Half moon floral nail art

The base color is Glitter Gal Dark Purple Sparkle - see swatches HERE, and I painted the half moon nail art with acrylic craft color. The top coat is Seche Vite.

Claire's Cosmic, Starstruck Coll. swatches

Claire's Cosmic is from the Starstruck collection.
It's very beautiful with it's mix of shimmers/flecks - and you see 2 coats without a top coat.

Do you like it...?

Flushed with stripes and dots - easy nail art

The base color is Cult Flushed, and I was only swatching it (see swatches HERE) – but oh, my acrylic paints wanted to play, so here is the result after I top coated with Seche Vite!

Bootie Babe Cushy Tushy and Baboon Moon swatches

This is two random Bootie Babe polishes I bought from Edgy Polish....

Bootie Babe Baboon Moon is described as an electric blue glitter, and that's true with top coat.
But in my mind it qualifies as a blue textured/sand polish with lovely glitters.
This is two coats with a super quick dry time and the finish is just like a sand polish, pleasantly coarse and semi matte - not at all like a glitter that needs a top coat. So that's how I want to show it ;)

 - and this is how it looks if you wear it with top coat:

Next we have Bootie Babe Cushy Tushy a plum cream polish shown in 2 coats without a top coat...

- so do you like them, and what's your favorite...?

You find more Bootie Babe polishes in Katarinas shop right HERE...

Rouge Noir with flowers and gold - nail art

The base color is Chanel Rouge Noir 18 and I dabbed the tips with Illamasqua Spartan before I painted my flowers with acrylic craft paint. The top coat is Seche Vite.

Ulta3 Orchid swatches

Ulta3 Orchid is a GORGEOUS purple with lots of beautiful shimmer that makes it look like a purple fire is trapped inside.

It is a one coater, easy to apply, but this is 2 coats without a top coat – enjoy!

PS: Ulta3 is an Australian drugstore brand...

Nabi 3D Rainbow Efect Hologram swatches: Navy Blue, Green and Dark Purple

Today I have 3 random Nabi 3D Rainbow Effect Hologram polishes to show you...
I used them over my ridge filler base coat, the first coat went on a bit patchy, but the second coat was fine. The dry time is good.

First we have the beautiful medium blue 10 Navy Blue in 2 coats, no top coat...

Next we have 09  Green, a summery light apple green with very subtle holo effect. this is 3 coats, no top coat...

And last, but not least: 15 Dark Purple, a lovely medium purple shown in 2 coats without a top coat.

What do you think of these holo's?

China Glaze Lets Groove, Retro Diva Collection swatches (also matified)

China Glaze Let’s Groove – is from the Retro Diva collection fall 2009: Cords, Cruisin’, Drive In, Far Out, Free Love, Let’s Groove, Short & Sassy, Skate Night, Stella, Street Racing, Stroll and Thunderbird – but it’s still available in some online shops and on Ebay.

Let’s Groove is a gorgeous deep royal blue with and amazing shimmer, it’s so beautiful. It’s very well pigmented, so one rich coat is enough – but this is 2 coats without a top coat.
If you wonder how it compares to Chanel Taboo - click HERE.

- and finally with Chanel Velvet Mat Top Coat

What do you think of China Glaze Let's Groove - and do you prefer it shiny or matte?

Chanel Strong SoHo Story collection fall 2010 swatches

Chanel Strong – is from the SoHo Story coll. fall 2010: Steel and Strong.

Strong is a gorgeous super dark blackened purple with a beautiful shimmer and a smoky hue like you find in Vertigo 563 – I find it a bit too complex to describe better, but I love it!

It is very opaque in one coat, but this is 2 coats without a top coat, and the shine is amazing.

Isn't it gorgeous?