Recovered from instagram

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, here are some miscellaneous manicures that never made it onto a decent photo shoot, but got hastily captured with my phone and then published on instagram for my friends to drool over. Far from good, these photos represent manicures that were a lot better in reality.

Pahlish Anticipating and Pacing.

OPI Lost on Lombard.

OPI Alcatraz... Rocks pedicure, big toes have been topcoated.

Smitten Polish Isla de Muerto.

I don't even remember what this was, but the shimmer layered on top is a LE glassfleck from H&M, bought last summer.

Fun one, OPI Haven't the Foggiest with Darling Diva Polish I'm Fwee on top.

Darling Diva Polish Lucky Star.

Fimo butterflies encapsuled in a gel manicure, with slight bits of iridescent glitters. Hell to make, but pretty for work.

Scofflaw Thunderkitty.

OPI Save Me from the Nicki Minaj collection, over some cheap bright pink gel polish from Chinese ebay.

Essie As Gold as it Gets over Color Club Bright Night.

OPI Innie Minnie Mightie Bow.

And again, Essie As Gold as it Gets, this time over China Glaze Sun-Kissed.


Yep, that's pretty much what I've worn lately.

The best of 2012

This time of year calls for summaries. First, I'll summarize my favourite polishes worn in the past year - that I have [decent] photos of! I may have liked some that I never got around to photographing, but let's not dwell on that, and take a look at the twelve prettiest manicures I did in 2012.

Lilacquer Jimi Thing (over Color Club In the Limelight)

Color Club Port-Folio

Finger Paints Plum Startled

Happy Hands Motherboy (here sandwiched with OPI Don't Touch My Tutu!)

OPI On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Girly Bits Shift Happens (over Jessica Divine Pine)

Pahlish Still Alive

Darling Diva Polish Carrie (over China Glaze Reggae to Riches)

Rimmel Hard Edged

L'Oréal Rebel Blue

Revlon Smoldering

Skin Food Cucumber


I enjoyed wearing all of these. Now, let's move on to next year and see what that brings.

Still Alive..!

A name that is a tad heavy metal, and my post no. 666 - this is what I have for you today. My first ever Pahlish, another interesting independent and home mixed brand, is Still Alive, from a collection of five Halloween themed polishes by the same name. If you've been reading this blog for a while, you will understand why I needed to have this one in particular. Behold the photos below.

Despite the lack of sun and slight blurriness, isn't this just stunning?! My compact camera decided that the 15-pack of new batteries I bought were all old batteries, so I had to switch to the DSLR - you know, the one without a macro lens - hence the blurriness. Anyway, this is three so called generous coats. The polish is rather thin, so if you'd like a more opaque result, don't be cheap with it. Another option is to layer, but I prefer glitter depth and the product as-is. The base is a translucent teal green, and the glitters and shimmers are all of smaller varieties, of gold, green, blue, and copper if I'm not mistaken. It is absolutely gorgeous. I wish I had sunny photos too, but that time of year has come to an end in good ol' Sweden.

Pahlish polishes can be purchased on Etsy, where the Still Alive collection is available, along with many other shades.

This product was purchased with own funds.

Swedish word of the day:
levande -adjective alive
Are you? (Prove it.)