Purple Professional Winter 2012

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I have some polishes from the new Purple Professional Winter Collection to share with you. I already showed you some Purple Professional polishes HERE and told you how impressed I was at their quality and ease of application. That's why I'm thrilled to show you some polishes from their new collection!

First one is number 45! It's a light taupe polish, lighter that OPI Berlin There Done That for example. Here I used 2 coats without top coat! Awww I love this color and it's officially my favorite taupe now, not too dark, just how I like taupe!

2 coats of Purple Cosmetics # 45 without top coat.

 

I actually wore this baby for 3-4 days and before removing it, I did a small deco on it. I've seen so gorgeous nail arts on Tenshi No Hana blog, where she used the "one stroke" technique, I had to try. Of course, mine is much less pretty than hers, but for a first time, I think it was not so bad. I've got to improve myself!

 

 

 

 

Next it number 48, a gorgeous eggplant polish. Again, I used 2 coats without top coat.

 

2 coats of Purple Cosmetics # 48 without top coat.

 

 

And finally is number 49, a gorgous lilac polish. It's an hybrid between a jelly and a creme. I used 2-3 coats, depending how thick my coats were. This color is so me! I love such delicate and simple color and put lavender in a polish and I'm sold!

2-3 coats of Purple Cosmetics # 49 without top coat.

I added 1 coat of OPI Pirouette My Whistle as an accent on my ring finger because I think they fit so well together!

As I said in my previous post about Purple Professional (here), I am sincerely happy and impressed with this brand. They have a really nice range of colors and their quality is wonderful. You can apply them very easily, the consistency of their polishes is great, neither too thick nor too thin, they have  good pigmentation and they are really glossy. All my pictures here are without top coat.

Their colors for this winter are just perfect. You've got a neutral taupe, a gorgeous vampy eggplant/plum and an elegant jelly-creme lavender. There are 5 other colors in their collection that you can see on their Facebook page here or on the picture bellow.

 

On Purple Professional FB page, a giveaway to win the entire Winter Collection (8 polishes) will be held when they reach 2500 likes! So if you haven't like them already, go and have a look! :D

 

 

Purchase infoPurple Professional polishes are sold only in Portugal at the moment but they will export their brand internationally soon. They are also looking for internation retailers that would love to carry their brand. 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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OPI Germany:The Cremes - swatches

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OPI leads us to Germany this fall with its gorgeous Germany collection. This collection was inspired by the classical elegance as well as the avant-gardism of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. I decided to present you first the 6 cremes and then the 6 "rich jewel tones", very deep and shiny hues, that compose this collection.

My Very First Knockwurst ...and what  a magical rosy-nude rendezvous it was!

My Very First Knockwurst is a light dusty nude pink shade. As you will see, all polishes from this collection have an awesome formula! There are some 1 coaters and the others only need 2 coats for a perfect even and opaque look. And application is super easy for all of them. Here I used 2 coats. At the moment, I am really into nude and soft shades and this one is just perfect! I love the muted and slightly dusty look it bears with a hint of grey and mauve in its base.

Berlin There Done That ...A traveling taupe that's seen it all (Yep, that too).

Berlin There Done That is now my new favorite taupe! It's lighter than You Don't Know Jacques (you can see a great comparison here) and seems to have also grey in it. It's a very flattering shade. The formula on this polish was the thinnest of the whole collection, slightly watery but still very easy to apply. I used 2 coats. I thought it might be similar to Essie Chinchilly but no, no dupe. Berlin There Done That has more brown/taupe in its base while Chinchilly is more grey.



Schnapps Out of It! ...Shake off the blues with a shot of fall's must-have mauve!

Schnapps Out of It! is a dusty rosy brick shade with a hint of salmon and a very fine silver shimmer. This shimmer is not very visible unless you stand in full sun or if you hold your hands under a light. Schnapps Out of It! win the prize of the polish with the best application ever! It's a very pigmented polish that requires only one coat (yes, you are looking at only one coat of polish) and thanks to OPI wide brush, I only needed to pass the brush once on each nails. I know some people find this kind of shades a bit boring but I like it a lot because that's a classic shade you can wear for any occasion and you will still look elegant! If you are wondering, it's darker than OPI Gouda Gouda Two Shoes.



