illamasqua mottle (i'mperfection)

when illamasqua  arrived to slovenia,  the i'mperfection collection was the first one available so i had to get one. my favourites were mottle and fragile, i finally decided on latter but it was sold out so i took the last mottle!

this collection was inspired by birds' eggs. i love this polish, it really holds a special place in my collection. the base is pastel, almost mint green creme, with black glitter in various shapes (round and hex) and sizes. i love this speckled effect, but also the depth of the base colour.

even though it's glittery polish, the formula was superb, no problems with applications, i really have nothing to complain about, so on to the pictures!

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topper: essence cool breeze (special effect topper)

i had my obsession with essence toppers, so it's no surprise that i own cool breeze!

cool breeze consists of flakies suspended in clear base, and the majority is hexagonal, with additional smaller hexagons. i really love the effect this polish gives, i can't stop looking at my nails. the flakies transform from turquoise to even purple, while the smaller ones usually look loke gold particles. the formula was surprisingly good, maybe a bit thick but really easy to work with.

it goes best over dark shades, because of the contrast and reflection, but i used it over variety of polishes.

opi sanguine (go goth)

i loved opi's go goth mini collection for haloween 2010. i already showed unripened, and now it's the time for sanguine.

sanguine is one of those vampy burgundy reds, rich and with a lots of "inside shimmer". i hate when such cuties come only in mini bottles, but there were talks that mentioned that this one is basically opi's royal rajah ruby. 

i stopped getting opi minis in general, because for me, their strongest point is the brush and the one in minis annoys me, but still, i loved this collection.

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picture polish nebula (collaboration shade)

here is a polish with quite a suitable name: nebula by picture polish and the nail polish project, aka one of the collaboration shades back in 2014.

sadly, nebula has been discontinued, which is why i treasure this bottle even more. the tagline is: "from the spectacular color combinatios at the birth of a star, nebula brings a little spot of the galaxy to your nails". it truly is galactic, with its royal blue/inky jelly base, packed with turquoise and pink/purple hexagonal and small glitter.

i found that two coats are enough for the coverage, and opted for a matte top coat, with the motto "mattify all the glitter". it is stunning!

opi green on the runway (coca cola)

green on the runway is my only pick from opi's coca cola collection back in 2014.

the second i saw the first picture of this polish, i knew i'm in love. seriously, whoever came with this idea, deserves a prize.  it is supposed to represent sprite, but i honestly can't see the inspiration. yup, the can is green, but a completely different sort of green.

this duochrome is beyond stunning. it is mainly olive green, but at more extreme angles it shifts to coppery kind of colour. application is nice, almost no brush strokes. it is a beauty.

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dance legend velvet 651

today i am showing another polish from the versatile dance legend velvet collection, and this time it's number 651.

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the only thing 651 has in common with 648 that i already showed, is the matte finish. the colour on this one is periwinkle, a beautiful interplay of blue and purple.

i decided to use aqua base, since it is supposed to work better with complicated formulas. it is a bit chalky, but i had no serious issues and it dried pretty quickly.

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ysl studio silver (fall look)

with the name "studio silver" and number 54, it is clear that studio 54 was an inspiration for ysl's night 54 collection for autumn 2017. their explanation:"inspired by studio 54, the epicenter of disco in the 1970s, the limited edition fall look collection sparkles with color and pays tribute to the greatest dance club of all time."

and given the sparkling, disco-ball nature of studio silver, it is clear why it is in this collection. it is glittery magic, that looks awesome and fun on its own and over a base color. i layered it over opi check out the old geysirs and on another occasion wore it "naked" and loved it even more. yes, my nails look super yellow in the photos for some reason, but it looked awesome in real life.

formula is gritty, it dries like a texture polish, and i liked it this way so i didn't play with top coats (yet).

over opi check out the old geysirs

opi check out the old geysirs (iceland)

it has been a while since i really, really wanted an opi nailpolish. check out the old geysirs from their 2017 fall collection called iceland definitely peaked my interest.

luckily, as these situations tend to happen more often that we would like, this one is as awesome on the nails as it is in the bottle. a unique greyed-out blue, with gorgeous blue iridescent shimmer.

the formula is slightly thicker than usual, but i didn't find it problematic. it is simply gorgeous so it is worth it.

topper: essence huntsman (snow white)

when the snow white limited edition by essence was available in 2012, i had second thoughts about getting huntsman,but haven't regretted it.

huntsman is  a clear, thick base with small gold round glitter together with bigger hexagonal and the occasional weird triangle-shaped chunks. it goes well with a lot of different base colours, and here are some of my choices:

china glaze agro (capitol colours)

today i am showing an oldie, agro from china glaze's capitol colours collection back in 2011.

i have a weak spot in my heart for olive green shades, not only when it comes to nails. agro is simply stunning, deep olive green shade with abundant shimmer that almost looks flaky. i wore it many times, and pictures are actually collected from two different ocassions, and i feel like this polish is my spirit animal :D

the formula is not great though. a bit on the thick side and not easy to control, but i forgive it all because the colour is simply stunning.

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