Moyra ~ 934 Caroline

Moyra ~ 934 Caroline

Dark purple crème

Today's polish is a beautiful dark purple crème from Moyra's Gel Look collection.

The formula is really good and easy to apply. I used two coats for full opacity and the drying time is good. The coverage is so good that I would be very surprised if it didn't work as a stamping polish as well. I'll definitely try that out in future!

I added a bit of iridescent glitter on top of the base colour. I used Ja-De's "Celestial".

Then I made two lines on each nail with Colour Alike's "B. a Lilac Sweater" for that. Then I made three dots by the base of each nail. I used Colour Alike's "Fuchsia Flash" for the dots.

Here's the final result, including a layer of topcoat.

I like the lines and dots on this; I didn't quite know where this was going when I started out.

Here's two coats of "Caroline" with a layer of glitter topper "Celestial".

Moyra: 934 Caroline and Ja-De: Celestial

And this is "Caroline" alone; two coats and no topcoat. It's super shiny even without topcoat.

Moyra: 934 Caroline

Here are the polishes I used:

Moyra: Caroline, Ja-De: Celestial, Colour Alike: B.a Lilac Sweater & Fuchsia Flash

Here's a question for all you nail art girls and guys out there: Do you always know in which direction you're heading when you start doing your nails?

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Crème, very shiny
Overall impression: Great formula and effect, I hope it works for stamping too.

Buy again: Yes

ILNP ~ Velvet Rope

ILNP ~ Velvet Rope

Dark magenta ultra metallic nail polish

Here's just a short post about the polish I'm wearing today. It's from ILNP and is called "Velvet Rope". It what they call an ultra metallic polish and it's got lots of sparkle.

The formula is good and the polish covers really well. I used two easy coats for full opacity and the drying time is good.

The stamp is from the stamping plate "Nicole Diary-027" and I stamped with a stamping polish from El Corazón called "Apple Flower".

Here's the end result, including a layer of topcoat.

I quite like stamping down the middle of each nail like this.

This is "Velvet Rope" on its own; two coats and no topcoat.

ILNP ~ Velvet Rope

And these are the things I used today.

Allthough I think that "Velvet Rope" is pretty, it doesn't seriously wow me. I think it the tone of the magenta that does it - it's not quite right for me.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Metallic with sparkles
Overall impression: Nice formula and effect. The colour isn't spot on for me.

Buy again: No

CND Vinylux ~ Water Park

CND Vinylux ~ Water Park

Sky blue metallic shimmer

Today's nails are blue and pink because that's a colour combo I really like.

The formula of "Water Park" is really good. I used two coats for full opacity and the drying time was good.

I added a star sticker to each nail, and dapped a bit of pink/white/black glitter around them. I used Claire's "Sequins" for that. It's a lovely glitter for nail art!

Here's what it all ended up looking like, including a layer of topcoat.

I must admit that I think that this looks really cool!

This is "Water Park" alone; two coats and no topcoat yet.

CND Vinylux: Water Park

And here are the things I used today.

CND Vinylux: Water Park & Claire's: Sequins

I really like "Water Park" and the end result of my efforts today.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Metallic shimmer
Overall impression: Great colour and effect.

Buy again: Yes (to both)

Catrice ~ Petrolpolitan

Catrice ~ Petrolpolitan

Cool toned dark green with blue shimmer

I discovered Petrolpolitan in a long forgotten box and decided to wear it right away.

The formula seems a bit tricky, but only the first layer, which you have to be careful with in order to avoid bald spots. The second coat just glides right on, no worries there. The drying time is good.

I added glitter, first to my tips in a glitter French manicure. I decided to add stripes to the mix in order to make it even prettier. The glitter is POP Beauty's "Aquatic Glitz".

Here's the end result, including a layer of topcoat.

I really like the way my nails ended up looking.

This is "Petrolpolitan" alone; two coats and a layer of topcoat.

Catrice: Petrolpolitan

And here are the two polishes I used today.

POP Beauty: Aquatic Glitz & Catrice: Petrolpolitan

The glitter polish is a star. Petrolpolitan is a good base for nail art.

Number of coats: 2

Drying time: Good

Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Nice polish, the colour isn't perfect for me, but pretty nonetheless

Buy again: No