Category Archives: Metallic

Essence: In Style + Crack Me! Silver

Posted on September 27th, 2011 by Gejba
Essence In Style nail polish swatch

Catrice stands are still not available in our capital, so I consoled myself with few new Essence nail polishes. :cute: The shade that immediately ought my eye was Essence In Style. It looks like blue-green-purple duochrome in the bottle, but … Continue reading →

Posted on September 27th, 2011 by Gejba | Posted in Blue, Crack, Essence, Frost, Green, Metallic | Tagged , | 36 Comments

Zoya – Crystal (Flame collection)

Posted on January 12th, 2011 by Maestra
Swatch: Zoya - Crystal (Winter 2010 Flame collection)

I loved it the first time I saw it. I knew I have to have it. So here it is, Zoya – Crystal from the Winter 2010 Flame collection. It’s a light blue metallic with gold irregular shaped glitter. The … Continue reading →

Posted on January 12th, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Blue, Glitter, Metallic, NOTD, Shimmer, Swatches/Bottles, Zoya | Tagged , , | 21 Comments

Test: Do the kitchen magnets work with magnetic polishes?

Posted on October 28th, 2010 by Maestra
Swatch: Magnetic polishes do work with kitchen magnets!

The answer is: Of course they do! Why wouldn’t they? A magnet is a magnet. :wink: Only the patterns are different depending on the magnet you use. Some of them don’t create anything appealing and some are great. Just try … Continue reading →

Posted on October 28th, 2010 by Maestra | Posted in Alessandro, Brown and bronze, Comparisons, L'oreal, Magnetic, Metallic, Nail art, Swatches/Bottles | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Quick swatches: Alessandro – Go Magic! Twist (magnetic polishes)

Posted on October 19th, 2010 by Maestra
Swatch: Alessandro - Go Magic! Twist: Blue Chic, Wild Purple, Bombastic Brown

Finally they are here! The long awaited Alessandro magnetic polishes or as they call them: “Effect nail polishes with the magnet stamp.” The collection is called Go Magic! Twist and it contains four shades. At our local store I only got three of them. Here are quick photos of them. Continue reading →

Posted on October 19th, 2010 by Maestra | Posted in Alessandro, Blue, Brown and bronze, Magnetic, Metallic, Red, Swatches/Bottles | Tagged , , , , , | 18 Comments

Review and swatches: Essence – Eclipse Trend Edition

Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Maestra
Swatch: Essence - Eclipse TE - Lipglosses

Yay! I can finally present you swathes of the Eclipse TE. I have to say that it was a lot of work, because I wanted to show really good pictures and some ideas. Let me show you what I prepared … Continue reading →

Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Maestra | Posted in Black and gray, Creme, Essence, Eyeshadows, Frost, Glitter, Lipgloss, Metallic, Pink, Purple, Red, Sheer, Shimmer, Silver and white, Swatches/Bottles | Tagged , , , , | 34 Comments

Snake skin prints and everything that goes with it

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Maestra
Outfit: Snake skin prints and accessories

Last week I went for a bit of window shopping (and then shopping) and I realized that there’s a lot of snake skin prints  out there in the fashion world for this spring. I don’t have anything against that, which … Continue reading →

Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Maestra | Posted in Alverde, Black and gray, China Glaze, Ciate Paint Pots, FOTD, Jewellery, Konad/Fauxnad, KOTD, Metallic, Shimmer, Silver and white, Sweetscents, The She Space | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Zoya – Laney

Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Gejba
Zoya Laney

Today I have on one of the polishes I got in swap with Lynn – Zoya Laney (Reverie collection). It looked promising in the bottle – silver base with slight green and purple duochrome. On the nails silver rules. Only … Continue reading →

Posted on March 15th, 2010 by Gejba | Posted in Duochrome, Frost, Metallic, NOTD, Silver and white, Zoya | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments