Foxy Paws ~ One More Night

Foxy Paws ~ One More Night

Blue/purple shimmery duochrome with a splash of glitter

This Foxy Paws polish has been sitting in my stash of untrieds for a while, waiting for summer to end and for darker seasons to come. Not that I let the seasons dictate which polishes I wear, but it’s just recently that I thought that it is time to use this prettiness.

One More Night is from the 80’s collection. The formula is great and so is the pigmentation. I used two coats for full opacity, and drying time between coats was pretty good.  I applied a layer of H K Girl topcoat for the pictures:

I like the splash of holo glitter added. It makes this polish so much more than “just a duochrome”.

It’s not the easiest thing in the world to catch the duochromatic effect on camera, but I did my very best. The effect is more visible in real life than it is on my pictures.

My favourite picture:

I wanted to try one of my new stamping polishes on it. I recently bought Mentality’s “Wily”, which is a soft pink holographic nail polish with blue flashes. I chose a wavy design from my XL stamping plate “B”. I finished off with another layer of H K Girl topcoat, and here’s the final mani:

Here it is from a different angle:

I really like this, even though I must admit that I thought that Wily would be more prominent, knowing that it’s designed for stamping. I have actually bought three of Mentality’s stamping polishes, so I think I’ll make a separate post with those three only, to show off how they stamp over, for example, black. Isn’t that a cool idea?

It Takes a Woman is available from www.foxyfingertips.com.

Wily is available from www.edgypolish.com.

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 7/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8/10
Buy again: Yes

Gothic Gala Lacquers ~ Something F*cky

Gothic Gala Lacquers ~ Something F*cky

Dark teal with holographic effect

Something F*cky is hard to describe. It’s something in between blue and green, petrel and dark turquoise. Let’s just call it teal! :)

The formula is good and easy to work with. It takes two coats to make this baby shine the most, and drying time in between coats is good. There’s no need to use an aqua basecoat for this, any ol’ basecoat will do.

And girls, you’re going to like this if you’re into teals! Here’s a picture taken with flash: Two coats, and no topcoat:

Here it is from a different angle to make those rainbows pop. Still taken with flash:

The colour changes in lower lights. There’s still a hint of those pretty rainbows, but the colour gets darker and much deeper.

Isn’t this just a pretty colour?

I decided to go stamping on this. I used a stamping plate from Bundlemonster; BM-305 for all the designs I chose. First I stamped a zig zag-design with Color Club’s “Angel Kiss”, which is a light green very linear holo.

Here’s what that looked like with flash:

And without flash:

Then I stamped on little devils and devil’s tale with a no name black stamping polish. Here’s the final design photographed with flash:

And here it is without flash:

I must admit that I’m sincerely and deeply impressed with how Gothic Gala has stepped up the indie polish ladder lately. Everything just seems to work with all of them, both formulawise and colourwise. Sweet as!!

Great job, Samantha!

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Durability: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Buy again: Yes

Emily de Molly ~ Devotion

Emily de Molly ~ Devotion

Purple linear holo

This is the last of the three Emily de Molly-polishes for now. I wish there were more, but oh well, so it goes haha!

If I was lazy I could pretty much copy the two first posts, because I won’t be having anything different to report. The formula is flawless and just glides right on. It’s almost magic to see the rainbows being painted onto the nails :)

Two coats is what it takes to make it opaque and the drying time between the coats is really good. You don’t need an aqua basecoat to make this baby behave; any regular basecoat will do. Like the others, this is a very good polish, I can assure you.

Take a look at what two coats and no topcoat look like:

The picture is taken with flash, as is this next one:

This is just as pretty as I thought it would be!

But the real beauty of Devotion is that it’s also pretty in low lights. There are still rainbows and I still love the colour of it. Here’s a picture taken in lower lights and without flash:

See? I dare you to tell me that it isn’t pretty! ;)

I didn’t want to cover up too much of the prettiness, so I made 3 simple dots on the side of each nail. I used Grimm Demise from Pretty Serious, a lovely green glittery polish I showed you here. I think purple and green go so well together!

Take a look at the final mani – this first picture is taken with flash:

And this picture is taken in lower lights without flash:

Oh yes, all good things come in series of three, that’s for sure. Have another look at “Where boys fear to tread” and “Amazonia” and you’ll know that I’m right! I can’t say anything negative about these three beauties at all – isn’t that just perfect?!

