picture polish illusionist (limited edition)

gorgeous illusionist comes from picture polish limited edition collection that was such a huge hit back in the day (the day being 2014 :)) i own this entire collection (altered state already starred), and i really have to wear them more often, instead of saving them!

ok, to say that i'm in love would be an understatement. i wore this combo for three days, and this last happened.... well, i have no idea when! i have only one problem with it: it is seriously distracting. i would catch myself sitting at work, just looking at my nails!

 the dominant colors are teal green and purple, but with hints of blue, red and pink in certain angles. again, i'm wearing one coat over dance legend melange 276! it is glittery, it is shimmery, it is multichrome, it has scattering holo particles. simply put, it's pure magic, a galaxy type of polish at it's finest. the pictures look best taken in shade, so that the multichrome effect is at its best.

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chanel peridot (illusions d'ombres)

i think it's about time to show the gorgeous chanel peridot, from the 2011 fall collection illusions d'ombres.

when it comes to peridot, i have a story. i admit i am a latecomer when it comes to high end polishes, but peridot was the first polish of this kind that i heard of. there was an article in one serbian newspaper, that was about this collection and mentioned that in many countries, there's a waiting list for peridot. this honestly shocked me, so i was interested to see how this polish looked like, and was surprised that i immediately fell in love with it!

and it sure is one of the shades i feel most comfortable with, although i can understand that it can be too much for some people. i also understand that the first association to it is not the stone of the same name, but the common fly. nevertheless, this combination of greenish gold duochrome (green more dominant in the shade, while gold wins in direct light), with my love for metallic finishes, makes it obvious to me why so many companies tried to make the dupe for it.

it is metallic, therefore brushstrokey, but the formula is impeccable.

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china glaze ingrid (vintage vixen)

i'm still in a vintage world,  and my choice is ingrid from china glaze's perfect vintage vixen collection for autumn 2010.

just look at all of the gems in this collection! only  other i have foxy, but if i had to start my collection from scratch, i would start from vintage vixen. ingrid is just perfect. base color is amazing light brown leaning to taupe, almost like molten chocolate with just the right amount of golden shimmer. i'm looking at this pictures and i want to wear it again!

i really love this polish, everything is perfect about it, including formula and application, and it's the best dupe for dior exquis that i also own and love.

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fun lacquer green foliage (summer 2015)

this is my first f. u. n. lacquer, green foliage from summer 2015 collection. i got more afterwards, but this polish was the starting point!

i was really trying to resist adding another brand to my collection, but f. u. n.  lacquer polishes are so awesome that i gave up. i said i will get one for starters, and it only seemed logical that green foliage was the choice. midnight nocturne and seductive marmelade are from the same collection.

and, boy, was it worth it! i am completely in love with it, because what is there not to love: an awesome, well pigmented deep green with abundant gold holo glitter of different sizes. it looks so deep and amazing, even better in real life than in pictures.

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opi i just can't cope-acabana (brazil)

summer is approaching, so it's time for bright polishes, such as opi i just can't cope-acabana from summer collection brazil 2014.

i am always open to new yellow shades, and this one is now among my favourites.

i just can't cope-acabana is a perfect, bright and somehow pastel yellow. it is such a vivid shade, with a pretty good formula, especially when you keep in mind that yellows can be a nightmare. it looks awesome in sun and i have no problems wearing it in winter as well (pictures at the bottom)!

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dance legend high voltage (new prism)

i love love love linear holos. for ages, the first association to linear holos was the epic (and epically old, if we are talking about the far superior original) china glaze omg collection. in more recent times, the best ones, such as high voltage, tend to come from dance legend's new prism collection.

high voltage is an awesome, light blue linear holo. i am a big fan of the holo finish, no matter if it's scattered, linear or just as a glitter, but nice, linear blues are so special to me.

the formula is nice, it applies without problems over a regular base. it is really, really gorgeous!

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ysl bleu cyclades (bleus lumiere 2014)

bleu cyclades was a part of ysl's 2014 summer collection bleus lumiere.

one of the best things about bleu cyclades, that is different than dior tuxedo, ysl bleu cobalt and similar, is that it's not too dark. the shade of blue is somewhere between royal blue and navy, but never black. the shimmer is rich and gorgeous.

again, formula is amazing and there is no staining, so, total recommendation.

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picture polish paradise (collaboration shade)

paradise is one of the first collaboration shades by picture polish, this one with liquid jelly.

paradise is a very unique and special polish. the base colour is a teal leaning blue, with some duochrome effect as well, as you can see in the shade. add to that various gorgeous purple regular glitter and pink holo glitter, and you have a winner.

also, it doesn't dry gritty, as pictures may suggest. it is hard to capture the true effect, but it is an awesome polish.

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a england sleeping palace (burne-jones dream)

it's time for my third polish from a england's burne-jones dream and my choice is sleeping palace, since i've already shown briar rose and rose-bower.

sleeping palace is poetically described by a england as "an unnatural twilight has fallen upon the land" - a plum/coppery base hue filled with vivid prismatic life, as though mocking the eternal slumber of the entire castle". not sure if i've ever used "plum" to describe a colour, i am more of the "eggplant" kind of girl, but there it is.

this polish is one of those "looks black from afar", but it is quite obvious that it is not. i love it, it looks so rich and deep with the scattered holo effect that a england does best. formula is flawless.

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china glaze turned up turquoise (ink)

in these corona days, i need a mood lifter, so here is  china glaze's turned up turquoise from their ink collection for summer 2008.

i give up on the long mission to capture the exact amount of turquoiseness of this shade, like many more poor souls before me. after all of that suffering, i have not yet hit the spot. i will surely add more attempts here, if and when they become more successful.

while my mint fascination started not so long ago, i have been obsessed with turquoise for a long time now. and this one is vibrant and aqua-like while being neon and matte. i love it like this so much, that even though i own it for years now, i still  haven't been tempted to see how it looks with a top coat.

my experience with neons is not really vast, but i have to say that the formula of this one is not problematic at all. it dries really quickly, which is always a bonus when one is skipping a top coat.

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