MASH 2012 Plates

I had ordered my MASH plates on August 14th, on the same day as my Cheeky Summer Collection plates. Well, to my surprise, Cheeky plates came just on time, but nothing from MASH.

I wrote several e-mails to the customer service, certain that my package was lost. I was told to wait 61 bussiness days before asking for a re-shipment.

Let me tell you, it was the longest wait of my life...

Anyway, I waited for 61 bussiness days and contacted the company again. But this time, I did not get any replies to my e-mails. Just when I was starting to get pissed of, the postman came. Guess what he brought!!! My MASH plates, posted on the 16th of August.

Tell me about Turtle Expres!!!!

Anyway, they are here now... But still, no word from the company... :(

Essence Breaking Dawn Part 2 Collection!!!

Finally, a week after the movie hit the cinemas, Essence Breaking Dawn part 2 Collection is in the stores...

I was one of the few who got the whole collection I guess, because every store I went to, they were already sold out...  However, the two of the polishes were already under my possession, thanks to my swap with Marianne, so I did not bother getting them... :)

Anyway, I'll be swatching the polishes soon, but I should tell that the blush is perfect! I use it every day. It gives you a healty glow if you use it just a little bit. The lipsticks are really shiny and smells perfect. The eyeshadow pigments are way too cool... However, the eyeliners are not what I expected them to be... I plan to give them a second chance though... And the shimmer powder, well, not so shimmery but works fine on the brows etc..

I didn't get the yellowish lipstick, because I didn't think I'd use it... :)

Essence - Grey-t To Be Here

A light grey polish with micro pink/orange shimmer.

Kleancolor - Holo Chrome

First things first, Kleancolors stink! Literally! They stink soooo bad, that you have to leave a window open while appyling. But this doesn't change the fact that they make crazy beautiful polishes... So, you have got to the take the bitter with the sweet...

Kleancolor Holo Chrome is a purple / blurple jelly packed with tons of fine holographic glitter. It could easily be layered, but I used two coats with a basecoat. I loved the way it sparkled. I couldn't take my eyes off my fingers all day long...

This baby was a part of our swap with Krystan, so I should thank her again... :)

Anyway, I stamped it with Konad Special Black and BM305...

Depend Holographic - Ocean Green

Taking advantage of sunny days, I decided to put on another Depend, this one a Holographic... It is called Ocean Green and I have two coats on, after a base coat.

It was part of our swap with Marianne from Rainbowify Me, way back in the summer. I had worn this color and its sisters during my summer holiday, but I hadn't taken any pictures... The sun, sand and holographics really make a nice mixture... :)

Daylight

Daylight

With flash

 I stamped it with BM211 and Konad Special Black and topped it all with SV.

Light box w/flash

Help Needed...

Totally not polish related, but it would mean a lot if you support me in this photo contest...

You just have to click the link below and like the picture...It's a picture of my daughter picking cherries from our tree...

Thank you... :)


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441242012590422&set=a.441241989257091.91180.210868532294439&type=1&theater

NYC - Big City Dazzle

I had swatches NYC Fashion Ave Fuschia earlier. I was really pleased with the formula, the drying time and the color... So I asked for Big City Dazzle for our swap from lovely Krystan...

Anyway, I put on two coats of NYC Fashion Ave Fuschia over Seche Plus base coat. As I mentioned before, the drying time was really short.

And then I put on a coat of Big City Dazzle. The glitter looked so dense in the bottle, I expected the first coat to be that dense. But first coat was really thin. So I did a second coat... Thank God that the drying time was short. Because the second coat did not meet my expectations, so I went ahead and did a third coat... :)

It looked shiny and pretty, but I think I should try it over another color, again... :)

Nail Mail from USA

Wow, this post has been sitting in my drafts folder for a long time and I never noticed... Shame on you Blogger!!!

Here's another swap package I got from the lovely Krystan. She was nice enough to get me these shiny babies and I sent her the whole Essence Snow White LE collection... :)

Here's what she got me...


Jordana Glitters LA City Lights, NYC Big City Dazzle, Orly Fowl Play Mini, Nail Tek II. It will be my first Jordana to try... Look at the shine of the three polishes... Wow!

And the mighty Kleancolors I've been lemming for so long....

Chunky Holo Black (finally mine!), Black Out, BLue Eyed Girl and Holo Chrome... LOL!!!

Thank you again Krystan. I hope you enjoy your polishes, too...

GOSH Holographic Hero

I had promised to Marianne from Rainbowify Me that when I got my swap package, I would swatch the Gosh Holographic Hero first...

