catrice cloud nine (pastel please)

my nail polish-buying has reached the  bare minimum in the last couple of years, as i do believe that i have more or less every shade under the sun, but sometimes i like to indulge and buy a polish i know i would wear a lot. catrice's pastel please collection immediately caught my eye, and i decided to start with cloud nine.

i think it's obvious why this polish had to be mine. it is a gorgeous periwinkle-type of blue shade, saturated with this sugar-like shimmer, the signature of this collection. it is essentially a pastel shade, meaning, the colour really changes whether you wear it on a sunny or a rainy day, and i did both. 

the formula is solid, builds up nicely and it definitely convinced me to get at least one more. 

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opi cuckoo for this color (swiss)

opi's swiss collection from autumn 2010 was brilliant. after ski teal we drop and yodel me on my cell, it's time for one of my favourite polishes ever, cuckoo for this coulor.

and cuckoo for it i surely am! it is a deep green, with some blue undertones and gorgeous blue shimmer. it is such a deep shade with a certain glow to it.

the formula looks like it would be runny and on a thin side, but it's not, it builds up beautifuly.

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picture polish darcy (opulence)

today i'm showing the gorgeous darcy from picture polish opulence collection.

i was a kid when the bbc's pride and prejudice 1995. version appeared, but i was completely in love with it. even suggesting that there can be another elizabeth bennet and fitzwilliam darcy other than jennifer ehle and colin firth seems like blasphemy. i even rewatched it last weekend! so, when i saw  that picture polish launched a trio combining the classical (with lizzie) and modern (with bridget) darcy, i knew i have to get it.

yes, black scattered polish isn't the most unique thing in the world (i showed a england's bridal veil just a couple of posts ago), but since these polishes are one of my go-tos for clubbing, i knew it is a good investment. oh, and did i mention it is called darcy?! it is completely black, amazingly pigmented with excellent application.

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ysl orange fusion (core)

orange fusion was in the first wave of the ysl rebrand, so long ago that it's number is 2.

it is such a gorgeous, summery orange. it is a jelly, which is the finish i didn't understand in the beginning, but then it became something i really love and always describe as delicious. it is a proper medium orange.

the finish is solid for a jelly, it builds up nicely with two coats, but it still has a bit of a VNL, which i don't mind. 

a england bridal veil (the legends)

by now, everybody knows how legendary a england the legend collection really is. i am adding bridal veil to already shown ascalon,  princess sabra, order of the garter, dragon, and saint george.

bridal veil might be the prettiest black holo evere. there, i said it. it is deep, rich black with a subtle scattered holo particles. when i say rich, i really mean it. 

the formula is (still) so smooth and buttery even after all these years, just a proper heaven in a bottle.

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opi muir muir on the wall (san francisco)

opi's muir muir on the wall is one of thehidden gems from san francisco collection for autumn 2013. another polish i own from this collection is alcatraz...rocks.

muir muir on the wall is somehow getting neglected in opi's world of gorgeous darkened shimmers, and it's completely unfair. it is such a gorgeous blackened plum/burgundy shade, with goldish shimmer and a slight duochrome effect.

it's a very gorgeous, elegant but mysterious polish. formula is awesome and it is definitely a polish i would recommend.

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picture polish sage (collaboration shade)

here comes yet another picture polish collaboration shade, and this time, it is the gorgeous sage.

sage was created back in 2018 with LakoDom, and how this shade came to life is a bit misterious: "riginally created to be something different however during the development process was born and to beautiful not to bring to life."

it is as close to a real deal sage as it could be: a light, muted green, almost like a sea foam, with holo flakes. it has a jelly-like consistency, but the colour really builds up nicely. 

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china glaze foxy (vintage vixen)

china glaze's vintage vixen is a really awesome collection back in the autumn of 2010. i the only other polish i had was ingrid, and finally the time has come to show off foxy.

funnily enough, foxy is one of my first china glaze polishes and it got a chance on the blog only now.

it is kind of a burned red, dark orange sort of shade, perfect for autumn. the shimmer is rich and formula smooth and nice.

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fun lacquer glitzy glam (summer 2015)

i am breaking this long hiatus (travels, work, holidays) with a true gem: glitzy glam from f. u. n. lacquer collection for summer 2015.

glitzy glam is simply stunning. a rich teal shade, filled with goldish holographic glitter of various sizes, which i can safely say at this point that it's a signature thing of f. u. n. lacquer. i am totally in love with their polishes.

