Purple Professional

Hello~

I have a new brand that comes directly from Portugal to show you today and it's called "Purple Professional". No no, they don't do only purple polishes, that's just the name of the brand :D

Let's go directly to the pictures and I'll add my thoughts about them afterwards!

All pictures are 2 coats of polish, without top coat!

The first one that I got is number 15. It's a a muted and dirty teal creme polish. It dries to a glossy finish and was super easy to work with.

The second one is number 44 and is a bright, almost neon, pink. It's a bit funny because in the bottle, it looks like a darker berry shade, but once on the nails, it really pops! It's a very cheerful and summery color! It dries to a satin finish. This is probably due to the fact that it's almost a neon. I didn't use any top coat so that you can see the satin/matte finish.

And the last one is number 43, a vibrant coral leaning to the red side of coral. It's also a very pretty color, another way of wearing red polish.

The brush is very nice to use. It's a wide, thick brush. Each bottle contains 10 mL of polish.

I was really curious to try this brand as I haven't heard much about it. I've just heard of it from Betty who blog at Betty Nails and she was saying some great things about it.

This brand was a really nice surprise because the quality of the polishes is great. They are 3 Free, easy to apply, not streaky at all and have a good pigmentation. I used 2 coats here for all of them and didn't apply a top coat. I am really happy with the dusty teal because I don't have such polishes in my stash and I love the color. It might be close to OPI Thanks a Windmillion but I don't have it so I cannot compare them. The bright pink is so cheerful and easy to apply, I am pretty sure I'll wear it a lot!
If you have the opportunity to try this brand, don't hesitate because I'm sure you will love it! Their formula (at least the 3 polishes I tried) are just so perfect!

Purchase info
Purple Professional polishes are sold only in Portugal at the moment but they will export their brand internationally soon. You can find here a list of places to shop in Portugal. You can have a look at their official website if you want more information or drop them an email at info@purpleprofessional.com. You can also follow Purple Professional on Facebook. If you're outside Portugal and want to order some polishes from this brand, you can leave a message to Paula on Purple Professional Facebook page.

Product(s) in this post was(were) provided by the company for my honest review*

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Nails Inc House Of Parliament with Matte Top Coat

Just a quick post today. I wanted an easy way to change up my mani so I added a layer of Essie Matte About You.

Want to see some pictures...

Nails Inc House Of Parliament Matte in Artificial Light

Nails Inc House Of Parliament Matte in the Shade

Nails Inc House Of Parliament Matte in Natural Light

How freaking awesome is this! Gorgeous, right!?! I couldn't believe how much I loved this and how awesomely it changed up my mani!

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Lac Attack - Hell on Heels

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Who doesn't love matte glitters? In fact, the polish I'll show you today is my very first matte glitter nail polish and I'm really excited because it's gorgeous! This polish is Hell on Heels by Lac Attack.

The following pictures are 1 coat of Lac Attack - Hell on Heels over 2 coats of Douglas - Sara.

1 coat of Lac Attack - Hell on Heels over 2 coats of Douglas - Sara.

I also tried to get a denser look with 3 coats of glitter.

3 coats of Lac Attack - Hell on Heels over 2 coats of Douglas - Sara.

Final verdict: Yay~ This polish is a total winner! I love how cherrful it looks! You can achieve a softer look with only one coat of glitter or a denser style with 3 coats. I'm into softer look at the moment, so I prefer with only one coat of glitter. I've been wearing it since a few days and I'm not getting bored of it at all! It's so pretty! This polish will look quite different according to the base color you chose. You can see for example a manicure that Jen from The PolishAholic did here. It looks quite different, doesn't it? So it's a very versatile polish. You can achieve so many different looks with it! Application was a real dream! I'm super happy with this polish!

Purchase info

Lac Attack polishes can be purchased from Lack Attack Etsy store. Please check Lack Attack Facebook page, Twitter, and www.lacattack.com for updates and teasers.

*Product(s) in this post was(were) sent for my honest review*

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essence TE Rebels: swatches and review

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I have another Trend Edition from essence to show you today! It's the TE called Rebels that is  in stores in April and May 2012.

This collection is made of 4 semi-matte nail polishes with a "latex effect" and 1 top coat.

