I wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year! I wish you happiness, laughter, joy, health! Yes, I had yet the hardest year of my life to live through but still, there was so much beauty and wonderful things happening last year, I would be ignorant to not gratefully look back and bow my head to the amount of luck I had. Wonderful family events, the best friends ever keeping me company IRL and on the Blog and through What's App - thank you all for bringing so much color and joy into my 2013. So yes, despite any obstacle I have a wonderful and fulfilled life and I am more than curious what will go on this year - 2014 I am ready, let's roll!!!
As announced yesterday, I bode farwell to 2013 with my closest friends. We went to our favorite hang-out and had a fun dinner. To me the most important on New Years Eve is to spend it with all those people that I live through the year with and to have a good time with them.
The event itself is informal, no dress code or fancy location. Still, a healthy dose of bling is a basic for me. And despite the manis I showed in the last couple of days, it was A England Excalibur reborn that made it down to my nails.
the above pictures are taken indoors in daylight, the below photo outside in the shade
I applied two coats of A England Excalibur over Essence Hardening Nail Base. The accent nail is done with A England She Walks in Beauty. The formula of A England Excalibur is awesome, if silk would be liquid, this would be how it flows on the nail. While Excalibur dried quick to the touch, it remained soft and dentable - hence the accent nail. I found a major dent in the middle of my ring finger just as I was about ready to leave the house. She Walks in Beauty covered it up perfectly and on top of it - gave the mani a very delicate twist.
I hope you all have the time to enjoy the first day of the year - I look forward to an exiting year not only as what life has in store per se but nail polish-wise too!
Love,
Christine
Happy New Year Christine! Such a lovely and festive manicure for the transition into 2014! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you Ina - I have to admit, it was a perfect choice - I hope you too had a wonderful transition into 2014 xxx
DeleteHappy New Year Christine! My 2013 was made better just by "meeting" you! <3 And I have to know...WHAT is that piggy made of?? It looks like pickled ginger, but I can't really tell??
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too Melissa - the same goes for me, my, didn't we have some good laughs and great conversations, even if it was cyberwise only? The pig is Marzipan. I checked the English translation and it says Marzipan! And in case you wonder, I ate the pig after taking the picture ;-)
DeleteYum! I'd gladly eat a marzipan pig too! :D
DeleteLOL - you would have loved it - the pig covered a delicious pot of dough filled with a creamy praline filling. And over here we do Marzipan stuff for each and every opportunity - Valentine's Day? Mother's Day? Carneval? You name it we have some Marzipan figurines created for this special day :-D
DeleteI thought pickled ginger, too, lol XD A Very Happy New Year to you and Nell! You couldn't have picked a more appropriate beauty for NYE <3 I'm most excited to share another year if blogging with you, sis!
ReplyDeleteThank you friend and sis xxx!!! I knew if there is one earthling out there approving of my choice it would be YOU!!! And oh yes, I am so exited to live through a new Blogging Year with you too, sis <3!
DeletePerfect! And the accent nail just works. You have such a great eye when it comes to nail polish combinations.
ReplyDeleteOh wow thank you Essie - and if you come to think of it, this accent nail sources in the result of my impatience!!!
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