tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54906232043526778182024-03-14T04:48:28.690+01:00Opinionated Little FingerCristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-35388478586033144822012-04-10T11:58:00.003+02:002012-04-10T11:58:44.623+02:00Essie - Glamour PurseHello everyone,<br />
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I'm back from my long weekend in Paris (again!). This time was a little bit more touristic... but I couldn't miss the Sephora huge store on the Champs Elysées! ;)<br />
I haven't downloaded the pictures yet... but coming soon! ;)<br />
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Meanwhile, today I'll be showing you a polish that matches very well the here, in Toulouse, at this moment: rainy ,windy, gray-ishy, gloomy.. all of that!<br />
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Now about the polish...<br />
When I first saw the 2011 fall collection from Essie, this was the polish I knew I wanted, even though it's been done a hundred times. I just have a "thing" for taupe, mushroom-y colours like this one. I already have OPI Over the Taupe - which is by the way my fav' polish ever, and my first OPI ever! ;) - and I just thought I'd try a different brand, like challenging my ever-sweetheart-Over the Taupe ;) But now I know that these 2 are quite different: Glamour Purse has more gray in it and a subtle purple undertone, while Over the Taupe sticks to the classical beige undertones, looking basically like milk chocolate on my nails ;)<br />
I didn't do a comparison here, but I will if you want me to - just tell me!<br />
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The application was very good, needed 2 coats for opacity and the wear was also very good. <br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of Essie Glamour Purse + 1 coat of Seche Vite:<br />
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Application: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.5/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Opacity: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Wear: <b>4.0/5.0</b><br />
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<b>Overall: 4.42</b><b>/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-63124509209951464252012-04-04T14:34:00.003+02:002012-04-04T14:37:08.903+02:00OPI - I Don't Give a RotterdamHello everybody,<br />
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Hope you're doing fine.<br />
Me, I'm still at home and resting... and now posting ;)<br />
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Oh, yes, the collection I've waited for such a long time is finally in my hands!! OPI Holland is here!! I know, here in Europe we get the collections after they are released in the US, but that's not a problem with me. I'm still happy I've got it!<br />
Of course, I didn't order all the 12 polishes... but only 9 :D And amongst the 9, 4 of them are minis. Hopefully I will be able to show them all to you!<br />
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First of all here is I Don't Give a Rotterdam. I find the name excellent, i just love it. And i love this polish too. The colour is a gray-blue with silver crystal flecks inside. <br />
The formula and the application were excellent. Purists will need 3 coats, but I'm OK with 2 coats for opacity. The wear was also very good.<br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of I Don't Give a Rotterdam + 1 coat of Seche Vite:<br />
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I think that the best way to wear this polish and to value it is to wear it with a light blue pair of jeans:<br />
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Application: <b>4.7/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.5/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Opacity: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Wear: <b>4.0/5.0</b><br />
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<b>Overall: 4.37</b><b>/5</b><br />
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And, in the end, I want to share with you this picture of the young magnolia tree in the patio just bellow my bedroom window:<br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-37767715176340688542012-04-03T10:41:00.001+02:002012-04-03T10:41:51.007+02:00Essie - Navigate HerHello everyone,<br />
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I'm really behind with all the collections... Now I'm ill (but well enough to post this!) and I take advantage of this situation and post everything I can and is waiting to be published!! :)<br />
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From Essie navigate Her 2012 spring collection I've picked up the minis and now I'm waiting for A Crewed Interest to be available again on the website where I shop... <br />
From the 4 minis I've only worn and swatched Navigate Her - until now :) The rest will surely come a little bit later.<br />
Unfortunately I'm not very proud of the pictures quality nor of the mani itself... The cleanup was not one of my best and my cuticles were in a very bad shape... Sorry for that.<br />
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Anyways, I won't go into details with this colour as I guess most of you if not own it, at least already know it from other blogs. <br />
