Born Pretty - Water Decals Artistic Vortex Pattern

ENG: another post for a Born Pretty item: amazing water decals with a 60's style!

ITA: un altro post per un prodotto Born Pretty: dei favolosi water decals in stile anni '60!

BORN PRETTY - WD ARTISTIC VORTEX PATTERN XF1262
CODE ITEM: # 15193 - LINK TO BUY IT: click me!

ENG: there's no much to say about these water decals, but they are very stilish and unusual. I combined them with four different nail polishes: dark orange, slightly greyish teal, dark fuchsia and acid green, more I had fun cutting the decals in an unique way for each nail.
ITA: non  c'è molto da dire su questi water decals, se non che li trovo stilosissimi e diversi dal solito. Ho voluto abbinarci colori complementari in linea con le tinte degli adesivi: arancione scuro, ottanio leggermente grigiato, fucsia scuro e verde acido, e mi sono divertita a tagliare i decals tutti in modo diverso.

ENG: there's a 10% off coupon for you!  Coupon Code 10%: JVG10
ITA: c'è un codice sconto del 10% per voi!  Codice Sconto 10%: JVG10

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Labels: basic beauty, bornprettystore, catrice, creme, depend, green, kiko, orange, purple, shimmer, teal, water decals

Comments: 8 comments

TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #9

HAULS

FAIRWIND TO SCHLECKER

I don't remember when I bought this one, but I'm pretty sure it was at the beginning of December, as soon as this collection has been released. I found it at my closest Schlecker drugstore, and there were 8 shades, more or less, the most of them had a satin finish, but there also was a duochrome and a couple of shimmers.

- Fairwind: 51 - Velvet Navy

A very very dark dusty blue, with a subtle shimmer that dries satin, or demi matte, like the text on the bottle. I tried it just on one single nail and it disappointed me a bit... It's a pity the shimmer disappear when dries :(

MY FIRST TIME TO SEPHORA!!!

Yes, I had never been there before 3 weeks ago! Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Next items aren't all bought by myself this month, but I decided to put all Sephora items together. :)

- Sephora: 49 - Deep in Her Eyes

A gift from my cousin. I already wore it twice, but my camera was out of battery (I'm not sure these are the right words) both of times, and I'm sorry because it is a very pretty metallic blue polish with a slight purple duochrome effect.

- Sephora: 68 - Diving in Malaysia

The most famous dupe of Chanel - Peridot, a gift from my cousin months ago, when the Chanel one was released and it started the "dupes hunt". Actually I love this shade a lot, but I won't use in all my entire life a big bottle, so this one is perfect for me. I wore it twice, but I didn't swatched it, exactly like the polish above. Sorry, I'm so lazy... :P

- Sephora: 67 - Moody Woman

Finally a polish I bought by myself to Sephora recently. I couldn't decide which one to choose, and the huge woman in front of the display didn't help my choice... Then I've seen this pretty duochrome, the last bottle, and *swoooosh* Stolen from her view. Revenge! è_é/

- Sephora: Concealer Palette - 1. nude 2. leaf 3. lilac 4. sandy

It'll be hard speaking about this item. Why? First of all, because my English sucks, and secondly because I read a lot of reviews about it, and most of them were not so good, but I bought it anyway, even I usually trust of reviews. Why (again)? Because I've tested it to the store and it didn't seem cakey at all, as many girls said... I'm using it for weeks, every day, and I'm using all the colors: pink/lilac for my dark circles (inner side), green for pimples on cheeks and chin, the light beige for my eyelids, and the peachy beige for my under eyes at outer side (hope to have used right words). Result is veeeeery good, even my eyes are wrinkled, even my rednesses are pretty noticeable, even my undereyes seem train tracks, even it's very hard to find the right match of colors on my yellowish/greenish/pinkish/reddish/olive face... I can't explain complainings about this product, really... Boh... Maybe I didn't try a very high quality product, yet, and I think this is good. Maybe people likes complaining (this is regardless true). Maybe I'm lucky these are my perfect match colors (a lot of different colors, infact XD).  Maybe boh... Just the brush is useless, but the rest is very good, in my opinion. 

