Swap with Morgan from Lacquer Land & Flash Dance

I've been lazy so much these days so I even wore my last manicure for more than a week. :e

I got this amazing package from Morgan at Lacquer Land few weeks ago and I already wore some of the things she sent me. But yesterday I decided to wear a beautiful gem that I wasn't even expected it'll be waiting for me in her package. :L

Flash Dance is part of Nordstrom's exclusive so I'm not really sure how widely available it is. It looks gorgeous in the bottle but even more on nails. :L Magenta base with tiny purple and bigger pink round glitter, sounds amazing, right?

I applied 2 easy coats for full opacity and a coat of topcoat to get this super shiny look. I think I should add another layer because it's still gritty. From the lightning depends how pink or purple this polish look.

 Essence Nail Art - Protecting Base Coat

 Deborah Lippmann - Flash Dance / 2 coats

Beauty Secrets TC Fast Finish Polish Dryer

 Here's a picture of all goodies I got from Morgan :h :

China Glaze - Prism, Love's a Beach

Orly - Beach Cruiser

Deborah Lippmann - Flash Dance

Butter London - Queen Vic

I wanted to try Baby Lips and Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm stains for ages! Funny how she sent them to me. :) You need both of them, definitely must have lip products! And she also sent me my first Butter London polish! :e

Thank you so much for your generosity Morgan, I really didn't expect so much so now I really hope you'll like your package and goodies inside. ^_^

Do you like Flash Dance? Don't forget to check Lacquer Land and show some love! her blog is awesome andnshe keeps showing us some really awesome polishes. :)

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Swap with Carolina from Colores de Carol #4

I didn't get any great packages for some time now and when I woke up and see I just got one, I was so super excited. This is my fourth package from Carolina who runs a blog Colores de Carol. I'm sure you already know her, because she's just amazing. :L She can rock any color on this planet and spice it even more with any pattern. :L Beautiful photos, nails, manicures... Check her out! :)

She helped me get lots of goodies from my WL and thank you Carolina for that! <3

 China Glaze

Aquadelic

Traffic Jam

How about a Tumble

Orly

Artificial Sweetener
Prelude to a Kiss

Carolina helped me get one of my biggest lemmings I had! Did you guess? Yes, How about a Tumble from China Glaze's Kaleidoscope collection. After I got Tickle my Triangle from Kvacka, all I wanted was just How about a tumble. Now I got it, I'll stop desperately looking for rest of them. Better 2 than nothing. :) I also wanted Aquadelic from Electropop's collection, because I saw a really great manicure somewhere with Dance Baby together (which I'm still waiting) so I had to have it. :L

OPI Nail Envy

Sinful Colors

Daredevil

Cinderella

Claire's 

Candy Shop

Trio

I'm so excited to try out Nail Envy from OPI. I already blogged about peelies on my nails and I think that Nail Tek doesn't help me anymore as it did last year so I was eyeing Nail Envy. It's a mini so great to try out first. :) Carolina also told me I need Cinderella so she send me one and I must say I'm so happy she did. Can't wait to wear it! And of course, Candy Shop! :L I immediately fell in love with the DL's but when I spotted the cheaper version, I wanted it. 

 

Carolina also sent me 2 Konad's Image plates, m63 & m71 and I can't wait to play with them! Chocolate, cuticle pen, Viva la Nails water decals, lovely necklace, sweets,... :)

Thank you Carolina for sending me all these goodies, you're the sweetest! <3

What would you like to see next? 

It's the worst thing not knowing what to put on nails. I started doing 3 manicures the other day but I didn't feel the colors I picked, so I went naked - again. It drives me crazy when I'm not feeling the color I wear, especially with so many colors to choose from. :D 

Have a lovely week and thanks for reading! :)

Nighty night,

Ivana :k

Swap with Nail Loopy

Another swap for today... I got this package a week ago from Nail Loopy. :) I'm really not in the mood to talk a lot today so let's start with pictures. :$

China Glaze - Shocking Pink (Neon)

American Apparel - L'Esprit

Models Own - Pinky Brown

I was very dissapointed with Pool Party, because it was way to orange on my nails. I know I have to try it over white, but I prefer having a true neon pink on my hands that's why I wanted Shocking Pink. :) I also got my first American Apparel and Models Own. I was quite surprised how tiny the bottle of AA is, I always thought they're bigger. :D

 

Orly - Lola

a decant of OPI - Pink Me I'm Good

Markwins International Nail Polish??

