The only thing I have to criticize is the Essence magnet :/ It’s sucks! It’s not strong enough and it’s really hard to get close to the polish, without touching it with the magnet. You will have even more problems if you have very curvy nails. Here is the result with the Essence magnet on the color wheel:

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I’ve done all the swaches of the magnetic polishes with Alessandro magnet

Copper Rulez! is my favorite from this collection. It’s gorgeous even without the magnet effect. It’s dark warm brown base with a lot of bigger orange and golden shimmer. It’s really a perfect color for the autumn.

Iron Goddess: here you can see the difference between Alessandro and the Essence magnet. I used the Essence magnet only on my index finger. The color of this polish is medium brown with silver shimmer.

Metal Battle: this is the only polish in the collection that is not magnetic. Its black base with blue shimmer.

Nothing Else Metals: is some kind of washed out golden olive color with silver highlights when you apply the magnet pattern. It looks nice and it goes well with my complexion.

Steel Me: this polish is a lot thicker than the others in the collection. It’s shimmery silver color with darker stripes when the magnet pattern is applied.

My boyfriend had a suggestion to try with these polishes – the Buckyballs (little magnets). I tried it on Nothing Else Metals and Alessandro Wild Purple. The pattern that came out is really nice It looks like some kind of grid or snake/alligator skin. The Buckyballs are so strong that you don’t even have to hold them very close to the polish.

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In the Metallics collection there are also lipsticks and jumbo eye pencils.

And here are the swaches of the jumbo eye pencils:

What do you think about this collection? I think that Essence did a really good job this time by releasing the magnetic polishes. They are still cheap and the finishing look is chic and modern. I’m sure that very soon more companies will start making such magnetic polishes

Have a nice time! Lyra*

Essence

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Today I will show you two polishes from a very sought after Essence Denim Wanted collection. I really wanted to get the blues and pink polishes, but instead of I just got the gray and the black one. How great is that? I’m really pissed off about this collection, because it was only in one store in the city and it was completely sold out in the blink of an eye.

Fivepocket Gray: medium gray shade, creamy finish. Nothing special. It takes two coats for full coverage.

I Love My Jeans: black base with multicolor shimmer. It’s very similar to OPI Baby It’s ”Coal” Outside! This one also reminds me that I have to buy myself  black jeans

Have a nice day!

Lyra

Essence

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Today I will show you a manicure that came out really good. For the base I used Color Club Where’s The Soiree? and then I did some layering with Milani Whimsical. Whimsical is a black base with a lot of purple glitter.

Then I covered it with matte top coat Essie Matte About you.

And for the end I put on some Konad with image plate m69. I used Essie Good To Go! for stamping.

Have a nice time! Lyra*

Color Club, Essie, Konad, Milani

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Today I will show you OPI mini collection called Delites To Darks and it contains four different shades. I have no clue why I bought this collection. The colors are nice, but I already have some similar polishes in my arsenal. Only the Bubble Bath is a new shade, which I didn’t have so far.

Baby It’s ”Coal” Outside: black polish with loads of silver shimmer. It needs two coats for full coverage.

Manicurist of Seville: deep redish vine color. Also two coats.

Aphrodite’s Pink Nightie: girly light pink shade. the finish of this one is frosty. It’s opaque in two coats.

Bubble bath: very light, milky shade with slightly touch of pink. I know it’s nothing special, but I love it! I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time. I’m definitley getting the big bottle of this one.

And witch one is your favourite?
*Lyra*

OPI

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Have a nice time!
Lyra*

Essence

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Here is another ruffian manicure. It’s gold and black combination. It looks quite sophisticated. I used China Glaze 2030 and Color Club Where’s The Soiree. It goes great with my new sunglasses

Bye! -Lyra

China Glaze, Color Club

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Eclipse Trend Edition:

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POLISHES: there are five shades in this collection.

Undead?: is jelly black base with purple glitter mixed in it. I was a little afraid that the glitter won’t be seen on the nails, but it’s not like that. I can’t tell you how much I love this shade. It needs two coats for full coverage.