- Make Up For Ever: HD Microperfecting Primer - 1. Green

This is just a sample. By the way, it is very useful for my nose: this primer is not much covering, but it's a  kind of green that contrasts very well large areas without being heavy. So I'm using the Sephora palette for small details and eyes, and this one for nose or forehead. :)
PIT STOP TO COIN 

- Catrice: Sharpener

I love the design, but, the most important thing: the blade cuts well! 

LINKS OF THE WEEK

SWATCHES & COMPARISONS

- Nail Art Sakura: Nfu.Oh - 51
Sometimes I need to remind the existance of this polish. ;)
- Ere Kanezawa: Essence - Better than Gel - Top Sealer
A friend of mine made this useful review of this top coat!
- Lacquerdicted: Kleancolor - Holo Chrome
One of my favorite Kleancolor shades *__*
- The TraceFace Philes: ManGlaze - Santorum
Oh maaaaan (glaze)!!! HIMYM cit. ;P
- The Polish Aholic: China Glaze - Magnetix
2011 was crackle year, will this one be the magnetic one?
NAIL-ARTS & DECALS
- Chloe's Nails: Some leopard fun
I'm really happy Chloe is back, and this post is so classy!
- Nailside: Grey Cloud + Tutorial
I love this design and this combo of colors
- NailXChange: Tommy G iMagnet Art 12 + Red Angel RA-105
Such amazing stamping with such amazing polishes *__*
MAKE-UP, FASHION, NEWS & VARIOUS
- Nihrida: Illamasqua Sophie-I Collection & Technique
So fucking good job, girl... :°)
- Scrangie: Kryolan - Aquacolor UV Day Glow Palette
I can't speak in front of this awesomeness!
- Vintage Musings of a Modern Pinup: Hot Rod Shoes!
Crazy. But stil... Hypnotic. *__*

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

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Labels: catrice, face-concealer, fairwind, haul, links, makeup, sephora, tool-various

Comments: 5 comments

TOTALLY RANDOM SUNDAY #7

HAULS

I couldn't decide between posting A LOT of photos of gifts and purchases (bought in the last 2/3 months) or posting the pics splitted in 3 weeks... Eventually I decided for the second option, because I could find myself with nothing to show you in the near future, since I'm not buying many things. So... Let's go with XMAS GIFTS!!! ;D

XMAS GIFT FROM MY COUSIN, BARBARA!

Such a damned and cool and amazing and... WOW surprise I received!!! My very first MAC items!!! A customizable quad with four delicate and matte eyeshadow refill pans included. Wow. I don't deserve so much. :°)

- MAC - Pro Palette Eye Shadow x 4

- MAC - Pro Palette Refill Pan: from left to right, from top to bottom

1 - Wedge - soft muted beige taupe matte

2 - Folie -  reddish-plum brown satin

3 - Blanc Type - creamy beige matte2

4 - Haux - soft muted rosy brown satin

XMAS GIFT FROM MY FRIEND & POLISH-BUDDY, DANY!

Me and her always send polishes to each other, but xmas is a special event and she gave to me something more than usual. Thank you dear, you're so kind to me, but your friendship is the most important thing!!! :°)

- L'Erbolario - Fiore dell'Onda Bagnoschiuma

- L'Erbolario - Fiore dell'Onda Eau de Parfum samples

The first time she gave me to try a product from this collection, I instantly fell in love with the fragrance. I don't like parfumes, usually, but these items have something I can't explain, something totally different from anything I smelled before and gives me a great feeling. My favorite scent ever with marseille soap, vanilla and watermelon.

