Jeansy Blue

The shade I will never be bored of is jeans blue. I have around 5 polishes of this type in my stash and something tells me some more will appear in the future :) So, what you see today is one of them, the jeansy Pupa #726:

Pupa #726 is a middle blue shade with abundant blue shimmer, which makes the polish look like jeans denim. Application was pleasant, 2 easy coats and a very nice consistency - not goopy, not runny. Pupa polishes generally apply nicely, I find. Also, I recommend using a top coat for extra gloss.

Surprisingly, there are not so many swatches of this polish published in the internet, although the shade is really nice - so is the quality. I don't know if my camera did the justice to the polish, but it's the best I could shoot in the damn full absence of the day light. What I also like about all these jeansy polishes is that they look good in any time of the year.

Actually, this bottle was a present from my friend who doesn't have much idea of all the polish variety in the world, but she knows I like special shades. That's why it was a big pleasant surprise for me, because she just managed to hit the mark regarding my taste :) 

Holiday Nails

Back. Depressed. After a month in +35 got into +15. People in swimwear changed to people in jackets and coats. Just to cheer up, I'm posting some random pics of my summer manicures. Disregard the quality of application and photos, it was holidays after all :)

Bright turquoise, almost the colour of Cycladic islands waters - Depend #227:

Golden foil China Glaze Midnight Kiss.. I wanted to wear golden nails so much this summer!

Pupa #715, my ever favourite blue:

And two pedicures, although I don't usually post feet pics. Someone was waiting for me in Santorini so much, that he even wrote my initials on the ground :) :)

And this gateway plate... I just liked it :)

One observation: I guess now I know why there are so few nail bloggers from Greece: it's soo hard to paint the nails there in summer. My polishes were freaking out, being goopy, leaving streaks, so did the top and the base coat!! Bubbles everywhere, every time.. 

And finally, this is the place that totally won my heart... Santorini:

Pupa for Work

Aaaaand we kick start our "Russian series" with a very "serious" and modest polish: Pupa #202. Boring - if you want, but I like such shades. Since the first days were all about work and meetings, I chose to wear this one. On short nails of course. 

What can I say.. it's a great find for the working ladies who sometimes face a "dress code" issue. The semi-jelly pink that makes your nails unnoticeable, and yet very neat. Also, I guess this shade would suit just anyone. Application was perfect: I needed two quick coats only. 

So, if you are into pink jellys you might consider this one. If you don't have Pupa polishes in the shops around, you might also get Essie Guchi Muchi Puchi - it gives quite the same look. 

P.S. The fact that impressed me: in Russia Pupa polishes are CHEAPER than in Italy, the producing country. Crazy world... in Germany we don't even have them.

Pupa + Glitter

Just found this random swatch on my phone.. And since small update is better than no update - I decided to post it : )

Layering mani: NYC Lights-Camera-Glitter (not to mix with NYX!) over Pupa #715. I was wearing it some time ago, right after after I tried Pupa alone. I also tried NYC glitter over mint creme polish for pedicure - gorgeous! - I'm going to recreate this combo on my hands too!

P.S. I'm still on my trip with minimum time and Internet to post, but I'm coming back soon and bringing some interesting stuff with me ;) Be ready!

Pupa & Venetian Glass

Last post from the series of "Italian chronicles", and it's more "random pictures" kind of post rather than usual swatches. With this entry, you can consider the column How I Wore It open in my blog : ) And I'm glad to start it out with such an amazing polish - Pupa #715.

Honestly, I don't even know what to write about the polish, because I believe you can see everything yourself! Firstly, it's a gorgeous bright blue creme colour, sometimes the shades looks close to neon, but it's not really "aaa my eyes fell out!!" bright. Secondly, it has its own awesome gloss! On the pictures I am not wearing any topcoat. Thirdly, it has a pleasant formula: applies like butter and dries well, too.

So, the conclusion is: if you have Pupas around - you NEED this colour. Even if you don't wear such bright shades, you might use it for pedicure in summer. As this time I didn't post classic swatches, I highly recommend you to look at this polish at nailbamboo's blog. Apart from perfection of her nails and pictures, she captured the colour of the polish very realistically.

As you see, I couldn't miss the chance to show you the ring I bought in Venice : ) Venice is full of all kinds of objects and accessories made of Murano (Venetian) glass, and although I realised that it was totally touristic, I couldn't help buying some stuff : )

P.S. Special thanks to my very special photographer ♥