a england heathcliff (to emily bronte)

the star of the day is heathcliff from a england's to emily bronte collection.

heathcliff is a bit atypical polish for a england range, if you are even a bit familiar with the brand. nevertheless, they can do no wrong in my book.

heathcliff is a black, well pigmented jelly filled with various microglitter. i can see blue, silver, red, purple and gold glitter. it is a very pretty polish with quite a solid formula for a glittery polish.

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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

chanel april (harmonie de printemps )

since i'm in the more "serious phase", i will show you chanel april, from their harmonie de printemps collection for spring 2012, paired with may and june.

i have to say that april is among my favourite "grown up" polishes. i am a fan of everything green, blue, holo and glitter, but even i have it in me to go for more appropriate colours for some special work related situations. i got april solely for these occasions, and it became my go to polish together with another chanel, rose confidentiel.

it is one of those hard to describe beauties. i'm not sure whether to call it a berry red, muted red, reddish plum, so i will go with all of the above. it has amazing formula, i'm sure it suits every skintone and it is one of those polishes every girl has to have.

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ysl vert d' orient (summer 2013)

one my favourite polishes is vert d'orient from ysl summer 2013 collection.

i guess i could just write ysl and teal and it would be obvious how much i love this polish. jokes aside, it is gorgeous. the colour itself may not be the most unique in the world, but for some reason it feels like it is. 

i love teal cremes, and this one has an amazing formula and brush, so it is perfect. the teal is leaning a bit more to the green than what my photos show. it it is one of those hard-to-capture shades.

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picture polish bridget (opulence)

the time has finally come to share gorgeous picture polish bridget from the opulence collection, launcehd in 2014.

i already showed eyre, pandora,  gala,  chameleon and glitch,  from the collection, so it is about time to bring out the modern part of the sub-colection that was a pride and prejudice/bridget jones-mash up.

the  red scattered holo polishes tend to lean more on the pinkish or burgundy side. this one, with some burned orange undertones, is not that usual. it is a saturated, gorgeous red with an amazing formula.

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opi live and let die (skyfall)

skyfall might still be my favourite opi collection, and one of awesome polishes released in it is live and let die. i already wrote about on her majesty secret service, moonraker, you only live twice and tomorrow never dies.

live and let die is a blackened green shade filled with green and gold tiny glass flecks. this shimmer is not too dense, just the right amount.

the formula is awesome as well, it's almost a one-coater. i can't get enough of these shades and i really hope everyone got their bottle of this polish, because it is one of the prettiest shades of this kind.

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