I have to say that I liked this colour a lot, but the big disappointment is that this kind of green doesn't look good on me. Really. It makes my hands look "ill"... <br />
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Also, I've had a problem with the chipping. This never made it to 24h without chipping, which is very bad even from a low quality polish. My friend Ruxi also told me that some of the latest Essie polishes have this problem... No comment.<br />
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So, here I'm wearing 2 coats of Essie Navigate Her + 1 coat of Seche Vite:<br />
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Because of the chipping problem I've had with this one, I decided to add a new criterion on my "polish grading system" ;): <b>Wear</b>.<br />
I'll probably not consider it every time, because I don't always wear all the polishes I swatch...<br />
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<b><u>In conclusion:</u></b><br />
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Application: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.0/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Opacity: <b>5.0/5</b><br />
Wear: <b>1.0/5.0</b><br />
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<b>Overall: </b><b>3.7/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-27558755969910271352012-03-29T01:16:00.000+02:002012-03-29T08:31:12.138+02:00Easter Mani - Nubar Black Polka Dots over Catrice Sold Out ForeverHello everyone,<br />
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For this little post I'd like to share with you a mani I've tried yesterday, which I find very cute and very appropriate for the Easter! I don't know why this makes me think of a an egg shell (dinosaur egg?? - yeah SciFi dino ;D LOL). I confess I didn't have the courage to wear it at work ... ;)<br />
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So this is 1 coat of Nubar Black Polka Dots (which need no more introduction!) over 2 coats Catrice Sold Out Forever (swatched <a href="http://opinionatedlf.blogspot.fr/2011/07/catrice-sold-out-forever.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and a coat of Seche Vite in between.<br />
The bottle I'm holding is Nubar Black Polka Dots. It's amazing how dark it looks in the bottle and yet on the nail the base is completely transparent!<br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-83850469023587433242012-03-25T21:37:00.000+02:002012-03-25T21:37:17.050+02:00China Glaze - Kinetic CandyHello everyone,<br />
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Hope you've had a nice weekend!<br />
Sorry for the long absence... again ;) But I was away for the week-end - in Paris again (more exactly near Paris, in Essonne) for a big birthday party. And it was great! <br />
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So today I have for you another polish from the China Glaze's 2012 Electropop spring collection: Kinetic Candy. <br />
This is quite a nice colour and the quality of the formula and the application were great.. it's just that it's really not flattering at all for my skin-tone. And also... I've had this weired feeling the whole time I was wearing it: that I was wearing a piece of faïence on my nails! Maybe because the faïence in my parent's bathroom was (and still is) exactly the same colour ! ;) weired associations ;)<br />
<br />The only thing that I found not to be OK with it is that it doesn't last for as long as I'm expecting it to... I've applied it in the evening, and by the end of the next day it already chipped on 3 fingers (and I didn't do any house work - I was at work ;)). Too bad.<br />
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So here I'm wearing 2 coats of China Glaze Kinetic Candy + 1 coat of Seche Vite:<br />
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Application: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.0/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Opacity: <b>5.0/5</b><br />
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<b>Overall: </b><b>4.3/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-52651754488457315242012-03-14T21:29:00.002+01:002012-03-14T21:29:43.365+01:00China Glaze - AquadelicHello everyone,<br />
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Hope you're doing fine!<br />
Me... I'm having quite a hard week at work and I'm finishing very late... hardly have the time to prepare myself for the next day!<br />
But life is better when you get polish now and then, right? - I'm sure a lot of you know what I men ;D<br />
So, I've received my command of 4 bottles from the China Glaze Electropop Spring collection a few days ago. I've only worn Kinetic Candy and Aquadelic until now. And I gotta say that Aquadelic - the one I'm going to show you today - really made day!<br />
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Some say that it is very close to China Glaze For Audrey... I don't own For Audrey, but from other swatches I've seen, I guess they do look a lot alike, but Aquadelic seems brighter and a tad bit bluer.<br />
Anyway, I find this polish to be GREAT! I really love it. I've worn it with a t-shirt in about the same colour and it looked magic! ;D<br />
The application is very good, also the opacity. Two coats are needed only in order to even out the brush strokes from the first layer.<br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of China Glaze Aquadelic + 1 coat of Seche Vite: <br />