- Catrice - Big City Life limited edition - London

Such a lovely pearly yellow!!! It reminds me a lot to IsaDora - Mellow Yellow, a polish I didn't buy when I could and now I can't find it anymore. And Daniela knew it!!! :D

- Golden Rose - Holographic Color - 114

An antique dusty rose with thin holo microparticles into it. I'm crazy for it.

XMAS GIFT FROM MY FRIEND AND AMAZING SINGER, JUNO!

I know the mysterious but damned lovely Juno will be totally embarassed for this right now, but I have to write it: YOU HAVE TO VISIT HER FACEBOOK PAGE. Why? Because Juno sings in a way you can't  even imagine: I'm a real sucker about music, but I can't avoid to listen her voice as often as I can. Please, make a favor to yourself and download her CDs. And love her with all your ears.

TATI LOIRE PAGE: CLICK ME ALL OVER FOR YOUR PLEASURE 

P.S. no one paid me to write such wonderful words, but I got many lovely stickers. Juno is going to killing me, I'm aware of it! XD

KIKO SALES!
I have tons of previous pics to post, but I think these ones need to be posted now, before Kiko sales end. You can find all items and prices on sale here. I would more than I bought, but money doesn't grow up on trees, as my grandmother used to say. :P So... I had to limite myself against my will and I brought home with me just 2 eye pencils. But they have 2 colors each, so I could say I brought home with me 4 eye pencils, yay! I read great reviews about these products and they were damned right! These pencils are almost indelible! XD

If you are wealthier than me, keep an eye on Chic Chalet packaging (I'd buy something random just to keep the box with the mirror! *_*), Chic Chalet - Color Fever Eyeshadow Palettes and Light Impulse - Shimmer Pearls, I'm sure you won't disappointed from them.

My mini Kiko haul closed! Charming boxes *_*

And my mini Kiko haul opened! Classy packaging, don't you think?

And here we are with the marvel!!! Speechless...

KIKO - Light Impulse - Double Glam Eyeliner

1 - on the left: 08 - Silver and Pearly Black

2 - on the right: 05 - Emerald and Amethyst

Close up to pencil number 05 and its fabulous reflections: fuchsia/blue for the purple and gold/green for the emerald/teal

LINKS OF THE WEEK
Finally I'm writing this post in time and I can comment the links and I'm improving in smaller selection! ;D
BEST OF 2011
- More Nail Polish: Top 11 of 2011
I remember this blog as Queen of Holo, but it's more and more than this :)
SWATCHES

- Cute-Tickle Nails: Glitter Gal - Lizard Belly

I love this polish, but this swatch is maybe the best I've ever seen of it!

- Fashion Polish: Speciallità - Hits no Olimpo collection

Take a look to Sam's pics for this fabulous holo parade
- Kiss my Acetone: Kleancolor - Holo Chrome
One of my favorite polish I would a lot for me <3
- Kiss my Acetone: Zoya - True collection
Again this collection, but these pics deserve very much

- Nail Art Sakura: LM Cosmetics - It's so Cold collection

I didn't know this brand, but I think I need for Aurora and Inuit, and you?

- Let Them have Polish: Zoya spam!

Zoya-gasm! Apple, Rica, Crystal, Holly and few more!

- The Polish Aholic: Zoya - True collection

Another preview for this collection, another great post you need to see

- Parokeets: Essence - Legend of the Sky trend edition

I envy who put their hands on Essence's TE weeks before than Italians! ;D
- Nailin' It: Wet n Wild - Back Alley Deals
This polish is pretty amazing and these pics are, too!
- Pee Before Polish: Nubar - Night Sparkle
Navy blue + extreme sparkle = SBAV!
NAIL-ARTS