I used 2 coats of polish for every shade except for 04 rebelizer for which I used 3 coats. Of course, I didn't use any top coat.

l-r: 01 mauve like a rockstar, 02 rebel delight, 03 peach punk and 04 rebelizer.

l-r: 01 mauve like a rockstar, 02 rebel delight, 03 peach punk and 04 rebelizer.

The first one is called 01 mauve like a rockstar. It's a dusty light chocolate brown with some purple in it. The color must be in fact a mixture of brown and purple. As you can see on the picture, it has a semi-matte finish. The overall look is matte but there is a shimmer/sparkles in the polish that prevents it from looking complete flat and matte.

Next one is 02 rebel delight. Again, it's a semi-matte polish. The color is a lighter brown than 01 mauve like a rockstar, more of a nude color. I first thought it would be close in terms of color to OPI Did you ear' About Van Gogh? but it's darker and warmer. 

Next is 03 peach punk. It's a brigh coral shade with lots of orange in it. It also have lots of sparkles in it and dries to a semi-matte finish.

4 rebelizer is a toxic lime polish. The shimmer in this one is the most prononced from the 4 polishes. It's a green shimmer. It's really pretty. As its fellows, it dries to a semi-matte finish.

Finally, there is a rock top coat called 01 punk royal that is part of this collection. It's a rock coat polish, which means it gives a smokey finish to your base coat polish. Basically it's a very sheer black jelly that darkens your base color. essence and Catrice have really been into this type of top coat recently. Catrice just released No Smoke Without Fire as part of its Million styles collection. You can see it here. And essence released such a rock top coat back in October 2011 as part of its Re-mix your style TE. You can see swatches here. The particularity of 01 punk royal is that is also contains black glitters, medium black hex glitters! Here I used one coat of 01 punk royal over each color.

 

Final verdict: I really enjoy the 4 semi-matte polishes. For the moment, I've only worn 01 mauve like a rockstar as a full mani but I loved it so I think I'll wear it again. As I didn't have any nude semi-matte finish, I'm very pleased with 02 rebel delight as well.  I can't think of another nude matte polish...so it's a really unique polish!! And I must admit I wanted a toxic lime polish so I'm glad with 04 rebelizer! The only shade I like less is the peach one, 03 peach punk, because peach colors don't look the best with my skin tone, otherwise it's a nice polish. Application was easy, I used 2 coats for all except for 04 rebelizer. I used 3 coats for this polish. This polish was also a bit more difficult to work with but nothing unmanageable. I don't have many matte or semi-matte polish so I'm glad with this collection. I know some people don't like semi-matte polish because they are in between matte and creme polish. Personnally, I prefer semi-matte to matte polishes because fully matte polishes can look a bit flat and dull...So I'm super happy with these essence polishes.

However, the rock top coat is horrible. I'm sorry to say that but application was a nightmare! The polish is thick, goopy, and very difficult to work with. It's nearly impossible to polish an even coat. As it's a sheer black polish, if you can't use even coat, you will see it immediately. The glitters were also a bit difficult to pick out of the bottles. So I don't think I will use this polish again...or pehaps I'll fish for the glitters and apply just the glitters on the nails...That's too bad because the idea is so great! So essence, please fix this formulation issue and give us a great black glitter polish, please!

If you're looking for a nice smokey top coat, go for the Catrice one (No Smoke Without Fire) because it's great. Application of it is really easy and perfect! :D

Thanks for watching and reading and have a nice weekend!

Purchase info:
Essence nail polishes are sold in drugstores in Europe. If you live in Germany, Austria , Spain or Switzerland, you can search for a store that sells Essence polishes here.
Keep in mind, this is collection is a special edition that is on sale for just a short time (April 2012).

You can like and follow essence on Facebook. 

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Ebalay Dark Orange Gold Dust

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I've got a Chinese polish to show today! This polish is called Dark Orange Gold Dust and the brand is Ebalay. You might have already heard about this brand because they launched a collection of duochrome polishes that seem quite interesting. You can see the bottles here.

For the pictures below, I used only one coat of Dark Orange Gold Dust without top coat. This mani was done super quickly, with just 1 single coat!!

1 coat of Ebalay - Dark Orange Gold Dust.

I wanted to try this polish because I was convinced it would look awesome mattified! And oh yeah, I was  not wrong! Look at this gorgeous polish mattified!!

1 coat of Ebalay - Dark Orange Gold Dust mattified with essence - soft touch polish.

