Nail spam #6

Before another nail challenge it is a good time for nail spam...Just some mains and swatches I never posted and it is time to clean my manicure folder a bit.

Essence Pretty Little Thing,  Catrice Purple Regin and Essence Julia

Catrice You Better Think Pink with some nail stickers

Essence BBC Splash Refresh and China Glaze Snow

Essence Spatzl, Essence Mr. & Mrs Glitter and Golden Rose 106

Essie Madison Ave Hue, China Glaze Snow, Golden Rose 106

Essence Mauserl

China Glaze Snow

China Glaze Raspberry Fields Forever

China Glaze Purple Panic

November nail art challenge: Gothic

Today's mani is part of November nail art challenge. The theme is Gothic. I'am surprised how much I like this manicure because this theme is so not me, but I love the end result of this. I knew I want to do something like this right away. I got this nail look with the sponge, it was really easy and surprise, surprise I did't made a huge mess :) I simply applied Essie Leading Lady on my nails and sponged tips of my nails with black nail polish.

I used: Essie Leading Lady and Malena number 2

Nail spam #4

I have few manis to show you, they are not anything special just some random nail art ( except one ). It has been a while since my last nail post and I decided to have one collective :) 

First one is today's mani, I used Catrice iROSEdescent and Catrice Bronze Deco

Flip flop mani, I used China Glaze Snow, China Glaze Boho Blues and Essence I Heart Brasil

White and blue polka dots, I used China Glaze Boho Blues and China Glaze Snow

Orange with black flower, I used p2 Tangerine Twist and Malena number 2

Uma Psychic Pink

Red and pink, I used OPI My Address Is Hollywood and OPI Gloria Red

Saran wrap with Essie Naughty Nautical and Catrice Bronze Deco

Essie Boom Boom Room

Now when sun is finally out it is time for bright nails to come out too. Pink is always my go to color and Essie Boom Boom Room one of my favorites. Beautiful, bright Barbie pink is also a neon which makes it perfect summer color. On my photos you can see how Boom Boom Room looks with white base, it is brighter and you can get better coverage. When you wear it alone you have to be more careful when you apply it but you can get good coverage and brightness. However, it looks better with white base. On the photos I have one coat of white nail polish and two coats of Essie Boom Boom Boom. Sometimes I'm too lazy to apply white first but I have to say it really looks gorgeous, do you agree?

What is your favorite "sunny days" color?

31 Day Nail Art Challenge: Blue

Time to show you my mani for day 5 of 31 Day Nail Art Challenge! I did my Blue manicure with two nail polishes and I decided to do saran wrap mani. Very easy, looks cute and last time I did it was long time ago.

I used: Essence Speed Of Light Blue as base color and Essie Bouncer It's Me as my other color.

Now is also a good time to show you my swatch of Essie Bouncer It's Me. I have it since last summer but I've never posted about it. It is a beautiful, rich blue nail polish. On picture bellow I have 3 coats because it is a bit sheer but if you apply white nail polish under it is more opaque and it is brighter. However, here is how it looks alone when you apply 3 coats:

Do you like blue manis? What is your favorite blue nail polish?

Essie Naughty Nautical

One of my favorite nail polishes this summer was Essie Naughty Nautical, which was part of Essie limited edition with the same name. Beautiful blue green with loads of shimmer. The color is very beautiful and summer appropriate, it looks a little bit different in different light. In the sunlight looks more blue while under artificial light it looks more green. Ether way it is gorgeous!

Application is very easy and the nail polish dries fast! 2 coats are enough for full opacity.

Which nail polish was your favorite this summer?

My nail polish stash: pink

Finally my pink nail polishes. I was afraid of this post because I'm a pink girl and I wasn't sure how many dupes I will find. In the end it wasn't too bad but now I'm sure that there is no need to buy any "medium" pink nail polish for a year...at least :D I probably don't need any pink nail polish for some time but let's not make fake promises :D 

Here we go! I sorted them by shade, most realistic color is in the bottle. Nail wheel refused to cooperate, but here it is anyway. You can at least see diversity among the colors side by side. As always I added short description to the pictures if you are interested in that :)

Basic Beauty number 43 - This is the lightest pink nail polish that I own. Very shimmer and very sheer. I like to use it for nail art but it is also good layering.

