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OPI: Show It And Glow It!

lyra — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:03:31 +0000

Here is another gorgeous polish from the OPI Burlesque collection. It’s called Show It And Glow It! The glitter is mostly purple but it contains some silver, blue and orange as well. This one is also extremely sparkly and it needs three coats for full coverage.

OPI Show It And Glow It!:

P.s.: I’m preparing a giveaway for my blog Nail Junkie’s first birthday! And this polish is included

Lyra*

OPI

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Orly: Space Cadet

lyra — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:09:52 +0000

Hi!

I simply had to buy the Space Cadet from Orly Cosmic FX collection. I think this one it the most interesting color in the collection. It’s like a chameleon and it gives so many different colors! It doesn’t look good while in the bottle but once you apply it to the nails it’s real killer. I’ll let the pictures talk for themselves.

Orly Space Cadet:

I also took more photos of the Galaxy Girl.

Have a nice day!
Lyra

Orly

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Essence: Fairytale Trend Edition

lyra — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:12:59 +0000

Hi everyone!

The new trend edition from Essence is on the horizon! It will be available on the shelves from December 2010 and it’s called Fairytale. As you can imagine this collection sparkles a lot In the collection there are as usual the nail polishes, eye shadows, lip glosses and eyeliners. I made some swaches of polishes, lip glosses and eyeliners I have to say that I really like the design on the packaging – fairies, butterflies and flowers.

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POLISHES: there are six polishes in this collection. Polishes are sparkling and they have shimmery foil-like finish. When I saw the promo picture I wasn’t exited about any shade. They just didn’t seem special but when I tried them on, I liked at least three of them. The formula is ok, I didn’t have any problems with application.

Fairy Berry: is a warm toned purple color with a lot of silver shimmer, which gives the polish that foil finish. Two coats are needed for full coverage. On the index finger is Essence Bubble Bubble from Into The Ocean TE.

Humpty Dumpty: this one is one of my favorites. It’s gray color with splash of purple and with loads of silver shimmer. I love it! It takes two coats for full coverage.

Once Upon A Time: this one is the only one that doesn’t have a foil-like finish. It’s medium red jelly base with red and gold glitter that give the polish a lot of depth. It’s similar to China Glaze Ruby Pumps but it’s not a dupe. It’s opaque in two coats.

Pixie Dust: nude color with hint of pink and a lot of silver shimmer. It’s nice, subtle polish which is opaque in three coats.

Tinka’s Dress: peachy orange color with silver shimmer. Another nice and soft shade which is opaque in three coats.

Welcome To The Wonderland: is a light lavender color with a lot of silver shimmer. I like this one on my nails. Needs three coats for full coverage.

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LIP GLOSSES: there are three lip glosses in Fairytale collection.
Fairy berry: light purple base with purple shimmer
Once Upon a time: red jelly color
Pixie Dust: clear base with multicolor shimmer

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And the last picture of Glitter eyeliners swatches:

Do you like anything from the Fairytale Trend Edition collection?
Have a nice time!

Lyra*

Essence

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Essence: Zulu + Konad

lyra — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:15:00 +0000

Hi!

Yesterday I felt so uninspired. I stared at all my polishes for about half an hour and not a single one looked interesting enough. This was my 3rd try to make something worth showing. At first I tried something with gold and black combination – didn’t work out, then I did some layering and it was no-no. After that I made another Konad failure. At the end I put on the Essence Zulu from Into The Wild collection and done the Konad with Barry M Vivid Purple and image plate m65. I still don’t like this manicure on my nails, but I guess it’s one of those days when there is no polish that will satisfy me.

Bye! -Lyra*

Barry M, Essence, Konad

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OPI: Pamplona Purple + Konad

lyra — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:39:00 +0000

OPI Pamplona Purple is gorgeous warm purple creme. It tooks two coats for full coverage.

I added Konad design from image plate m50 with China Glaze 2030 and white polish.

Have a nice day!
-Lyra*

China Glaze, Konad, OPI

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Nfu Oh: 61 + Barry M: Indigo

lyra — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:45:59 +0000

Nfu Oh 61 is the best silver holo I have ever seen! This one is truly a holo madness! It’s the most holographic color I have ever worn and I love it! The only thing I regret is that I don’t have Nfu Oh Aqua base, so the application was a night mare. I tried applying it over different base coats and even without it, but polish is always causing me problems with bold spots and streaks. At the end I carefully applied three thin layers without base coat. And it was worth it!

Nfu Oh 61:

I made a ruffian with Barry M Indigo. Indigo isn’t the right color on the pictures – in person it’s more purple.

Have a nice time! Lyra

Barry M, Nfu-Oh

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Orly: Cosmic FX Collection

lyra — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:56:54 +0000

Hi!

I bought in my opinion three of the most attractive shades from the Orly Cosmic FX collection. They are limited edition. These polishes have a glass flecked finish which gives the polishes a lot of depth and the duochrome effect.

Let’s start with the Lunar Eclipse. It is very bright electric blue color, that flashes purple from some angles. It’s stunning! It’s opaque in two coats.

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Out Of This World: deep purple base with purple, blue and golden shimmer flecks. It needs two coats for full coverage.

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Galaxy Girl: it’s nice deep vine-reddish purple base with turquoise and dark red shimmer flecks. This one give a little vampy look with a modern touch. Love it! Two coats for coverage.

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I think Orly nailed it with this collection. The colors are really attractive and eye-caching. I love this glass flecked finish. The formula is great – like almost all of Orly’s polishes. The amount of polish in the bottle is huge. I’m thinking of buying one more shade

*Lyra*

Orly

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Alessandro: Go Magic! Twist (magnetic polish) – Wild Purple

lyra — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:44:26 +0000

Finally I got it! Alessandro magnetic polish Go Magic! Twist in Wild Purple shade. These polishes are very pigmented and they contains metallic particles, so you have to shake them well before use. After applying the polish you hold the magnet (which comes with the polish) above the still wet polish for about 3-7 seconds – and voila! The magnet pulls the metallic particles together and creates a stripe pattern.

The base color of Wild Purple is dark reddish purple with shimmer. When you do the pattern with the magnet the manicure looks gorgeous! I’ll let the pictures talk for themselves.

This is my first magnetic polish and I’m impressed with the effect. I love it!

Lyra*

Alessandro

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Barry M: Vivid Purple + Konad

lyra — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:12:32 +0000

Hi!

I have another Barry M polish to show you This one is Vivid Purple, which is actually dark purple with a lot of blue and purple shimmer. It look really nice.

Barry M Vivid Purple:

The pattern is from Konad image plate m77 was done with China Glaze Admire.

Have a nice time!
-Lyra

Barry M, China Glaze, Konad

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Barry M: Indigo

lyra — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:39:25 +0000

Barry M Indigo polish is … well an indigo shade . It’s something between blue and purple. Depending on the lightning it’s sometimes more blue, other times more purple. I didn’t have any issues applying it. It’s opaque with two coats. This one was a nightmare for my camera. The first picture is the closest to reality, the second is too blue.

Barry M Indigo:

Do you like this shade?
-Lyra*

Barry M

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