I like to wear pastels, rich dark tones, and almost everything in between, but I always come back to basic red. This fire red by Lumene is one of my favourite hues of red. There's still some left in that bottle, although the text on it is almost worn out.

#16 Blooming/Kukkien kieltä by Lumene 

No Chipping!

I don't know how this can even be possible! I painted my nails on Xmas Eve and they still look pretty ok - no chipping. Must be something in the air, I guess. I made my manicure exactly the way I always do:

1. a layer of L'Oreal's Diamond Force base coat

2. two layers of nail polish, in this case Lumene's Gloss & Care with Arctic Minerals, #16 Blooming

3. a layer of Lumene's Natural Code 3D Glitter polish, #58 Pink Diamond

4. a layer of Essie's All-In-One top coat

So miracles can happen!

December Starts in Sparkly Red!

It's 1st December and I decided to celebrate it with sparkly red nails. The color is with sparkles but not glossy at all, more like matt satin. I like it, it's different.

Lumene: 40 Brilliant Sand (Hiekan hehkua)

Made a quick manicure with these products (could have done it better, though! Especially with the cuticles).

Sally Hansen: Instant Cuticle Remover

L'Oreal: Diamond Force for weak nails as a base coat

Lumene: 40 Brilliant Sand

Essie: All-in-one 3-way glaze as a top coat

Hot Red It Is!

Just can't get enough of glitter...

After base coat added 2 layers of pure red and on top a layer of pinkish glitter. 

The polish promises glossy nails for up to 7 days... I'm sceptic, but let's see! 

Red: Max Factor Glossfinity in #85 Cerise

Glitter: Lumene Natural Code in #58 Pink Diamond

Scarlet Nails

 Back to the basic - meaning from pale & natural to bright & red.

I've been now 1,5 year without fake nails and gel, and my nails are still so weak. They split instantly when they grow to a certain length, that's why I'm seriously thinking going back to artificial ones. Or at least to add some strengthening gel to the surface. Even though my nails are extremely short I'm happy with the length, I'm not missing the old times when my nails were like this...and these I called short...

ps. the colorful background of the pics are actually my homey shorts, which I bought a year or two ago at HM. So light & loose. Love to wear them at home especially now the weather is pretty warm here. 

Nail polish

Lumene: 16 Blooming/Kukkien kieltä

A Piece Of Chanel

 Yes, I know it's only the beginning of February and I already chose April for my nails…added some black & white confetti on the tip of the nails. The red is nice but I don't know about the confetti…

Joo, tiedetään, ollaan vasta helmikuun alussa, mutta valitsin jo  kynsiini Aprilia… lisäsin vähän mustavalkoista confetti päällyslakkaa kynsien kärkeen. Chanelin huhtikuun punainen on kaunis väri, mutta noista confetteista en olisi niin varma...

Chanel: 533 April

L'Oreal: 916 Confettis

Opi: Drip Dry

Powder Room In Red

 This is how my little powder room is dressed at the moment.

 Black and white is so convenient combination,

easy to add some colour to it.

One red lily makes a big difference.