Darling Diva ~ Landslide

Darling Diva ~ Landslide

Grass green linear holo

I almost complete forgot that I also bought Landslide from the White Witch collection! And that’s a shame, because it’s a lovely green.

The formula is good, no problems to report at all. It took two coats to make it opaque and the drying time between the coats is fast. And girls, I really dig this green holo.

Take a look at two coats and no topcoat in the sun:

Aren’t those rainbows just amazing? I love them!

The polish is also good looking in lower lights. The rainbows demand to shine :D

I made yellow swirls on it. I used a yellow crème from Dare to Wear called Lemon Drop.

Here’s my final mani in the sunshine:

And here’s the same thing in my lightbox.

Verdict:
There’s not much to say but “yes please”. This green is a really great polish in all ways.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Finish: Strong linear holo
Overall impression: It’s such a pretty green and I love the holo effect

Buy again: Yes

Magical Music Manis 5: Moulin Rouge ~ Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink

Yay, it’s Monday! Let’s down down to it with a Magical Music Mani!

Lady Marmalade! Here’s an inspirational picture from the music video:

Vampy red, gold and black. Not a bad colour combo – I dig that!

So I painted index, middle and pointer red with Anny’s Sunset Love, and my ring finger gold with Barry M’s Gold Foil Effects. I made a gradient on my index and my pointer, using the same red and Essence’s Black is Back.

I made black stripes on my middle finger.

I stamped on my ring finger. The motif is from Moyou London’s Princess Collection-10 and stamped with Anny’s Sunset Love.

Here’s what my nails looked like before I started on the nail art:

I think this mani represents the vampiness of the video, and the heart is obviously the background in the video.

Do you like it? Does it fit the theme?

Here’s the video to Lady Marmalade:

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Color Club ~ Ms. Hautie

Color Club ~ Ms. Hautie

metallic grey frost with a small bit holo microglitter

Ms. Hautie is from the Untamed Luxury collection from Autumn 2010 and I got this from a very dear friend of mine.

Application was easy and the drying time is good. There is some pink shimmer in this polish, but that doesn’t show on the nails at all. I don’t know what’s wrong with the formula, but there’s something that doesn’t really work. The polish dries up a little bit bumpy and I don’t know what causes the bumpiness, but this is what Ms. Hautie looks like with a layer of topcoat and in ordinary daylights.

As you can see there are still bumps despite the thick layer of topcoat.

I covered some of it up :D I applied a line of purple glitter down the middle of each nail. I used a glitter from Claire’s. I didn’t use tape because I didn’t necessarily want it to be perfect.

Here’s that step:

That helped a little bit but I am still not happy. I made a pink line down the middle and here’s my final mani:

This last picture is taken in my lightbox as the only one of the three pictures.

I shall not lie to you: I don’t think Ms. Hautie really works. The glitters are too few, the pink shimmer doesn’t show and I am not crazy about that unmotivated lumpiness.  

Ellagee ~ Blueberry Ella-ment

Ellagee ~ Blueberry Ella-ment

Blue linear holo

Blueberry Ella-ment is another special polish in my collection, because it was only for sale for the members of a Facebook fangroup. And I am so lucky that I am a member of that fangroup, so yay!

The formula is good and easy to work with. I used two coats for full opacity and the drying time between the coats is fast. The polish dries up a bit lighter than the bottle suggests, but you aren’t hearing complaints from me, nuh uh!

Let me show you how beautiful Blueberry Ella-ment is. Here’s two coats, no topcoat, picture taken with flash.

If this isn’t amazing, then I don’t know what is!

Here’s what it looks like in lower lights. I love that shade of blue!

I decided to make something really cool! I grabbed my new stamping plate from Moyou London called Tropical Collection-06 and chose two motifs. I stamped a peacock feathery motif on two fingers using Kiko’s #625 from the Mirror Collection. I stamped a Peacock head on my thumbnails, using the same Kiko. I made a few purple dots with a lilac stamping polish from Moyou. I sponged some glitter on the remaining two nails – I used Nostalgic from L. A. Girls’ Glitter Addict collection.