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Application: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.0/5</b> <br />
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Hugs! <3Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-11116204611322560032012-03-11T13:12:00.001+01:002012-03-11T13:16:37.570+01:00My Super-Short Weekend in Paris (picture heavy!)Hi there!<br />
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About 2 weeks ago I went to see my friend Ruxi, who lives in Paris. It was extremely short: from Friday evening to Sunday morning...<br />
On Saturday we took a tour in Paris, but more of a shopping tour rather than a touristic tour ;) We didn't do super famous places like La Tour Eiffel or Arc de Triomphe because we already know them and actually try to avoid them because of the tourists)... but we went to the Printemps galleries, close to L'Opéra, and it's mostly about that I'm going to talk in this post!<br />
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I did take a picture of L'Opéra (not the best, I admit) - it's the building with the greenish dome and the gold foil covered statues and decorations:<br />
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For this post I wanted to share with you some of the nice stuff we saw inside the Printemps galleries (very much alike Les Galleries Lafayette)...<br />
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... the Saturday crowd inside Printemps...<br />
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Other amazing decorations...<br />
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Some Givency purses... <br />
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Yves Saint Laurent jewelry...<br />
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Glamorous MiuMiu purse...<br />
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Stunning pieces of jewelry (I think this is Guerlain, but I'm not sure)<br />
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Hair accessories from Alexandre de Paris <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<i>horribly expensive! Like you gotta choose between paying the electricity bill and buy a bow for your hair! :-) </i>)</span>...<br />
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And some shoes I can't find in Toulouse, so I took the pics to retain the brand name and eventually order them over the on-line shops that sell these brands:<br />
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Finally back at Ruxi's, we've had a a small pary for Ruxi's b-day ;)<br />
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See ya soon everyone!<br />
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HUGS!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sarcastic personal note: How can anyone who has a normal job,
pays a rent, taxes, and everything, afford to buy a 2000 (or more!!!) euros purse???
Is this a parallel world?? </i></span>Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-16496705272214296202012-02-19T21:25:00.002+01:002012-02-19T21:25:18.332+01:00Misa - Like it Like ThatHello everyone, <br />
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Hope you all had a great weekend! Here in Toulouse it finally started to get warmer after 2 weeks of constant temperatures bellow zero!... i'm not going to bother you again with my poor avocado-tree that got frozen after a night outside at -10°C because I feel so guilty!!... :) So I'll get to the polish now ;) <br />
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Today I'll be showing you the only Misa nail polish in my collection. I think it is a very nice colour, while I find it very difficult to wear and to match my accessories or outfits. <br />
This polish is a blueish emerald green, with a very surprising mix between frost and shimmery finish. The shimmer gives it a very nice golden sparkle when the light hits it and it is so shiny! It is very spectacular without being neon or glitter.<br />
The formula for this one is good, but the only thing that bothers me a little are the brush strokes traces... This is my only negative point for this one, but I guess it's only a personal opinion, some people may totally ignore it and like the polish for what it is!<br />
The drying time is correct. <br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of Misa - Like It Like That, no top coat.<br />
Note that the colour is actually a bit greener in reality than my pictures show it. Very hard to capture!<br />
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<b><u>In conclusion:</u></b><br />
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Application: <b>3.5/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>3.5/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>3.0/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
Opacity: <b>4.0/5</b><br />
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<b>Overall: </b><b>3.6/5</b><br />
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Hugs! <3<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-21226710284870688302012-02-11T12:42:00.002+01:002012-02-11T13:37:49.467+01:00OPI - Sapphire in the SnowHello everyone,<br />
