tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53398143094399253102024-02-08T03:36:58.952-08:00Charismatic Nails - The Rainbow is no LimitWelcome to my musings about Nail Polish and daily madness!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-81912673622693359612010-08-31T07:05:00.000-07:002010-08-31T07:27:41.085-07:00Is it black? Is it blue? In any case it's beautiful! - Barielle Shades Polish in Blackened BleuHello my pretty dears!<br /><br />How was your weekend? I spent mine on the sofa, since my poor injured leg is still completely out of order. So I am still doing my routine of watching movies, reading and polish swatching hehehe :-)<br />The weather has gotten really fall-ish, rain that won't stop and dropping temperatures. But lucky me used one teeny tiny blue spot in the middle of the dark clouds to get a few shots with sunlight. <br />So for today I chose a polish that had its beauty sleep in my Helmer for like, forever...shame on me for not trying this any sooner!<br />The talk is about Barielle Shades Polish in Blackened Bleu, which is part of the All Laquered Up Fall Collection 2009. All I can say about this gem is gorgeous! The formula is fine, hassle free but for my taste a bit on the thin side. The Base is black, the rest of the polish enriched with a gazillion saphire blue micro glitters, what an amazing combination!<br />After applying the first coat, I had bald spots all over and it looked weird, after adding the second one I achieved a nice coverage, but I thought, hey, there must be a bit more to this...so there goes the third coat and hey, do we sparkle now or what?<br />Looooooooove!<br /><br />So before I am moving on to the good stuff, I have a serious nail related dilemma...<br />I am off to a very special date tomorrow and I have no clue which polish to wear! It's armageddon, I swear! We are going to a pretty fancy place and I will wear instead of my little black dress a black satin blouse and black long pants to cover up my Quasimodo Leg. So I can basically do anything, colorwise....<br /><br />So should I:<br /><br />1. Go nude, guys like that best anyways<br />2. Go vamp, anything red will do the trick<br />3. color is the key, pick something bright and cheerful<br />4. Go for effects, anything glitter, holographic or matte will draw his attention<br />or<br />5. You guys got any ideas? help!<br /><br /><br />but now enough babbling, here comes the graphic evidence for Blackened Bleu!<br /><br /><br />Barielle Shades Blackened Bleu<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909567/P1070842.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/yw8nn4aedzum.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909773/P1070843.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/71vvpk6juiro.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909784/P1070848.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/78ueqhtz9dlo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909790/P1070845.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/6j57mn8fwai.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909802/P1070850.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/jat1c6485yis.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909814/P1070851.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/ykz86i6f4nbp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909824/P1070854.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/vwxx5ydd7g1s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909834/P1070855.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/t4ztheizof6m.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />bottle pics<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909840/P1070844.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/qo4xdz67ux.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6909845/P1070847.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/31.08.10/bwqdvbd36fo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So that's it for today, can't wait for your comments, my lovely readers :-)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-77859213792602267462010-08-30T10:00:00.000-07:002010-08-30T10:53:50.236-07:00One Little Sparkling Blog AwardHello my dear nail polish fiends!<br /><br />I have been wanting to to this post for weeks now...so I must sincerly apoligize to lovely Lillith who gave me this award. So all of you who have a dark and mystic side, or if you simply enjoy make up art that is anything but the usual everyday same-same, please visit Lillith right here:<br />http://lillithsdarktower.blogspot.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6900882/Blogaward_sparkling_-Small-.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/30.08.10/qurb9fdr11.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />To accept this award, I have to answer this seemingly simple question:<br /><strong>"What do you like most about your blog?"</strong><br /><br />Darn, that is a tough one! I guess I just love the opportunity to share my passion with people all over the world. I usually get the raised eyebrow when I mention how many bottles of nail polish I own if I am out there in the real world talking to friends. Besides, it is just so much nicer to swoon together over a new gem in my polish collection =)<br /><br /><br />So now I am supposed to name 10 other blogs that this award goes to...too bad most of the blogs that I read on a regular basis already got this award, so I will just name a few instead of 10, hope you guys can live with that *grin*<br /><br /><br />1. http://tines-kosmetik.blogspot.com<br />I really enjoy Tine's Blog, she is very talented in capturing the real depth of some polishes<br /><br /><br />2. http://technopathetic.blogspot.com<br />this is Laura's happy little polish blog<br /><br /><br />3. http://www.peepdeespolish.blogspot.com/<br />A fairly new but really cute polish blog<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So unfortunately this is it already. nevertheless I really enjoyed this award, even though I have been thousands of years backlogged with this. Sorry again!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-23683828364738086332010-08-29T09:15:00.000-07:002010-08-29T11:21:38.998-07:00Soft and delicate like a rose petal - Zoya "Heather"Hello everyone!<br /><br />As I am still confined to the boundaries of my living room, I thought I should do something usful and get some polish swatching done =)<br />The sun played hide and seek with me though, so most of the pics didn't turn out that great. I did get some decent pics from Zoya's Heather though, that's a polish I have wanted to swatch for you guys for ages. It is not one of those soft pinks or lavender cremes that are out there by hundreds, this is something truly unique. To me the color is a very soft baby lilac color, with just a breath of the lightest pink in it. By looking at the bottle, the picture of a delicate rose petal was the first thing that come into my mind. <br />To sum it up, Heather is my favourite business/work neutral colored polish I have. Not lilac, not pink, just the right mixture to make it stand out =)<br />The formula was fine, actually I don't think I have a Zoya polish that doesn't work for me. It was a bit on the thick side though, but I don't mind and I guess that is some sort of a personal preference. But I have been talking too much already, on to the graphic evidence please!<br /><br /><br />Zoya Heather<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6889160/P1070784.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/s55dgxz3wrn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890905/P1070786.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/4vkmbe3p7g8z.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890927/P1070787.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/xq8smpvtr59q.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890943/P1070788.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/ulc76fcawn2z.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890956/P1070790.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/6ththnwar7lg.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890970/P1070791.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/2frv8xlr38un.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />bottle pic<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890976/P1070792.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/j59frvicc2y.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890990/P1070793.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/m21j6k6mqje.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6890999/P1070794.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/29.08.10/hngw6zn5jnhu.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope you guys liked this! I am already trying to figure out what I want to show next...darn why do I have soooo many choices? Hee hee =)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-28244195476653736242010-08-28T06:15:00.000-07:002010-08-28T07:06:30.239-07:00Being hip and runway ready - Milani Haute Value CollectionGood day my lovelies!<br /><br />Hope everybody is having a good weekend so far =)<br />Thanks to my injury, I had plenty of time this afternoon to play a bit with Milani's newest Collection. Don't you think as well that Milani has just been throwing one after the other collection on the market? Usually, when you release too many things at once, the quality isn't the best. Not so with Milani! Starting with the Hot Metals, Photo Flash and now with the Haute Value collection, Milani has me totally hooked, I mean, we are not playing in Essie's Zoya's or OPI's league here, we are talking simple drugstore polish! Don't you just loooove unique polishes that apply great and are under 5 bucks? I definitely do!<br />So what does the Haute Value Collection feature? We have 5 new polishes, which names that are all sort of Fashion Ave/Runway inspired:<br /><br />1. Tailor Made - featured in pics<br />2. Hot Hot Hot - like the name, a bright hot red<br />3. Fashion Design - a romantic coral shade<br />4. Dress Maker - featured in pics<br />5. One of a Kind - featured in pics<br /><br />Additionally, you have a milky golden/orange Topcoat. I guess this is the only "failure" in the collectionon't get me wrong, it is a really pretty glitter topcoat, but I do have the feeling Milani tried to sort of copy Sally Hansens Hidden Treasure here, which didn't work, as the glitter is just glitter and no flakies in sight :-)<br /><br />But enough talk, I will fill you in on the details with the graphic evidence hee hee<br /><br />I got all polishes except for the red and coral one, my skin no like colors that are too warm (darn, the coral one lookes gooooood!)<br /><br /><br />Milani Haute Value Collection<br /><br />Tailor Made<br />Now isn't this the prettiest rain cloud colored baby blue gray pearl polish you have seen in a while? This one is the sheerest of the bunch, which makes it great for layering, but you do need at least 3 coats for full color coverage. The first coat looked yuck and streaky, after the second coat: soooooo much better! But see for yourselves:<br /><br /><br />sunlight:<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875385/P1080037.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/flmns11qrbfk.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875393/P1080040.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/uf2t41uw19i.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />bottle pic to show the micro pearl shimmer<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875397/P1080039.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/ecmbsa28p9e.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875400/P1080042.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/lgox1srapdy.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875405/P1080044.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/kite6zv5syzg.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875412/P1080047.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/px8r1ehtsl5v.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875417/P1080048.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/qhxb5vi1o2v5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Dress Maker<br />This seriously is THE STAR of the collection. According to other bloggers, this is a 100% knock-off of Chanels sought after Jade polish. Unfortunately I can't judge that myself, as I don't own Chanel Jade. Nevertheless, this is soooooo beautiful, as it is not another mint color, but a true light green jade color with jade pearl shimmer in it. I was not able to catch its true beauty in my swatches, so sorry for that!