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Essence Make Up To Match: packaging, ingredients

Project foundation: Essence Make-Up To Match

Essence Make-Up To Match is one of the new foundations from their spring assortment change. It comes in 3 shades. I bought the lightest one – Light no. 01. Manufacturers description Light, long-lasting make-up for every complexion. Innovative texture with micro-encapsulated pigments give instant coverage for a glowing, even finish. For all skin types. Perfume … Read more

Bourjois 1 Seconde Gel Bleu Water + China Glaze Sci-Fi + Bundle Monster 224

Bourjois Bleu Water + China Glaze Sci-Fi + BM-224

I thought I would show you one of my latest manicures … stamping over the Bourjois 1 Seconde Gel nail polish in Bleu Water shade. Here is what I used … … and the result. I’m complete sucker for muted nail polishes and China Glaze metallic shades when it comes to stamping. How do you … Read more

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Essence Snow White giveaway winner

We held a small giveaway as part of our Essence Snow White TE post. And the winner is … Congrats Sarah! Essence Grumpy and Prince Charming nail polishes are yours. Parokeets ladies are curious sort so we would like to know – how do you like this kind of giveaways?

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Lonely polishes waiting on the shelf

I just put this photo on Facebook and decided to share it with everybody. Here is first row of my middle nail polish stand … nail polishes waiting for their turn to be worn and swatched. :D Which one do you think should be the first to come out and play?

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Sunday’s trip to Idrija Lace Festival

Last Sunday I visited Idrija Lace Festival. Idrija is situated 60 kilometers from Ljubljana and lies in the confluence of Idrijca and Nikova river. Idrija is mostly know for its mercury mine. Mine is now closed down, but one of the shafts is available for public visits. If you get a chance, I recommend you … Read more

Avon Lemon Sugar nail polish bottle

Avon Lemon Sugar + stamping

Avon Lemon Sugar is very pale/pastel yellow nail polish. Application was not overly difficult so I guess it’s not totally typical pastel nail polish. :D But it did behave in one regard like all pastel nail polishes do … it was *beep* to photograph. Looking at it through my lens, I would pronounce it neon. … Read more

Essence Grumpy vs. p2 Gigantic comparison

Comparison: Essence Grumpy vs. p2 Gigantic

Irena requested a p2 Gigantic (no. 191) and Essence Grumpy comparison. I made super quick comparison to show you the difference between the 2 nail polishes … even-though they’re similar color-wise. If you’re deciding between these two nail polishes, then Essence Grumpy would be my favorite as it has deeper blue color and better coverage. … Read more

Bourjois 1 Seconde Gel nail polishes

Bourjois 1 Seconde Gel nail polish swatches

If you watched my Bourjois nail polish collection/swatch video, that you already know that older 1 Seconde nail polishes seriously chipped on me. But cute new 1 Seconde shades and sale convinced me to give them another go. I bought 2 nail polishes and hijacked the third one from a friend. Either Bourjois improved their … Read more

Swatch: Bary M - Magnetic nail paint: Blue

Barry M – Magnetic nail paints (swatches, review)

I’m sure you’ve all heard about magnetic polishes already. You know, polishes with particles that move when you put them near a magnet. And depending on the magnet, we get different patterns on the nails (star, stripes, waves, …) These types of polishes aren’t new to the market. Lancome released one called Le Magnetique years … Read more