So how I did these nails? I've done the regular nail prep including cuticle removal, wiping nails with alcohol, applying a gel bonder and Color Club Foundation+Primer Gel Base Coat. Then I've applied a coat of Color Club French Tip, a white creme gel polish. It's always a good idea to apply neon colours over white as it helps them get brighter. Next step was to create the vertical gradient. For this I've used three IBD gel polishes in Head-to-Toe Gelato, Parisol and Ingénue.

I've painted each half of the nail with different colour and blended it with the brush in the bottle. It's not ideal but it worked just fine. I wasn't after a perfect gradient so using a brush straight from the bottle was okay. Besides, it's not very easy to do a gradient with gel polish (thicker gels are better) and a brush. Once I was done with the gradient and cured the nails, I've applied Indigo Nails Mermaid Effect glitter with a fluffy brush. I didn't put the glitter on whole nail but as a gradient so it looks like the glitter fals down the nail. Lastly, I've sealed the nails with Color Club Seal+Shine Top Coat. The nail lamp I've used for this was Melody Susie LED Violetili lamp because I don't have Clor Club nor IBD lamp.

And this is how my manicure looked after more than two weeks...

I was very pleasantly surprised that the gel manicure lasted perfectly like this considering I was combining products from different brands. The removal was a bit of a pain because the longer you wear gel and gel polish, the harder it gets. But I managed and now I'm back to regular nail polish!

So what do you think of this simple yet fun nail art? Would you wear it? Let me know in the comments ;)

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

I'm excited I can finally show you Cadillacquer Breaking Bad Collection! I love Breaking Bad and unpacking these polishes and finding out their names felt like Christmas! Even my boyfriend stayed throughout the whole process just to find out all the nail polish names :D Anyway...

The collection consists of 12 shades and in this post I will show you first half of them.

Yeah Science! - lavender blue base with fuchsia shimmer and hints of subtle green shimmer. I'm starting with a shade that wasn't my favourite just because it doesn't go with my skintone. Otherwise it a pretty and interesting colour with easy to apply formula. It is opaque in two coats.

Pinkman - cool-toned pink base with greenish-gold particles. I see a fine holographic powder in the base as well which made the polish to 'light up' in the direct sun. It had good formula and pigmentation. I've applied two coats and topcoat.

Blowfish - light mint green with iridescent teal flecks and fuchsia micro particles.
There are micro holographic particles in the base but the holo effect is not very strong. Blowfish is very unusual shade that will not suit all skin types but I like to see unconventional colours in collections. It applied well but the pigmentation is slightly lower. I have applied two thick coats and topcoat.

Better Call Saul! - bright blue shimmer with holographic particles. It applied easily and is a bit streaky but nothing major. I've applied two coats and topcoat.

Crystal - turquoise blue shimmer with holographic particles. Crystal is so pretty! I really like the shade and the fine holo effect. It applied easily and dried smooth & glossy. I needed two coats for full coverage; no topcoat.

Cap’n Cook - dark purple base with magenta shimmer and scattered holographic particles. This beauty is my very favourite from this part of the collection. I love purples and Cap’n Cook looked awesome! I loved how the warm magenta shades shined through the dark purple. It has easy to apply formula and good pigmentations. I've applied two coats and topcoat.

All of them had generally good formula so I'm happy with this collection. In this part I've shown you the lighter shades so you can look forward to the dark vampy ones in the next post!

Cadillacquer is available at their official website (worldwide, shipped from Switzerland) or through e-tailers like Llarowe (US), Harlow & Co (worldwide), Rainbow Connection (UK) and Beauty So Fly (Singapore).

Have a nice weekend!

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