March Snow

Guess what? It's snowing in St. Peters! And not just a couple of snowflakes, but myriads of them falling heavily. Well, hello spring, I saw snow in May as well ;) This time the weather affected my choice of polish: instead of picking one of the pastels and corals that I prepared for wearing in the next days/weeks, I decided to put on this snowy thing - El Corazón Confetti 531a.

El Corazón Confetti 531a is white tiny glitter floating in a clear base. As simple as that. But how damn unique, no? I personally don't remember of any similar polish. If China Glaze There's Snow One Like You looks as a gross snowdrift, Confetti 531a rather reminds a thin layer of tiny snowflakes.

Be aware of the application though: it's not easy. It took me some time to figure out that this polish does not need a 3rd coat, neither a top coat. On the pictures you see 2 thin coats - they dry neither glossy nor matte, smth inbetween :) Oh, and about drying time - you'll have to be patient. To shorten the time and to smooth out the look, you'll have to apply thin coats. 

As much as I liked the "snow look", the next day I decided to upgrade it somehow, and thought that one of the best suiting options for white is gold. So I sponged some Essence Make It Golden on the tips.

I remember the times when there was a huge hype over Essence Make It Golden, both because it's a great polish and because it's a good substitute of Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow. It's such a pity that Essence is discontinued... and my tiny bottle is half-empty.

Anyway, I loved both looks. How about you? :)
*The nail polish was kindly provided by El Corazón company for my consideration. In this post I expressed my honest and unbiased opinion about the product.

Blue Willow

Okay okay, maybe it doesn't have much to do with the Blue Willow, but it does remind me of porcelain, and I simply love white and vivid blue combination. The manicure that I'm showing today was inspired by an upcoming (at that time, half a year ago) trip to Greece. White and blue, aren't those Greek colours? :) 

The workload on "creating" this manicure is minimal: it's just Debby ColorPlay (swatch) stamped over El Corazon Jelly #423/57 (swatch). The stamping plate is BM-314. Everyone can feel free to recreate at home :)

Isn't white + blue = gorgeousness? 

White Noise

Remember the White Noise movie? Boo! :) Although the post is about a nail polish which should be called this way. Officially it's called El Corazón Confetti #529a, but if it could have a name, it would be "white noise" - no other options :)

El Corazón Confetti #529a consists of black and white small glitter in a transparent base. The glitter concentration is very high, so I had an opaque coverage after 2 coats only. The first coat dries fast, the second one.. needs some time. 

The surface is gritty (as you could guess :), and not glossy. Which is cool in my opinion because it looks like stone, but if you want a glossy finish you better use a top coat.

Now that's what I call a unique polish! Nowhere have I seen anything similar yet.. have you?

*The nail polish was kindly provided by El Corazón company for my consideration. In this post I expressed my honest and unbiased opinion about the product.

White Jelly

Let's talk about white jellies. I seriously don't know how it is possible not to fall for them. If you ask me what I consider chic on nails, I'll say this - white jellies. Whatever looks like ballerina's tutu. That's why I was so happy when El Corazón released the whole collection of jellies. And when I saw the white one - 423/57 - I got hooked. Here it is: 

Application was ok, 3 coats are enough to eliminate the VNL. On the other hand, even if you layer it in 2 coats, it will create the "treated hands" look, you can see the example here. Drying time is about average, I prefer to put top coat over any 3+ coats :) 

This polish might be one of the most elegant ones in my collection. If I wanted to wear a polish that would look "expensive" on my nails, a white jelly would be my choice :) 

Do you have you favourite "chicy" polishes? :)
*The nail polish was kindly provided by El Corazón company for my consideration. In this post I expressed my honest and unbiased opinion about the product.

Poppy Seeds & Ice Cream

Another fantastic creation of the Russian nail polish wizards - Chatte Noire #519 - I just couldn't pass by when I suddenly saw it in a southern Russian city while going to a groceries store.. You see, although this shade is pretty popular among Russian nail obsessitas, it's rather hard to find too. I browsed many polish shops of St. Petersburg and never found it here, and I'm very happy that I suddenly discovered it in a random place!

