Hey there
just a quick post to wish all of you a happy new year :) Hope you enjoy it and make some doable new year's resolutions.
Donnerstag, 31. Dezember 2009
Mittwoch, 30. Dezember 2009
NOTD: Rimmel Glam Goth+ some Stars
Hey there
I'm sorry I haven't posted a while because I've been awfully busy the last days and the rest of it just plain lazy to upload pics(and I was re-watching the two seasons of True Blood, I'm quite obsessed with this series which reminds me to get the book series- I only read the first one). Plus I just restored my computer because it was quite slow and I haven't install Photoshop yet so it might take some time till I can show you some "fresh"/more recent manicures.
So today's post is about Rimmel Glam Goth- it was realeased in an Le but I don't remember the name together with another lighter purple but I liked this better because I love deep, vampy purples.
Now to the polish itself: It reminds be a bit of Chanel's Vendetta, only a lighter version of it. I might be wrong but I think I'll do a comparison swatch when I have time. It is almost opaque in one coat but I did two just to be safe and I LOVE the brush. It's one of the soft, maxi brushes and it says "New maxi brush, mistake free application" I love maxi/pro wide brushes - they are the best in my oppinion. When I finished my manicure I thought it was a bit to simple so I added some stars with those stickers where you paint over with polish. I got mine from Claire's but they were made out paper and not plastik like from other brands. For the stars I used Color Club/Art Club nail polish in Hologram Glitter( which is awesome for a glittery french which I posted about here)
Long story short, here are the pictures (like all purples, my camera absorbs the red in the pics):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5gMN8GSBgIgR6HH7C4J9OVSDKyyXaOIHeBLrz14iWkauEsC1IZoZGFIag-bgh9nq6Dt8rNOuyyam2E7mU04rJ78DTROmuQ78qq-7gAtksEZTci_eT_acH38gF3Hc7-mHp1CF-iLAt5s/s320/swatch95.jpg)
I'm sorry I haven't posted a while because I've been awfully busy the last days and the rest of it just plain lazy to upload pics(and I was re-watching the two seasons of True Blood, I'm quite obsessed with this series which reminds me to get the book series- I only read the first one). Plus I just restored my computer because it was quite slow and I haven't install Photoshop yet so it might take some time till I can show you some "fresh"/more recent manicures.
So today's post is about Rimmel Glam Goth- it was realeased in an Le but I don't remember the name together with another lighter purple but I liked this better because I love deep, vampy purples.
Now to the polish itself: It reminds be a bit of Chanel's Vendetta, only a lighter version of it. I might be wrong but I think I'll do a comparison swatch when I have time. It is almost opaque in one coat but I did two just to be safe and I LOVE the brush. It's one of the soft, maxi brushes and it says "New maxi brush, mistake free application" I love maxi/pro wide brushes - they are the best in my oppinion. When I finished my manicure I thought it was a bit to simple so I added some stars with those stickers where you paint over with polish. I got mine from Claire's but they were made out paper and not plastik like from other brands. For the stars I used Color Club/Art Club nail polish in Hologram Glitter( which is awesome for a glittery french which I posted about here)
Long story short, here are the pictures (like all purples, my camera absorbs the red in the pics):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5gMN8GSBgIgR6HH7C4J9OVSDKyyXaOIHeBLrz14iWkauEsC1IZoZGFIag-bgh9nq6Dt8rNOuyyam2E7mU04rJ78DTROmuQ78qq-7gAtksEZTci_eT_acH38gF3Hc7-mHp1CF-iLAt5s/s320/swatch95.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEfrUZTBTydmO3ttFWQMRA_MZkldWSccfj4TnsUDSy4oncphKsmRdI-redb7nCT3eqQmYZ-atENmiymt8134GdD8iGq8mPa473ODae4ufuo6C00__zrT8Yt7tlz7NBrfsDN7lar_Qe2k/s320/swatch96.jpg)
Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2009
Quick post: China Glaze Let's Groove+ Golden Enchantment
Hey there
Here's just a quick post about a recent manicure. My life's crazy right now (so much to do in such a short amount of time).
It's 2 coats of China Glaze's Let's Groove and then a coat of China Glaze in Golden Enchantment. I thought Let's Groove wasn't that satisfying to me so I layered an untried polish over it. I love this combination but silly me had to write and do some things when the polish was touch-dry but not all layeres so it pulled up and looked like horrible tipwear. I didn't had many time to do a new manicure so I decided to paint it over. Sorry about that.
Here are the pictures:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqrZb8RsMUldaSfAgLdsxP6skSc2ktuccyYl9tL2i4jjU-EVwolXxR6QvGPJVq7ElmBldqGe-Qsgd_z9qgJHMf-ZgZ9g_v0jIC0WXV3uUeZw333L2tohd9bzwX5Exa4mVx_ko-g8Xv4o/s320/swatch92.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Bv6_jE9vOyIq8EvJ8gXsbTtPv2xJHOlOvJ5KccpwZZp0uTFRs07YwQd6hM5czCWj1tY3-5_MdNHgHOCzzkAzaQwfczSzuZAZgcOBjCfQJw1DVyHioe9wYDY0SOwyffmH-cVNqxrkfOg/s320/swatch93.jpg)
Here's just a quick post about a recent manicure. My life's crazy right now (so much to do in such a short amount of time).
It's 2 coats of China Glaze's Let's Groove and then a coat of China Glaze in Golden Enchantment. I thought Let's Groove wasn't that satisfying to me so I layered an untried polish over it. I love this combination but silly me had to write and do some things when the polish was touch-dry but not all layeres so it pulled up and looked like horrible tipwear. I didn't had many time to do a new manicure so I decided to paint it over. Sorry about that.
Here are the pictures:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqrZb8RsMUldaSfAgLdsxP6skSc2ktuccyYl9tL2i4jjU-EVwolXxR6QvGPJVq7ElmBldqGe-Qsgd_z9qgJHMf-ZgZ9g_v0jIC0WXV3uUeZw333L2tohd9bzwX5Exa4mVx_ko-g8Xv4o/s320/swatch92.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Bv6_jE9vOyIq8EvJ8gXsbTtPv2xJHOlOvJ5KccpwZZp0uTFRs07YwQd6hM5czCWj1tY3-5_MdNHgHOCzzkAzaQwfczSzuZAZgcOBjCfQJw1DVyHioe9wYDY0SOwyffmH-cVNqxrkfOg/s320/swatch93.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKcyiF_guS47zHVJcY_md0JqCVkwc_rjAEmvKsUAp4oo64XsbAkkAV6SYloi7ONMo2IcwAdQbdHafUx_SZBLeBcDvo0EJRgSA4s5AJHYAQDOpri4ahhTyqVLajB6LpE61OvY76Fz4ggc/s320/swatch94.jpg)
Labels:
China Glaze,
Holo,
Holographic,
Purple
Dienstag, 8. Dezember 2009
Zoya Ibiza vs. Artdeco No. 44
Long time no post- I know....
It's just the last weeks that I've been quite busy and I can't stop working or learning because I've got an test-marathon next week and after that I'm going on vacation for about 3 weeks.
As you probably see on today's topic I'm comparing these two colours. It seemed like dupes in the bottle but Ibiza is darker. The application on both polishes were nice and I didn't had much problems (just my not so good-application). The pictures show 2 coats each, no Top-Coat.
a bottle comaprison:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqqIFZ2EfBJB6OvwFZBjR2tC647cwKk53nVd-7Qo5KROyz-MUO6E1yJOVbnLb5nbLIcvSc1TguKoclgxGFe4QN5D_sWSRFBLgMEz_00uF3j72chqB1JCQ5SwVKrgg_12eoIv9giuipBE/s320/swatch100.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-1J-inegHgqkZ-K7tGkpY5rf2utgnwWem9aKkXV12wOPyjoSMKb37wDgrpJNaiLZ1awuWNAofK2mOcnsnsj7Z1W7o10-oQdzpqO-PgBXPi_YnNZZIgP2fGtDi0AUpOCxK4p3b719r6o/s320/swatch97.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_JTTjA9vSov06CthEiTOWgQXkVA7oM1i2WXpq5RF2zUIenVrTWYU66_APiBwDKWPvUq2kfbAqCykaHnjOpcRjMbr__Od_cVayglxJ4Q7tznvKrkwazbu31Lo0MThzvV4ghrbcfOKWI0/s320/swatch98.jpg)
It's just the last weeks that I've been quite busy and I can't stop working or learning because I've got an test-marathon next week and after that I'm going on vacation for about 3 weeks.
