Comparison: Greens

Hi guys
I have a comparison for you today. After I got Run Forest Run! from Catrice, I was curieus to see how this one compares to Enchanted Forest from Orly and Going Incognito from Essie.

Dress Maker with flowers

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My body/mind is so sick of summer, so I’ve been thinking about spring/summer a lot lately. My last manicure was also inspired by spring. I used Milani – Dress Maker as a base. I didn’t really like the application because I needed 3 coats for full coverage. I hate polishes that need 3 coats. Luckily the result was worth it. Gorgeous shimmer!

To add something extra, I decided to use water decals from Viva La Nails.

I really love this combination. I think I’ll do this more in spring, but instead of using Dress Maker, I’ll use Sold Out Forever from Catrice because it’s an exact dupe + 2 coats do the job!

Are you looking forward to spring/summer?

Thanks for stopping by

Christina

Run Forest Run!

Hi guys!

Today I’m showing you the other new polish from Catrice I got. It’s called Run Forest Run! and it’s a gorgeous dark green. It’s not very unique, but an excellent low-budget alternative!

I’m curious how this compares to other greens like Going Incognito from Essie and Enchanted Forest from Orly, so I’ll probably do a comparison soon, stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by,

Christina

Do you wear blue jeans?

Hi guys

As most of you probably know, Catrice has added 3 new nail polish colors to their core line: Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!, Run Forest Run! and Absolutely Chinchilly!. I got HQWBJ! and RFR!. I’m showing you Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans! today. I had great expectations for this one, because it has a beautiful shimmer when you look at the bottle.

As you can see, it looks beautiful. I was hoping that It would look like this on the nails. Boy, I really was dissapointed. Take a look for yourself:

There’s almost no shimmer to see on the nails. When I move my nails in very good lighting, the shimmer seems to appear sometimes.

To get over my dissapointment, I added a coat of Pure Ice – Heatbreaker. Now this is how it should have looked like, lol.

Which version do you prefer?

Thanks for stopping by and until next time,

Christina

Back in Business

Hi everyone!

My laptop is finally fixed, yay! Unfortunately my harddisc was replaced so I lost everything nailpolish related (spreadsheet, wishlist, swatches, blogpictures, …). Its too bad, but life goes on!

I already have a mani to show you guys! I created a line manicure with Catrice – Lucky in Lilac and Hi-tek from China Glaze. It took me quit some time to finish this manicure. I first put on two coats of Lucky In Lilac. After that, I used tape to create the lines. I cut little strips, placed them on my nail and applied a coat of Hi-tek.

This is how it looks like with a coat of Seche Vite!

I’m going to London in February and wondered if there are nail polish brands that I should keep my eye on. Do you have some suggestions?

Thanks for stopping by and until next time,

Christina

Another best of 2010 list!

Hi guys

As you all probably have noticed, its the time for ‘best of 2010’ lists. Because I enjoy these lists very much, I’m going to give my top 10 list too! Since the best of 2010 is the best of my nail polish history, the list will not only include polishes from 2010 but also from earlier collections. Here we go!

 

China Glaze – Emerald Sparkle

Color Club – Wild at Heart

Gosh – Holographic

Misa – When You Say My Name

OPI – Ink

OPI – Jade Is The New Black

OPI – Teas-y Does It

Catrice – I Sea You

Catrice – Londons Weather Forecast

Essie – Pretty Edgy

That was it! They are not mentioned in any particulair order. It was hard enough to choose a top 10, so putting them in order would be very hard!

What do you think? Did any of these make it to your top?

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Christina

Nail of the day

Hi guys,

Since I got the Viva La Nails sample pack, I’ve been trying them out. My last manicure included a nail sticker from the sample pack. I was wearing Spruced up from Catrice (Expect the Unexpected Collection) and decided to add a sticker to my ring fingers. Here’s the result:

I like the design of the flower. I used a toothpick to apply the stickers to my nails. I tried one sticker without applying a topcoat above it, and one with topcoat. I’m definitly going to use a topcoat the next times. The sticker was gone after a few hours without topcoat!