Here is the awsome bottle... The holographic effect is clearly seen on the bottle. (well, maybe not in this picture)

First impression; this polish is well pigmented. I thought of using it over a layer of silver first, but when I saw on a false nail that the polish has a nice coverage, I gave up. I had Seche Plus base coat and the fisrt coat of Gosh went smooth, just a few bald spots.

Oh my God! This polish dries fast! Real fast! Like when I finished the first coat, it was already dry! I didn't have to wait at all...

Anyway, I started putting on the second coat. But I don't know if it was the formula or the base coat I used, but there remained some bald spots... :( Well, no big deal, the polish was holo enough... :) Look at that shine!!!!

It was a sunny day in Istanbul, so I did what I had to do... Use sunglasess!!! LOL... Stamped with Essence Black is Back with the Cheeky CH37...

Early Christmas - a.k.a Nail Mail :)

It was our third swap with the lovely Marianne from Rainbowify Me... We were waiting for our packages to arrive... It had been only 6 days, so I was not expecting anything yet...

And then, the doorbell rang... It was our lovey postman, carrying a big bubble envelope... Totally made my day! I ripped open the envelope... And came the goodies... Suddenly, it was Christmas in November... LOL... Sweet November...

I ripped the bubble wrap one by one... They were so neatly packed... And, sorry, I wasn't thinking straight at that time, so I didn't take any photos of the process... With every bubble wrap opened, there was a long sigh...

Long story short, thank you Marianne... It was a pleasure swapping with you again. Cannot wait for the next time. I hope you like your babies, too....


Here's what I got!!!


Let's start with the candy and the duck shaped pretty lipgloss that I never had a chance to try, because some little witch took it from me... :) I got to keep the face mask and the parfume though...

I had mentioned how I loved Catrice polishes. So this time, we decided I get more of those... Here are Steel My Heart, London's Weather Forecast, George Blueney... (I loved the name... )

With more Catrice; Oh My Goldness, Cooper Cabana and Gold Leaf Top Coat LE... I was really excited about this one but this is mostly gold hexagonal glitter. But I still love it, because they say it looks like Million Dollar Baby, which I don't have. So, that's a win... :)

From the Essence Twilight Collection, A Piece of Forever and Edward's Love... I also laid my eyes on Alice Had a Vision Again... Maybe next time... :)

The Peel Off Base Coat from Essence, was one thing I wanted to try. And also Better Than Gel Nails TopCoat...

Here's the star of the show, Gosh Holographic Hero!!!

And last but not least, Barry M Copper and Essence Holo Topping Please...

So, what do you say? Isn't it Christmas already????

Pastel 107

Let me show you the newest collestion from Pastel...

They are mostly similar colors, pink, nude, brown and cafe au lait... :) But today I'll be showing you my favorite from the collection, 107...

It is a deep brown with tiny gold shimmer. Opaque in two coats, it is a lovely creme... I loved this brown, because it doesn't look reddish like most of the browns I own... :)

Anyway, I'm having a lovely relationship with this polish... :) I stamped it with my new love Essie Good as Gold...

With Flash

November 8 for No H8

Bullying is not funny. It is not cool. It is not right. And more importantly, it is not okay.




Most of us are, thankfully, residents of countries that support tolerance and many of our families have settled in these places simply for that reason. Generations later, it is our responsibility to perpetuate that message of tolerance across our new social platforms, including the internet.



As members of the nail polish blogging community, we all share a love of beauty, color, and lacquer. Other than that, we are remarkably different: from our race to our religion to our hair color...even to our polish application techniques. To marginalize anyone because of those differences is completely unacceptable and today I take a stand against that. I refuse to allow other people's view of "normal" dictate how I behave, believe, and blog.




In solidarity with a multitude of bloggers linked below, my purple manicure represents my proud commitment to the No H8 movement. Today, November 8, I dedicate my post to ending bullying of any kind and to encouraging diversity and imperfection among our colorful community.

Bloggers Against Hate and Bullying!