Don't Pretzel My Buttons ...A haute honey-beige that can always make you smile.

Don't Pretzel My Buttons is a nude beige creme with a slightly pink undertone. It reminds me of fundation creme! It applied like butter, is very cremy and opaque. It's almost a one coater but I did 2 here. I have a funny idea of manicure with it!

Don't Talk Bach To Me ...There's nothing mellow about this sassy lime-yellow!

Don't Talk Bach To Me is a the outsider from the 6 shades I presented here. I'm always on the fence with this kind of shades because I tried a lime polish a long time ago and it looked aweful on me. However, I was agreeably surprised to see it looks great on me! It's probably due to the fact that it's rather muted and dusted and not so harsh looking. It's a mustard hue with a very fine silver shimmer. Awww...in fact, I think I'm in love with this polish. I'm pretty sure I will wear it a lot. I used 2 coats.

Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine! ...A bodacious black-olive? We say "Ja! Ja! Ja!".

Nein! Nein! Nein! OK Fine! was presented as the new black of the season. It's in fact a very dark olive hue. Just gorgeous! It's the last polish I swatched for this first session so I kept it for one day on my nails and I must admit I kept looking at it. It's very mysterious and fashionable! Application was also great and I used 2 coats here. In real life, it looks more olive than in these pictures. I should reswatch it in the sun, I guess.

I leave you with a summary of the different shades!

That's it for the 6 cremes from OPI Germany collection! I hope you like them.

In my next post, I will show you the 6 "rich jewel tones", which have a very deep and glow-from-within look. They are "wilder", if I can say it like that, and completely different from the 6 polishes I showed you here. So I am looking forward to showing them!

Purchase info:
OPI polishes can be purchased in professional nail salons, certains pharmacies, and beauty supplies.

For Switzerland, you can search for licensed retailers here.

Germany Collection by OPI will be available August 13rd, 2012 in Switzerland.

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

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Princess Sabra!

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Here is my first A England from the Legends collection, this is Princess Sabra, aka Tristam Eyes, in reference to Adina's lovely kitty, Tristam!
Princess Sabra is described as a golden taupe holographic polish.

Can you see how glossy it is? I wear no top coat on this picture!

Final verdict: To be honest, I hesitated to chose Princess Sabra instead of Ascalon....I was not sure I would like the color but I was so wrong!! Princess Sabra's color is so unique and complex. In the bottle, I thought it was a golden taupe holo but once on my nails I could see the green and olive undertones much better and the taupe was less proeminent. It is difficult to say of which color is made Princess Sabra because it's such an elaborated shade, very elegant and sophisticated. If I had to try to put it simply I would say it's a green olive holo with a golden taupe base color. The application of Princess Sabra was a real dream. You can use a regular base coat and 2 coats of polish to reach full opacity. What is truey amazing and reveals Adina's talent is the special finish of this holographic polish: it's super glossy!! I was really impressed because it's the first time I see a glossy holo!! All the pictures here are without top coat! I put a top coat afterwards and the holo effect is not affected. I think I need only one word to describe this polish: PERFECT! I'm so happy I have it! I'm sure I will use it a lot!

I also would like to thank Tristam, Adina's kitty, for inspiring this amazing shade! 

Purchase info:

A-England polishes can be purchased from A-England website. It is interesting to note that shipping is free worldwide. You can visit A-England on Facebook.  The Legends are not on the site yet but you can order them by sending an email to Adina at hello@a-england.co.uk and tell her the colors you want! You can visit A-England on Facebook.
A-England polishes can also be puchased from Llarowe. This is the US stockist for Glitter Gal, Ozotic, A England, Hits, Lynnderella and Ludurana polishes. They sell internationally (except Italy) and have an awesome customer service. You can visit Llarowe on Facebook.

 *Product in this post was sent by the company/PR for my honest review*

And guess what? I gave an interview on Neverland Nail Blog. You can read it here. Lindsey, the owner of Neverland Nail Blog was so nice and lovely. She  does a blogger interview from time to time and she chose me for this week interview! :D Awww...I feel so honored and special now!kkk

I highly recommend visiting her blog because she always does cute manis and shows gorgeous polishes!