- Simply Rins: Brown Ombre and Dots
Something very easy to do but with a classy stunning effect
- Nailside: Fancy Clouds
Ahw! Cloudy manicure wins in cuteness and elegance!
- Alexandra RC: Layering Flakies
A great result! It seems a lot to Unicorn Puke by Cult Nails!
- Fab Fingertips: A-England - Camelot + Polka Dots matte
I'm in love with this polka dots mani gloss & matte
- Nails by Kayla Shevonne: Winter Trees
I think this is a great idea, simple and classy
- Simply Rins: Cherry Blossoms
Again Rina, but I love very much her manis, really really.
MAKE-UP & VARIOUS
- Nihrida: Nail Polish Finishes
You MUST to see and study this post, it's damned useful!!
- Vintage Musings of a Modern Pinup: 2011 Favourites: Outfits
I'm in love with this woman and her style. Totally.

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

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Labels: catrice, decals, eyes-pencil+liner, eyes-shadow, golden rose, haul, kiko, l'erbolario, links, mac, makeup, tools-palette

Comments: 5 comments

Catrice - Sand Francisco + stickers

When I bought this polish I was there for another reason: a limited edition that I didn't found (of course XD), so I bought this one from the basic collection, just because I didn't own something similar. Surprisingly it was a good purchase!

● CATRICE - 450 - SAND FRANCISCO
This polish was recently released when Catrice made few modifications to the permanent collection. I wasn't interested in this shade in the first time, I'm not a big fan of shimmer gold, because I think this type of color and finish suits better for skin tones darker than mine. Photos above show that I was wrong, but I still wouldn't advice this polish to girls with a pale pinkish skin-type... The result could be sloppy: thumbs up for discretion and elegance, but dare a bit, come on!
The quality is medium: the formula is a bit thick since the second coat and you'll probably need for a third coat  to fix imperfections, with the risk to create a too high final layer. Be careful with application! If you are, you'll be in front of a beautiful view: where the light meets the polish, you'll see a brilliant shimmer reminds me a golden porcelain. Enchanting.
● STICKERS
Sorry, but I must to say another "I don't remember where I bought them for" ;P

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Labels: catrice, decals, gold, shimmer

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Catrice - Yes, You Tan! + stickers

As always Catrice Limited Editions are a lottery for me, because the mall where I find this brand is pretty far from my place, and I usually find everything of permanent collection, but the LEs... They come late and with a small amount of items, so I need to ask to buy them for me to my friends who live in other areas of Italy, sometimes. This polish is one of them, and the only one I was in love with from the Bohemia Limited Edition. Daniela, sorry for disturbing you again! ç__ç

Indoor


Outdoor (just to see all the reflections into the shimmer!)

● CATRICE - BOHEMIA LE - 02 YES, YOU TAN!

This polish deserves an applause! All together, now!!! *clapclapclap* Seriously... I like colors that look like.. Ehr... THAT brown thing, you know... But, when I wore YYT I was sincerely suprised from its amazing quality: it's extremely easy to work with, because of its brush and the formula. Really, a very good product. The color isn't just a common yellowish brown, but it has a subtle golden shimmer in the bottle that's much more evident on nails and richer of reflections than what I thought.

Then, two weeks later, I've seen the Dior display with the last limited edition, Le Rouge Or. My eyes were catched from a nail polish called Exquis. I didn't know if I had hallucinations or whatever, but the Dior one seemed VERY close to the Catrice shade to me, so I've swatched the Exquis on a piece of scotch tape and I've checked the differences when I got home. Yes, they are VERY close to each other, but the Catrice one has even a better formula!!! I think you won't need of both. In my case, my Catrice is enough, and no regrets! ;)

● STICKERS

I don't know the brand of these decals: a friend of mine gave this gift to me but I know she bought them from Mary Nail Shop. Thank you Tammy! *^__^*

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Labels: brown, catrice, decals, shimmer

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Ever - 38 + various bases

First of all: hands on! I'm pretty sure to have made a lot of chaos with English grammar, so be patient! ;P
I didn't know this EVER Italian brand at all, until I've seen this post on Smalto Italiano blog, but I've never seen it in stores, and I had no idea how to find it... I was almost forgetting about these polishes, when I spotted them at an OVS store pretty far from my house, I was there by chance for the first time, infact. They were all amazing in bottle that I couldn't decide how many and which to buy! Eventually I choose two of them, and this is the first one.

