Just a quick update...

Just a quick update...

I finally updated my "Full Nail Plates Image Size Comparison" Chart... 

Feel free to use it, share it, enjoy it... But please don't forget to give credit.

Thanks :)

A-England Lady of the Lake

I really should dive into my untrieds pile more often...

This baby, A-England Lady of the Lake was sitting in my untrieds drawer for almost a year. Don't ask me why, because I have no answer... I just didn't have time to try it on...

What a shame!!!!

Anyway, this is two coats of LOTL with no top coat... All pictures taken under sun... :)

I love the scattered holo effect! I love holos!!!! :)

Golden Rose Holiday Textures 65

I couldn't stay away from Golden Rose textures... :) First I went and completed the glitter textures collection. I mean the ones from 51 through 60... All 10 of them....

And while I was there, I gave a chance to the regular textured ones... Well, two of them to be exact. 61, the deep blue and 65, the gorgeous pink!

Well, today I was in a playful mode so I decided trying 65 first.

For starters, 65 is a really pigmented polish. It is totally opaque in one coat. I thought of painting a second coat but the application was flawless, so I skipped it. (I may have used a thick coat, lol) Oh, and I had my usual basecoat under it.

Surprisingly, Golden Rose textures dry really quick. I mean, quicker than Zoya Pixie Dusts. But I waited a few minutes more before stamping on them...

As you can see, the finish is matte, no glitters, no shine. Regular texture... But it somehow looks cute... Too cute... Oh, and maybe it is the one coat I use, but it doesn't feel too gritty... It doesn't cling to hair or clothes...

So, as cute as it already is, I decided to make it even cuter by adding polkadots... Why? Because polkadots make everything cuter, right?

I should mention here that stamping on textured polish is definetly easy! I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On and Konad m70 plate.

 So, what do you think? Great isn't it? I LOOOOVEEEE TEXTURES!!!!!

UPDATE : The removal was easy peasy. Just like regular polish, it came off quickly. I think it is because it doesn't have glitter... :)

Golden Rose Holiday Textures 54

Today I'm wearing one of my new Golden Rose Holiday Collection Textured polishes. This is number 54, a gunmetal grey with silver glitter in it.

This is two coats with Essie Nourish Me base coat. They advise not to use base or top coat but I always use a base coat. And this one did not make any dragging or bald spots.  It was completely opaque in two coats. I waited 5 minutes before coats. The polish dired surprisingly fast. After I applied the second coat, it was dry to touch after 10 minutes... :)

The finish is matte and gritty. I did not use any topcoat.

Overall, I'm totally pleased with these textures. I even ordered the rest of them... :)

Daylight

Daylight

Indoors with flash

Indoors with flash, off focus to show the sparkles

Nail Mail from Portugal!!!

I had just gotten out of the shower when the doorbell rang... It was our lovely post(wo)man, carrying a package for me all the way from Portugal!!!

I am really into textured polish trend and I've been wanting some of the Kiko Sugarmats for a long time. That's when the lovely Cristina from The Clockwise Nail Polish came to rescue... She offered to send me the Kikos I've been lemming. She's an amazing lady, a very talented one actually. Her blog is full of super cool ideas and great nail art. :)

Anyway, I ripped the envelope open to find these...

Yeah baby, that's right! All of them!!!

The polishes!!! OMG, my first Kikos!!!!

Kiko 339 and 336, gorgeous blues!!!!!

SugarMats baby!!! Kiko 640, 642, 644, 645 and 646... Don't they look gorgeous????

I just hope the texture trend is here for a while. I have so many gorgeous textures to try!!!!

And my first Yes Love polishes... I've been seeing them on The Clockwise Nail Polish for some time and I really liked the colors. And now I get to try them!!! Yay!!! I really loved the bottles, they are soooo cute! Anyway, these are K039, K028 and K034...

Another brand I've been meaning to try... Cliche... This is the loveliest blue ever. It is called Topazio...

Yummy choclate!!!!

Nougat bars! I really loved this one. I ate one immediately and they taste so good!

And this is the stuff I don't get to taste... :) That's right, these were taken by my daughter! LOL

Anyway, this was a great package. Thank you again Cristina, you really sent the lovliest colors!!!!

Now the big question, which one should I try first?