OPI DS Amethyst with Bundle Monster Design

Hello, Girls!
The weather in Boston has been very nice in the past couple of weeks. It definitely doesn't facilitate posting. Sorry being out of touch:)

Today's post is about one of my all time favorites: OPI . It's a gorgeous light purple holographic.
For the many I also used Bundle Monster BM-201 plate with Illamasqua Baptist. I'm still struggling with perfect nail polish for Konading, most of the ones that i own do not work for me at all:(

Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos Swatches and Review

Hello,

My initial thought was to use Sand and Stilettos as a top coat for the Revlon Teak Rose I posted yesterday. It didn’t work out though. One coat of S&S was so opaque that poor boring Teak Rose was barely seen through it. So I figured, I will apply the second coat to completely cover it. On the picture, you will still see some imperfections and berry polish near the cuticle area.

Funky Fingers Sand and Stilettos is a completely gorgeous multi-color glitter with silver base. It’s very sparkling. It is in some ways similar to POP Twinkle ( swatches are here), but the latter has a nude base.

Revlon Teak Rose Swatches and Review

Hi Guys,

I will not write much about this nail polish, because I really don’t have anything special to say.

Teak Rose is a mauve shade with burgundy undertones. It’s a very nice color, I would even say very well-behaved. It’s very appropriate for work.  That might be a reason why I don’t use it so often. I feel it is to “modest” for me J

POP Nail Glam Baby Blue Swatches and Review

Baby Blue is my favorite light blue crème. I tried a lot of Essie ones before buying POP, but I couldn’t find the same one….a lot of close shades, but they were still not the same.

Baby Blue is a very light blue crème. It’s subtle and bright at the same time, a very summery shade that is nice on the toes as well.

The quality of baby Blue is the same to most of the POP nail glam polishes. It is a little thick, but 2 coats are enough for the full opacity. It also stays on the nails without chipping for 3-4 days.

Antique Green Franken Experiment

Hey Girls,

This weekend I experimented a little with green. I love green nail polishes, but I most of the ones I have are crèmes and quite plain to me. I wanted something more muted, but with hint of shimmer.

I have 2 MUFe eye shadows that I added to Illamasqua Milf.

Overall, I really liked the result. It is not an extraordinary color, but it exactly what I wanted.  One of the eye shadows had a duochrome effect. Unfortunately it didn’t show in the final result, so I will experiment a little more to see what I can do.

Essie Mango Bango Swatches and Review

Mango Bango was a completely impulsive purchase. I was passing it by many times in CVS and never planned on buying, because I have a lot of red polishes. But….this time I did.

I don’t know why “mango”, because there is nothing similar to mango colors for me in this nail polish. I would describe the color as muted coral. It’s a lovely bright color and I especially like it on my toes..

The quality is good as always, but you will need 3 coats for opaque coverage.

Color Club With Abandon Swatches and Review

Hey Girls!

My weekend was quite hectic, so I decided not to do special many for the 4^th of July.  I just received CC with Abandon, so I tried it onJ

I don’t know why for a long time I thought that CC is not a good quality nail polish…it was an absolute “fail” for me, because right now I’m totally in love with the colors and quality.

CC With Abandon is a black-brown polish with small golden particles. It is absolutely gorgeous.

Awards...yay!!!!

I was nominated for awesome awards by Polish AMOR. Thank you !! These are my first ones and I'm very excited!!! So, thanks again:) You can read her blog here: http://polishamor.blogspot.com/

Right now the hard part:)

Rules: 

1. Thank the person that gave you the award and link them back
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Pass this onto 11 bloggers
4.Tell the people that you gave the award to


Facts:
1. I'm originally from Belarus, but I usually say that I'm from Russia 'cause I lived there for many years and most people don't know where Belarus is:)
2. My favorite flower is heather
3. I love British accent
4. I can sleep all day long
5. I never paint my finger and toe nails with  the same color
6. I don't like yellow and orange clothes, and don't have any
7. My favorite candy is "gummy bears". 



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2. Chromatic MIsadventures
3. You Nailed It!
4. The Swatchaholic
5. The Real Polish Princess
6. ThatsSoFresh
7. PolishSis
8. Polish, Puttering and Ponderings
9. Deez-Nails
10. Chloe's Nails
11. Color me Pretty

It's hard hard hard...I think much more people deserve it:) Sorry if I missed anybody...

Chanel Fall 2011 Peridote Swatches and Review

In my opinion, Peridote is the most amazing shade from all Fall 2011 collection.
I absolutely love semi-precious stones and I have some jewelry with peridote, so when I ordered this nail polish I expected for something a little different.


Chanel Peridote is a royal version of the stone. It has more gold and yellow undertones than a real stone. But it is definitely a lovely color. Overall, Peridote is a duochrome. I wear it for 4 days already and it didn't chip or faded in color. The dry time is a little long though, but it's true for most of the Chanel nail polishes. And this "precious jem" is definitely worth the wait.

I would recommend to apply top coat, because like with the case of Graphite (review is here) layers of the nail polish are very thin and all imperfections of the nail like ridges or chipping will be apparent. Top coat hides it.

