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! :-)

Fight the snow with some fresh mint green - Barry M Mint Green and my little haul from Manchester

Hello my very dear fiends!

What a week! I was terribly busy this week with work and last friday my nephew had his confirmation, so this weekend was packed with family get togethers. Now I am finally back home and I can do what I enjoy most...paint my nails hehehe :-)
I have had a severe Lemming for MAC's Peppermint Patty, since it is such a beautiful spring mint color, but the catch is, it was a LE from last spring, so all you can do is jump into the piranha pool which is called ebay. So I have been on the lookout for a dupe and Barry M's Mint Green comes really close, it's not a spot on dupe, but I would say at least a 95% one. Good enough for me :-)
Of course, when I am on the lookout for one polish, others are bound to follow, so I grabbed a few other beauties from Barry M, Gosh and Sue Moxley. I will go ahead and swatch those lovelies for you in my next posts. Promised!


My little Haul from Manchester:



3 new Barry M's



#14 Famous Polish by Sue Moxley



and 5 new beautiful Gosh lovelies *swoon*





And here we will take a closer look at Barry M Mint Green:



isn't this just about perfect for spring?



I think this is pretty darn close to MAC's Peppermint Patty, at least what I can tell from pics on the net



The polish is definitely on the runny side and the brush is a bit small, but I could manage perfectly well. The first coat looked streaky as hell, but after applying a thick second coat, everything got opaque and even. Weird.



I also noticed that the polish dried REALLY quick, we are talking drying time like the OPI Suedes, other matt polishes or CG Holo's. I don't know if it is just this one, I will check with the other two Barry M's...





So that's it for today...boy I got a lot to catch up to, posting swatches of my haul, I also got two new maybelline colorama glitters I wanted to show you guys and a new Konad plate...Darn, I need and extra day of the week, preferably between saturday and sunday *winkwink*
See you back tomorrow!

My new Love Affair - MAC Rocker

Good day my dear fiends!

Yes, I have a new love affair...I just can't take my eyes off it! :-)
Yesterday for hubbys birthday dinner I decided I needed something special and since red is his favorite polish color, it needed to be something in red of course. Nothing with glitter or effects, just something really nice and classic. Lucky me, a few days before a very dear friend of mine, TheSource, showed me this stunning color saying "Hurry up with this one hun, MAC is discontinuing it" Boy, don't tell me this is going out of stock before I can get it! "Nope, I got two, so if you like, you can have one" OMG, you are such a saint!
So here I am with my first MAC nail polish. The weird thing is, I am seriously addicted to MAC stuff, yes I hear you my poor wallet, but for some odd reason I never paid any attention to their polishes. Darn, how stupid I was! The formula is really nice, it is a bit runnier than for example OPI's formula, but it applies really nice and evenly, the brush is okay in my book as well. But now on to the color! Prepare the stage for my new love affair!


MAC Rocker



Two hassle free coats will deliver this gorgeous result



So this is a beautiful, rich red with a hint of shimmer. It is not a classic blood red, it leans more towards a dark raspberry red



I just can't take my eyes off this beauty!



So what is your love affair when it comes to classic red polish? I am excited to hear you guys answers! Hope to see you back soon!