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