Chatte Noire #519 is a white creme polish with black small "sand" glitter. The shade reminds me of poppy seed ice cream, which I have never eaten to be honest :)

The bottle looks clumsy to me, but it's a matter of taste. The brush is thin (as I like it) and thus allows to draw a precise and neat cuticle line.

The application... has positively surprised me!! The polish is opaque in 2 coats and very easy to apply. I wish I could apply my other white cremes so easily... Everything dries in a snap, so I didn't even use a top coat. Moreover, the polish even has its own gloss!

Although it was already getting dark when I was taking the pictures (around 23pm, yay for white nights!), I still did a little photo-shooting with flowers. Couldn't resist :)

This is my one and only Chatte Noire nail polish, and I'm quite impressed with the quality. I keep seeing Chatte Noire swatches here and there in the Russian blogs, but so far I haven't seen a second shade I'd love to have - they are nice and all, just not as unique as this one.  

Swap #13: Hits!

Saying that I'm a crazy glitter lover is nothing new. For this very reason you can imagine how much happiness tumbled upon me when I got this swap package! Eight fun glitters...

...with fancy stars on the caps...

...are called Hits Speciallità and arrived from as far as Brasil :) For sure it was the most long distance swap I've ever made, and one of the most pleasant ones, because my swap partner, Mauni from Brasil, is a great person and also very talented in foreign languages, which I adore in people ;) Although she doesn't have a blog, she promised to start one some day - Mauni, we're waiting! :D :D 

Now to the swap content: eight gorgeous shades from Hits Speciallità, six of them from breathtaking Glitters of the World collection, and two shades from Mari Moon. Glitters of the World are named after world biggest cities, I got Cairo, Atenas, Amsterdã, Londres, Pequim and Dubai. Actually I've been to the first three of them, three more to go! :)

Upper row, left to right: Cairo, Suspiro, Atenas, Londres

Lower row, left to right: Amsterdã, Pequim, Dubai, Cupcake

Left to right: Cairo, Suspiro, Atenas, Londres

Left to right: Amsterdã, Pequim, Dubai, Cupcake

Left to right: Cairo, Atenas, Londres, Suspiro, Amsterdã, Pequim, Cupcake, Dubai

Although I was equally overexcited about each of the shades, I didn't hesitate which one to pick first. Since I have a very special sympathy towards Greece and the Greeks, Atenas landed on my nails over Avon Sea Breeze :)

Atenas consists of a clear base with large hexagonal white glitter and small golden glitter particles. Very much represents the city itself, at least its central part :) Not sure what to write about application, since this polish is meant to be used for layering.. a bit of attention is needed while spreading the glitter over the nails, otherwise a nice formula and a great polish generally!

And as usual - some close-ups:

Again, thank you very much, Mauni!!! This swap was a great pleasure! :D

Swap №12: Light Shades Only!

During the Christmas time I received some packs: expected, unexpected and expected but with unknown contents : ) Today I'll show you one of them: a swap package that arrived from Portugal (by far my most popular swap destination lol). In this pack lovely Zelinda from Unhas Fofas da Z sent me two Ludurana lemmings, a Cliché polish I wanted so much, and a lot of nice extras!

Polishes, left to right: 

Purple Professional #49 

Cliché Espuma

Ludurana Perlato

Ludurana Arabesco

Cliché Areia

Above: Cliché nail polish thinner with banana smell

and two Avon lipstick testers and a happy nail file :)

The polishes close up:

Thank you so much, Zelinda!!!

And of course, I'll show the swatches of one of the polishes I received. Somehow I grabbed Cliché Espuma first! 

Cliché Espuma is a wonderful white jelly - something I've never had in my stash before. Although the colour is pure, it's a bit muted, so not in-your-face white. The nails therefore look like porcelain. My bf told me after careful observation that depending on the light he sees some either pinkish or slight beige tinges - well, let's believe him.

Now you're probably thinking how difficult Espuma is in terms of application..? : ) Well, not that much. I needed 3 layers, but the polish dries fast so I didn't have problems. 

Another detail: this polish gives the nails a thick, "gel look", but neat at the same time. I did like this effect : ) 

Do you have a pure white jelly in your stash?