Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Review: KandNail CK-05 image plate


Daisy from Born Pretty Store contacted me recently to ask me of I want to review their product. I said yes and my first ever free product arrived last week. I could choose something from their web site and there are all kinds of girly products but is not a surprise that I chosen nail product. I chosen KandNail CK-05 image plate with 42 different designs and here are my impressions.


On first three pictures you can see how the plate and designs look like. To enlarge it you can just click on the picture. Like I said there are 42 different designs, great thing about that is that everyone can find something  and that this plate is something you can combine in many ways. Images on the plate may look like "all over images" but they are not, this plate is actually French Nail Art image plate and images are too small to cover all over your nail. Maybe if you have short nails you can get away with it but even this way it can be used in so many ways and you can get really creative with it.


On the picture bellow you can see how the images look when they are stamped. As you can see some of them turn out perfectly, some of them are barely visible but most of them turn out pretty good. When I was stamping on the paper I used Essence scraper and stamper and I wasn't very happy with the results ( look at the first row ) then I decided to use simple card ( pocket calendar actually ) instead of scraper and I got much better results ( look at the rest ). I guess scraper isn't the best solution for this image plate because it removes to much polish from the image and also it damages the plate. Simple old card is much better and easier way. 


Finally let's look how it looks on the nails. I was in the pink mood and I decided to go with floral design. It transmitted without any problem, image turn out great and I was done in few minutes. I was surprised how quickly I did this manicure because I still remember when I first started stamping on my nails it took me so long and I would always make a big mess...That is the reason I don't use image plates like before but maybe I could start using them more. For this mani I used Avon Pale Pink as base color, I stamped the image with Catrice Hot Or Not? and in the end I applied Catrice Sweets For My Sweets with sponge on my tips.


In the end I like the plate mostly because there is so many designs and because I can combine the designs in so many different ways. Hopefully I won't be too lazy to use it.
If you are interested to see what Born Pretty Store offers click here and if you find something you like you can use code DCL91 to get 10% off.


Do you use image plates? Do you like stamping? Do you have experience with Born Pretty Store?

Friday, January 11, 2013

Golden Rose Jolly Jewels 105 & 110


Golden Rose has amazing new line of nail polishes called Jolly Jewels. There are so many beautiful nail polishes and it is really hard to pick the favorites. First time I saw them I bought numbers 105 and 110. Few days later I came back and picked up numbers 111 and 113 ( swatches will be up probably next week ). Another interesting thing about Jolly Jewels is that few of them are dupes for some other brands, the one I recognized immediately was 115 which looks exactly like China Glaze It's A Trap-eze. But now let's look at the two beauties that I have here...

Number 105



Number 105 immediately had my attention. Baby pink base with purple micro glitter and large hex green glitter. I applied 2 coats and I was very happy with opacity because at first I thought that these won't be opaque, but fortunately they are opaque and there is tones of glitter. In the end I applied top coat because I think that it is necessary with these because it secures the glitter and manicure lasts longer.

Number 110


Number 110 is milky white base with blue micro and large hex red glitter. I applied 2 coats which was more then enough for full opacity. Like the previous polish I added top coat to this one too.

Both nail polishes contain 10,8 ml and they are easy to apply. The price of Golden Rose Jolly Jewels is little bit higher then we used to, usually Golden Rose polishes are super cheap but since this line is so amazing and it is like nothing we could find in drugstores around here I don't even mind. But  I have to say that it would be better if the price is like it used to be so everyone could get one or two bottles more...It is how it is and in the end I'm glad that Golden Rose went with something interesting like this, because all the Jolly Jewels look like some indie brand nail polishes. I hope they will have more polishes like this in the future!

Monday, January 7, 2013

Empty #4


Loreal Casting Creme Gloss ( 535 ) - I've been using Loreal Casting for years and I am more then happy with it. The color is shiny and it doesn't wash out quickly. Usually I color my hair every three months ( more or less ) and I've noticed that the color is preserved the most when I'm using Loreal shampoo and conditioner. That is not a problem for me because Loreal is my favorite brand for shampoo and conditioner anyway.

Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur Hair Repair Ultimate Repair - Very good product, great for dry hair and if you have problems brushing your hair like I do. Only bad thing about this product is the smell.

Balea Trend It Up dry shampoo - Nice product, still the only one I tried. I still don't feel the need to explore more, this is good enough. Only thing that I don't like is that I go through this so quickly, I only use it few times and it is gone...

Balea Young Funky Jungle shower gel - I already told you how much I love Balea Young shower gels. Just look at the packing, there is no way I could pass on that!

Avon Planet Spa Mediterranean Olive Oil and Dead Sea Minerals- Both products are travel size which was great for me because it can fit anywhere and doesn't take a lot of space. Quality of both lotions is great, I like them very much. Between the two I prefer Dead Sea Minerals.

Eveline Art Scenice Silicone Make-Up Base - I love this product. Something I will definitely repurchase! 

Dolce & Gabbana The One - One of my favorite perfumes ever. The reason why I had it for years is because I wore it only in special occasions. I just didn't want to run out of it. I'm sad that it is gone and I'm hoping that I will own it again. 

Loreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara - This actually shouldn't be in "empty" category because it is still not empty, but...When I first tried the mascara it was great, I really loved it and it was great for a while but then suddenly it was like I have a different product. It just didn't do the job properly , my lashes were stack together every time and it was very difficult to take it off as well. Every time I would apply this mascara it would ruin the whole look so I don't see the point of using it anymore. 

Did you tried any of these products?

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Halfway to the end of season: Revenge, Once Upon A Time and Grey's anatomy

Winter break is slowly coming to and end!! I'm little bit late with my recaps this time but I didn't forget about them...you can probably expect TV show spam in next few days :)

Revenge


Revenge is one of my favorite TV shows. First season was amazing and in season 2 everything is still going great. At first I was little bit afraid that the story will get too complicated and that nobody will be able to figure out what is really happening. Fortunately everything is going great, the story is still very interesting and all the characters I really love are still awesome. Even the new characters fit in perfectly! I'm usually not leaning to new characters but Aiden is perfect to me and I have a real problem with couples in this show.

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For now I ship Emily and Aiden, while through whole first season I couldn't decide between Jack and Daniel :D

Once Upon A Time


Another show that I really love is Once Upon A Time. Season 2 is going great and if you still not watching it I don't know what are you waiting for. I really enjoy every single episode and this is definitely one of the best TV shows out there. It is amazing how they combine fairytales with real world and how they mixing and matching the stories and characters. Another thing that I love is the fact that the characters who were little bit boring in first season like Mary Margaret and David are amazing now as Snow and Prince...also newcomers Cora and Hook are amazing. Second part of season is starting tonight and I can't wait!

Grey's Anatomy


Grey's Anatomy is on Season 9. Nine!!! Which is surprisingly great! After terrible final of season 8 and season 9 opening with so much death I thought that there is way that this this show could be any good any more but somehow they did it. This season beside our "old" cast who are now all grown up doctors they added interns and it is really fun to watch the show this way.So, once again I'm enjoying Grey's Anatomy but I hope that everything will stay positive. There was more then enough of death for our main characters, if someone from the cast wants to leave the show...fine, let them go...in some normal way, move them in another city don't think about spectacular ways to kill them! Please!!

Do you watch any of these TV shows?

Friday, January 4, 2013

Essie We're In It Together


One of the most beautiful pink nail polishes is Essie We're In It Together. Soft pink with loads of pink and blue / purple micro shimmer. First time I saw swatches of this nail polishes I loved it, so when I saw it in person I couldn't pass. We're In It Together is such a pretty color, I'm surprise that I love it so much because I usually reach for brights but this delicate pink looks so beautiful on the nails and has a beautiful finish because of multi color shimmer.
Application was easy, the bottle contains 13,5 ml. Another great thing about this nail polish is that on my nails it lasts abound four days. That doesn't happen a lot.


Did you tried Essie nail polishes?

Thursday, January 3, 2013

...and that's who I am

I'm sure you saw posts like this on several blogs so far, since I could watch them all the time I decided to do it too!! So, this is who I am...






























What about you?

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