Today I have OPI summer 2010 collection for you. It is called Summer Flutter and I bought it in mini version

Flower To Flower: is a bright bubblegum pink with fine silver shimmer. I’m not really into bright pink shades but this one I surprisingly like.

Wing It!: this shade is really special. It’s strawberry red jelly base with blue-violet glass flacked glitter. I think it looks gorgeous!

Flit A Bit: nice bright orange creme. This one is the only crème in this collection. I would be happier if they threw some glitter in it.

Catch Me In Your Net: blue jelly base with silvery green glass flacked glitter. It looks stunning. This one is the same like Zoya Charla. On the pinkie and middle finger is Zoya and on the ring and index is OPI. Can you tell the difference? I can’t.

The formula of this collection is great. They are super smooth, and they are not difficult to apply. They all needed two coats for full coverage. I think it’s a nice collection and I like it. I like those glass flacked glitters. They should make an entire collection with these type of glitters. Do you like this collection?

Lyra*

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I bought this little cute OPI Shrek minis. Mini bottles are so small, but super cute. In the package are four shades.
OPI Shrek-Tacular Minis:

What’s With The Cattitude?: it is pastel light blue. I had a little trouble with applying this one. After two coats there were still visible streaks. So I had to put the third layer on top, beside that I love the color! It’s perfect for summer.

Fiercely Fiona: I really like the name of this one And the color is also unique. It’s pastel yellow with a touch of green. There are two coats, but I should put on another one.

Rumple’s Wiggin’: funny name, but the shade is nice. Very light creme purple on the warm side. It needs two coats for full coverage.

Who The Shrek Are You?: the best name in this collection It’s bright green, just like Shrek. I don’t like this color on my nails, so I will leave it to Shrek to wear it It’s opaque in two coats.

Bye! -Lyra

OPI

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*****

Talent Scout: nice cold toned grape purple shade. Very pigmented, so one coat is enough. The first second I saw it, it reminded me of China Glaze Grape Pop so I made a comparison. As you can see on the photo, Grape Pop is one shade darker than The Talent Scout. They are not dupes, but they are very close.

Ditch The Heels: I truly don’t know how to describe this color. It’s definitely green. I will go with medium pastel green. This is two coats.

Fun Fair: nice pastel bubble gum pink. It’s opaque with two coats.

Main Stage: medium berry color. This one looks exactly the same like Essence Very Berry. This is just one coat!

Headliner: dirty medium blue with little green undertone, but the green can’t be seen under all lights. It needs two coats for full coverage.

Access All Areas: This is very tricky color. The first photo of this polish looks like neon orange. It’s actually bright medium peachy color with orange and pink undertone. This one is so unique. It also needs two coats for full coverage.

Half of this collection is nothing special. It doesn’t have any new colors that we haven’t already seen, but the other half is quite unique. Ditch The Heels, Headliner and Access All Areas are the shades that you must have. The formula is also great. I have to give credit to Ciate for improving their formula of polishes, because they are not thick and sticky anymore so the application of the new shades was great. Bravo!

This is all for today

See you soon, Lyra *

Ciate

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Today I will show you the new Essence Trend Edition Crazy About colour. There are three polishes, five eyeliners, two lip-glosses, three duo eye-shadows and a multi-color blush. Everything comes in very nice and kind a funky packaging with colorful stripes.

I swatched the polishes and eyeliners for you, and if you want I can make another post to show you the blush, glosses and eye-shadows.

*****

THE POLISHES:
The formulas of these polishes are very good. They are not sticky and streaky, and they are well pigmented.

Think Pink is medium red toned bright pink. The finish is creamy. It needs two coats for full coverage.

Lilac Forever is cool toned light lilac shade. It’s also a two coater, and not streaky at all. I like this one very much.

Crazy Me is green/blue shade, that also has a creamy finish. This one is special to me. I think I don’t have any similar polish in my collection. It’s very unique.

*****

EYELINERS:
In this collection there are five eyeliners! The colors are just crazy. Here they are from left to right: Think pink, Lilac forever, Addicted to blue, Crazy me (turquoise) and Crazy about green.

They are good pigmented and some of them have a metallic look. They are also quite soft so there are no problems with application. I didn’t try them yet, so I can’t tell you if they last long or not.

What do you think about this collection? Do you like it?
Have a nice colorful day!
*Lyra*

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Latley there are lots of minty polishes going around. I still haven’t quite made up my mind whether I like them on my nails or not. For some reason they still remind me of sick people

If I had to choose which minty polish I would wear, it would definitley be China Glaze – Re-Fresh Mint.
I like it beacuse it’s more on the green side than blue.  Anyway this is the one I really like. It’s pastel, creme and minty green

The formula is great. Is verry opaque and aplication was no problem. It needs two coats for full coverage.

China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint:

I really wanted to add some Konad, but it appears that it was not the best idea. I really screwed up this time
The pattern would have looked lovely if it didn’t smudge so much. I promise I will do better nex time
Anyway, I used Konad image plate m63, and Konad Princess Special polish in Cocolate.

So that’s all for today, Dear Readers. Until nex time, have a polished day!

