24 Zoya's swatches to help decide with the promo orders

Dear Lacqueristas,

Here are the swatches of 24 Zoya's, I hope they will help you to narrow your order down ;-) (or create new lemmings lol)

Sooki

Sirena (sun light)

Sirena (overcast)

Maya

Lolly

Lola

Gilda (flash)

Gilda (day light)

Evangeline

Cassi

Cassi (sunlight)

Bijou

Astra (indoors)

Astra (day light)

Astra (flash)

Alegra

Alegra (flash)

Blair

Delilah (no topcoat)

Delilah (topcoat)

Divincia

Jade

Jade (no sun)

Kimmy

Nidhi

Nidhi and her awesome glittery flakes

Reva

Tallulah

Robyn

Phoebe (no topcoat)

Phoebe (topcoat)

Breezi

Crystal

I will update this post with info about the # of coats, formula and overall findings. For now I will only reveal my favourites: Sooki, Jade, Alegra.

What are your favorite Zoya's?

Hasta la vista, Lacqueristas!

P2 Elegant



P2 Elegant

Models Own - the pink army

Dear Lacqueristas,

Are you ready for a bunch of Model's Own swatches? Sit back and enjoy.


Tickled Pink



Tickled Pink: a medium cool pink with tons of silver shimmer. The finish is very similar to OPI suede's but without the matte finish.

Lili's Pink

Lili's Pink

Lili's Pink is similar to Tickled Pink, finish wise. But the base color is a softer pink. Weird finish, me like a lot!

Raspberry Crush

Raspberry Crush is a super flattering blue toned saturated pink/red. Vibrant, almost neon-ish. Creme finish.

Pink Sorbet

Pink Sorbet is also a weirdo. A hot, hot pink, almost neon. Super heavy on the shimmer, pearly almost (but not quite) leaning frosty. Hmmm... yeah. I bet it looks extra good on the toes in summer.

Pastel Pink

Pastel Pink

Pastel Pink. What's in a name, right? Stark white based pink. I love colors like these but that doesn't necessarily mean I can pull it off. I don't really care though, I wear what I want :-p and just imagine I have beautiful hands without lobster tendency.

Pink Blush

Pink Blush: Barbie pink creme. Love it.

Buff Pink

Buff Pink is a sheer but buildable shade. Cream/pink colored and falls in my beloved Palate Cleanser catogory.
The only other pink Model's Own that I didn't yet post is Pink Explosion. That polish is so crazily glittery and fierce that artificial or normal day light just don't do it right. Only the sun brings out it's true beauty so I won't post pictures untill the sun peeks through :-)

Do you like pink nail polish? And what's your favorite Models Own?

Have you already got your hands on OPI's Black Shatter? Here's your chance to win one. Click HERE to enter my Black Shatter Giveaway

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

My favorite China Glaze collection I think

Dear Lacqueristas,

What is your favorite China Glaze collection? Here is a polish from my favorite:

Did you guess the polish? Here's another pic:

Well? No? Ok let me spill the beans: it's Sky High Top from the Kicks collection. A perfect blue shimmer with tons of depth. I do not have all the shades from the Kicks collection but so far, I'm loving them.

*UPDATE: I think Kicks is my second favorite ChG collection.... Rodeo Diva has to be #1! Thanks for making my realize that Jobreck!*
What's your favourite shade from Kicks? And what's your favorite China Glaze collection ever?

Don't forget to enter my Black Shatter Giveaway!

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

I missed out on these...

Dear Lacqueristas,

My NOTD is a bit sad. Can you tell what it is?

OPI Ink Suede

Did you guess it was a suede? I bet you did. I never thought I would like this finish by swatches I've seen. Untill I was finally able to get hold of a bottle myself, just to try. I LOVED it! OPI's suede polishes are matte but contain tons of shimmer.
The sad part is... OPI discontinued their suedes.... So far I own Ink suede and Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow suede. I'd love to own all of them.

Do you like suedes, and which ones do you like best? And, even more important, do you know if they are still sold online somewhere?

Don't forget to enter my Black Shatter Giveaway

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

New Sephora polish and Black Shatter giveaway

Dear Lacqueristas,

Meet my new love:

Sephora #55 Killer Trendsetter

Awesome color. A taupish, greyish lilac with the most gorgeous complex shimmer. This is a true chameleon. I'm in awe and received many compliments about this... Formula was awesome, it was a one coater.
I have heard of $opi's before but here in europe the're not available. I was super happy to find an amazing range of small Sephora brand polishes... Like nail polish haven!

Why do bloggers not review little Sephora polishes?  I already owned a few that a friend brought for me but now I've actually visited a Sephora myself, I picked up some more! So stay tuned for more promising swatches :-)


And here's a reminder to enter my Black Shatter giveaway open for international entries. Good luck!

Do you own Sephora brand polish? What shades do you like?

Hasta la vista, Laqueristas!

New Chanels! (swatches and comparison)

Dear Lacqueristas,

Some better swatches of the latest Chanel polishes:

Pearl Drop

Pearl Drop is a gorgeous opaque white polish with a satin pearl like finish. There's a lot of golden shimmer going on. When the light hit's it, the gold is pretty strong. The heavy shimmer makes this a pearly finish, there are some brush strokes but not in an annoying way.




Peche Nacreé - with a shell I found in the carabbean see





Peche Nacreé





Peche Nacreé is a super cute but not unique polish. Soft, pinky peach with again, a satin like pearly finish. This one is more pearlized then Pearl Drop. But there is no complex shimmer or a flash of another color.

The color reminds me of the inside of a shell I found.

Black Pearl in overcast. The finish is extremely glossy.



Black Pearl -direct sun. Complex shimmer!

Black Pearl is a blackened forest green pearl. Or is it a greened black? Or just oil slick.... It's all in the eye of the beholder because this polish is a chameleon. Ofcourse as the theme of this collection is pearls, this polish  has a pearl finish. But when the light hits it, the most complex shimmer surfaces.

In overcast or indoors the shimmer and pearl hide and the glass like surface shows. This is definitely one of the glossiest polishes I've ever seen. I could almost use my nails as a mirror :-D I think I remember OPI's It's All Greece To Me to have a similar glossy finish.




Chanel Pearl Drop Vs. Intermezzo

 



Bottles compared





I'm in love with Intermezzo. It might even be my favorite Chanel polish. A tie with Marilyn. And Rose Confidentiel.

What is your favorite Chanel?

How do you feel about these polishes? Do you like pearly finishes?

Hasta la vista, Lacqueristas!