L'Oreal - So Chic Fox + Barielle - Aura Angora + Essence - Happy + scotch tape

ENG: this scotch tape manicure in patchwork design was made in the past February 2013. Sorry for the low quality of the pic, but I was having a flu those days and I didn't care about lights and other stuff. :P

ITA: foto di una scotch tape manicure del tipo patchwork fatta ancora a febbraio 2013. Scusate la qualità un po' scarsina della foto, ma ero influenzata e non è che mi sia impegnata granchè. :P

L'OREAL - VERSAILLES - 114 SO CHIC FOX

ENG: this is the darkest shade used for the nail art in the pic. It's actually a lot darker than the color in the bottle: it's not an ochra, but definitely a very yellowish brown. A real soak poop shade. Beautiful! *_*

ITA: nella nail art qui sopra questo è lo smalto più scuro. In bottiglia non sembra, ma effettivamente, una volta steso, non è un ocra, ma decisamente un marrone molto giallastro. Color cacca molla. Bellissimo! *_*

BARIELLE - STYLE IN ARGYLE - 5099 AURA ANGORA

ENG: this one is the medium shade in the patchwork manicure above. It's an intense puke color that I simply love! You can see some kind of color changing in the bottom of the bottle, but it remains just in bottle: on nails the color is the original shade with no problems at all.

ITA: questo invece è il colore intermedio nella patchwork manicure della foto, un intenso color vomitino che io adoro! In boccetta tende a scolorire verso il mattone sul fondo della bottiglietta, ma assicuro che poi, steso, non subisce nessunissimo cambio cromatico del genere. 

ESSENCE - SNOW WHITE - 04 HAPPY

ENG: last, but not least, the lightest color in the scotch tape manicure is a rich ochra, very nice! It comes from an old Essence limited edition. I really like it, and it's a pity you can't find it anymore on stores.

ITA: ultimo, ma non ultimo, il colore più chiaro della scotch tape manicure è un bel giallone ocra intenso! Viene da una collezione limitata Essence che non si trova più. Peccato, perchè mi è piaciuto un sacco.

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Labels: barielle, brown, creme, essence, l'oreal, scotch tape, yellow

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TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #8

HAULS

An old purchase and a very recent swap, both from US!
OLD US PURCHASE

From a very old order in... Last July, I guess, when a friend of mine went to US for a trip and I received the polishes in October. But I noticed to have forgotten to show you three more beauties, sorry my pressSSssciousses! I'm speaking with the polishes, of course... XD

- China Glaze - Meteor Shower

One of the first items in my wishlist EVER! Ok, I know it's an old kind of "fat" and rough glitters, and there are a lot of blue glitters better than this out there, but I was fond of it for a long time and I couldnt' leave it alone.

- Color Club - Wild and Willing

Another old old old wishlist item! I like owning multitasking polishes: this one is pretty alone with its golden copper finish, and is stunning layered over a dark base, because it pulls out a duochrome effect!

- Sinful Colors - Call you Later

Another multipurpose polish: flashy alone and useful to renew if you apply over another polish (I advice any kind of dark green), with a lot of green, yellow and gold round glitters of different sizes.

A SWAP WITH JULIA

It passed a lot of time since I've made my last swap on Makeup Alley, because I'm shamefully slow about purchase and reply to emails and sending the packages. But I can't say no to people who ask me about swapping, even with my timing. Sorry Julia, but we've made it, at last! ☺

- Barielle - Elle's Spell

Lovely lovely ooooh so lovely! A jelly cherry base with multichrome flakies that go from red to yellow to green. 

- OPI - DS Illuminate

OPI is one of those brands that are not so clear about their cruelty-free policy. OPI is, but Coty, that own the brand, isn't, so a small part of money you give to OPI goes to Coty, too. For this reason I don't buy OPI anymore, but I'll accept swaps of used bottles. No more money for Coty, one more polish for me. :) This one is amazing, I saw it from a friend of mine and I instantly fell in love with it. Beautiful. Just beautiful. Beige/brown with holo microglitters and a slight duochrome effect that goes on green.

- Sinful Colors - 24/7

This is a gift from the swapper! Not my tipe of color, absolutely, buuuuut I was thinking for months to buy few neon colors for nail arts, so this one is perfect for what i was thinking for! :D

- Sinful Colors - Hottie

Another extra polish for me! *__* This one is sooooo pretty! When I go to COIN I always stare at it and I can't decide if buy it or not, so this gift take away any doubt from me, yay! :D It's sheer but I love its delicate jelly base and the holo medium size glitters in pastels. Enchanting.

