Adorned Nails: Teeez Gutsy 05

This is what I'm wearing on my nails this Christmas. It is far from a typical Christmas look but that's fine. I'd been wanting to give sponging/gradation another shot anyway (the only time I had ever tried this was more than a year ago).

This is Gutsy (05), a fairly new polish from Teeez. It's a nude peach with subtle shimmer. With its thick formula, it was possible to get by with one thick coat. On a couple of nails, I have one coat on, on others two.

Dutch brand Teeez launched a new collection last month called Boudoir Secrets, which included a range of lipglosses, eyeliners, mascaras and, of course, nail polishes. Teeez kindly sent out samples of these to some Dutch ladies recently, including myself, so this is the first of the items to be featured.

As you can see, the nail polish bottle looks different from before (surely you remember the awesome holos - Outta Control, Smooth and Cool).

Anyway, these are the items I used for this gradation mani:

L-R:
Teeez Gutsy 05
HEMA High Shine Nailpolish 08 (brown shimmer)
Essence Grand-Plié in Black (black with red glitters)
Etude House gradation sponge

The ornate design you see on the cap is really a sticker. I think it would have been nicer if the print were incorporated into the cap though.

Retail price: €4.90


More information
Teeez Cosmetics website

Adorned Nails: HEMA Longlasting Nailpolish No. 83

I have a simple nail colour on this weekend, a lovely lilac that so calms me. You remember HEMA from my previous article about departmental stores in the Netherlands, don’t you? HEMA, a budget-friendly Dutch brand that also has nail polishes in its product offering.

This soothing crème polish comes in a large bottle of 11ml. The polish went on beautifully and what you see here is three coats, the third coat was just for good measure since polishing with it was incredibly easy.

And then, typical me just had to break the calmness because my itchy fingers wanted to try out the gradation sponge that I bought from Etude House months ago. I used KOH Purple Darkness and then, applied a matte top coat, also from HEMA.

Be gentle with me. This is my first ever, ever attempt at gradation. I intended to do just the tip, one-third of the nail. Dab, dab, dab and the more I dabbed, the more ‘faults’ I had to cover! Sheesh! So, here’s lovely lilac smeered two-thirds with polluting purple. This doesn't really look like gradation, does it? Call me weird but I thought the effect looks strangely like fleece.

Oh, and that's the thumb!


This lilac nail polish and the matte top coat from HEMA are up for grabs in the KOH and Co. Giveaway. They are in the Bright package which also includes KOH Neon Roze.