<br /><br /><br />sunlight<br />I tried different angles to catch the shimmer, but it didn't really work<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875374/P1080059.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/t4so7iyq76wg.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875425/P1080057.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/xz8cb88u43a.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875432/P1080060.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/dd71je73g3sq.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />bottle pic<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875440/P1080058.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/6fc7zzpamgum.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875446/P1080054.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/1vrta2uwwvwe.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875454/P1080050.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/mkj9ppquq2e.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875467/P1080051.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/2xlbybbvvv99.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />One of a Kind<br />Pitch black, with a very nice glossy vinyl like finish. This one was a bit on the runny side though and the first coat looked like I dipped my nails in dirt *eek*!<br />You will need at least three coats to get this baby to look really black. But since the polish is so thin, you could even easily do 4 layers and don't feel like you got a ton of gunk on your nails. This is nice, especially as a black base for layering *whistle*<br /><br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875474/P1080062.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/qwvwztg31obm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875502/P1080065.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/tj1ow24d6bv.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875511/P1080066.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/kivxejln7r4a.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875513/P1080070.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/6fa6ybycxq8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />High Fashion Glitter Topcoat<br />As I already said, as a Hidden Treasure Clone a complete failure, as a regular glitter topcoat a nice addition to any collection :-)<br /><br /><br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875517/P1080086.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/mn3ve6a71kdz.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875529/P1080089.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/hv2jyxcz8jr2.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875535/P1080091.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/tsy58yv89fd.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875538/P1080093.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/38c5wpmxlyh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So, we're not quite done yet!<br />As you gals know me by know, I am Auntie layer-it-all, so here come some layering pics =)<br /><br /><br />I used One of a Kind as a base, then<br /><br />Index: Tailor Made<br />Middle: Dress Maker<br />Ring + Index: High Fashion<br /><br />Tailor Made layers beautifully, whereas Dress Maker looks pretty streaky, so this one is not recommended for layering by me<br /><br /><br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875542/P1080083.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/a66tv4l3ttny.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875591/P1080080.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/6r1ljb5wli6n.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875597/P1080079.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/8ae9wh52v49.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875605/P1080076.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/cg55rxtluph.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875611/P1080074.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/nxm1tvdycty.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6875615/P1080073.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/28.08.10/5an9bns3z8ga.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />But now that's the end my dears!<br />I hope you enjoyed this review! Have a wonderful remaining weekend and read you back here soon!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-29196675032143078482010-08-26T08:29:00.000-07:002010-08-26T08:52:39.143-07:00NOTD Sephora by OPI Club Scene QueenHello my dear readers!<br /><br />What a name for a polish, Club Scene Queen! So I definitely hat to snag that one, love the name! To make it even better, this is one awesome little polish *yay* The color is a smoky blue with a teeny tiny bit of gray and tons of fine blue microglitter. Thank goodness it is one of those glitters, where the glitter is so fine, removal is a breeze instead of a royal pain in your behind. The first coat of this was incredibly sheer, it almost looked like a clear base with some fine blue glitter in it. The second coat wasn't really better, it looked streaky and aneven...<br />But the came coat number three and boy did it surprise me! Nice coverage, awesome color and beautiful glitter, all without being piled up and looking gunky on my nail.<br />So I hope you gals don't mind my wacky pics, I have two bandaids on my left swatching hand, so I had to use my right hand this time *arg*<br /><br />But here comes the evidence of the day, please enjoy!<br /><br /><br />Sephora by OPI Club Scene Queen, Rocker Chic Collection<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853526/P1080102.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/o6djgb5wwoy.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />bottle pic<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853628/P1080103.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/c3du6bbwbxn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853639/P1080104.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/kgt9fvblxagn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853643/P1080105.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/jafcxi1vo7j5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853646/P1080107.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/jpo49vfrt63n.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853648/P1080109.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/pi52ymrm54u.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853654/P1080111.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/ua1745z3efv1.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6853659/P1080116.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/26.08.10/3nz9k6ajzo9v.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />So, to sum it up, Club Scene Queen seems to me like a more smoky Version of OPI's Absolutely Alice, minus the gold glitter of course. I really like it, it is such a perfect color for fall/winter and it just screams to be worn with a pair of dark blue jeans :-)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-64115124937213051992010-08-25T08:57:00.000-07:002010-08-25T09:25:09.823-07:00Long overdue Haul post - My combined China Glaze, Drugstore, Orly, MAC and Sephora by OPI haulsHello my very dear and loyal readers!<br /><br />Sorry for being absent for so long (again, unfortunately)<br />I was really tied up at work, my brother came to visit, tons of birthdays to attend and to make things worse, I got injured and I am currently sick. Nevertheless I wanted to give you guys a quick update and a few (though pretty crappy as the weather is bad) haul pics. So you will at least know which are the gems to come swatchwise *winkwink*<br />We are also moving really close towards 100 followers, that just screams free giveaway, doesn't it?<br /><br />So please enjoy these pics until I am back all healed and happily swatching!<br /><br /><br /><br />China Glaze Vintage Vixen Collection<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842477/P1080007.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/ie4d3ruuwqa.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842577/P1080008.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/v8cz2nraiw1w.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842610/P1080010.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/srr6un5yf9yl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842615/P1080011.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/t81fo7shf2f.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842646/P1080012.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/2qhu93cie6u6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842683/P1080013.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/vjphio9kca.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Orly Plastix<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842695/P1080014.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/zqzzzrlf2g72.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842702/P1080015.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/uw2rlvai1c8w.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sally Hansen Insta Dry's<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842718/P1080018.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/4ksfxa3agzt.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842729/P1080019.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/n8jocthvsab2.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Milani Flash Collection<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842737/P1080020.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/wxpvhhvpn9yh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842754/P1080021.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/xg17bg14ptp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Milani Liquid Metal Collection<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842758/P1080022.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/3r7uvt72jntq.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842767/P1080023.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/2paqyiwva9d1.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Milani Haute Value Collection<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842774/P1080024.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/i8vgf66dxc36.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842792/P1080025.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/biap6nubnnlx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842805/P1080026.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/rwy9nae9abbh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />MAC Discon Polishes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842839/P1080027.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/srlr19hzlnj4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842855/P1080028.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/lfs9wxnbqwbm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sephora by OPI Rocker Chic Collection<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842865/P1080029.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/ac8vndli42qv.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6842874/P1080031.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www5.pic-upload.de/25.08.10/qzydbxg7gj4b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So I do hope to be back blogging sometime soon, I hope these pics make the waiting for you guys a bit easier!<br />Hang in there! :-)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-12655413533154666912010-07-27T12:53:00.000-07:002010-07-27T13:27:55.954-07:00Put on my green suede shoes... - OPI Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow SuedeHello my lovelies!<br /><br />I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Mine was quite nice, lots of sunshine and BBQ, how good can it get? Downside of it all, the weather here changed to grey and scattered showers, so boo hoo no sunshine for swatching, but I'll manage ;-)<br />Today I picked a new little treasure I just got for you. OPI Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow Suede. I really like the Suede formula, I like it a whole lot better than the Matte formula OPI did. The polish is nice and smooth, quick to apply and dries in a snap, as matte polishes usually do. The finish is not completely matte, it's like matte with a tiny bit of shine to it. Add some topcoat to this and you'll get a real stunner, so basically the Suede polishes can be used as a 2 in 1 polish kinda thing. The color is a nice deep, rich green and reminds a lot of Zoya's Veruschka, so if you have that I guess you don't really need HTAG Suede. But decide for yourself because here comes the picture parade...