As you probably see on today's topic I'm comparing these two colours. It seemed like dupes in the bottle but Ibiza is darker. The application on both polishes were nice and I didn't had much problems (just my not so good-application). The pictures show 2 coats each, no Top-Coat.
a bottle comaprison:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqqIFZ2EfBJB6OvwFZBjR2tC647cwKk53nVd-7Qo5KROyz-MUO6E1yJOVbnLb5nbLIcvSc1TguKoclgxGFe4QN5D_sWSRFBLgMEz_00uF3j72chqB1JCQ5SwVKrgg_12eoIv9giuipBE/s320/swatch100.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-1J-inegHgqkZ-K7tGkpY5rf2utgnwWem9aKkXV12wOPyjoSMKb37wDgrpJNaiLZ1awuWNAofK2mOcnsnsj7Z1W7o10-oQdzpqO-PgBXPi_YnNZZIgP2fGtDi0AUpOCxK4p3b719r6o/s320/swatch97.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_JTTjA9vSov06CthEiTOWgQXkVA7oM1i2WXpq5RF2zUIenVrTWYU66_APiBwDKWPvUq2kfbAqCykaHnjOpcRjMbr__Od_cVayglxJ4Q7tznvKrkwazbu31Lo0MThzvV4ghrbcfOKWI0/s320/swatch98.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7CU3CjPFnMSDxBipPLz_HMnTGn30p7AZtdMRgOR3jt9lOlvEfrSmw7o1St1lF_1uRLV9GbyqT4CfcmjBUwEuEEfPE_pax3HI7SJk8r9yoGpTQgZaJ28cQGPDXeVX-mn5WHxBpYJbbGo/s320/swatch99.jpg)
Labels:
artdeco,
comparison,
NOTD,
Zoya
Montag, 7. Dezember 2009
Giveaway alert!
There's a giveaway at painted Lady Fingers and she partnerd up with Diamond Cosmetics. The prizes are a total of 12 polishes and you can choose 8 different polishes from their current color chart. Wow- that's a lot and they don't sell the brand here so fingers crossed.
Click here for more details and your chance to enter yourself :)
Click here for more details and your chance to enter yourself :)
Labels:
giveaway
Samstag, 5. Dezember 2009
Comparison: Golden post (pic heavy)
Hey there
As you probably wondered why this is an golden post. I've done an comparison of a few gold-colours I have. The polishes I used were: Etude House in BR003, Alessandro No. 297, Nivea No. 72- Pure Gold and China Glaze's Golden Enchatment. As an extra a polish I haven't swatched before: Etude House in Hologram Blue. I won the two Etude House polishes at happyberrynainad's giveaway which I posted a little haul here. I finally got around swatching those. The Alessandro varnish is from their current Limited Edition called "Be a Star"- there were quite a few great mini-polishes & I've got about 4-5 polishes. Among those is a possible dupe for Opi's Merry Midnight/Sasatinnie 1G9 and a (possible) dupe of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps.
Now to the swatches& the pictures (just click on it to see them in their full glory):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WAgB8_sfXhc2HBbQiDwrM-MMs3ap2FQ9YKtD_kNcL83Jj6Moazohx_M33Csv8ug2DUzjA10PrYiv63u_u5mSfrt8RH0pn7HYwnZOapRZX3mGHnG17F2hwaLc1U6vF_0byoles31dqZU/s320/swatch79.jpg)
above:
1 coat of Etude House BR003, one Coat of Alessandro 297, one coat of Nivea
- Pure Gold (see how opaque it is? It's great for stamping), one Coat of CG Golden Enchantment and 3 or 4 coats of Etude House's Hologram Blue.
below:
2 coats of EH BR003, 2 coats of Alessandro, one coat of Nivea-varnish, 3 coats of CG and 3 or 4 coats of Etude House's Hologram Blue.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPukXfsENVBd4Hp5KQIZ5_yN8fVKJovWyArnBiYuxvMa0a4jv-R8-lyj-TpNOE_7K8L7LriJ2-8DUXhw-2B-CAsylIuXLpwdf3hqCI6IGP7m4_WVjods_P8XsfVyKF-XBiW_qCSvWj0Lg/s320/swatch80.jpg)
below:
a close-up of the final( 2 coats) result of the Alessandro polish.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qqZS9CzdsmZGt-ckfuAbzgCbW1sjRArP5ovQRFLy0Ei3cNfFHOCE4xDTuYYYN0ohTzuqvPj_1eE5_HxFSTMT3LnDgya2WTg5bJjIziLGiALGLZyf87tOm9t-KqoIeq8GVPZvi_GSP10/s320/swatch81.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZqSkhVlvKUnwzYqlvN5oLhvLXxx31qXR689-Yqx1nXeJemAFOcdW5MrvV0Jf-V53OUk6Nbx-7Fes8hkF3LzFrLNVDtKURhnAYlKRORJrRy92fv_8ki3ZH6VInmlqoVyJuCaMqnTgegg/s320/swatch82.jpg)
above:
a pic of the Nivea bottle.
below:
a close-up of the Nivea-polish swatch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEEa6VWv5CBDd2j6g-XNOmZqJl7B6Iv5XMqildZ7bAwCDZM5-shiWU8ZKabo-XqsnJxDo5P082gS65AIkF3B7EtcuRDgG7xfZRUt57KCXmsqUgxVzgTpKHdqQqeUmJHJCUjKtsRvenAQ/s320/swatch83.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQheqa-NVircurZBckN1JGfwBmYs7QodHx_OLNgCcf8M9rdEWiz2rozTUs0D9Wt-mZxFK2DiMeMbqSyccCZCYJOGlpohphYEpPMMAoZXLHzkoU8SmMIGC9jVjcalZNS7y6pv1aKM75fL8/s320/swatch84.jpg)
above& below:
A bottle-nail comparison of CG Golden Enchantment& Etude House - Hologram Blue
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq545hKuHpARFxLWuxUrfOlJe2WzlfYnP75QQu4yWC0OiZtm9dfAyHP3e68PXTyPqBWLX4Lq3gxtZUQpuHuVS7u1V-m6fdWnyeAFEPIRC4H-htb6zl-MlWc25oS70onblqfMG9BOBtdlQ/s320/swatch85.jpg)
below:
These two pictures shows how great the duo-chrome effect of the polish (how it is more yellow-ish in the one picture and more blue on the other plus the great design of the bottle).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6WRU7XKwgvb9eGOJEzkM86xSNmqn3YyiSLUBdC7ggUTVpAva4XqLFs8e38ImzsTVymVqLs2xLCd5d0nwURcSKwvPuYiM_Mtvkov5WD5uzJIC6fmaU1Wh1bnvEc6fdCFEVZL-woeE6X4/s320/swatch90.jpg)
As you probably wondered why this is an golden post. I've done an comparison of a few gold-colours I have. The polishes I used were: Etude House in BR003, Alessandro No. 297, Nivea No. 72- Pure Gold and China Glaze's Golden Enchatment. As an extra a polish I haven't swatched before: Etude House in Hologram Blue. I won the two Etude House polishes at happyberrynainad's giveaway which I posted a little haul here. I finally got around swatching those. The Alessandro varnish is from their current Limited Edition called "Be a Star"- there were quite a few great mini-polishes & I've got about 4-5 polishes. Among those is a possible dupe for Opi's Merry Midnight/Sasatinnie 1G9 and a (possible) dupe of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps.
