Soft & printed

Oh wow, it's been a week since my last post? It feels like just a few days! I got sucked into a new game (LOVE The Witcher 3!), I guess that might just have something to do with it, hehe. Ah well, luckily there's some pics left in my vault of unposted stuff =)

I already shared some about this cheap brand called Perfect Touch in a previous post, and from the polishes that I have, a few are hits, and one's a big miss: this pink base. It was everything you don't want a polish to be, eek! It needed 3 coats but applied horribly, and it was very easy to drag streaks into it and very messy to get an even result. And then it didn't want to dry. And it felt like plastic instead of polish. And it stinks. It doesn't get more 'miss' than this! On the opposite side, the coppery-golden polish that I stamped with is from this brand as well and worked great :)

Perfect Touch #13 stamped with Perfect Touch #04 and Messy Mansion MM46.

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Sub-Zero stamped

Yesterday I mentionned the stamped Sub-Zero mani that I took off again because a few nails turned blue (and I didn't realize yet that it was a thermal polish), but because I do like how it looked when it was dark, I wanted to share it anyway :)

Dance legend Sub-Zero with Catrice Copper Cabana, UberChic Beauty plate UC1-03 and BornPrettyStore Super Matte.

I picked the stamping color to go with the shimmer in the polish, but I don't think it matches the warm/blue as well (which you can see more of in this post). Next time I'll use Dance Legend Bogeyman if I want to create a similar mani! And I just love the image that I used here, I can see myself using it a lot!

And because I think macroshots can be so pretty to look at... :) This was without the matte top coat obviously. But looking at the whole mani, it really needed the matte top coat if you ask me, it can make such a difference in how the finished mani looks! I remember when I just started with this blog, I think there were barely any matte top coats available. It's a good thing that has changed, don't you think? :)

Thanks for looking and take care ♥

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Femme Fatale Cosmetics Valentine Trio

Gooood morning :) Today I have swatches of the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Valentine Trio for you. I know Valentine's Day is over, but this trio can be worn any day really, these clearly ain't your average V-day polishes with pink and hearts and all that!

Starting with Fool's Paradise, showing 3 coats with top coat here. This is a clear base absolutely packed with all kinds of sparkly stuff! I don't even know where to start here, there's lots of gold, a copper shimmer, holographic microglitter and slightly larger holo glitter. It leans from lighter gold to more of a brownish gold. Very unique and oh so distracting when it's on your nails!

Next we have Star-Crossed Lovers, again 3 coats with top coat. This is like a red-based berry/purple kinda color, with such a strong blue shimmer that it looks like a blue-based purple. Am I making any sense here? :) Again lots of holographic sparklies! This one was a bit thicker and applied slightly less smooth, and I tend to slap on my polish at times, which doesn't help. But if you apply it with care, it's no problem.

Last is my favorite of the bunch, it's called Rich In Beauty. I used 4 thin coats here with top coat - needless to say, I'd layer it next time! It's a clear base packed with holographic glitter, champagne colored glitter, and purple shimmer. I think this'll look great when layered over black, to show the purple shimmer even more, or over some lighter color to help it reach opacity easier. But I'm sure it'll be great for glittery gradients as well!

What do you think of this somewhat unusual Valentine's set? The Valentine Trio presale has ended already (unfortunately these didn't arrive here in time), but you can probably still find them in webshops that sell Femme Fatale Cosmetics. And you can always check out the Femme Fatale Cosmetics website for more information :) Thanks for looking and have a lovely day!


The product(s) in this post was/were send to me for review. For more information, please have a look at my Disclosure Policy.

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Taupe & glitters

Earlier today my sister was visiting with my niece, and thanks to her little girl showing interest in my polish, I noticed this glitter polish standing in the back of the drawer. It's so easy to forget about some polishes if you have a lot! But as soon as I had it in my hands, I knew I wanted to wear it again, and with a taupe base. And there's one taupe that I love more than all the others, so that was an easy choice :) Here's the result!

China Glaze Below Deck with China Glaze Your Present Required and BPS Super Matte.

I just love Below Deck, the color, the application, the coverage, all of it! The glitter that I used it packed with various colors and sizes glitter, and I dabbed it on my nails, adding more and more to the tips of my nails. Top coat to even things out, matte top coat to finish it off. What do you think of this combo, and do you often find polish in your stash that you forgot about? Thanks for looking :)

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Dance Legend Bellagio & NY NY

Hi all! Here's 2 more shades from Dance Legend, this time from their Las Vegas collection. Both of these have a clear base and can be used for layering, but I'm showing them on their own today. They covered in 3 thin coats, and my swatches are with 1 layer of their Binary top coat.

Dance Legend Bellagio.

Bellagio is a bit hard to describe for me, because it's SO sparkly and shiny! But I'd say Bellagio is a blue-based lilac microglitter, which has a lot of silvery-golden microglitter as well as slightly coarser copper glitter.

Dance Legend NY NY.

NY NY mainly looks golden/green/blue, but look closer and you'll see some purple in it as well. I bet this looks gorgeous in a gradient! Also, am I the only one who now has Frank Sinatra in her head? :)

The collection has 12 Las Vegas themed glitters, and can be found on the Dance Legend website and in other webshops.

