Thursday, January 31, 2019

Colors by Llarowe ~ Roll Back the Miles


Colors by Llarowe ~ Roll Back the Miles
Cherry red linear holo

“Roll Back the Miles” is Part of the "I Need a Day Off, Too" Collection from Autumn 2018.

It’s a really nice cherry red linear holo. The formula is really good and so is the coverage. You could easily get away with one single coat of polish. I used two easy coats for full opacity and the drying time is good.

I sponged on a bit of glitter by the base of each nail. I used Dance Legend’s “Pretty Top” for that. “Pretty Top” is a clear base with champagne and muted silver glitters and hexagons in various sizes. I love glitter gradients.

Here’s the final manicure, including a layer of topcoat.

Colors by Llarowe ~ Roll Back the Miles

This is the same thing photographed with flash to show the pretty effect.

Colors by Llarowe ~ Roll Back the Miles

And here’s “Roll Back the Miles” alone. This is two coats and no topcoat.

Colors by Llarowe ~ Roll Back the Miles
Colors by Llarowe ~ Roll Back the Miles

Here are the pretty polishes I used.

Colors by Llarowe: Roll Back the Miles and Dance Legend: Pretty Top
Colors by Llarowe: Roll Back the Miles and Dance Legend: Pretty Top

I often wear this colour when I want to wear pretty nails for a big event. I hope this mani will bring me good luck as well.


Number of coats: 2, but you can get away with 1
Drying time: Good
Finish: Linear holo
Overall impression: Great polish in all respects
Buy again: Yes

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Orly ~ Nebula

Orly ~ Nebula
Dark metallic shimmery purple

“Nebula” is from Orly’s “Deep Wonder Collection” from holiday 2018.

The formula is amazing and so is the coverage. I used one single coats for full opacity and the drying time is good.

The starry stamping design is from KADS’ stamping plate “KADS FASHION 027”. I stamped with the stamping polish “B a juicy tangerine” from Colour Alike.

Here’s the final manicure, one single coat of Nebula - including a layer of topcoat. The photo is taken in my lightbox.

Orly ~ Nebula

“B a juicy tangerine” turned out a bit darker and a bit more orange than I originally thought it would. But I like it anyway.

Orly ~ Nebula

This is one coat of Nebula on its own.

Orly ~ Nebula
Orly ~ Nebula

Here are the things I used today. See how pale the stamping polish looks compared with how it looks on the nails!


I really like Nebula!


Number of coats: 1
Drying time: Good
Finish: Metallic shimmer
Overall impression: Great formula and finish, I love it
Buy again: Yes

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

OPI ~ Tinker, Thinker, Winker


OPI ~ Tinker, Thinker, Winker
Silver sparkly linear holo

“Tinker, Thinker, Winker” is is from OPI’s holiday collection from 2018: “Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”. I bought two polishes from that collection, and I showed you “Berry Fairy Fun” yesterday.

The formula is a bit on the sheer side. I used three coats for my manicure. If I wasn’t a nail blogger with a camera that picks up every little imperfection I probably would have used two coats. I can see on the pictures that the third coat made a big difference. The drying time is good.

The stamp is from Moyou London’s stamping plate “Princess Collection-14” and I stamped with a stamping polish from KADS.

I topped the whole thing with a layer of topcoat and photographed it with flash to show off the lovely sparkly holo.

Here’s the whole thing, including a layer of topcoat.

OPI ~ Tinker, Thinker, Winker

This is the same thing photographed in ordinary daylight on an overcast day.

OPI ~ Tinker, Thinker, Winker

This is “Tinker, Thinker, Winker” alone. This is three coats and no topcoat yet. The photo is taken with flash.

OPI ~ Tinker, Thinker, Winker
OPI ~ Tinker, Thinker, Winker

Here are the things I used today.


“Tinker, Thinker, Winker” is a great gem of a polish, I really like it. OPI makes great holos – they should make more of them!


Number of coats: 3
Drying time: Good
Finish: Sparkly linear holo
Overall impression: Beautiful finish
Buy again: Yes