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This has been a very busy week for me, working late and everything... And it's so cold outside, and it seems to me that it's going to last forever... Lost my little avocado-tree because of the freezing weather - well, ok, ok, I know its' my fault I didn't bring it inside before it got completely frozen... oh, well, enough with my talk! Let's get to the polish I'd like to show you today: OPI Sapphire in the Snow! Gorgeous!<br />
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I know this is another oldie, but I've got quite a few in collection ;) From the swatches I've seen on different blogs I think last OPI fall collection Road House Blues is very similar to this one. <br />
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It's an indigo cream, in some lights is more blue than purple, in other light i' more purple than blue. I just love complex colours like this. The application is very good, and you'll certainly need 2 coats to get it fully opaque - some perfectionists would like maybe 3.The drying time is correct.<br />
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As I'm far from being a perfectionist (while I do like things well done), I only did 2 coats, and I guess it came out pretty OK (except a little bald spot on my ring nail - thank you for ignoring :-) ).<br />
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I don't know what's wrong with me, 'cause I've been so much into glitter layering lately... so I've added a coat of OPI Last Friday Night on top of my middle and ring nails:<br />
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Formula: <b>3.5/5</b> <br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-6719859796964944952012-02-05T10:54:00.001+01:002012-02-05T15:08:16.512+01:00OPI - It's Totally Fort Worth ItHello everyone,<br />
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A quick post for today to celebrate my new net-book (my desktop is totally out of service and unfortunately lots of my pictures are still trapped on its hard-disk )! Oh, well, it's a small, inexpensive laptop... Not exactly what I wanted, but that'll do it until I get something bigger and better: a desktop :) But that's all right, I don't regret buying this one because I'm sure it will be a great travel companion after all.<br />
And luckily, I have some drafts saved in my posts. So, until I receive my command of an adapter ATA -USB for hard-disks, I'll post the stuff I already uploaded in my drafts!<br />
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So today I'll be showing you another "last year"! It's OPI It's Totally Fort Worth it, from the Texas collection released for the spring in 2011.<br />
This polish is got a cute gray-ish silvery base with this really nice pink shimmer, it's also got a very beautiful pearly finish ... but it is incredibly sheer! What you see in the pictures bellow is actually 4 coats!<br />
I don't know about you, but me, I simply can't handle polishes that require 4 coats in order to get a bit opaque. I 'm sure that I'm not going to wear them because I cruelly lack spare time... And yes, 4 coats and still got VNL...! Too bad. <br />
The drying time is surprisingly good even with 4 coats. <br />
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Oh well, too bad for this polish, but this makes the waiting for OPI Holland even harder!!! :D<br />
They said it will be available in stores about middle of February... gna gna gna! ;D Can't wait! ;)<br />
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So, until then, let's see the conclusions about OPI It's Totally Fort Worth it:<br />
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<b><u>In conclusion:</u></b><br />
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Application: <b>3/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>1.5/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>3/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
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<b>Overall: </b><b>2.6/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-41461255971510164672012-01-29T17:59:00.001+01:002012-01-29T17:59:25.856+01:00China Glaze - Glittering GarlandHello everyone,<br />
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This is one of the 2 polishes I've purchased from China Glaze's Let it Snow 2011 winter collection. I've also got Tinsel town, but... it is still amongst my "untrieds"... <br />
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Glittering Garland is a must have, in my opinion! It is one of the most beautiful greens I've ever seen! Not a joke. Ans i do have a few greens in my collection ;)<br />
It's a deep, rich Christmas-tree-green, with light green/gold duochrome flecks! The effect is superb.<br />
Two coats are enough for full opacity, the application is great and it dries fast! What more do we need? ;)<br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of China Glaze - Glittering garland, no top coat:<br />
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Application: <b>5/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.5/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>5/5</b><br />
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Hugs!<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-69085881264671904552012-01-21T11:27:00.002+01:002012-01-21T11:27:29.602+01:00OPI Crown Me Already! - Miss Universe CollectionHi there everyone,<br />
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Hope you're doing fine and that you're having a great weekend.<br />
