The Rainbow Ladies #1 - RED Essence - Applause, Applause + Shaka - G1 Passion

THE RAINBOW CHALLENGE BY THE RAINBOW LADIES!

ENG: here we are with the first real date of this challenge. This first post is dedicated to RED and I did a french using 2 of my favourite reds plus a  silver striping tape! And don't forget to keep an eye at the bottom of this post for links to my polish-buddies's posts! *^__^*

ITA: ecco il primo vero appuntamento di questa challenge. Il primo post è dedicato al ROSSO. Ho voluto fare una french sfruttando 2 dei miei rossi preferiti con l'aggiunta di  striscioline adesive argentate! E non dimenticate di guardare in fondo al post per i link ai post delle mie smaltamiche! *^__^*

ESSENCE - CIRCUS CIRCUS TE - 03 APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE!

ENG: as I already said, this is my personal "final red". Creamy but not thick, the application is perfect and the color is plenty of... Red, of course! ;D

ITA: come già detto in precedenza, questo è il mio "rosso definitivo". Cremoso ma non denso, la sua applicazione è perfetta e il colore è intriso di... Rosso, ovviamOnte! ;D

SHAKA - WINTER PARTY GLITTERS COLLECTION - G1 PASSION

ENG: a light jelly base with silver glitters inside of it for this enchanting shade. It's enchanting because it has some kind of fairy feeling. Maybe I'm babbling, but... It's enchanting, indeed! *^_^*

ITA: un rosso chiaro con base jelly e dentro dei glitter argento per questo incantevole smalto. Incantevole, sì, perchè ha un che di quasi fiabesco. Forse sto blaterando, ma... E' incantevole davvero! *^_^*

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Labels: challenge, creme, essence, french, glitter, red, shaka, striping tape, twin post: rainbow

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Milani - Red Sparkle + Essence - Black Out + scotch tape

I'm not able to choose from the bunch of pics I made to this mani: eight images is as less as I can. I hope you'll like it, I hope you'll love these polishes as I do, and I hope you'll try this funny and classy at the same time design with scotch tape. I was inspired from 2 blogs: The Posh Polish who catched my attention proposing sparkly tips using a polish I own and I love in this post, and my usual scotch-tape muse Nailside who made it in a lovely marine style on this entry.

Cold light


Warm light


Indoor natural light


Camera flash

● MILANI - ONE COAT GLITTER - 521 RED SPARKLE

This is the last polish I own from this Milani collection and I say again that it's another success. I have no more words for these amazing really-almost-one coat glitters, and pics speak by themselves. Sparkly is not enough for them, and the saturation of the color is so high in this red shade that camera had many difficulties about catch it, as you can see in few photos. As i wrote before, the final surface is rough, so you'll need for a generous ammount of top coat if you are searching for a gloss finish. A pain in the ass to remove, but you could avoid this pain with a long hot bath, probably the polish will go away as a decal after that. Only for this kind of polish this is a gift of God, you'll make it easily if you'll apply a thick coat of base-coat at the beginning of your mani. ;)

● 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. Perfect as base, since it's very opaque in just one coat, this time I used two coats to work better on the edge. It's getting thick but some drops of thinner will fix everything, but a good shake before polishing any single nail was enough for now. The matte finish was good, but I added a matte top coat more! :P

● ESSENCE - MATT TOP COAT

I'm really impressed from this top coat in a very good way! Just... It will be discontinued within  few days... Luckily I have 3 bottles (I bought a one more right this morning) in my stash.

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Labels: black, essence, french, glitter, matte, milani, red, scotch tape

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China Glaze - Millennium + Funky Fingers - Icicle Lights + gradient

I bling on tips, so? No other comments. I have a bad headache and I'm lazy today. @_@

● CHINA GLAZE - MILLENNIUM - BASE

This amazing silver chrome polish never disappoints me for konadicures, but it's a pain in the ass for a full mani! You can't fix imperfections with top coat, neither! At any rate, with a lot of patience and making straight brush strokes along the nails, you can do it. More or less. With a bit of photoshop. X°D

● FUNKY FINGERS - ICICLE LIGHTS - ON TIPS

This is a hyper holo glitter top coat, but it's rich enough for a lonely application, if you are in a good mood to remove it, then! I guess it's very close to the famous and rare to find OPI - Mad as a Hatter.

● CHINA GLAZE - FAIRY DUST + FUNKY FINGERS - SAND AND STILETTOS - SHADING GLITTERS

These polishes have the same holo glitters, the only difference is that the FF one is on steroids. I applied them with an angle brush for the gradient effect.

