Flormar Passionate Dots - Part 2

Hi there!!!! I'm back with more photos of Flormar Passionate Dots, aka the textures... :)

Today we have the black, PD06 first. Actually, it was the first one of the bunch I had tried. It has a better formula than the others, not so runny, I mean... But it is a little on the sheer side, one coat is not enough but 2 coats is all it takes for full opacity...

I did not have black texture like this in my collection, so I liked it a lot... :)

And here is PD03, although it may look blue in the pictures, it is a teal... Much to my surprise, it was the most pigmented one among its sisters... :) Totally a one coater. But I used two coats for the texture to appear more...

Tomorrow, I'll be showing you the last one of these beauties, so stay on line... :)

Flormar Passionate Dots - Part 1

OK, so I was getting a little worried about Flormar... It has been over a month and they still haven't released a new collection... LOL

Thank God they proved me wrong and came with my favorite polish line ever... Textures!!!!

They are called Passionate Dots... When I first read about them, I thought they were some kind of glitter. But seeing them at the store, I realised they were textures... There were 6 of them but I bought only 5. I skipped the orange one, 'cause you know, I'm not that fond of orange... :)

Anyway, here are they... Togehter...

From left to right, they are PD02, PD03, PD04, PD05 and PD06...

I MAY have taken a lot of photos during the swatching project, so I'll split this post into 3 parts...

Here are today's beauties....

This is PD04, an electric blue... You are seeing two coats here. It has a runny formula and two coats is needed for full opacity. It dries to a gritty finish, but not totally disturbing, infact it is less gritty than any other textured polish I own. I may say this for all the polishes in this collection.

This collection doesn't have any glitters but you may see a very fine shimmer in the bottle. Those shimmer is invisible in the shade, however when the sun hits, it gives your nails a nice shine...

PD02 is a dark red texture with that micro shimmer... It also has a runny formula, however drying time was not very long. Again I have 2 coats...

Tomorrow I'll be back with the rest of the collection... :)

Zoya Stevie

How on earth did I forget to post these pictures??? I found them in my "to post" file the other day...

This is Zoya Stevie, from the Summer Pixie Dust Collection... You know how I feel about tectures and this was no exception. If only the color was a little more pigmented...

Don't get me wrong, I love lilac, but such a plae color makes my skin look... pale... :(

Oh, anyway, I can always wear Carter if I want a dark purple... LOL

Essence - Red Ahead with Gilty

Sun is back in Istanbul this week and I'm surely enjoying the last rays...

Today I felt like wearing a fall color, altough the sun was at its holo state... Anyway, I picked Red Ahead, the new brugundy creme from Essence...

Don't let the name fool you, this is not a red. In fact, this is a dark, blackened brugundy... More brown in my opinion. Still a pretty color... I had two coats and no problems with application. I really love the brushes of Essence polishes... :)

The camera did not quite catch the color in the pictures below. It looks like black... :(

Anyway, I finally decided to use my Gold Leaf Topper, aka Zoya Gilty... I used one and a half coat (the half being a little dabbing) for my accent nail. I'm going to use it for a full mani one of these days... :)

Two Owls Sitting In A Tree with Avon Untamed

Hi there!!!

The world seems to be infected with owl and mustache-mania, so I couldn't keep myself away from these any longer and I grabbed myself two neckleces...

Yes, one is an owl and the other one is a mustache.... :P

Today, in honour of the Owl Necklace, I did an cute owl mani...

You know the rhyme, x and x sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g... LOL Here is Owl #1 and Owl #2 sitting in a tree ....

Let me tell you, it is extremely difficult to photograph my thumb!!! I tried vaious hand positions but could not take a proper photo!!! So, see, there was a reason my thumb was left out from the pictures... :)

Details of the mani... I know you are wayyyy to curious to learn my mani secret... LOL

I used 2 coats of Avon Untamed, a mushroom color. They say it looks like Barry M Mushroom but I don't own it so I cannot compare.. It is easy to work with, formula wise... And if you ask me, I would say this is a Nescafe with milk color... LOL

Anyway, I paired it with Golden Rose 73, a rich dark brown for my accent nail... And then I started stamping. I uesd the cute owl from Pueen 40 for my accent nail. I used Barry M Gold Foil for stamping by the way and it is sooooooo perfect for stamping!!!! :)

For my thumb, I used the tree from Winstonia W102 with the Golden Rose, but I wish I had used a darker color. It looks like it is washed away... I then used the small owl from Winstonia W115 and stamped them on the tree. And topped them all with Seche...

What do you think? Cute enough???