Seche - Happy As Is, from the Clever And Confident Collection

Today I have a delicious swatch to share with you, this time it's one of the new shades released by Seche for their new fall-winter 2013 collection named Clever And Confident.
This lovely shade I am wearing is called Happy As Is, it's a bright raspberry creme with a great and opaque formula. It was meant to be a one-coater, it does have a great pigment and a good coverage, but since I have long nails and a relatively large free-edge, I felt like I needed to use two coats for perfect coverage. I believe that if you have shorter nails, you can probably settle for one coat to achieve a great look.

בפוסט של היום מככב אחד הגוונים מהקולקציה החדשה של Seche שהושקה לכבוד עונות הסתיו-חורף 2013, מדובר בקולקציה Clever And Confident. על הלקים הצבעוניים של חברת Seche כתבתי בעבר, ואני בטוחה שאתן כבר מכירות את מייבש הלק המעולה שבזכותו החברה פרצה לשוק - Seche Vite Top Coat.

הצבע הנהדר שעל ציפורניי נקרא Happy, As Is - זהו גוון פטל אדום, כל כך יפה שמתחשק לטעום אותו. הלק בעל פורמולה נהדרת שנועדה להעניק כיסוי מלא בשכבה אחת בלבד, הפורמולה מאוד סמיכה ובעלת פיגמנט נהדר שנותן כיסוי מעולה. אני אישית הרגשתי צורך להשתמש בשתי שכבות כדי להגיע לסיכוי מושלם, בגלל אורך הציפורניים שלי והעובדה שבשכבה אחת עדיין הקצה החופשי של הציפורן נראה לעין.

I have reviewed two Seche polishes before, and I felt like they dried too fast and become streaky on application. With this polish I actually feel like it has a much better formula and the application was flawless for me. It also dried very fast on the nails, leaving a glossy finish, but for these photos I decided to apply Seche Vite top coat on top of two layers of Happy As Is.

The color is really gorgeous and classy for my opinion, it does appear a bit more pink toned in the photos than in was in real life, but still it's a lovely shade that I feel will be great for great for all year round, and not just for the upcoming fall-winter seasons.

מהתנסות הקודמת שלי עם הלקים של Sechce קיבלתי את הרושם שהם מתייבשים מהר מדי, מה שגרם למריחה לא אחידה, אבל הלק הזה דווקא הפתיע אותי לטובה בפורמולה המושלמת שלו שנמרחה בקלות, התייבשה במהירות על הציפורניים והותירה את הלק בגימור מבריק. לתמונות השתמשתי בשתי שכבות של הלק Happy As Is ובשכבה אחת של Seche Vite Top Coat.

לטעמי הגוון הזה מאוד קלאסי ויפה, בתמוונת הוא נראה יותר ורוד מאשר במציאות, אך למרות זאת מדובר בצבע מאוד מוצלח ולדעתי יתאים לכל עונות השנה, ולא רק לעונת הסתיו-חורף.

Seche Clever And Confident collection includes six shades suitable for the upcoming fall-winter seasons. The shades in this collection are very rich and all have creme formula, except for Intuition which has some lovely shimmer to it.

Wonderfully Witty – A rich navy blue crème
Versatile – A dark teal crème, versatile for anyone
Silly, But Sensible – The perfect fall burnt orange crème
Happy, As Is – A vibrant raspberry red crème
Clever and Confident –A delectable, deep plum crème
Intuition – A rich dark merlot with a slight red shimmer

הקולקציה של Seche Clever And Confident כוללת שישה גוונים המתאימים לעונות הסתיו והחורף הקרובות. מדובר בצבעים מאוד עשירים בעלי פורמולה בגימור קרמי, פרט ל-Intuition שהוא גוון בעל גימור עם אפקט שימרי מנצנץ.

Wonderfully Witty – קרם כחול כהה עשיר
Versatile – אמרלד ירוק כהה
Silly, But Sensible – גוון טרקוטה כתמתם
Happy, As Is – קרם בגוון פטל אדום
Clever and Confident – גוון שזיף כהה
Intuition – אדום מרלו כהה עם שימר

את הקולקציה ניתן להשיג במרכזי הטיפוח המקצועיים, מחיר הלק 49 ₪ 

The Pretty Vain - Zoya Sunshine, Tomoko, and Claudine

Zoya Nail Polish SHINES on The Pretty Vain

Amy from The Pretty Vain blog shows us the beauty of a few of her favorite Zoya shades for fall: Zoya PixieDust in Tomoko, Zoya PixieDust in Sunshine, and Zoya Nail Polish in Claudine. They do look beautiful don't they?

 

 "This devastatingly gorgeous textured sapphire polish features a silver glitter to give your nails an incredible crushed gem finish." 
 (Zoya PixieDust in Sunshine)

                         

See all of the shades from the new Fall 2013 PixieDust, Cashmeres, and Satins collections!

What are your favorite shades from the Fall 2013 collections? We know...too many to choose!

ZOYA IS THE NEW COLOR OF FASHION!

www.zoya.com

American Apparel - Palm Springs

Hello dear readers!

I want to show you swatches of Palm Springs, a nail polish by American Apparel.

Palm springs is a peachy nude color with creme finish. The application was easy, though it was slightly streaky. The opacity of the formula made it easy to even it out by the second coat. The only thing I was not so happy about this nail polish was the drying time. It took longer even after applying Out the Door fast dry top coat.

Do you like the mannequin finish this type of nail polish color gives to nails?

Tomorrow This Wednesday, I'll show you the stamping nail art I did on top of this nail polish ;)

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Cameo Colours Lacquers - Poison Apple - Thermal Nail Polish

Hello dear readers!

