Misslyn ~ 232 Bloggers' Must Have

Misslyn ~ 232 Bloggers' Must Have

Pink jelly base with strong purple shimmer

"Bloggers' Must Have" is a really gorgeous pink packed with purple shimmer. I love it!

I used two coats for my manicure - but I think I should have worn a third coat for the camera. Two is what I chose to wear though and I was really happy with it in real life.

The stamp is from the stamping plate "Nicole Diary L-03" and I stamped with El Corazón's stamping polish "Pink Neon".

I topped the whole thing with the holo micro glitter topper "Northern Lights" from Out The Door.

Here's the final result in the sun:

I really love the colour and the shimmer!

This is "Bloggers' Must Have" alone; two coats and no topcoat. Isn't that shimmer amazing?!

Misslyn ~ 232 Bloggers' Must Have

Here are the things I used today.

I really love "Bloggers' Must Have", I think it's absolutely fabulous!

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Strong shimmer
Overall impression: Beautiful colour and effect!

Buy again: Yes

Misslyn ~ Extra-Galactic

Misslyn ~ Extra-Galactic

Dark purple textured polish with purple microglitter

"Extra-Galactic" is from Misslyn's series of velvet diamond-polishes. I didn't quite know what to expect from a collection with that name, but it turns out to be a texture polish that doesn't dry up blingy.

I used two coats for full opacity and the drying time was good.

I had originally planned to make a glitter gradient today, but changed my mind last minute. Instead I applied glitter on all the nail. I used another Misslyn polish for that, "Mirrow Ball" (yes, it's spelt like that on the bottle...). It's a beautiful silver/holo glitter topper.

Here's one coat of the glittery topper over the dark purple textured polish + an additional layer of topcoat.

Misslyn: Extra-Galactic topped with Mirrow Ball

I really like this. The glitter topper and the topcoat didn't quite smooth out the grittiness of "Extra-Galactic", so you need at least an extra layer of topcoat if you want completely smooth nails.

Misslyn: Extra-Galactic topped with Mirrow Ball

Here's "Extra-Galactic" on it's own; two coats and no topcoat.

Misslyn ~ Extra-Galactic

And here are the two polishes I used.

I think "Extra-Galactic" is way more beautiful in the bottle than it is on the nails.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Texture
Overall impression: I like the glitter a lot, I wish it was more prominent

Buy again: I don't think so

Misslyn Velvet Diamond ~ Spark of Hope

Misslyn Velvet Diamond ~ Spark of Hope

Grass green glittery texture

This polish has been hiding in a corner of the box of untrieds for a while. Today it demanded to shine!

I used two easy coats for my mani, and the drying time was a bit faster than average. It dries up textured as advertised, but not the rough kind of texture that hangs on to everything.

Look at how pretty and sparkly it is!

I stamped on it. The motif is from Moyou London’s stamping plate Sailor Collection-07, the stamping polish is from Colors by LLarowe and is called Lilac Petals. I applied a layer of topcoat before I took my photos:

I like this a lot.

If you want it completely smooth you probably need two layers of topcoat but I don’t mind a bit of bumpiness, so I ended up with one layer.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: A bit faster than average

Finish: Very sparkly texture
Overall impression: I’m impressed with how sparkly this is!

Buy again: Yes

Misslyn ~ 85 Royal Blue

Misslyn ~ 85 Royal Blue

Royal blue texture with shimmer

Here’s a textured polish I bought last time I was in Germany. Misslyn is originally an Italian brand, but is sold in quite a lot of countries by now – and they do sell really well in Germany.

The formula is great, I’ve never experienced anything else with a Misslyn product. The polish applies easily, dries quick and has a good pigmentation too. It was practically opaque after the first coat, but I applied another one to make sure I gave the polish the best opportunities to shine. This is all good.

Let me show you what two coats and no topcoat looks like:

I love the colour and the shimmer that’s added to the polish! I do love textured polishes, but they definitely need shimmer or glitter to work for me :)

Royal Blue looks a little bit duochromatic in the bottle; at least I can see purple when I flick the bottle in certain angles. This didn’t transfer to my nails though, no matter how much I twisted and turned my fingers! So I decided to help it a little bit. I grabbed a bottle of Pupa glitter, it’s either called N250 or 824, depending on where you look at the bottle. It’s a blue and violet glitter in a blue jelly base. I dabbed a bit of glitter on each nail with a sponge. I didn’t want the glitter to take over, I just wanted to add a little extra. Here’s how that presented itself:

Can you see how well I controlled myself with the glitter? It’s so easy to go overboard in it, and that was not my intention! :D

Then I finished the whole thing off by stamping on it. I used stamping plate DRK-A, and I stamped with Essie’s “Nothing else metals”, which is a great polish for stamping! I didn’t apply a topcoat. Here’s the final mani:

And one last shot of it:  

  

I bought the Misslyn polishes I’ve got when I shopped in Karstadt, and I’ll definitely be checking them out next time I’m going to Germany. Hopefully it won’t be too long before that happens.

Opacity: 9/10
Colour, prettiness: 9/10
Durability: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9.5/10
Buy again: Yes