<br /><br /><br />OPI Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow Suede<br />sunlight, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504075/P1070833.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/gnqd9jn9ork3.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504455/P1070835.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/ufh4kg86xusl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />natural light, indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504465/P1070836.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/ej2c8qmjun8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504476/P1070837.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/rraeeryml4oy.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504485/P1070838.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/v166enzm3oon.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />artificial light indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504491/P1070840.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/yc7ymn8q1meb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504503/P1070841.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/1el74kxh8sbe.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />now to double the fun, some topcoat added:<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504513/P1070822.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/dzr7wy88act6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504534/P1070825.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/2cea4jxr3pyt.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504541/P1070826.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/3hh6nuieoamo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504555/P1070827.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/6vfuckayejw3.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504569/P1070828.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/9fwt9xdjg1n.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504607/P1070829.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/2sgrzq2a5yzr.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504622/P1070830.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/es7i24326r1.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6504631/P1070832.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/27.07.10/xnbhy9n3tbpb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope you liked this, see you again soon!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-39567462328466703522010-07-22T05:20:00.000-07:002010-07-22T06:02:03.673-07:00Fun Tag - My 10 Favorite PolishesHello and welcome back my lovelies!<br /><br />Today I am doing a fun Tag I recieved from Tini http://magi-mania.blogspot.com/2010/07/tnc-folge-44-tag-meine-10-liebsten.html (sorry girls, this one is german only). I am not a big fun of tags, since most of them are boring and time consuming in my eyes, but this one was fun and quite a challenge, trust me. I spent about 2 hours in front of my helmer trying to figure out my top 10. To be honest, if I would have to rewrite this post in 3 days I would probably end up with a different top 10 list. I mean, there are just sooooo many truly unique polishes out in the polish world, how could I possibly just pick 10??? Well, I managed, so I hope you guys like the result =)<br /><br />By the way, I did get a request from shortnails concerning the Sinful Colors polish "Forget Now". She would like to see this layered over black. So consider it done! I hope I will be ready with this next week. So if any of you have requests for special swatches, layering or whatever feel free to post in the comments box or just drop me a line at charisnails @ googlemail.com<br /><br />So let's start the countdown...<br /><br /><br />#10 OPI "Princess' Rule!"<br />I picked this one because this little sparkling pink number basically was the godmother of everything that was to come. Yup, this is the bottle that started it all!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438645/P1070867.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/dpvwvatnjas.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#9 China Glaze Atlantis<br />So this basically stands for all the glitter polishes from China Glaze. I just love the effects you can create with this blue and teal beauty, try layering this over all sorts of colors and behold the sparkly goodness you recieve...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438663/P1070866.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/eblzun8y1q78.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#8 Zoya Ki<br />Yes, it is the mother of all duochromes! This polish was my first duochrome and I still love everything about it :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438685/P1070865.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/jv9yz7sdg3pp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#7 China Glaze Ruby Pumps<br />Another classic, that should be part of every Helmer out there. One perfect little red jelly glitter number. There were a lot of attemps to dupe this, but only very few managed to do so.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438714/P1070864.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/l85xx95bijd6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#6 Sephora by OPI Metro Chic<br />The next well known name for sure. I am in love with the Sephora by OPI polishes, since they are top notch when it comes to quality and application. metro Chic is a polish that will just always do, no matter what's the occasion.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438734/P1070863.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/nyujgao35p2b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#5 Sephora by OPI Mermaid to Order<br />I am already through my second bottle of this, that's how much I love it! This color just spells summer on my nails, no matter what time of the year it is!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438754/P1070862.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/84viwtnpokh4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#4 OPI Done Out In Deco<br />I also consider this one a must have. I have labeled this my favourite polish for work. I do always get a lot of comments from people when I wear this. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438763/P1070861.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/x1qa7kn6hj5s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />now start with the drum roll, we are entering the top three!<br /><br /><br />#3 OPI DS Extravagance<br />This is pure perfection on my nails! The color, the glitter, the sparkles...even though I have worn this a million times by now, I still start drooling when I see this on my nails<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438773/P1070858.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/1vval5bk2gp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />#2 China Glaze OMG<br />I picked this as a substitute for all those gorgeous holo polishes out there, I mean, I could just go ahead and pick all the polishes from the OMG Collection, the Kaleidoscopes, Nfu.Oh's...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438792/P1070857.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/atgf2mkmsxl7.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />finally,here comes number 1:<br /><br />#1 MAC Rocker<br />I so looooove this polish! I wear this whenever I want to feel sexy and all woman :-)<br />The quality is amazing, i wore this with no chipping for a week...I just wish all polishes were this durable. The shade is a picture perfect berry pink red. how could I resist?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6438811/P1070856.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.07.10/9hoom697vxn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So that's it for today, hope you enjoyed this!<br />I am off to San Francisco untill tuesday, so see you next week!<br />Oh, and of course, before I forget:<br /><br />I am tagging http://runningwithpolish.blogspot.com/ and http://bluetapeandnails.blogspot.com/Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-27146344887664049742010-07-21T01:39:00.000-07:002010-07-21T01:54:24.200-07:00Spreadin' the Love - Sinful Colors "I love you" and "Forget Now"Hello my dears, it's me again!<br /><br />Today I have two precious little gems from my Sinful Colors Collection for you. Let's be serious, 1.99$ for these beauties is perfect value for your hard earned bucks. I do like sinfuls formula, it does tend to be a tad bit runny sometimes and with some colors I had some issues with streaking, but hey, 1.99$? I am a happy camper =)<br />In case you aren't one of the blessed ones who have a walgreens near them, www.cherryculture.com does carry the brand and yes they do ship internationally, sweet news, huh?<br />So back to my color picks...<br />First up we have "Forget Now" a beautiful, bright sparkly pink with purple glass flecks/glitter. It is pretty sheer, but if you build up about three coats you do get nice coverage.<br />Next we have "I love you", and yes, I do love this cute little purple glitter jelly number. Plus, here we have some serious purple, no blue-purple or black-purple mix thingie...<br /><br />But enough talk, it is time for the pictures!<br /><br />Oh, before I forget, I will definitely do a pretty "Thank you 100 followers" giveaway, so all we need here are six new subscribers and the giveaway can kick off =)<br /><br /><br /><br />Sinful Colors "Forget Now"<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424894/P1070365.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/loeqo1bpjkb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424976/P1070366.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/4azsske5xg21.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424981/P1070367.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/5lfu8zrxmzpu.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424986/P1070370.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/53lgi6sofv1v.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424988/P1070371.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/csdhb93n5q7s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424990/P1070374.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/sdpovdmczucx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Sinful Colors "I love you"<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6424997/P1070375.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/gxk9phf988ef.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6425000/P1070379.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/9lsc81j222ct.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6425003/P1070380.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/7svarneg1f65.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6425009/P1070383.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/21.07.10/alxtscvoa2vv.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this, see you soon again!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-89586660261092400062010-07-20T02:04:00.000-07:002010-07-20T02:57:34.321-07:00Some more hot summer nights - Sephora by OPI Havana Nights CollectionHi there my dear fiends!<br /><br />Today I am back with a HUGE PIC HEAVY post concerning Sephora by OPI's current collection called Havana Nights. I did not get all polishes, since I wasn't too intrigued by the colors, so instead I got the Mini Collection Sephora offers and one full size bottle. The quality of these is awesome, I would even go as far and say I do like the Sephora by OPI polishes better than the classic OPI ones. But that's just my humble opinion =)<br />Some of the polishes were on the sheer side, but nothing an extra coat wouldn't cure. What really surprised me was that the colors I was looking forward to tunred out to be "nice" but the ones I didn't really want to get but were included in the set just turned out awesome, funny huh? Did you guys ever have that experience with a collection?<br /><br />Anyway, lets move on to the good stuff. Fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride through Havana *winkwink*<br /><br />P.S. Oh before I forget:<br />I am moving pretty darn close towards the 100 follower mark. So thank you guys for your support for the past months *thumbsup*<br />I guess I should think about having some nice giveaway to celebrate, what do you guys think?