Rimmel - Blue my Mind

Blue my mind is a dark blurple in person, I can already see how unfotogenic this polish is. :D

Thank you Nail Loopy for getting me these goodies and I hope you enjoy your goodies too. :e

Thanks for reading and have a lovely end of the week. :k

Xoxo,
Ivana :k

Swap with Sarah from Rainbow Obsession

I didn't plan posting this for today but because it's 29th February I just had to post something on a leap year. I hope we'll still be here on next 29th February, we'll see. :P

 Nail Mail all the way from Brazil! <3 I asked Sarah from Rainbow Obsession (her blog used to be called Them Pretty Colors :) ) if she could get me any of those awesome holographic beauties that I'm seeing around all the time. :L

Sarah was so sweet and kindly sent my package before I even send her out so I can already have all these goodies in my hands. :) When I got this package, I slowly opened it and screamed when I see them in real. I know they were gorgeous but SO gorgeous? :o Yes, they're stunning on pictures, but they're even prettier in real life. :D Here's what she picked for me. <3

 Hits No Olimpo
Héstia
Atena

Dionísio

Apolo

Ludurana 

Maravilhosa

Show

I wanted Ludurana Show for stamping, because the pattern made with this polish looks so amazing! She also got another Apolo and Hera for Kvacka, I already sent them to her, so head to her blog to see if she'll show them. :)

She also included this super cute extras. <3

Hits Powerpuf Girls

F'lorzinha

PRetty

Lindihna

I just love how cute this bottles are!

Sarah thank you so much for sending me all these goodies! I hope you'll like the goodies I'll pick for you I hope soon! I should really think about how could I mail myself too, so I can enjoy Brazil. :D 

 http://weheartit.com

I can't wait to try them out. :e I'll probably put them aside for Summer, because I just love wearing holos in Summer, when the sun is shining all the time. &lt;3 Do you already have Hits No Olipo holos or you still have them on your WL? What's your favorite? :)

Thanks for reading lovely readers and followers. :)

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Holiday Guest Post #9 & Swap: Polish Amor ♥

Yay, first post in 2012. :e

We're having Iris from Polish Amor ♥ here. &lt;3 I found her when Iris contacted me for swap so we started talking through e-mails and I always love to check her posts, especially when she's showing us her son D. &lt;3 This post will probably be so long but let's see what she has prepared for us first. :e

 

Hello Ivana readers :)

First of all I want to say thank you Ivana for including me in your Holiday Guest Post Series, I was thrilled when I received your email and I am super excited to be posting here today! I love your blog, your PINK manis are the BEST!!!

I had originally planned on coming with some kind of pink in my mani, but things didn't go as planned :( So today I will show you a New Years Eve mani, this was quite simple. I love sponging, you can never go wrong with that, so thats what we have here. Enjoy!

This is 2 coats of Color Club Gingerbread Man, sponged with Wet n Wild Black Cream and that special little sparkle is Essense Blair, which I got in a swap with Sweet Ivana :)

Ivana, thanks for having me here today! Hope your hand is completely better now :) Can't wait to see new manis.

Happy New Year!!!

XoxO to you and Bebo

 

First I thought you add black glitter then I read you sponged the black. It's so sparkly! I love it! &lt;3 It's so special, I think I didn't see anything similar till now. Thanks for making a post for me Iris, means a lot. :)

What do you think about her lovely manicure? In case you don't know her blog, check Polish Amor ♥ and show some love, she deserves it! I love her twinsies post with Maria from Nails Made Simple, so cool! :e

Me and Iris did a swap recently so I just have to share all the goodies I got from her. She spoiled me too much! &lt;3 If you want to see all goodies I got from her, click read more. :)

Swap with Fingers from Fingers Polish Mania & DS Skittles

A while ago Fingers from Fingers Polish Mania contacted me that she can get one of biggest lemming and how could I say no to that? :) She wanted to try Catrice and I wanted to get that baby so much!

