Can nail polish be comforting?! - Essie Angora Cardi

Hello, hello my dear fiends!

Again just a quick post for you :-(
I am quite busy at the moment, living basically out of my suitcase which is kinda meh.
Today I picked a color which for me is a "comforting color". When I wear it on my nails, I think of putting on a cozy, fluffy white sweater, sitting on the sofa, snuggling into a comfy blanket with a good book and a cup of green tea. I can be quite scary, huh? :-)
Do you have a "comforting" nail polish? I would love to hear from you!



Essie Angora Cardi






The color could be a one coater, but my tips were still kinda shining through, so I applied a second one. Wonderful full on creme mauve finish. Love it.



Of course Auntie Charis did do a bit of layering on this polish as well, hehe
on index: Essie Angora Cardi
on middle: Essie Angora Cardi + China Glaze Cleopatra
on ring: Essie Angora Cardi + Essie Nude Beach
on pinkie: Essie Angora Cardi + Scherer Chameleon Dream








They did all turn out quite interesting, but I guess I like the version with Essie Nude Beach on it best. It turns the creme finish into a milky sheer, I think that looks quite lovely, don't you think?

So that's it for now, I will be back on monday and I got some interesting stuff for you, so have a great weekend and see you next week!

Romantic Valentine's Pink Swatchapalooza Part I

Good evening my dear fiends!

Todays post was quite a piece of work, but it was well worth it. I rummaged through my drawers picking up every single romantic pink polish I own :-) So I thought it was just the time of the year to get some swatches done with these babies, Valentine's day is just around the corner and what would be more fitting for such an occaison than some pale pink nail polish?

So here we go!

First one up is Color Club "Russian Lilac"


The name implies some kind of lilac tint in there. Well, I couldn't find it, instead in my honest opinion, the color is a pale white with just a dust of light pink on it.



The formula is okay, the first coat was pretty streaky and the polish is fairly thick. It took 3 coats in total to be opaque enough for me



Overall, this is a perfect light base polish to do some fun and colorful Konadicures, since the white is not as harsh as OPI's Alpine Snow for instance


Next up is Essie "Nude Beach"


This is the palest pink enriched with a beautiful opalescent pearl shimmer



I absolutely hate this polish when I am wearing it as a single polish, the formula is a bit goopy and it took me 4 coats the get the slightest hint of color on my nails. BUT I looooooove this polish for layering, especially if you use this over darker colors it really shines!


Up next we have Zoya "Bailey"


Wow, this one is definitely the most beautiful, wearable sheer pink that I own. A barley there color, enriched with some microglitter and fine shimmer. Perfect for the "I have barley anything on my nails" look. Took me 3 coats in total, the formula is perfect as always, a little bit thick, but not streaky at all, glides on smooth.



So this one would be the winner, when I had to pick the most romantic barley there pink out of the bunch :-)


Next up is OPI "Privacy Please"


Beautiful. Pale pink sheer creme polish. Love it. If you look for something without glitter, shimmer or any other gadgets, this is your winner



Regular OPI formula, no flaws. Took three coats to be nice and opaque.


Next up is China Glaze "Innocence"


Name says it all. Perfect for "model hands" very similar to OPI's Privacy Please, but with just a wee tiny bit of shimmer in the finish.



Took 3 coats to be opaque. I like the formula better than OPI's since this one is a bit thicker, the OPI seems to be a little bit more on the runny side, but I guess that is personal preference



In my opinion, if you have either the OPI or the China Glaze, you don't need the other. YAY saved some cash :-)


Next up we have China Glaze "Temptation Carnation"


Tempting indeed. So we're back to the sheers, but this one comes packed with a whole lot of beautiful shimmer. Love it. The color isn't "in your face" but the shimmer makes it get noticed.



Again, like the last polishes, 3 coats to be opaque. Applied nice and smooth, no complaints.



I guess I do still prefer Zoya Bailey when it comes to sheer pinks with shimmer. But nevertheless, this ones a beauty. So if you have a hard time finding Zoya nail polish, go for the China Glaze one.


Up next is OPI "Pink of hearts 2009"


Hmm this one is difficult. I would say it's a sheer, since it took 3 coats to be opaque, but after 3 coats it looks like a perfect creme to me. Hmmm. I guess I'll call it a semi-creme then. Lovely light pink hue, more on the warm side though



One BIG complaint: Why do all the charity brushes from OPI have this hideous huge mop brush? It's a pain, there is no way on earth to manage a correct and fine application with this monster of a brush. YIKES!



Other than that, it the usual OPI quality polish you know, nice color, nothing exciting, just nice solid pink. Still big rant for the brush though.


And the last one up for today: Scherer Chameleon "Dreams"


beautiful pale pink duochrome polish, makes me think of a pearl necklace in the sunlight. Very romantic *sigh*



Like Essies Nude Beach, this polish was meant for layering, since you need at least 3 coats to get this anywhere near opaque. Still absolutely amazing on it's own.



So that's it for today, look forward for part II and even more pretty pink goodness!

New Loot and Duochrome Madness

Hello my dear fiends!

I had so much fun swatching my newest additions, the only turn off was the beyond crappy weather *yikes* Especially the last couple of pictures are really dark, sorry for that!
Well, what did Auntie Charis pick up this time?



I picked up 4 Scherer Chameleon polishes, Sinful Colors "Merlot" a really pretty bordeaux red and Essie's "Nude Beach" a pale pink with opal shimmer

OMG those Chameleon polishes made me almost faint when I laid my eyes on them! They are 4 wonderful shades and all, I repeat, ALL of them are DUOCHROMES!!! Can i get any more goodness for only 2,99$ per bottle? I guess not!
I am just really sad that I had no sunlight at all (all grey, dark and rainy here in Munich), because those babies show their real beauty only in sunlight. So from my swatches, you can only guess how beautiful they really are. As soon as the weather will be decent, I will re-swatch them, promise!
All the swatches are 2 coats, on my bare, naked, short and stumpy nails, no TopCoat. The Formula of these is RUNNY, I mean really liquidy. I like thicker polish, but hey, that's personal preference. The first coat was a bit streaky, but fortunately the polish evens out when you apply the second coat. The brush was beyond crappy, it lost it's hair faster than I was able to apply the polish...darn. But I just used another brush, fine by me, I can live with it for the price.

But now on with the pics...

Scherer Chameleon "Dreams"





This is a beautiful, pale pink with opal duochrome shimmer. It makes me think of light pink pearl necklace in the sunlight. The first coat was pretty iridescent, so I might do some layering experiments with this polish


Scherer Chameleon "Blue Frost"







Lovely, light frosted blue with pearl pink duochrome shimmer. Makes me think of ice crystals.


Scherer Chameleon "Calypso"





Metallic lilac with rainbow colored duochrome shimmer. Absolutely awesome in my book, only turn down is that the lilac has a good portion of a dusty rose color in it, which is too warm toned for my skin. But hey so what, the polish is awesome.


Scherer Chameleon "Blue Sky"





My personal winner. A dark, lilac-blueish base again with rainbow colored duochrome shimmer. It makes me think of Nubar's "Peacock Feathers" polish.


Again, I feel kinda sad that none of the pictures I show here do the colors full justice. But I promised to re-swatch them as soon as the dun decides to return to Munich. So see you back soon!