Thanks for stopping by!







The product(s) in this post was/were send to me for review. For more information, please have a look at my Disclosure Policy.

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HEMA Holographic: Pink, Copper & Bordeaux

Good morning! I hope you had a wonderful NYE and a good start of the new year so far :) I recently bought the Bordeaux color of the HEMA Holographic collection, and it surprised me; it covered very well and was a lot more holo than I expected. I already showed a simple stamped mani with it, and after using that polish I couldn't resist the rest of the collection either! Unfortunately the others that I tried so far don't cover as well, but they're nice holos nevertheless. I swatched them in a bit of wintersun and had to hold my hand in unusual angles in that sun to show the holo, so please don't mind the rubbery fingers here and there =)

Starting with HEMA Holographic Copper, 3 coats, no base/top. The polish itself applied nicely, I like the smaller brush, but it's one of those holos where you have to be a bit careful to not drag the previous coat along. So it applied slightly patchy when I rushed a little, and I'd definitely use it with a holo basecoat next time.

If you ask me, this looks a lot more golden-with-a-hint-of-copper than actual copper! And I think I would've loved it a lot more if it was actually a copper holo, but I do like it like this as well. The basecolor itself didn't look bad on me, and it sure has a nice holo effect :)

sunlight - daylight - direct sunlight

Next we have HEMA Holographic Pink, again 3 coats without base/top, same application as described above. The sunlight was a bit warm here as you can see on my skintone as well, further below I added a photo made with flash, to show the sweet color a bit better.

Not a very unique color, but it's a cute one, ánd holo, so I'm sure I'll wear this more often! And €3,75 for 11ml holographic polish (that's the size of an A England bottle) makes it even more lovable :)

flash - daylight - sunlight

And last, my favorite of them all so far, HEMA Holographic Bordeaux. 2 coats, no base, with top coat. As you can probably tell by the length of my nails, I've swatched this before some time, so I don't have any sunlight photos of it now. This one applied the best, 2 easy coats, no issues with pulling patches. But it did dry up less shiny than the others, so I did use top coat when I swatched this one.

It's a red based purple with pretty strong holographic effect, but the effect seems a little more scattered than the other polishes that I tried so far. Considering the size/price of these bottles and the effect of them, I hope HEMA will add more holos in the future!

daylight - daylight - flash

I'll be showing the green, blue and purple some other time, but what do you think of this collection so far? Thanks for looking :)

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Copper & cream

Morning all! The OPI that I used for this mani came with a magazine deal that I recently got; 4 colors and a base-/topcoat together with 6 months of a magazine. Don't really care much about the latter, but I sure am happy with the polish! This color is one that I didn't have yet, and I can see myself using it a lot as base for nailart. It did need 3 coats, it applied a bit streaky and soso, but the third coat evened things out. I went with some copper stamping, I like it but I do think I have to get used a bit to this color combo :)

OPI My Vampire Is Buff with Essence Copper Rulez! and DRK XL Designer plate 1.

I'm sitting here waiting for the WoW patch to go live - if you also play, enjoy! Few more weeks, can't wait!! :) Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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A Woman's Prague-ative

Hi guys! Today's polish is part of OPI's Euro Centrale collection from Spring 2013, but this polish works perfect for Fall if you ask me! And if you celebrate Thanksgiving and are looking for a nice polish to go with it, have a look at this one. We don't celebrate it here, but this polish makes me think of Thanksgiving nevertheless :) It's a burnt orange with golden shimmer that covered in 3 easy coats. It does need some basecoat I noticed, my nails have a slight red glow now, oops!

OPI A Woman's Prague-ative.

Posting a lot of pics, because I love how it looks in different light, from very bright and sparkly to more toned down and copper-y, while still having that warm golden glow that makes it look lit from within :)

Macroooo! I have to say, I'm not sure why this didn't come with a Fall collection, this doesn't make me think of Spring at all! But that collection had a few more colors that I'd easier wear in Fall or Winter. Next time I might go for some black animalprint over it and/or some matte top coat, I bet that'll look great :)

What do you think of this one? Thanks for looking and have a great day!

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Butterflies!

Yep, Big Bang had to be stamped too! =) I went with an image I've been wanting to try for quite some time, but just never ended up actually using it. But boy do I love it combined with Big Bang! I filled in the small holes in the image (which you can see here, in my review of the plateset) with white polish and a dotting tool, but that does show I could use more dotting practice, they all turned out way too big and uneven, haha! Ah well, I wanted to post it anyway because I think this polish and image are perfect for each other ♥

Dance Legend Big Bang with Bundle Monster plateBM-424, Konad White and Konad Black.

What do you think of this combo? I feel this urge to butterfly everything now, lol! Thanks for stopping by :)

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Big Bang!

Morning all! I can write a lot here, but I'll let the pictures do the talking and tell you how gorgeous this polish is! :)

Dance Legend 845 Big Bang.

Pretty sure this was 3 coats, with top coat. Big Bang is from the Galaxy collection, and I've only tried half of them, but I do think they're all insanely awesome polishes!

This polish has Fall written all over it, but it's pretty all year round I'd say :)

The product(s) in this post was/were send to me for review. For more information, please have a look at my Disclosure Policy.

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