Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

Happy Monday Lovely Ladies,

Today I have a gorgeous Sally Hansen polish to show you. Pacific Blue is a bright, almost neon blue crème. The color is adorable. I like to use it for both mani and pedi, especially during summer time.

The application is easy, although the formula is on the thicker side. I think it will get even thicker with time (common for many SH polishes). 2 coats are enough for the full opacity. Durability is great (no chipping for 5 days).

If you don’t have Sally Hansen polishes where you live, you can find some dupes from other brands. Pacific Blue is a close dupe for Nails Inc. “Baker Street” and Sephora “Myrtille” ( you can check the swatches here).

A-England Galahad

Galahad is my first A-England crème. I’m an absolute sucker for everything turquoise and teal, so I decided to get it.
A-England Galahad is a perfect turquoise crème nail polish. The formula is absolutely flawless. It’s on the thicker side without actually being thick and hard to apply. Galahad is opaque and 1 coat is enough, but I used 2 coats. It dries fast and the polish perfectly covers all imperfections like ridges, etc.

What can I say, Adina, A-England creator, surprises me again and again. I can’t wait to see her future collections.

Fishnet Manicure with Zoya Bevin

Hi Ladies,

Some time ago I bought striping tape for nail art on eBay (here). It’s inexpensive and you can make a lot of interesting geometric designs using it. I bought 12 rolls of different colors for 3$.
So, in upcoming weeks you will see me posting some nail art using striping tape once in a while J

As a base I used Zoya Bevin from True Collection. It’s a beautiful dusty baby blue with grey undertones.

The tape I used is black with the prism effect that you can see on some of the pictures.

Girly Bits Stormy Skies

I ordered this one along with the Shift Happens directly from Pam. It took a while to receive, but the package was definitely worth the wait!

Stormy Skies is a mix of grey and blue cream base with tiny holo glitter. The formula is fine; I’ve seen better ones from the other indie polishes though. With that said, I absolutely love the formula of Shift Happens, so I think it is just this one. I applied 3 coats, because after a second coat I could still see some less pigmented spots. But, overall the color is lovely and it dries fast.

You can order Stormy Skies and other Girly Bits beautiful creations directly from Pam (here) or from Llarowe shop (here).

OPI I Don’t Give a Rotterdam!

Here we go…OPI did it again!

Initially, I thought that I will not be attracted to any polishes from Holland collection. Don’t get me wrong – they are all lovely, but when you have more than 300 nail polishes it becomes harder and harder to find something amazing.

This spring I was excited about several collections from China Glaze, especially Hunger Games. But when I saw swatches, I understood that I won’t probably get anything, may. On the other hand, there are a lot of amazing indie-brands and talented franken bloggers on Etsy that surprise with creativity and amazing nail polishes.

OPI played it safe last year. A lot of the shades were quickly duped by competitors. Some might think that Holland collection is also trivial…and in some ways it is. But it has couple of gems that shine and definitely should be in a nail closet of every polish junkie

Personally, my gem from this collection is I Don’t Give a Rotterdam!. Being a huge fan of blues and having a lot of them in different finishes, I still find this little wonder very unique.

On the one hand, I Don’t Give a Rotterdam! Is a lovely subtle baby blue with silver shimmer that is very easy to wear on every occasion. On the other hand, it is a very non-trivial blue, maybe because of the shimmer in it. I get a little bit of Chanel vibe from it…very graceful.
The coverage is superb; the formula is on the thinner side. 2-3 coats are enough for the full opacity.

Natural afternoon light:)

A-England Tristam

I’m a complete holo junkie, so when I saw Tristam I almost lost my breath. Many brands have holographic nail polishes, but I have never ever seen such a deep blue one in any of the collections.

A-England holographic polishes are one of a kind. I’m drooling over entire The Legends collection as well.

The quality of the nail polish itself is superb. The application is smooth, the formula is not jelly based, so the polish is thinner. Nevertheless, 2 coats are enough for the full opacity.

After wearing the polish for 2 days I decided to make a French mani. I used Essie Matte top coat and Tristam for the tips. So, technically, it’s a French manicure with one nail polish :)

Milani 3D Holographic Cyberspace

Milani Cyberspace is a sky blue holographic nail polish. The color is very nice and subtle. I was really impressed with the formula. It’s very smooth, easy to apply and long-lasting. I used 3 coats to intensify holo effect, but 2 coats are perfectly fine for the full opacity.

