Category Archives: Top coats

All about Konad (basics)

Posted on August 1st, 2011 by Maestra
Konad image plates

We’ve received a lot of requests for “how to” or “tutorial” articles. One of the most requested posts was a Konad tutorial. Finally I took the time and recorded a few short videos on basic stuff about Konad. The videos … Continue reading →

Posted on August 1st, 2011 by Maestra | Posted in Konad, Konad/Fauxnad, Nail art, Top coats | Tagged | 26 Comments

Comparison: Isadora, Essence, Essie, Manhattan matte top coats

Posted on May 31st, 2011 by Gejba
Comparison of Matte Top Coats: Isadora, Essence, Essie, Manhattan swatch

My matte top coat collection has gotten bigger, so I thought I would make a comparison between them. :silly: As a base I used Kiko 278 nail polish – slightly duochrome purple shade I got from Goga. :rose: Isadora Matte … Continue reading →

Posted on May 31st, 2011 by Gejba | Posted in Essence, Essie, Gabrini, IsaDora, Kiko, Manhattan, Matte, Top coats | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

IsaDora: Jaded + Matte Top Coat

Posted on November 13th, 2010 by Gejba
IsaDora Jaded + Matte Top Coat swatch by Parokeets

I’m back from surgery. :happy: Everything went fine and I’m already recovering. :w00t: But until I’m completely healed, I won’t be doing my nails so I’ll try to show you as many archive photos as I can in the meanwhile. … Continue reading →

Posted on November 13th, 2010 by Gejba | Posted in Creme, Green, IsaDora, Swatches/Bottles, Top coats | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Fake or Not: Nubar Diamont top coat

Posted on August 20th, 2010 by Gejba
Nubar Diamont top coat bottle

A while ago Maestra and I bought Nubar Diamont top coats on Ebay. A lot of bloggers complimented Diamont’s fast drying time, but after I tried it out couple of times, I can only say that this is one of … Continue reading →

Posted on August 20th, 2010 by Gejba | Posted in Nubar, Top coats | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Catrice – LE Oceana on World Oceans Day

Posted on June 8th, 2010 by Mamy
Catrice - LE Oceana, bottles

Catrice LE Oceana is finally available in Kozmo drugstores in Croatia. I bought four nail polishes and eyeshadow. I could hardly wait to see the lipsticks, but I was disappointed.  The looked like the perfect reds on the photos but … Continue reading →

Posted on June 8th, 2010 by Mamy | Posted in Black and gray, Blue, Catrice, CND, Creme, Essence, Essie, Green, Konad/Fauxnad, Matte, Red, Shimmer, Top coats | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Color Club Wild At Heart goes matte

Posted on April 21st, 2010 by Gejba
Color Club - Wild At Heart + Essie Matte About You

After seeing  Color Club Wild At Heart swatch, our reader Purple_rain wondered how would this purple holo polish looked like in matte version. Just for Purple_rain – Wild At Heart + Essie Matte About You: I used two layers of … Continue reading →

Posted on April 21st, 2010 by Gejba | Posted in Color Club, Essie, Matte, Purple, Top coats | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Essie – Jag-u-are

Posted on March 18th, 2010 by Mamy
Essie_Jag-u-are

In case you deciding whether to buy this polish or not, here are couple of pictures just for you. :angel: Essie Jag-u-are is gorgeous spring red shade with red/gold shimmer. It applies beautifully, I used 2 layers. There is nothing … Continue reading →

Posted on March 18th, 2010 by Mamy | Posted in Essie, Red, Shimmer, Top coats | Tagged , , | 15 Comments