<br /><br /><br />Sephora by OPI Havana Nights Mini Kit<br />flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413605/P1070739.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/l1lxb75g8d9.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />no flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413621/P1070741.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/1qidbz5f8oe8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Havana Nights Collection - Caribbean Cocktail<br />Love that one, isn't that one heavenly, silvery kinda blue? Can#t have enough blue shimmers, let me tell you. this one was three coats, since it is a bit on the sheer side, but application is sooooooo smooth, it really isn't a big deal to add on more layers. Now looking at the pics again, this one really reminds me of China Glaze's Blue Island Iced Tea, I think I need to do a comparison swatch some time soon...<br /><br />sunlight, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413451/P1070728.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/x3duxaadtnfs.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413553/P1070729.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/rfeo6v2sabkr.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413562/P1070730.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/yn8wwoaf3rnv.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413565/P1070731.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/m9fi5dxpuhv.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />natural light, indoors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413570/P1070732.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/58yby2cnozrx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413574/P1070733.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/tbxakxk6on3y.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413580/P1070734.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/te7z2agltu4x.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413587/P1070735.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/9rmrdtkcmcwy.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413595/P1070737.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/jwwvuvrlr9w.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413598/P1070738.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/u7m997yenr7a.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Havana Nights Collection - Caliente Coral<br />Beautiful creme polish that applies very smooth. But hey, what's up with that name? Can't find anything coral about this, even if my life depended on it. This is one hot, bright, vivid orange creme in my book, so I better go check if there is something wrong with my glasses...<br /><br />natural light, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413630/P1070742.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/ql4x4ioybjjm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413654/P1070745.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/ym3ae21v2xk.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413659/P1070746.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/zapdu25t7gii.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />natural light, indoors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413669/P1070747.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/jk4y8arv5tcs.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413676/P1070748.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/nds8en1g5jik.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />artificial light, indoors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413681/P1070749.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/9sprni1hweo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413687/P1070750.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/uqtlahdy8obb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Havana Nights Collection - Rumba Romance<br />now this one was one stunning surprise out of the collection. At first I was like, ugh another brassy brown wanna-be-tan shade, but after applying this gem I was completely wowed! This is a clear base 8yup, clear) packed with about a gazillion gold,brass and caramel colored microglitters. Three coats give you one perfect metallic coverage. This looks so awesome I can't stop swooning about it. But alas, why oh why is my skin not compatible with this??? Bummer for poor me =(<br /><br />natural light, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413702/P1070754.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/8t3fd871ol2v.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413757/P1070755.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/lpr3pj4sovu8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413762/P1070756.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/yd3rjetrbxa.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413769/P1070757.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/ah5jue5bh5b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />natural light indoors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413773/P1070759.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/ml2slq5woyof.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413777/P1070760.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/43o4emv77eh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413780/P1070761.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/nd8441uz7yf.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors artificial light<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413785/P1070751.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/9t7oijou8kxx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413789/P1070752.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/plhkluzxukwh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Havana Nights Collection - Read My palm<br />Woohoo, another surprise! This is a loooovely light jade green creme. Nothing too minty ( I was thinking, boy, an Essie Mint Candy Apple Clone) but just clear crisp light green. Gorgeous, a winner in my book!<br /><br />natural light, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413795/P1070763.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/i7qoqoxpjus6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413860/P1070764.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/21ncdoeslbxe.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413872/P1070765.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/wcpzif3lxi96.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors natural light<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413876/P1070767.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/7g2g35ls1dpj.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413883/P1070768.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/e1zj6ghib.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413889/P1070769.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/1ikyfloqvjse.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413897/P1070770.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/rubn4ceugx4q.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413905/P1070772.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/padispsh5ch8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Havana Nights Collection - Teal We Meet Again<br />Hmmmm this one was not what I hoped for it to be. I mean, where is the teal, the slight duochrome shimmer I saw in the promo pics? Nevertheless, it is pretty, more of a fall than summer color I think. A dark blue shimmer with some teal in it, but the blue is definitly dominant. Like it, but I am to bummed out to love it. Personal opinion though ;-)<br /><br /><br />natural light, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413913/P1070780.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/4ayq32swtsa5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413947/P1070782.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/d2n6zx8164j.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413953/P1070783.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/sznmbjfxslz.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />natural light indoors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413957/P1070777.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/gi2t3x1kkpqs.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413966/P1070779.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/y4iuk5m6raj.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />artificial light indoors<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413971/P1070774.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/6vbws22tdym.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6413978/P1070775.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/20.07.10/j6foz6e831q6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />phew, now I am pretty exhausted *huffpuff*<br />Hope you guys enjoed this post =)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-57237312533050818042010-07-18T05:00:00.000-07:002010-07-18T05:19:48.612-07:00Hey Sailor! - Orly Royal NavyHello my dears!<br /><br />Again, I am being a very busy little bee, but I just couldn't resist to show you this precious little new addition to my polish collection. Usually, I am not the biggest fan of Orly polishes, since I personally think the formulation is a bit too runny, I just find it easier for me to apply thicker polishes. Overall that is just a question of personal taste =)<br />So for 4th of July Orly came out with this Navy themed mini Collection including Star Spangeled, a red glitter (basically a China Glaze Ruby Pumps Clone), White Tips, a basic french Manicure White and Royal Navy, the best and I repeat the best blue polish I have ever seen!<br />In the bottle, Royal Navy does look like a navy blue creme polish, which would be quite gorgeous already, but if you take a closer look, you will notice tons of subtle iceblue/turquoise microglitter which looks AMAZING! Two coats get this all bright and opaque on your nail, the blue is so intense, one could think this must be a neon polish. I definitely don't own anything like this and this is by no means a blue version of China Glazes Ruby Pumps, this is much, much better!<br /><br />So on to my favorite part, the picture evidence =)<br /><br /><br />Orly Royal Navy<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6390950/P1070808.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/q7ohb5kwi34b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391087/P1070809.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/w2zx5d3wdfrm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391098/P1070810.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/ksfot1845b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391109/P1070811.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/otrqinzglrzz.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391118/P1070813.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/9kzhqhohhod.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />natural light, indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391128/P1070812.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/vd87cis62sou.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391136/P1070815.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/qsmghmns2qqh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391144/P1070814.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/hxunge9rezpx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391159/P1070816.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/kqgr8l7mkvl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391166/P1070817.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/icwfqlpk91w.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />bottle pic & nail closeup<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391170/P1070818.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/n1dbycuh7a8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6391175/P1070819.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/18.07.10/db35oyw6av1s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />so what do you guys think of this beauty?<br />have a wonderful remaining sunday and read you soon again!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-67824966539854426782010-07-13T05:45:00.000-07:002010-07-13T06:04:56.925-07:00Glitterati Overload - Nubar Sparkles Collection Part IIHello everybody!