Today I'll show you another polish from the Miss Universe Collection. It's basically a mix of silver micro-glitter, hex-glitter and some other medium-sized pieces of silver glitter, all in a clear base.<br />
Of course, because of the clear base, you'll be needing 3 or 4 coats for opacity. I only did 2 here. Normally, IRL, the portions of nail that you obviously can see through the glitter in these pictures, is not so visible actually.<br />
The application was OK for a glitter, and I gotta say that I really like the sparkle and the joy that this can bring to any mani when used as a top coat!<br />
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So, here I'm wearing 2 coats of OPI Crown Me Already!, no top coat:<br />
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Application: <b>4/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>4/5</b><br />
Drying time: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
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<b>Overall: </b><b>4.1/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-79575650149189495642012-01-19T21:56:00.004+01:002012-01-19T21:57:53.913+01:00Dior - Purple RevolutionHello everyone!<br />
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This was my birthday gift from Ruxi, back in September! This was my first Dior polish ever! I've swatched it then, but, I finally was not happy with the pictures, so I did it again ;) <br />
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What can I say about a Dior polish but try to find flaws to it :)? The formula is excellent, a bit on the thick side, but the brush is just perfect and makes the application a child-play, the colour is so beautiful and vampy, and rich (though I guess it's a dupe after OPI Lincoln Park After Dark, but I guess Dior's got a better formula )! If you've got the budget, I totally recommend this polish (about 22 euros/bottle).</div>
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of Dior Purple Revolution, no top coat (sooo shiny!!!):<br />
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And, just for the fun, as the flackies are so "in" right now, I applied a layer of Nfu Oh 49 on top:<br />
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Application: <b>5/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4.5/5</b> <br />
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As I said before, I'm really, really behind with my swatching... I have a lot of un-swatched polishes that I'd like to show! I know, normally I should be stating to swatch the 2012 spring collections, but instead... I'm doing 2011 spring! :)<br />
I've only got 3 polishes from OPI Texas 2011 Spring collection: I Vant to Be A-Lone Star, Its' Totally Fort Woth it and Guy Meets Gel-veston... Not the greatest polishes ever, but somehow different!<br />
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So today it's time for OPI Vant to Be A-Lone Star.<br />
I don't know exactly what the name means.. I guess it refers to the "Lone Star State" (Texas) but I don't know why is it spelled like this? <br />
Anyway, back to the polish... The colour is a grey-ish baby blue, with silver shimmer inside. It looks almost frosted to me. The problem with this polish is that is SHEER... Here I'm wearing 3 coats of polish, and still got bald spots and VNL. This polish is however beautiful, and I think it would be even more beautiful maybe layered on an opaque nude creme. In spite of everything, I really like it! <br />
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Application: <b>4/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>2.5/5</b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> <span style="color: blue;">Cristina is actually my middle name. My first name is Maria, but everybody, even my parents called me Cristina.</span></b></i></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></i> </div>Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-37099128381499893962012-01-16T12:13:00.002+01:002012-01-16T15:31:23.117+01:00OPI - Congeniality is My Middle Name - Miss Universe CollectionHello everyone,<br />
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These pictures were taken in august, during the summer holidays, Bucarest...<br />
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I really loved this polish and is the only one my mother really liked - so now it's more than precious for me. Of course, at that time I still had my long-holidays-nails :)<br />
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I'd describe the colour as a berry base with fuchsia glass-fleck shimmer! Gorgeous. It does look a lot like The One that Got Away from the Katy Perry collection, but this one is a bit lighter and slightly more pink. I'll probably do a comparison later on this week. Opaque in 2 coats, it's a got a very good formula and dries very well.<br />
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So, here I'm wearing 2 coats of OPI Congeniality is My Middle Name + 1 coat of Seche Vite:<br />
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Application: <b>5/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>4.5/5</b><br />
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Today I have for you one of my favourite polshes Orly has released in 2011!<br />
