Holo week- Day 1, Diamond Cosmetics Chainmail Charm

Hey there :)

Today's the first (full) week of my long summer break from university/college and what better way to show you guys with a go-to polish during summer than a holographic one?

I love holos and can't get enough of them- during summer, they're the most exciting polishes and simply can't get enough of them. And Sally Hanses was right with her line: "Rainbow in every bottle". I want to start Holo-week with one of my favourite black, chorcoral holos, Chainmail Charm from Diamond Cosmetics. This polish found a little place in my heart when I first got into polish about a year ago and received it in an Christmas-swap which I posted here.

Now, let's move onto the many pictures. I used one coat each of Wet'n'Wild Black Creme and Chainmail Charm. No application issues and no topcoat, only a basecoat.

Next up tomorrow is another breath-taking holo, so there's something to look forward to :) And I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do wearing these pretties :D

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:


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.


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:




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