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.

Hema #10

I really like all the small Hema polishes. They have funky colours and cute small bottles. Plus it is a reminder of my time spent in Amsterdam. Good times!
Hema #10 is a bright and vibrant metallic blue shimmer.I thought that the color was not that unique, but still got it. I like how it looks on my pale skin tome. I used three thin coats, no top coat.

 

OPI Sonic Boom

Because I couldn't leave OPI Fly alone, I also tried layering OPI Sonic Boom over it, since they have similar base colours. Sonic Boom is a very sheer blue polish with green-yellow shimmer in it. I suppose you can get it to be opaque eventually, but I should think that it will take 3+ coats. This polish looks the prettiest in the bottle as you can notice some pink flashes as well. I'm not sure how easy is this polish to find (mine is black label) but I have seen a few newer, white label bottles in my local shop. Since it is an old polish, it takes a while to dry on its own, but i think it is absolutely worth it. I suppose the next thing I should do is try to see how many coats it will take to get opaque.

OPI Fly

OPI is by far my favourite brand, it is also the largest part of my stash. Fly represents everything I like about their polishes. The colour is great - bright, vibrant and very pretty. The formula is also fantastic, two coats here. It dries quickly and lasts some 3-4 days on me.

Barry M Blue Moon

Blue Moon is a great polish in theory. Pale blue, with blue shimmer, yet when it comes to the polish itself it leaves me somewhat unsatisfied. I think that I don't have enough patience to deal with how sheer it is\how uneven it goes on. You need 3-4 coats to get it looking like this, and frankly, I think the look can be achieved by layering it over a pale blue creme polish, since I just don't have the patience to wait for 4 coats to dry, even if it looks nice.

Catrice George Blueney

Catrice nail polishes appeared in the shops some time around the New Year. Needless to say that I got a few. And by a few I probably mean around 10. I chose all the pretty and shimmery shades. George Blueney #915 was one of them.
It is gorgeous, truly stunning! Deep, shimmery blue. This was two coats. The only thing I'm not completely crazy about is the brush this polish has. It is rounded at the edges and is too soft for my liking, it makes more difficult to paint close to the cuticle for me, so I prefer the old Catrice brushes.
Also, on Saturday we went to Reims. I liked the city, it is so much better than Troyes where I'm currently stuck. The city itself is nice, but they have the most spectacular cathedral. The attention to details is just sick!

Hi! And Layla Holographic 07 Ocean Rush

Hi there! I has been a while. I've been in France for just over a week, and it certainly takes some getting used to. I do like the studies here, and the fact that they are intense, but they leave me exhausted by the end of the day, hence no posting.
One thing that I find unbelievable here is that pretty much everything is closed on Sundays and during the week only work till around 7 pm during the week. Whaaaat? Shops, supermarkets, cafes and restaurants closes on Sunday. This is just mindbogglingly to me, since back home evenings and the weekends is THE time to go out, shop etc. The town itself is quite pretty if small, it has a lovely old town with cathedral and crooked houses.

As for nail polishes a few of them came with me to France, it was so difficult to choose which ones to take with me. I did take a few Layla's since they are so pretty. Ocean Rush is a gorgeous bright blue with an insane holographic rainbow. The formula on this one is good but weird. It only needs two coats and dries quickly, but my bottle have some lumpy bits in it compared to the other three Layla polishes I own. In the sun it is even more spectacular, so much so that my camera couldn't deal with all the awesomness.

Essie Bobbing For Baubles

I've recently started swimming again. I love swimming, but lately between lack of time and the pool being closed for reconstruction, I've fallen off the wagon a little. With all the swimming, my skin is super dry and any polish doesn't last.
Bobbing for Baubles is great. It is only the second Essie polish that I've ever try, and you can colour me impressed. Not only is it a beautiful colour, but the formula is utter perfection. This could be applied in just one coat, but given how clumsy I am, I used two coats on some nails.

China Glaze Eyes Like Sapphires

I've been stuck in the house for a couple of days, doing a lot of reading for one of the courses I'm taking. My brain is just about ready to explode, so I've decided that I need a break, and why not paint my nails in the process.

I got Eyes Like Sapphires as part of the We Adorn You set some years ago. It is a brilliant blue shimmery polish that also has a lot of small silver glitter in it. Here I'm wearing 2 coats. The colour of this polish is amazing, bright and vibrant sapphire blue. A really fitting name. The litter in it is not so great. It stays on the surface, and really eats up the top coat. It makes it look as if I dipped my nails into sand.

Max Factor #41 Meteorite

When Max Factor came out with their Max Effect mini polishes, everyone pounced at how great Fantasy Fire was and how it reminded everyone of that one amazing elusive Clarins polish.
But there are actually a few other shades that I find quite interesting. Around here Max Factor have redone their displays for the first time ever, and they now include a handful of mini Max Effects. Meteorite is a pretty polish, a sort of purple leaning blue, and the finish is kind of a foil, I guess. This was two coats.

Barry M Denim

Thank to my friend Sophia, I have a regular and steady supply of Barry M polishes. Today I have Denim to show you. It is a very interesting polish, it dries to a sort of satin finish, and of course looks gorgeous with a top coat on. It is a gorgeous blue, and I am wearing only one coat. I don't think it gets better than that.

And here it is with a top coat on. In person the difference is more noticeable, I think.

Of all the polishes I have, the closest in look and feel is the OPI Russian Navy Suede, although Barry M Denim is less matte without the top coat. Colour-wise Barry M is brighter and more blue, while OPI looks slightly darker and leans more purple.

NOTD: Essence Into The Dark

I have submitted my thesis on Tuesday. It feels so good!!!!! Now I have at least a week to procrastinate as well as meet all my friends I haven’t seen in ages, before I have to think of defending my work. Also, we’ve moved to a summer house, and it’s freezing. The only one who is truly happy is the cat, an opportunity to explore all the nooks and crannies, watching the birds, he’s loving it. And I’m enjoying sitting very close to the fire place trying to keep warm. I am awaiting the day when it is warm and not raining outside.

The nail polish I’m wearing today is Essence 02 Into The Dark, I’ve had it for a while and haven’t worn it before. It is really pretty, dark blue with silvery white shimmer/glitter. This was two coats.

Barry M #292 Navy

This is quickly becoming my favourite blue polish ever. It is just dark enough for my taste, and has just the right amount of shimmer. The application was really easy too, two thin coats here. As much as I like Navy on its own, it is also great to layer stuff over it.

Illamasqua Phallic

This is one of the polishes that came home with me from London. While I kept promising myself that I wouldn't be getting anything from Illamasqua, I am clearly weak.
This polish looked the most appealing when I was looking through their display, there was something about the gorgeous shimmer that I liked most.
The formula on this one was just okay the first time I tried it. It was a bit too thick for it to apply evenly and later on I even noticed a few bubbles. Back home I added a couple drops of thinner and now this polish is utter perfection! I used two coats here.

OPI DS Sapphire

Hey everyone! I've been neglecting my blog lately, life got in the way :) I'm seriously stuck with the research for my degree. Plus there are a hundred other things that need doing.

This is a rather cool polish, I think it's a duochrome holographic beauty. It's clearly blue with a prominent rainbow effect, but there is also a flash of pink visible. It is on the sheer side, so here I am wearing three coats. There is one thing I don't like - the silver on the cap rubs off like crazy.