I guess it's not something extremely spectacular like flakie polishes are ;) but I still think that this is a great creation. There are some other 3 or 4 Orly polishes from the last year that are on my shopping list (Fowl Play, Sea Gurl and Frisky), but I've decided to start out with this one.<br />
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Nite Owl (what a cute name!) is a taupe/café au lait cream with loads of silver microglitter inside. The effect is fabulous and the formula is great! It went right where I wanted and whan I wanted. I can't find a dupe for this one as much I'd scratch my head! :) Love it when this happens!<br />
The drying time was also very ok, and the finish is impeccable. Opaque in 2 coats.<br />
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Her I'm wearing 2 coats of Orly - Nite Owl, no top coat:<br />
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Application: <b>5/5</b><br />
Formula: <b>4/5</b> <br />
Finish: <b>5/5</b><br />
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<b>Overall: </b><b>4.4/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-75714186327875211012012-01-14T10:06:00.001+01:002012-01-15T13:07:10.838+01:00OPI - A Little NookieHello everyone,<br />
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Now this is a genuine winter swatch... no sunshine, not good light for good quality pictures, no nothing! I'm sorry for the low-quality pictures, but the light is very bad today. I have however chosen to swatch a little bit today because I happen to be at home and to have some time! <br />
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So I've decided to start swatchig all of my polish bottles I have since like more than a year ago and that I haven't swatched yet! <br />
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A Little Nookie is one the first OPI polishes I've ever purchased, I guess it was in my very fist big command, back in the fall of 2009. I have worn it 2 or 3 times, because is such a neat and neutral colour. I really love it! It is one of those black labeled OPIs that today are quite hard to find: A Little Nookie is part of the <i>Sheer Romance Collection 2002</i>! 2002!!! :) A polish from a collection released 10 years ago! Now that's an oldie. I didn't know when I bought it, but I'm happy I did ;)<br />
It's got an adorable satin-like finish, is easy to work-with and the application is great. It is sheer indeed, as the collection name stipulates, but it builds up very well.<br />
Here I'm wearing 3 coats of A Little Nookie, no top, and I think I could've used 2 more for full opacity. But I can't say that I dislike the VNL with this kind of shades (not like the "sorbets" from the Texas Collection!) . I think it was made to be like this, and it is very lovely. <br />
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Formula: 4/5<br />
Application: 5/5<br />
Drying time: 4/5<br />
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Opacity: N/A* <br />
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any!Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-41846046921891327942012-01-09T20:03:00.001+01:002012-01-13T16:32:46.535+01:00Claire's Mood - Mellow/CrazyHello everyone,<br />
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This is another swatch I did back in September 2011. We've had a great sunny and warm September... too bad I didn't do more swatches then...<br />
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Claire's Mood polishes are not available in France and on no website shipping to Europe. And I was so curious about these "Mood" polishes, I had to have one. I've hence purchased this one on ebay (in the UK, I guess, don't remember exactly).<br />
It is a nice polish, I really like the color smoothly changing from pink to purple. But one has to have long nails in order to clearly see the color changing. My nails were quite long, but I guess not long enough... you can see it, but it is not that obvious. <br />
What I disliked about this polish was the rough finish and the sheerness.<br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of Claire's Mood - Mellow/Crazy, no top coat:<br />
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Application: <b>3/5</b><br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-1790068560976743142012-01-04T23:33:00.000+01:002012-01-06T21:06:37.125+01:00Nubar - ReclaimHello everyone,<br />
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So this would be my first real post after a long absence.<br />
I have to catch up a little, a have some pics I took in September and in October, so I'd like to show these to you firstly.<br />
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Now, this is one of the longest time lemmings, in my opinion one of the most beautiful holographic polishes that have ever been done: Nubar Reclaim!<br />
And the thing is that not only it is an gorgeous polish, it is also of a great quality of formula, application and drying. If I had to mark this, I'd say... 10/10! <br />
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I'm sorry for the inappropriate number of pictures, but... I think it worth it! Here I'm wearing 2 coats of Nubar - Reclaim, no top coat:<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
Well it's been a long time since the last time I've blogged ... It was just before the worse month in my whole life... November 2011. I'll always remember this month, and hope that God won't allow any worse.<br />
