W7 Metallic Planets collection - Part 1

Hello!

I discovered a new brand thanks to my friend Cathy in my bday group. We did a swap and she sent me the whole duochrome collection of the UK brand W7. The collection is called Metallic Planets and is comprised of 6 duochromes named after 6 planets of the solar system. They come in 15ml bottles shaped like the OPI ones. Today I'm showing you Metallic Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus. All swatches show two coats of the polish and one coat on the ring finger that has black underneath, topped with the W7 Diamond top coat.

Family pic :)

Metallic Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Diamond top coat

Essence - Blue addicted

Essence is another European brand that was unknown to me until I saw a picture of Blue addicted in a nail polish group I'm in. I was lucky to have a nail polish friend (NPF) in Germany who sent it to me. It is surprisingly small (5ml) so do not be fooled by pictures and read descriptions (I didn't lol). Blue addicted wears its name well; there is a lot going on in this polish: blackened blue jelly base, blue and green hex glitters, add some fine blue glitter to that and you have the perfect gem for any blue polish addict :)
The formula was really thick so I layered one coat over Catrice HQWBJ, then added a coat of Seche vite.
I might need a back up of this one!

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ASBMF #2: Ladybugs

Hey!

Day 2 of the April showers bring May Flowers (ASBMF) challenge is ladybugs. I had no idea where to start and thanks, some kind ladies in the Facebook group showed me how to free hand one. 

Steps:

1- Add a vertical line from cuticles to tip (I used Kleancolor nail art polish in black, but you can use your polish brush or a fine brush for fine lines)

2- Do a french tip mani

3- Add black dots for the wings 

4- Add white dots, then black dots in the center for the eyes

Here is "Ginger", my crazy ladybug that I did over Crying Doll. Hope you like it!

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K's Special Fridays #4 - Crying Doll

Morning peeps!
I am proud to present to you Crying Doll, one franken that I created for a friend. I liked it so much that I made a double for myself. Crying Doll is a strawberry red jelly with holographic glitter and fine red glitter. The name refers to my friend and her fear of Chucky the doll lol. There is still some VNL (Visible Nail Line) after two coats but I don't mind, so on to the pics!

Name: Crying Doll
Recipe: Maybelline Red Comet + Revlon Red + Wet N Wild Kaleidoscope + fine red nail art glitter

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April showers bring May flowers #1: Spring pastels

Hello!
I just joined a spring themed manicure challenge. I don't do challenges often because I don't have the time to do all the manis, but I figured it would be a fun way to go through my untrieds! The challenge was created by Hannah from Polished Prisms and consists of 14 easy themes. Day 1 theme is Spring Pastels :-)
You can click here if you want to join the Facebook group and do the challenge with us.

P2 Pearl crackling top coat - Blue thunder

Boy I love me some crackle!
Another P2 polish that I received from my German swap is Blue thunder, a light blue glittery crackle. It took one thin coat and crackled in less than one minute. All the pictures show it layered over Catrice HQWBJ. It is really shiny after applying a layer of top coat. You can see Violet fusion, the purple of this crackle collection too! I really like those, they can spice up a mani in 2 sec! I did an accent finger to show you how versatile this polish is. Enjoy!

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Catrice - Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!

Whoa what a fun name!
This is my first Catrice and I got it in a swap from a nail polish friend in Germany. I had read a lot of positive reviews on the brand in general and wanted to try some of the cremes in their collection. Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans (or HQWBJ) is a dark denim blue cream with fine blue glitter that makes it so discreetly sparkly. It comes in a10 ml round bottle. I like the shape of bottle and brush lid, it did ease the application for me, even though this polish is a little bit on the thicker side. All pictures show two coats of HQWBJ and one coat of Seche vite.
PS: I broke a nail so forgive the unevenness :-(

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Girly Bits - Razzle dazzle

Hello!

Razzle dazzle is the first indie/custom/hand made polish that I purchased and I am very happy of my choice. It is from the brand Girly Bits and is a fuchsia polish with pink and purple holographic glitter. It comes in a 15ml round bottle and gives a good nail coverage. I wanted to spice up my Verona mani, so I added one coat of Razzle dazzle over Rainha. You can also wear it by itself, but I prefer to layer it. I wonder how it will look over black and might try it :) All pictures show one coat of Razzle dazzle over two coat of Rainha, topped with one coat of Seche vite. Enjoy!

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Up Colors Holographics - Part 4 of 4 (Purples)

This is the final part of swatches of the Up Colors holographics collection. There are 12 of them and they come in a 10 ml bottle. I received the collection in a swap and do not know how they compare to the other holos that I have, so look out for comparison swatches coming soon!
You can see the previous posts about this collection here: part 1 of 4, part 2 of 4, part 3 of 4.
All pictures show two coats of the polish and one coat of Seche vite.

Up Colors Holographics - Part 3 of 4 (Pinks)

Good evening lovelies!

I'm sorry I have not been posting manis lately because I have been so busy with the shop opening. I really want to say thank you so much, you made it a success and a great experience :-) To make up for this little absence, I will have the final parts of the Up Colors holographic collection. Part 3 is about the pinks and nudes and I love them all. All pictures show two coats of the polish and one coat of Seche vite.