Smitten Polish Nose so Bright

 Hello darlings!

I'd like to show you one of my absolute favourites from Smitten Polish. This is Nose so Bright from 2014's holiday collection which probbly is the best collection from Smitten so far. 

I've shown you Nose so Bright once before. Back then I said it was a true red that leans slightly pink in some lightings. I beg to differ now. It is a pink toned red that leans more red than pink, but the pink definitely pops in some lightings. Like the artificial lighting I used for these pictures.
As I've already said it's one of my favourite reds from Smitten. Actually, It's just one of my favourite reds. It's just perfect. Lovely, red, and perfect.

The photos are taken in artificial lighting.

The formula is flawless. Two coats gave full coverage and it dries quickly. The finish becomes very shiny. Top coat doesn't affect the holo effect.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Smitten Polish Nose so Bright and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat. 

Green and Gold

I'm a sucker for glitter gradient. I wanted to do a Christmas gradient now that the Holidays are just around the corner. Green and gold are perfect colours for that.

The polishes I've used are OPI Christmas Gone Plaid and Smitten Polish Cecil the Lion. Christmas Gone Plaid is one of my favourite greens from OPI and Cecil the Lion is the perfect golden gold, prismatic glitter.

I love the result of this mani.

Christmas Sweater Nail Art

Does anyone actually think ugly christmas sweaters are ugly? Because I certainly don't think they are. Most of them are cute and fun.

I did a Christmas Sweater Nail Art. I used Moyou London Festive Plate 04, a plate with different Christmas sweater patterns.
The polishes I've used are OPI Coca Cola Red and OPI Alpine Snow. I know, the pattern went on a little wonky but this was the first time in months that I stamped my nails. I need to do some more stamping to get back some of my stamping skills. I turned out alright though, and I realy like result. It's perfect for Christmas.

Colors by Llarowe Santa Baby

 Hello darlings!

I'd like to show you my favourite from CbL's Winter 2015 Collection today. This is Santa Baby. 

Santa Baby is a christmas red holo with red micro glitter. This is Christmas perfection in a bottle. I literally screamed when I opened the parcel and saw this. It's so gorgeous. The red micro glitter adds sparkle and depth and looks like embedded emeralds in the base.
It sometimes flashes slightly pink but thats because of the holo effect that has a pink tone to it. Hands down my favourite from the collection. I'm not surprised though. I love, love, love red holos. The micro glitter just makes it better.
I love the name as well. Santa Baby (especially the one sung by Eartha Kitt) is one of my favourite Christmas songs. It's fun and witty and wonderful.

The photos are taken in artificial lighting. 

The formula is impeccable, it smooth and practically applies itself.  Two coats give full coverage. The finish becomes shiny and smooth, even tough there's glitter. Top coat won't dull the holo.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Colors by Llarowe Santa Baby and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

Different Dimension Nose So Bright

Hi darlings!

I've been conflicted about showing you this polish and others from Different Dimension. The reason? Bad experience with their customer service. I didn't get all the polishes I ordered from them once and even though I sent several emails and tried to contact them via Facebook they never responded. So the polish I bought,  and they didn't send, I never got. That makes me pissed and I've never bought from them again.

A bad customer service really is the number one thing that makes me never buy anything from a brand again. Luckily most polish brands have lovely customer services. I can't say that about Different Dimension. Which is sad because I really like the few polishes I have from them. 

Back to the polish. This one is Nose So Bright from last year's holiday collection. 

Nose So bright is a red cruelly with sterling silver flakes. The crelly is transparent enough to let the flakes peek through. It really is a lovely polish and it's perfect for the holidays.

The pictures are taken in artificial lighting. 

The formula is alright. It's quite thick and it's a little difficult to get even on the nails. It covers in two coats though, so it's not a major problem. 

The finish becomes super shiny when dry. 

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Different Dimension Nose So Bright  and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystak Coat. 

Cupcake Polish Just Sleighing Around

I have to catch up and show you all the polishes I'd like to show you before Christmas. I've been scheduling posts all day so you'll have at least on post a day from now on.

I have a lot of polishes from last years Holiday collections to show. This is one of them, Cupcake Polish Just Sleighing Around. 