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

You can buy Devotion from norwaynails.com.

You can find more info on NorwayNail’s Facebook page, link here.

Norway Nails have kindly offered my readers a 10% discount code. Just use the code RAINBOWIFYME10 at checkout, and you'll be getting 10% off your purchase.

Gothic Gala Lacquers ~ Vallis Sanguine

Gothic Gala Lacquers ~ Vallis Sanguine

Red/purple with holographic effect

When you see the pictures, you’ll probably believe that I’m showing you two different polishes, wait and see!

Vallis Sanguine is described as a purple/red creme polish with a linear holo effect. It took me a little while to see the purple in it; to me this polish leans more red than purple. Of course I don’t mind that at all – I love both red and purple!

Alright – the formula is really good, and the polish applies easily and effortlessly. Coverage is great, it takes two easy coats to achieve full opacity. Drying time is also very good, so no problems to report with that. Good job!! So let me show you what this beauty looks like when photographed with flash.

Two coats, no topcoat:

And here’s a picture that shows the more purple side of Vallis Sanguine:

I just love these rainbows, they’re absolutely beautiful!

Let me show you what I talked about when I said that you would think that I showed you two different polishes in the post. Here’s a picture of the exact same polish, just taken without flash and in lower lights:

Wow, right? It’s totally different! This picture shows the purple side of Vallis Sanguine:

And one last shot in low lights. I simply love how different this polish can look in changing conditions!

I wasn’t really in the mood to cover up any of this polish, so I just added a half moon-sticker to my ring finger nail, and called that a mani.

Flash picture of the final mani:

Lower light picture of the final mani:

I might as well tell you right away that Vallis Sanguine is my favourite Gothic Gala Lacquer. It’s so beautiful both in direct sunlight and in low lights – and that’s perfect for me! I love the colour and the holo effect is cool. So yes –Both thumbs are up for this beauty!

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 9/10
Durability: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Buy again: Yes

Emily de Molly ~ Amazonia

Emily de Molly ~ Amazonia

Dark teal green linear holo

Here’s another Emily de Molly. It isn’t a secret that teal is one of my favourite colours and holos are up high on my list of favourite finishes, so this has got to be a winner too!

Emily de Molly can do something very special with holos! I have never had any problems with any of the ones I’ve got – the formula has been great on all of them, and it is also gratifyingly great on Amazonia. It isn’t quite as pigmented as “Where Boys fear to tread” that I showed you, but it’s fully opaque after two easy coats. There’s no need for a special aqua basecoat for this baby, and drying time is good.

Still no sun (damn you, long and dark winter, with the howling wolves and the putting on skis to go grocery shopping!), so here’s a picture taken with flash. Two coats, no topcoat:

I feel like saying “oo la la”! If this polish isn’t just me, then I don’t know what is!

The rainbows are so pretty, I just love them!

And Amazonia is also pretty in low lights. There are still (no so prominent) rainbows, and the colour is not dusty or anything. Just pure prettiness on my fingernails! This picture is indeed taken in low lights:

I made some random dots on it. First some random white ones made with Essence’s “Ahoy!” which is a plain white crème, and then I dotted Amazonia on all the white dots. And honestly: I love the result. Take a look:

And a low light picture:

Oh yeah, Amazonia is a beauty, no doubt about that. I wonder if you like it just as much as I do!

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

You can buy “Amazonia” from norwaynails.com.

You can find more info on NorwayNail’s Facebook page, link here.

Norway Nails have kindly offered my readers a 10% discount code. Just use the code RAINBOWIFYME10 at checkout, and you'll be getting 10% off your purchase.

Gothic Gala Lacquers ~ Odin

Gothic Gala Lacquers ~ Odin

Deep, vampy, blackened purple with holo effect

I showed you Picard yesterday, a beautiful berry/pink holographic polish, and today I want to show you something darker. Odin, named after the leader of the gods in Norse mythology, is very deep purple, but not so dark that it appears black. Odin is obviously from the Valhalla collection, from which I may in fact need more polishes.

The formula is really good, I had no problems with application at all. The pigmentation is also good; it takes two coats to make it fully opaque. Drying time is good, and that’s a big plus in my book. I used a regular basecoat as underwear for Odin.

The first pictures are taken with flash. Two coats, no topcoat:

Odin is probably the least holographic of the four polishes I got for review, but it’s still really beautiful!