*Lyra*

China Glaze, Konad

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Yesterday I promissed, that I will swatch Bonnie & Clyde from Essence
So here they are!

Bonnie is creme teal polish. Is more teal green than blue. I think this is the
first teal polish in my collection First impression: I like it
Is really well pigmented so it’s opaque with one coat.

Essence Bonnie:

Where is Bonnie, there is also Clyde
Clyde is turqoise glitter and holo squares mixed in clear base.

Essence Bonnie & Clyde:

I have great news for you My friend Gani found Mr. Big and Carrie for me!! She is so nice
I will get them tomorrow.
Until then, have a great time! =)

~Lyra~

Essence

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Today I was so happy, beacuse I got my first Orly polishes.
For the first time I decided to buy the entire Sweet Colection, beacuse latley
i really like creme pastel colors.

Each of these polishes came with a mini lipgloss in a matching color and each one
smels different too

As a first time Orly user I must tell you that I’m impresed.
The formula is really good, I had trouble only with one shade, but I manage it.

I really like the colors in that collection. I think it goes right after China Glaze’s
Up & Away. This is the second one, the third one is from Essie.

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Lemonade: Lemonade is light pastel yellow. When I put it on my nails, it reminds me of China Glaze-Lemon Fizz.
I will do the comparison of all the yellows I own soon.
I have a little trouble with this one, beacuse it’s a little bit sticky and streaky.
This is after two coats.

Cotton Candy:Cotton candy is a light peachy pink. Verry cute color. Aplication was nice and smooth.
This is after two coats.

Pixy Stix:Pixy Stick is bright medium pink creme. The formula of this one is fabolous! It was
like a butter. This is also after two coats.

Lollipop:Lollipop is creme lavender color wit a splash of pink. This one is very pigmented and I
could almost have gotten away with one coat, but I used two.

Gumdrop:Gumdrop is medium turqoise creme. This one isn’t minty. It’s more green than blue.
This is after two coats.

Snowcone:Snowcone is really nice cornflower blue creme. I like this one the most. This one is very opaque
and it need only one coat! And it’s not streaky at all.

Wich one is your favorite? 

Orly

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The replacment was made with gorgeous polish Zoya-Adina from Spring 2010 Reverie Collection.

Adina is medium lilac purple base with a lot of light green shimmer, wich make the
duochrome effect. Depending on the angle, colors change from purple to silver to green.
It’s awsome! I will definitley be wearing it a lot.

Zoya-Adina:

The formula of this polish is verry good. It’s not too thick, not thin. Just perfect.
I didn’t have any truble aplying it.
Adina needs two coats for full coverage.

This is the second Zoya polish in my collection and absolutley not the last

*****

And now is time for todays manicure

I wanted something classy, so I picked up the red polish
from Essie Spring 2010 Collection Red Nouveau.

I just love this one!!
Classy red, wich I think should be a part of every girl’s collection.

The formula is like a poem! Is really pigmented so the one coat
is almost enough. After the first coat is just a bit transculent bright red
without any strikes.

Essie-Red Nouveau:

I will not add any Konad, beaucse I like it as it is now.
Maybe tomorow i will spice it a little bit

Konad

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How are you? Yesterday I finaly got my own bottle China Glaze-For Audrey

Until now I was just reading how great and beautifull is it.
Am I crazy if I’m saying that I’m not blown away? :S

It’s a nice polish, but I am not as crazy about it as most girls.
Maybe Is not the right time for me to wear this one. I will
try it again in the summer, when the bright colors are more popular

For Audrey is bright light blue creme color with hint of green. Depending on the light it
looks even more green than blue. The best word for this color is
turqoise

China Glaze For Audrey:

I upgraded For Audrey with some Konad and nail art
The Konad I used is on image plate m64, but I only stamped half of the nail, the other half
I polished with China Glaze-Atlantis.
Atlantis is jelly green/blue polish with silver and holo glitter mixed in it.
The silver line is made with NYX Ink Nail Art-Silver Glitter polish.

I don’t really like the final look, I think this is too much of everything. My nails
can’t handle all of this nail art
So I don’t belive this mani will last long
What do you think? Is it too much?

The China Glaze Atlantis polish is also a part of my giveaway

Have a nice day!

*Lyra*

China Glaze, Konad, NYX

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Look at them? Aren’t they cute?

Ofcourse she is too young to have her nails done, but some day, I’m sure she’ll be walking around with very pretty manicure like her mommy

She gives me inspiration for todays mani. I was thinking colorful, sweet and happy
So I painted each nail in a diferent color.

The China Glaze Up&Away colection is just perfect for this. There are lots of diferent pastel colors. So I use four polishes from that collection:

Re-Fresh Mint: is the pastel minty color, more green than blue
Lemon Fizz: pastel bright yellow
Something Sweet: pastel light pink, verry girly
Light As Air: pastel light violet, with a hint of grey
The polish on the thumb is Essie-Van D’Go, my favourite from spring 2010

One of you will get three of these polishes in my Giveaway so check it out!
There are also verry similar pink and violet polishes in the Giveaway

China Glaze, Essie, Giveaway

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