Essence LE Fairytale - Pixie Dust

Here is my mani that I had it now for a few days on my nails and it's still beautiful. After taking first photo I broke my nail and I just filed them down on the same lenght - very very short. I really can't have nails with different lenght. I only don't mind when my thumb break then I never filed them short.

Pixie Dust is a warm pink nude with silver shimmer and foil finish from Fairytale collection. Definetely a suble color and easy weareble. I add 2 coats, it dries extremely fast. I like this kind of colors when I don't have time for my manicure or when I take a break from colors.

Flash

It's very shiny and subtle, I really like it!

I also got the last one I want from this collectiontoday - Welcome to wonderland. Yay!


Hope you had a nice day!

Xoxo,
Ivana

Swap with Carolina from Colores de Carol #2

I woke up and I just had to take pictures that I found yesterday when I came home. This is my 2nd swap with sweety Carolina from Colores de Carol! She send me again some amazing stuffs and a lot of candies, yummmmi! Let's take a look what was inside box.

OPI - We'll Always Have Paris Suede

Zoya - Roxy
OPI - Show It and Glow It
Wet n Wild - Glitz

These are just stunning. Now I have a new bottle of Suede and I won't spare it, I'll use it more often so it won't have time to get thick. Roxy is just stunning, I wanted it so badly after seeing so many beautiful swatches but when I saw it in RL I was blown away. Believe me, Roxy is even prettier!! And two glitters, OPI Show it and Glow it from Burlesque collection and quite similar glitter Wet n Wild Glitz. YAY!

Pure Ice - Dreamy
Orly - Cotton Candy
Pumpkin Glow-in-the-Dark
Snowman - Pink base with holographic glitter

Now I got all from Orly's Something Sweet collection! And this little snowman is just adorable!

Beauty Secrets Top Coat

Wet n Wild - Clean Nail Protector

Wet n Wild - Prancer

Sinful Collors - Innocent

Kleancolor - Vegas Night

A big bottle of TC... Yes! I need a looot of TC. Vegas night is a blue and purple glitter, here is a color drop for you, because on picture upside it looks just blue.

See? Stunning glitter!

SallyHansen Xtreme Wear Nail Color Collection

Hand creme and a cosmetics bag

Fimo sliced designs (I always wanted them), French polish guides, Gingy Man - isn't he cute?

Sweets! Yummmmmm...

I hope you're enjoying your goodies as much as I am.

You're so the best!Can't wait to try them all!

December is here and soon my exams'll start... I'll take a break from blogging. Well, I won't post so much as now, because I have to study A LOT! I must pass at least 5/7 exams. I was lazy as hell last year so I'll have to study hard now! Of course I'm not giving up from polishing my nails, but I'll have my manicures as long they last! Yay! A few minutes ago I also broke my nail so... I'll be wearing some subtle colors for a week or two...

I just got one package from colorful bottle and I found so many new goodies to try out, I'll show them soon!

Take care,
Ivana

Catrice LE Expect the Unexpected - Purposely Purple

Here is one quick post for today. I still have to write down my last 5 of 10 top polishes but I'm watching Desperate Housewives and I can't wait to see new part so it'll have to wait. I think I'm at the end of 2nd season, 5 more to go. Yay! Do you watch Desperate Housewives?

I got this beauty in my swap with Martje and I'm so happy I got it. Thank you! Purposely Purple is from Catrice Expect the Unexcepted limited edition. A nice dark bluish creme purple. I love it! But this blurple's not fotogenic at all. It always came out blue on my pictures. This is the best I could take! I think I add 2 coats and 1 coat Good To Go.

Outside, daylight

Under light

Later I add one tiny detail, because I was going to BF. I used BM02 and Essence Stamp me! White nail polish for stamping.

With flash

What do you think? I think this purple could be quite similar to purple one from Manhhatan and its Spice Up Your Nails limited edition. I was watching it in my store for quite a long time but when I decided to buy it, they removed quite a full shelve, but now I got this beauty and we're all happy!

Happy Sunday!

Xoxo,
Ivana

My Top 10 Favorite Nail Polishes 2010 Part I.

Did you ever try to pick 5 favorite polishes? But just 5! I tried... But when I named 5 I wasn't satisfied with my pick because I've like 15 or even more that's also my fav. First I wanted to show you top 5, but I really can't name just 5 so here is my top 10 favorite nail polishes for this year. And even this was very very tough.

I will write my top 10 in 2 parts, because I'm really avoiding writing long posts. Let's start... In no specific order. You can see my previous swatches of all of them by clicking on its name.

China Glaze - Something Sweet
Up&Away Collection, Spring 2010

Something sweet is a beautiful pastel pink creme polish. I have many of pastel pinks in my stash, but application of some pastel is difficult and that's the reason why I just love this polish. It's enough to add 2 coats, no streaks at all, so you don't even have to be careful. Brush is great, colors are amazing, that's why I just love China Glaze polishes and I have so many of my WL.

H&M - Blue My Mind

You probably know that I'm not a big blue lover. But... When I saw gorgeous pictures of this one all around I fall in love with. Blue my Mind is a gorgeous blue creme nail polish. I don't like brush of H&M polishes but it's worth to be patient and you can apply it just perfectly. For those who can't get this one, you can pick also Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue because these two are twins. If you're a blue lover, you really must have a blue like this!

OPI - DS Extravagance

Extravagance is a OPI polish from a Designer Series collection - glitter, glamorous magenta. It has purple and red shimmer with tiny holo effect. Great application, gorgeous color,... Love at first sight! I feel so good with this polish on my nails.

OPI - Mad as a Hatter
Alice in Wonderland Collection

Mad as a Hatter... A glitter bomb that I just adore. It was really hard to get this beauty, because I wanted it when it was already sold out everywhere or it was selling for ridiculous prices. I paid just a little too much, but I really don't regret a cent, note to myself - if you like it, get it immediately! I'm so happy this silvery multicolor glitter love is now all mine.
I don't know why, but when I saw OPI bottle, I get association on elegant and classy.

Nubar - Petunia Sparkle
Sparkles Collection, Spring 2010

Pink + glitter... Perfect match! Petunia Sparkle is so sparkly and so beautiful. Application is a little tricky, but nothing that we, polish addicts, can't handle. It dries in kind of matte, so with TC is this beauty much, much better. I really want more glitters in my stash. If you're going crazy with removing glitters, use foil method and all your problems are solved.

These are my first 5 of 10 top nail polishes. Do you like/have any of them? Which one are yours top 10 polishes? I would love to hear your pick!

Xoxo,
Ivana

Essence LE Fairytale - Once Upon a Time + BM

One quick post for today. I was so in love with my first manicure with snowflakes so I decided to make another one, but this one I didn't like so much as my first one.

I used BM14 and Esence Stamp me White nail polish for stamping.

Under light

Outside on a cloudy day

What do you think? This red is just so perfect for Christmas!

Today is my BF's 22nd birthday, so Happy Birthday dear! Although I know that you don't read my blog.

Love you!

Xoxo,
Ivana