1.	Amandalandish	84.	Ambibugs nails	167.	Gelic' nail art
2.	DeltaCephei.nl	85.	The Beauty Delicacy	168.	Nail Polish Goddess
3.	Cakepie	86.	Taneja's Bride	169.	Nails for the Sake of Sanity
4.	I Relish Nail Polish	87.	Lozlosa (Lisa Chakan)	170.	JenerallySpeaking
5.	Southern Sass and Sparkle	88.	The Ides of Polish	171.	Thoughts of Beauty
6.	Epitome of Feminine Allure	89.	Older Ladies Like Color Too	172.	Mimi Manicures
7.	Harajuku Girl FL Beauty	90.	My Beauty Dish	173.	iHeartPrettyPolish
8.	Claudia @ Nailingthis.com	91.	Crystaliciousss	174.	gl0ssy
9.	Beauty Info Zone	92.	esstur	175.	Nailed
10.	Peace Love and Glitter	93.	Dema Pixie	176.	Esmaltoterapia
11.	Leona Carolina	94.	Paperbacks and Polish	177.	Mimi's Mani's
12.	Cosmetics Aficionado	95.	LinvanT	178.	College Polished
13.	Pinked Polish	96.	PishPosh and Polish	179.	9ml Universe
14.	Fox Claws	97.	VWolfe	180.	osiris and loki paint their nails
15.	Nory from Fierce Makeup and Nails	98.	Packer Lacquer	181.	Nailspt
16.	Ishah x Beauty	99.	Supermaxxx	182.	Polished Peripherals
17.	Captivating Claws	100.	Sonya Parks	183.	Pink & Polished Nails
18.	Polish Ninja	101.	Imperfectly Painted	184.	Grape Fizz Nails
19.	ChiChi	102.	polish insomniac	185.	fashionpolish
20.	MakeUpMom123	103.	Karine's Vernis Club	186.	Yasmin
21.	Nailing it by mystie	104.	PrettyKittyClaws	187.	Kara (Never Gonna Give You Up)
22.	Meredith Anne	105.	embellished nails	188.	Lissa's Polish Addiction
23.	shortwidenails	106.	Its' All About the Polish	189.	polish cart
24.	Posh Nail Art	107.	Jen's Wonderland	190.	Elfleidy's Stuff
25.	Nailant	108.	Every Sensory	191.	Elena AiokaIemanja
26.	Lacquer Buzz	109.	Nothing But Nail Polish	192.	Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Lacquer
27.	llarowe.com	110.	StyleInspire.nl	193.	Mandy @ Chameleon Stampede
28.	Nails by Carol	111.	Hand-y Feats and Other Treats	194.	The Polished Bookworm
29.	Never Mind Suzi	112.	Go Polish Yourself	195.	Lit From Within (Nidia)
30.	Gatita's nail art	113.	Lydia's Nails	196.	Nailified
31.	Angel	114.	Menina	197.	Swatched Nails
32.	Kimpelling Beauty	115.	Pamela H	198.	dania
33.	Belessa	116.	Omg! Polish 'Em!	199.	Kimberly Williams
34.	Natasje.nl	117.	The Crumpet	200.	Life In Color!
35.	Marlevi	118.	Oooh, Shinies!	201.	Crystal's Crazy Combos
36.	Inky Whiskers	119.	The Sweet Escape	202.	Follow the Yellow Polish Road
37.	Nails by Ms. Lizard	120.	Lisa Nail Polish Creations	203.	3 Girls, 3 Mines and 3 Shades of Despair
38.	TheFabZilla	121.	The Lacquerologist	204.	Cuticle Pusher
39.	Lacquer Or Leave Her!	122.	Polished Grad	205.	Gorgeois
40.	Polarbelle	123.	Polish Etc.	206.	Patricia Knetzer
41.	nailsandstuff-shannara	124.	Abominable Attempts At Pretty Nails	207.	Chickettes
42.	Melanie's Fancies	125.	Polly Polish	208.	Janet Planet Nails
43.	Beauty by Miss L	126.	Lifes Little Blessings	209.	Sarah's Minnie Studio
44.	Neverland Nail Blog	127.	♥ KT world Music ~ Life ~ Beauty	210.	Patty Greenberg
45.	Lacky Corner	128.	NAIL ME	211.	MandysSecrets Part 2.. NO H8 FOTD
46.	Jen of Sweet Tips Nails	129.	Horcrux Nails	212.	Nailed It
47.	JennaFroggy	130.	Bunny Nails	213.	Men and Nail Polish
48.	GoingtotheShowing	131.	MandysSecrets	214.	Fab.Lush.Luxe
49.	Nailart-Addictions	132.	Lucy's Stash	215.	Tara's Nail Art & Polish
50.	Art Evolve	133.	ManicuredSlayer	216.	play polish :)
51.	Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom	134.	The Blahg	217.	Donner's Nails
52.	Moxie Reviews	135.	Polish Insomnia	218.	Nail FREAK
53.	Lacquered Lover	136.	The Daily Lacquerista	219.	Pamper with Polish
54.	The MakeUp Diary	137.	Sirantha's Nails	220.	Hooked On Polish
55.	Superficially Colorful	138.	a teachers secret nailblog	221.	Glamfiend
56.	A Ginger's Nail...	139.	Polish Pauper	222.	Lauryn Lofgren
57.	Beyond Beauty Lounge	140.	JanMLoves	223.	datyorkLOVES
58.	Beauty by Arielle	141.	Jennie	224.	Shenailigans!
59.	Lacquer Dreams	142.	Nailphotos by Lani	225.	MsPrickle
60.	MixedMama	143.	Nails done by a blimbo	226.	Didoline's Nails
61.	Nails Adored	144.	The Nail Adventure	227.	Kas at Varnished Valkyrie
62.	Red polish or bad polish	145.	NailsLikeLace	228.	femketje
63.	Sonya Parks	146.	Once Bitten Nails	229.	+10 Kapow
64.	SoFlaJo	147.	Just for fun	230.	Addicted To The Allure Of Beauty
65.	Andra Williams	148.	Nail Polish Wars	231.	baroqe fool
66.	Amber Did It!	149.	Jazz at Glitter Infatuation	232.	shine eye
67.	Kristina Masten	150.	The Colours in my World	233.	Mie Louise Joergensen
68.	Rebecca Likes Nails	151.	Nails N Stuff	234.	George from Varnished Valkyrie
69.	...And Then There Was Polish	152.	Ooooo Shiny!	235.	pippi 101 dingen in 1001 dagen
70.	EntirelyNails	153.	Nail Loopy	236.	Seriously Swatched
71.	Rin's Nail Files	154.	Sonoma Nail Art	237.	Lisanne blogt
72.	Spellbinding Nails	155.	nail crazy	238.	netballnails
73.	Sincerely Stephanie	156.	Danielle at Totally Nailed	239.	Lacquer Lockdown
74.	lovenailpolish for NO H8	157.	Annie	240.	http://www.zitzjvnoqg.com/
75.	Très Beau Glamour	158.	Natalia	241.	http://www.qqowaenybp.com/
76.	Beauty and Fashion Tech	159.	Oh! Look at my Nails	242.	http://www.zpjugpcunp.com/
77.	Myfashionality	160.	Cel	243.	http://www.gasuhrxrmw.com/
78.	MommyLovesNailPolish	161.	Saving the World One Nail at a Time	244.	http://www.udcfqjjgia.com/
79.	Painted Pixies	162.	Enigmatic Rambles	245.	http://www.megjussfcy.com/
80.	Erica's Nails and More	163.	ChrissyAi	246.	http://www.nmncfttgfw.com/
81.	NailpolishHeaven	164.	Glitter Me This	247.	http://www.drrrafcifs.com/
82.	Nail Craze with Dayze	165.	See Jodi Polish
83.	Makeup Chic, Literary Geek	166.	pretty tough nails

