Parokeets Beauty Blog

I don’t celebrate many “holidays”, but International Woman’s Day is one that I always remember and reflect upon. I guess it is just something that comes from all the literature I read about subject and being aware of all the suffering and lives lost so we could have basic rights. To me 8th of March is special day and I ...

I thought I would show you one of my latest manicures … stamping over the Bourjois 1 Seconde Gel nail polish in Bleu Water shade. Here is what I used … … and the result. I’m complete sucker for muted nail polishes and China Glaze metallic shades when it comes to stamping. How do you like my konadicure?

I was surprised to see that Catrice and Essence limited edition stands were almost untouched in Germany. I didn’t have much time, but I did manage to pick up all four of Catrice Welcome To Las Vegas nail polishes. My first impression upon seeing them IRL was that they are nice, images on the bottles are cute and brushes a ...

A while ago I saw on Facebook that Bundle Monster is launching the second series of their stamping plates. I didn’t get the first one as I love all over images and their first series had smaller sized than average ones. But when I heard that there is lots of all over images + bigger one to boot, I flew ...

I promised you a comparison between Essence, Bundle Monster and Konad image plates. Actually not the plates are important, but the all-over images that are on the plates, right? Here is the comparison photo. Approximate size of the all-over images: Essence: 1,2cm x 1,6cm Konad: 1,2 cm x 1,6cm (some 1,5cm) Bundle Monster: 1cm x 1,5cm Essence all-over images are ...

Another fun Halloween nail design and it’s also my NOTD. Bigger photo … Products that I’ve used: China Glaze – China Rouge (1 coat) Essie – Bordeaux (sponged) Ciate Paint Pots – Paparazzi (sponged) Jessica – Notorious (sponged) Color Club – With Abandon (sponged) Precision – Twinkle Toes (sponged) Konad IP m71 with Essence – Stamp Me! black Bundle Monster ...

I know I’m a bit late with my Halloween design. What can I say? Time flies. I can’t believe it’s almost Halloween and after Halloween it’ll be Christmas in no time. OK, we’re not there yet. Let’s enjoy Halloween first. Yesterday I created a design that I like very much. Spider webs and spider. I admit I’m terribly afraid of ...