And here, sweet ladies, is my final peacock mani: 

How's that?! :)

Here’s a picture taken without flash. It shows the motifs better.

I can’t be modest about this. I think it’s super cool and I love it! What do you think?

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: fast

Durability: Really good

Overall impression: Great quality polish, cool colour, superfast drying time!

Buy again: Yes

Smitten Polish ~ The First Lobster

Smitten Polish ~ The First Lobster

Orange leaning red linear holo

I didn’t buy The First Lobster originally because I thought that going by the name it would be extremely coral and I’m not looking that good in corals. Having seen a lot of pretty pictures of it on Facebook made me reconsider though, and eventually I bought it.

The formula is just great, just like I’ve come to expect from Smitten’s polishes. It took two coats to make it opaque and the drying time between the coats was fast.

Here’s what The First Lobster looks like in the sunshine – two coats and no topcoat:

Here it is in my lightbox, taken with flash:

It is quite mesmerizing, isn’t it?

This is what it looks like in lower lights. The rainbows are still visible.

This was the last picture for today. I made a stripicure out of it, but I couldn’t find a good colour for this base. I ended up choosing a purple, but seriously: It looked like crap, so I’ll spare your eyes for that disaster. Good idea, wrong colour scheme :D

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Finish: Strong linear holo

Overall impression: The holo effect is really good. The colour is a bit outside my comfort zone, but sometimes it’s nice to be pushed a little

Buy again: Yes

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Dance Legend New Prism ~ #4 Optical Illusion

Dance Legend New Prism ~ #4 Optical Illusion

Rich red-ish purple linear holo

I love the holo effect in Dance Legend’s New Prism collection, I think they’re amazing. I bought Optical Illusion from a friend in a blog sale. Why she would let this beauty go is beyond me for sure!

The formula is really great and the polish applies easily. It takes two coats to make it look its best and the drying time between the coats is good too.

Here’s what Optical Illusion looks like under flashlights:

Aren’t those rainbows just pretty? I love them!

Here’s a low light picture. The rainbows are still visible, and the colour changes to a deep plum. Nice!

I stamped on it. I found my motif on Moyou London’s stamping plate Pro Collection-15 and I stamped with a lilac stamping polish from Moyou (not Moyou London, mind you! There’s a trap for the young player, if ever there was one.) Here’s my final mani - before the topcoat, but with flash:

And here’s the low light picture:

This polish looks pretty in the bottle, but a hundred times better on the nail. I’m glad I snatched this!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Finish: Impressive linear holo
Overall impression: Another holo winner from Dance Legend. I love it!

Buy again: Yes dear!

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Twilight Rain

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Twilight Rain

Purple with holo microglitter

Here’s another polish from Liquid Sky that wanted to shine.

I applied two easy coats and the drying time between the coats is good. I used two coats for good coverage.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat taken in the sun:

And here’s a picture taken with flash. You can see that the holo effect comes from holographic microglitter.

Here’s what it looks like in low lights:

I decided to do a gradient stamp on it. I chose a tartan motif from Moyou London’s stamping plate Pro Colletion XL-01, and I stamped with a pink and a blue stamping polish from Moyou (not Moyou London!).

Here’s my final design in the sun:

This is a flash picture:

And finally a low light picture:

I love the effect of gradient stamping, it really adds to a mani. So yes, I do like this a lot! And! I wore it for 6½ days before it chipped a little bit. Impressive!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Finish: Strong linear holo

Removal: Absolutely no problems
Overall impression: Great quality polish, I would have loved some more prominent rainbows and a clearer purple :)

Buy again: No

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Wyld Pixie

Liquid Sky Lacquer ~ Wyld Pixie

Deep magenta linear holo

Allow me to show you an awesome polish from Liquid Sky Lacquer. It’s deep magenta and it’s got an amazing holo effect.

The formula is great and the polish dries fast. It covers well in two easy coats.

I think I’ll let the photos do all the praising today.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat, picture is taken in the sun:

Is that holo crazy or what? I love it!

Here’s what it looks like in the lightbox. The rainbows still want to play!