You can click on the above picture to read my interview!

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Holo time! Gem by Nubar

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Here is my mani of the day! This is the gorgeous Gem from the "Nubar Prism Collection", a gorgeous collection of 8 holographic glitter polishes: Spark (a pale beige), Jewel (dark brown), Brilliant (medium pink), Essence (coral), Absolute (light blue), Treasure (grape purple), Prize (berry pink), and Gem!

This collection was realised for Spring 2010.

According to Nubar...

Inspired by the colorful play of light through a prism, those bands of light and color are embodied in nubar’s Prism Collection. Each shade in the Prism Collection is filled with holographic glitter reflecting every color of the rainbow, with base colors just as varied, ranging from subtle neutrals to vivid pink to pale blue. Going a step beyond holographic nail lacquers, nubar’s Prism Collection is a celebration of color and light. As all nubar products, they are free of formaldehyde, toluene, and (DBP) phthalate, as well as vegan and cruelty free.

So here is Gem!

2 coats of Gem (Nubar) with an accent finger with Red Shatter (OPI), with flash

I suggest you click on the photo to enlarge it and see the details better!

So Gem is a hard-to-define and very interesting color. It's a light taupe base that leans towards muted mauve/pink with peachy reflects. In the shade it looks more taupe while in the sun it looks more peachy.  So I would call it a duochrome nail polish! The color is awesome. I can't find any other polish that is close to it. Totally unique to my collection! ;D

The holo effect is due to its very rich and dense glitters that reflect all the colors of the rainbow. Nevertheless, the color you can see the most (even if the light is not so strong) is green and red.

The holo effect is the strongest when the sun hits your nails and when your nails are in movement. So it's not so easy to show with "static pictures" the whole beauty of this polish.

A top coat was useful to even the slighly gritty finish. The polish dries into a lovely satin finish. It's not really glossy but a top coat helps a lot for this.

The application was flawless which is due to its very nice formula! The first layer was a bit sheer but with 2 coats you can easily achieve full opacity.

2 coats of Gem (Nubar), this is the most color-accurate picture.

2 coats of Gem (Nubar) with flash.

Its more taupe side.

Sparkles, sparkles and sparkles! In real life, it's even more sparkly!

You can click on the pictures to enlarge them! You will be able to pick the details and the holo particles better!

I took several pictures so that you can see the different colors the base color can take (taupe - peachy pink).

Final verdict: Gem is a must-have for every holo lover becaue it's so unique. The color is really pretty and not so in-your-face. It would nearly be work appropriate because it's a kind of neutral color. Nevertheless, the color is so original. I haven't seen any taupe that shifts towards muted mauve-peachy color in the sun  (duochrome) so far. The holo is really strong and makes your nails shine like crazy with thousands of glitters that reflects all the colors of the rainbow. It feels like you have jewels on your nails! ;D

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Essie Fall Collection 2010

Greetings all! I have no class today so I took the chance to catch up on my blogging. So today I have for you Essie's Fall Collection for 2010. I'm totally loving this collection because the colors are gorgeous and unique in its own way. The collection consists of 6 colors, and here they are:


Limited Addiction is a deep garnet bright red creme. 2 coats. I loved this one, and because I've been loving reds lately. It's not as bright as the picture shows, but because it was in direct sunlight the color is a little off. It's slightly darker


Merino Cool is a taupey mulberry creme. 2 coats. Please ignore the lint on my nails lol


In Stitches is a soft blush pink. 2 coats. I love this one. Very unique and stands out. I can't really describe the color to you -_-


Sew Psyched is a gray-ish creme with green undertones I'd say. 2 coats Essie describes this color as "cashmere-soft sage pewter"


Little Brown Dress is a dark brown creme. I've always liked brown nail polishes but I rarely wear it so I like this one. It's dark :)


Velvet Voyeur is a vampy brown purple creme. 2 coats

The formulas for these were excellent. All were opaque under two coats. My favorites are Limited Addiction and In Stitches. I liked Merino Cool and Sew Psyched too. Least favorite was Velvet Voyeur. I just felt like it didn't really stand out to me.

Well that's all I have for today!

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