Textured Heaven!!! - Part 1 - Zoya

Ok, if you are following me for some time,  you should know that I LOVE textured polish! I own various brands of textures and I decided to swatch them on my precious swatch sticks the other day...

Warning : This post will be full of pictures!!!

Here we go!

Let's start with Zoya Pixie Dusts...

I own 10 from the 18 Pixie Dust released so far!

The formula for these are nice. Some need two coats and some need three. Drying time is longer than regular polish, but hey, every rose has its thorn... :)

They dry to a gritty matte finish, but they have so much glitter in them, so you get to see many sparkles...

Btw, some people insist on wearing topcoats over these, which I really don't get. They are supposed to be gritty and matte people!!! :D

Anyway, out of the 10 I own, I only did not like Vespa and Nyx, because they were sheer, in my opinion... Solange was a little too warm for me, but I like it anyway. The rest, well, I am in love!!! Here they are..

                                     

Anddd here's a GIF I made... :) Because making GIF are sooooo enjoyable...

Hold tight, tomorrow I'm showing you the OPIs... :)

LA Girls 3D - Teal Dimension

I'm back with another LA Girls 3D polish and lots of photos!!!

Today I'm wearing Teal Dimension, again a polish with a name well deserved...

Like its sister (I don't know why but I keep thinking that polishes are feminine, so it is a "she"), this baby is a jelly based teal blue with lots of scattered holographic glitter... And yes, those glitter add dimension!!! And incredible shine...

The photos are color corrected, because my camera thought this one was a blue!!!! Again I have 2 coats and again the drying took a little longer, but this time I used my good old friend Seche, so we have no problems here... :)

So, what do you think? Blue one or teal one? Or both??? :D

LA Girls 3D Effects - Brilliant Blue

Well Hello there;

Do you remember last week I realized my big lemming? The LA Girls 3D polishes???

Well, today I'm wearing one of them...

Ladies and gentelmen, here's Brilliant Blue!!!!

I "may" have taken a lot of photos, so beware... Oh and I'm trying a new frame for my blog pictures... We'll see how they'll turn out... Please tell me your thoughts... :)

Anyway, on to the polish... Holly cow! This baby really deserves its name, folks!

I have 2 coats on my finger. Well, if you don't have problems with a little vnl, you can easily end up with one coat...

The polish is a jelly based deep blue color with scattered holographic effect... Believe me, the photos do not do any justice to its shine!!! It is totally blinding!!!

And I finally get what 3D effect is... It feels like you can dive into your nails!!! Can you tell I love this polish???

I was totally checking my nails all day!!!

The only downside, it dried a little slow... Maybe it was just me, maybe I did use a thick coat... IDK...

Look at that off focus photo!!! Totally forgivable!!! Slow drying problem totally forgotten... LOL

Essie Naughty Nautical and Zoya Maria Luisa

I have always loved chevron manis. And I have secretly wished I was able to freehand or do tape chevrons... Well, freehand is off the discussion and tape chevrons will be another day's story...

Anyway, one day, my dear friend Michele sent me the Cheeky Happy Nails stamping plate along with some fall Zoya Pixie Dusts... And suddenly, I wanted to make a chevron mani...

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Big surprise huh? LOL

Here is the plate that made me realise my dreams...

I can hear you asking, both Pueen and Bundle Monster has chevron designs. Why didn't you use them? I am totally aware of that. But I was admiring the thick, fat chevrons, not the skinny ones... So, you finally get my problem??? :P

Lons story short, today, just before leaving the house, I wanted to use the Essie I just bought. It is Naughty Nautical... It is a gorgeous teal shade with a little hidden silver glass flecks... I used two coats of Naughty Nautical and then I wanted to stamp my new chevron with China Glaze Passion... And like all these were not enough, I used a coat of Zoya Maria Luisa on top...

Well, I have to admit, teal and gold really match, but I "think" this mani is a little crowded... I have to use Naughty Nautical again, but this time on its own... :)

What do you think? It is a go go or a no no ???

Nail Mail from Australia!!!

Hi folks,

Today I have gorgeous nail mail from Australia...

Briana from For the Love of Lacquer sent these Aussie polish to me!!!

Aren't they lovely????

I have never tried Australian brands before, so I'm really curious... I'll let you know as I try them one by one... :)

Face of Australia Ocean Villa, Polyester Girl, Show Off

Australis Carnivale Chaos, Rio Riot, Rabid Revenge, Limited Edition 2

I love the names on those!!! How I wish our polish had fun names instead of numbers...

BC Co Shade 4 and Shade 12... Ha, these ones don't have names!!! :P

Models Prefer Party Popper and Savvy Grapetini...

Body Shop Hemp hand cream... Poor guy was squeezed and twisted in the package.. Thank God, it was not harmed... :)

Chocolate!!!! TimTams!!!! Yummy!!!! Having lost 12kg, I should stay away from these... Only small bites... :)

This guy has leaked a little in the package but I can still use it... It is a skin creme...

Thanks again Briana...
So tell me, have you ever used one of these polishes? Do you reccomend any Australian polish?