<br /><br />Just as promised, here comes the second part of the absolutely amazing Nubar Sparkles Collection. If I haven't mentioned it so far, I absolutely love, looooove Nubar's polish formula. I mean, it really works with my nails, so usually a polish will stay on a week with no problems and I am indeed hard on my poor nails. <br />But enough said already, we want to see pictures, right?<br /><br /><br />Nubar Petunia Sparkle<br />This is magenta glitter in it's perfection! Very bright and vivid, this color just jumps right at you, love it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333153/P1070469.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/mnmr9ix2tdts.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333237/P1070470.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/u6u6nih57at.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333244/P1070471.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/czhpqzlisy4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333253/P1070472.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/zmw3dk8t3m5g.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333262/P1070473.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/vjrd3xrvm9tx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Meadow Sparkle<br />*sigh* this is not what i had hoped for. I wanted this to be a vivid gras green glitter but instead, it's very toned down, mossed green color with silvery glitter. The base is barley tinted, so the polish is really sheer as well. Don't get me wrong, it is quite pretty, I am just totally bummed out by the fact that it isn't at all the polish I had expected. Oh well.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333273/P1070477.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/rxcm1pdh1s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333303/P1070478.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/bfa72y6dzcxe.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333314/P1070479.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/24zggbl73x8n.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333324/P1070481.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/gevoyu5y58v.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Fire Sparkle<br />OMG Thank you Nubar, for not just bringing out another Ruby Slippers Clone! Yay! This is fantastic bright on the spot vampy red with golden refects. This is Hot!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333332/P1070483.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/ofmwyr5pp73h.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333354/P1070484.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/xcik3yyz3vek.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333359/P1070485.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/i3t9lblwext5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333362/P1070487.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/rx9sajvx6aic.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333367/P1070488.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/ddhys8gujj.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Night Sparkle<br />Another wonderful shade. Dark Blue full on Glitter, yay! I love that the blue is rich and deep in color, but still looking blue and not being just dark and almost black looking.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333374/P1070492.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/g7mw48qjbjpb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333391/P1070494.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/xekgsra24oz4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6333393/P1070496.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/13.07.10/3id4z7i15xl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />So there, the sparkles collection all wrapped up. I don't regret for a single second that I splurged and got all the polishes. I looooooove those glitters, so thank you nubar!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-22213862680947363802010-07-12T03:16:00.000-07:002010-07-12T03:57:23.432-07:00Glitterati Overload - Nubar Sparkles Collection Part IHello my lovely fiends!<br /><br />So, after sporting neons and holo polishes of all sorts for the past days I moved on to another passion of mine, glitter polishes, hehehehe<br />I know that removing glitter polish from your nails can be quite a pain in your behind, but in my opinion, it is oh so worth it! Plus, I might say it does give me some sort of hollywood aura, meaning with all this glitter, bling-bling and sparkle on my nails boy do I have a reason to wear dark sunglasses =)<br />So today I am presenting to you what must be the mother of all sparkle collections, the Nubar Sparkles *yay* I divided this in two parts, because one post would have contained a gazillion pics, which are sort of too many I guess...<br />So let's start off and take a look at those glamour beauties!<br /><br />Oh, just one more thing:<br />Sweet Tini from Tini's Nailcorner tagged me for my favorite 10 nail polishes, I hope I will get to do this tag real soon, so stay tuned for that!<br /><br /><br />Nubar Star Sparkle<br />This is a clear base with silver/holographic glitter. I do like the glitter from this collection, since it is so fine and densely packed in the polishes. Despite the clear base, two coats gets this almost opaque, which means on the other side that Star Sparkle doesn't really work as a holographic TopCoat since the glitter is too densely packed. So it is not unique as a silver/holo glitter polish, but nevertheless this is beautiful!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320007/P1070439.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/ypa2hrgs96ce.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320121/P1070440.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/8rorh852eb1c.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320126/P1070441.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/om5p1dj7elnt.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320132/P1070443.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/m6iss5bnlpm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320137/P1070444.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/pwqc7s93xgv5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320141/P1070445.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/hw1iuuevwoy6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320150/P1070446.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/oya4nmj4fyu3.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Violet Sparkle<br />Boy, this is one of my personal highlights,let me tell you! Again, this is a clear base but its literally OVERLOADED with dark purple/violet/dark pink glitter! This is sooooooo droolworthy I couldn't stop staring at my nails! the pictures don't do this polish justice, there was no way for me to capture the complete complexity of this polish on camera *sigh*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320155/P1070447.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/ifnwuv3axp6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320204/P1070448.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/kcencc7nvbfb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320208/P1070450.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/howf1r7rz1lq.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320213/P1070452.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/j1c13a398qdn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320217/P1070454.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/m6k6wtug4agz.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Sky Sparkle<br />Clear base ith sky blue glitter. I don't know why, but I have the impression that the glitter isn't as packed in this polish. Two coats don't give you the desired coverage, I actually applied 3 coats on the pics. It still is a beautiful color, not only sky blue, but with a hint of turquoise glitter effects. It is a bummer though that it doesn't really cover as much as I would have liked...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320224/P1070456.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/kow73gop6tpp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320302/P1070457.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/j7e1ee5wlev.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320312/P1070458.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/ba6uw68gevdl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320318/P1070460.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/knx7yitwhqht.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Hyacinth Sparkle<br />Judging by the promo pics, I wasn't to excited about this one, but once on my nails it blew me away! The polish features a lightly tinted base and loooovely lavender glitter. It is a cool toned lavender, purple color to beautiful to be true! I must say, this might be the prettiest purple glitter I own. Funny how you can misjudge a polish just by looking at it in the bottle or from a promo pic. So I am more than glad that I picked this treasure up!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320327/P1070462.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/zy9nndwhi97b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320378/P1070463.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/1tyyjtezovpp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320383/P1070465.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/wyfo3jylo1s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320392/P1070466.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/kdjei9kme7ip.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6320402/P1070467.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/12.07.10/crtly3d9dus.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />So stay tuned for part two!!!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-3811950130685604522010-07-06T01:06:00.001-07:002010-07-06T01:48:02.763-07:00My last two Sally Hansen Beauties and some layering fun - Sally Hansen Ultra HD Spectrum and LaserWelcome back my dear readers!<br /><br />Today I am going to wrap up my posts about the Sally Hansen Ultra HD Collection with the last two shades I got, Laser and Spectrum. All in all, I absolutely love this Collection! For a drugstore collection the Ultra HD's are pure loveliness! By now, I can say the wear'n tear of the polishes is quite okay too, I had a little tipwear on day three and needed to change the polish on day 4. Fine in my book, since I am a bad girl and don't treat my nails very nice *argh*<br />I read a lot of Blogs saying it was a bit of a bummer that the Ultra HD's are quite sheer, but I actually see this as an advantage. Don't get me wrong, a do love ooomph colors that give me really nice coverage with two coats, but with these babies you can create some serious layering goodness, as you can bring out different effects with the glass flecks depending on the color of the base you use. I only used a simple black/white combo to show some basic effects, but the sky is the limit and you can use any base color you like. How cool is that?<br />Back to Laser and Spectrum, Laser is a beautiful dark blue with magenta glass flecks and silver reflects. It also is more pigmented than the other polishes, so three coats make it really opaque. I was not able to capture its real beauty in one of my pics. Darn it is sooooooo difficult to get these polishes right since they have so many different color reflects. Only chance for you to truly experience them is to go out and get them, hehehehe :-)<br />Spectrum is one hot summer polish let me tell you. It is a perfect turquoise, carribean sea shade. It is not really glass flecked like the other polishes, it is more silver/shimmery with a foil finish. It took me three good coats for it to be opaque, but now on my nails it just spells out "summer, vacation, beach, goodness..."<br />But let's move on to the evidence!<br /><br /><br /><br />Sally Hansen Ultra HD in Laser<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255343/P1070679.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/h1unlpleff6r.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255500/P1070680.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/9xe8324bnem8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255505/P1070682.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/rwc9xftoy2mg.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255519/P1070684.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img 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/>sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255635/P1070714.