Rimmel Star Kissed - This one is also very light, cream base with holo glitter. Very nice!

Catrice Miss Piggy Reloaded - I like this color a lot, it is soft pink with multicolored shimmer which is very subtle. Unfortunately it is discontinued. 

Essie We're In It Together - This is a true beauty! Light pink with loads of purple / blue micro glitter. 

Essence Flamingo Roses - Light pink with silver shimmer. Just a little bit darker from Essie and Catrice.

p2 Flirt With Me! - This one is light cream pink. Since I have few nail polishes very close to this one I didn't wore it a lot. 

Catrice Sweets For My Sweets - This is one of my favorites! It is perfect for nail art because it has great opacity and it looks very pretty on it's own! Like a lighter version of Barbie pink. The base is cream with loads of darker pink shimmer which is very subtle.

Deborah Milano Ballerina Tutu - When I first saw Ballerina Tutu I knew I'm gonna buy it but I only wore it once or twice. It looks gorgeous in the bottle but on my nails is just little bit to light for my taste.

Oriflame Clover Hate - I'don't have much to say about this one except that this is my oldest nail polish and I'm afraid it will end up in trash very soon :D

Maybelline Mauve Diamonds - Hm...this one was a disappointment. It looks stunning in the bottle, so shimmery and beautiful but when you apply it on your nails there is nothing. The color isn't that pretty and it is very, very sheer. You can look at the bottle in the picture above and believe me when I say that I used it only once. You probably need million shades to make something of it!

Basic Concept Open Air Kiss - I'm not very familiar with the brand Basic Concept but I like this nail polish.This one is the darkest so far and it is very pretty. The color is very interesting, dusty pink and silver shimmer. Perfect for winter holidays.

OPI My Address Is Hollywood - This one is not light and not too bright, it is right in between. The base is cream but there is loads of golden glitter which looks very pretty especially in the sun.

Golden Rose number 268 - This one is a  cream, light but much brighter then the polishes on the first picture. Very beautiful.

China Glaze Pink Plumeria - Another favorite! The color is coral pink, it  is very bright even though it is light pink. Pink Plumeria was part of last year's China Glaze Summer Neon Collection but this isn't neon and I don't mind at all because it is so beautiful and it draws a lot of attention.

Color Club Space Case - Now this would be light pink neon with loads of multicolored glitter which is not sparkly. Weird I know, but truly beautiful.

Uma Psychic Pink - Uma is another brand I'm not familiar with. Psychic Pink is bright shimmery pink. It looks nice on the nails but I have to admit I prefer how it looks in the bottle.

Deborah Milano  Love At First Sight - I was obsessed with this nail polish when it came out, so obsessed that I have a backup bottle :) I love glitter nail polishes and this one was the closest to it at the time. The base of this nail polish is pink shimmer with pink and golden glitter!

Bourjois 1 Seconde number 15 - This one looks a lot like Deborah Milano LAFS, the same shade of pink but different formula. Instead of glitter here we have shimmer. You can guess which one I prefer ;)

Here is the wheel with all the colors so far where  you can see the difference.

Next group of polishes is the problematic one :) These are my "medium" pink nail polishes. They are not light and they art not dark, also they are not too bright. The colors are very similar so I will just add their names bellow because anything else would be too confusing. Pictures of the bottles are realistic so click on them to see them more closely. The wheel looks little bit darker then in real life but you can look at it anyway. I added numbers for each bottle and nail wheel so I hope it helps.

Basic Beauty number 18

BeYu number 334

Essence Wanted

Basic Concept Miss Piggy

Avon Viva Pink

S-he number 462

Bourjois 10 Days number 15

p2 Brilliant Cosmopolitan set

Douglas number 143

Essence Naughty And Pink!

