opi jinx (bond girls)

opi's summer of 2014 bond girls collection consisted only of liquid sand polishes. i got three, and  after honey ryder and solitaire, i am showing jinx.

opi's description: " this mesmerizing matte coral has lucky sparkle. " when i was watching promo pictures, and then swatches from other bloggers, jinx became my surprising favorite. i'm repeating myself, but corals, peaches and similar shades were never my cup of tea, but jinx somehow mesmerised me!

when i got it, somehow it looked too intense, too flashy, too...much. but then, i finally had it on my nails and it was complete love. this bright orangy coral with golden shimmer practically screams summer! it looks amazing, dries quickly and you can remove it regularly like any other polish. i caught myself often staring at my nails.

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dior waterlilly (garden party)

star of the day is dior's waterlilly, from the garden party collection for spring 2011.

when this collection came out, i still wasn't into high end nail polishes, but i quickly realized i really wanted this one. luckily,  i managed to find one lonely bottle!

it is more pastel and minty than my typically favourite green shades, but this is what makes it unique in my overwhelmingly green stash. the microshimmer is gorgeous and denser than usually, making it almost iridescent. i really love this one, it so springy and fun!

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picture polish sun flower (collaboration shade)

with the last glimpses of sun before the gloom and doom start, it is time for something fun, and sun flower for sure is fun. it was made by picture polish with collaboration with russian blogger de briz.

sun flower was released in spring 2016 together with salt water, and they are really a good couple since they have the same holo flakey particles. these are one of my favourite effects in a nail polish.

the shade itself is a strange shade of yellow, really sunflower-like. it also dries more dark than in the bottle. the formula is more crelly than creme, and it looks gorgeous. i know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it sure is mine!

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ysl piment d'ailleurs (spicy)

it's time for yet another ysl perfection, this time it is piment d'ailleurs from the spicy collection from spring 2014.

i might be growing up. not that long ago, i might not even consider wearing a colour like this, and now i'm in love. i think it really looks classy. i'm not much of an expert in red polishes, but i would call this a crimson red. perfect, buttery creme, just the type ysl spoiled me on.

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china glaze skyscraper (metro)

i feel like i've been neglecting my china glaze glitters, so i decided to wear skysraper from the metro collection for autumn 2011.

skysraper consists of a denim blue jelly base packed with dense silver glitter. since the base is jelly, for shorter nails two coats would be enough for perfect opacity, but you have to add a third one because of the vnl.

i chose to wear it in one coat over china glaze blue iguana, since it is much easier, but there are picture of it on its own at the end of the post.

overall, i love this polish, as many other cg glitters! it's not in the permanent range, but it's not that difficult to find.

a england fotheringhay castle (elizabeth and mary)

after crown of thisles, gloriana and virgin queen, it's time for fotheringhay castle from a england's elizabeth and mary collection from 2015.

everything about this polish is perfect. the hue is a rich, light olive green with this inner light that a english does magically. holo particles are scattered and the effect is just beautiful.

needless to say, the formula is perfection. this polish is definitely on my favourites list!

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picture polish freya's cats (collaboration shade with nihrida)

i love picture polish collaboration shade, and today is the time for freya's cats made together with nihrida back in 2013.

i can't have enough of blue holos, so i couldn't resist freya's cats. they describe it as an electric blue nail polish that also features dazzling holo flakes.

the blue in this one is almost electric, and even though it's jelly, it has good coverage with two coats. the holo particles are of the scattered type, dense and give a really good effect.

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dior garden (glowing gardens)

oh how i love wearing polishes like dior's garden in the summer! it was one of four polishes released in their spring 2016 glowing gardens collection.

garden is a very interesting yellowy green shade, almost pastel but with a regular creme finish. it is eye catching and somehow unique. the formula and applications were not perfect, but not far off. definitely one of the favourites for sunny days.

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opi i'm fondue of you (france)

i'm fondue of you is from opi's france collection from back in 2008 and, very very strangely, the only one i have from it.

fondue is a really strange polish. i have days when i wonder why did i get it, and days when i love it. it is a weird chocholate brown, pointing towards this type of fondue instead of cheese, but with very strong red undertones. the shimmer is quite understated but much more prominent in the bottle.

the formula and application were great, but i understant that it's not everyone's cup of hot chocolate. 

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chanel mysterious (superstition)

superstition was chanel's autumn collection back in 2013, and i have no idea why i waited to show misterious until now. you can see my other pick, alchimie, here.

misterious was described as a "deep khaki", but i would call that deep very, very deep. it is more like a quite blackened olive green with some grey and brown undertones. a nicely flowing creme, very elegant and pretty.

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