My polish arrived on Friday and I just couldn't believe my eyes. :o Here's what I got. <3

OPI DS Exclusive

Yap, bottle of amazing linear holographic bright pink goddess. <3 I don't know about you but I want that OPI brings back all the holos they had in Designer Series line. Please. :(

Fingers, thank you so much for killing one of my biggest lemming. :h :k :e :i

Because my nails are too short for this beauty I decided to make a skittles manicure with all DS babies I have. I own only 4 of them but I love each and every one so much! <3

OPI DS

Original

Signature

Exclusive

Extravagance

I don't know what happened to Signature's cap but it started chipping since I got it. Looks funny but I don't care much about the cap. :D

Here are skittles with all this pretties. :L Their application is just amazing, they all go on silky smooth, I added 2 coats for full opacity without base or top coat. They're even prettier in person as on picture. <3

From Top to Bottom:
OPI - DS Original / 2 coats

OPI - DS Signature / 2 coats
OPI - DS Exclusive / 2 coats

OPI - DS Extravagance / 2 coats

They are all linear holographic except Extravagance, which has more scattered holographic look but it's still pretty. I just love them all! <3 What do you think? What's your favorite? Do you own any of these?

Does any of you have an extra bottle of How about a Tumble or Tickle my Triangle (Thank you sooooooo much Kvacka! :k ) from China Glaze's Kaleidoscope collection? I killed almost all my lemmings except these from Kaleidoscope and I want at least one in my collection. :$ 

Have a nice and relaxing Sunday and thanks for reading! :rainbow Btw I reached 900 followers yesterday. :party Thank you so much for following and reading me. I never thought I will have so many of you here, now I can't wait to reach a magic 1000. :$

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Swap with Nina from Women's temptations

It's fridaaaay, yay. :) I don't know why I'm so happy about it because I've lots of study to do this weekend and a whole another week. :/

I got another amazing package days ago. :) I wanted to complete my Catherine Arley's wishlist so I asked Nina if she can get them for me. Nina has a blog at Women's Temptation and her nails are amazing - I'm loving her from the 1st post. Please check her out and of course, show some love. <3

Here's what I got. :)

Catherine Arley 

677

673

Perfect

226

233

Now I got all Catherine Arleys I wanted. xD Can't wait to try them all, especially Perfect polishes, I never tried them before. Thank you Nina for all this lovely pretties. I hope you'll like your goodies too when I'll be able to send them out. :k

Have you ever tried Perfect polishes? :)

Can you see what's new? I got a new background. xD I saw lots of pics with black background so I wanted to try it out. I also got a hot pink and lilac, but I think I'll use it a black for now. I also need a daylight lamp - any suggestions? And if any slovenian bloggers or readers are reading this, please let me know which one are you using. :) Once I was watching them in store but there were so many of them so I didn't know which one would be the best. :$

I also broke my thumb nail so badly yesterday. It also hurts a bit and I'm having square shape on one side and oval on the other side. :$ So annoying. :/

Thanks for reading and have a nice Friday!

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Swap with Tammy from Canadian Nail Fanatic

I've so few packages to show you but let's start with the first I got quite a few weeks ago. :)

I don't know if you are familiar with Tammy but she runs a blog at Canadian Nail Fanatic. You can find lots of amazing stamping manicures, so be sure you'll check her out. :) Long time ago she had a giveaway, where she's giving away quite a few bottles of Merry Midnight. I knew there're tiny chances to win it, so I contacted her if maybe she has any bottles left. :$

Merry Midnight

Yap, she had it and now it's all mineeeeeeeee. <3 I know there's a close dupe from Orly's Birds of Feather collection Fowl Play, which I also want (you can never have enough of gorgeous flakie like this :$) but having Merry Midnight in my hands is just... Amazing. :b You probably know that some are selling MM for high prices and I just can't afford it so thank you Tammy for sending me this stunning beauty. :h

She also sent me some of OPI polishes I had on my WL. <3

Steady as She Rose

Mod About You

My address is "Hollywood"

Crown me Already

Last but not least,as an extra she included her favorite pink, which is really amazing, another flakie polish <3 and some nail stickers and rhinstones, which are lost somewhere in my room. I really need to clean my room. xo

Cosmo - One Track Mind

Maybelline Colorama TC Ruby Rays

I was so excited when I got her package and I still am when I saw all my new babies. :)

Thank you soooo much. :h

Do you own Merry Midnight? Isn't this polish just amazing? <3 Can't wait to try all my new toys. I'm so busy with my study so I'm wearing same manicure for whole week. I have no idea when I'll be able to try them all. xo One by one and one day I'll get there. :D