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/nwmuio1no7ka.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255644/P1070715.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/7lg3qd1n4w8l.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255648/P1070717.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/7hjtq6z8b58d.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255653/P1070718.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/brr4qi1gr5f.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />bottle pic<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255659/P1070723.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/nqipc7ze4c1b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255665/P1070725.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/k4sxpfwoe3xc.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255674/P1070727.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/c1lmd48ujrpa.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Layering over OPI's Alpine Snow<br />Order top to bottom:<br />- Laser<br />- DVD<br />- Spectrum<br />- Byte<br /><br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255549/P1070693.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/npszmjg63ct4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255567/P1070694.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/qypaxaia37bi.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255570/P1070695.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/sd3cyzybwmr2.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255575/P1070698.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/86qn5w77xs5b.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255580/P1070700.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/66oc5r38lvo1.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255584/P1070702.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/13ivi2471ye5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Layering over a black stamping polish, again in the same order<br />top to bottom:<br />- Laser<br />- DVD<br />- Spectrum<br />- Byte<br /><br />The black takes out almost all the color from the polishes, but makes the glass flecks really stand out!<br /><br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255593/P1070705.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/qqicjbfoqxn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255612/P1070706.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/w388bqm63z6q.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255619/P1070709.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/mw2doi4t2usw.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255622/P1070710.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/dnrqvruxg9co.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255628/P1070711.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/qpa5c8fcesp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6255631/P1070713.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/06.07.10/43z19eobao3n.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, those were a lot of pics :-)<br />Hope you guys liked my swatches from the Sally Hansen Ultra HD Series!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-51308755766070951532010-07-02T04:40:00.000-07:002010-07-02T04:56:35.418-07:00Hot, Hotta, Hot Fuchsia! - Sally Hansen Ultra HD polish in ByteHello my very dear fiends!<br /><br />Darn, it is so hot outside I am close to melting...what a heat wave! <br />So I decided to go with the flow and put something equally hot on my nails. I am already sort of worn out on all my neon shades, so I wanted something shiny, glittery, something that is sporting this cool, dewy wet look on my nails. First thought that popped into my mind was OPI's Wing It!, as it does sport this cool metallic foil look, but then again, the strawberry pink color somehow didn't have enough OOOOMMMPH! for me to be called hot. So what to wear? My final pick now was Sally Hansens Byte, yet another one from the Ultra HD Collection. It is a beautiful bright fuchsia pink color, leaning towards purple, as it is glass flecked with purple and blue micro glitter. Summer love I say! Good thing for me, this one was not as sheer as DVD, so 3 coats gave me enough coverage for the color to really shine. So here come the pics, enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br />Sally Hansen Ultra HD in Byte<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210556/P1070666.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/8zs6vt9wr391.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210652/P1070667.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/um316es5tdx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210658/P1070668.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/wdgnvtpeb3wk.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210670/P1070669.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/i8rbhf5pnl83.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210675/P1070670.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/3xt4uxd3q6dw.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, natural light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210695/P1070671.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/9ry327avvgfl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210703/P1070672.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/dwmm87w5r6yo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210715/P1070673.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/rqnrhgrrk8s.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />bottle pic<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210718/P1070677.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/wfh76l3dtf9.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210725/P1070676.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/ypxwdciqnhf9.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6210734/P1070678.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/02.07.10/la9wpaj7dsc.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So what do you guys think of this polish? Do you also think this is hotter than OPI's Wing It!? Or would you have chosen y totally different polish? Hope to read from you guys soon again!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-21800191769572155122010-06-28T05:22:00.000-07:002010-06-28T05:42:51.410-07:00Oh Duochrome, how I love thee... - Sally Hansen Ultra HD polish in DVDHello Everybody!<br /><br />I am still a bit tired ;-) Yesterday we watched the England vs Germany soccer game with a couple of friends and the celebration afterwards actually was going on way past midnight. So I got up late today and I am feeling a bit headach-y, hah, I wonder why? *evilgrin*<br /><br />But since this is not a soccer but a polish blog, let's talk about the really important things, shall we? ;-)<br />Today I just had to try out a new Sally Hansen Ultra HD polish that I just got last week. The shade I got is DVD, an absolutely gorgeous icy blue frost shade with a light pink-purple duochrome effect. LOOOOOOOOOOve! The only downside was, the polish is really sheer, it took me 4 coats to get it to be sort of opaque. weird, because I thought the HD serious were supposed to be quite color intense. Whatever. <br />Still, this shade is so gorgeous I just can't stop raving about it, The finish reminds me of the OPI Suedes when you add topcoat. I really dig this frosted look. The pink/purple duochrome effect is fairly sutle, but adds to the icy look. I will definitely use this polish for some layering experiments, can't wait to try this over dark blue or an intense pink polish. <br />But I know what you guys are waiting for...here comes the picture evidence!<br /><br /><br />Sally Hansen Ultra HD in DVD<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165137/P1070650.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/epa6e4wtp919.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165261/P1070651.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/hyhtjfau67q.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165267/P1070652.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/wwa618bodpn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165274/P1070653.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/qdy4pfb5uz.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, with flash<br /> <a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165280/P1070654.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/k67szw83kfcx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165286/P1070656.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/ep82szi3bhuj.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165294/P1070657.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/7h78w67kznqx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165296/P1070658.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/58upcjuz62m5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165300/P1070659.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/ugk5qpramj7a.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />yup, still more pics to come...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165310/P1070660.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/jyd2uydvnk6r.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165316/P1070661.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/yd17rmbxiir.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165327/P1070662.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/o2crpaivypl5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165332/P1070663.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/16oe98jx9m64.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6165340/P1070665.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/28.06.10/edpmla81puc8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Overall I have to say that this is definitely a must have, since it is truly unique for a regular drugstore polish. It does sort of remind me of RBL Scrangie polish, but I wouldn't say it is a dupe. I will go ahead and get a few more of the Ultra HD polishes. So stay tuned for more!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-8331381378327350652010-06-23T01:55:00.000-07:002010-06-23T02:20:11.605-07:00Little 80ies Flashback - Milani HD Neons in Pink Rocks and Fresh TealHello and Welcome!<br /><br />Today I am taking you guys on a little time warp trip with 2 beautiful neon polishes from Milani. I know, the 80ies are definitely over by now, but hey, neons are definitely a must have for me when we are talking summer, so it is sun, sand and neons for me :-)<br />I got those two polishes way back in march, when they were released together with the Milani Holographic polishes, but youcan still find them at drugstores, Milani's website or cherrycouture. Back in march the weather was still meh and I wasn't really too motived to try those polishes. But now with some nice weather, hey, I needed to get these babies out and swatched asap. So here we go :-)<br /><br />Both polishes, Pink Rocks and Fresh Teal, appy really easily, but the first coat is waaaaaay sheer. I needed three coats until I got them opaque enough for me, which works without problems as the formula is on the thin side, so no gloopy thick coats here. The polish dries like most neons really quick (which is a nice plus) and has a semi matte finish, meaning matte but with a subdued shine. Like it! So you can either play up the shine with a topcoat, or go totally matte with a matting topcoat, like Essie's Matte about you, your choice ladies ;-)<br />All the polishes come in a colored bottle, so you can't actually see the polish until you open it. Weird. Fortunately, the polish turned out to be pretty color true to the bottle color, but still weird. <br />Overall, these babies are not quite as bright and in your face as for example China Glazes Poolside Collection, they are (if you could even say that about a neon) a little subdued. Still bright and fresh, but not jumping in your face.<br /><br />So on to the picture evidence!<br /><br /><br />Milani HD Neon in Pink Rocks<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108106/P1070349.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/wywtkwhek9fo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />artificial light, flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108271/P1070355.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/87n5pymboklp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108277/P1070351.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/1j9hyf925g6m.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108288/P1070348.