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Labels: china glaze, fading, french, funky fingers, glitter, holographic, metallic, silver

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[b]basic - ? + stickers + french

My passion for nudes is growing up. ;P

● [B] BASIC - ?

I always find this brand Schlecker drugstores, but I can't find an official site, I can't find a catalog of collections, I can't even find the number on bottles!!! By the way, I love this cheap brand and I love this nude beige/taupe/nude shade. A lot! I guess this color is pretty close to OPI - San Tan-tonio.

● STICKERS - ESSENCE - FRENCH GLAM NAIL STICKERS - 04 FRENCH FOREVER

An endless name for these lovely decals for tips! They are beautiful, easy to apply and very convenient for those who are too lazy like me. ;P Just a "small" defect: 1 or 2 days and stop! By the way, you may lengthen the duration with a generous top coat!

● STICKERS - ESSENCE - NAIL ART STICKERS - 03 GOOD GIRL

They are from Essence.

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Labels: basic, brown, creme, decals, essence, french

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I ♥ Essence decals

I've finally found a very decent Essence display and I think I will go there often to despoil it! :D

● FRENCH POLISH

This polish comes from a no cruelty-free brand (Rimmel) that I won't buy anymore in the future.

● STICKERS - ESSENCE - FRENCH GLAM NAIL STICKERS - 04 FRENCH FOREVER

An endless name for these lovely decals for tips! They are beautiful, easy to apply and very convenient for those who are too lazy like me. ;P Just a "small" defect: 1/2 days and stop! By the way, you may lengthen the duration with a generous top coat!

● STICKERS - ESSENCE - ?

Flowers on 3rd pic are from Essence, but I don't know exactly the collection and code, because they are a gift from my cousin, sorry!

● STICKERS - FING'RS

I bought decals on 4th pic from this brand: Fing'rs.

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Labels: decals, essence, fing'rs, french, jelly, nude

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China Glaze - Re-Fresh Mint + stamping

Another konadicure in the same day as others, just for fun, but this one don't like me so much... I publish it anyway, but I would try again with some differences.

● CHINA GLAZE - RE-FRESH MINT

I love the entire Up & Away collection, inspired by one of my favourite movies ♥ More, I love pastels when they are so delicate like this pale mint green. Absolutely sweet but still no sugary.

● ESSENCE - ALL ACCESS

What a pity you can't see this polish alone, because it's very beautiful. This emerald green is deep and shiny, and perfect for stamping, too.

● CHRISTIAN DIOR - 604 SILVER PEARL

A silver foil/metallic polish. I guess it's very close to China Glaze - Jitterbug. A good formula (not bad not awesome) and perfect for stamping, over dark colors, too!

● STAMPING - BUNDLE MONSTER BM19

You can buy this image plate from Bundle Monster official site. This design is one of my favorite stamps, but I would find a colors combination that suits perfectly for it, because this one doesn't satisfy me as I wish.

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Labels: bundle monster, china glaze, creme, dior, essence, french, green, metallic, rhinestones, shimmer, silver, stamping

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Pupa - 206 + Pupa - 607 + stamping

This style is sooooo far from my usual taste, but it's not so bad at last. Maybe... :P

● PUPA - BAROQUE COLLECTION - 206 MISTERY PINK

I'm so in love with this pink nude, but doesn't suit with my skin at all. So sad... ç__ç

● PUPA - 607 ULTRA PEARLY ROUGE NOIR

I guess this is the first Pupa polish I bought, and I still think it's an amazing burgundy. Pupa polishes come with 5 ml bottles, and I would a bigger one... Is there a dupe out there? ç__ç

● STAMPING - BUNDLE MONSTER BM10

You can buy this image plate from Bundle Monster official site. This design is weird for my tastes, but I must admit is pretty cute.

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Labels: bundle monster, china glaze, creme, french, pink, pupa, red, stamping

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Zoya - Envy + Zoya - Irene + stamping

I made this konadicure as soon as I received these Zoya polishes just for trying them, for fun... And the result was my favorite konadicure! :D

● ZOYA - ENVY

A jelly green forest very dark and opaque with only 1 thick coat or 2 tiny coats. I guess this shade is very sophisticated and reminds me another famous polish NARS - zulu. Don't you think?

● ZOYA - IRENE

This is a particular green, very similar to China Glaze - peace on Earth I guess, and I think it could be difficult to wear it alone, especially for people with light and pinkish skin; wonderful over tanned and olive skins. By the way, I'm totally in love with it, olive greens are a fetish for me. :D

● CHINA GLAZE - MILLENNIUM

My usual polish for konadicures. :P

● STAMPING - BUNDLE MONSTER BM01

You can buy this image plate from Bundle Monster official site.

