April 1st Shop opening

Hello Lovelies! 
I will be opening shop tomorrow! Finally! I am so excited and can't wait! Don't forget the April 1st sale where you get Noir Desir FREE when you buy two polishes of the Birthday Club collection. More details on the ordering page of my blog by clicking here. Thank you!

Oh my Gosh!

Those were my words when I opened the surprise nail mail from my UK friend Kira. She is one of the first lady that I did a swap with and she remembered one hft polish I was lemming. I seriously would have never imagined even in my wildest nail polish dreams that this baby was going to be mine one day. I considered buying it on Ebay, opened and account on MUA in the hope to find someone willing to swap it, then I "forgot" about it (no I did not lol). So can you imagine my surprise when I ripped through the bubble wrap and saw Gosh 549 Holographic AND the Fix base coat? It was Christmas early and I literally jumped of joy lol. Prepare to drool because it IS beyond my expectations and the best holo in my collection.

It comes in an 8ml round bottle. In terms of application, it goes on really smoothly and takes two coats to be opaque. It dries fast and is holo indoors. I used the Gosh fix base coat on all fingers except my ring finger that has a regular base coat and Seche vite. The regular base coat makes it impossible to apply the polish and Seche vite really dulls the holo effect, so I will recommend wearing Gosh 549 Holographic with a special holo base coat and without top coat.

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K's Special Fridays #3 - Midnight Party

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Today's franken is Midnight Party, a navy blue jelly with holographic glitter. I really love this one because it was created in a hurry. When I go out to work, dinner or anywhere else, I usually plan everything ahead, to the nail polish color, but that day I had no inspiration. My friend had a blue-themed birthday party and I just knew that I wanted a polish to match my dark blue eye shadow. I did not have any in my stash that satisfied my lemming so I decided to franken one! All pictures show two coats of Midnight Party and one coat of Seche vite.

Name: Midnight Party
Recipe: Sheer blue polish + BH Cosmetics dark blue shimmery eye shadow pigment + Wet N Wild Kaleidoscope + OPI Servin' up sparkle

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Noir Désir will be FREE on April 1st !!

Hello lovelies,

Thank you so much for your votes. The poll is closed and Noir Désir won with exactly 20 votes! Following are details of how the sale will take place. Feel free to comment with your questions or drop me an email :-)

APRIL 1ST SALE: Buy TWO polishes and get Noir Désir FREE (The polish you get for free IS the one who won the poll on my blog). Shipping charges will apply on ALL items you order. This sale will be running April 1st from 12:00am to 11:59pm EASTERN TIME. Stay assured that all items that will be sold out will be treated as back-orders :-) Thank you!

Verona - Rainha

Rainha is a magenta crelly from the Brazilian brand Verona that I got in a swap. It comes in a 7.5ml bottle and is pretty easy to work with. My first reaction when I opened the bottle was hum it smells good! It has a fruity scent that is really pleasant, but kind of disappears over time. I had a hard time labeling the finish of this polish so I'm going to ask you too :-) It is not opaque enough to be qualified as a cream or transparent enough to be a jelly. It has a squishy/ syrupy look and some helpful ladies suggested the terms crelly (I like that) or sorbet (which makes me hungry lol). All pictures show two coats of Rainha and one coat of Seche vite. It does look darker in real than in my pictures.

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P2 Pearl crackling top coat - Violet fusion

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I'm late to jump in the bandwagon but I got my first crackles last week in a swap. I did not like the ones from China Glaze or O.P.I. so I waited patiently to received these. They are from the European brand P2 and today, I'm showing you Violet fusion, a purple crackle with gold shimmer. I love it so much! It dried fast and only took one thin coat layered over Besouro. What do you think of it?

All pictures are without top coat

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Yeah I'm a fool! FREE polish for April 1st

Helloo! 

There is one more day to vote for your favorite Karine polish! I can't hide secrets that exciting lol so I'm going to spill it! The polish that will be winning the poll on my blog will be offered for FREE (shipping charges will apply). Buy two polishes and get THE WINNER FREE! Only on April 1st and this is not a joke! it's very tight between Naiade and Noir Desir sooo... go vote! This is my thank you to all of you for your support and I just reached 200 followers on my blog so let's celebrate!

Up Colors Holographics - Part 2 of 4

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Today, I have for you the second part of my swatches of the Up Colors Holographics collection. I love all the colors I am about to show you. I have none of them in my stash and it was really hard to pick a favorite. Without further notice, I present to you Ouro boreal, Chuva de prata, and Grafite night.
Enjoy! All pictures are two coats of the polish with top coat.

Risqué - Besouro

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I'm in awe of the genius and the diversity put in each Brazilian nail polish I have. I have a thing for duochromes, multichromes, and holos, and my wish is to see more international brands jump in the bandwagon! 

I received Besouro in a swap. This beauty is part of the Risqué Color Effect collection and comes in a 8ml bottle. Besouro means "beetle" and it is of course a duochrome! I didn't layer it over black because it has a dark base, so it was easily opaque in two coats. Besouro shifts from a dark indigo blue to purple and is so beautiful in real. Under sun light, it flashes one color, a dark emerald green  My pictures do not do it justice at all. 

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Up Colors Holographics - Part 1 of 4 (Blues)

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This is a follow up on my last post and I really have no words to describe those polishes, so I will let the pictures do the talking. Today I am showing you Azul Disco, Azul Arco-Íris, and Verde 360, the blues of the Up Colors Holographics collection, which is comprised of 12 amazing polishes. It took two coats to be opaque and dried fast. I had no issue with streakiness or goopiness. I really love the formula and for a 10ml bottle, it can go a long way. And yes! It does show some holo indoors but reveals its true beauty under the sun. Enjoy! All pictures are with top coat (sorry for the excess cuticle oil too!).