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/nybcrvxsnie.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Milani HD Neon in Fresh Teal<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108292/P1070361.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/9g9hgr1h7r3g.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />artificial light, flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108298/P1070356.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/oql7ng7oeg3r.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108303/P1070359.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/mvxzktm4u3jm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6108310/P1070363.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.06.10/fck2t42uawsp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I definitely need to get some more beauties from this collection, I am thinking of Totally 80ies, a smiley bright yellow and Rad Purple, name says it all....<br />Hope you guys liked this!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-29725975970480980202010-06-22T02:05:00.000-07:002010-06-22T02:16:43.848-07:00Another gem from OPI's HongKong Collection - OPI Meet me on the Star FerryHello my dears!<br /><br />I know I am seriously backlogged with my swatching activities, but I was thinking, if I am swatching my newest polishes now, the backlog will be even worse. So I am catching up bit by bit and hey, there is nothing wrong with some "retro" polishes, right?<br />So today I am staying within OPI's HongKong Collection, presenting you the second polish I got. To be honest, I knew this polish would be too warm for my skintone, but I really had to have it just because of the name. Gosh I am weird sometimes *crazy*<br />So, Meet me on the Star Ferry is a dusty mauve shimmer packed with tons of gold micro glitter. It really doesn't look like that much just judging by the bottle, but once it's on the nails and the sunlight hits it, wow, love!!! So, for anybody who can wear warmer colors I seriously recommend this! The Formula was no fuss, first coat a bit streaky but it evened out nicely after the second.<br />Anything else?<br />Yup, pictures! :-)<br /><br /><br />OPI Meet me on the Star Ferry<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6095874/P1070340.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.06.10/9ygwsa7dqx3d.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />artificial light, flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6095877/P1070343.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.06.10/ewzk6wek868.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />indoors, artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6095887/P1070344.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.06.10/lzci76rabvup.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6095901/P1070345.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/22.06.10/grthfdmk1fpo.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />So, for tomorrow I prepared something wham! bam! in your face!<br />All I say is: It's neon time!<br />So take care and have a wonderful day!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-78309353259782521892010-06-21T06:36:00.000-07:002010-06-21T07:03:35.611-07:00Woohoo I am back - Getting back on bloggin track with OPI's Jade is the new blackHello my fiends, I am finally back on track...<br /><br />So it has been quite a while since my last post. I have been dealing with some major changes in my life and figuring out how to fit another Helmer in my bedroom was not one of them :-)<br />Now things have gotten a whee bit calmer and I would love to get back to bloggin' and painting my nails. I can't promise that I will be posting on a regular basis now, but I swear I will try to do so at least once a week. Baby steps to start off again so to speak *winkwink*<br /><br />So here I have a beauty I intended to post about ages ago, I am sure you have seen about a trillion swatches of it by now, but nevertheless here are mine, hehe<br /><br />I am refering to OPI's Hong Kong Collection (which is still readily available I think). I picked out 2 colors, Meet me on Star Ferry (a beautiful dusty mauve color with golden micro sparkles) and Jade is the new black (muted jade with cool/blue undertone)<br /><br /><br />So, if there still are any of you out there reading this, here we go, my swatches of Jade is the new black, pictures please!<br /><br /><br /><br />OPI Jade is the new black<br />sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6085839/P1070334.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/21.06.10/iot2g3mvlwdq.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6085945/P1070333.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/21.06.10/m6pucaxftoeh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />artificial light with flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6085958/P1070338.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/21.06.10/upo8g9gkt2qm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />natural light, indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6085979/P1070336.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/21.06.10/2hskg9uahbzy.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />artificial light, inddors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-6085992/P1070331.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/21.06.10/v9cc3mehn3ux.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />I can't rave enough about this color. I am sure you have read plenty of reviews about Jade is the new black already, but what does it make really stand out is the fact, that there is no polish out there, that is even close in color, so this is definitely unique. I can't wait for fall, as I think this beautiful green jade jewel will be worn plenty of times then!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-45600659375816547522010-05-10T04:56:00.000-07:002010-05-10T05:38:02.503-07:00Beauty Insider Set from Sephora - Sephora by OPI's Personal Shopper, Dear Diary and I'm with BradLong time no see my dear fiends!<br /><br />I am terribly sorry for my absence. Jobwise, things have been pretty rough ever since that iclandic volcano started erupting and I keep getting stuck in places I haven't planned on. So in the past three weeks I actually spent only 5 days at home in total :-(<br />So, in case the volcano doesn't stop its crazy activity anytime soon, I need to fly out and blow it up....just kidding of course ;-)<br /><br /><br />But enough volcano talk...<br /><br />Today I wanted to show you guys a beautiful set of three nail polishes that I got with Sephora's Beauty Insider Rewards program. The set features 3 beautiful polishes from their permanent range, Personal Shopper (bright stunning red), Dear Diary (soft romantic pink) and I'm with Brad ( a "love the name!" dark vampy red shimmer)<br />There is not much to add in terms of the formula, it is perfect as usual and along with MAC this must be my favorite polish formula :-)<br />So let's move on to the graphic evidence, shall we?<br /><br /><br /><br />Sephora By OPI's Beauty Insider Rewards Set<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584482/P1070301.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/e86chp3dmvs.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />Close Up of the colors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584491/P1070303.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/x8931xj3tor6.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Personal Shopper<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584639/P1070304.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/o6wb53axn23t.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />In direct light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584653/P1070305.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/7o2b4scj42q8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584660/P1070306.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/nhjay7fauprz.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584666/P1070309.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/podab6aa38ei.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Another direct light shot<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584679/P1070310.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/rqgh593tv58.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Artificial Light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584688/P1070312.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/o66uc9j59f9x.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />So if you are out on the prowl for a beautiful, classic red creme polish, look no further!<br /><br /><br /><br />Dear Diary<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584703/P1070318.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/izmxuqt7s3r.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584709/P1070321.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/ktrt9pkbojph.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584712/P1070317.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/5k7168d9qktn.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Artificial Light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584719/P1070315.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/vnhk48ookgrm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Dear Diary is a nice, nude looking pale pink creme polish, perfect for the "model hand" nude look, or I can even imagine it as base for sheer nail polishes if you just use one coat of it. Need to try that *note*<br /><br /><br /><br />I'm with Brad (seriously, I love that name hehe)<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584726/P1070324.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/z9qmggall53.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584756/P1070326.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/zeyjfftvna4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584807/P1070322.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/o835dtdsnb33.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Artificial Light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584818/P1070323.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/ihc1cy8e7wb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />This polish is a true stunner! It features an almost black base, which leans a tad bit towards a very dark brown and a very, very dark red burgundy shimmer, one coat is enough to achieve the color in the bottle, how nice is that? It does remind me somewhat of OPI's Midnight in Moscow, which has a little darker red shimmer in it though, here is a comparison pic:<br /><br />top: Midnight in Moscow<br />bottom: SOPI I'm with Brad<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5584924/P1050829-copy.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www3.pic-upload.de/10.05.10/n5lwkj6s3ijb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So that's it for now, hope I won't get stuck somewhere again anytime soon...Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-86215130328993790112010-04-24T03:13:00.000-07:002010-04-24T03:13:00.113-07:00Love your Blog AwardHello my sweet fiends!<br />Actually I wanted to do this post waaaaaaaaaaay sooner, but again, better late than never, right?<br /><br />I recieved this award from the one and only, absolutely amazingly talented Lilly, as well as from amusedpolish and Biba. Thank you girls!<br /><br />If you haven't done so already, go ahead and check out their blogs:<br />http://lillithsdarktower.blogspot.com/<br />http://amusedpolish.blogspot.com/<br />http://bibasbeautycorner.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5394782/blogaward.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.04.10/7vgmjpzv7vcs.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />To accept the award I have to:<br /><br />Post the award on my blog<br />Link the person who gave me the award<br />Pass the award to 15 other blogs you have discovered<br /><br />I would like to pass the award to the following bloggers:<br /><br />01. http://emeraldsparkled.blogspot.com/ Deniz is an artist, she does lovely konads!<br />02. http://naive-nails.blogspot.com/ GildedAngel must be in my top 3 :-)<br />03. http://nailinit.wordpress.com/<br />04. http://poshnail.blogspot.com/<br />05. http://tines-kosmetik.blogspot.com/<br />06. http://thehungryasian.blogspot.com/<br />07. http://dailypolish.blogspot.com/<br />08. http://latelyimobsessedwith.blogspot.com/<br />09. http://polishondigitalpaper.blogspot.com/<br />10. http://polishtopia.blogspot.com/<br />11. http://technopathetic.blogspot.com/<br />12. http://thenailfarm.blogspot.com/<br />13. http://thepolishhoochie.blogspot.com/<br />14. http://morenailpolish.blogspot.com/<br />15. http://you-nailed-it.blogspot.com/<br /><br /><br />So that's it for today!