Author: RiaG

L’oréal Resist & Shine Titanium – 732 Black Violet

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I bought my first polish from the new L’oréal Resist & Shine Titanium Blackgloss collection, shade 732 Black Violet. This is a very dark violet and in some lights it just looks black. In a little bit brighter light you can see the violet shade clearly though. Polish also has fine shimmer in it but you can’t really see it on the nails under a normal light. This is a very beautiful polish and I have already today gotten compliments on how pretty my nails look ;)

Black Violet is quite thick in the bottle but not impossible to apply. You shouldn’t even try to apply two coats of this cos it’s just too thick on the first coat. In this case thickness doesn’t really matter though cos this polish is so highly pigmented that you’ll have an opaque result with just one coat. Regardless of a thick layer of polish it dried very fast with Poshe.

I’m actually a bit surprised on the quality of this polish. Just one coat and a very intense and opaque result. I think I’m gonna at least get the blue and turquoise shades from this collection too. These are on stores for limited time only so go get yours while you can.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, Black Violet x1 and Poshe on top. Pics taken under a very bright artificial light.

 

Black for Halloween! OPI – Baby It’s “Coal” Outside!

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I’ll continue with the same theme and now it’s charcoal black for the Halloween week manicure. OPI Baby It’s “Coal” Outside! is from the Holiday In Toyland 2008 collection.

Baby It’s “Coal” Outside! is black, shiny polish with silver micro-glitter. This applies pretty well and needs at least two coats for an opaque result. With Poshe this dried quickly too and the result is SHINY! Perfect shade for the time of the year and Halloween parties :D

In this mani I used OPI NNS x1, Baby It’s “Coal” Outside! x2 and Poshe Super Fast Drying TopCoat.

 

Halloween week :D

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This is Halloween week and I decided to start it with an orange-black combination mani. I used China Glaze Code Orange with a rose from Konad plate M13 done with Konad black special polish. I also added some black pearls. I started with a quite subtle mani and we’ll see about blood red and black nails with skulls on them later this week ;)

 

Borghese – Espresso Brown

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Then more shopping from my trip to States. Borghese Espresso Brown is coffee brown polish with lighter brown shimmer. This is a spicy shade that is perfect for fall time. This was my first experience with Borghese nail polish and I’m happy with the quality.

Espresso Brown is a bit on the thick side and the first coat applied unevenly. The second coat fixed all that and it looked perfect. Two coats was also enough for opaque result and this dried fast.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, Espresso Brown x2 and Poshe Super Fast Drying Topcoat.

 

OPI Big Apple Red with Essie Matte About You

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Mailman finally delivered my Essie Matte About You topcoat last week and I just had to test it on my OPI Big Apple Red mani. This changes your mani into matte finish in front of your eyes and dries really fast. I really like the matte finish on this bright red mani. Matte About You turns any one of your manis into matte and that brings a welcome change to the regular look. I’m more than happy with this product :)

In this mani I first had the day before’s OPI NNS x1, Big Apple Red x3 and Poshe on top. Then the following day I applied one coat of Matte About You on top of all that.

 

OPI – Big Apple Red

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Bright red mani for a change. This time it’s OPI’s Big Apple Red. Many people think that red polishes are boring and only old ladies have red nails. My opinion is that red nails are elegant, sexy and never out of style. There’s also so many shades of bright red that everyone can find one that goes with their skintone.

Big Apple Red is true bright red creme polish. It’s slightly orange based and leans more towards warm than cold. This is really a classic red, just the kind that every nail polish fanatic should have in their collection.

This one is quite thin in the bottle and like many red cremes it’s a bit sheer. Since this applies perfectly and dries fast there’s no problem with applying 3-4 coats. This is really shiny on it’s own and top coats makes it even more shiny.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, Big Apple Red x3 and Poshe on top.

 

Color Club – Love ’em Leave ’em and Wild At Heart

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Then the last two polishes from the new Color Club collection. These would be the two holographic shades.

Love ’em Leave ’em is sand-y/golden brown holo polish. The holo effect is not too strong on this one but still visible. One coat of this is enough for opaque result and it applies like butter. This is a really beautiful shade and not at all boring like some lighter colors can be.

Wild At Heart is a purple holo and the collection is named after it. The holographic effect is more visible on this one, this is a lot like the other Color Club holos. This is also opaque with one coat and applies oh so smoothly. This one really glows on your nails. Very pretty!

On both pics only two coats of polish without base or topcoats.

 

Color Club – Wild And Willing and On The Wild Side

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I’ve been pretty busy and I haven’t been able to blog for a few days, but now I’m back and here’s the next two polishes from the new Color Club Wild At Heart collection :)

Wild And Willing is truly awesome polish. This one is hard to descripe, it’s sort of copper-y/gold/pink-ish duochrome. This one looks amazing on nails and the shade is truly unique. Two coats was enough. The photo doesn’t do justice to the shade and you can only experience how amazing this polish is by trying it out yourself!

On The Wild Side is smokey grey metallic polish. The shade is beautiful and the polish is well pigmented but I just don’t get along with metallic finish polishes. I can’t apply them without seeing the brushstrokes on the nails :/

Again both pics only have two coats of polish and no base or topcoat.

 

Blog moved under my own domain name

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I finally got my blog moved under my own domain name. The old blogspot address is still working and it’s redirected to the new addy which is www.polishaholic.com. So please update the new address on your bookmarks. My blog is also getting a new layout design as soon as my dear husband gets it ready :)