Paint Shop Polish: Vampire Diaries collection

Hi guys hope your having a great day! =) Mine certainly is.
Today I finally received a 3 mini polishes from Paint Shop Polish to swatch and review =).. Couple months ago Candi from PSP searched the bloggers who will be up to review their upcoming Vampire diaries inspired collection. I was one of the girls chosen for the job =) .. You can only imagine my happiness at that point =)))
So I waited for quite some time for these polishes to finally arrive,  but it was worth it.


The entire collection is 12 polishes in total, one of them is white pearly creme, 3 jelly polishes with glitters and the rest (8) are glitter toppers =)
This collection is full of some fun and versatile glitters that will look good over pretty much anything! 
It's limited edition so if you're interested in any of the polishes don't wait too long!!
you can check entire collection here : PSP Vampire diaries collection 

Candi was so good that she send a code for 10 % off from https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintShopPolish?ref=l2-shopheader-name for you : PSP10 

  
The ones that I got are all glitter topcoats.

so lets get started ...

STEFAN is a glitter topcoat jam packed with blue and holo black glitters in various shapes and sizes. Inspired by Stefan Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries.
The application is easy and smooth, there no rough edges on the glitters so you don't have to use any kind of additional top coat.
The picture bellow are 2 thin coats over Essie's Blank.  

 

 

DAMON is a glitter topcoat jam packed with purple and black holographic glitters in various shapes and sizes. Purple skull and crossbones are added, giving this polish a punk flare. Inspired by Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. 
The application , like for the previous one, is easy and smooth, there's no rough edges on the glitters so you don't have to use any kind of additional top coat.
The picture bellow are 2 thin coats over O.P.I - A grape fit! and Essie's - Liliacism

 

 

 

 

 

  

HUNTER is a red glitter topcoat with red skull and crossbones. Inspired by The Five vampire hunters from The Vampire Diaries. The formula is perfect, this one is the most opaque out of tree.. The applications was smooth as for the previous ones. The only problem I had was the skulls and the crossbones that was really hard for me to pick up. But I didn't find that to be a big problem. The photos are 2 coats

 

 

 

 

Overall I really like all the 3 polishes , If I had to choose only one that would be STEFAN.

Also I found HUNTER to be perfect for the Christmas time =)

Oh I almost forgot the most important thing in my point of view : The REMOVAL!!!

I don't know how PSP did it but the formula is perfect!! I took it off as easy as I take of any regular creme polish. Without scratching, soaking in acetone or wrapping with the aluminum foil ... Finally someone made the perfect glitter polish =) Thank you Candi for that <3

All of the PSP polishes are hand made. CRUELTY FREE. Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Formaldehyde & Toluene FREE.  Also shipped worldwide =)

Don't forget that this is limited edition 

I hope you enjoyed this review as much as I did ..

till the next time xoxo 

  

SWATCH AND REVIEW (and a special surprise for you =D )

Hi guys hope you're doing well. First of all I wonted to apologize for not writing so many posts lately but I was so busy and just didn't have time to do it =( I'll try to change that in future =)

today I have a really interesting reviews for you =) yay

Few days ago I received a wonderful gift from my love <3 the O.P.I Live.Love.Carnaval. =) It's a gorgeous coral nail polish from their new Brazil collection perfect for spring/summer. the formula is great and fully opaque in 2 coats.

to spice things up ( you know I don't like just a plain nail polish on my nails - I found that to be boring lol ) I did a little stamping with the gorgeous plate that I purchased from bornprettystore

 I used the image on the right. I have to say my stamper is really bad and I'm looking to replace that so if you have any suggestions for me please leave it in the comments bellow .
 this is how it turned up :

so what do you think?

I saved the best for the end =) ... the guys from the bornprettystore was so good that they gave you a coupon for 10 % off from any of your order yaay =)))) who doesn't love discounts lol
From my first purchase on http://www.bornprettystore.com/ I become obsessed with that page. They have a great products for very low prices and free shipping =)) My package arrived in 14 days which is great I usually wait 4 weeks when I order on eBay or some other online stores!

 I highly recommend this page for anyone who needs great nail art accessories and tools :*

Essie Hide and Go Chic spring 2014 - FASHION PLAYGROUND

Hi guys! Hope you all are having a nice weekend, mine is pretty good so far! Tonight, I'm finally getting out with my friends after pretty long time =) I'm so excited about that!
Today I have one polish from Essie's new spring collection to share with you. This collection has 6 polishes in beautiful spring shades. I really like it, but unfortunately couldn't afford to buy whole collection. The one polish that I liked the most (on pictures) is FASHION PLAYGROUND! 

ESSIE describes this one : "fun and games just met their match. this plucky pistachio green with subtle shimmer flirts with forever and plays for keeps."  

