OPI Shine for me

So, no post from me on Wednesday... I've been out sick all week and am still not a 100%. This flu is kicking my butt! I'm coughing so bad, I really thought my lungs would come out at one point. Not a nice feeling, I can tell you... Anyway, on to nicer things!

OPI Shine for me is one of the polishes from the 50 Shades of Grey collection and whether you're a fan or not (I'm not), this is a gorgeous polish. It's a clear base, packed with micro silver glitter and blue and turquoise  small hex glitter.

The formula is a lot nicer than I was expecting from a clear based glitter. When I first saw this, I was expecting a topper, but this is completely opaque on its own in 2 - 3 coats. It's easy to paint and it dries fast and shiny.

I have to say, I was surprised by how much I love this polish! I picked it up, because it looked really unique to me, even though I wasn't sure if I even liked it or not. I think it looks stunning in the bottle and on the nail.

I don't think I have anything like this in my collection, so well done OPI! If you love 50 shades or if you just like silvery glitter, you need this in  your life! The only thing I'm not quite sure off is if I like this on me...

What do you think? Yay or nay on my skintone?

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China Glaze More to explore

I'm so over this cold and nasty weather, it's time for spring! Unfortunately, we still have to muddle through February and March before it's anywhere near spring, but that doesn't mean I can't bring spring to my nails!

China Glaze More to explore is a coral cream with a lot of peach tones. It's part of the new spring 2015 Road Trip collection that has just been released.

The formula is nice, but a little patchy. Nothing too bad, but I did have to do 3 coats to completely even it out. It dries really fast and shiny though, so 3 coats wasn't a big problem for me.

I absolutely love this color, when I first saw it, it reminded me of Flip Flop Fantasy and they are similar, but FFF is a pastel neon and although this is a really bright polish, it's nowhere near a neon,

Because it's such a peachy shade, I was afraid it wouldn't look good on me, because pastel polishes just don't work with my skintone, but it's just bright enough for me to pull off. I was hoping this would be FFF, only with a better formula, but even though it's a lot easier to work with and I'm happy I own both, I still like FFF a little better. What can I say? I just like my neons!

Have you picked up any of the China Glaze Road Trip collection?

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Pretty & Polished Tears of Dionysus

For the polish I'm showing you today, I kept looking at the nametag on the bottle, because I just can't seem to remember how to spell it... That's what happens when you name your polish after the Greek god of intoxication!

Pretty & Polished Tears of Dionysus (you see, impossible!) is a deep, dark purple jelly base, packed with blue and purple hex glitter. I've seen a few versions of this polish, with just blue glitter, just purple glitter and mine, with both blue and purple glitter. On the Pretty & Polished website it's listed with just purple glitter, but mine definitely has blue in it.

My friend Yv, mijnkleinegeheimpjes, calls this polish "vloeibare Anc" which means Liquid Anc, because it's dark and twisty, just like me :')

When you look at her swatches, you'll see her polish only has blue glitter, no purple to be seen...

We both double checked our labels and they both definitely say Tears of Dionysus.

Although they're both absolutely stunning, they are definitely different!

The formula is nice, but a little on the sheer side because of the jelly base. You'll need at least 3 coats to get this opaque on its own and I still had some spots  you could see my nail through it. As I like my polish to be really opaque, I decided to layer it over OPI Viking in a Vinter Vonderland and the swatches I'm showing is just 1 coat over this base.

This polish is named after an old story about the gem Amethyst:

"The legend of the origin of amethyst comes to us from Greek myth. Dionysius, the god of intoxication, was angered one day by an insult from a human and swore revenge on the next mortal that crossed his path. Violent tigers should carry out his wish. Amethyst, a beautiful young maiden on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Diana was to become the victim. Diana turned Amethyst into a stature of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws. Dionysus wept tears of wine in remorse for his action at the sight of the beautiful statue. The god's tears stained the  quartz purple, creating the famous gem."

Reading this story, you'd definitely expect this polish to be purple, not blue, but I'm kinda glad I have the blue glitters mixed in. It give this polish extra depth and complexity and I absolutely love how this looks on my nails!

Pretty & Polished is available on their website and they do ship internationally, lucky for everybody outside the USA!

Which version do you like better, just blue glitter or blue and purple combined?

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Dollish Polish What an excellent day for an exorcism

A few days ago, I was in the mood for something bright, but not quit neon, or so bright it blinded people. Well, that plan failed miserably, but I did end up with a gorgeous, in your face, mani.

Dollish Polish What an excellent day for an exorcism was part of the 2013 Halloween Frights collection. All polishes in this collection were based on horror movies and since I'm a huge horror movie fan, I had to pick up a few of them.

This polish is of course based on The Exorcist, one of my personal favorite horror movies. If you've watched this movie, you know which scene this color is based on... (and if you've never seen this movie, go watch it! ) Finally, a polish that truly deserves the description my friend Yv always gives a murky green polish!

 

Exorcism is a murky, pea green base with green squares, black shreds, holographic silver spots, black bar glitter and micro green glitters. The formula is very sheer, but you can get it opaque on its own in about 3 - 4 coats. I like it on its own, but I love it over China Glaze Grass is lime greener (any excuse to wear that polish... ). This is just one coat over Grass.

This is probably not a color for everybody, but I happen to like pretty/ugly colors like this and the name just makes it even better for me. I've gotten so many compliments on this mani and I even had to write down the name and website for a girl that stopped me in the supermarket to ask about my nails.

Dollish Polish is available on her website, but since this is an older polish, it's not available anymore. Just keep checking her Etsy store, it might turn up there :D

Do you love murky green on your nails like me or do you think the movie still is perfectly appropriate for these kinds of colors?

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piCture pOlish Badass

Hi all, did you have a nice weekend? I'm still stuffed from all the sushi I ate on Saturday, but I had so much fun! Thanks girls, you made my weekend!

The polish I have today, I basically bought for the name. I thought it was pretty, but nothing special in the bottle. Boy, was I wrong...

Picture Polish Badass is a black base, filled with a lot of teeny tiny holo glitter. On the nail, it looks more like a charcoal grey polish, because of all the glitter in it. This is one of the collaboration shades and it's created with Sassy Shelly.

The formula for this polish is... well... fan-freaking-tastic!!! It's really easy to paint, dries really fast and shiny, but what you see in my swatches, is 1 coat! Yup, this baby is a true one coater! Not a thick or even slightly thicker coat, just one, easy, smooth and thin coat!

Dark, twisty, glitter, one coat... do I even need to tell you how much I love this polish? I just can't get over it. Well done Picture Polish and Sassy Shelly, well done!

The text on the bottle fits me perfectly: nice nails, naughty girl. This is me in a bottle!

Picture Polish is available on their website and they have several international stockist, all listed here.
I highly recommend picking this polish up!

Did you ever pick up a polish, not expecting much and have it blow you away?

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