Mary Bloomy: nail polish

In 2016, beauty

Christmas Reds!

Christmas is around the corner and I can see all the excitment in everyone's posts around the blogosphere! We all know Christmas most iconic colour has to be Red and since we all have different ways that we like to express that within our styles I decided to bring 3 different Red beauty products that we can use either together or on their own during the festive season. And a bonus is they're all affordable!!

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In 2016, beauty

Nail Polish Haul | Kiko & Lottie London |

Nail polishes, long time no see! Finally I'm not working full time on the bakery and can rock my long colourful nails for the most part of the week! It sounds a bit irrelevant but I've always liked to do my nails and be creative with them, one of the first posts was actually a nail art, which unfortunately I had to stop improving as my pastry course started. For health and safety reasons we can't have long nails let alone with chemicals on top. Since I'm just working part time there from now on I can do my nails on the days off which made me get so excited I bought tons o new polishes.

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In 2015, beauty

The Survivors | Nail Polish |

H&M Envy Me / Kiko 266 / Kiko 227 / Kiko 385 / Cliche Top Coat Matt

When you make a decision of 1) being a pastry chef 2) moving to another country you face many changes mostly when it takes to your nails. My hands look awful, the nails are shapeless and fragile something I wouldn't expect as for the past years (before the pastry course) I had long and good looking nails as you can see on this post.

Apart from all the drama of having to give all the 40 polishes I had on my drawers I still managed to keep 5, 4 colours that I can't live without and a matte top coat making the minimum nail set complete.

As you can probably tell Kiko has my favourite polishes as they have an amazing range of colours and finishes lasting a pretty good time on me. Long story short I had to keep my two most used blues, a vampy red and an emerald shade for the times I still manage to have good looking nails, that are not too often this days.

Nail art used to be one of my favourite things to do justifying the amount of colours and finishes I had back then. Sadly I don't do it anymore and I'm afraid I lost my touch on that department but if I ever end up having a different job that allows me to have the manicure on point I sure will grow back my nail polish collection. Till then I'm left with 4 favourites to use and abuse on the upcoming occasions, the ones I know won't let me down.

Which nail polishes are your favourites?

Thanks for reading,

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In avon, nail polish

NOFW - Vamp it !

Finally had the opportunity to paint my nails which nowadays seems to be rare occasion!

My polish of choice is a deep Vampy Red color which reminds me of Autumn days and Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows).

Vamp it ~5€

Personally I don't think polishes have a season, I pick one that I feel I'm going to like on my nails, and you're probably noticing that my nails are no longer big so I tend to reject bright colors. Paranoia.

When I was searching my nail stash I found this Avon polish that I might have used once or twice and decided it was time to use it again. It's a really deep red as I like most reads to be.

As you can read it's a Speed Dry that its supposed to dry in 30 seconds which naturally isn't that true but in a minute or 2 it's dry. It's the perfect formula for those days we're in a rush but let me tell you.. It already shipped. You read right! I painted my nails at afternoon and by night it shipped and not only a little bit. It's disappointing to see that I can't get my nails right even for one day. Might be my problem might not be. I don't know. Usually Avon nail polishes have a really good lasting power which I don't understand this lack of duration.

After all it's a gorgeous shade to wear whenever you like, Spring or Winter times!

Thanks for reading,

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In 2014, avon

Nails & Spring = Bling!

Hey hey hey!!

Are you a nails lover?! This post is for you ;)

As you may have noticed Spring is here and so that i decided to make a post on my spring choices for my nails.. Are you interested?! Keep on reading ;)

Recently i showed you my nailpolish collection which is huge by this time since i don't wear nailpolish on daily basis.. Anyway.. if we have it we shall take advantage of it and so that i intend to wear nailpolish more often this spring/summer...

If you're always updated you already know that pastel colours rule!! They're sweet, light, unicorn-reminder colours that goes with everything !

To start off, nudes are never overpast so here's my suggestion for a pale nude that goes with every single outfit you have and gives a nice polished look to your hands..

Cliché - Vento

Green screams Spring! Pale greens are such beautiful colours and my suggestion is for this one by Cliché named Cancun! So gorgeous!