I’m leaving to Montpellier tomorrow on a study trip, so there won’t be post until next Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by and have a day!

Christina

Catrice LE: Expect The Unexpected

Hi guys!

The new LE from Catrice is out (Sept/Oct): "Expect the Unexpected". There are 4 nail polish colors in this collection:


(Image from the Catrice website)

C01 – Spruced Up
C02 – Looking Greyt
C03 – Purposely Purple
C04 – Crispy Crimson

"The colours of the Ultimate Nail Lacquer are covering, long-lasting and add a special brilliance to the nails. The four ultimate in-colours complete every Autumn and Winter look."

I picked up Crispy Crimson and Spruced Up because those were the two colors that really spoke to me. I already have nail polishes similar to the other two so I didn't get them.



This one is Spruced Up. It's a beautiful gray/green creme. My camera didn't really pick up the green tone of the polish, but it's definitly there. It's pretty unique in my collection, so I'm really glad that I got this one.



The other one I got is Crispy Crimson. This is a berry that leans toward dark pink. Another great addition to my collection. This one is probably not so unique but I don't have a color like this in my collection.

The formula of these polishes was a little on the thick side, I had this problem with a lot of Catrice polishes. But luckly this is nothing that a little thinner can't fix!

I'm really glad that I got these two polishes from this collection. I think they're great colors for this fall. And this collection definitly gets bonuspoints from me because of the creme finishes! Maybe this collection isn't that outstanding to many people, but I think Catrice did a great job with this one. Great polish for a great price!

What do you guys think? Are you getting a polish from this collection?

Thanks for stopping by!
Christina

Catrice swatches PART 2

Here is the second part of my Catrice swatches (finally!). My nails are very short at the moment because of my summer job. I'll take more care of them when I finish, I promise!

Lucky in Lilac - a lilac creme



Londen's Weather Forecast - a dark grey - leaning towards blue - creme with a subtle shimmer.



Just Married - a sheer pink with shimmer (3 coats on photograph)



From Dusk to Dawn - a taupe (supposed to be a dupe for Particuliere from Chanel)



Clayton-My-Hero - a muddy gold with a subtle shimmer



And last but not least,

Sold Out Forever - a mint with subtle shimmer (dupe for Chanels Jade)



I'm planning on getting some other Catrice's too, so there will be a part 3 someday!


Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by

Catrice swatches PART 1

Hi!

Here are the first 4 Catrices that I've swatched for you guys!

First one is I Sea You. A gorgeous green creme. I used two coats, although one would have been enough.


It has some resemblance with Jade Is the New Black from OPI, but they are not dupes. Here's a comparison from a nail wheel. On the left I sea you! and on the right Jitnb.



Next one is It Blue My Mind. It's a blue shimmer. Normally I'm not into shimmers, but I wanted to try this one out because it looked very pretty in the bottle. Now I'm really glad I got it!



This one is Plum Play With Me. A plum creme. Not that special, but I don't have any other plums so it was a nice addition to my collection!



The last one for today is I Scream Peach!. This is a beautiful peachy creme. I absolutly looove this one, finally a peach that doesn't clash with my skintone! It's supposed to be a dupe for Chanels Orange Fizz, but I don't own that one so I can't give a comparison.



So that was it for today! Do you have any catrices? And whats your favorite one?

Thanks for stopping by,
Christina.

Catrice Madness

Hi guys!

I finished my last exam today! Yay! Afterwards I went shopping with some friends. And I got some nail polish! I bought some Catrice Nail Polish. I already had a few from their new line, but still want sooo many of them. So everytime I go shopping I buy one or two. Today I bought It Blue My Mind and I Scream Peach! today.

Here's a picture of all my Catrices. I'm busy swatching all of them, so I'll post a post with the Catrice swatches very soon!!

All of them together:


From left to right: London's Weather Forecast - From Dusk To Dawn - Sold Out Forever - I Sea You!



From left to right: It Blue My Mind - Plum Play With Me - Just Married - I Scream Peach!




Thanks for stopping by!
Christina