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-48722868569719459512010-04-23T02:18:00.000-07:002010-04-23T02:35:45.206-07:00Getting all shiny for the weekend - Orly Foil FX ShineHello my dear readers!<br /><br />Things are finally sort of back on track, being stuck and not be able to travel back left things here back home in real chaos, but all is well now :-)<br />I hope I will be able to do A LOT OF swatching this weekend, as the weather frog announced SUNSHINE for the weekend. Can you believe it? Mr. Weathergod finally realized he has forgotten to send some nice spring weather to the place where I live. But sunshine all weekend long and temperatures around 20C are NICE!!! That totally makes up for waiting so darn long...<br />Unfortunately, I have to take off again on Sunday evening and I will be staying away for another week, although this is planned *grin*<br />So, I finally got the hang of doing some scheduled posting, so you poor things don't have to wait another week for me to post, hehehe :-)<br />I will just not be able to respond to your comments, but I guess that's okay, right?<br />So where was I? Right, I was talking about getting shiny nails for the weekend, yay!<br />Unfortunately the Orly Foil FX Collection only featured 3 polishes (how cool would have been a lime green or sky blue Foil????). The featured colors are gold, rose gold and silver. So I got only the silver, as the other colors don't work with my skintone (Hello corpse fingers is all I say to that)<br />You will need at least 2 coats with this polish, as it is packed with a gazillion silver particles and you will need a 2nd layer to even them out, otherwise the polish looks grainy and bumpy. The drying time is *yawn* not the fastest, but hey I guess that's pretty typical for Orly polishes or do you guys thing otherwise?<br />The color itself is supershiny and really clean silver, no green reflects or anything, just pure, shiny silver. Love that :-)<br />But, enough talking, where is this shiny darling? Follow me please....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Orly Foil FX Shine, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5394382/P1070418.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.04.10/hkpr34xr8he4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5394481/P1070419.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.04.10/sguverhgsu3l.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5394486/P1070420.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.04.10/974g15cs79q7.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />with flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5394489/P1070423.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.04.10/uyucyx6pejlq.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5394502/P1070425.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www4.pic-upload.de/23.04.10/dkeks56yx9df.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />Hope you guys liked this :-)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-14731652557147777852010-04-20T02:30:00.000-07:002010-04-20T02:35:43.557-07:00I hate Volcanos :-(Hi everybody...<br /><br />In case you guys were wondering...<br /><br />I did not fall off the edge of the earth, neither did I sell all my polish *yikes!* the lack of posting simply occured because I was stuck for a week now in Charlotte,NC and there was no way, literally NO WAY to get back to europe since the complete european airspace was closed until today. <br />So I am finally home, exhausted, but glad to be back. I got a ton of stuff I need to catch up on, but I will try to resume posting asap <br /><br />So, sorry for the absence guys, but I am back! :-)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-23575722494244515442010-04-13T04:56:00.000-07:002010-04-13T05:24:08.680-07:00My love for romantic Holo's - Nubar Prism CollectionHello hello my dear fiends!<br /><br />I survived yesterday's attack of monster dorkyness and I am back to my old self again, yay! I was also able to catch a glimpse of sun today, so I am finally able to show you two polishes that I have been saving for a while. Lucky you!<br />When I first heard about Nubar bringing out a "Holo" Collection I was like, jumping for joy, Holos and from Nubar? That's two things I LOVE :-) So of course, I was super excited when I saw the first swatches of the Collection. Hmmmmm, to be honest, I was pretty cooled down then. The Nubar Prisms are nothing like China Glaze OMG Collection and that's what I wanted them to be, so of course I was a bit bummed. Nevertheless, I couldn't keep my fingers off the ordering button and still got two polishes from the Collection, Absolute and Treasure. What should I say? I was delighted :-) Yup, they are no OMG Holo's, but they are just something else. I would say they are more in between a sparkle and a soft Holo, more like the China Glaze's Kaleidoscope Collection. So to sum it up, I would say the Nubar Prisms are romantic sheer shimmers with a soft Holo.<br /><br />But now on to the evidence ;-)<br /><br /><br />Nubar Absolute<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286068/P1070500.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/ls9erpr1nzfd.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />This more a turquoise than a blue, makes me think of carribean waters, pretty!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286194/P1070501.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/2fr4f5lrqv2.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />on this bottle pic you can see how fine the glitter/holo sparkles are<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286217/P1070502.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/91m3i25wypl4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />I needed three coats, the base is pretty sheer, I am usually not a big fan of sheer, but in this case it totally fits, as the whole effect of this polish is very light and airy<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286223/P1070503.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/5mj23domsed8.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />blurred pic, to show the holo effect a bit<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286237/P1070504.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/fcxhyca8emrj.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />I think I will put this on my summer polish drawer, what do you think?<br /><br /><br />Close up pic:<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286241/P1070505.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/yxr9cfh44nlb.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nubar Treasure<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286260/P1070506.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/r2hinyqfngr.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />Pretty light purple color, not extremely unique colorwise, but me likes purples :-)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286268/P1070510.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/jtgqikvw82ns.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />Again, on this bottle pic it really shows how finely grained the holo/shimmer is<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286292/P1070507.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/52fm8c3p6rbh.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />Another three coats, but I guess if you would add the fine holo grains to a thicker, more opaque base you would totally lose the effect<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286305/P1070509.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/eqw3y34bb1ty.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />another blurred pic for the Holo hehehe :-)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286326/P1070511.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/bais9bqeqtgm.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />I sooooooo wish that the sun would have come out a few weeks sooner, this is such a pretty spring color!<br /><br /><br /><br />Close Up!<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5286337/P1070508.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/13.04.10/cwnaqtq212bu.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So far for today gals...I am off feeling pretty and romantic now ;-)Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339814309439925310.post-22042052039520706352010-04-12T03:59:00.000-07:002010-04-12T04:24:30.009-07:00Soft, softer, Essie - Essie Main Squeeze and Lilacism<a href="http://www.dazzlejunction.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/dazzlejunction/0hz/greetings/monday/It-has-to-be.gif" alt="Myspace Comments" border="0"></a><br> <a href="http://www.dazzlejunction.com/" target="_blank">Myspace Comments</a> - <a href="http://www.dazzlejunction.com/layoutsV2/main.php" target="_blank">2.0 Myspace Layouts</a><br><br /><br />Hello everybody!<br />That's about how I feel today...I don't know why, but everything I start today ends in chaos *yikes* I should have just stayed in bed and wait till Tuesday *grin*<br />Still, I actually intended to swatch 2 soft lovely beauties for you, but swatching didn't work out very well today, I managed to dip right into the fresh polish before taking the pictures. Oh, and no, not did I manage to do so once, but about 5!!! times in row, so I just decided "oh, what the heck..." and took pics of the messed up swatch, I do apologize for that, but I am just severly lefthanded on both hands today. <br />So, since it's Monday I wanted to show you some soft shades, to have a soft start into the new week ;-)<br />I picked two Essie colors, Essie Lilacism from the Spring Collection and Essie Main Squeeze from the Wedding Collection, which just came out recently. <br />The formula of both is okay I guess, a bit too runny for my taste. <br />Lilacism is a soft lilac cream, leaning towards the blue side of lilac. I needed the standart 2 coats for it to be opaque.<br />Main Squeeze is very sheer, a sheer pearl base, shimmering in different shades of lilac with a sort of pearl like effect, I needed 4 coats for it to really show on my nails.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Essie Main Squeeze, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274637/P1070384.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/2cpgalv1a55.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274750/P1070386.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/8bok26pghv6v.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br />The beautiful shimmer is really hard to capture and my pics don't do this polish justice<br /><br /><br /><br />indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274757/P1070387.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/p9rstsgw2gtp.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />indoors + flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274769/P1070389.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/42ics4u5wgx.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274779/P1070391.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/uwvs1q2ct5.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Essie Lilacism, sunlight<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274793/P1070397.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/tjminn2dgi4.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />indoors<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274795/P1070395.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/u83r3o2tnz3e.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br /><br />indoors + flash<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274799/P1070399.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/uifb2oqovqsl.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />artificial light<br /><a href="http://www.pic-upload.de/view-5274810/P1070392.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www2.pic-upload.de/12.04.10/vpwqavah6ed.jpg" border="0" alt="Bilder hochladen"></a><br /><br /><br />So, I hope that tomorrow I will be back to my old self and my goofyness will stop. Do you guys have btw a favorite soft/wedding shade for your nails? I would love to hear from you!Charishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04701606688607929476noreply@blogger.com0