China Glaze - Rendezvous With You

Today I have a gorgeous polish to show you.

Rendezvous with you is a dark purpley grey foil from China Glaze's 2013 Autumn Nights collection.
It's really pretty and a bit vampy! It looks stunning in sunlight!

The formula was great on this one and made application a breeze. Furthermore it's a one coat wonder and drying time is also great!

Here it is with no top coat in natural light.

And in direct sunlight.

I felt like spicing it up a little, so I gave it a layer of my homemade holo top coat.

Here is what that looks like in direct sunlight.

And one where you can see the holo effect a bit better. *yay holo*

What do you think?

Application: 9/10
Opacity: 10/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Buy again: Yes.

Spoiled - Are Mermaids Real?

Are Mermaids Real? is a purple base with gold shimmer from Spoiled by Wet 'n Wild. It's really pretty and the gold is very visible. Which gives it a great effect and sparklyness.

The formula was fine and so was application. It took 2 coats to get opaque and drying time was ok.

Here it is with 1 layer of top coat in natural light.

And in direct sunlight.

What do you think?

Application: 8/10
Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Buy again: Maybe.

Birthday nails!

Yesterday was my birthday *yay* and we were celebrating both saturday (with friends) and sunday (with family), so of course I needed nails that was fitting for the occasion.

Here are my birthday nails in direct sunlight:

The nail art are all made with nail polishes this time (a list will come at the end) and I used google for inspiration.

One last in the shade.

What do you think?

The polishes I used:

Top from left to right:
OPI - DS Opulence
OPI - My Very First Knockwurst
OPI - Alpine Snow
OPI - Pink-ing of You
OPI - Red Hot Rio
OPI - Kiss Me I'm Brazilian

Bottom from left to right:
OPI - I Just Can't Cope-acabana
OPI - Black Onyx
China Glaze - Kinetic Candy
China Glaze - Grape Pop
China Glaze - Four Leaf Clover
A England - Excalibur

China Glaze - Grape Pop & Be Merry, Be Bright

Today I have 2 polishes that I want to show you.

Grape Pop is a purple creme from China Glaze's 2010 Up & Away collection. It's a beautiful pure purple and it looks so great! So far my favorite purple creme.

The formula was a little thin, but application was not a problem and it was opaque in 2 coats, so it didn't really have much effect except that I really needed to be careful to take some of the polish of the brush or there would just be too much and it would run, but as long as I just wiped the brush before applying it there were no problems. Drying time was great.

Here it is with no top coat in natural light.

I wanted to spice it up a little so I gave it some glitter.

Be Merry, Be Bright is a glitter topper with red and purple glitters from China Glaze's 2013 HoliGlaze collection. It doesn't seem very christmassy, but I like it anyway.

The formula was good on this one and not thick at all, but it did need a little help distributing the glitter, not much and the glitter payoff was great. I only used 1 coat. The drying time was great on this one aswell.

Here it is with 1 layer of top coat in natural light.

What do you think of the 2 polishes and the combination?

China Glaze - Grape Pop
Application: 9/10
Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8,5/10
Buy again: Yes.

China Glaze - Be Merry, Be Bright
Application: 8/10
Opacity: N/A
Colour, prettiness: 7/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 7,5/10
Buy again: Maybe.

A England - Briarwood

Today I have another older swatch for you of a pretty A England polish.

Briarwood is a burgundy polish with gold shimmer and a scattered holo effect from A Englands Burne-Jones Dream collection. It's really beautiful although it looks a little brownish in low light.

The formula is great and application is a breeze with only 2 coats for full opacity. Furthermore the drying time between coats are great aswell.

Unfortunately there was no sunshine when I took the photos, which is a real shame, because it looks SO stunning in sunlight!

This is what it looks like with 1 layer of top coat in natural light.

What do you think?

Application: 1010
Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Buy again: Yes.

Essie - Toggle To The Top

Today I have another one of the old swatches for you.

Toggle To The Top is a dark raspberry filled with glitter and shimmer from Essie's 2013 Winter collection.
It's super luxurious and look so pretty and sparkly! A perfect color for christmas.

The formula and application was great, it was opaque in 2 coats and drying time was okay.

I have a bit of a strange relationship with Essie because I really feel it's "hit or miss" with their polishes. It ranges from really great (like this one) to really horrible and you just NEVER know which end of the scale you get. I have a few of them and most of the ones I have I'm happy with but, but that's because I always reads reviews before buying Essie.

Anyway here is what it looks like with 2 layers of top coat in the shade.

And in sunlight.

So pretty and sparkly!

What do you think?

Application: 8/10
Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 9/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8,5/10
Buy again: Yes.

Color Club - Kismet

The next 3 days I'm doing theater which means I'm not allowed to wear nail polish, so I will be showing you some old swatches. Just FYI so you don't wonder about the nail shape and length.

Anyway today I have a great polish to show you.

Kismet is a goldish lime green linear holo from Color Clubs 2013 Halo Hues collection. It's simply awesome! I love the color and the holo is very "in your face". Even in low light you can still see a bit of the holo effect.

The formula is great and it's really easy to apply evenly even without an aquabase, there is no streaking or bald spots! It's opaque in 2 coats and drying time is great as well. All in all a fantastic polish.

This is what it looks like with 1 layer of top coat and in the shade.

In sunlight *yay*

The holo in this is SO strong! I love it!

What do you think?

Application: 10/10
Opacity: 8/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 8,5/10
Buy again: Yes.

China Glaze - Watermelon Rind

So the long natural nails didn't last long this time. I broke 2 of them so I trimmed them all down *sob*
But now operation "Strong and long nails" have started! Hoping I can get them longer and more durable so they wont break all the time, so for a while you'll have to live with the short stubby nails...

Anyway today I have a beautiful polish from China Glaze to show you.

Watermelon Rind is a gorgeous green polish with hints of blue and silvery glass fleck shimmer from CG's 2009 Summer Days collection. It's really pretty and even though it's a little dark it's still very summery and looks so great and sparkly in sunlight!

I got this polish when www.kosmetik4less.de had a 40% off sale a few weeks ago along with 4 other CG polishes which ended up costing me around 20 DKK pr. bottle. I can live with that *teehee*

The formula on it was a bit thin which made application a little annoying because it ran a bit into the sides, but it wasn't too bad. It was opaque in 3 thin coats and drying time was average.

This is what it looks like with no top coat in the shade.

And in sunlight

Hmm... I realized after seeing the photos that it looks like the polish have made bubbles on the nails, but it's just the light that's being obnoxious.

I felt like a bit of stamping today so I grabbed China Glaze - Passion and made a bit of gold stamping on them. It looks a little christmassy, but I like it!

In the shade.

And in direct sunlight.

What do you think?

Application: 6/10
Opacity: 6/10
Colour, prettiness: 8/10
Value for money: 6/10
Overall: 6,5/10
Buy again: I really like the color of it, so I might.