I'm not going to give a lot of detail about it, I don't want to put on a nail blog things that are so intimate and so painful. Just one phrase: in November I lost both my parents. I just can't say any other word. I'm sorry.<br />
This was the reason I've stopped blogging for more than 2 months.<br />
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In spite of the fact that untill the New Year's Eve I haven't worn any polish whatsoever, I still love nail polish and I still love blogging. I'll start to blog again, but I'll take it easy.<br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-88548059129083099632011-10-26T21:01:00.000+02:002011-10-26T21:03:30.237+02:00Zoya - DovimaHello everyone,<br />
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Hope you've been doing fine! Me, I hate late autumn, the depressive November coming up next...changing the hour this weekend... and this cold wind! Oh well, hope December will come sooner with its Christmas-y, joyful atmosphere!<br />
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Anyways, today I have for you a love at first sight! I saw it on many blogs, and I decided to purchase it. I think it's from the Matte Velvet collection 2009. Well, I don't think it suits me very well, though I still love the shade and the matte charcoal finish. <br />
The application is very good. I tried both one coat and 2 coats. Because most of the blogs show it in 2 coats, here I'm actually wearing <u>1 coat</u> of Zoya Dovima, no top coat: <br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-20125238184424918032011-10-23T10:39:00.001+02:002011-10-23T10:39:29.786+02:00Chanel - MimosaHello everyone,<br />
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These pictures were taken during my holidays in Romania...in august! You can guess the high level of housekeeping and sportive activity by the the length of my nails ... :D<br />
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So, Chanel Mimosa was the first Chanel and I've ever tried on! And this is thanks to my friend Ruxi who borrowed it to me. I really enjoyed wearing it, and also it was durng summer and I loved it!<br />
The application is OK, no streaks at all , which is not often for a yellow! I don't remember exactly if I was wearing 2 or 3 coats? What's for sure, is that you'll need at least 2 coats for opacity, because the formula is quite on the thin side. But you know, I really loved this shimmery, bright yellow! I know that "Mimosa" is a more glamorous name, but I would rather call it Chanel Lemon! ;) Don't you think it really looks like lemon? I do :D <br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-48818577228534490072011-10-19T22:05:00.000+02:002011-10-19T22:05:09.211+02:00Essie - Brazilliant - Brazilliant CollectionHello everyone,<br />
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Continuing today with posting another polish from the Brazilliant Collection from Essie! I've got a lot to catch up with!;)<br />
So here is Brazilliant! Another orange! Yay - I love orange! I think that this polish was one of the most expected this summer (by me, anyway! :) ). It is a very beautiful bright orange, with pink sheer; which makes it quite one of a kind. The finish though is not quite as shiny as Meet me at Sunset, but I think it is prettier this way, and more original.<br />
The application was quite average, I find it a bit streaky for an Essie, actually the only one from the set of 6 which had this problem. But it's not bad, I've seen worse ;)<br />
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So here I'm wearing 2 coats of Essie - Brazilliant, not top coat:<br />
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<br />Cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902275787849603210noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490623204352677818.post-59367594133416433662011-10-18T20:44:00.002+02:002011-10-19T13:19:50.072+02:00Essie - Meet Me At Sunset - Brazilliant CollectionHello everyone,<br />
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I'm soooo sorry for the long absence... I was very, very busy lately and I've completely neglected my blog. I'll try to be post on a more regular base, but I gotta be honest - I'm not so sure about it because next week I'll start my new job, and I won't be really be counting my hours at the begging. We'll see.<br />
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So I've been having these pictures already uploaded in my drafts for more than a month. Don't remember exactly <i>when</i> I took them but it seems like it was a beautiful day :)<br />
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So here is, the second polish I'm posting from the Brazilliant Collection (oh, dear, I'm so terribly late with my posting!). I've already posted <a href="http://opinionatedlf.blogspot.com/2011/08/essie-smooth-sailing.html">Smooth Sailing</a>.<br />
Now this polish din't seem quite xtraordunary in the bottle, but once on the nail, I think it looks great! This is a very smooth and shiny burnt orange cream. The application was fabulous, and the formula is great.<br />
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Here I'm wearing 2 coats of Essie - Meet Me at Sunset, no top coat:<br />
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