Catrice Hot Or Not?

Sinful Colors Boom Boom

Golden Rose number 322

Sinfil Colors Folly

Essence Roy's Red

Catrice Raspberry Fields Forever

Classics number 28

Catrice Fuchsiarama

...and the same picture without flash...

Essence Let Me In Pink - Dusty pink, cream and very beautiful but somehow I always forget about it. I wish I reach for it more often.

Essence Princessorize - The only difference between this and the next one is the shimmer. Base micro shimmer is the same in both polishes, but Essence has pink, purple and blue larger shimmer while S-he has larger silver shimmer. Both look beautiful but I prefer Essence.

S-he number 467 - Look at previous description.

Sinful Colors Cream Pink - Even though the name is Cream Pink this isn't cream nail polish. The base is cream pink but there is also loads of golden micro glitter which makes this nail polish very special and beautiful.

Basic Beauty number 467 - One of my darker pinks, very nice shimmery color!

Essence Bright Alert! - with Bright Alert! we came to the bright pink group, which is my favorite. Essence Bright Alert! is a nice nail polish but probably my least favorite in the picture above. The reason is that it is too sheer and it would look the best with white base but I'm always lazy for that.

Golden Rose number 66 - This one is also very pretty but same as Bright Alert! too sheer on it's own. I bought it when I was on the mission to find perfect bright pink.

China Glaze Hang Ten Toes - Absolute favorite! I love everything about this nail polish. Gorgeous purple pink color, neon shimmer...perfection!

Color Club Ultra-Astral - This one also goes to the group of my pink favorites. Bright, bright pink with glitter. Like I already mentioned Color Club glitter is not sparkly but it looks amazing!

Golden Rose number 328 - Just like Golden Rose 66 this one is not very opaque but I like how this one looks on it's own. Cream with gel like finish.

Julep Samantha - This screams summer. Just a tiny bit darker then ultimate summer neon China Glaze Pool Party.

China Glaze Poll Party - When I bought Pool Party my mission to find perfect bright pink was completed. I adore this nail polish, perfect summer color with matte finish.

So that's it! Tell me what do you think of my pink collection? Is it too big or just right
Do you have some of these nail polishes in your stash?

New in - June 2013

I have a lot new products this month. Main reason is my trip to Germany.When I went to Germany I had few products on my wishlist but nothing too crazy. I was in control most of the time but in the end I had a lot new  beauty products! You know that feeling when you are not sure are you supposed to be excited or ashamed...haha. Anyway, here is what I got!

First thing I have here is Nyx Beauty To Go - The Ultimate Beauty Box. I'm excited about this one for sure, there is so much makeup in there. I will probably post swatches in next week or so.

I also went to Lush store and bought few things. Here I have bath bombs Sex Bomb and The Comforter and massage bar Soft Coeur. I will tell you more about these in separate post.

I have two I Love...products. I wanted to try it and there was great 2 for 1 deal so I picked up body lotion I Love...Raspberry & Blackberry and shower gel I Love Mango & Papaya. Here is also new Balea Young body lotion. 

Now the nail polishes. I always buy too much nail polish, this time was no different. On picture above I have H&M polishes which I picked up for the first time...

...and here I have bunch of other nail polish. I already blog about Sally Hansen Go Bananas, Catrice I'm A Survivor,  p2 Happy Bride and Heavenly Girl and Essie Madison Ave - Hue. You will see the rest very soon. They are Essie Boom Boom Room, Essie Bouncer It's Me, p2 Adorable, p2 Lovesome, p2 Seductive, p2 Illegal, Anny Blue Hypnosis and Born Pretty Store Cosmiss number 17.

I'm so in love with p2 Sheer Glam Fame that I wanted to try another color. I picked up French Kiss, very nice dark red. On your lips looks something like tinted lip balm.

Last two products are my usual Loreal Color Glanz shampoo and Avon AT Shine Serum. When I test Shine Serum little bit more I will post my review.

As you can see I got so many product this month, did you try any of it? Which one do you want to see first?