Now to the swatches& the pictures (just click on it to see them in their full glory):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WAgB8_sfXhc2HBbQiDwrM-MMs3ap2FQ9YKtD_kNcL83Jj6Moazohx_M33Csv8ug2DUzjA10PrYiv63u_u5mSfrt8RH0pn7HYwnZOapRZX3mGHnG17F2hwaLc1U6vF_0byoles31dqZU/s320/swatch79.jpg)
above:
1 coat of Etude House BR003, one Coat of Alessandro 297, one coat of Nivea
- Pure Gold (see how opaque it is? It's great for stamping), one Coat of CG Golden Enchantment and 3 or 4 coats of Etude House's Hologram Blue.
below:
2 coats of EH BR003, 2 coats of Alessandro, one coat of Nivea-varnish, 3 coats of CG and 3 or 4 coats of Etude House's Hologram Blue.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPukXfsENVBd4Hp5KQIZ5_yN8fVKJovWyArnBiYuxvMa0a4jv-R8-lyj-TpNOE_7K8L7LriJ2-8DUXhw-2B-CAsylIuXLpwdf3hqCI6IGP7m4_WVjods_P8XsfVyKF-XBiW_qCSvWj0Lg/s320/swatch80.jpg)
below:
a close-up of the final( 2 coats) result of the Alessandro polish.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qqZS9CzdsmZGt-ckfuAbzgCbW1sjRArP5ovQRFLy0Ei3cNfFHOCE4xDTuYYYN0ohTzuqvPj_1eE5_HxFSTMT3LnDgya2WTg5bJjIziLGiALGLZyf87tOm9t-KqoIeq8GVPZvi_GSP10/s320/swatch81.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZqSkhVlvKUnwzYqlvN5oLhvLXxx31qXR689-Yqx1nXeJemAFOcdW5MrvV0Jf-V53OUk6Nbx-7Fes8hkF3LzFrLNVDtKURhnAYlKRORJrRy92fv_8ki3ZH6VInmlqoVyJuCaMqnTgegg/s320/swatch82.jpg)
above:
a pic of the Nivea bottle.
below:
a close-up of the Nivea-polish swatch.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEEa6VWv5CBDd2j6g-XNOmZqJl7B6Iv5XMqildZ7bAwCDZM5-shiWU8ZKabo-XqsnJxDo5P082gS65AIkF3B7EtcuRDgG7xfZRUt57KCXmsqUgxVzgTpKHdqQqeUmJHJCUjKtsRvenAQ/s320/swatch83.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQheqa-NVircurZBckN1JGfwBmYs7QodHx_OLNgCcf8M9rdEWiz2rozTUs0D9Wt-mZxFK2DiMeMbqSyccCZCYJOGlpohphYEpPMMAoZXLHzkoU8SmMIGC9jVjcalZNS7y6pv1aKM75fL8/s320/swatch84.jpg)
above& below:
A bottle-nail comparison of CG Golden Enchantment& Etude House - Hologram Blue
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq545hKuHpARFxLWuxUrfOlJe2WzlfYnP75QQu4yWC0OiZtm9dfAyHP3e68PXTyPqBWLX4Lq3gxtZUQpuHuVS7u1V-m6fdWnyeAFEPIRC4H-htb6zl-MlWc25oS70onblqfMG9BOBtdlQ/s320/swatch85.jpg)
below:
These two pictures shows how great the duo-chrome effect of the polish (how it is more yellow-ish in the one picture and more blue on the other plus the great design of the bottle).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6WRU7XKwgvb9eGOJEzkM86xSNmqn3YyiSLUBdC7ggUTVpAva4XqLFs8e38ImzsTVymVqLs2xLCd5d0nwURcSKwvPuYiM_Mtvkov5WD5uzJIC6fmaU1Wh1bnvEc6fdCFEVZL-woeE6X4/s320/swatch90.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyX3HVwlPtbmzfb7DHZpvONHxNRb2oi09dkc1l5gteTGcf9zCpf72rkL2JmjxnlabaiongBJJKBQMsZELYOCM3r4GPRqN624pLWyvbir3CBeP1-cYInNuxZrnR8fvsuDO2q1_4LVLBBeo/s320/swatch86.jpg)
Labels:
alessandro,
China Glaze,
comparison,
Etude House,
Gold,
Nivea
Donnerstag, 3. Dezember 2009
A swap and a little haul
I actually got this little package a few days ago( nov. 30th) but I hadn't had the time to make some pictures& upload them so I do that now. The swap was with Sasha from Nihrinda's Blog( click here for her great blog) because she couldn't get a particular polish& a kajal from an Limited Edition of Essence (an European Brand). So I contacted her and we arranged this swap. I sent out first and you can see here. And here are the things that I got from her:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9f-ZYzgUYpcKq3SjhmiGNi6TcV66Z1fviVf0QdMCv7trj2WIcNKQnkNgyqYUDxvC0MOT9QkRR_Z-ZiNmtsz0U7alnqLrngVrFfPBkdNl33jhGGfIrqSMtyAeIF_kH4aEaaUdlfd8bGOM/s320/swatch105.jpg)
Nfu.Oh No. 50,Extras: Nailtek II and a Clinique pore minimizer sample.
My first Nfu.Oh- I've been lemming these polishes for quite a while now and she agreed to swap it. I still can't believe it- the bottle itself is really unique and the cap- the beautiful bottle-cap. And there's also Nailtek II- I've heard quite a few positive things about it and definitly will use it when I've finished my "old" Base coat. Last but not least- the Clinique pore minimizer: I've never had/bought something from Clinique because it's quite expensive and I tend to use cheaper (drugstore) things when it comes to face-cream, facial wash, etc...
Now to my little haul:
I sometimes go to Claire's and see what they've got (earrings and polishes). This time these two polishes caught my eye and I know I had to have them- polishes with integraded nail art stars! There are also other shapes (i think those are hearts, not sure about that) but those two shades& stars were my favourite. I think there were 2-3 other colours, one of them was a light-grape colour and another a flashy pink.
Here are the pictures of the two I bought:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMp8veEHVScP9pDPJnMiy_FfrI7yR1Prh1Sj7bLiaR5HrCCxWZtLt5aRh5aKnvvnlv68-3SIA91VtZJMSErDn4YehR8XjTpOQL5Ab7KuG_Vw5BXaah02RH0-5D0lFy-8g6LV4CvV9MWE/s320/swatch106.jpg)
You can even see the price tag I forgot to take off ^^
The white one is actually quite a white cream colour and has got a light silvery shimmer in it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdA24FN9vy4JeiAuVGQ6wWH6ZSIhqNPzmls3zsoJ1a4VyQ1oQdH-YxNPWPmM6HMKlNrnF7-l8WmOw4VKpZeVDaw9FFElapkBNFLmvqPZUqMJucfOEFjmpQTPk-rdWrgqoDGqHL06g5qI/s320/swatch107.jpg)
A close-up of the little nail art stars
Here's the other part of my little haul: The IQ polishes are a drugstore brand. I suppose the purple one was sold earlier this year (i think it might be during the summer) because I couldn't find them in the usual display. What you can't see in the photo is that it has got tiny tiny mulit-coloured glitter/shimmer in it. The other IQ polish is ( i assume) a new realease. It is a black with turquoise shimmer- might be a possible dupe of Bourjois No. 24 or W'n'W Dream Black Metallic which I posted a comparison NOTD here. And as you probably have seen the last, rosè one is a Dior varnish. It's Rose Boreale from the (newest?) Limited Edition and first saw a great (layered) swatch on Nora's nails from Nail of the Week.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUnUnBjEbYAsjrptJeQhD6FD4jFHHCgsyIoMMJ9gfaERF61EykqmUo79MP1r1T27CZyavmXvg_RvdieQSZK1zGmbN6WhDJiCbZ-6vVyEsK5r_GYhFPYZfI6gjl-b1mVNo4YvxkXe1bU8/s320/swatch108.jpg)
f.l.t.r.: IQ Cosmetics Nr. 23 Black Burst, IQ Cosmetics No. 16 Violet and Dior Vernis in Rose Boreal.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9f-ZYzgUYpcKq3SjhmiGNi6TcV66Z1fviVf0QdMCv7trj2WIcNKQnkNgyqYUDxvC0MOT9QkRR_Z-ZiNmtsz0U7alnqLrngVrFfPBkdNl33jhGGfIrqSMtyAeIF_kH4aEaaUdlfd8bGOM/s320/swatch105.jpg)
Nfu.Oh No. 50,Extras: Nailtek II and a Clinique pore minimizer sample.
