Pink Wednesday: Revlon Bubble Gum

Hi everyone :D

I'm sooo glad, tomorrow will be our National Day here in Belgium, so I'm on a short holliday ^^ I really need some rest !

In summer 2010, Revlon brought us a collection of scented polish, Scents of Summer. They only arrived in Belgium some weeks ago, so for me that's something new :p
Though the shades are not unique at all, I was curious about wearing a perfumed polish ! I had one when I was 15 and it was funny, but never saw something like that 'til the Revlon collection.

As I just wanted to try one (don't want to have many basic shades dupes), I chose Bubble Gum. It's a hot and bright pink, very nice color for summer (and any other season for people who don't care, like me lol).

As you can see, it's sheer :( I used three coats and Seche Vite for the pictures, and you can still see vnl. You know how much I dislike that >< It doens't seem so important in the pics but in real, in full sunlight, you really notice it.

Anyway, Bubble Gum has a good and easy application but doesn't dry really fast. I prefered to add some Seche Vite before I go to bed :p

Now, what I'm sure you all want to know the most: what about the scent ? :D

I think it's really a funny thing. It has a sweet scent of bubble gum but not too loud, you don't smell it if you don't approach nails of your face. It also stays if you use a top coat, I was glad to note that :p

On the bad side, it didn't smell anything 24 hours later :s

Sooo, I wasn't convinced by this polish and won't buy the other colors, if I want another scented polish I'll prefer to try the Color Club Wicked Sweet 'cause they have more original colors (at least, shades I don't have a lot in my stash lol)

But it's still pretty and has a good quality, so if you want to give it a try, why not :)

What do you think ? have you ever tried scented polish ?

Have a nice day :)

Essence - Blue Ray

Hi sweeties !

I hope you're having a nice weekend ! Mine is fine, I saw the last Harry Potter yesterday and loved it ! I wanted to make a movie related manicure to go to the cinema but I didn't have time :(

Well, there was a lot of pink and purple these last days here, I love them a lot and I know a lot of you like them too, but what about some blue to change ? :)

Last month, Essence released a collection called Meet Me @Holografics.com with 5 new polish. They were not released in Belgium but a dear friend brought 3 of them back and offered me them ! <3
The most attractive to me was Blue Ray, a dark duochrome blue with purple reflects and beautiful shimmer. Here he is :)

 I used three coats and no top coat. The application was okay but i had some blank spots after the second coat, that's why I added the third one :)

Are you readyd for some picture spam ? :)

Isn't Blue Ray a stunning blue duochrome ? :)

There is only one mystery about this polish and the whole collection: why do people at Essence still call their duochrome make up "holographic" ? I knew at the second I saw the first pictures of this collection that it wouldn't be true holos, but I still feel like some deception about that ... We want more real holos !! :D

Have a nice day dear readers :)

Essence - Irreplaceable

Hi sweeties :D

I hope you're fine and the begining of the week wasn't too hard ! I did some shopping 'cause there are sales right now and brought back some nail related things you can discover on my Facebook page ... I also picked some almond perfumed products at The Body Shop, I like that scent soooo much !

But on to the polish, today i'll show you a pretty thing from Essence's new line. Well, it's not so new anymore as it is available since a couple of weeks, but I didn't show those novelties here yet.

Irreplaceable is a beige polish with a gorgeous and classy gold shimmer. It has a glass fleck finish, which is probably the main reason why I love it :D

I usually don't wear a lot of beige and nude shades, I think they just don't suit me, and perhaps they are a bit too discreet for me, but I like this one. I'd say it's a neutral color with a twist, I really love how the shimmer looks in the sun !

Do you like it ?

And more generally, do you like neutral shades with a twist ? :)

Have a nice week :)

Pink Wednesday: China Glaze Verano

Hi dear readers :)

This week is totally full for me ... I have a lot of things to do, and I didn't even paint my nails today ! What a shame ! :p

Happily, I have some pictures left in my swatches folder, so I chose a pink because on wednesdays, we wear pink :D

(Sorry for the injury on my ring finger, the cat didn't share my advice that day)

This little wonder is China Glaze Verano from the Urban Chic collection. "Verano" means "summer" in spanish, and that's really a nice color for summer !