Thank you so much for reading! :rainbow

Xoxo,
Ivana :k

Swap with Adeline from Pretty Lil Things

I got new babies in my mail the other day when I broke a tooth. After long sleep I woke up and found these. <3 I got them from Adeline from Pretty Lil Things - she blog about nail polish, beauty, fashion,... :)

Grape...Set...Match & Servin' Up Sparkle

Yap, Serena Glam Slam England duo set... I wanted Grape...Set...Match as soon as I saw it in person - slightly duochrome shimmery purple stole my heart. <3 Even Servin' Up Sparkle looks amazing in person, it has holographic hexagonal and tiny glitter inside. :L I'll probably use it for sponging french tips because it's more at the sheer side. Aren't these 2 amazing? :L

She even included 2 of new BM plates and her business card. :) I can't wait to try them. Adeline, thank you so much for all these pretties. :k

That's all for today, I might paint my nails tonight. :$

Nighty night,

Ivana :k

Swap with Lynsey #2

I've got an amazing package today. <3 I got so many new bottles lately and I really don't know where to start. I'm also dealing with lack of inspiration. My nails are naked for 2 days now and I'm still not fully decided what to wear next. xD But I'm so happy to have all these beauties around me. :)

I did a swap with Lynsey this winter but we stay in touch and decided to do another one, yay. Swaps are super fun, I always feel like a kid while opening the package, but because I ran out of bubble wrap I had to open them carefully today, even more exciting. :)

Here's what I got all the way from Canada. :)

OPI

Sparrow me the Drama

Planks a Lot

Silver Shatter

Nicole by OPI

I'm a Belieber

I've Bieber Fever

China Glaze

Ruby Pumps

Pom Pom

Joy

Secret Peri-wink-le

Revlon

Gum Drop

Cotton Candy

Bubble Gum

Finger Paints

Rose Patina

Artistic Azure

Orly

Basket Case

Deborah Lippmann

 Angel Eyes

Milani Jewel FX

Gold

Claire's

Beachy Keen

Purpleicious

Milani Gold is such an amazing glitter. <3 You might noticed that I already have it, but if I want to do all my nails with this beauty, I'd run out so quickly, that's why I's even more happy when I saw she found me a back up. Got my Pirates, scented Revlon polishes, those 4in1 polishes from Claire's which got mixed during the transition but still, they look super fun, that's why I wanted them and my first Finger Paints - I actually didn't expect I'll like them so much, first impression is really really good though. And I just need to mention Ruby Pumps. <3 This baby is even prettier in RL as on pictures, you know I don't like red so much but this one is just amazing and must have for all nail junkies. :) Well they're all just so beautiful. <3

Hershey's Cookies'n'Creme Eggs. <3 Last time she sent me Hershey's Kisses in same flavor and I fell in love with them. I love cookies but I always loved more the creme inside. These are just perfect - lots of creme with pieces of cookie. ^_^ I really don't know what I'll do when I eat them all. <\3 I got another Body Lotion from Bath & BodyWorks - smeels divine. :L I also got a huge Laura Secord Crunchy Peanut Butter Egg but my mom ate it before I even took pictures. :$

Thank you so much Lynsey for another super awesome package. :k I really hope you'll like goodies I picked for you when you get them as much as I am loving these. <3

Pretty new babies, right? :i

Nighty night,

Ivana :k

Swap with Stéphanie from So Nailed

Last week I got a nice package from Stéphanie. She did a guest post on my blog with Glitter in the Air and I already told you she has really amazing blog. You can see her work at So Nailed. <3

If you can remember, I wanted Teenage Dream after it's almost sold out. I didn't know that they'll re-release Katy Perry collection again, so I's quite desperate but S. picked it up for me. That was months ago and since then we've became a really good friends. :) She's so nice and sweet, and here's what she sent me. 

When I opened the package I's blown away by cute packaging. <3

I almost didn't want to open anything because it's packed so beautiful. <3 This dark navy blue with gold polka dots wrap paper is my favorite. I already want to recreate a mani with those 2 colors but I don't own any dark blue colors, oops. :$

Here's my new baby. <3 I saw lots of swatches but I didn't know that this beauty has so strong holographic glitter. I really can't wait to try it!