My first Nfu.Oh- I've been lemming these polishes for quite a while now and she agreed to swap it. I still can't believe it- the bottle itself is really unique and the cap- the beautiful bottle-cap. And there's also Nailtek II- I've heard quite a few positive things about it and definitly will use it when I've finished my "old" Base coat. Last but not least- the Clinique pore minimizer: I've never had/bought something from Clinique because it's quite expensive and I tend to use cheaper (drugstore) things when it comes to face-cream, facial wash, etc...
Now to my little haul:
I sometimes go to Claire's and see what they've got (earrings and polishes). This time these two polishes caught my eye and I know I had to have them- polishes with integraded nail art stars! There are also other shapes (i think those are hearts, not sure about that) but those two shades& stars were my favourite. I think there were 2-3 other colours, one of them was a light-grape colour and another a flashy pink.
Here are the pictures of the two I bought:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMp8veEHVScP9pDPJnMiy_FfrI7yR1Prh1Sj7bLiaR5HrCCxWZtLt5aRh5aKnvvnlv68-3SIA91VtZJMSErDn4YehR8XjTpOQL5Ab7KuG_Vw5BXaah02RH0-5D0lFy-8g6LV4CvV9MWE/s320/swatch106.jpg)
You can even see the price tag I forgot to take off ^^
The white one is actually quite a white cream colour and has got a light silvery shimmer in it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdA24FN9vy4JeiAuVGQ6wWH6ZSIhqNPzmls3zsoJ1a4VyQ1oQdH-YxNPWPmM6HMKlNrnF7-l8WmOw4VKpZeVDaw9FFElapkBNFLmvqPZUqMJucfOEFjmpQTPk-rdWrgqoDGqHL06g5qI/s320/swatch107.jpg)
A close-up of the little nail art stars
Here's the other part of my little haul: The IQ polishes are a drugstore brand. I suppose the purple one was sold earlier this year (i think it might be during the summer) because I couldn't find them in the usual display. What you can't see in the photo is that it has got tiny tiny mulit-coloured glitter/shimmer in it. The other IQ polish is ( i assume) a new realease. It is a black with turquoise shimmer- might be a possible dupe of Bourjois No. 24 or W'n'W Dream Black Metallic which I posted a comparison NOTD here. And as you probably have seen the last, rosè one is a Dior varnish. It's Rose Boreale from the (newest?) Limited Edition and first saw a great (layered) swatch on Nora's nails from Nail of the Week.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUnUnBjEbYAsjrptJeQhD6FD4jFHHCgsyIoMMJ9gfaERF61EykqmUo79MP1r1T27CZyavmXvg_RvdieQSZK1zGmbN6WhDJiCbZ-6vVyEsK5r_GYhFPYZfI6gjl-b1mVNo4YvxkXe1bU8/s320/swatch108.jpg)
f.l.t.r.: IQ Cosmetics Nr. 23 Black Burst, IQ Cosmetics No. 16 Violet and Dior Vernis in Rose Boreal.
Montag, 30. November 2009
Frankenpolish: Jetset
Hey there :)
Today's another old NOTD. It's an try to make a dupe of (my lemming) Opi's My Private Jet. I got the "recipe" from Amarena (visit her great blog here ). As soon as I saw that she used some polishes I have access to I ran (well not literally but I got there real quick ^^) to my local drug store and found the polish- S-he 427. I didn't use Essence's Fatal polish because I had Wet'n'Wild's Black Creme. I also didn't use that much W'n'W Black cream because it is more opaque than the Essence one.
The franken only needed 2 coats and I when I took the pictures it was really cloudy and I couldn't find an lightbulb that hasn't got that yellow-ish light. So sorry about that- that was the only way to show it's holo-madness :P
Here are the pictures:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7O_1zPsgNp-VQ-CGjU1zRHE5HWrG8j-v2gdzn50rIeAe3eRrfjhMUKsPXDO56pu6pGhTO2ob4QY5mwrS5AuIF2gkcLSSQ4Z5QwlgH3Ase0FqZy6Hm3KLj0F-Hu-A9-2oJhIR5C-NWx0/s320/swatch50.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHp4qA0W7BW3VO4pGpllE79h4sLDQ_zxDNw2ImwJX1k8Qbg-UciNsGGbs0TIEiJNjJUK_xndBrRsc6fPpCVEFNXqtPW6nl5EE2adFHabr6rW_Osw4vo7pxblsYkLt-rvAyuXQ_cs-MQHI/s320/swatch49.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEZWwbhlqfDAs_nYNH3yYG4K69EkPT7SJdhiX1rxYBvH9i7V_Y6-5iEtkJRTWLuVbYrHc01rEptw5qsQefkDBNX-iHTpVXsyZcGGJkzL3hXp3g8bc-Ns1ilCNK-eROkRY4qKPba6RDqU/s320/swatch48.jpg)
Edit: It looks similar to Color Club's Revvvolution or Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm- now I've got the second one (thanks again Velvet :) ), I think I'm going to do a comparison of the two polishes sometime soon (there are a ton of other polishes I'm planing on swatching ;) ).
Today's another old NOTD. It's an try to make a dupe of (my lemming) Opi's My Private Jet. I got the "recipe" from Amarena (visit her great blog here ). As soon as I saw that she used some polishes I have access to I ran (well not literally but I got there real quick ^^) to my local drug store and found the polish- S-he 427. I didn't use Essence's Fatal polish because I had Wet'n'Wild's Black Creme. I also didn't use that much W'n'W Black cream because it is more opaque than the Essence one.
The franken only needed 2 coats and I when I took the pictures it was really cloudy and I couldn't find an lightbulb that hasn't got that yellow-ish light. So sorry about that- that was the only way to show it's holo-madness :P
Here are the pictures:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7O_1zPsgNp-VQ-CGjU1zRHE5HWrG8j-v2gdzn50rIeAe3eRrfjhMUKsPXDO56pu6pGhTO2ob4QY5mwrS5AuIF2gkcLSSQ4Z5QwlgH3Ase0FqZy6Hm3KLj0F-Hu-A9-2oJhIR5C-NWx0/s320/swatch50.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHp4qA0W7BW3VO4pGpllE79h4sLDQ_zxDNw2ImwJX1k8Qbg-UciNsGGbs0TIEiJNjJUK_xndBrRsc6fPpCVEFNXqtPW6nl5EE2adFHabr6rW_Osw4vo7pxblsYkLt-rvAyuXQ_cs-MQHI/s320/swatch49.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEZWwbhlqfDAs_nYNH3yYG4K69EkPT7SJdhiX1rxYBvH9i7V_Y6-5iEtkJRTWLuVbYrHc01rEptw5qsQefkDBNX-iHTpVXsyZcGGJkzL3hXp3g8bc-Ns1ilCNK-eROkRY4qKPba6RDqU/s320/swatch48.jpg)
Edit: It looks similar to Color Club's Revvvolution or Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm- now I've got the second one (thanks again Velvet :) ), I think I'm going to do a comparison of the two polishes sometime soon (there are a ton of other polishes I'm planing on swatching ;) ).
Labels:
Dupe,
franken,
Frankenpolish,
NOTD,
S-he,
Wet'n'Wild
Samstag, 28. November 2009
Old NOTD: OPI Ink Suede
Hey there
I'm going to show you some old swatches since I'm a bit lazy. The pics show Opi Ink Suede and it has got nothing to do with their original names. I bought this one because I've seen some swatches of these with an topcoat and 'cause I'm not a bit matte-polish fan. I also have the original (Opi Ink) and and forgot to make an comparison swatch but I think those of you who own it know how hard Opi Ink is to capture it's full awesomeness (and I definitly need to get an back-up bottle of it). Oh well, enough about Opi ink- now about the Suede version of it: the application (like all opi's) was great, I love the Opi brushes. It was opaque with two coats and dried super fast. Once painted on your nails- about half a minute and it is dry. Now the not so great part about them: unfortunatly the Suedes( or matte polishes in general?!) chip really fast. Well it is written on the little lable with the elastic wraped around the handle so I don't blame Opi for not telling their customers.
