La Bella Vernice - Feeling Shameless

Hi there!

Are you ready to meet my first thermal polish? 

Yayy!!!!

Well, actually this is the second thermal I own. The first one was from BPS and it was a nightmare to work with. Maybe I got a bad bottle or something... But this is nothing like that... In fact, it is a dream... :)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present you La Bella Vernice - Feeling Shameless!!!

In the bottle it looks like a lovely purple with crazy holo particles. It was much more sheer than I expected. First coat was a faint color. But the formula is so easy to work with, and it really dries quickly, so that sheerness was really not an issue. Actually, I prefer this formula against the yougurt like one... LOL

I have 3 coats on my fingers. Three coats' opacity was enough for me. But if you like you can have a nother coat. I am not sure if layering it over a similar color will work. If you've tried it, let me know. :)

Here it is, looking like blue. It stays like that when it is warm. The funny thing is, the pigments are so sensitive and quick acting, that when I put on a layer, the tips get the purple haze at first (because the polish in the bottle is cold). And then it warms up and becomes the same color as the base...

immediately after a coat

after holding an ice cube for seconds...

after dipping all nails in cold water

One more thing, the thermal effect still continues after a top coat, so no worries there... :)

Overall, I really loved this polish. I've been playing with it like a child. It may look wonderful on the beach, also on cold days... Love it!!!! <3

Essence Love Letters LE

Essence Love Letters LE was in the stores in February and I had bought some of the collection back then. But I got to try them only today... :)

Yeah, that happens when you have over 700 polish and continue buying... :P

Anyway, there were 5 polishes in the collection and I bought only 3, because the latter was way too much nude for me... I also bought the stampy set, which had cute hearts on it. The stamps from those stampy sets don't seem to work for me. They are harder than the Konad stamper. But being determined to make it work, I buffed it a little and voila, it worked. Well, not the best quality, but in emergencies (did you have a stamping emergency? :P ) it can be used...

Here is Grey Headed Lovebird as my base... It took two coats to be opaque. Not the greatest formula, but it is ok... Don't be fooled by its name. It is not grey. It looks taupe to me... :D

And the surprise of the collection was Ink Heart... It is a dark grey. On the bottle it said "perfect for stampy set" and honestly, I did not think it would "stamp" that good... Well, I was wrong! It stamps nicely...

There, I used it to stamp the dots from Winstonia W112 and a cute bow from an Essence plate. Really good!!! And no side effects of Konad Black... LOL Hmmm, I should get some spare bottles of this one. Because I did not have a grey stamping polish and I think I like it..

Anyway, I was chatty today... I'll show you the third polish I got from this collection on another day... (It has blue in its name but it is actually a grey) LOL can Essence be colorblind??? :P

La Bella Vernice - Peppermint Stick

Hi everyone!

Here is a cute glitterbomb for you today...

This is La Bella Vernice - Peppermint Stick.

This is a multi shaped pink-blue-white glitter in a clear base...

I'm wearing it over Avon Wandering Rose. Two coats of Peppermint Stick here...

Cute? Totally... :)

Lumene - Hazy Beach

Here is an old mani for today. I totally forgot it in my edited folder.

This is Lumene, a Finnish brand (correct me if I'm wrong), sent to me by Anja. It is a teal creme, which is very pigmented and easy to apply...

I have two coats on my fingers...

Annnd it is the perfect base to try my new Colores De Carol Holo Blast holographic top coat!!!! Yay!!!!

I have one coat of Holo Blast here, which I think totally deserves the name!!! :)

Now every polish I own can be holographic!!!!!

Welcome Spring - Week 1

Hi everyone!

Spring is finally here, well at least in Istanbul... I know some of you had a colllddd winter this year. And you are probably sick of cold and snow. Well, we did not have a single snowflake this year, so I envy you...

Ok, ok, before you start killing me, here's today's mani...

In a Facebook group I'm in, we are making a Spring Challenge. The aim is to post a spring mani each week for April... And here is my contribution for week 1!!!

First of all, let me tell you, I love Disney Movies... All of them... And having watched my huge share of Winnie the Pooh series, (thanks to my daughter), when someone says spring, I immediately think of Spring Time wit Roo movie... The one where Rabbit has Spring Cleaning day instead of Easter... Yep, I know that movie line by line... :) And I can stil hear the Rabbit yelling "Spring Cleaning" :P

So for my mani, I started with 3 coats of Sinful Colors Unicorn, the cutest pastel yellow I've ever owned. However, I cannot say the same for the formula. What is it with the yellows out htere? They are all streaky and tricky to apply. This one was no exception. First coat was a disaster. Second coat had some bald spots and third coat was ok, but I applied it a little thcik, so it took forever to dry.... Grrr...

Anyway, I used QA3 stamping plate with Wet'n'Wild Black and some various colors for making stamping decals.

Happy Spring Cleaning!!!!