Thrsty?: is a really dark jelly red shade. It’s like blood. I love it! There are also two coats.

Don’t Bite Me – Kiss Me: is medium berry shade with purple shimmer in it. It’s opaque in two coats.

Hide Bella Hide: is frosty metallic silver shade. I was expecting trouble with application, but it was easy. It needs also two coats.

Ready To be Bitten?: hell yes I’m ready! I’m joking a little bit. This shade is also nice. It’s sheer nude shade with rose undertone, but it is shimmer that is special. It looks like it has melted glass in it. Lovely color. This one needs three coats for full coverage.

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LIP-GLOSSES: There are four lip-glosses in this collection. I just swatched three of them on my lips, the black one however doesn’t look interesting on the lips.

Don’t Bite Me – Kiss Me lip-gloss: is nice light purple shade with pink, blue and silver slitter mixed in it. Glitter is not too big, so you can’t feel it on the lips.

Ready To Be Bitten lip-gloss: this one is really nice. Clear base with loads of silver, blue and pink glitter in it. It makes your lips sparkle.

Lunch At Cullen’s: oh I love the name! And the gloss it’s also beautiful. It’s like China Glaze Ruby Pumps on the lips. Red jelly base with a lot of red glitter mixed in it. My lips are not made for red color, I should use a lip-liner.

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DUO EYESHADOWS: there are three duo eye-shadows in this collection. I didn’t swatch them, I just took a close up picture of them. The colors look nice, but I hear that they are hard. So the base or the wet application is necessary. I also love the naming of them

DIAMOND POWDER: it’s called Too Beautiful To Be True. It’s most silver, but you can also find some gold shimmer in it. This one is perfect if you want your skin to look like Edward on sunlight. You can use it on body or face. This one is also recommended to apply wet. I will save this one for New Year’s Eve.

So, this is it. What do you think about this collection?
Have a nice Twilight day! Lyra*

Essence

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Today I will show you manicure, that I made a while ago. It’s a different kind of french manicure.
I used NYX Ink tip painter – Black and Essence Tip Painter – Silver Surfer for tips. I wear it like this for a day, but then I added Konad design from image plate s9 and put pink rhinestones in the middle of flowers.

 What do you think?
-Lyra*

Essence, Konad, NYX

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Ko sem pri Parokeetkah videla swatche Essence-Glam Rock omejene
kolekcije, sem se skoraj zjokala, saj sem vedela da teh lakcev nebom nikoli
mogla nosit na svojih nohtih

Predvsem sem se zaljubila v oddtenek Gothic Girl in Metal Babe.

Presenetila me je dobra vila Goga, ki je videla da si lakce želim in mi je priskočila
na pomoč. To ji bom večno hvaležna!

Ko sem videla da sta v paketku (zraven ogromno drugih lakov), meni ljuba oddtenka
sem dobesedno skakala od veselja! Jupiiii =)))

Danes sem si nanesla oddtenek Metal babe, ki je holografske srebrne barve.
Potreboval je dva sloja.

Essence-Metal Babe:

Na vrh sem oddtisnila še vzorček iz Konad plate m78 z Konas special polish black.

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Še preden sem si skrajšala nohte, sem imela Gothic Girl že na sebi in sem
ga tudi poslikala
Gothic Girl je črn holografski oddtenek … enostavno prekrasen in čisto
po mojem okusu. Na sliki sta prav tako 2 plasti

Essence-Gothic Girl:

Essence, Konad

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Kot osnovo sem uporabila črm lak od Essence-fatal. Njegov nanos je super,
za prekrivnost potrebuje 2 sloja. Njegova napaka je le to, da kljub
ne tresenju, se na nohtih pojavijo mehurčki :S

Essence-Fatal:

Tokrat sem za Konad uporabila all-over vzorec z notami, ki je na
Konad plati m73. Bel lak pa je Konad special polish white.

Moja obnohtna kožica je v slabem stanju, ker zadnje čase pozabljam
na njeno nego :/ Moram jo spraviti v red! =)

Essence, Konad

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