It’s like small rainbows scattered out over my nails. My nails really like that!

I also took some pictures in lower lights without flash. The holo particles still show in lower lights, but obviously not as prominently as when photographed with flash.

Isn’t this purple just great? I really like it!

I spiced it up a bit with a metallic magenta striper! I painted what resembles a peace sign on each nail. There should be piece amongst the gods after all! I sealed the whole thing up with a layer of topcoat too. Here’s my final mani, picture’s taken with flash:

And here’s a picture taken without flash:

Can I recommend Odin? Well, if you’re into deep, dark colours with beautiful spectraflair added to it, then definitely yes. I’ve got nothing negative to say about formula, pigmentation or drying time. It’s just a really good polish, that’s it! 

Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Durability: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Buy again: Yes

Emily de Molly ~ Where Boys fear to tread

Emily de Molly ~ Where Boys fear to tread

Hot pink linear holo

Allow me to show you a real beauty. “Where Boys fear to tread” has been on my wish list for a while!

The formula is no less than great. I used my regular base coat and had no problems with dragging or anything. The pigmentation is so good, this is practically covering in a single coat! Amazing! Drying time is good too, no problems to report with that either. In fact, I don’t have anything negative to report at all – how sweet is that!! Haha!

I don’t have any sun available at the moment, so let me show you a couple of pics taken with flash. Here’s two coats, no topcoat:

See that blue flame? Isn’t that just looking so great?

I love this colour of in yer face-pink!

Like I said: This polish has been on my wish list for a while, and it’s true that I was a bit worried it wouldn’t live up to my high expectations. But I can assure you that I wasn’t disappointed in it one bit! Quite the opposite!

Another thing that I like about it is that is also flashes rainbows in low lights, and that it’s also pretty when I’m indoors and in the shadow. Take a look at this picture taken in low lights:

Nice, right? :)

I made some glitter stripes on it, using a striper from Flexbrush that doesn’t seem to have a name.

Here’s my final mani – this picture is taken in low lights:

Opacity: 10/10
Colour, prettiness: 10/10
Durability: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Buy again: Definitely

You can buy “Where Boys fear to tread” from norwaynails.com.

You can find more info on NorwayNail’s Facebook page, link here.

Norway Nails have kindly offered my readers a 10% discount code. Just use the code RAINBOWIFYME10 at checkout, and you'll be getting 10% off your purchase.

Happy new year 2014 - and first giveaway of the year

Happy new year, sweet girls! 

It's like a new beginning when a new year starts. The beginning of a new year is also an opportunity to look back at the year that just passed. 

I have been a part of the nail blogging community for over two years now, and it has given me so many good memories. I've made new friends, both online friends and real life friends, and all of them mean a lot to me. Thanks girls, you know who you are. 

I've been on two vacations in 2013, first to London and then to New York. Both were great experiences! I had so much fun on both, and I obviously also brought home heaps of pretty polishes too! :)

2014 is also going to offer vacations, which I'm already looking forward to.

Workwise I've been way too busy. It can be difficult to slow down when you've got a job you love. I have promised myself to try and be better at taking breaks once in a while.

I would love if 2014 brought me a puppy, but I'm not quite sure that's going to happen.

Anyway! I hope you girls had a great year, and that 2014 will be a fantastic year for you all. 

Allow me to start out by saying thanks for all your comments and for following my blog! Without you I wouldn't have been blogging for over two years, that's for sure! 

So welcome to:

The rules are simple:
1. You must be a follower of this blog
2. If you cheat you will be disqualified

This giveaway is open internationally!

There are two prizes.

The first one is a Ciaté Caviar manicure set in white. I haven't tried it myself yet, but I've heard that the white polish is a really good and opaque white, and that the white caviars also are very pretty over other colours of polish!

Ciaté caviar set in white

The other prize is a set of four Manhattan polishes, that were made in collaboration with Buffalo. There are two shimmers and two crémes in this prize. One girl wins all four.

Manhattan & Buffalo set of four polishes: 13, 19, 14 and 20

All you have to do is to fill out the Rafflecopter, cross your fingers, lean back and wait. Once the winners are picked I'm going to send out emails to the two lucky girls. They have 48 hours to respond, otherwise new winner(s) will be picked. 


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Good luck girls - and thanks again for being awesome! Happy new year! ♥