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

Favourite Polishes of 2012

Here is a list of polishes that impressed me the most this year. Just like last year some (many?) of the polishes on my list did not come out this year, but were the ones I bought or had an opportunity to try this year.
In no particular order, here are my favourites:

OPI Every Month Is Oktoberfest. This is such a beautiful polish! It is interesting that it looks so different in the bottle than it actually is. Let's face it, I would have loved this polish for its name even if it was ugly, since I was born in Germany in October.

SpaRitual Optical Illusion. I have nothing quite like this murky, swamp-like polish.


Layla Misty Blush. Very unusual colour for a holographic polish.






OPI DS Fantasy. A perfect one coat polish with amazing depth.
Barry M Navy. It seems that there is nothing particularly spectacular about this polish, but to me it is the perfect dark blue shimmer.

Orly Miss Conduct. Happy, bright colour with some holo sparkle. A pink cousin of DS Extravagance.

SpaRitual Shooting Star. Purple, pink and blue shimmer all rolled into one!

Orly Androgynie. Funnily enough, I didn't like this polish when I first tried it, but because I don't have anything that looks even remotely close to this it makes the list.


Essie Bobbing For Baubles. Interesting colour, great formula.

China Glaze Midtown Magic. I like that it has this lit from within

Barry M Denim.



Essence Gold Old Buffy.
Essie Poor Lil Rich Girl. Festive red jelly, so shiny.

Essence Walk On the Wild Side

Favourites of 2011

Here are the polishes that I liked the most this year. Certainly a lot of them did not come out this year, but I only tried them in 2011.
For a person who is not that into blue polish, I sure have found quite a few blue polishes that I adore.

Essence Circus Confetti
Probably the coolest glitter I own, it has so many different colours, shapes and sizes, yet they all work well together.

Catrice Forget-me-not!
Purple happens to be one of my most favourite colours and this polish embodies awesome purpleness perfectly.

OPI Lunch at the Delhi
I actually don't own this one, it's my friend's polish but it is so nice! It is very feminine, work safe, but still has enough colour not to be boring.

Essence Irreplaceable
At first it looks boring, but then it is revealed in all its glory. It has theis awesome lit-from-within look.

OPI Skull & Glossbones
This is a new neutral favourite of mine, I like how it looks with my skin tone, and that it is just a slight hint of grey.

SpaRitual Earth Matters
This is a gorgeous green glitter with a hint of gold to it.

OPI Golden Rainbow
This is one awesome polish! It has big holographic glitter as well as tiny gold circles.

China Glaze Trendsetter
I unexpectedly love this ugly-pretty shade.

China Glaze Meteor Shower
It is like a starry night sky, it sparkles in different lights and angles.

OPI DS Glamour
Blue holographic goodness, what else is there to say.

Jessica Blue Diamond
I like this polish a lot because the shimmer, it is both blue and green.

American Apparel Poppy
While the colour is not that unique or special, the formula on this is pure perfection, it only takes one coat.