 

Chanel Graphite Swatches and Review

I was pleased to see that Chanel Fall 2011 collection is wearable by me:) And even more pleased to see nail polishes from this collection: Graphite, Quartz and Peridote. There are all beautiful shades, but I have something similar to Quartz, so I ordered Graphite and Peridote.

Graphite is a gorgeous shiny grey. I wouldn't say that it's a very unique color, but it's definitely interesting. The formula of the nail polish is good. The layers are very thin and if there are some imperfections of the nails like chipping, it will be seen with 2 coats. I think that it will make sense to apply the top coat to cover these imperfections. Graphite stays without chipping for 2-3 days, thast is ling for my nails.

Color Club Wild At Heart Swatches and Review

Hi everyone!

I’m surprised that Color Club doesn’t have many holographic nail polishes. All of their holos I owe are completely amazing in everything: coverage, application, durability and, of course, color and effects.

Currently I have Worth the risqué, Revvvolution and Wild at heart, and I’m completely in love with them all. I have couple of OPI DS polishes as well, but Color Club ones are much more interesting and wearable.

I’m trying to find other holos from CC, so if someone knows other amazing shades, please, let me knowJ

So, back to the topic…Wild At Heart is a completely gorgeous rich purple holo with red, blue, purple and green shimmer particles.  See for yourselfJ

Maybelline Outloud Lime swatches and a little bit of sparkles...

Hey Hey!! My today’s post is about Maybelline Outloud Lime mostly. It’s a very nice summer color, bright and positive green crème.

This is my first Maybelline nail polish and I don’t think I will ever buy other (only if I see super rare or unique color). I just don’t like the coverage. I needed 3 coats to make it opaque and each layer is very thick. Overall, the effect and durability is fine, but the application process is annoying.

I decided to add a little bit of glitter with NYC Starry Silver . I really love this combination.

OPI Lemonade Stand by Your Man Swatches and Review

I found OPI Lemonade Stand by Your Man in TJMaxx. I have never seen OPI there before, but it was a really good deal, probably because this nail polish is not from a new collection.

Lemonade Stand by Your Man is a shimmery yellow polish, quite a nice shade for the summer.  It also has some gold undertones. It’s quite transparent, so I applied 3 coats. It dries fast though.

Ocean Breeze Manicure and Wet ‘n Wild Blue Wants to be a Millionaire Swatches

I was going to post these photos on Saturday, but I did not have electricity almost for the whole day.  It was also raining for the most of the day, so it was quite weird to wake up in darkness, and then have no coffee and no internet. In addition, all my devices combined could entertain me for only couple of hours.

So I went to Newport, RI.  Amazing small town with very old houses and beautiful ocean views. Even rain couldn’t spoil wonderful experienceJ.

Back to nails…For my Ocean Breeze mani I used Blue wants to be a millionaire and old Chanel Azur. It came out quite nice, except it took almost an hour to dry. It might be because of the Azur, I have it for at least 3 years already…

Overall, Blue Wants to Be a Millionaire is a blue jelly sparkle nail polish. 3 coats give the opacity you see on the photos. It’s quite annoying, because it dries slowly as well. Other than that - it’s a nice vacation color. I personally prefer brights, but I can see myself wearing it couple of times this summer.

Sorry for the long post:)

Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold Crackle Overcoat Swatches and Review

There have been a lot of the posts about Sally Hansen Crackle Collection recently, but when I finally got to my local CVS store, I could find literally the last one. To my luck it was Antiqued Gold. I’m not a huge fan of crème “Crackles”, so I didn’t miss too much.

Overall, Antiqued Gold Crackle is shimmery gold top coat. One thing that I really like about it is the way it crackles – I passed on similar China Glaze collection, because crackles were more horizontal and uninteresting. Sally Hansen Overcoat reminds me a lot of OPI Shatter crackle pattern.

The brush of the nail polish is a little too long and too narrow. Not that it makes the application complicated, but I would prefer the wider brush, just because the polish dries really fast. Other than that, I have nothing bad to say.

As a base I used Sally Hansen Grey Area.

BUTTER London Chancer – Swatches and Review

I wouldn’t say Chancer is a unique color. I have seen almost similar ones. The one that I can remember is Nubar Fire Sparkle.

Chancer is a deep red with red glitter particles of medium size. When I was removing nail polish I found out that sparkles are actually silver, but you would never say it on the nailJ. Overall the quality of the nail polish is good. I can’t say that it’s super long-lasting, but it stays on the nails without chipping for couple of days.

Glitter is not very sparkly in Chancer, so I would recommend using gloss/shine top coat. It’s easy to apply, but hard to remove. But that’s true for all glitter nail polishesJ

 Photos can't reflect the actual charm of Chancer, it's a really pretty color:)

McQueen “Savage Beauty” Exhibition in Metropolitan Museum of Arts

I was looking for a birthday present to my friend and came across Metropolitan Museum of Arts online store. There’s a lot of the nice stuff there, some of it quite contemporary. But the major discovery was an exhibition of McQueen’s works “Savage Beauty”. I’m his huge fan, so I got really excited about it. Unfortunately, I am unable to go right now: work, work, work.:(((, but I hope I will still get to see it before August 7th.

Here are some of my favorite designs from MET site. You can see more here

My friend bought me the exhibition catalogue and…it’s just stunning from the cover to the last page. The book features a lot of the designs from the exhibition.