Enough said/written so here are the pictures (like all purples, hard to catch the actual colour) :
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5wLlteQ6evr0DiCsYu5gQ1NrPcVrUHTisbDlmmxHz_M0PskStpQhQt3y5YpjRjGYlQdwJkGVJIR3UUS3v-t9A4Ll78Obrbv_r_rHgWxgUgu3MqjoxUjtRCQRizzAJT_7fp6GvGOPjcc/s320/swatch59.jpg)
I'm going to show you some old swatches since I'm a bit lazy. The pics show Opi Ink Suede and it has got nothing to do with their original names. I bought this one because I've seen some swatches of these with an topcoat and 'cause I'm not a bit matte-polish fan. I also have the original (Opi Ink) and and forgot to make an comparison swatch but I think those of you who own it know how hard Opi Ink is to capture it's full awesomeness (and I definitly need to get an back-up bottle of it). Oh well, enough about Opi ink- now about the Suede version of it: the application (like all opi's) was great, I love the Opi brushes. It was opaque with two coats and dried super fast. Once painted on your nails- about half a minute and it is dry. Now the not so great part about them: unfortunatly the Suedes( or matte polishes in general?!) chip really fast. Well it is written on the little lable with the elastic wraped around the handle so I don't blame Opi for not telling their customers.
Enough said/written so here are the pictures (like all purples, hard to catch the actual colour) :
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5wLlteQ6evr0DiCsYu5gQ1NrPcVrUHTisbDlmmxHz_M0PskStpQhQt3y5YpjRjGYlQdwJkGVJIR3UUS3v-t9A4Ll78Obrbv_r_rHgWxgUgu3MqjoxUjtRCQRizzAJT_7fp6GvGOPjcc/s320/swatch59.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEw9WlDnMNHhpZW-UJOD2E-_hpqtdZYGc3ZCchATRF-bNSy-a1W2xDaaOUa_ek8zkaWFBgXJ83pJ_LYWt_VFEIDhWC4_5tXYGMemqV9-KdKuMChKTJ0PBMpU92CVE4Plve7r6lLTW164/s320/swatch60.jpg)
Labels:
matte Polish,
NOTD,
Opi,
Purple,
Suede
Donnerstag, 26. November 2009
My secret Santa
Hey y'all :D
I'm so happy right now. I'm feeling like a little girl who is so happy and squirelly (can't find an good translation for the german word "hibbelig").
I was part of the Christmas Polish Blogger exchange on elfster (organized by the wonderful Nicole from Magic Maid ) Yesterday I got my package from my secret Santa, Velvet from "Bring on the Bling" (check out her great blog :) ). All the polishes she got me were on my wishlist. I can't believe it that she got them all.
You'll probably want to know what was in it. Here they are- the new polishes I'm welcoming at my (growing) stash:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm_lTXdBi3cBXKmAo5lwdB3NTgwqLDrWuJHnqXQvSJifAD6rZRDdVmRya5v2TB-EF43ZyczzRXjru9LbvuFKWfClZ-vrprGso-FrNwcHXZd-GlyvVnO5encc-u-RYbmsNRgNIsPENnfM/s320/swatch75.jpg)
f.l.t.r.: Color Club Worth the Risque, Wet'n'Wild Wild Orchid(like all purples, hard to make a pic of it), Hard candy Lava & *drumroll please* Diamond Cosmetics - Chainmail Charm. yes, Chainmail Charm- a (?possible?) dupe for Opi's (old version of) My Private Jet, which I've been longing for since I first saw some swatches months ago.
Worth the Risque/Color Club: I haven't had the chance to buy this from my "polish supplyer" (haha, there's one place that still sells them at a quite expensive prices but better than nothing?!)
W'n'W - Wild Orchid: They do sell W'n'W here but only a limited choice of colour/polishes so I was thrilled when I unwrapped it from the bubble-wrap. More later in this post.
Hard Candy polishes: The blogs that I'm always reading are mostly from the US and also another lemming of mine. Plus the ring on each bottle makes them quite unique 'cause I can't think of a brand that includes a ring in every polish bottle they sell.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ps3mCZ7QiNmSCvHzvLUdo0QWMnbyjQF7Z9HE30bfJgMF7TBL_cO1_QX7-L0s5DbHy6GR-koZGBd4rWhC3TBo8p3eKdbeQl_qikwRjdGbSXpSbEBDfF2_E1MHZsowjZWXRtV14q4CP5U/s320/swatch76.jpg)
a close up of the bottles and to show the awesomeness of the holo-polishes (and the ring *gg*)
Here a comparison of the european& American bottles of W'n'W:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5jdJheXGuWABHNEK0FwFqkuMouaf0t45DThZ-J2GRcEEcyiLwcQa_iF6k8IHftgkHdMxeybuhs7_ml23o5w9ETYGF88Bc69hyRFx2sSSvo-BOLQAtDuz_PWmq3kuPp_-JvRHXSu5zpU/s320/swatch77.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcPOIr2CrfdHthO7BJUIWg5NTZN2jsKjGFpCse0y_D1AAg3vhPZxycXaThKjp19lky9B5JJde1FPJjhMJsLgyrLa5cTT83MP4ut5Zb_n49cVrZ07ppix3VGoOXeLpop-ecGYrn4cZurQ/s320/swatch78.jpg)
As you can see there's a slight difference of the European& American version- both the bottle shape& how much polish is in each. The European one has only 10ml and the American has got 12,7ml. I have to admit that I like the American Verion of it better- the bottle shape is more "one of a kind" and not a "standard size". Plus you'll get more in the American bottle.
So I'm off to admire my newest "babies" xD
I'm so happy right now. I'm feeling like a little girl who is so happy and squirelly (can't find an good translation for the german word "hibbelig").
I was part of the Christmas Polish Blogger exchange on elfster (organized by the wonderful Nicole from Magic Maid ) Yesterday I got my package from my secret Santa, Velvet from "Bring on the Bling" (check out her great blog :) ). All the polishes she got me were on my wishlist. I can't believe it that she got them all.
You'll probably want to know what was in it. Here they are- the new polishes I'm welcoming at my (growing) stash:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIm_lTXdBi3cBXKmAo5lwdB3NTgwqLDrWuJHnqXQvSJifAD6rZRDdVmRya5v2TB-EF43ZyczzRXjru9LbvuFKWfClZ-vrprGso-FrNwcHXZd-GlyvVnO5encc-u-RYbmsNRgNIsPENnfM/s320/swatch75.jpg)
f.l.t.r.: Color Club Worth the Risque, Wet'n'Wild Wild Orchid(like all purples, hard to make a pic of it), Hard candy Lava & *drumroll please* Diamond Cosmetics - Chainmail Charm. yes, Chainmail Charm- a (?possible?) dupe for Opi's (old version of) My Private Jet, which I've been longing for since I first saw some swatches months ago.
Worth the Risque/Color Club: I haven't had the chance to buy this from my "polish supplyer" (haha, there's one place that still sells them at a quite expensive prices but better than nothing?!)
W'n'W - Wild Orchid: They do sell W'n'W here but only a limited choice of colour/polishes so I was thrilled when I unwrapped it from the bubble-wrap. More later in this post.