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ysl safran sultan (spicy)

today i am showing another polish from ysl spicy collection, and the choice was safran sultan. i already showed piment d'ailleurs , feuille d'or and eau de rose.

safran sultan is definitely one of these love or hate shades, so i was shocked that this was the only one that was sold out when i picked this collection up on a trip. luckily, a coworker managed to find me a bottle at an airport.

the shade is mustardy and definitely unusual. i honestly love it, but i can understand if it's not everyone's cup of tea. formula is typically amazing.

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opi yodel me on my cell (swiss)

my pick of the day is the gorgeous yodel me on my cell from opi's swiss collection back in fall 2010. another gem from that collection is ski teal we drop.

i have a feeling that yodel me on my cell is such an overlooked polish. somehow it's drowned in the sea of blue polishes, but i think that it's quite a catch.

the base colour is turquoise-leaning blue, combined with lighter shimmer and kind of iridescent small flakies that gives the polish that "glow from the inside" kind of look. i was surprised at how good it looks. formula is also decent and to me, this polish is a winner!

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picture polish chillax (urban shades)

today i am showing a polish that i wear a lot in the summer: chillax from picture polish urban shades collection.

this shade is pure awesomeness! it is a bright, vivid minty blue with a tad more green tone than in my photos. it seems to be one of those shades that look differently on different skin tones, but this is how it looks on mine.

it is a perfect, milky creme with perfect application. it simply screams spring and sun!

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a england heathcliff (to emily bronte)

the star of the day is heathcliff from a england's to emily bronte collection.

heathcliff is a bit atypical polish for a england range, if you are even a bit familiar with the brand. nevertheless, they can do no wrong in my book.

heathcliff is a black, well pigmented jelly filled with various microglitter. i can see blue, silver, red, purple and gold glitter. it is a very pretty polish with quite a solid formula for a glittery polish.

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ysl bronze aztec (core)

another day, another ysl, and this is one of my personal favorites, bronze aztec from their starting core collection.

the majority of ysl polishes are cremes, but from time to time, they make a gorgeous shimmer. this one is a highly pigmented dark brown, full of golden/bronze shimmer. the shimmer is more noticeable in the bottle than on nails, but far from being hidden.

needless to say, the formula is flawless.

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china glaze liquid crystal (prismatic)

prismatic collection by china glaze back in 2012 was a very interesting collection of duochrome glitters, and liquid crystal was my pick.

liquid crystal is a really interesting polish and the "blue" one of the collection.  the main shade is a soft blue, filled with multicolored glitter. really, you can find everything here: silver, green, purple, orange, you name it. it dries almost textured but not too gritty!

the colour shift is not that strong but it's still visible. it could probably look better layered over something, but i keep forgeting to do that.

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opi i think in pink (pink of hearts)

opi had this duo,  a creme i think in pink  and a glitter  you glitter be good to me, as a part of their breast cancer awareness pink of hearts  2012 collection.

i think in pink can be best described as a bubblegum pink. it is a bit sheer after the first coat, and even though there is still a bit of a visible nail line after the second, the color really builds up. i liked how it looked with two layers on me, so i stopped there. the formula is overall very easy to work with.

all that being said, i wore this polish only for the second time here, after owning it for so many years, so i decided to gift it to a friend who will give it a better home. nothing personal :) this is actually one of the nicest pinks out there, just not for me.

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picture polish winter (winter 2015)

it is only fitting to start the year with a proper winter polish, and i chose winter, from  winter 2015 picture polish collection.

winter is a gorgeous shade of medium grey, combined with one of my favourite finishes: holographic flakies. it is very easy to work with and it's perfect for sweater weather!

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new in and empties: 2023

 i would call 2023 a good year, for sure. even though i am not on a specific no-buy, i still try to minimize my nail polish buying, resulting in only two purchases, both of them catrice, and with 5 empties (with a couple more that were close to being finished). all in all, solid year.

new in: 

catrice koala-ty time

catrice - i kinda lilac you

empties:

a england - jane eyre

china glaze - let's groove

china glaze - cast a spell

china galaze - blue iguana

china flaze - passion in the pacific