Last, but no least, a polish necklace painted with Color Club - Fashion Addict. No words. Thank you Julia, thank you very much!!! *^___^*

LINKS OF THE WEEK

Quickly quickly!!! So many interesting links this week, I couldn't decide what throw away, so I didn't throw away no one of them. I'm hopeless. -__-

SWATCHES & COMPARISONS

- Wacky Laki: Sinful Colors - Rise and Shine

Teal is a magic word for me. My eyes are glittering. *_*

- Like a Candy Shop: Kleancolor - Bite Me

Elsa, I have a serious problem: I like all your recent posts. A lot.

- Mai Senza Smalto: Zoya - Neeka

One of my favorite Zoya: dust blue and matte shimmer, yummy.

- More Nail Polish: Color Club - Holiday Splendor

And, of course, a useful comparison with China Glaze - Atlantis.

- Nail Art Sakura: Orly - Rock It!

This polish wins. Totally.

- All You Desire: Nicole by OPI - Kendall on Katwalk

Any time I see swatches of this polish I like it more and more.

- Cute-Tickle Nails: A-England - Perceval + Max Factor - Fantasy Fire
As Perceval wasn't enough awesome, a preview to MF new WOW! *_*
- Das Experiment: Deborah - 60
*Sigh* Fantastic the polish and the nails, too!!!
- Nihrida: China Glaze - Electropop collection in my stash
Useful hints for "dupes" or sometjhing close to them ;D
- Polish Police: Lynnderella - Connect the Dots
I have to confess: I'm not a fan of this brand, but it's just my personal taste, because I'm not crazy for the most of big glitters. Connect the Dots is an exception, I love this polish with all my cuticles!
- The Polish Aholic: Icing - Magnetix
I'm not so into magnetic polishes, but... These ones... WTF... :O°°°
- The Polish Aholic: Lynnderella - Snow Angel
This is the other Lynnderella polish I love. ;P
NAIL-ARTS & DECALS

- The Nailphile: Sally Hansen - Salon Effects in Brattlesnake

I'm always amazed from this line of decals: good quality and great designs!

- Copy That, Copy Cat: Smoky Dry Marble French

This lady makes so many fuckin wonderful nail arts! *__*

- The Nailasaurus: Classic but Not

Title of this post says everything <3

- The Nailasaurus: Goosebumps Nail Art

Sammy again this week! :D

MAKE-UP, FASHION, NEWS & VARIOUS

- Temptalia: Golden Globes 2012 - Red Carpet looks

I love this kind of posts *__* Dresses are the only reason why I "read" gossip magazines thata a my mum's friends gift to us and we keep in the bathroom! XD

- Vampy Varnish: Tarina Tarantino - Dollskin Cheek Palette

A dream. This palette is just a dream.

- Beautylish: Rainbow Eye Liner Tutorial

A friend of mine did this with eyeshadow, and I liked sooo much! I'll never do it, too? I really suck on make-up... -__-

That's all for this week. See ya! ^__^/

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Labels: barielle, china glaze, color club, haul, links, opi, sinful colors

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Barielle - Tight Knit + water decals

This comes from a Makeupalley swap. The package came to me few weeks ago. I'm trying all polishes I received but  I'm not a pro, so I'll take my time (that usually is a lot of time XD). The color is beautiful for my taste, but a bit plain so I've added a water decal and made some glitter dots with matching colors on my middle finger.

● BARIELLE - TIGHT KNIT

I can't say in English a name for this color: it's brown, but reddish, and still very dark antique pink... Really, I don't know... It's a creme but the formula is not so easy to work as I expected, but I received the package in a very hot warm week, maybe the quality was a bit gone away to other places along the path... By the way, with a bit of patience and some top coat, the result is shiny and smooth and beautiful. I like so much this autumnal color, and I don't care at all if it's august right now. :P

● WATER DECAL

This is the very first time I've tried a water decal, and I'm in love with them: they can have many details and they are so tiny... I hope to buy more of them in the future. I bought this decal from a british eBayer: dowryqueen. They have stickers and other nail stuff, and you can find a lot of peculiar designs.

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Labels: barielle, brown, creme, decals, dots, red

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Barielle - Aura Angora

From the first time I saw this polish I fell in love, but brand Barielle is unavailable in Italy, and it's hard to find anyway... Makeupalley swaps are always the answer! ;D

● BARIELLE - AURA ANGORA

Love love love for this creamy mustard color. It's very opaque, and also long last, and I love love love it. Just one thing: I guess it suits better in the winter, with lighter skin tone.

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Labels: barielle, creme, yellow

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