Hard Candy polishes: The blogs that I'm always reading are mostly from the US and also another lemming of mine. Plus the ring on each bottle makes them quite unique 'cause I can't think of a brand that includes a ring in every polish bottle they sell.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ps3mCZ7QiNmSCvHzvLUdo0QWMnbyjQF7Z9HE30bfJgMF7TBL_cO1_QX7-L0s5DbHy6GR-koZGBd4rWhC3TBo8p3eKdbeQl_qikwRjdGbSXpSbEBDfF2_E1MHZsowjZWXRtV14q4CP5U/s320/swatch76.jpg)
a close up of the bottles and to show the awesomeness of the holo-polishes (and the ring *gg*)
Here a comparison of the european& American bottles of W'n'W:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5jdJheXGuWABHNEK0FwFqkuMouaf0t45DThZ-J2GRcEEcyiLwcQa_iF6k8IHftgkHdMxeybuhs7_ml23o5w9ETYGF88Bc69hyRFx2sSSvo-BOLQAtDuz_PWmq3kuPp_-JvRHXSu5zpU/s320/swatch77.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcPOIr2CrfdHthO7BJUIWg5NTZN2jsKjGFpCse0y_D1AAg3vhPZxycXaThKjp19lky9B5JJde1FPJjhMJsLgyrLa5cTT83MP4ut5Zb_n49cVrZ07ppix3VGoOXeLpop-ecGYrn4cZurQ/s320/swatch78.jpg)
As you can see there's a slight difference of the European& American version- both the bottle shape& how much polish is in each. The European one has only 10ml and the American has got 12,7ml. I have to admit that I like the American Verion of it better- the bottle shape is more "one of a kind" and not a "standard size". Plus you'll get more in the American bottle.
So I'm off to admire my newest "babies" xD
Labels:
blogger exchange,
Color Club,
comparison,
Diamond Cosmetics,
Hard Candy,
Holo,
Holographic,
Purple,
Red,
Wet'n'Wild
Montag, 23. November 2009
NOTD: Frankenpolish - Write with It!
Hey there :)
Today's post is about another Frankenpolish I made. It's called Write with it! and the colour itseld reminds be of Ink.
The pictures are a bit lighter than the colour actually is and I honestly don't remember what I put in there. I'm pretty sure I took Essence Show your feet polish in 02 Deep Blue Sea and b.pretty in Silver stars- I don't know what the rest of the polishes are/were. The actual colour is a really dark blurple- but more a blue than a purple. It was opaque in 2 coats.
There was also no sunlight when I took the pictures so I'm going to show you some with flash and some without.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth1lMF-dT8ZziwrNcQsUp17Wr7kmnSZBHpbOFAxVw-fXW9XZ-4JtjkDEiotxO1Tcc7fGamSIFbmG05AI3_YSv7Itqaiu_LOF0s6PAUso0h-tf3rQVZFvLenbCpvIZurxkxv1rbBkfULY/s320/swatch73.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4oOHoYEVWusQG5kk81AfGbUeKqwnu3zvkgtpfZHdNj8lh7VwF-eSU3Wipxih0RZjQV3EvAPbAUpl8a2Sq4AFspg_rZ3vk6DMbzwSKCNUQicqBRgA3vHmn86eWw5XWABbM10mqj9R7pw/s320/swatch69.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy34bsA31vTfsBSZ9p96LMF3k67OiqNk0Jtd_BPlH6lOclh9djSXr3AHWGVyvEl4pEzkExnnm_f6RPYm6LZ0uk2mRRRSDfKIniTu7CbI1H-B97DCEmaxx2Pct5ixSppZQ1MQpBMHQcUs/s320/swatch70.jpg)
up: I think this picture would do the colour itself justice.
below: a pic with flash, it shows the wonderful little holographic glitter in it
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7JVBddrzlnH-GBFRh4WI_uo7iUho6gAirtAw_-VJYDzMXsyMyXSb9Q8pPvnQGRtXNII1jLl9o5qsjpiv8XCrnDpZbzfMFwnQxU_SudWg0z1Dy3WvBkl-njB4CBVXOqdm4cO9zzoM8kU/s320/swatch72.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycp86UXZCj05AIeninbgN92T8f2ySAJp3C73pjK_7_C2ZJN9BonQMG1n8W3L-aBp38cm1RhxSXcfvFGX2HuG7vBlcP1tCUSV2tDNHGoHNIMs3CLyF7xXlclZ0uH0kWzY-eb8_rT2yz0Q/s320/swatch71.jpg)
here a blurry pic to show you the holographic glitter :)
Today's post is about another Frankenpolish I made. It's called Write with it! and the colour itseld reminds be of Ink.
The pictures are a bit lighter than the colour actually is and I honestly don't remember what I put in there. I'm pretty sure I took Essence Show your feet polish in 02 Deep Blue Sea and b.pretty in Silver stars- I don't know what the rest of the polishes are/were. The actual colour is a really dark blurple- but more a blue than a purple. It was opaque in 2 coats.
There was also no sunlight when I took the pictures so I'm going to show you some with flash and some without.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjth1lMF-dT8ZziwrNcQsUp17Wr7kmnSZBHpbOFAxVw-fXW9XZ-4JtjkDEiotxO1Tcc7fGamSIFbmG05AI3_YSv7Itqaiu_LOF0s6PAUso0h-tf3rQVZFvLenbCpvIZurxkxv1rbBkfULY/s320/swatch73.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4oOHoYEVWusQG5kk81AfGbUeKqwnu3zvkgtpfZHdNj8lh7VwF-eSU3Wipxih0RZjQV3EvAPbAUpl8a2Sq4AFspg_rZ3vk6DMbzwSKCNUQicqBRgA3vHmn86eWw5XWABbM10mqj9R7pw/s320/swatch69.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqy34bsA31vTfsBSZ9p96LMF3k67OiqNk0Jtd_BPlH6lOclh9djSXr3AHWGVyvEl4pEzkExnnm_f6RPYm6LZ0uk2mRRRSDfKIniTu7CbI1H-B97DCEmaxx2Pct5ixSppZQ1MQpBMHQcUs/s320/swatch70.jpg)
up: I think this picture would do the colour itself justice.
below: a pic with flash, it shows the wonderful little holographic glitter in it
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7JVBddrzlnH-GBFRh4WI_uo7iUho6gAirtAw_-VJYDzMXsyMyXSb9Q8pPvnQGRtXNII1jLl9o5qsjpiv8XCrnDpZbzfMFwnQxU_SudWg0z1Dy3WvBkl-njB4CBVXOqdm4cO9zzoM8kU/s320/swatch72.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycp86UXZCj05AIeninbgN92T8f2ySAJp3C73pjK_7_C2ZJN9BonQMG1n8W3L-aBp38cm1RhxSXcfvFGX2HuG7vBlcP1tCUSV2tDNHGoHNIMs3CLyF7xXlclZ0uH0kWzY-eb8_rT2yz0Q/s320/swatch71.jpg)
here a blurry pic to show you the holographic glitter :)
Samstag, 21. November 2009
Giveaway at "Hamburg aus der Sicht einer Beautysüchtigen"
A fellow german Blogger, Nicole from " Hamburg aus der Sicht einer Beautysüchtigen" is having an giveaway. She's celebrating her 6th month Blog-anniversary. Nicole's giving away the "Celebulante Set" of/by( don't know which one) Benefit.
So check out her blog (in german) and get a chance to win these goodies :)
Click here.
So check out her blog (in german) and get a chance to win these goodies :)
Click here.
Labels:
giveaway
Donnerstag, 19. November 2009
Birthday Mani: Second round
Hey there :)
Today's (again?) an old mani I did for my birthday. I know, I'm a bit late for posting this one but it's quite a slow NOTD week so I post some back-ups I've got in my folder.
I used two coats(I think) of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps, Konad's Image Plate M73 and Konad's special Princess Polish in Black Pearl( I think that's the name of it).