Final verdict: I simply LOVE how it looks mattified! One coat of matte top coat and you have a gorgeous shimmery matte polish! It reminds me of OPI Suede in terms of texture and finish. The main color is a dark orange packed with lots of fine gold and red particles. It's not super obvious when you look at the bottle or your nails to see it, but I think there must also be some silver particles because when I took it off, I could see a silver layer forming under the orange...exactly in the same way as when I take off my OPI Suede (e.g., We'll always have Paris Suede). If you don't mattify it, it's really shimmery and pretty but I really the matte version. The formula is a bit thick but not unmanageable. Opacitiy is really good. You need only 1 coat to get full opacity and the polish seems to have self-leveling properties. The only complaint I have is that it chipped after only one day....but I think it's still worth it because I love its matte version so much! I would definitely wear it again!

Ebalay Gold Dust polishes exist in dark orange, black, brown, coconut brown, blue, green, olive, pink, purple, and violet purple!

I wanna try the violet purple now!! :D

Purchase info 

Ebalay polishes can be purchased from KKCenterHK. You can find this item here on their site. It costs $7.37 for 15 mL. KKCenterHK ship internationally. They have great nail art products and polishes.

Coupon code (10% off): nailderellanails (until 31st Jan, 2013).

 

 *Product(s) in this post was(were) sent  for my honest review*

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Khaki Green with Matte Flakies

I decided to mix up my China Glaze Westside Warrior manicure by adding flakies! So I added a single coat of Australis Speck-tacular. To level it out I added a coat of Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat.

This was my manicure with the top coat, taken in artificial light.
 

China Glaze Westside Warrior and Australis Speck-tacular with top coat in Artificial Light

As was my original intention, I then added a coat of Essie Matte About You. Then I took these photos in artificial light also.

China Glaze Westside Warrior and Australis Speck-tacular with Essie Mate About You in Artificial Light

China Glaze Westside Warrior and Australis Speck-tacular with Essie Mate About You in Artificial Light

Then I took these photos in the sunlight the following day

China Glaze Westside Warrior and Australis Speck-tacular with Essie Mate About You in Natural Light

China Glaze Westside Warrior and Australis Speck-tacular with Essie Mate About You in Natural Light

And a single lonely photo in the shade :)

China Glaze Westside Warrior and Australis Speck-tacular with Essie Mate About You in the Shade

This was the first time I have applied a matte top coat to flakie and I like it! It gives such a unique manicure and the flakies are still just as gorgeous.

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Fatty's Got More Blood

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How happy am I to present you Fatty's Got More Blood by ManGlaze! I've been drooling over this polish for such a long time and I was lucky to do a swap with Traci who sent me this beauty! Thank you so much, Traci!!

Fatty's Got More Blood is a dark red matte polish. Let's go to the photos~!

Fatty's Got More Blood (ManGlaze), 2 coats.

Final verdict: I had a lot of expectation for this polish and I am not disappointed by Fatty's Got More Blood at all! The color is totally awesome. It's a vampy dark red, totally gorgeous and the finish is spectacluar. It's matte but it doesn't look flat or dull but full of life! It's just gorgeous and elegant! I think I will wear it a lot and it has jumped into my top 10! On the pictures, I used 2 coats. It was easy to apply. I used a common base coat (China Glaze strong adhesion base coat) and no top coat. I will show you it as a base for another mani so you will see how it looks with a top coat in a next post. So stay tuned :D

Purchase info
ManGlaze polishes can be purchased from ManGlaze. Each shade retails for $ 11.82 (10% off on their FB page). They don't ship outside the United States.

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We'll Always Have Paris SUEDE

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Today I am proud to present you one of my favorite polishes! It's OPI We'll Always Have Paris SUEDE! It's part of the Suede collection (Fall 2009).

Final verdict: This is definitely one of my all time favorite. polishes There are many reasons for that. Firstly, I love the color. It's a light pinky purple with hints of fuchsia and a lot of silver in it. Secondly, the finish is gorgeous. It's a shimmery matte or Suede. I love it's shimmery because it doesn't look dull. Thirdly, its application is flawless and takes only 5 min. You need only 1 coat to get full opacity and an even look and it dries super fast. I'm just in love with this polish!

Purchase info:
OPI polishes can be purchased at professional nail salons.

For Switzerland, you can search for licensed retailers here.

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