The Rainbow Ladies #8 - RAINBOW

THE RAINBOW CHALLENGE BY THE RAINBOW LADIES!

ENG: this is the last date with the RAINBOW LADIES challenge, so sad... This "journey" is ending, and I feel a bit gloomy for this... I'd like to join with other tags: there's the DUOCHROME THERAPY ready to go and maybe I'll be in from time to time. So keep in touch, and, so far, hope you enjoyed this rainbow event, you discovered new interesting bloggers and liked the swatches and nail arts of us. Kisses! ;*

ITA: ed eccoci all'ultimo appuntamento con la RAINBOW LADIES challenge, che tristessa... Questo "viaggio" sta finendo, e mi sento un po' malinconica... Mi piacerebbe unirmi ad altre tag: c'è la DUOCHROME THERAPY pronta a partire e forse mi ci unirò di tanto in tanto. Restate sintonizzati, quindi, e spero che, per ora, vi siate goduti l'evento arcobalenoso, abbiate scoperto nuove interessanti bloggers grazie ad esso, e soprattutto vi siano piaciuti i nostri swatches e nail art. Bascioni! ;*

ENG: for this post I made 2 nail arts, the first one is a polka dots manicure with bright rainbow colors! ;D

ITA: ecco 2 nail art, la prima è una polka dots manicure con i colori dell'arcobaleno in versione brillante! ;D

ENG: and the 2nd one is a gradient with dusty/greyish nail polishes for a wintery look... ^_^

ITA: e la seconda è una gradient con smalti cremosi dalle tinte grigiate/polverose, un po' invernale... ^_^

ENG: and last, but not least, check for my friend's post and their fabulous raindows!

ITA: e ultimo, ma non ultimo, date un'occhiatona ai post delle mie smaltamiche e ai loro favolosi arcobaleni!

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Labels: challenge, dots, gradient, twin post: rainbow

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17 febbraio - Giornata Internazionale del Gatto February, 17th - World Day Cat

- A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME WITHOUT A CAT -
- UNA CASA SENZA UN GATTO NON E' "CASA" - 

ENG: this is a twin-post with my polish-buddies: scroll down to find their links! ;D

ITA: questo è un post gemello con altre smaltamiche: scrollate in fondo al post per trovare i loro links! ;D

ENG: here we are with a cheerful event! In this day we celebrate IT. The actual man's best friend and woman's too, the actual ruler of the world Berlusconi you are nothing, the actual owner of your time & your space & everything-else. IT all can, all. Can. Just can. THE CAT.
Have you ever noticed that you say "I own a dog" but you never say "I own a cat"? You say "I live with a cat". And God forbid. I live with MAYA, for example. Since October the 9th, 2003. She followed my cousin from her car to my doorstep, and since then I couldn't get rid of her live without her anymore. We fall asleep paw in hand, we tease each other all the time, we poop in sync... She's my baby, she's my best friend,  she's my family, she's my life and also she's also a bit my death. XD
Then there are my nephews Gigio and Kodro; my neighborhood: Diego and Matteo, Macchia, Grigetta and "the new one"; and all those I've hosted for a while: Mao-Lin, Myu, and Bagigio. And Romeo.
I used to hate cats before I met Maya, could you believe that? Shame on me... So... Let's celebrate this piece of art! But not just today: let's set aside a handful of catfood in case of need, and a bowl of fresh water in the summer heat, and our index finger to let them sniff it.

ITA: ecchice qua con un evento giUoioso! In questo lieto giorno si festeggia LUI. Il vero miglior amico dell'uomo ma anche della donna, il vero dominatore del mondo Berlusconi ce fai na pippa, il vero gestore del nostro tempo & spazio & anche-tutto-il-resto. Colui che tutto può perchè sì, e basta. IL GATTO.
Mai notato che si dice "ho un cane", ma non si dice mai "ho un gatto"? Semmai si dice "vivo con un gatto". E ci mancherebbe pure. Io vivo con MAYA, per esempio. Dal 9 ottobre 2003. Ha seguito mia cugina dall'auto fino alla mia porta, e non sono più riuscita a togliermela dalle balle farne a meno. Ci addormentiamo mano nella zampa, ci facciamo i dispetti a vicenda, facciamo la cacca in compagnia... E' la mia bimba, la mia patafrulla, la mia culona, la mia migliore amica, la mia famiglia, la mia vita e anche un po' la mia morte. XD

E poi ci sono i miei nipotini: Gigio l'indescrivibbole e Kodro il gatto pensionato. Il mio micinato: Diego lo scroccone, Macchia la bestia del demonio, la Grigetta un po' diva, Matteo polmoni d'acciaio, "quello nuovo" che fa il puttano... E quelli passati di qua in stallo, come Mao-Lin che ora tiene a bada un pastore tedesco e un dobermann, Myu che non so se ce l'ha fatta, Bagigio il ciuccione. E Romeo il gattontolo. 

