Category: Shimmer

Misa – Shields Up

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Here’s my review of Misa Shields Up multichrome polish that I promised for today. This is a beautiful lilac polish that has green and grey tones to it plus some silver micro-glitter. Very discreet shade that has just the thing to make it something that people will notice. I was a little afraid the shade would be too cold for my warm toned skin but luckily I was wrong and it looks beautiful on me.

Shields Up is pretty sheer and applies nicely. It would require at least three coats but I only did two since I read Scrangie‘s review about these polishes and found out that they might bubble and the drying time is a bit on the long side. First I applied two coats of Poshe base coat and let dry very well. Then I applied one thin coat of Shields Up. I waited about 10 minutes before applying the second coat. Once again I used Seche Vite as top coat.

Even though I tried to be careful with the application the polish still bubbled a little bit. Also the dry time was long. I still managed to get the mani all dried up without denting it once and Seche Vite made some of the bubbles disappear. IRL you can’t really see the bubbles unless you look really closely but they are pretty obvious on the photo. Anyways, this is such a nice polish that it’s worth a little trouble.

This one was really hard to photograph so that the true beauty of it would be captured. On the first photo you can see the light lilac which is the main color of this polish. On the second photo you see how it looks green depending on the light and angle the light hits your nails. On a certain light it can also look silver grey.

In this mani I used: Poshe base coat x2, Shields Up x2 and Seche Vite on top.

 


Sephora by OPI – Cab Fare

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Here’s photos of Sephora by OPI Cab Fare polish. Bright yellow shade with yellow, pink and green shimmer.

Yellow polishes are usually like nightmares to apply but this one was great. Though this time the problem was the fact that Cab Fare is very sheer. Three coats wasn’t enough for an opaque result and I don’t think a fourth coat would’ve made much of a difference. Should try this over a layer of white polish for more opaque result.

As I said this applied very well and three coats dried quickly with Seche Vite. As sheer as this was I still love it!

The closeup photo is very blurry and I was just trying to get the shimmer to show up a little.

 

Sephora by OPI – Leaf Him At The Altar

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Let’s continue with the Sephora by OPI mini collection polishes. This time I’m wearing gorgeous green shade, Leaf Him At The Altar. This one is a metallic-frost (or something of the sort) polish. In my collection this is unique and it’s a totally beautiful color. This is clearly green and doesn’t have for example gold tones in it.

Application was alright and two coats was enough for my nails. Longer nails probably need the third coat. Drying time was short with a little help from Seche Vite. Brush strokes are somewhat visible but it doesn’t look bad at all. For all of you green lovers out there this is a shade worth owning.

In this mani I used Nail Tek II x1, Leaf Him At The Altar x2 and Seche Vite to dry it all up nice and fast.

 


Sephora by OPI – Sample Sale

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This one is like Opening Night’s red little sister, stunning red shimmer polish. In a certain light this one looks like it’s glowing from the inside. The red shade on this is gorgeous and fits the time of the year perfectly.

This also applied very well and dried fast. Two coats was enough for an opaque result. I like this shade so much I might actually finish whole mini bottle someday.

In this mani I used: Nail Tek II x1, Sample Sale x2 and Seche Vite on Top. The photo doesn’t do justice to this polish and I couldn’t capture the inner glow this one has.

 

Sephora by OPI – Opening Night

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This is a perfect choice for my first swatch from the Sephora by OPI 18 minibottles collection. Sephora by OPI Opening Night is a stunning blue shimmer polish. This shade is so deep and still clearly blue, not black in any light.

This is a dupe for OPI Yoga-Ta Get This Blue!. I compared this next to each other on my nail and Yoga-Ta Get This Blue! is tiny bit deeper blue and has brighter shimmer. The difference is too slight for my camera to capture so no use taking a pic. If you have neither of these polishes and you have to choose between the two I recommend YGTB! cos that one is just a tiny tiny bit more beautiful.

This polish is so pigment-rich and applies so smoothly. One coat was enough for my short nails and it dried super-fast. Perfect!

In this mani I used: Nail Tek II x1, Opening Night x1 and Seche Vite on top.

 


Color Club’s Lava Lamp with Dior’s Indian Saffron + an attack of a killer balcony window

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Here’s a nice summer-y manicure. Color Club Lava Lamp is bright neon orange creme. It’s really cool on it’s own but this time I wanted some depth to the shade so I added Dior Indian Saffron on top of it. Indian Saffron is sheer, peachy color which has a lot of micro-glitter in it.

In the first photo I have one coat of OPI NNS and two coats of Lava Lamp.

On the Second pic I have added two coats of Dior Indian Saffron and a coat of Seche Vite on top.

In the last pic you see what happened to my poor nail yesterday morning. Killer balcony window attacked my left index finger nail and almost tore the whole thing off. I can tell you that really HURT and it actually still does! The torn part is still attached and it’s hanging by a tiny bit of nail. I don’t have the balls to remove it cos it hurts way too much. Now I keep hitting it everywhere and screaming every 5 mins. I filed the nail as short as I could after taking that pic and now I try to survive with a little help from a band aid for the next couple of weeks.

Now I’m also gonna have to live with one nail shorter than the others for a while cos I don’t want to cut all of my nails super short. At least I’m on a maternity leave and no one pays attention to my nails here at home :P

 

Photo taken in sunlight. This is so bright my camera couldn’t handle it too well.
Photo taken under artificial light to show the glitter a little better 
Oh the horror!!!

 

China Glaze – Golden Spurs

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After that glitter overdose and the last mani that was about as attractive as dog puke I decided to go for something a little more subtle. China Glaze Golden Spurs was perfect for that. I got this ages ago but never tried it until now. I have so many polishes that I have never tried and I’ve had them for a long time now. So I made a decision not to buy any nail polish until I have worn all the polishes I have at least once. Though I’ll let myself slip if I run into some extremely gorgeous polish for a great price.

Golden Spurs is from China Glaze Fall 2008 Rodeo Diva collection. Beautiful golden sand-y brown shade with a lot of gold shimmer. This is thin in the bottle and applies like a dream. Took only two coats to be opaque and dried really fast.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, Golden Spurs x2 and Seche Vite on top.

 

(Photo taken in sunlight)

 

In a mood for nude – Color Club’s Linen & Silk

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Right now I love having nude nails. I spent quite some time without wearing any polish. If I do my nails I use sheer/light colors or do a basic french mani. This happens to me every now and then and passes quite quickly ;)

Color Club’s Linen & Silk is a perfect choice when I’m in a mood for nude. Light sand colored shimmer polish applies perfectly starting from the first coat and is opaque on the third coat.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, Linen & Silk x2 and Seche Vite on top.

 

Sinful Colors – San Francisco

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I got this Sinful Colors shade San Francisco from my trip to USA in August. Took me this long to try it out.

This is a really bright kinda poison green looking to me and it has a lot of micro-glitter in it. Shade is gorgeous and as a big green lover I just had to have it ;)

San Francisco is surprisingly sheer and it takes three coats for longer nails to be opaque. It also took quite a long time to dry but the cheap price and the stunning green shade makes the negative things much easier to handle. This lasted without chipping for several days and the removing wasn’t too bad either. Next time I’ll use two coats of base coat though cos this dyed my nails nasty green.

In this mani I used: OPI NNS x1, San Francisco x3 and Poshe on top.

 

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.