picture polish violent femme (classic shades)

violet femme was released in 2013 as an addition to picture polish's classic shades collection.

violet femme, other than making me listen to blister in the sun repeatedly, is such an awesome polish. it is at the same time a dark neon purple and vibrant and intense. it looks amazing and unique, i really love wearing it.

the formula is decent, maybe a bit patchy at times, but nothing too insane. in the pictures, i have two coats, but it might benefit from adding another layer. 

a england ascalon (the legend)

i am showing you another gem from the a england's perfect the legend collection, and the polish of the day is ascalon. this collection was insane, come on, it gave us princess sabra, order of the garter, dragon, and saint george.

i have to admit i wasn't completely aware how awesome this polish is before i had it on my nails. like being a gorgeous grey holo polish wasn't enough, they added a lavander duochrome effect in the mix. the colour shift is subtle but really beautiful and somehow natural.

i am a superfan of a england's formula, and this one is no different.

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dior new world purple (nail bar)

new world purple, otherwise known as aztec chocolate, is dior polish from their autumn 2010 collection nail bar. graphic berry was featured quite recently.

the promo picture shows new purple more, well, purple than it actually is. it's a complex shade, a cool brown with purple undertones and a lot of shimmer. not that dior hiddens shimer, but the real deal.

the formula is a bit thin, but it's so pretty that i can forgive it pretty much everything.

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ysl bleu cobalt (core)

bleu cobalt is one of my favourite ysl polishes, that was part of their core collection back in 2009.

i adore the shades of the "rich, inky blue" types, especially when they are paired with amazing shimmer as this one. it never looks just black-dark, and has a real depth about it, although it's a bit too dark to be called cobalt. 

formula and brush are perfect, as usual, and that's what i find to be the thing that amazes me the most about ysl.

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picture polish dandelion (collaboration shade)

dandelion first appeared in summer 2017 in picture polish collaboration shade line, together with cozy. it was created by laublm

dandelion is a thing of beauty. in laura's words: "my inspiration has been my father and the present nature where I live in Spain, my memories with him of childhood and all his love for nature. If I blew a dandelion to ask for a wish it would be him…" it is a medium, calm green with scattered holo effect. 

it is a bit on the sheer side, but two ticker coats do the job. it is such a gorgeous shade, unusual but somehow delicate.

catrice get slimed (iconails)

i already raved about current catrice core collection, iconails. after aqua man-icure and beleive in jade,  i am moving to get slimed.

get slimed might not be everybody's cup of tea, but it surely is mine. it is a muted, but still lively lime green. the second i saw it, i knew it had to be mine.

application and formula are great, i really am happy with current catrice offer.

a england katyusha (russian soul)

i am showing you katyusha, another a england beauty from their 2016  russian soul collection. so far, we saw polovetsian dances, waltz of the flowers, natasha's dance.

a england creator always has a way with words, and the description of this absolute beauty is: "dramatic and unique flashing of rainbow hues, like a light opal on a precious holographic base."

oh, how to describe this shade other than pure magic? the shade is not really silver and not really gold, but somewhere in that area. it is rich, shimmery metallic holo, and take from that what you will. i guess it is one of these polishes where words are not enough, so i overdid it a bit with photos.

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dior graphic berry (violet graphique) (nail bar)

graphic berry, known also as violet graphique, is part of dior's nail bar collection from back in the 2011. do you remember those days when dior gave their polishes both english and french names?

graphic berry is a very pretty, cool magenta. one of those "impossible to really capture" shades. it is a bit out of my comfort zone, but it is a nice spring or summer polish.

formula and coverage are solid, nothing to complain about here, even after all those years.

picture polish aurora (limited edition)

i remember started drooling when i saw the five polishes in picture polish limited edition collection, and managed to snatch all of them. after altered state, ilusionist and gravity, the time has come for aurora.

ok, the tagline on the bottle says it all: wowza! it is advised to wear it over black polish, so i layered one coat of aurora over one coat of a england jane eyre.

it is said that this one has the most prominent colour shifting effect. it is extremely stunning, it really looks like galaxy nails. my coworkers asked me how i did it and how many polishes did i use :) the most prominent colours are turquoise type of green and purple, but blue and pink are clearly visible. it is glittery, it is shimmery, it is multichrome, simply put, it's pure magic!

the effect is so stunning, there is no need to tilt your fingers in order to see the colour change. i am so in love and i have to apologize for the massive ammount of pictures to follow.

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opi ski teal we drop (swiss)

ski teal we drop was originally a part of swiss collection, but it got (rightfully) upgraded to the  permanent collection. opi's description: "there are mountains of color in this grey-green-blue".

i once mentioned that half of my wardrobe is green or olive green. well, another half is almost all teal! the shade of teal in "ski" is on the darker side of the teal hues, it is such a rich, nicelly pigmented creme that i can't get bored with. i think it will always be in my top polishes lists.

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