E pensare che io li detestavo i gatti prima di conoscere Maya... Sciagura a me. Quindi... Festeggiamo quest'opera d'arte! Ma non solo oggi: teniamo sempre un pugnetto di crocchini a portata di zampa, una ciotolina di acqua fresca in estate, e un indice da puntare contro di loro per farci annusare.

ESSIE - MARSHMALLOW

ENG: one of my lemmings in the past, now is my useful semi-jelly semi-sheer semi-fatty white :)

ITA: una volta lo "bramavo con cupidigia come una bimba davanti ad una figurina prismatica di Creamy" (Cri™ e Fra™), ora è il mio utile bianco semi-jelly semi-trasparente semi-ciccioso :)

KIKO - FRENCH MANICURE COLLECTION - 213 ROSA FIAMMA
ENG: a top coat effect with a sheer white cream base and a pink opalescent reflection like a seashell.
ITA: un top coat bianco panna traslucido con un effetto rosa opalescente, tipo guscio di conchiglia.

PUPA - BAROQUE COUTURE LE - 206 MISTERY PINK
ENG: a creamy antique pink very covering and not sugary at all.
ITA: un cremoso rosa antico molto coprente e per nulla zuccheroso.

ENG: and don't forget the RAINBOW CHALLENGE every Thursday! See ya! ;D

ITA: e non dimenticatevi della RAINBOW CHALLENGE, ogni giovedì, proprio qui! ;D

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Labels: creme, dots, essie, jelly, kiko, layering, pink, pupa, shimmer, white

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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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Essence - All Access + dots

A very fast mani made just for trying the Essence polish, than I kept it for one week. Teal or green? Green or teal? A green tea, please...

● ESSENCE - MULTI DIMENSION - 53 - ALL ACCESS

Another polish I love. Actually I bought it thinking it was a teal, but it wasn't! It's more green than pictures I found on the net, and my photos seem teal, too: it's very hard to catch this colour. They are not dupes, but this polish is very close to China Glaze - Emerald Fitzgerald, OPI - Cuckoo for this Color or China MAC - Jade dragon.

● ZOYA - TRIXIE

This silver foil is very useful for stamping or other nail art, because it's very opaque.

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Labels: dots, essence, green, shimmer, teal, zoya

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Kiko - 278 + Essence - Louise + Essence - Black Out + Catrice - Poison Me, Poison You! + scotch tape

I love nail art with dots and stripes. I bought a dotter for the first one, but brushes for lines always disappointed me. Than... Chloe!!! This genius uses scotch tape (that one used for drawing... It's sheer white and matte, do you know what I'm talking about?) for doing clear and original lines, squares, or other shades... Just with a normal scotch tape! And it's simple, too. You only need a few things: scotch tape (of course), a bit of manual skills and some little tricks. Nothing more.

Visit her blog and learn the technique on tutorials menù, nothing will ever be the same! I swear!!!

Thumbs and medium:

● KIKO - 278 MICROGLITTER DARK ORCHID

Amazing polish! It is more fuchsia if you apply it alone, it seems very close to Nubar - petunia sparkle.

First coat: pretty sheer. Second coat: opaque and sparkly. Third coat: deeeeeeeeep!

● ESSENCE - NAIL ART TWINS - LOUISE

This is a top coat with fuchsia square glitter. Just for a sparkle effect more. ;)

● ESSENCE - BLACK AND WHITE LE - 01 BLACK OUT

Love love love this black polish. It's a slightly satin finish, almost matte, and the formula is very good.

Index, ring and pinkie:

● CATRICE - POISON ME, POISON YOU

I get a dozen of Catrice polishes and no one disappointed me (except for a little thickness for cremes), and also this one comes with a beautiful color. It's not a unique shade, the first dupe I'm thinking of could be China Glaze - let's groove, but the shimmer into this beautiful purple is very deep, so I don't care at all.

Three experiments with dotter and scotch tape.

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Labels: black, catrice, creme, dots, essence, glitter, kiko, purple, scotch tape, shimmer

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