Natural light


Artificial light


BASE COLORS:

THUMB: KIKO - 346 - swatch here
INDEX: CATRICE - 250 I SEA YOU! - swatch here
MIDDLE: KIKO - 344 - swatch here
RING: EYEKO - VINTAGE - swatch here
PINKIE: ISADORA - 627 BONBON MINT - swatch here

● EVER - 38
Seriously? I can't decide if I like or not this polish! Alice from Mai senza smalto blog reviewed this one and she drew attention to the fact that it's pretty sheer and not very intense as seems in the bottle. Actually she's right and you can see her swatch here, so I decided to layer it over an opaque base, but I couldn't decide which was most fitted for it... So I tried 5 different mint polishes! The result is pretty good and the polish has shown the best of it, especially the pretty matte silver particles and few gold glitters. The color isn't a duochrome like I hoped, but it's a lovely mint green; it's more frost than I expected, but still pretty, and there aren't so many shade differences when you'll have layered this polish over other colors.
This wasn't a bad purchase, in the end, but I'm not 100% convinced, yet, sorry. ç__ç

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Labels: catrice, creme, ever, eyeko, frost, green, isadora, kiko, layering, pearl

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Catrice - Dirty Berry

No stories about this polish or its purchase or its whatever, so let's go to the review. ^_^/

● CATRICE - 420 - DIRTY BERRY

This is a real beauty, I swear. The color is a dusty medium lilac that looks like a greyish periwinkle in the evening. The effect is a very-very-very subtle holo that looks like silver matte micro shimmer the most of times. This description of mine sounds bad, I'm aware about it, but actually this polish is charming and very classy. Just one lack about the duration: tips chip within 2 days. 

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Labels: catrice, holographic, purple

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Catrice - Beam me, Scotty!

Nothing new to say, I would just remember about my first giveaway: a bit weird, a bit cheap, but made with aaaaall my heart! Join my giveaway HERE!!!

● CATRICE - LE OUT OF SPACE - C03 BEAM ME, SCOTTY!

I've catched only this polish from this amazing limited edition: since it wasn't arrived to my town, I had to ask to a friend of mine in Austria (the story is more complicated than this, but I can't explain it properly in english ;P). However... The polish! This is a very dark blackish blue with a little hint of deep green, but just a little little hint. Surprise surprise: it dries suede, and the shimmer into its formula becomes a wonderful blaze of silver mattified micro points! Moreover, dries very fast and you need for just one generous coat. I always prefer 2 coats, anyway: a first one that's thin to defining the edges, and the second one is thicker for coverage; third is for deep, but this time wasn't necessary at all. It seems long lasting, too, I had to use my nails a lot since yesterday and the polish is still as just applied. A great purchase!!!

● STICKERS

I bought these on Nail Design Euro Discount, a wonderful German online store with low prices for high quality products and a great customer service. I think I'll buy often from here, especially files, stickers, and accessories.

Ehm... It can't be helped, I HAVE TO add a little tribute to him:
BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!

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Labels: blue, catrice, decals, matte

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A fruitful afternoon! *__*

Some months ago I found the blog of Chloe and I fell in love with scotch tape technique, then... Few days ago... I discovered the "scotch tape technique 2.0", on Nailside. This girl is my weekly/monthly/annual/indefinitely idol, my newest muse, my recent illumination! She's creative and still simple, original but not excessive, and I guess I'll steal a lot of ideas from her, changing colors or something or who-knows... The first one is this mani, a mix of what she calls "laser mani" and "mummy mani", and, if you want to try, here there are her tutorials. Have fun like me!!! Thank you Jane! ;D