It's a gorgeous bright frosted pink with some silver shimmer.

I didn't find a lot of swatches for this one on Google Images, so I ordered it a bit blindly, but I don't regret it at all ! I *LOVE* that shade :D

I usually don't appreciate much frost polishes, but this one doesn't show the brush strokes too much.

It applied like a dream and was opaque with two coats. There's no top coat on these pics.

I also made some Konad on this one but I'll show you next time :)

Do you like this shade ? I sure do :D

Have a nice day ^^

Pink Wednesday - OPI Flower to Flower

Hi everyone :)

Today, I'm joining the Pink Wednesdays ! You may already know what it's about, but if you don't go check http://http://onwednesdayswewearpink.com :)
The idea came from a movie, Meangirls, where girls wear pink on wednesdays ... I've never seen this movie and didn't even hear about it before now, but I love the idea those nail bloggers had to show pink manicures on wednesdays :D
As a pink polish lover, I just *had* to subscribe there ;)

So, for my first Pink Wednesday post, I chose to show you this OPI from last Summer's edition, Flower to Flower !

Flower to Flower (Summer Flutter LE) is a very pretty bubblegum pink with silver shimmer, really attractive in the sun as you can see above :)

The formula was a bit thick and not the most easy to apply, although is was still good. I needed two coats for that result.

The picture above was taken in the shadow, you can see all the beauty of the shimmer :)

I really love that shade but I have a problem with it, I just don't like it on me. When I see it pictured on my nails, it's ok, and my pics are realistic enough in my opinion, but in real there something I don't like at all. I can't explain why, perhaps I should give it another try ^^

What's your advice ? Did you get some pretties from this collection ? I also got Wing It but ahven't tried it yet ...

Have you ever have a polish that you love a lot in the bottle, on pictures ... but really dislike on your own nails ?

Have a nice day :)

Zoya - Crystal

Hi dear readers :)

Do you mind if I show you a non-seasonal polish today ? Not so long ago, I finally decided to get Zoya Crystal, from the Flame collection that was released last winter. I still wonder how I didn't get this beauty earlier, and I'm also planning to add some other Zoya Flame beauties to my collection !

Zoya Crystal is a wonderful iced light blue base with gold flecks in it. It's the kind of polish that is so sheer at the first coat you think you'll never get it opaque, but a second coat fixes it and no vnl is visible.

It also dries fast, one more good point for Zoya Crystal ! :D

I don't have anything like that in my stash, I really love this color ! As far as I know, the only similar polish is OPI Reflecting Pool (which is a perfect dupe in fact) but this one is very hard to find right now.

Look at those yummy gold flecks in the pic above <3

I don't hold many Zoya polish and I just noticed this is the first time I post one of them ! I just tried Breezi from that brand so you'll see swatches soon :)

So, what's your advice ? Do you like this shade ?

Have a nice day :)

Nfu Oh - 63

Hi everyone :)

I hope you're fine and get used with the new blog :)

For my first real post on this new domain, I have a true beauty to show you ! It's Nfu Oh #63, and it's pure pink holo goodness !
As you can see, Nfu Oh's holos are true linear holos, just as we like them (in fact I love all holos but these ones are so stunning !)
Its like a pink version of Gosh Holographic, with tons of color changing effects. I don't think I have to teel you how much it's pretty :)

I took several pics with different lights, so get your eyes prepared for this wonder !

The application is a bit messy like most holos. It's an habit to take, if you paint over the wet polish, it will make a blank spot. So just try not to go over the same place and it will be ok. I usually do a thicker second coat to fill the blanks if needed.

I didn't apply any top coat as I didn't want to lose the holo effect, and it lasted two days on my nails. I could have left it for a third day but the tip wear began to be too much for me. Holos a great, but they are fragile !

Now the only thing I can say is I seriously need other Nfu Oh holos :D
Do you like it ? Have you ever tried a Nfu Oh holographic shade ?

Have a nice day :)