OPI "Sheer" Your Toys

I'm leaving for my exchange semester in France tomorrow. I can't believe how quickly the time has come.
Today I'm wearing 'Sheer' Your Toys, an older polish from OPI, but it is a fabulous one - pale grey with a hint of pearl shimmer AND tiny copper bits. From looking at this polish you'd think that is would be rather sheer, but I only had to use 2 coats.

Blogiversary Giveaway Closed

I started this blog exactly on the 26th of January two years ago. I was thinking of a way to give back to all my readers, and I think I have come up with the perfect gift.
The polish I get the biggest number of questions is OPI DS Glamour, and since I have a spare bottle, one reader will get it from me as a gift.

To take part in the giveaway, you need to be a GFC follower of the blog, and leave a comment here with your name, e-mail and country where you're from.
The giveaway is opened internationally, and ends on February 13th. The winner will be chosen randomly.

Good luck!

Barry M Chameleon Pink

I think I like the idea of this polish better than the polish itself. The formula of this polish is really, really nice. It covers in just one smooth, buttery coat. Without top coat it is a medium shimmery pink. But it is when the top coat is added that the real magic happens. The pink turns into bright purple. But that is also where I had a bit of trouble with this polish.
Since I try to paint my nails as close to the cuticle as possible, adding top coat over the polish completely and not flooding the cuticle is difficult. Also it proved difficult to get an even colour, in some cases I must have added more top coat or overlapped the brushstrokes to produce a darker shade of purple.
But all in all it is great to be able to change the colour of my polish with just top coat without redoing my nails :)

Catrice Marilyn & Me

Hey there! Long time, no posts. I somehow have fallen off the blogging wagon for a little bit. I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that in a few weeks time I will be in France.

Since I'm still in the holiday mood, I decided to show you a rather festive polish - Catrice 550 Marilym & Me. It is a great polish, a red shimmery jelly with a little bit of red glitter thrown in the mix. It only needs two coats, dries quickly and looks like strawberries :)

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

Layla Misty Blush

Hey everyone! Long time, no see! I've finally finished all my studies that were taking up all my time, and also passed all my exams really rather well. So now I have a lot of free time. In the last few days I've put up the Christmas tree, tidied the house up, and went to see The Hobbit.
At the same time my nails have grown quite long. Today I'm wearing one of the loveliest polishes I've tried. Layla Holographic 15 Misty Blush is wonderful, such an unusual color that also has a magnificent rainbow effect. It also dries really quickly on me and needs just 2 coats.

Layla Holographic #11 Shock Pink

A couple of days ago it became cold enough so that the clouds have parted and there finally was some sun. So it was time to bring out some holographic polishes. I've decided to wear some of my untried polishes, so Layla Shock Pink it was.
It is nice, pink and holographic, plus it is fairly easy to apply. I've used 2 coats over Gosh Fix Base Coat. I really don't like that base coat very much, it smells horribly of glue, but it makes the application of these holographic polishes easier.