OPI Rose Petals

I actually got this polish for my mum. She wanted a new polish, and would have probably got her usual pinky-beige frosty nightmare. I got this for her instead. OPI Rose Petals is quite a nice, a very neutral creme color. Here I'm wearing three coats, but you can wear just two easily, it will be just less opaque. I like the formula of this one, it's just right and not streaky, plus it dries quickly. I thought I wouldn't like the color of this one, but it's nice when I want a break from reds and dark colors.

Chanel 441 Cherry

This is another of Lena's polishes that I get to try. It's lovely, and adorable and makes me want to go and get one for myself. It is such a spring color that I have been wearing it for some time now. I would describe Cherry as a pink jelly that tends to look more coral at times. Here I am wearing 3 coats and you still see the visible nail line. It was really easy for me to put on, it dries very quickly and wears really well like 4+ days.
I suspect that this is similar to some of the sorbet finishes form OPI Texas collection, but I have no way to check my hunch, as it still hasn't arrived in my country.

Orly Meet Me Under The Mistletoe

I got this specifically for Christmas last year. And in fact this was my first green polish ever. Ok, I had some Revlon when I was about 13, but that was years ago and it was more silver than green. So this is definitely my first bright and dark and shiny green. Somehow I had an idea that green polish was not for me, that it was not appropriate for work\university, in short - not for me. Obviously, I was apprehensive to get one. When I saw that Orly had a pretty green in a mini version, I finally got it.
My Meet me under the mistletoe is a dark green jelly polish with duochrome green and gold tiny flakes. This is the best I can do to describe it. Two coats is plenty to make it opaque and very shiny. It also wears much better that the red I got at the same time, I wear it easily for three days.
There is one thing I really like about this polish - it doesn't look too green. I know it's a weird thing to say about a green polish, but whenever I wear it, you can actually see the gold tiny flakes much more. So it feels more safe and less green :)

OPI Conquistadorable Color

This is a very interesting color from the Espana collection. It's not exactly pink, but not exactly red either. It's sort of in between and both at the same time. It's a nice creme polish, goes on really easily and dries quickly; here I'm wearing two coats. I usually wear it when I don't want red, but still want something bright.
I like that this polish changes color\looks really different in different light, but it's really difficult to capture it correctly. In sunlight and artificial light it seems very red, like bright cherry red. In natural light it looks the closest to reality.

Orly Shine

I seem to go through three distinct stages for when I wear and buy nail polish. My polishes are also organized in the same way - nudes and light pinks; reds and more vibrant pinks; and all the rest, the weird colors, such as greens and blues etc.
Orly Shine belongs to the last group, I wonder what I was thinking when buying this. I got it some time ago when I wanted to try the ruffian manicure. Haven't really worn it since.
Shine does go on really rather well, it's a bright silver foil. I like that there is no visible brush strokes, and you can probably wear it in one thick coat, here I'm wearing two thin coats. I don't like it for a full manicure, for my taste it is just too much, however I would use it as an accent.

Procrastination at its best

Whenever I'm bored or can't sleep, this is what I do. I used Barry nail paints in Berry Ice Cream and Pure Turquoise.

OPI Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow Suede

Mmm! I'm really happy right now. I've wanted this polish for what seems forever. And as it often happens, this was precisely the polish I couldn't find anywhere. Until very recently, when I spotted on ebay, being sold literally in the country next to mine, for a reasonable price and shipping. Yes!
So here it is, Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow Suede. A beautiful dark green polish. It dries really quickly, and the application is much better than the blue suede I have. Two coats is plenty to make the polish nice and even. Oh and I managed to wear this polish for three days, which pleasantly surprised me.


Plus of course it looks amazing with a top coat on. What a beautiful shimmer! The polish looks so different when matte and shiny that I have trouble deciding which one I prefer. Both are really stunning.