Zoya Pippa

I'm sick here and sick of all the group-based tasks at this business school. At the moment I'm juggling  5 projects with 5 different teams that are due in the next few weeks. Insanity.

I started to care somewhat less about my nails here simply because I don't have the time. Zoya Pippa is a polish I never got on with. For me it was unbelievably difficult to apply. It is fairly thick and streaky, so here I'm wearing 4(!) coats of polish and in person it still looked streaky. Bad, bad all around.

China Glaze Happy Go Lucky

It is truly dreary around here, wet and grey, so a bright polish is just what is needed. Happy Go Lucky is a bright yellow creme polish. I think yellow is unflattering on my skin and thus don't own many yellow shades, so this one belong to my lovely friend Lena.
Happy Go Lucky was rather difficult to apply. After one coat I thought it would never get even. I gave up after three coats, while it still showed some streaks. But in person streaks were more visible, not critical, just hard to achieve a perfect look. All in all I like that this particular polish is so vivid and bright, a really positive colour.

Essence Fruity #4 One Kiwi A Day

I've given up a long time ago trying to understand how and when Essence trend editions appear around where I live. We certainly don't get all of them, more like every fifth if we're lucky. Plus they appear in the a chain of stores, and different shops might have different trend editions at the same time. It really is a mess.
So I try to just appreciate the nail polishes when see something I like. One Kiwi A Day is just such a polish. It is either a very yellow-leaning green, or vice versa, depending on the light source. The base has a subtle shimmer to it and bright green glitter in it which does make it look kiwi-like. I used 2 medium-thick coats.

Trendsetter revisited

After wearing China Glaze Trendsetter for a couple of days I really wanted a change, but as I didn't really have time to take the polish off I went the 'add another polish on top' route. I don't think I have any glitters that would go with this odd colour, but then I thought Flakies! Inglot flakies 205 change colour precisely from yellow to green, so they go hand in hand with Trendsetter. I like this combination a lot, I'm sure I'll wear it again.

China Glaze Trendsetter

For now I only got two polishes form the China Glaze's autumn collection, this and Midtown Magic. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought this polish, it's totally not "me". It is certainly a very interesting colour, but I find it hard to call it pretty, it's both ugly and pretty. I like that it has this lit-from-within quality to it. The colour is the most impossible shade to describe. It's a cross between green and yellow, with a hint of mustard. That's the most pleasant description I'm going with. The formula is perfect, it needs just 2 coats.

H and M I'm Not A Kiwi

Hey everyone! Today I had some free time on my hands and decided that I haven't sorted my nail polish stash in a long time, and since starting blogging it has grown considerably. When I put it all together I was surprised to discover that in my stash some colours are more represented that others, and I have few unusual colours, such as this one. H&M I'm Not A Kiwi is a yellow lime green cream polish. It looks very similar to some polishes that OPI had in the Shrek collection, doesn't it? I never got any of those as I wasn't sure I would ever wear it. But surprisingly, I do quite like this colour, it is nice for the summer. The formula on this one was okay, a little streaky, but with three thin coats it looks fine. I think it can use some thinner next time I use it. I'm surprised that I did wear it for over four days, and even then I took it off just because I wanted to change the colour.

Look by Bipa 19 Sunset

Evening everyone! How are you all doing? I'm finished with my studies till September (yea!) so I've treated myself to a couple of gorgeous polishes. I'm going to show them to you in a few days. But for now I have for you something really sunny, because I just need that. It's been raining constantly for the last three days, it's cold and miserable.
So, what have we got here? Sunset is a bright yellow cream polish. The formula is okay, though it's a bit thick. It needed three coats, yet it is still slightly uneven. As much as I want to love yellow polishes, I think it is just not for me. I wish that yellow would suit me (I've wanted to get Mimosa ever since I saw the promo pictures). Pretty much every time I try yellow polishes, they look really horrible on me, make me look sick. I guess from now on I'll just have to avoid them altogether.

Versace Heat V2060-W

This polish comes from the same time that my other Versace polishes. But this one is a total pain. I have never really had enough patience to do and wear a whole manicure with this polish. Ever.
There's only one thing I like about this polish - it's the butter yellow color with some subtle pink shimmer. Everything else is and has always been a disaster. It applies super streaky and uneven, even though here I'm wearing three coats. It looks lumpy and bumpy, and worst of all it either takes way too long to dry or it does not dry at all.
In recent months this polish has been good for only one thing - water marbling. I wasn't reluctant to use a lot of it, and in this case it looked and dried well. Oh well, at least it can be used for something, and not just lie around for no reason.

Orly Hook Up

I adore mini nail polishes in general, but especially the Orly ones like these! Not only are they cute and useful, but they also let me try out the polish, and in case I really like it I can get the full version of it.

Hook Up is a bright yellow with pearly shine to it. I must say that when I started applying it, it looked really horrible, as If my nails were awfully stained. But after 3 coats, I think it looks pretty decent!

I wore this polish for 3 days without any tip wear or chipping. The only thing I didn't like very much is that it's somewhat difficult to put on - need to be careful or brush strokes will be very visible.
Since it is my first and (currently) only yellow polish, I seriously need one without the shimmer!