The day I took the pictures was quite cold and the window got somehow steamy.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj5xIOSCR3uimz20sRbBhZ1YcZthJtWwyl8mtkJsqfFWKYK8NxERjyR6RPGMBFA-ZDqAVf3aF2qgTtPQdJGM2CSQObl8Tdo4BaqfrL1el2NxKyGa3BqnZe1V0enIBJxFEVKIMblapnTo/s320/swatch53.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cL8JWJ6uE1ut0Vs3hLnwF5gZIZ_49jPBDpp1nVqCwNCv0VO4f-_oMLips02dpHweHDVxn6nj0LXeuvV0R89maOj2taLvH3dkuAm2Hz1k7uUINTtnMzFgk-E24luLSwixF0v1pfM8lmw/s320/swatch52.jpg)
Today's (again?) an old mani I did for my birthday. I know, I'm a bit late for posting this one but it's quite a slow NOTD week so I post some back-ups I've got in my folder.
I used two coats(I think) of China Glaze's Ruby Pumps, Konad's Image Plate M73 and Konad's special Princess Polish in Black Pearl( I think that's the name of it).
The day I took the pictures was quite cold and the window got somehow steamy.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxj5xIOSCR3uimz20sRbBhZ1YcZthJtWwyl8mtkJsqfFWKYK8NxERjyR6RPGMBFA-ZDqAVf3aF2qgTtPQdJGM2CSQObl8Tdo4BaqfrL1el2NxKyGa3BqnZe1V0enIBJxFEVKIMblapnTo/s320/swatch53.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cL8JWJ6uE1ut0Vs3hLnwF5gZIZ_49jPBDpp1nVqCwNCv0VO4f-_oMLips02dpHweHDVxn6nj0LXeuvV0R89maOj2taLvH3dkuAm2Hz1k7uUINTtnMzFgk-E24luLSwixF0v1pfM8lmw/s320/swatch52.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch4vgiGXdpap4thxwIiViumx3vVh-MBDU3uCNn6AtQdq_5ryoTV1sCVPqwGb3D9xpYWUvT3Og6LieQMeSESHrSYI_EuQBDRVW77VMb2aX4k6bwXIvj4dSCTjLybRDIjCmoJntZ5uCqsQ/s320/swatch51.jpg)
Labels:
Birthday,
China Glaze,
Konad,
Konadicure,
M73,
NOTD
Giveaway
There's a giveaway at Manicure Mommas. They're giving away the Ultra Exclusives of the Opi Christmas Collection in three mini-bottles. Click here for more details to win.
Labels:
giveaway
Montag, 16. November 2009
NOTD: Alessandro 291
Hey there :)
Today I want to show you some swatches of an mini-Alessandro polish from an limited Edition called "Be a Star". They just released it and i think there are still some of these pretties out there. Of course the first thing that poped into my eye was the flakie and I had to have it ;) .
When I was at home I realised that I had a possible dupe of this polish: Sasatinnie 1G9 which I posted about here .
All the pics are two coats and on my ring-finger I've painted the Sasatinnie-polish. There was just a little difference between the two polishes: the Alessandro one was a tad darker and the flakies are a bit bigger. The last few pics are better but I don't know why my camera somehow did this weird thing with the light and makes the pics more green-ish. And the colour itself is a bit darker than it appeares.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2tjKQwerDTA5Nu-TPjkhbhbj1IYSOCu2TQjzBmV0zeRLu85Q_6nmKA-aLvdx5L0-dJBM2KmpKTdku0G4UF-_P_Y9GhG-o16z3sgPaAZBMlqVwHsVD0HqZ_pJQnAlyuMG82YIIBr2wxw/s320/swatch64.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq3RlgwthyphenhyphennUnmqUa3XV6vNc16x0MUChwqL6dDiNV_uILXlBrrn9wVOi7hpTyIEKHLTgqRUlpQb1rAwxfw35T4TuwY7zhJwQmP5kEpcGuodY22fvCoNn1geaNj__Y66BD75kwkc0jHT4/s320/swatch65.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq3RlgwthyphenhyphennUnmqUa3XV6vNc16x0MUChwqL6dDiNV_uILXlBrrn9wVOi7hpTyIEKHLTgqRUlpQb1rAwxfw35T4TuwY7zhJwQmP5kEpcGuodY22fvCoNn1geaNj__Y66BD75kwkc0jHT4/s320/swatch65.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWazhiZjMsiSdvK5jxUv4RTZqYa9C7uz9PxeQG1qYXp8qaWfLF-3LDD5q2ZQooRYfldiUzEWmzrzaA6-sichPmvUxJHW-2UF2KzHjc3ZUZ1SSj_wxGotaMy1yLFRlv1z34J1byEmJIeI/s320/swatch66.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalDrwON5XihLGsA6dqmLDdOj71LLub-Oz6xXjaXvYmYt4LP2JYZELaza96Een1hauyutOwAvMjUqQM8JMwmk7wW-H4ivNXd9WDslp6ArghWedA_bs5nkIs70Hunyw2UVEIWUfde1uk4Y/s320/swatch67.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvtSThyc3ZgRdqerbtPJ0-ndMcZwfCTjSefFRotXgN-1r_OU0Nhfrmd-Dl-zr1mlwUyfjJXXvsWNGfUolHNf9xfW2z8PeBvXCMYYA3omm3CYSV55_g1vflJCsHGY1kzCHN-aR6P3wJcQ/s320/swatch68.jpg)
Here's finally my Essence Powder brush from the Limited edition called "Moonlight Collection"(yes, a somehow Twilight Limited Edition). After so many weeks and so many Drugstores I finally found one that still has got them. In some Drug stores they've sold everything in 3 hours!!!
Today I want to show you some swatches of an mini-Alessandro polish from an limited Edition called "Be a Star". They just released it and i think there are still some of these pretties out there. Of course the first thing that poped into my eye was the flakie and I had to have it ;) .
When I was at home I realised that I had a possible dupe of this polish: Sasatinnie 1G9 which I posted about here .
All the pics are two coats and on my ring-finger I've painted the Sasatinnie-polish. There was just a little difference between the two polishes: the Alessandro one was a tad darker and the flakies are a bit bigger. The last few pics are better but I don't know why my camera somehow did this weird thing with the light and makes the pics more green-ish. And the colour itself is a bit darker than it appeares.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2tjKQwerDTA5Nu-TPjkhbhbj1IYSOCu2TQjzBmV0zeRLu85Q_6nmKA-aLvdx5L0-dJBM2KmpKTdku0G4UF-_P_Y9GhG-o16z3sgPaAZBMlqVwHsVD0HqZ_pJQnAlyuMG82YIIBr2wxw/s320/swatch64.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq3RlgwthyphenhyphennUnmqUa3XV6vNc16x0MUChwqL6dDiNV_uILXlBrrn9wVOi7hpTyIEKHLTgqRUlpQb1rAwxfw35T4TuwY7zhJwQmP5kEpcGuodY22fvCoNn1geaNj__Y66BD75kwkc0jHT4/s320/swatch65.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq3RlgwthyphenhyphennUnmqUa3XV6vNc16x0MUChwqL6dDiNV_uILXlBrrn9wVOi7hpTyIEKHLTgqRUlpQb1rAwxfw35T4TuwY7zhJwQmP5kEpcGuodY22fvCoNn1geaNj__Y66BD75kwkc0jHT4/s320/swatch65.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWazhiZjMsiSdvK5jxUv4RTZqYa9C7uz9PxeQG1qYXp8qaWfLF-3LDD5q2ZQooRYfldiUzEWmzrzaA6-sichPmvUxJHW-2UF2KzHjc3ZUZ1SSj_wxGotaMy1yLFRlv1z34J1byEmJIeI/s320/swatch66.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalDrwON5XihLGsA6dqmLDdOj71LLub-Oz6xXjaXvYmYt4LP2JYZELaza96Een1hauyutOwAvMjUqQM8JMwmk7wW-H4ivNXd9WDslp6ArghWedA_bs5nkIs70Hunyw2UVEIWUfde1uk4Y/s320/swatch67.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvtSThyc3ZgRdqerbtPJ0-ndMcZwfCTjSefFRotXgN-1r_OU0Nhfrmd-Dl-zr1mlwUyfjJXXvsWNGfUolHNf9xfW2z8PeBvXCMYYA3omm3CYSV55_g1vflJCsHGY1kzCHN-aR6P3wJcQ/s320/swatch68.jpg)
Here's finally my Essence Powder brush from the Limited edition called "Moonlight Collection"(yes, a somehow Twilight Limited Edition). After so many weeks and so many Drugstores I finally found one that still has got them. In some Drug stores they've sold everything in 3 hours!!!
