Essie - Marshmallow

Ugh!

There are polishes that are tricky to apply and there are "I-will-never-use-this-again" polishes. Marshmallow has qualified into the second group. The white crelly finish is so fancy, but the formula... 

OH 

MY

LORD

!

It was just awful. After three coats it looked okay, a little bit more streaky than in the pictures though.  When the brush touched a part of the nail that I had already painted it left bald patches. 

This is my base for tomorrow's nail art sunday but I just had to post this and warn you. NEVER BUY THIS WORTHLESS POLISH! I love the finish but it's so not worth the time it took to apply it. 

Sorry about the rant, but this was a terrible nail polish experience. 

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

365 Days of Color - Horcrux collection

Hello muggles!

I have a wonderful collection to show you today. It is TO DIE FOR. Litterally, Voldie... I mean He-who-must-not-be-named died because of these. Oops SPOILER ALERT :P I was really pleased with the delivery time. I ordered this collection on the seventh of January and received it today. I think that's pretty impressive. First some random mumbo jumbo. All polishes are swatched without base and top coat. When it comes to formula I was really pleased with all of them, no problems whatsoever. The bottle and brush are the classic indie type. I really like that brush, it's pretty small and works great for me. 

About the collection. It consists of seven polishes, duh :P Two jellies with glitter, two glitter toppers, two full coverage polishes and one shimmer topper. Besides the polishes in the collection I have also used Nordic Cap - NP12, OPI - Moonraker and Essie - Borrowed and Blue. Okay, enough babbling time for some swatches!

Btw I have them listed in the order they where destroyed. Did you really expect anything else?

The Diary

First out is The Diary. This is a beautiful grey jelly with dark grey prismatic glitter. I have applied two coats over one coat of Moonraker. I am a big fan of grey polishes and this one was no exception. I think it's stunning!

The Ring

Next out is The Ring. I have on coat layered over The Locket and I love this combination. I usually don't go for colours like this but I'm definitely going to broaden my horizon. It's a calm colour but with a twist and I think it works pretty well with my skin tone.

The Locket

This is The Locket on it's own. A warm olive green metallic polish. The formula of this one was magical. It applied just like butter. I needed three thin coats to achieve full coverage. 

The Goblet

The Goblet is a classic golden topper. I have a few similar so I wasn't super excited about this one but it's a nice topper. Easy to apply and the glitter spread evenly. I have one coat over The Snake. 

The Diadem

This is one of my favourites. The Diadem is soft glitter topper. The mix of blue, gold and silver really works for me. The glitter application was easy with this one as well. No problems whatsoever. I have two coats over Borrowed and Blue. 

The Boy Who Lived

"Harry Potter, the boy who lived. Come to die. AVADA KEDAVRA!". Need I say more? Best scene ever. This polish is Harry Potter for me. His black hair and his mother eyes. It's just brilliant. I have two coats over one coat of NP12.

The Snake

The Snake, what a finally! Grass green cream polish with wonderful golden shimmer. Nagini would have loved to wear this. Well... that would require nails. Snakes don't have nails. But still. Two coats, applied like smooth snake venom. Err. Never mind. 

I LOVE THIS COLLECTION! Enough said. If you also love it you can order it here for 56 USD. This is my first HP collection but definitely not my last.

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Midnight mani - French skittle

I couldn't sleep last night, so I made a midnight manicure lol. I wanted to try my holo TC from CbL with different pastel colours. So I ended up with a french skittle. 

As a base I have two coats of Ciaté - Amazing gracie. The pastels are (index to pinkie) Models Own - Strawberry tart, Maybelline - Mint for life, Essie - Borrowed & blue and Models Own - Grape juice. Then I finished the mani of with two coats of CbL - Leather & Lace. 

I like this mani, I think it's super cute. The TC from CbL is great. No problems with application or drying time. That's all for now, might redo my nails later today lol.

Until next time, take care!

/Christina

Essie - Hors D'Oeuvres

BOOM! 

New years eve attacked my nails xD This polish is amazing. Gold base with silver glitter, how could it possibly go wrong? On the pictures I have three coats of Hors D'Oeuvres and two coats of SV. Drying time is average, perhaps a little longer. The only complain I have is that the gold shimmer spreads like the plague, lol. But that can also have to do with the fact that I painted my nails waaaay past my bedtime. 

Time to sleep, I'm going to work tomorrow before I'll celebrate with my boyfriend, my BFF and my parents two poodles :D Hope that you all will have a great new years eve. Make sure to be safe with all the fireworks! 

Until next time, take care and happy new year!

/Christina

Essie VS CbL

Hi holiday lovers!

Hope that you're doing great and are excited about christmas. I'm such a christmas junkie, I love it!

Today I have a comparison for you. It's between Colors by Llarowe - Come dance the hora and Essie - On a silver platter. Both of theme are beautiful and I enjoy wearing them. On my index and ring finger I'm wearing two coats of Come dance the hora and on my middle and pinkie finger I'm wearing two coats of On a silver platter. As you can see, On a silver platter has a gold shimmer base while Come dance the hora has a silver prismatic base. Also OASP has allot of purple prismatic glitter in different sizes. CDTH on the other hand has purple glitter in two different sizes, although there are mostly small glitters. 

So, do I need both of them? OF COURSE! They are similar and different at the same time. I think that it's fun since it's not a typical holiday polish but even so it's included in both a mainstream and a indie brands holiday collections. 

Now all that's left is for you guys to enjoy the pictures :)

  

Until next time, take care!

/Christina