Cirque Powwow - Pink Holographic Awesomeness!

The polish in this post is from Cirque (see my other post here)

The sun is out - time for holographic polish! 

Powwow lives up to it's name - both outside in the sun and more subtly inside.

Onto the pics . . .

Inside

Inside

CG Don't Make Me Wine stamped with BM318

I'm not sure where I found this little stunner - it just happened to appear one day. This is a gorgeous vibrant fuschia colour from China Glaze with a cool name - Don't Make Me Wine

This shows two coats.

Base colour: China Glaze Don't Make Me Wine
Nail plate: BM318
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

ILNP Bikini Bottoms

Firstly can I just say how cute the name Bikini Bottoms is! lol

This is another swatch from my ILNP haul and it is simply gorgeous. Its a brilliant fuchsia with a strong scattered holo effect.

I am loving the formula of these polishes - this was opaque in two coats and is effortless to apply. The brush is flattish and gives great control. I've also noticed that I don't have the usual tip wear after a couple of days - so another plus!

My pictures don't really do it justice but it is obvious how holographic it is by the bottle!

Onto the pictures:

ILNP Haul!!!

It's been quite some time since I ordered nail polish online and got that kick of receiving 'nail mail' but today has made up for it!

www.ilnp.com - wow - what can I say? Amazing! Quick and reasonably priced delivery (even to New Zealand) I'll definitely be purchasing from here again :)

So here's what I got:

Electric Carnival, Bikini Bottoms, Masquerade, Atomic Sherbet

The packaging is adorable. Each box is individually named with a little heart cutout on the front. The bottles have a unique matte (almost rubberised) handle which I really like.

Electric Carnival: Duochrome flakies

Bikini Bottoms: Holographic hot pink

Masquerade: Duochrome purple/green/bronze

Atomic Sherbet: holographic orange

Can't wait to try these out!!

Nina Ricci #24 with Stamping

I'd almost completely forgotten about my little stash of Nini Ricci polishes - have a look here and here for some of the other amazing colours.

This polish is difficult to describe - I guess I'd have to call it a dusty rose creme. It is effortless to apply and the colour payoff is fabulous. This shows two coats.

Base colour: Nina Ricci #24

Nail plate: Bundle Monster BM 318

Stamp colour: China Glaze Hi-Tek
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Essie Fiesta with Cheeky Stamping

It's been ages since my last post - my busy life got in the way of manicures! Anyway with the holidays here now I've finally got a bit of spare time to post some pictures.

Today I'm wearing Essie Fiesta which is a hot pink - almost neon pink actually. Perfect for our summer days! This is an easy to apply formula and like most Essie polishes dries quickly with heaps of shine.

I'm really impressed with this Cheeky stamp. The image is crystal clear and transferred really well!

Base colour: Essie Fiesta

Nail plate: CH10
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

Layla Hologram Effect - Purple Illusion WOWZERS!

Yeah baby! This is easily one of the most holographic polishes in my collection. This is seriously a gorgeous colour. It's a beautiful muted dusty fuschia in the shade but in the sun its breathtaking! The formula is typical of a holographic polish, quick drying and easy to apply. This is over one coat of Nfu Oh's Aqua Base.

Behold!

In the shade



OPI Kiss Me on My Tulips with new BM stamping / New BM plate holder

Today I'd like to share this pretty pink from OPI's Dutch collection. Kiss Me on My Tulips is a vibrant blue based pink which is very pigmented and opaque in two coats. The formula is easy to use and dries quickly. This is one of the new plates from Bundle Monster and the image is very detailed and fine. I thought it transferred ok but it was necessary to clean the plate between each nail.

Base colour: OPI Kiss Me on My Tulips

Nail plate: BM-315
Stamp colour: China Glaze 2030
Topped with Essie Good to Go

I recently bought one of Bundle Monsters plate holders. This is a fabulous investment. Until now I had been using a credit card holder but with wriggling the plates in and out it was practically falling apart. I love how this folder is robustly made. It has a zip closure which means nothing can fall out and the little pockets have a cutout so it's easy to pull a plate out. There is heaps of storage and each pocket can store two plates.

The cost of the holder was US$14.99 plus US$4.00 for shipping - so a pretty good bargain!