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Essence Snow White Collection - 07 Bashful

I am happy to report that I have found the perfect stamping gold polish.

Enter Essie Good as Gold!

Literally, it is good as gold. It is the best stamping gold I've ever seen. HOWEVER; it is hard to find in Turkey... Sigh... So this means, I should use it bit by bit, little by little, only on accent nails.... LOL...

Anyway, onto todays mani...

I have bought the Essence Snow White Collection long ago but still they remain on my untrieds list. So I thought today might be a good day to use one. I picked #7 Bashful... It is a "christmas tree" green with tiny gold shimmer. Lovely color. :)

And for stamping, I used Essie Good as Gold with my Bundle Monster BM223 plate... :)

Blogger Drama???

There has always been some drama in the nail polish community. I always try to stay away from these kinds of acts. I'm just a regular nail polish loving girl who likes to share. I am no expert. I am not a nail-tech. I sometimes mess up my manis and mostly (no matter how hard I try) I cannot achieve a proper clean-up.

Most of all, I buy all my nail polish. I am not sponsored by any companies and I don't get any freebies.

Anyway, under these circumstances, I think it is a little overboard to say "Clean up or die".

That's all... :)

Cheeky Jumbo Plates

I recently ordered Cheeky Jumbo Plates A and B from Amazon.com, when I heard that they were on a huge sale. They arrived yesterday, even before the estimated delivery date... Wow, thank you Cheeky... (You should note that I live in Turkey)

As a person who owns the Vibrant and Summer Collection sets from Cheeky, I must say that the plate quality is the same. Detailed images and so far I've not seen a defective plate. I only had one plate from the Vibrant Collection that had a dent on it, but it did not effect the stamping, so we're good. 

These Jumbo Plates come with a blue protective film and pink plastic backing, which I think is way too cute... :)

The images are highly detailed. They are big in size, so they could easily fit big nailbeds or long nails, 2cm long and 1.5cm wide, to be exact, just like the Summer Collection. 

Sorry for the poor clean-up... :)

Anyway, here's the first image I used from the B plate. You'll be seeing a lot more Cheeky in my manis, because I ordered C and D plates, too... :)

2 Coats of HITS MariMoon Daring over 1 coat of Golden Rose Black, stamped with Cheeky Jumbo Plates B using Essie Good as Gold.