Wednesday, 30 December 2020
new in and empties: 2020
Sunday, 27 December 2020
picture polish karma (collaboration shade)
i am a huge fan of picture polish collaboration line, and karma was made with probably the most famous nail polish blogger, sveta sanders, back in 2015.
karma is described as "a dark purple holographic nail polish with holo flakes". it is a perfect eggplant-purple type of shade, vampy and moody. it dries smoothly, and the scattered holo effect gives it even more depth.
Tuesday, 22 December 2020
chanel eastern light (reflets d'eté de chanel)
eastern light was at first featured as a part of a limited chanel hong kong collection for winter 2013, with western light, that was almost impossible to find. luckily, it resurfaced in 2014 summer collection, reflets d'eté de chanel, and it is my only purchase.
Thursday, 17 December 2020
opi leonardo's model color (muse of milan)
it has been a long time since i bought a new polish, and opi's muse of milan collection looked really interesting to me so i ended up with two. the first one i am showing is leonardo's model color.
opi's description: "sraped in the glow of shimmering light, this purple long-lasting nail polish is an inspiration for any master artist."
there is something space-y about this polish. the base colour is a sheer dark blurple, filled with copper and purple shimmer that looks simply magical. beacause of the sheernes, it looks best with three coats, and i have to say that it looks much better in real life, i absolutely adore it!
natural light:
Saturday, 12 December 2020
ysl taupe graine (fall 2014)
today i am showing the first one from the ysl fall 2014 collection duo, taupe graine.
taupe graine is a darker shade of brown, but it never looks black. textured effect is just beautiful (if you are a fan to begin with, and i certainly am). it dries really quickly and looks a bit edgy but too not extravagant.
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
butter london knees up (holiday 2009)
there was a period where i really had a thing for butter london polishes, and it's a pity they weren't that easily found, otherwise i would have owned much more. today i am showing knees up, a really suitable polish for holiday season, even if it was 2009.
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
zoya aurora (ornate)
i still remember 2012, when zoya released ornate collection. i was obsessed! i've shown storm and blaze so far, and today it's time for what was probably the star of this collection, aurora.
as always, zoya people were quite wordy with their description : " aurora is a medium sugarplum purple flecked with a high concentration of micro fine diamond holographic glitter. the rainbow holographic sparkle turns this plum purple into something truly captivating".
this holo beauty is a truly perfect medium purple, with scattered holo particles. it is gorgeous indoors and outdoors, and even 8 years later, still hasn't lost its spark.
natural light:
Saturday, 21 November 2020
a england gloriana (elizabeth & mary)
after virgin queen, it is about time i've shown another polish from a england's elizabeth and mary collection from back in 2015, and my choice is gloriana.
gloriana is a burnt orange or amber shade loaded with gold foil flecks. it looks so rich, and i can see it not being everyone's cup of tea, but i find it really wearable during autumn and winter.
the formula is great, it is almost a one coater, really nothing to complain about.
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
china glaze tounge & chic (autumn nights)
tounge & chic belongs to a 2013 china glaze collections, autumn nights.
when i initially bought tounge & chic, i couldn't get enough of it. i almost missed out on it, because i thought i'm really overdoing it with these sorts of shades, but it surely is unique. then i kind of forgot about it, but that is about to change.
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
picture polish cyan (collaboration shade)
it's time for another super oldie. it is another picture polish collaboration shade called cyan.
Monday, 2 November 2020
opi your royal shine-ness (serena glam slam england)
it's again time for an oldie, your royal shine-ness from way back in the summer of 2011, when opi's serena glam slam england collection was released.
Saturday, 24 October 2020
chanel azure (l’eté papillon de chanel)
i guess it can be said that blues from chanel's summer collection l’eté papillon de chanel, bel argus and azure, were THE most talked about polishes of 2013. after bel argus, the star of today's post is azure.
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
dior galaxie (mystic metallics)
dior's 2013 autumn collection consisted out of two "mystic metallics" polishes, destin (not my cup of tea) and today's star, galaxie; together with their first attempt at magnetic polishes, mystic magnetic.
Thursday, 10 September 2020
china glaze stone cold (capitol colors)
it's time for some stone cold classics, so today i am showing china glaze's stone cold from the capitol colors collection for the spring 2012.
Saturday, 5 September 2020
a england jane eyre (gothic beauties)
we are going back to 2012, where a england released gothic beauties collection, with jane eyre as one of six.
my disappointment with this collection has not been a secret. the promise of black base infused with amazing shimmer is not translated well in the reality, as the shimmer gets drowned. i got jane eyre on a blog sale, so i use it when i want plain black polish, or as a base for toppers.
it is advertised as "intensely smouldering crimson embers, imprisoned in a veil of sombre black". as you can see, the red shimmer gets buried in the base, but the base colour itself is very pretty, and formula great. when you look at it as a slightly spiked black polish, it works perfectly.
Monday, 31 August 2020
picture polish fresh (collaboration)
well well, we are approaching the end of summer (if we can even call it summer in 2020), so i had to go with something.. fresh! so here it is, picture polish collaboration shade fresh, from 2018.
god, this polish is pretty. it is a bright lime green, not super blinding, but just the right amount of neon.
there are some holographic flakies visible in the bottle, but are definitely drowned on nails. if nothing, they are helping the formula, because it is flowing nicely, like it's not a neon, crelly polish.
natural light:
Saturday, 22 August 2020
chanel taboo (revelation of chanel)
it's time for one of the most unique and beautiful polishes i own, chanel taboo from their revelation de chanel collection.
Friday, 14 August 2020
dance legend tetraodon (caviar)
dance legend quickly became one of my favourite brands. today i'm showing tetraodon from the caviar collection. it is fish inspired, and a little bit down, you can see the actual tetraodon.