NYC - Mint Macaroon

Quick post!!!

While visiting my local cosmetic shop, I saw a surprise! NYC polishes are in Turkey! Well, maybe not all the collection but I found a lot of lovely colors... And the pricing is reasonable, so I grabbed a few...

This one is two coats of NYC Mint Macaroon with an accent of China Glaze Angel Wings. I love the combination of mint green and gold. I plan to use this combination more in the future... :)

My Latest Essence Haul

Ever since Essence came to Turkey, and that was just last year, I started updating my make-up drawer with their products. They are relatively cheap, infact cheaper than most Turkish brands and they are made of good quality products.

I have a sensitive skin, so I cannot use "any" product, but so far, Essence has not caused any problems with my skin...

Anyway, for a few weeks, the Essence display was nearly empty in my local cosmetic shop. For a moment, I thought that they were leaving the Turkish Market. But the other day, I saw the shelves were full again, so I decided to celebrate that with a little shopping!!!

Wanna see what I got?

Night Club Glamour to Go eyeshadow sets. I bought both, because they looked stunning!!!

Nail polish cleaner pen. Well, I usually use an eyeliner brush but hey, why not give this a try?

New Colour&Go polishes... From left to right; Prom-berry, Miss Universe, That's what I Mint, 24/7 Nail Base and Caring Cuticle Oil.

The new 3D eyeshadows! I loved the colors!!! From up to down; 08 Irresistable Vanilla Latte, 07 Irresistable Smokey Eye and 09 Irresistable Choclates!!!

Black kajal that stays put for long hours... Well, we'll see about that one... :)

And last but not least; the perfect mascara of all times!!!

So, I cannot wait to try them all... What do you think?

RETO 2013 - Week 6 - Inspired by a fruit

Today is a sunny day in Istanbul... Spring is coming! And what a lovely day to celebrate with my new holos!!!

I recently ordered some holos from Catherine Arley. These were new colors I guess. Well, at least they are new to me.... So, with today being the 6th week of the RETO Challenge, aka the Fruit Week, I decided to play with my new toys...

I used 2 coats of Catherine Arley 801, a chartreuse gold for my nails and 803, lime green for the index nail. Then I sponged the 803 on the tips of other nails to make a gradient.

BTW, 803 is gorgeous on its own, I should wear it alone soon! And 801 is not my color, but it will be useful for gradients like these...

Anyhoo, I stamped the cutest pear image from the GALS 41 with Konad Special Black and left the accent nail alone... LOL!!!

So, what do you say?

Don't forget to check out what other talented ladies did!!!

OPI - What Wizardy Is This / Liquid Sand

When I fisrt heard about the Liquid Sand polishes, I thought "Peh!". I was just able to put on a flawless polish, so who needed a finish that looked like you've hit your hand across the wall...

Well, my opinions changed completely when I tried the OPI Mariah Carey Liquid Sand polishes. The finish was not "that" gritty and the glitter was awsome! I was in L-O-V-E!!!!

And then came the OPI's Oz The Great And Powerful Collection... The collection was mostly soft shades, and to tell the truth, they were out of my league. But then, What Wizardy Is This caught my eye... Another Liquid Sand??? Yes, baby... :)

So here it is... It is a brown and golden shade of liquid sand. It is extremely easy to apply, nearly opaque in one coat, but I did the second coat for an intense color. The finish was not that gritty as the Mariah Carey ones and the drying time was 15 minutes approx. 

Anyway, I'm still not into regular textured polish, but if OPI continues to make these glittery polishes, I'm in!!!

Born Pretty Store Rhinestones Review

I was recently contacted by Born Pretty Store to test one of their products. This time I chose a wheel of rhinestones. My products came a few days ago and I tried them on immediately.

The rhinestones come in a plastic wheel with 12 compartments. There are lots of rhinestones with various sizes in the package, impossible to count. The biggest ones are 3mm, the middle size is 2mm and the tiniest are 1,5mm in size. These are round flatback acylic rhinestones. Like I said, there are hundreds of them, so for $3,88, they are a pretty good deal I believe.

For my mani, I decided to use my new NYC polishes. I made a gradient with NYC Lincoln Square Lavander and MoMa, which turnes out to be a really cute pink mani...





Then I stamped over the gradient with Konad Special Black with the swirly design from Gals 44.




I then added the rhinestones. I used all the 3 sizes and attached them with clear topcoat. :)

I really loved how this turned out. But I made the mistake of painting a topcoat over the rhinestones, which dulled them a little bit...

You can buy the rhinestones from here and use my 10% off coupon, given by Born Pretty Store... Don't forget, they have free international shipping, too!