Labels:
alessandro,
comparison,
essence,
NOTD,
Sasatinnie
Donnerstag, 12. November 2009
Contest entry- Autumn mani
Hey there
As I wrote a few posts [here] before that Loungie is having a Contest-Madness. Two quizzes and one nail art contest. The theme of the contest is autumn so I decided to do a sponge-nail art which reminds me of the leaves when they begin to change their colours- from green to brown.
I used
my own Frankenpolish called Smaragd
and
Opi's My Private Jet- the new brown version.
Here are the pictures (Sorry about the lack of sunlight pics, the weather isn't still swatch-friendly):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAURiWncM0BehFcJgX_Y4Xy5uhcercJkR2N6Gqj3i-Y9vimVHEiKTrQRLWOmK63mrPXgKLgPgr32VQjQdkEYk7fWq6Z1SofgURy96Ipc9CnoJKY_cC-YIbLAiAsrbKq2oAzgqush_NYc/s320/swatch61.jpg)
(without flash)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFt34B9tcTIW6Wh6vzaTykeWfh7NCcglFXiGPWnJzDQD8MvJQtG5CLkpKb5n2vbEhsY3AtSCbgZ5TidEbDusD_OuGtzuBdvKZkimNm9wyGaPCCDlEkLsf0akMccZqcfbM6cFfL1hIFMk/s320/swatch63.jpg)
(with flash)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEQimfh51yMJn2kdECys8ymtk7HoKjys5c6GbzGEpVz3fgfWIIwdA1KQZpYlqXNwmiXhFcrSkvsbTXtdrQX7dCMRPSlBj8knfnKM8YJf9z5gjiFoK7_mQDlv-Vaj4d-vJ_Ru-vG8ElC0/s320/sawtch62.jpg)
(a close-up of the spongeing and the tram in the back of the pic ^^)
As I wrote a few posts [here] before that Loungie is having a Contest-Madness. Two quizzes and one nail art contest. The theme of the contest is autumn so I decided to do a sponge-nail art which reminds me of the leaves when they begin to change their colours- from green to brown.
I used
my own Frankenpolish called Smaragd
and
Opi's My Private Jet- the new brown version.
Here are the pictures (Sorry about the lack of sunlight pics, the weather isn't still swatch-friendly):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAURiWncM0BehFcJgX_Y4Xy5uhcercJkR2N6Gqj3i-Y9vimVHEiKTrQRLWOmK63mrPXgKLgPgr32VQjQdkEYk7fWq6Z1SofgURy96Ipc9CnoJKY_cC-YIbLAiAsrbKq2oAzgqush_NYc/s320/swatch61.jpg)
(without flash)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFt34B9tcTIW6Wh6vzaTykeWfh7NCcglFXiGPWnJzDQD8MvJQtG5CLkpKb5n2vbEhsY3AtSCbgZ5TidEbDusD_OuGtzuBdvKZkimNm9wyGaPCCDlEkLsf0akMccZqcfbM6cFfL1hIFMk/s320/swatch63.jpg)
(with flash)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEQimfh51yMJn2kdECys8ymtk7HoKjys5c6GbzGEpVz3fgfWIIwdA1KQZpYlqXNwmiXhFcrSkvsbTXtdrQX7dCMRPSlBj8knfnKM8YJf9z5gjiFoK7_mQDlv-Vaj4d-vJ_Ru-vG8ElC0/s320/sawtch62.jpg)
(a close-up of the spongeing and the tram in the back of the pic ^^)
Labels:
contest,
franken,
Opi,
Sponge Nail Art
Dienstag, 10. November 2009
Comparison: Bourjois No. 24 vs WnW Rock Solid in Dream Black Metallic
Hey there
Today I want to show you one of my previous NOTD comparison: Bourjois No. 24 and Wet'n' Wild Rock Solid in Dream Black Metallic. Both are green-turquoise- duo chromes. The Wet'n'Wild one is a bit darker than Bourjois and cheaper( 4€ for W'n'W& 10€ for the Bourjois one) and so the Duo-chrome effect isn't as visible/"strong" as the Bourjois one. The brush of the W'n'W one was ok- nothing extraordinary but I have to say I'm completly in love with the Bourjois brush. it is really a wide brush (even wider than the Opi pro wide brush) and fans out perfectly. I believe when I took the pics the sun (as always) wasn't shining.
All the pics are with two coats, a base and a top coat.
So let the pics speak ;)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWOF4FtHc5lj6eict2jY-1NLWXXdylk27YnbKm4-Ho1bqUG5ogzavzwL7b2Fnu7W6sTC4Qe8E28-Zba7SedCk4nvbELjwu_C1x64oPOOMZuRkmY1ANJOLktHspOcnhXV0L4hyPx46cQY/s320/swatch44.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOQSBbHj3I-9MFFyjbgmkZpcf-Szf5GrMgHJ5c-kuNiJFc-yzfRnOzuGC6n-5G1_B2z_sTLoBOs6ojxAicC1MV_AcQhS9uoJQYyrOAyIxfy1RmpGExhXDoyF97ks3We_7nzvp2zEUqqQ/s320/swatch45.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7zpqPRN9I9E8ugGJoCs91-C2g3SMBKUKdIgqkoEXQcttNYXrprOBiMxV8HrnTwpynz_jzTzCiqPEguY4kWQjIRqKiiZOsDj6t5DUS-8fDbaVGwkpXBvp5qfS2jC9LSKDxnUaijjoJ3I/s320/swatch46.jpg)
Here a blurry close-up of the Bourjois brush:
Today I want to show you one of my previous NOTD comparison: Bourjois No. 24 and Wet'n' Wild Rock Solid in Dream Black Metallic. Both are green-turquoise- duo chromes. The Wet'n'Wild one is a bit darker than Bourjois and cheaper( 4€ for W'n'W& 10€ for the Bourjois one) and so the Duo-chrome effect isn't as visible/"strong" as the Bourjois one. The brush of the W'n'W one was ok- nothing extraordinary but I have to say I'm completly in love with the Bourjois brush. it is really a wide brush (even wider than the Opi pro wide brush) and fans out perfectly. I believe when I took the pics the sun (as always) wasn't shining.
All the pics are with two coats, a base and a top coat.
So let the pics speak ;)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWOF4FtHc5lj6eict2jY-1NLWXXdylk27YnbKm4-Ho1bqUG5ogzavzwL7b2Fnu7W6sTC4Qe8E28-Zba7SedCk4nvbELjwu_C1x64oPOOMZuRkmY1ANJOLktHspOcnhXV0L4hyPx46cQY/s320/swatch44.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOQSBbHj3I-9MFFyjbgmkZpcf-Szf5GrMgHJ5c-kuNiJFc-yzfRnOzuGC6n-5G1_B2z_sTLoBOs6ojxAicC1MV_AcQhS9uoJQYyrOAyIxfy1RmpGExhXDoyF97ks3We_7nzvp2zEUqqQ/s320/swatch45.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7zpqPRN9I9E8ugGJoCs91-C2g3SMBKUKdIgqkoEXQcttNYXrprOBiMxV8HrnTwpynz_jzTzCiqPEguY4kWQjIRqKiiZOsDj6t5DUS-8fDbaVGwkpXBvp5qfS2jC9LSKDxnUaijjoJ3I/s320/swatch46.jpg)
Here a blurry close-up of the Bourjois brush:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-w1Uw9UDrEWlB4EnBx6MqpL5_fMFkl-WybpxcgNEVic8925WXAl7_qLUKmIAuoaOap9B3YQbZD2edYC3XT2O2oTpseZbZwbdfay1VfUMD4Jy1paKy_HQ2G6oo9w3x10sdx-oWng85TI/s320/swatch47.jpg)
Labels:
Bourjois,
comparison,
NOTD,
Wet'n'Wild
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