FOR ME : It's a springy pastel shade of mint (pistachio) green that I'm absolutely in love with. It has that really subtle shimmer that so many of Essie's recent releases have had, but it's pretty difficult to see unless you have really good light or you're at a really good angle.
I was looking for perfect mint nail polish for months. I was thinking about buying China Glaze RE-fresh mint but when I saw this one from Essie I decided to try it.
Well I was wrong!! (unfortunately) Let me tell you why...
Although  the color is perfect the application is really hard! First dislike is the brush- it's small, it's not that wide and flat brush that all of my Essie's have. The weird brush did make application kind of challenging, but not nearly as much as the formula did.I thought it was really thick.The first coat was disappointingly streaky.  So was the second.The third evened everything out decently, but it still didn't look perfect. =(
So I'm pretty disappointed with this polish and I think brand like Essie shouldn't allow this kind of formulas happen to them. I don't think we deserve it for the prize we pay!! I was really set down by this so I don't think I'll be buying more Essie's any time soon =(

I wish I saw a review like this before I went and purchase this polish =(

Here's some pictures :

  

To conclude : I wouldn't recommend anyone to spend money on this one, the formula is just not worth it!!

My (small) Essie collection

Hi guys, I'm really excited about todays post. Today I have for you swatches and reviews of my entire Essie collection .. you probably go wow - the entire collection .. well I must tell you right away it's really small one :D
Although my Essie collection is really small (I own only 5 polishes + one nail treatment), I'm really happy to have it.
Since Essie polishes are pretty expensive in my country it's not really possible for me to have all of the colors that I would won't , witch sucks  :/ but it is what it is.

All of the colors you'll see down bellow were purchased by me (on discount :D ) and aren't anyway sponsored by anyone (except me lol)

so let's get started =)

First one I have to show you is the color that I think every nail lover should have in their collection ( from any brand you prefer). It's the good old WHITE polish, this one is called Blanc.

 

I don't have to tell you much about the color, but I do have to tell you about the formula.

The formula on this one is not the best one.. It's a bit thick and streaky and a little chalky , so I cannot say I'm completely satisfied with it, but it's manageable . I use a white polish mostly as a base for my nail art so at the end you don't really see that it's not perfect .

to conclude : I wouldn't recommend you to buy this one for the full price, but if you can get it 50% off like I did , then go for it =) 

The second polish of my collection is another cream one. It's called FLAWLESS . I bought this one the same day as I bought Blanc and these 2 where my very first Essie nail polishes =)

Unlike the blanc this one has great formula and it's such a pretty candy pink color. If you're looking for the true girly pink nail polish then this one is right for you... or as the name would say it's flawless =)

  

The third one is my absolute favorite of my entire (small) collection =) 

It's LILACISM I'm sure many of you herd about this color already because it's been very popular since it came out in spring 2013. Now I know why...The formula is great, it's fully opaque in 2 coats and it's perfect lavender color .

Overall, I am extremely happy with this nail polish! The shade is to die for and the formula is outstanding! If you like pastel nail polishes I definitely recommend you check Lilacism out!  

The other two I'm gonna show you are shimmers =)

First one is THE LACE IS ON pink toned purple shimmer . It came out with the fall collections of 2013.

This polish has an amazing formula opaque even with only one coat and extremely easy to apply. I was in love with this polish since I first swatch it.

  

 this is one coat

 

  two coats no top coat

  

The last but not the least is TROPHY WIFE the perfect deep teal pearl polish. It's not a opaque as THE LACE IS ON but it still gets fully opaque in 2 coats.. Formula is good and if you're a fan of green, teal, mermaid colors than you should definitely check this one out =)

 

 As probably many of you know the Essie has really good formula on most of their polishes,  the amazing medium-sized brush allows you great control over the application and they last for days without chipping ..

All of the swatches you saw where 2 coats and no top coat.

so, what do you think about my collection? do you like or own any of the colors? 

Collaboration and tutorial

Hi guys, few weeks ago my friend Monica suggested me a collaboration. Without even thinking I said YES!!
The idea of doing a collaboration with such a great nail artist like Monica was so exiting but also challenging. We didn't have to think too much to select a theme ..
We both agree that it have to be CHERRY BLOSSOM =). The perfect design for beginning of spring.

 

So these are our finished manicure =) As you can see they are very much different. I based my design more on the branches with little flowers while Monica has focused more on the beautiful cherry flowers =)

 To see Monica's other great designs check her fb page Moni's Mani and to read her post about our collaboration you can check her blog : http://monismani.wordpress.com/

Now it's time to show you how I did it :

1. I painted my nails base color, I used essie -Blanc ( you can use any white polish you have)

2. I put a light blue polish on the make-up sponge, that I dabbed into my nail to create an ombre effect ... you can use any kind of sponge you have, or if you don't own them, they really cheep..

With this light blue- white ombre I tried to create something that looks like the sky in the background ...

3. I added some branches with black nail striper

 

4. With dotting tool I added two shades of pink dots that represents  flowers

5. I added some smaller black dots inside of the flowers, added top coat and that was it =)

I'm so happy that I did this collaboration and although this was the first one for me I'm sure it won't be the last ;)
I hope you liked this as much as I did and that the tutorial was helpful for you..
If you ever try any of my designs please send me your photos  because I would love to see them <3

Till the next post xoxo

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