but never really used.

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I also experimented with a different canvas. 😎

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Close-up photo.

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Have a wonderful New Year’s Eve!

[a england] Van Helsing

Spring has arrived and to celebrate, I wanted to share this stunning holo polish with you – Van Helsing! I tried it a few weeks ago, and it’s a mesmerizing plum shade with holographic glitter.

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Two coats shown below.

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Artificial light.

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Macro photo:

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I’m excited to attend the Mensa board games night tonight and looking forward to my trip to Nienburg tomorrow. I plan on spending the rest of the month there, enjoying this beautiful place.

[a england] Dracula

Last year I managed to pre-order two new a england colours at my favourite seller’s, Hypnotic Polish, and they reached me about three weeks later in mid-December, just as promised. Dracula, which I’m wearing right now, is a magenta holo looking quite complex.

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Two coats applied, coverage is amazing. Also easy to apply. The following two photos were taken in direct sunlight.

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Some more photos because the colour is so stunning!

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Close-up photos.

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[A England] Hope

This is one of my favourite summer polishes, grass green Hope, with golden and emerald glitter and a scattered holographic effect. I’ve been wearing this a couple of times now and it looks amazing in the sun.

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Two coats applied. Photos were taken a while ago, I’m much more tanned now. 😎

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Close-up picture.

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Any plans for the rest of the summer? I spent the past two weeks in my Nienburg home and am off for a few days to France next week, looking forward to “EMAG” (which is European Mensas Annual Gathering).

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[A England] Camden Town

It’s been a while since I dedicated a post to A England and moreover, these photos are still from last year. But Camden Town, of course, hasn’t lost its beauty! Base colour is a mixture of plum and eggplant, with a scattered holographic finish.

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Two coats shown below.

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Close-up photo.

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I’m the most happy person because swimming pools are open again, so this week I was at the outdoor pool in Nienburg (which was pretty empty – great for training though). Pools in Hamburg are crowded, but  nevertheless I’m looking forward to going swimming on Sunday.

[A England] New Romantic

I have a bunch of colours I am planning to show you – but somehow my life is currently very busy, and I am happy that I can finally go swimming again.

New Romantic is a blue-ish purple with holographic finish.

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Two coats applied. You’ll notice both the blue and purple combined in this colour.

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Close-up.

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[A England] Tower of London

So I’m still outside Hamburg, appreciating small town life in Nienburg so much and just loving to spend time outside in the garden or during short walks. I went to Hamburg for one day last week because I had to, and it felt strange. Normally I adapt easily and shift between big city and rural area – but I felt so uncomfortable because almost nobody stuck to social distancing, and even less people were wearing masks.

Tower of London was the colour I had on my nails when we came to Nienburg for our long stay, hence mid-March. It’s a beautiful gunmetal shade with holographic glitter.

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Two coats shown below.

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Close-up photo.

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[A England] Punk

Seeing this makes me actually miss Hamburg – although I’m happy being in my small hometown. I’m definitely enjoying the time here, despite the COVID crisis, but I’m in a safe place. Our town itself is still not affected by infections, concering the county, there are about 30 people, who I hope will get well soon!

I’ve started to refurbish the house (which my husband had begun with before he became ill and died) and it can be fun sometimes.

But this post was actually about Punk – to me, this is one of the most stunning colours I’ve seen by A England. Holographic green (and we are speaking of bright green) with golden and green holo glitter.

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I told you so – it’s amazing. Two coats applied.

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Managed to take a photo outside (this was still in Hamburg).

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Close-up.

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Stay safe!

[A England] King’s Road

First post in March – the second week of which is about to start. I’ve been short of time, i. e. there were so many things to arrange for and organise. This weekend was filled with further training. I’ve piled up more overtime but am happy to take a day off now and then, for compensation.

As for King’s Road, to start with, I am always stunned by how A England manages to release such beautiful holos! This one has a grey and slightly beige base, and the holographic effect is amazing.

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King’s Road builds up quickly, and shown below is two coats (where one would have been enough).

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Close-up photo.

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