P.S. off topic: first of all I should change this standard layout... I'm so lazy recently... -__-

I used a lot of polishes, you can find each of them in the list below. For any single finger I wrote as first the base, and the top polish as second one.
PURPLE HAND
THUMB:
● COLOR CLUB - FASHION ADDICT
● MODEL'S OWN - PURPLE PEARL
INDEX:
● CHINA GLAZE - LIGHT AS AIR
● OPI - PARLEZ-VOUS OPI?
MIDDLE:
● MAVALA - 170 TOUCH OF PROVENCE from Art Color's LE
● COLOR CLUB - WILD AT HEART
RING:
● COLOR CLUB - FASHION ADDICT
● CATRICE - 120 PLUM PLAY WITH ME
PINKIE:
● CHINA GLAZE - LIGHT AS AIR
● COLOR CLUB - UPTOWN GIRL
GREEN HAND
THUMB:
● CATRICE - 240 SOLD OUT FOR EVER
● NUBAR - RECLAIM
INDEX: 
● PUPA - 900 from Baroque Couture LE
● CATRICE - SPRUCED UP from Expect the Unexpected LE
MIDDLE:
● EYEKO - VINTAGE
● REVLON - 032 EMERALD CITY
RING:
● CATRICE - 240 SOLD OUT FOR EVER
● CATRICE - 250 I SEA YOU!
PINKIE:
● PUPA - 900 from Baroque Couture LE
● BASIC BEAUTY - NR.70

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Labels: basic beauty, catrice, china glaze, color club, creme, green, holographic, mavala, model's own, nubar, opi, pearl, pupa, purple, revlon, scotch tape, shimmer, teal

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Catrice - Welcome to the Jungle + stickers

I waited for so long this limited edition just for this polish, but I had to ask for help to a friend of mine, because this collection is arrived very late and immediately sold out to my zone. But I have it, at last, and I'm very happy for this! ;D

● CATRICE - PAPAGENA LE - 02 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

This shade is not unique, and this color with this finish is often called "antique gold", although it's not so gold, but it's a kind of dark metallic olive. It reminds me to some similar polishes like LA Girl - antique gold, NARS - mash, OPI - at your Quebec and call or China Glaze - wagon trail. They are no dupes to this Catrice, and maybe they are no dupes to each other, but "Welcome to the Jungle" has something from all of them, and I love it. I love it a lot. The formula is pretty good, but you'll need 2 coats for coverage, since che first one is a bit streaky. I applied 3 coats, instead, because I like have deeper reflections you can get only with more levels. Long lasting polish, too. If you still can find it, please, make a favor to yourself and catch it! ;)

● STICKERS

I don't know the brand of these decals: a friend of mine gave this gift to me but I know she bought them from Mary Nail Shop. These roses are lovely and elegant, aren't they?

I would give you a little tip for thin stickers like these: apply the polish, then the fast drying top-coat, WAIT, then apply the decals and another thin coat of top coat. If you put the sticker before your polish will be perfectly dried, the sticker will retire with polish around.

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Labels: catrice, decals, green, shimmer

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Catrice - In the Bronx

I wasn't sure about buying this polish... It looked sheer and streaky... But I bought it anyway. What a luck! More coats and it's amazing!

Bulblight



Outdoor



Indoor

● CATRICE - 460 - IN THE BRONX

First coat is a hell: sheer, streaky, a color like poo... No way! The second one fixes a lot, the third one shows a wonderful polish, so different under various lights, so classy, brightening but still discreet. Indoor seems almost a mteallc, in the sunlight you can see gold and red glitter shine. I advice this shade, absolutely! And very long loasting, too.

EDIT: after speaking with some friends of mine (who didn't notice any problem about application of this polish), we think my bottle was damaged by the hottest week of the year: I received this polish by mail during those days, so it's pretty probably the formula has suffered from that crazy heat.

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Labels: brown, catrice, metallic

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