OPI - Teenage Dream

Here're beauties she sent me to try out. :)

Park Avenue 05

Claire's

HEMA 205

Deborah Milano 838

p2 - Gigantic

Of course she didn't forget to add chocolate. <3 Noses're so delicious, nomnomnom. xP

 

I also got a pink pencil with white dots, perfume samples and Claire's lip balm, HEMA strawberry mask, but I didn't find them in my messy room when I's taking pictures. :/

Thanks S. <3

I've so many new polishes to try out so I really don't know where to start. xo What would you love to see first? :)

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Swap with Misha from Enigmatic Rambles

New swap goodies for today. :L Misha from Enigmatic Rambles contacted me few months ago because she wanted to try out some goodies from Essence. Till then I actually didn't even know that Essence isn't sold in UK.. Weird Essence. :D So it took me some time to get everything for her but last week I finally made it. I woke up today and found an parcel in kitchen and I's soooo happy to open it. :$

These are the goodies I got from her. :L Can you tell that I've a pink problem? :D

Barry M

Berry Ice Cream

Strawberry Ice Cream

 Pink Instant Nail Effect

MUA #16

I wanted a Tangle Teezer for ages. I read so many great reviews and because my hair is so long and I still didn't get a haircut it's so hard to brush my hair without pain. So I's so happy to get it. :e

Tangle Teezer Compact Styler

I wanted a compact version, because I can easily take it with me anywhere without destroying the teeth. I'll probably invest in original once but for now I'm happy to have it and it's in pink. :D My first immpresion is really great but I won't talk much now, I'll be using it from today on and probably write a review post later.

I also got a nail whitener from Orly but I can't find it right now. xo My room is a mess like always and I'm sure I'll find it right after I publish this post. :D I hope it'll help me a little, because I still didn't grow up the yellow stains. :(

Misha thank you so much, now I can cross down from WL all Barry M polishes and a Tangle Teezer, yay. :) I hope you'll like the goodies I sent you.:h

Here's a bonus photo I took today. This cute little birdie's posing for me today. Fist I thought something was wrong with him, but after some time he flew away. It's great to be so close to him. :) I'm sure he thinks I'm crazy because I's talking with him all the time. :D

Xoxo,

Ivana :k

Swap with Karen from Frazzle and Aniploish

Few months ago I contacted Karen at Frazzle and Aniploish (check her blog, I love her nail wheels and display posts :L ) and we agreed to arrange a swap. It took me some time to make my end finished but I finally made it. I was quite surprised this morning when mailman brang me the package, because I expected she'll get her parcel sooner than I, so Karen I really hope you get your goodies soon! Sometimes I really wish I could deliver my swap package personally. xo

I wanted Bieber's polish so bad and now I have it. :e  Let's take a look what I got today:

Nicole by OPI - One Less Lonely Glitter

Orly - Fancy Fuchsia (a back-up :P )

Orly - Pure Porcelain

Mood Struck color changing nail polish

Studio M - Purple Medallion

LA Splash - Mua!

Maybelline NY - Passing by Pink

Purple Medallion is a stunner! What a rainbow. :L Can't wait to try them all. :L

And the sad part about this swap was a broken beauty. :c

China Glaze - Hyper Haute

Yap, the one that I least wanted to be broken and it is. :c I knew something's wrong even before I opened the package but when I saw this broken beauty I's sooo sad and I still am. :( If you can remember, I already had a bottle of this beautiful polish but I gave it away because I thought I don't need a back up. Yeah right, I wish I waited untill this package arrive. xo I guess I had some bad luck... :( If anyone has an extra bottle...... :$

It was well secured like all of them, but the cap's broken and polish leaked out. Be careful with my babies dear post office. :@ 

Thanks Karen for making my WL little shorter and i can't wait to start trying them. :k

Which one'd you like to see first? Help me decide. :)

Xoxo,
Ivana

Swap with Martje from **Girly - Addictions** #2

I totally forgot to show you these beauties which I got a while ago. :i I'm still keeping them on my desk and watching them all the time. :P

I wanted them for a while, especially when I saw all those beautiful swatches from AmyGrace at The Polished Perfectionist. Seriously, I'd love to have all polishes she show us... Her pictures and NAILS are just amazing. :L

And then lovely Martje from **Girly - Addictions** make my dreams come true and I got them. :h She was so nice and got all I wanted for me and for Dolores from colorful bottle's blog. Thank you so much! :k

Teeez

Outa Control

Cool

Smooth

Sun

All are soooo beautiful! I'm in love (again). :P

And some extras:

Thank you Martje! :k

Do you own or want any polishes from Teeez? :)

Have fun,
Ivana :k