Monthly Archives: June 30th, 2011

Review and swatches: Alessandro Beach Beauty LE

Alessandro Beach Beauty LE

Beach Beauty is the most colorful limited edition available from Alessandro at the moment. It consists from 10 mini polishes (2 shades are also available in 10ml packaging) + 2 lip glosses with LED lights and mirror. I took three … Continue reading →

Posted on June 30th, 2011 by Gejba | Posted in Alessandro, Green, Limited Edition, Orange and coral, Pink, Red | Tagged , , , , , | 25 Comments

KOTD: Oranges and limes

KOTD: Oranges and limes

I was in the mood for yellow on my tips today. And I got Konad IP m55 yesterday, so I had to play with it almost immediately. :nails: Now there’s limes and oranges on my nails, which makes me thirsty … Continue reading →

Posted on June 29th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in American Apparel, Catrice, Creme, Gold and Yellow, Konad, Konad/Fauxnad, KOTD | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Comparison: Catrice – From Dusk To Dawn (new version) vs. Barry M – Dusky Mauve

Comparison: Barry M - Dusky Mauve vs. Catrice - From Dusk To Dawn

They are very similar, but not dupes. From Dusk To Dawn is darker than the Dusky Mauve polish by Barry M. You can see the difference in the photos below. I used flash to show you the difference. The polishes … Continue reading →

Posted on June 29th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Barry M, Brown and bronze, Catrice, Comparisons, Purple, Shimmer, Swatches/Bottles | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Comparisons: Essence and Catrice – New vs. Old versions (nail polishes)

Swatch: Essence Show Your Feet - In The Jungle

I don’t know why companies do that. I mean, I can imagine why this happens, but I have no idea why don’t they just give the polish a new name, when the new version is nothing like the old one. … Continue reading →

Posted on June 28th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Blue, Brown and bronze, Catrice, Comparisons, Creme, Essence, Green, Purple, Shimmer, Swatches/Bottles | Tagged , , , | 31 Comments

Review and swatches: Manhattan Luxopolis LE

Manhattan Luxopolis LE

There are four eyeshadows in Manhattan’s Luxopolis limited edition. All four of them look very promising to me as I love green shades. Today I’m going to show you two of them. First one is called Shampaign 21L and it’s … Continue reading →

Posted on June 27th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Bronzers, Eyeshadows, FOTD, Limited Edition, Manhattan, Mascaras, Swatches/Bottles | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

And yes… I got more lip stuff ;)

BeautyLine lipstick swatch

I can’t help myself, lately I bought a bunch of lip stuff (not all at once but during the period of few months). And of course again MAC. I admit I love their lipsticks. I’m probably boring you with colours, … Continue reading →

Posted on June 26th, 2011 by Goga | Posted in Lipgloss, Lipstick, MAC | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Review and swatches: Manhattan Hands Up! LE

Manhattan Hands Up LE

I stood in front of the (almost) full display of Manhattan Hands Up! display in Austria and had really hard time choosing which shades should I leave in the store. :silly: In the end I bought 8 out of 20 … Continue reading →

Posted on June 24th, 2011 by Gejba | Posted in Blue, Creme, Green, Limited Edition, Manhattan, Pink | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments