picture polish rose (collaboration shade)

picture polish rose is yet another collaboration shade, this time with a german instragrammer, @cottonconey, and it was released in 2016.

rose is described as "cerise pink nail polish colour has holo flakes and captures the beauty of flowers". i am not that into pink polishes in general, but this one caught my eye. it is lively, with their standard silvery scattered holo effect.

the formula is standardly great, as usual.

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china glaze hanging in the balance (cirque du soleil worlds away)

cirque du soleil worlds away was the last china glaze collection that i really loved and bought more than one polish. today i'm showing hanging in the balance, after running in circles and water you waiting for.

hanging in the balance is a really beautiful, vibrant medium blue creme. one of these shades that i really can't get enough of and wear them quite often. while everything about it is nice, it is a bit of a stainer so be sure you wear  a base coat.

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frankenpolish: against the grain by shine eye

 it's time for yet another of my frankens of the green-ish variety, against the grain!

against the grain (named after a bad religion song linked at the bottom) is an olive green, muted and earthy but with the shimmer that makes it more interesting. i seriously don't think i have anything quite like it in my collection.

the picture taking day was a bit overcast:

chanel alchimie (superstition)

2013 autumn chanel collection is called superstition, and has three polishes: elixir, mysterious (that i also bought) and today's star, alchimie.

the official descriptions can be problematic, but this time, i think it captured the essence correctly: "a golden khaki". promo photos scared me that it would be really close to peridot (don't get me wrong, i'm a huge peridot fan), but the new one is much less shimmery and golden.

i mentioned already that i'm a huuuge fan of olive color (funny enough, i hate olives), so this one is not an exception. with these shades, you either love them or hate them. although it is a metallic polish, application is easy enough. there is a brushstroke here and there, but nothing really visible in real life.

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a england beauty never fails (heavenly quotes)

today i am showing another a england polish, beauty never fails from the heavenly quotes collection.

having an a england polish on always feel like a special treat, and this one is no different. i am always a fan of a blackened base colour (here, it's dark, dark green) filled with fine bronze/gold glass flecks.

formula is as impeccable as always, one thing you can count on with a england brand.

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