Jessica Showstopper

Hey guys! Sorry for being absent. I've started my first proper job after finishing university, and it involves really long hours, quite the horrid uniform, and no bright nails since I work with customers. Apparently, there are a lot of french manicures in my future :(

On a slightly nicer note, I try to wear bright and dark polishes on my days off. I got Jessica Showstopper last autumn, and it is a very fitting shade for that season - sort of olive green, with silver shimmer that makes it kind of brushstroke-y, which in this case I really like. It is definitely an ugly-pretty shade.
My bottle has a very weird half-shaved brush which makes application difficult,but the formula is fine, you only need two coats, but because of my brush I used three coats.

Catrice Berry Potter & Plumbledore

Catrice #46 Berry Potter & Plumbledore is a plum/purple polish with a striking blue shimmer. I used two coats, and it dries quick-ish. The base colour is slightly lighter that my swatches show is, but it is the shimmer that makes is interesting. And I love the name :)

OPI Pawlish Yuppy Puppy

I recently came across OPI Pawlish polishes at my local beauty shop. I have never seen them before, but they were also 50% off, so three of them came home with me. I like the concept that these are 'Colors for nails for those with tails!', but I wouldn't use it on my cat - he never sits still for long enough, and tends to chew his nails.
The formula seems to be an old OPI, and the polish has the old, thin brush. The polish is supposed to be quick-drying and a one-coat colour.
Yuppy Puppy is a lovely silver foil. Considering that is is an old polish with old formula, I would even go as far as to call this amazing. It pretty much covers in one coat, but I used two very thin ones here. It is very smooth and pleasant to the touch, and does indeed dry quicker than other black label OPIs I have.

 Here's Felix, how can I possibly paint his nails?

Dance Legend Robots vs Humans

I can't believe I've been away from my blog for 2 months. I missed it, and I missed my blogging anniversary :)
In the meantime I wore a lot of holographics whenever there was some sun. Robots vs Humans is probably my favourite - it is an unusual colour, it covers brilliantly in one coat and it is very prismatic. In short, everything I like in a nail polish, this has!

Orly Space Cadet

I have decided to wear more of the polishes in my stash that have been somewhat forgotten. So I took out Orly Space Cadet. In one word it is just amazing. Of course with all its multichrome goodness going on it is impossible to photograph. This was three coats. If I had to find a negative, on me it takes a while to dry.

Jessica Bikini Blue

I love pale blue, green and blue-green polishes of all kinds. I like how they look, so you can bet I'm craving Dior Porcelaine. But for now I'm making do with Jessica Bikini Blue, one of the palest blue polishes I have. Comparison-wise it is quite close to Essence You Belong To Me.
This was three thin coats and top coat.

OPI Midnight Blue Glitter

I haven't worn this polish in ages, and the last time I showed Midnight Blue Glitter my photos didn't really show how pretty it is. The blue glitter catches the light at different angles making the whole polish light up. This was two coats over silvery-grey polish.

L'Oreal Mysterious Icon

L'Oreal Mysterious Icon (#805) is a bronze brown shade with golden shimmer, but it also has some purple and grey mixed in the base. I don't have anything remotely close to this polish in my stash. The formula is nice too, I used 2 thin coats. The best thing about these L'Oreal polishes is the brush, it is one of the nicest rounded brushes I've encountered.

Catrice Mint Me Up

Mint Me Up came into my stash just the other day and quite by accident, but I'm really happy that it now lives with me :) It is a fantastic and delicate-looking polish, pale green wth golden shimmer and tiny copper flakes. The overall effect is quite lovely! The formula is quite good as well - I used 2 thin coats, but I think you can get away with one thicker coat applied carefully. The base color of this polish is rather similar to OPI Mermaid's Tears, but with the shimmer the effect is quite different.

Kiko 391 + L'Oreal Confettis

Happy New Year to all my lovely readers!
Kiko 391 is probably the brightest, grass-green polish I own. I don't have any other shades that are quite like this. Any brighter and we are entering neon territory. On its own Kiko 391 is a lovely creme polish, I used two thin coats, just a bit too bright for me. So I used L'Oreal Confettis on top. Confettis are actually quite lovely! It is packed with small and large black and white hex glitter as well as some faint shimmer that is hardly noticeable. Together these polishes make for a gorgeous combination!

Favourites of 2013

For me this year has definitely been the year of the minty green. These are just some that I got this year.


Dance Legend Robots vs Humans - strong brown holo that looks like this in one coat

Sephora #75 Blackjack - a wonderfully complex blue-pink-purple shade

Essence Here's My Number

Layla Emerald Divine
Catrice George Blueney
Jessica Chalk White  - White seems like such a boring choice, but this year I have found my ideal white quite by accident. I was prepared for Jessica Chalk White to be just like every other white out there, but it turned out to be rather great - it is very buttery, shiny and is easy to apply, I am wearing just one medium-thick coat here.

Colorama 120 - I like the green-blue color and the formula - smooth in one coat

Dance Legend Android

I can't quite believe that I've never got round to posting this polish, I've had it for about six months now, and even with my stash of ~500 polishes, I've still managed to use a lot of this polish. It is a favourite of mine and of my mum as well. Android is an amazing green holo with a butter smooth formula; I'm wearing just one coat. There is nothing more I can add, it is just spectacular!

Texture Week - Kinetics Private Jet

This is the last textured polish that I have to share with you. Kinetics Private Jet is a black sand-like polish. It actually looks like leather and when dry feels like plastic on the nails. This is also the polish where you can see the textured particles the most - they are white and sit on top of the polish, making it look grey, not black. This is especially noticeable on the first coat which applies very sheer, but two coats are enough to make it wearable. This is the polish that makes me appreciate the textured trend. I like how it looks and how it feels on my nails.

Texture Week - Kinetics Crying Lamborgini

Kinetics Crying Lamborgini (what's with the stupid name?) is a raspberry jelly with sand particles as well as blue and magenta pink glass flecks mixed in. Again I used just two coats, and the polish dries rater quickly. While it is pretty in its textured form, it is absolutely amazing with the top coat, and it reminds me of Orly Miss Conduct.

Texture Week - Essence Here's My Number

Okay, this, simply put, is one awesome polish.This is probably my favourite sand polish I own. It is very beautiful, both when it is textured and with the top coat. Here's My Number is a charcoal grey polish that has small matte black glitter in it as well as slightly larger holographic glitter that flashes mainly blue, green and red. This was two coats.With the top coat on it looks kind of like OPI Midnight Blue Glitter on steroids.