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Alessandro Croco Glam LE gold-black

Review and swatches: Alessandro Croco Glam LE

I’m one of those polish-holics that is still not tired of crackles, so I had lots of fun playing with Alessandro Go Magic! Croco Glam LE gold/black set. Each set consists of three 5ml mini polishes – croco base, croco coat and top coat. So far I already wore this combination twice as full manicure … Read more

Swatch: China Glaze (Haunting Halloween 2011 LE) - It's Alive (2 coats) + Ghoulish Glow (1 coat)

China Glaze – It’s Alive and Ghoulish Glow

Chane Glaze‘s collection for Halloween 2011 is called Haunting and it consists of six nail polishes. Two of them are almost black cremes, one is black crackle, there’s two glitters and one glow in the dark nail polish. Half of the collection was interesting to me (the two glitters and the glow in the dark … Read more

Kiko Rosa Antico Scuro (no. 317) + Golden Rose Graffiti 11 swatch

Kiko Rosa Antico Scuro (no. 317) + Golden Rose Graffiti 11

I think I put this Kiko polish back few times, before finally deciding to buy it. Kiko Rosa Antico Scuro (no. 317) is one of those colors that walks the fine line between being special or ugly. This cross between mauve and antique rose in the end convinced me that it is still one the … Read more

Essence Magic Wand swatch by Parokeets

Essence Magic Wand

I bought one of the first batches of Essence Magic Wand! magnetic nail polish. As soon as first swatches started to appear, it was pretty obvious that some of the magnetic polishes were duds. My Essence Magic Wand! is one of those. But even though I wouldn’t mind more magnet magic particles in my Magic … Read more

Swatch: Chanel - Peridot (2 coats)

Video and swatches:Chanel – Peridot (my precioussss)

Since the first time I saw swatches of Chanel – Peridot I knew I had to have it! It’s one of the most amazing polishes Chanel ever released (at least in my opinion). I almost never buy Chanel polishes. The reason is, they are too expensive and most of the time not unique enough and … Read more

Comparison: Kiko - 348, 349 vs. H&M - Hunt Me Down vs. MeMeMe - Distinctive, Proud

Swatches: MeMeMe – Proud and Distinctive

I first came across the MeMeMe brand when I was in the UK and saw it in a drugstore. I’ve never heard of it before. The display was nice, the prices something in between. Not cheap but not very expensive either. I only bought two nail polishes. First one is called Proud and is a … Read more

Preview: Alessandro Croco Glam

Preview: Alessandro Croco Glam

You know me – every crack that comes out makes me smile, but this time those of you that were wishing for more elegant kind of crackles will be joining me. :D Alessandro will be launching Croco Glam limited edition. It will consist of 4 sets with base color, crack polish and top coat. These … Read more

p2 Perfect Face Anti-Red Base by Parokeets

p2 Perfect Face Anti-Red Base

I’ve been searching for a perfect green corrector for a while now. While shopping in Germany I spotted p2 Perfect Face Anti-Red Base (02 Correct Me!). BTW – shopping itself was nightmare as the lady who was filling p2 stand just wouldn’t go away. She almost pushed me out of her way like I was … Read more

BH Cosmetics: Standard 2nd (BH120-2)

Perfect surprise

Today I got a perfect surprise in the mail. Perfect surprise in terms: “OMG, I didn’t expect this at all!” and “OMG, I wanted this for ages and now it’s mine!” Do you know what I mean? Look what I got. I got this beautyful BH Cosmetics palette as a birthday present and I didn’t … Read more