Failed Manicures Week

This week I am going to show a few manicures that failed. It doesn´t necessarily mean that the polishes were bad or that I didn´t like them. They are simply just failures when it comes to colors or finish combinations.

And by the way; HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Weekly Polish Haul - Week 43

Many years ago, I don´t know when because I wasn´t interested in nail polish back then, Depend released a holographic LE collection. Years later they have decided to do it again, this fall, and here they are. A few of them look quite similar and I don´t think they are as holographic as we are used to with indie polishes. But hey, it is a mainstream brand and they are giving us holos! I had to get all of them of course, I think the colors are very autumn accurate and how bad can they be for 29kr a piece?



Depend 5042 "Lady Wizard", 5043 "Night Potion", 5041 "Dragon Flirt", 5040 "Unicorn Dream", 5039 "Dungeons & Goddesses", 5038 "Pegasus Girl", 5037 "Forbidden Witchcraft" and 5036 "Sweet Elves".

Technic - Money Bags

 

Manicure: Isadora "Peel Off Base", one coats of Nordic Cap of Sweden "NP12", one sponged coat of "Money Bags" + Seche Vite.
Application: Sponging is a have-to.
Grade: 4

 

Gina Tricot - Fairy Dot

 

Manicure: Isadora "Peel Off Base", two coats of China Glaze "Exceptionally Gifted", one sponged coat of "Fairy Dot" + Seche Vite.
Application: Must be sponged.
Grade: 3

  

Emily de Molly - Flutterby Garden

 

Manicure: Isadora "Peel Off Base", two coats of Layla "My Pink Doll", a sponged coat of "Flutterby Garden" + Seche Vite.
Application: Just great. It was surprisingly easy to get the butterflies out.
Grade: 4

China Glaze - Nova

 

Manicure: Isadora "Peel Off Base", two coats of Depend 4077 "Free Spirit", one coat of "Nova" + Seche Vite.

Application: Just perfect. This polish turns any mani into a sparkling stunner.
Grade: 5

 

Finish Week - Glitter Topper

If I was to pick my favorite finishes number one would be glitter holographic. Second linear holos and third full coverage glitter. On fourth place I would put glitter toppers. The toppers are so much fun to play with trying to find the perfect match of base color and glitter. This week I have four different brands of glitter toppers to show. They all look pretty nice, don´t they?



Weekly Polish Haul - Week 42

Is it just me or it there a color theme going on this week? Pink, orange, peach and bronze. The reason is probably the sellers change in color favorites whereas I ended up grabbing all the goodness. Lucky me!



 Glam Polish "Her Own Kingdome", "True Love´s Kiss" & "Far Far Away"

Cupcake Polish "One in a Brazilion" & Depend "No. 478".

Glam Polish "New Girl in Town", "Can You Please Spell Gabbana", Hey Mama" & "Starlet or Streetwalker".

Pretty Jelly Comparison

Since a couple of the Pretty Jelly polishes I have shown this week are a little similar I will end this weeks theme with a comparison post.

From left to right: Pretty Jelly "Roseate", "Aestival", "Floweret" and "Redivivus".

 

As shown "Floweret" and "Redivivus" are the two most similar ones. Still there is a slight different in the shade; "Redivivus" has a little more violet to it. Being a pink holo lover makes me need a copy of both of them though, so they are definite keepers.

Pretty Jelly - Roseate

 

Manicure: Nfu Oh "Aqua Base", three coats of "Roseate" + Seche Vite.
Application: Sheer but covers well in three coats.
Grade: 4

Pretty Jelly - Redivivus

 

Manicure: Nfu Oh "Aqua Base", two coats of "Redivivus" + Seche Vite.
Application: Sheer on the first coat, opaque on the second.
Grade: 5

Pretty Jelly - Floweret

 

Manicure: Nfu Oh "Aqua Base" two coats of "Floweret"  + Seche Vite.
Application: Perfect.
Grade: 5

Pretty Jelly - Aestival

 

Manicure: Nfu Oh "Aqua Base", two coats of "Aestival" + Seche Vite.
Application: So nice.
Grade: 5

 

Brand Presentation - Pretty Jelly

Pretty Jelly is an indie brand polish based in the USA. After some googling I found out that they have been selling their polishes since 2012 and they seem to still be going strong. A lot of the polishes on their website looks interesting and I would love to shop from them sometime (if it wasn´t for me spending all my nail polish money on Glam Polish). The ones I am showing this week I got a hold of via Facebook and I can reveal right away that I absolutely love all of them. Four pink holos; what could go wrong there?!

Weekly Polish Haul - Week 41

When I got these I was on a flea market being held at a parking lot close to our local mall. There was a fair amount of seller there but we just couldn´t find anything we wanted to buy. A little down about not making any finds, my hubs and I decided to eat lunch at the mall and then head for home. Of course I couldn´t help to do a quick stop at H & M. They had a sale on China Glaze! I never buy China Glaze in the shops here because they are rather pricey, so I was very happy to find these half off. I had to pick up one of the wonderful new polishes H & M came out with recently too. The day ended up well after all!

 

China Glaze "Let´s Jam", "What I Like About Blue" & "Bite Me" + H & M "Moonchild".

China Glaze - White on White

 

Manicure: Isadora "Peel Off Base", two coats of + Seche Vite.
Application: Very runny. Gives an even surface though.
Grade: 3