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

OPI ~ Positives Vibes Only

OPI ~ Positives Vibes Only

Neon purple crelly

"Positive Vibes Only" is from OPI's NEON collection from Summer 2019.

The formula is good and easy to work with. I used two coats for full opacity. The drying time was really good.

The polish dried up to a silky matte finish.

I topped it with a glitter topper from Ja-De called "C327". It's a very pretty glitter topper full of iridescent microglitters.

The stamping design is from the stamping plate "BeautyBigBang XL-069". I stamped with El Corazón's "Orchid".

I applied a layer of regular topcoat and this is my final manicure.

I really like this result!

This is "Positive Vibes Only" alone; two coats and no topcoat. I quite like this finish even though I usually prefer shiny polishes and the colour is very pretty.

OPI ~ Positives Vibes Only

Here are the two polishes and the stamping plates I used today. The colours aren't accurate on this picture, they're too washed out - sorry about that.

I love this!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Silky matte
Overall impression: Great colour, nice formula

Buy again: Yes

Divage Chic and Ja-De - From Russia

Divage Chic ~ 1714  

Deep burgundy crème

Ja-De ~ 355 Celestial  

Iridescent glitter in a pink base

Today I’m going to show you two polishes I received in my first swap with sweet Anastasia from Little World of Coloured Nails. They’ve been sitting in my box of untrieds for too long already – so now it’s time for them to shine!

I started out with two coats of Divage Chic 1714, which is a rich and very delicious burgundy. The formula was great and very easy to work with, and the drying time was fast. I like that a lot in a polish.

Two coats, no top coat:

It leans a bit towards brown, so I decided to spice it up with a bit of iridescent glitter. I used Ja-De 355 Celestial, which is also from Russia (with love, obviously :D). The glitter applies easily; no need to dab the brush around to spread it. The drying time was a bit slower than the Divage, but still on the normal side. I only applied one coat of the glitter:

Here’s a shot from a different angle to show you all the colours this glitter flashes:

I enjoyed the look of this for a little while, as I trying to figure out what to do with it. I ended up with stamping, because I have got a lot of stamping plates from Gals that I haven’t tried yet. I settled for GA30 from the Fairy set, and I used a white no name stamping polish. And I sealed the whole thing up with my faithful Poshé top coat.

This design is much more tribal than it looked on the actual stamping plate, but I like it. I also like that the design is only on half the nail.

Here are my pretties:

So, the burgundy crème is another win from Divage, and this time with the bonus of drying super fast. The Ja-De is indispensable for all glitter lovers, it can spice up any manicure in a rush. So a double Russian win today, don’t you think?

Ja-De ~ 210 brushed with Ja-De 225

Ja-De ~ 210 and 225  

Dusty purple/brown duochrome and Purple with golden shimmer

I’m working my way through many great polishes from Anastasia of Little World of Coloured Nails. These two Ja-De polishes forced me out of my comfort zone – one of them has brown in it and the other one has golden – none of which are my strong sides. But never mind – that’s one of the things I love about swapping. It’s cool to try something else once in a while.

I started out with two coats of #210. The formula is great, the polish applies easily and drying time is OK, also on the second coat. The duochrome isn’t prominent; in fact the polish flashes mostly purple – which isn’t a bad thing in my book :)

Here’s a pic of two coats, no top coat: 

And from another angle:

Then I took my fan brush, which I’ve only ever used once before. I brushed a thin layer of #225 over approximately half the nail. And behold – I like it! I applied a layer of Seche Vite, and my mani was done:

  

These two polishes compliment each other perfectly, and they definitely not going to end up sitting unnoticed in my stash.

What do you think? Do you like this combo?

Ja-De ~ 210

Opacity: 7/10
Colour, prettiness: 6/10
Durability: 7/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 6.5/10
Buy again: No

From Russia - with Love

Yesterday when I got home, I had nail mail waiting for me. It was all the way from Russia, and it was from very sweet Anastacia from Little World of Coloured Nails. I didn't know exactly what was in the package, and man, was I in for a surprise. There were so many pretties in it, that it was difficult to stay calm.

Let me show you what I'm talking about:

JA-DE: 210, 225 and 355 Celestial

 Duochrome, shimmer and glitter!

Dance Legend: 12, 14 and 52

 2 holos and a very pretty multichrome!

Divage: Cosmic 9805 and 9806 and Precious 1222

 Shimmers! And a duochrome!

Pupa: 136 and 051, Eva 061 and Divage Chic 1714

Pupa polishes - I have been wanting to try Pupa polishes forever. And that Eva looks really interesting!

Severina 3D: 310 and Chameleon:  615. Chatte Noire 709

A holo, a duochrome and a multichrome. That Chatte Noire is probably the most spectacular multichrome I have! 

Golden Rose Paris: 131 and Golden Rose Care and Strong: 165
Avon Viva Pink, Max Factor Nailfinity Lilac Haze

 Golden Rose is a really great brand that I like a lot. And the two others were the two polishes that started this swap to begin with :)

And I also got deliciously smelling hand cream, a home made lip gloss (or two, in a box) :) and oil for my lashes.

Am I being pampered here, or what? 

Thank you so much for this swap, Anastacia, I appreciate it all! ♥