I was surprised to find out that Milani is also a cruelty-free brand. It’s a pleasant fact. I’m not sure if the nail polishes are 3 FREE though.

OPI Play 'til Midnight

I was rearranging my polishes and found OPI Play 'til Midnight. I think this is one of the shades that every dark nail polish lover should have:)

OPI Play 'til Midnight is a dark ink with purple shimmer.It's not exactly a duochrome, but the color changes depending on the light from almost black to shimmery blue.
To me it is very close to OPI Ink and OPI Russian Navy.
The formula is standard for OPI polishes, it's on the thinner side. 2 coats are enough for the full opacity.

Barielle Falling Star Swatches and Review

I know you have seen a lot of Barielle swatches from me lately, I promise, this is the last one…for now. But Falling Star is definitely worth some attention.

Falling Star is a blue cream polish with copper glitter. It’s a part of Barielle’s 2009 collection, but still is available on company’s website here. Although it’s been around for a long time, I haven’t seen anything similar from other brands.

Although the shade is stunning, I had the most trouble with application of this polish. As I mentioned in other Barielle posts, the polishes are on the thicker side. But this one is the thickest of all. This problem can be easily eliminated with nail polish thinner.

Zoya Noel Swatches and Review

I got this little cute bottle as a part of my Birchbox. This is my second Zoya nail polish (don’t kill me Zoya fans!!!). Generally I like the colors of this brand, but it just doesn't work for me in terms of durability.

Zoya Noel is a fabulous pearl bright teal. I would never picked this out though, because I jenerally not a big fan of pearl polishes. It’s very pigmented and has a slight gold shimmer. I applied 3 coats, but I think 2 coats are also perfectly fine. The dry time is fast.

Models Own Beetlejuice Collection – Aqua Violet and Golden Green swatches

Hey Girls,

I haven’t posted in a while and, frankly speaking, feel pretty bad about it. I have a lot of new nail polishes and would love to share with you, but work and school have been quite hectic in the past month Hope it will get easier in upcoming weeks.

I’m planning on going to Russia at the end of December and hope to find some new cool nail polishes that are not available in US. Any thought which brands I should take a look at?

Models Own Beetlejuice polishes were finally delivered last week. What a magnificent collection!
Unfortunately, Pinky Brown was out of stock, but I still hope to order it later when it becomes available.

Today’s post is about to beautiful duochromes from Beetlejuice collection – Aqua Violet and Golden Brown.

Aqua Violet is a shiny teal – purple duochrome with pearl finish. All the polishes from this collection are watery and you will need 3 coats to get the finish you will see below. It stayed 3 days without chipping – that is longer than most of the pearl-finish polishes I own.

Golden Green also has a pearly finish. It’s a olive green duochrome that transforms into aged gold under the certain light. Gorgeous!

Overall, this collection is definitely one of my favorites this year! Although in some way it reminds me of Cosmic FX collection by Orly, it is different in terms of finish and durability of the polishes.

Chanel Blue Boy

Hi Everyone!

You probably have heard about this entire buzz around Chanel Les Jeans collection. It was a nice collection, but I wasn’t that impressed. The colors could be found in some other brands and Nubar Jeans collection is a good example for the chipper price.

However, there was one nail polish that haven’t been duped yet and unique enough to pay that much money – Blue Boy. Someone might disagree, but I felt in love with it since I first saw the swatches.

Blue Boy is a medium blue shade with a hint of grey.

Natural Light

With Flash

And here's some fun:) I topped Blue Boy with Sinful Colors Frenzy - beautiful purple/blue glitter.

Dull Boston Morning Light

Sephora Myrtille Swatches

Happy Friday Everyone!

Today’s post is about Sephora Myrtille. By Sephora I mean NOT OPI by Sephora. I don’t know how many of you actually buy these tiny nail polishes. I never did until my friend got it as a birthday present. After I saw this beautiful shade, I absolutely needed to get it.

Myrtille is a blue-purple crème, very bright, almost neon.  The trick about it, is that you need to see the polish to understand what do I mean describing the color. It is one of the most unique blue shades I have even seen. The polish has a surprisingly big brush and application is very convenient. 2 coats are enough for the full opacity.

NOTE: Photos do not show purple base of the polish, but the color is very close.

Aquatic Blue Franken

Hey Girls,
Just a quick post. I experimented with the nail polish mixing on the weekend. The idea was to recreate Chanel Blue Boy, but it didn’t really work out. Instead, I added a little bit more blue and got a bright aquatic with slight grey undertones.