I grabbed a glitter from Chaos & Crocodiles called Glitternomb. It’s a pink/silver/white multisized and multisized glitter. I poured a little bit out and picked three glitters for each nail with a toothpick. It’s the first time I try that method and I can see that I’ve gotten more than one glitter on more than one occasion. Oh well :D I finished it with a layer of Essence Top Sealer and here’s my final mani in the sun:

And here’s a low light picture:

The magenta holo is a great winner in my book! I love everything about it!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Fast

Finish: Strong linear holo

Removal: Absolutely no problems
Overall impression: Great quality, great colour, fantastic rainbows. I love it!

Buy again: Yes

Magical Music Manis 4: Tutti Frutti ~ Little Richard

It’s time for another Magical Music Mani! This time it’s Little Richard’s ‘Tutti Frutti’ I use for inspiration.

I bought some fruit fimos last time I was in Germany and this is the perfect mani to use them for!

Let me show you what the final mani ended up looking like:

I started out with two coats of Rival de Loop’s “Orange Sunset”. When that was dry I taped my nails and painted red triangles with Rival de Loop’s “Sunkissed Red”, which is an orangy red shimmer. Unfortunately it’s a bit too close to the orange, so you only see there are two colours if you check carefully.

When that was dry I applied a layer of topcoat and placed a fimo slice on each nail. I finished the whole thing with another layer of topcoat.

This lightbox picture might show you the two colours on my nails – or maybe not :D

Anyway, I didn’t actually wear this. My C-curve makes the fimos stick up too much, and I’m a picker! But I still think it’s a great mani, and I am surprised over how much I’ve come to like orange!

Here’s the video to Tutti Frutti:

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Pretty Serious ~ Elliot

Pretty Serious ~ Elliot

Sky blue crème with microflecks

Here’s a short post to show you a couple of polishes from the infamous box of untrieds. I was in the mood to do something else than just swatching so I started out with a layer of OPI’s Angel with a Leadfoot, which is a plain white crème. When that was dry I sponged Pretty Serious’ Elliot on the tips. I used a ragged sponge because I wasn’t after a clean and neat result.

Here’s what that step looks like in the sunshine:

I reckon that if I had used yellow/orange/red this would look like fire! Now it’s just ice :D

When it was all dry I applied a layer of Misa’s New Star, which is a clear base with blue and lilac glitter in various sizes. It made the mani “come together” more, if that makes sense. If not, just take a look, and you’ll see what I mean:

These pictures are taken in the lightbox because the glitter all looked black on the sunshine pictures. And there’s no black glitter in New Star at all!

I quite like this mani, which can be made with all sorts of colours. It’s simple and easy and it doesn’t take a long time. I like that.

Spell Polish ~ Turn off the lights and I’ll glow

Spell Polish ~ Turn off the lights and I’ll glow

Neon green glow in the dark

Here’s the other Spell Polish I received in my latest monthly package from Norway Nails. It’s so much different than Troll that I showed you in this post.

The formula is gloopy but not difficult to apply anyway. It dries a little bit faster than average. At first I thought it dried fast, but don’t let the dry looking surface fool you like it fooled me! I wasn’t content before I had applied three coats. The polish dries up semi matte, but I needed to apply a layer of topcoat to smooth out the little irregularities I had. Oh, and I have to mention the smell too – it smells odd. Not bad, just odd.

So here’s what three coats and a layer of Essence Top Sealer looks like in the sun:

It was way more neon in real life, but it got too much for the camera! :D

Here’s a picture from my lightbox. That shows the neon just a little bit better.

And! This polish glows under UV light. I haven’t got any UV-lamps though so I couldn’t take a picture of that. But it’s also a glow in the dark-polish, so I obviously tested that out.

It’s my first attempt to take pictures of a nail polish in the dark, so please bear with me, okay? Here it is: 

Here's the matching card, that came with the polish: 

The glow in the dark effect is not going to keep you awake at night, but it’s cool that it’s there.

                                        

Number of coats: 3
Drying time: Average

Finish: Neon that glows in the dark and under UV-lights
Overall impression: I love the colour and I’d wear it just for that. Forget about the glow in the dark, that’s not this polish’s greatest feature

Buy again: No

I bought my Spell polishes from norwaynails.com.

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