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Hello lovelies,

Firstly I have to say this - I FINALLY OWN CONNECT THE DOTS!!! If you've been interested in nail polish for years you will know that Lynnderella's Connect The Dots was one of the first, maybe even the first indie black and white glitter topper and 'everybody' wanted it. I wasn't as lucky in restocks and I wasn't able to get it but now I finally own it!

I have used BE Creative Make Up Clouds and Magma to create a monochrome gradient base. Then I layered one coat of Lynnderella Connect The Dots over it. One coat was all I needed because the bottle is loaded with glitter in different shapes and sizes. The clear base also has glass iridescent particles giving the topper some sparkle. The glitter dried fast but a bit uneven so I applied a coat of Seche Vite to get smooth surface.

This was also the first time I was trying out BE Creative Make Up polishes. They come in quite a specific and unusual bottle shape that to me evokes hourglass. The cap is made out of matte plastic and has white branding on it. I like the matte cap as it gives it elegant look. The polishes were good to work with so I will be showing you some more later. BE Creative Make Up polishes are currently available in stores in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and Malaysia and Germany (check locations here). Hopefully they will be available in the UK soon if they are not yet and I will inform you as soon as I know more.

As for the Lynnderella Connect The Dots - I'm so happy to have it. I do have many other black and white glitter toppers that I have collected over the years but CTD is still unique to my collection. Lynnderella polishes are available at their online store and eBay store. You can also check out the latest colours on their blog.

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

Hope you're all having a good weekend and snatched some good deals on Black Friday! I'm kind of going through a creative and writing block and I'm struggling to juggle everything atm. How do you do it? How do you juggle personal life, swatching, doing nail art, writing blog posts, be active on social media etc.? Of course this mostly goes for those of you who are also bloggers. I'm finding that blogging takes up all my time outside of work and I think I will have to slow down soon or it won't end up well. BUT I can't slow down because I have too many commitments! Oh dear, this is going to be fun! I don't even know why I'm venting lol!

Anyway, today I want to show you an experimental nail art I've done a while ago...

Yes, I'm doing Gold Foil Aztec style design! I wanted to use nail foils again but not just for some abstract design but for something more delicate.

I have started with three coats of Cirque Midsummer Night (reviewed here) and then I've created a black gradient using sponge and Cirque Memento Mori. The next step is to create the gold foil pattern. I've painted on thin lines of foil glue with thin brush. Once the glue dried, I've pressed on the gold foil. I've then finished off with water-based topcoat (Dance Legend AQUA Genetic). Water-based top coats don't make your manicure last really long but they don't ruin the foil. Alternaive would be a gel topcoat but the polish underneath would have to be completely dry first.

The only problem I had was that foil didn't stick to the glue in few places so it's not perfect. It's also a bit difficult to make intricate patterns with the nail foil glue, it works so much better with gels.

What do you think of this design? I'm not really sure myself if I like it or not...

Have a good weekend and don't spend all the money, Cyber Monday is coming! :D Lucie x