I decided to post for the 2nd time this week because I couldn't wait to show you swatches of this awesome nail polish. This from an indie nail polish brand called Cameo Colours Lacquers. Poison Apple is part of their Thermolinear collection. This thermal beauty changes from brown when cool to a salmon color when warm. This is not only a mood or thermal nail polish, it is also a linear holographic nail polish.

Here you can see the beautiful thermal effect. This effect is due to the temperature difference between the nail bed and the free edge. *You don't need crazy long nails in order to get the gradient effect, just a few millimeters of nail length will be good enough ;)

 Now, when your body temperature is warm enough, your nails will be entirely salmon color.

When cold, your nails will be dressed in a brown shade... can you see the linear holographic effect?

Application wise, I needed apply 2 coats to reach this opacity. This nail polish  applies like a dream, no streaks or bald spots. I am in love with both, thermal and holographic effects, so this nail polish was worth every penny.

For info on where to buy this nail polish you can go to Cameo Colours FB

https://www.facebook.com/CameoColoursLacquer

 *This nail polish was purchased by me. The opinion expressed of this product is solely my own.

What do you think of this nail polish? 

What other color combinations would you like to see in a thermal nail polish?

I personally would like to see a black/red color :)

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Ninja Polish - He Went to Jarred - 12K White Gold Top Coat

Hello dear readers!

I'm still catching up (or at least trying) with nail swatches that are overdue on my blog...

Last month, I showed you swatches of Ninja Polish - The Midas Touch 24K Gold Flake Top Coat (Click here to read) and today, I have swatches of He Went to Jarred which is the silver version made of 12K White Gold flakes.

I applied 2 coats of He Went to Jarred over Man Glaze - Matte is Murder.

 Just  as its gold counterpart, this silver flake was easy to apply.

One thing I forgot to say about this flake top coat... contrary to glitter nail polishes, gold or silver flake top coats are very easy to remove with regular acetone.

Which flake top coat do you like the best, gold or silver?

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Man Glaze - Matte is Murder - With shiny topcoat

Hello dear readers!

On my previous post about Man Glaze - Matte is Murder, I showed you swatches with this nail polish in its natural matte beauty. This time, I want to show you swatches of this badass nail polish with topcoat.

As if Matte is Murder wasn't cool enough by itself, I went ahead and added topcoat just to add a bit more to the awesomeness of this nail polish...

I love the purple and green shimmer effect when shiny!

Extra pic...

Which finish do you like better? Matte or shiny?

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Man Glaze - Matte is Murder - Review & Swatches

Hello dear readers!

Here is another belated post. Some of you may notice that on some of my recent posts my nails look long, a bit short on the next post and back to long on the other... I'm mixing some of my recent pictures with a few older ones that I had on queue... This one is  from the beginning of March.

It is the first time for me to try Man Glaze nail polish, I've read and seen awesome reviews on this brand and I knew I needed to try them myself.

 Matte is Murder is an awesome matte black nail polish with a hint of shimmer.

 The application was very easy, it is fairly opaque in one generous coat, but two coats are better. It can be applied without any problems with streaking or bald spots, just perfect. The drying time is relatively fast considering you don't apply topcoat to keep the matte finish.

Extra pic...

I'm usually not a fan of the matte finish, but Man Glaze nail polishes are just too good to pass up, these nail polishes are not plain at all!

I will show you swatches with shiny topcoat on my next post  ;)

 *This nail polish was purchased by me. The opinion expressed of this product is solely my own.

 

Do you like matte finish nail polishes?

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Lacquer Lust - A Stroke of Good Luck - Thermal Nail Polish - Swatches & Review

Hello Dear Readers!

Today I want to show you this awesome nail polish. It's called "A Stroke of Good Luck" by Lacquer Lust. The first time I saw swatches of this indie brand line of thermal polishes, I knew I had to have them. Lacquer Lust has created the most beautiful thermal nail polishes I've seen so far...

Thermal, transition or mood nail polishes change color to the temperature of the body. In this case, A Stroke of Good Luck is gold color when warm and turns green when cold. It also has a scattered holographic finish, which adds more to the beauty of this nail polish. 

Here in the picture you can see the transition from gold (at the nail bed) to green (on the free edge).

Here is the nail polish when warm...

And green when cold...

Formula-wise, this nail polish was very easy to apply, no streaks whatsoever. And it's pigmented enough to wear with one coat, but in this case, I applied 2 coats which makes the transition effect more visible.

Lacquer Lust nail polishes are available here. In case they are unavailable, Jo restocks regularly. 

You can find out about her next restock date or nail polish releases by liking her Facebook here. 

 *This nail polish was purchased by me. The opinion expressed of this product is solely my own.

What do you think of this nail polish? Have you tried a thermal nail polish?

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OPI St. Petersburgundy - Review and Swatches

Hello dear readers!

Today I would like to show you swatches of OPI St. Petersburgundy that I wore a couple weeks ago.
Red is not a color I wear that often, probably once a year at most, but a friend of mine suggested that I should wear a red nail polish more often because it's supposed to look more sexy ;) ... anyway, I tried to be more daring and wore this nail polish without any nail art.

St. Petersburgundy is a nail polish that I bought from a blogsale. 

(Click here for a post about this haul)

It belongs to the 2007 OPI Russian collection.

Now onto the review... This is a dark red color that is very sheer, jelly like. I had to apply 3 coats for opacity. I couldn't wait to let dry in between coats and it resulted in serious bubbling... it was my fault though, not the formula. 

Extra pics...

Ladies, do you wear red nail polish more often than me? 

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