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China Glaze - Watermelon Rind swatch

China Glaze – Watermelon Rind + Essie MAY

China Glaze Watermelon Rind was one of the last polishes I bought on Trans Design before the shipping went up . RIP TD. I can only say that this was love at first sight. Perfect blue-green with fantastic shimmer. Most of the time it looks more green than blue on me. But if the light … Read more

Why did Essence preview posts disappear?

Upon the request of Essence company we removed previews of two summer limited editions. It seems to me that only German pages can post previews well before release date, and later on rest of the Europe can follow. But pictures are their property, so they’re the only ones that can decide what will be published … Read more

Illamasqua surprise package

Illamasqua package!

A while back Illamasqua contacted us via e-mail and we almost died of happiness! Can you imagine, Illamasqua sent us an e-mail asking us whether we would like to test some of their stuff? Unbelievable! I guess, there’s not a single soul out there who is interested in cosmetics, that haven’t at least heard of … Read more

p2: Diva, swatch

p2: Soulful and Diva, swatches

These two polishes were not on my wish list, but since they didn’t have polishes I wanted, guys chose those two. They said that they didn’t see brown polishes in my collection.  I do have couple of brown polishes, but they’re well hidden and never seem to be next in line for manicure. I was … Read more

H&M: U Must Have This, Bella's Choice, Aquatini, bottles

H&M: Bella’s Choice, U Must Have This and Aquatini, swatches

Today I have for you three blue H&M polishes. Well, two blue and one turquoise one. At first glance they look alike, but they’re not. With great difficulties I managed to capture the true shade of turquoise one. Bella’s Choice lives up to its name. Shade comes in beautiful pastel turquoise color. It has a … Read more

Catrice - Back To Black swatch

Catrice – Back To Black

Today I have something for all the vampy polish lovers out there. The darkest of the new Catrice Ultimate nail polishes is named Back To Black – black base filled with blue-gray shimmer. The water drops you see on the “sun” photo are actually rain drops. We have rain, rain and more rain all the … Read more

Konadicure: Barielle Polished Princess + Zoya Laney + fauxnad m70

KOTD: Barielle Polished Princess + Zoya Laney + IP m70

For my today’s manicure I have chosen poisonous green shade – Barielle Polished Princess, I got in a swap. I love green shades, but I prefer those leaning to the blue side or neutral ones. Yellow green polishes don’t do the trick for me.  Formula is on the thin side, but easy to work with. … Read more

P2: Artful, So Cool!, Fancy; bottles

Swatches P2: Artful, So Cool! and Fancy

I know you’re anxiously waiting for p2 polish swatches from my German haul, so I have for you today first three polishes: one green and two blues. p2 polishes were very pleasant surprise. They have excellent brush, application is great even-thou formula is little bit on the thin side. Coverage is good, but you’ll still … Read more

Srčki, Dicentra spectabilis

Flowers in the garden

I already showed you trees & co. from my garden in Spring in the garden post. Today I have for you photos of my flowers. Flowers are one of my greatest passions in life. I love all about them – from planting to simply enjoying in the view. After a long and cold winter I … Read more