Lilacs and Blues are brothers yet they look different.. For a pastel lilac - which i think is the most beautiful pastel colour in the world - i sugest Kiko Makeup Milano in 338! So precious!

For a blue - that reminds the clean sky of a sunny day - i pick Cliché Seychells!

Here we go again... More blues, more purples.. and effects.. Nowadays you're able to find so many different efects that i can't even count! My spring suggestion are glittery nails or mirror effect nails!

Super duper gorgeous !

Essence - 52 Out of my Mind

Kiko Makeup Milano Mirror - 625

Kiko Makeup Milano Mirror - 622

Avon Colortrend - Blue Morph

Red is intemporary.. no matter which season no matter which time! It's always a good colour to choose!

Spring means bright colours so i suggest Yves Rocher in 32 and Cliche in Mao Real!

As cousins of the reds, pinks are also a huge screamer for the spring time!

Cliché in Misterio & Surpresa are such good reminders of the huge flower camps all over the place!

Last but never least more blues.. you know i'm a bit obsessed right ;)

Blue is a reminder of clean water & clean sky...

Blue screams happiness! So here's my suggestions for a happy new season!

For a bright blue sky i like Cliché in Tatoo or Kiko Makeup Milano in 385..

For a clean sea water i always pick up Andreia 121 or Essence 55 Let's get Lost !

I hope my suggestions make you feel more into the Spring spirit and gives you inspiration to do your nails based on this new season!

Which nailpolish you prefer to use this time of the year?!

Thanks for reading,

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In 2014, beauty

Feed your Nails! - Nail Polish Collection

Good Morning Sweethearts!!

Nails are the mirror of a woman's hand, am i right?!

I'm a huge lover of nailpolishes and you'll see it by the ammount of bottles i have.. Unfortunately i'm not allowed to paint my nails at the moment since i'm in a pastry course and i deal with food everyday.

Before this course i used to paint my nails at least once a week and i used to do some nail art stuff too!

Let's see what matters!!

Bases and Top Coats are a must, you shall use them in order to protect your nails, harden or give different effects.

(l-r)

Cliché Top Coat Matt

Essence Studio Nails Ultra Stong Nail Hardener

Essence Quick Dry Top Coat

Essence Beauty Beats Paperprint Manicure Transfer Solution

To have a red nailpolish is a must..

It's the most wearable colour and it gives glamour!

I shall say that the swatches have a different order from the nailpolish photo above!

(l-r)

Cliché - Mao Real

Kiko Makeup Milano Rock Top - 602

Yves Rocher Coleurs Nature - 32

Claire's glitter nailpolish

Avon Gold - Golden Wine

Avon - Vamp it

Kiko Makeup Milano - 227

As you can see i'm fan of green nailpolishes! honestly i prefer the darker ones but it's handy to have lighter ones too when creating some nail art!

(l-r)

Kiko Makeup Milano Rock-Top - 611

Cliché - Cancun

Kiko Makeup Milano Mirror - 625

Cliché - Jade

H&M NailPolish - Envy Me

Purple is one of my favorite colours no matter what!

My purple nailpolish collection is not that huge 'cause i prefer darker purples and i have such hard time to find one that i really like!

(l-r)

Avon Colortren - Blue Morph

Cliché - Purpura

Kiko Makeup Milano Mirror - 622

Kiko Makeup Milano - 338

Essence - 87 Passion for Fashion

Avon Colortrend - Heavenly

Blues, blues and more blues... yes... my nailpolish colour addiction award goes to BLUE!

I just love the way blue looks on nails! I can't express how much i like it... well i kinda can.. you're already seeing it!

From darker to light blues, every single one of this nailpolish is loved!

(l-r)

Cliché - Seychells

Cliché - Tatoo

Essence - 55 Let's Get Lost

Andreia - 121

Essence - 52 Out Of My Mind

Kiko Makeup Milano - 385

Cliché - Safira

Cliché - Blue

Kiko Makeup Milano - 266

Nocibé - 174 Ciel de Nuit

Essence - 37 Just Rock It!

Essence - 78 Blue Addicted

Essence Urban - 04 Nightline

As you probably assume i love black! And of course black nails are a staple for me!

Different effects and textures!

(l-r)

Oriflame Very Me - Black Deco

Cliché - Gótico

Essence - 21 Fabuless

Karaja (nameless)

Kiko Makeup Milano Rock-Top - 612

Essence - 122 Chic Reloaded

Avon - Wicked

Pink is not much my thing.. the darker one i used to wear it sometimes.. the other two not so much.

I prefer to use them in nail art, alone don't seem to fit in my style..

(l-r)

Cliché - Misterio

Cliché - Surpresa

Aden (nameless)

Last but not least in my collection i have some nude colours and a multicolour sparkly one!

White is of course a staple and a nude nailpolish always goes well!

(l-r)

Essence - 58 Frozen Queen

Cliché - Branco

Claire's glitter (red/blue/silver)

Cliché - Vento

Since nail art is not only drawing in nails you of course heard about this caviar nail trend! To be honest i never tried them! What a shame!

These are beautiful on the bottle but i'm not so sure of their effectiveness! We'll see someday in the future i hope!

There are many other different effects but since this is my collection i'm only showing what i have!

For a girl that can't wear nailpolish i have a huge collection... keep in mind that i've been collecting these nailpolishes for 3 and half years now so it's not like i've bought them all at once ;)

Which colour you prefer to wear in your nails ?!

Thanks for reading,

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In 2014, beauty

Easter Nails! Or not...

Good morning little bunnies!!!

It's Easter, or it was past Sunday!

To celebrate Easter season we always buy a lot of candies and cakes and yummmi things! But this year.. tchan-nan-aanan !! I made the cakes! (sssshhhhh don't tell anyone but they were good)

One day i'll share with you my bakers talent but now.. i must show you my nail paint talent.. or lack of it :)

Easter is all the same, spring, bright colours, family and cakes!

To enter the spirit i decided to go for a happy colour, let me just tell you blue on nails is like a fish on water.. or i think so!

I never hidden my passion for blue nails and here it is expressed one more time..

I know this has nothing to do with Easter but when you bake you don't have lot of time so you won't spend 3 hours doing funny draws on your nails when you can be making cookies to eat them next , trust me ;)

It's just a little post showing you this nail colour that i enjoy so much wearing!

Kiko Makeup Milano in 385

Just to mention that Kiko nailpolishes are super affordable! Take a look on them, the colour range, the quality, the price.. everything helps.. you don't have any excuse not to buy them!

If you made a nail art for Easter season i would be glad to see it ;)

Thanks for reading,

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In 2014, beauty

NOTW - Wicked Gliter!

Hey !!

It has been a long time since i posted something about nails! That's because my school doesn't allow us to wear nailpolish (and it's completely right since i work with food everyday)..

I'm in holidays for a week, its Easter season so i decided to paint my nails for this week! :)

I choose a matt effect on glittery nails which is one of my favorites to wear!

(excuse my bad paint, i lost practise)

As you can see i have a base that's black with red sparkles! That nailpolish looks pretier when it stills 'wet', when it dries it becomes a dark brown colour which i'm not a huge fan!

Since i like the red sparkles i used Claire's red glitter nailpolish on top of the black one..

I love how it looks!

I'm a huge fan of matt colours whether in makeup or nails! I particularly find that glittery nails looks fantastic with a matt effect !!

The nailpolishes i used to create this look:

Avon nailwear pro - Wicked

Claire's glitter polish in red

Cliché - Top Coat Matt

Now its time to eat some easter eggs ;)

Thanks for reading,

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In beauty, eyeliner

Purple Beauty Day

Hey Sweethearts!!
I was wondering if i should have a theme where i can show you my products and opinions about them... so i thought why not having a day for each colour ?
As you can read from the tittle today the Queen is PURPLE !!

