I have been shopping again!

Whenever I go to Stockholm, I can't resist buying a nailpolish, or two. Or three like I did this time.
The other day I came home with the bright pink Fuchsia fever from Scratch nails, the silver glitter Today was a fairytale from Deborah Lippmann and a deep blue, no 441 from Snowcrystal.
Both Scratch nails and Snowcrystal are Swedish.

To be seen on my nails soon.

Lóreal Resist & Shine 732

When I found this bottle in my local beauty store I first thought it was black, then I saw a shimmer and then I saw that it was purple. Easy decision, I love purple, lets buy it.

Lóreals Reist & shine 732 is a dark, dark, purple metallic polish that almost looks black. It is dramatic. You can see no the photo that it is darker on the nail that in the bottle.
Two layers gives full coverage but it is a bit messy to paint with. It flooded on to my cuticles twice and that I don't like. And yes, I am picky. The brush is also way too long.

The color is not unique at all, I have seen this before, but it is nice.

Lancôme MF 118

Sometimes I have trouble deciding if I should buy a polish or not. This polish I saw in a shop in Stockholm, wanted it, but didn't buy it. A couple of days later I went back. And bought it.

Lancôme MF 118 (boring name) is a deep blue metallic polish with a shine that I just love. I would call it a peacock blue, if you understand what I mean. I think this color is very beautiful and I am so glad that I bought it.

The formula though is a bit thick, which makes it hard to get a nice line against the cuticles. The brush is also a bit too soft and a bit too long which makes it hard to control on the nail.

But, the color is a perfect blue.

China glaze L8R G8R

This is a nail polish I bought about two years ago and totally forgot that I had until I reorganized my polish collection a while ago. L8R G8R from the OMG collection is a limegreen holographic polish that is a nice surprise.

Somehow sweet is the word that comes up when I paint on this polish. The light green color is sweet. And I like it. It is holographic, but not extrem. I wish though it could be a bit more holographic.

The formula is a bit thin and I need three layers for full opacity.

Dior Crème abricot

I keep bying a lot of different oils and creams for my cuticles, but there is one I always come back to sooner or later. And that is Crème abricot from Dior. It is a cuticle cream I have been using for 15 years (and more) and I love it.

It is a rich, fat cream that really softens my cuticles, they tend to become dry because all of the polish remover I use and the cold weather here in Sweden. But this makes my cuticles look healthy.

It has a kind of make up-for-old-ladies-smell, but I don't mind that because it does it job. When I use it is also very easy to pull back my cuticles at the same time.

But being so creamy this is no cream to use just before you are painting you nails. I use this at night, just before bed.
It is quite expensive, but you don't need to use much. Take a lot less than you think and that will be fine.

Jade is the new black vs Don't mess with OPI

After trying the grass green polish Don't mess with OPI from the upcoming Texas collection I got a question about how similar it is to Jade is the new black from OPIs Hong Kong collection.
So, here you are. I think Jade is the new black is a bit darker and more emerald green compared to the moore grass green Don't mess with OPI. But they are similar.

Jade is the new black on the two fingers to the left and Don't mess with OPI to the right. 

OPI Yodel me on my cell

I am on a blue-green roll here I think the last couple of days. One of my favourite polishes from OPIs Swiss collection was the deep bluegreen Yodel me on the cell. I like metallics and this has a very beautiful color that caught my eye at once.

The formula is very nice, it is easy to control and two layers gives me full opacity.

I have found a nice combination, and that is to have a layer of the metallic-glitter Catch me in your net from  OPI over two layers of Yodel me on my cell. It is a beautiful combination.

OPI Suzy says feng shui

I have a lot of blue nail polishes although I do tend to use my pink, red and purple more. Still I keep buying the blue ones.

Suzy says feng shui is a dusty blue créme from the Hong Kong collection from OPI that came out in the spring last year. It is a very nice color, subtle although it is blue.

The formula is perfect, I am in total control over the polish. With two layers I get a smooth surface that is opaque.

To make it a bit more fun though I put on a little, thin line of the blue glitter polish Simmer & shimmer on the end of the tips. Simmer & shimmer is one of my favourites from last year.