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Labels: bundle monster, china glaze, french, green, jelly, shimmer, silver, stamping, zoya

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Kiko - 275 Black + stickers + french

Why does seem so ugly in this pic? I swear, this is was better than what you see >__<

● KIKO - 275 BLACK

A good formula black polish, but it become a bit thick when it will arrive at half bottle.

● STICKERS

This is a gift from my cousin, so I don't know where are they from.

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Labels: black, creme, decals, french, kiko, nude

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Pupa - 104 + Pupa - 701 + stickers + french

My cousin became my only one human cavy, so I tried again with diagonal french. I didn't use scotch tape or guide stickers, just a brush for painting like this

● PUPA - 104

My favorite nude polish again ;P

● PUPA - 701

I love this polish! It's an electric blue very similar to China Glaze - up all night, Catrice - it blue my mind or Essence - deep blue sea, but better than those!!! One coat is enough, too!

● GLITTER

I'm not sure, but I guess this was a 2way nail art pen.

● STICKERS

I don't rememeber where are they from, sorry.

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Labels: blue, creme, decals, french, glitter, nude, pupa, shimmer

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Pupa - 104 + [b] basic - 06 + stickers + french

I have just one thing to say this time: I LOVE THESE DECALS. Really.

● PUPA - 104

This polish again! My favorite nude polish, but I'm searching for a dupe, because I would a bottle bigger than 5 ml ;P

● [B] BASIC - 06 

This brand is sold on Shlecker or A&S stores. This polish arrives in a mini bottle of 5 ml for 0,99 euro. This shade is a frosty teal with more green tones than blue into it. The formula is opaque in only one coat and the liquid that remains in the bottle is very fluid also when it's finishing. Sometimes the most unlikely enamels can make big surprises! :D

● STICKERS

Oh! The love! The perfection! I bought them from chez-delaney, but I'm pretty sure they are sold out and I couldn't find them again from other shops. I'm an orphan from them and I have no enough courage to use the last ones I already have. ç__ç

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Labels: basic, creme, decals, french, frost, nude, pupa, teal

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Pupa - 104 + Pupa - 706 + stickers + french

I really like this mani style, and this was my first try of it. This summer I was obsessed with nude color for bases + bright color for tips, and this mix of colors was my favorite.

● PUPA - 104

I wrote enough about this polish, and I have to repeat myself again: this is the perfect nude, but 4/6 euros for 5ml is too expensive and I would to find out a dupe...

● PUPA - 706

Surprise surprise. This polish with dark base and olive microglitter are very close to China Glaze - Wagon Trail, Color Club - With Abandon, MAC - Seriously Hip, etc. etc... This isn't an unique shade, but it's worthy anyway.

● GLITTER

Glitter stripe was made with polish two-way (little brush + nail art pen) like these.

● STICKERS

The brand is White Spring, I guess, but I'm not sure. These stickers are sold on Nail Design Euro Discount. These decals have amazing designs and their quality is perfect. Very classy!

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Labels: black, creme, decals, french, gold, nude, pupa, shimmer

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Pupa - 104 + glitter french

Kanjani∞ mani!!! These photos are terrible, I know, and this mani is terrible, I know, too. That day was very hot, too hot, and I couldn't do anything, so I tried this mani for fun and I had no camera with me. By the way, it was very summery. ^__^

● PUPA - 104

This nude polish has a wonderful shade: it's not light as a pastel, but it is enough light to stand out. It's absolutely perfect, but it has got the same problem as each Pupa's polish: JUST 5 ML IN THE BOTTLE FOR 4/6 euros! I would a dupe for this. ç__ç

● GLITTERS

Tips were made with polishes two-way (little brush + nail art pen) like these.

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Labels: blue, creme, french, glitter, green, nude, pink, pupa, red, yellow

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Pupa - 801 + Pupa - 001 + french

I have a lot of photos of "old" manis, and you can laugh a lot for these, so... Why I should avoid you this pleasure? I wasn't interested on my nails before this summer, so my hobby is pretty fresh and I have a lot to improve, yet!

My first french experiment had this result: bad application; no cleaning up; imprecise french; weird shots; nail shape? what's it? By the way this was the beginning of the end. :P

● PUPA - 801

This polish is a classic silver foil as Zoya - Trixie or China Glaze - Cheers to You or Orly - Shine or a lot more. Nothing new but I really love foils and I really love silver, so this is a must have to me. By the way I guess this kind of polish is better mixed with something else: stamping nail or french or stickers.

● PUPA - 001

Another classic white for french tips. It's a bit dense, but you can add some drops of thinner and you could apply it as base.

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Labels: french, metallic, pupa, silver, white

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