Just Sleighing Around is a pink toned red with a strong holographic effect. It's reallly pretty. Its a warm red that works all year round. The pink undertone tones down the Christmas feel of it while still being perfect for the Holiday season.

The pictures are taken in artficial lighting.

The formula is flawless. Two coats give full coverage. The finish becomes shiny but for it to be truly glossy you need a coat of top coat.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Cupcake Polish Just Sleighing Around and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.

Colors by Llarowe Fairy Dust

Hello darlings!

Today I'll show you Colors by Llarowe Fairy Dust from the Winter 2015 Collection. 

Fairy dust is a pale grey leaning white jelly with prismatic glitter, holo and some warm, pale gold shimmer. It's absolutely gorgeous. It shimmers and sparkles just like snow. I like that it's a pale grey. I ove myself a good white, but they tend to look a little harsh on the nails and pale white-ish greys are often a lot softer to wear. The holo is subtle but adds depth and sparkle.

The photos are taken in artificial lighting.

The formula was great. It was slightly sheer, but that's to expect from an almst white jelly, so I needed three coats for full coverage.
The finish becomes a little textured but top coat makes the finish smooth and shiny.

What you see in the pictures are three coats of Colors by Llarowe Fairy Dust and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat. 

Winter Nail Art Challenge: Snow, All Kinds of Snow!

Hello darlings! 

I'm so frustrated with myself. Last week I thought I scheduled one post a day for the whole week, apparently I didn't schedule them I just saved them. I'll probably post two posts a day instead this week.

Anyway Helena at Lacky Corner has a lovely nail art challenge going on for the whole of December. Todays theme is Snow, All Kinds of Snow. 

I've wanted to this mani for a long time. I used Glam Polish Anuenue as my base and OPI Alpine Snow as my stamping polish.

It looked a lot better in real life than in my pictures. My camera wouldn't really capture the sparkle of Anuenue. It really did sparkle as much as snow does in the sun light. It was so delicate and pretty. I loved wearing this. 

The snow flakes come from Moyou London Festive Stamping Plate 02. It's a plate filled with different snow flakes. It's one of my favourites from Moyou London. 

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Colors by Llarowe Santy Claws

Hi darlings!
It's the 1st of December and the Holiday Season is truly here! So today I'll show you a Christmas polish from last year. This is Colors by Llarowe Santy Claws.

Santy Claws is a pink-ish red jelly with red and copper flakes and blue iridescent micro glitter. It's absolutely gorgeous. I really love the colour. It loks so squihy on the nails and the flakes give a lot of depth to it. 

The photos are taken in artificial lighting.

The formula is awful. Absolutely horrific. It has this thick, goopy, glue-like consistensy that is almot impossible to get even on the nail. I did two coats, even though the mani need three to be fully opaque, but I just didn't want to do another coat. That's how bad the formula is. I've tried to thin it but nothing helps. It's really sad because I love the colour and finish.
It dries quickly and becomes slightly textured so top coat is needed to make the finish shiny and smooth.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Colors by Llarowe Santy Claws and one coat of Pretty Serious Crystal Coat. 

Bear Pawlish Roseannadanna

 It's that time of the year again. The one I love the best. The Holiday season!

It's the first of advent tomorrow and I can't wait any longer. I have so many beautiful holiday polishes to show you. This is Bear Pawlih Roseannadanna. Yes, it's not a holiday polish but it has everything I love about Christmas polishes. It's red and sparkly and gorgeous.

Roseannadanna is a true red jelly with holograhic shimmer, red micro glitter and larger red, prismatic glitter. It's an absolute beauty. It sparkles like crazy. It's the perfect red for Christmas. I couldn't stop staring at my nails when I wore this.

The photos are taken in artificial lighting.

The formula is good. It's a jelly so on its own it covers in three coats. I decided to layer it over a red creme instead. It dries quickly but the finish becomes quite textured since there's so much glitter. I needed two coats of top coat to make the finish shiny and smooth.

What you see in the pictures are two coats of Bear Pawlish Roseannadanna over one coat of OPI What's Your Point-Settia. I did two coats of top coat and used Pretty Serious Crystal Coat.