Long overdue Haul post - My combined China Glaze, Drugstore, Orly, MAC and Sephora by OPI hauls

Hello my very dear and loyal readers!

Sorry for being absent for so long (again, unfortunately)
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*
We are also moving really close towards 100 followers, that just screams free giveaway, doesn't it?

So please enjoy these pics until I am back all healed and happily swatching!



China Glaze Vintage Vixen Collection















Orly Plastix







Sally Hansen Insta Dry's







Milani Flash Collection







Milani Liquid Metal Collection







Milani Haute Value Collection










MAC Discon Polishes








Sephora by OPI Rocker Chic Collection







So I do hope to be back blogging sometime soon, I hope these pics make the waiting for you guys a bit easier!
Hang in there! :-)

Let the sunshine in...and on your nails! - P2 Color Victim Maniac

Hello my felloow fiends!

It's sunday and I was able to capture a few precious rays of sunlight. To celebrate this event I had to paint my nails in the sunniest yellow I could find. To be honest, I didn't know how yellow would look on my nails, but I wanted to give it a try. P2 recently came out with a few new colors, among them this stunning shade of yellow. It makes me think of sunlight, daffodils, easter and fluffy baby chicks :-)
The formula of this was fine, nothing outstanding and with the first coat a little streaky, but it did even out just fine with the second coat. Considering the price of P2, this is really good value you get. But enough talking, let's move on to the pics, shall we?


P2 Color Victim Maniac






Indoors, artificial light:







I know this polish is already a whole lot "hello-look-at-me!", but I thought why not spice it up with a little Konadicure? So I used a floral stamping pattern together with China Glaze Metallic Muse and topped everything with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust, 'cause that's just the kind of glitter gal I am hehe :-)

indoors, artifical light





indoors






sunlight







Hope you liked my little rays of sunlight ;-)
Have a wonderful sunday and see you back soon!

Starting a dark romance - Gosh Black Passion

Welcome back my dear fiends!

Sorry for my lack of posting, I do feel quite ashamed *blush*
March is quite a crazy month for me, 3 birthdays within my family, my best friend had her baby boy and on top of that work, work, work...
Besides, spring still decides to not show up, hence my choice of color today...BLACK!
But, don't make up your mind too fast, we are not talking about the "yes I have seen this a million times goth pitch black color", nope this is something else. This is the softest black hue I have ever seen, I would even go as far and call this beauty a "romantic" black. Gosh Black Passion is a beautiful black jelly, charcoal tinted, leaning towards a dark grey (without being grey!) and it's got beautiful silver veining. Usually veined polishes tend to be streaky, but not this baby! The polish applies quick and smooth without being to watery. 2 coats give you perfect coverage. I love this polish! So who says black is not a spring color? *winkwink* :-)



Gosh Black Passion







Indoors artificial light




with Flash




I would be insane to not use this polish as a base for a beautiful glitter. I chose China Glaze Cleopatra, a slightly gold/coppery base with gold glitter. Perfect combination, or what do you think?











So that's it for today, I hope this weekend will be more quiet and I get some more time to post lovely polish for you guys. Tomorrow I am leaving for Chicago, so hope to see you friday my dear fiends!

Leave the snow behind and follow me on the island - China Glaze Light my Tiki

Good morning fiends!

I know, I sound like a broken record with my constant complaints about the snow. Seriously, it's almost the middle of march now and there is still snow outside. Continuing at that rate, I will be allergic to white at least until november, I swear.
So I am defiant of what I see outside and move on to hot summery nail colors...oh the comfort I find in these! Heaven!
So to get you in the groove of tropical islands, warm sand, beaches and ocean breezes, I got some China Glaze Light my Tiki polish for you, so please enjoy and tune in "Summer feeling...laa dee da dee da dee..."


China Glaze Light my Tiki





Sorry for the crappy lighting, the sun was not cooperating :-(
Anyways, what we have here is a beautiful red/pink shimmer color, base color being a berry red and the shimmer a hot pink. You have to love that combination!



The formula was fine, two coats no hassle. Gooooooood :-)



On the next pic, you can really see the hot pink shimmer in the bottle, gorgeous isn't it?







So which polishes do you guys pick to get into a summery mood despite the snow? Yup, I am curious ;-)
So can't wait to hear from you guys, read you tomorrow!

Some more yummieness - China Glaze Strawberry Fields

Hello my fellow fiends!

Another quick, quick post on the run, as I will be out of town until probably Saturday now. Since I really loved China Glaze's Cherry Pie I thought, why not share another beautiful and yummie polish from the Summer days Collection? So here goes, China Glaze Strawberry Fields! Enjoy!


China Glaze Strawberry Fields



Strawberry Fields doesn't look anything like its namesake, the strawberry. Instead of a red, you get what I call a "grown up pink" it's a pink that is not extremely bright, but more on the magenta side. Plus, this beauty has a ton of golden glass flecks, how wonderful is that?





On the next pic, you can see the golden glass flecks



Beautiful,huh?
Although I do have to say, my skintone likes Cherry Pie a wee bit better. It's probably the gold that makes Strawberry Fields look a bit off on me, but hey, still love the polish so it will stay put in my Helmer, hehehe
So see you all back here this weekend, take care!

polish that makes me hungry for more - China Glaze Cherry Pie

Welcome back my dear fiends!

Sorry I missed out on posting yesterday, I was working all day and then I had a dinner invitation in the evening, from which I didn't get back till 2 in the morning *yikes*
So after catching up on some sleep, I slapped on some fun and yummie nail polish, China Glaze Cherry Pie. Isn't that a yummie name? And actually, the color does remind me of the cherry filling of a fresh baked cherry pie. So, if I don't get to eat it, I wear it on my nails, hehehe how is that for a diet strategy?
The color is a beautiful maraschino cherry red, with some coral reflects and glass like sparkles. Wonderful! At first I thought, the color would be to orangey and warm for me, but it does have enough cool, red pink undertones to work on my skin. Thank goodness, because I am definitely in love with this.
China Glaze Cherry Pie came out with the China Glaze Summer Days Collection 2009, the formula is "no-complaint" and the polish was opaque with two coats. It is still readily available with several etailers, so you shouldn't have a problem finding it.
Now on to the good stuff!


China Glaze Cherry Pie










I took the last pic with extreme flash, to show you the orange/coral like color change of the polish





Down the line, beautiful polish, I will definitely be wearing this a lot once summer comes around...
See you guys back soon, take care!