Starting with the eyeshadows... i know.. i'm a bit crazy for purple but it's one of my favourite colours to wear and i think it suits brown eyes really well..
I Love these eyeshadows, some more than others but in general i use them all :D

(Swatches with Essence I Heart Stage eyeshadow base)

From the left to right i will tell you the name or the palette it belongs to:

1 - Essence Smokey Eyes Set - 03 Purple Maniac

2 - Kiko Infinity eyeshadow Mat Wisteria - 252

3 - Kiko eyeshadow 158

4 - Wet n Wild Petal Pusher 736 palette (3rd eyeshadow from the left side)

5 - Essence Colour & shine eyeshadow - 03 Wear it!

6 - Gosh Trio Pink Sunset

7 - Catrice Absolute Eye Colour - 280 Heidi Plum

8 - Oriflame Very Me Duo - Iced Purple

9 - MUA Glamour Nights Palette

One thing i love is a pop of colour in my water line and bottom lashes! so here's some eye pencils i use ;)

Let me tell you a secret .. since the moment i found the Kiko smart eye pencil i don't use the others anymore... but someday i'll find a way to use them!

Moving onto the eyeliners and mascara

Left to right:

Kiko definition waterproof eyeliner 06

Kiko Smart Eye pencil 806

Kiko Glamorous eye pencil 404

Essence Long Lasting eye pencil 16 Coolest Chic

Avon Kajal Stick Purple

Kiko Super Colour Mascara 01

Swatches from top to bottom :

(the same sequence above )

Finally the nails :D

I only have 4 shades of purple (surprisingly)

I did the swatches on tape 'cause it shows the same as if it was in real nails:

(sorry for the bad quality but it shows the colours really well)

From left to the right:

Cliché Purpura

Kiko Mirror Nail Lacquer - 622

Kiko Nail Lacquer - 338

Essence Colour & Go 87 Passion for Fashion

As you can see i love purple mostly for the eyes but in general i'm a Purpulish girl (if this makes any sense)

Tell me what do you think about the theme!!

What colours do you want me to share with you?

Which thing you prefer in Purple?

Leave me a comment below telling your favourite purple beauty/fashion things ;)

Thanks for reading ;)

Have a nice week,

MaryBloomy

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In nail polish, nails

Nail Art Blue Print!

Hey :D

Nails day!!

I used:

Nocibé - 174 Ciel de nuit - as a base

essence colour n go 78 blue addicted - as a top

Cliché - Seychells - as a base in the ring finger

Kiko - 385 - center of the leopard print

Nocibé - 174 Ciel de nuit - around the center leopard print (if this makes any sense)

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In Kiko Makeup Milano, nail polish

Kiko Mirror Nail Lacquer

Hey everybody,

today i have a nailpolish to show you , i went to Kiko Make Up Milano recently, and for those who don't know what Kiko is i'll explain, so it's an Italy cosmetics company with affordable prices and lots of sales during the entire year, i advise you to subscribe their newsletter so that you can be aware of everything.
You can find it here , and choose your country (you can find 8 contries including UK)

This is a collection that came out a few months ago and it is on the sale section, i never saw this kind of effect in other brands so it may be pretty new to the world.

Mirror Nail Lacquer
- Mirror effect nail polish, Ultra-radiant, metallic finish
my colour is 625 (green)

I love the effect itself, but this colour i have to admit, its not my favorite, but there is a selection of 15 so it's pretty decent range of colours, mostly are blues, pinks and greens
The retail price is £4.90 and you only pay £2.50.. as you know i'm from Portugal so i pay in € , it was about 1,50€ and the retail price is about 4,90€, a discount of 69% .. pretty good i think.

(Ignore my bad painting, did it last night so its not much good)

One thing i noticed, with one layer it works well enough , its opaque and the finish is not glossy at all, so if you prefer a glossy finish i advise you to use a top coat.
I did 2 layers, i'm pretty happy with the texture, the applicator, and the duration... well i guess its fine, it has a 5 day duration in a decent way without a top coat so if you use one it may last longer than that.

In conclusion, i think its a cool effect and i had to have it on my collection, the quality is good and the price *bargain* .
I Love Kiko in general so, give it a try if you have the opportunity, it may surprise you :)

MaryBloomy