New polishes in my stash

It is always fun to find some polishes in my mail box. These beauties were sent to me a week ago. Polishes from China glaze Metro collection, two from China glaze Halloween collection, polishes from the Italian brand Collistars holiday collection Carisma och polishes from Mavala.

I have had my hands on Denim blue from Mavala several times but never bought it, so I am glad I got that. And China glaze Skyskraper looks amazing. The same with Collistars Blue Lamé Matte.
Hmm, am I in to blues or what at the moment?

From China glaze: Skyskraper, Concrete catwalk, Lofty ambitions.

From China glaze: Haunting, It's alive.

From Collistar: Blue Lamé Matte and Pomegranate.

From Mavala: Denim blue, Platinum Marble, Racing green.

Depend 260

I don't like this with polishes having number as names. It is so hard to remember. A fun word name is much easier, and yes, makes me more likely to buy it. I am that easy.

Well, anyway Depends polish number 260 is a soft military green creme. Or an avocado-gone-a-bit-bad kind of a color. It is nice, but not wow. I have seen it before. This is the kind of polish to wear to work and match with the right clothes.

The formula though is a bit thick, but hey, it is a one coater! One coat is enough to get full opacity. Love that!

Essie Cocktail bling

Time for a creme again, this time from Essies holiday collection Cocktail bling. And it is the polish giving name to the collection.

Cocktail bling is a greyish light blue creme. In some light it looks grey but if I put it against something grey it looks more blue. And sometimes I see a tiny bit of lilac in there. I think this is very beautiful, it is sophisticated without being boring. And needed for the times when I get tired of shimmers, metallics and glitters.

The formula was very smooth and easy to work with. This kind of shades can sometimes be streaky, but not this one. I needed two coats for full opacity.

Isadora Merry red

The first polish to be tried from Swedish make up brand Isadoras holiday collection is Merry red. This is a red shimmer with orange and pink undertones and a subtle goldshimmer. On the nails it reminds me a lot about Animal-istic from OPIs holiday collection The Muppets.

It is beautiful, absolutely. It glows on my nails. The goldshimmer is not so visible on the nail but it gives the polish a depth and that glowing feeling. But it doesn't make my heart jump.

The formula was great, no problem at all. For opacity I needed two coats.

OPI Are we there yet?

I am almost through OPIs Touring America collection. Just two left I think, one is Are we there yet? that I am showing you today.

Are we there yet? (I love the tname by the way, how many times doesn't my son ask that when we go on any kind of roadtrips) is a orangetoned peach with a subtle gold shimmer. The shimmer is not so visible on the nail but gives the color a depth. This color definetely feels like summer. It is nice but not something I am falling for.

It was also a bit hard to get an even result, the formula is thin and it is streaky on the nail even after three layers.

Color club Candy cane

I felt for some bling on my nails again. Why not? I felt like I needed it this Wednesday in November. I also wanted to try out Candy cane from Color club that I got last week. This is my first Color club-polish ever.

So, Candy cane is from Color clubs holiday collection Beyond the mistletoe, it is a collection with only glitters. Perfect for me becasause I can never have too many glitters.
Candy cane is pink glitter with a clear base. The glitter itself is quite small and there are at least three tones of pink and also some holographic pink. I love this, it is very sparkly and girlie. The pink is quite soft.

The formula though was a bit thick and I had to work it to get it right over the nail. Because of that I had to use three layers to cover some spots with the last coat, if it would have been easier to work with I think two coats would have been enough.

Butter London Knees up

One of the first polishes I wanted to try from my swap with Pink polish addict was Knees up from Butter London fall and winter collection. This is my first polish from Butter London.

Knees up is a metallic red polish that makes my heart jump. Just this kind of metallic finish is one of my favourites, I love the shine. My collegue said it looked like christmas wrapping paper and she is right, it does.
The red tone is warm and fantastic. Gosh, I can't stop looking at my nails with this on.

The formula was quite good, two coats were enough to get full opacity. You have two work it a little bit though to not get brush strokes, but most disapears when it dries and with top coat on.

Cult nails Unicorn puke

Today I am showing you one of my favourites at the moment, Unicorn puke from Cult nails. Yes I was able to get one of those numbered, limited edition bottles. At first I thought there was no point to even try to get one, but I tried and was so happy when I succeded.

So, how is the polish then? Is it more than a really cool name? Oh yes. It is. I am in love.

It has a sheer blue toned purple base that is filled with flakies in green, blue and something I would call pink gold. It is really beautiful, it sparkles even in the Swedish grey light that is now in November.

But since it is sheer it takes four layers to build up some kind of opacity, so maybe this polish is best for layering. And when layered it shifts character, depending on what color you layer it over. I choosed to layer it over a color that is pretty close to the base, the purple creme Grape pop from China glaze. The result is fantastic I think. I am loking forward to try more combinations.

The formula is great and it is easy to control on the nail. The flakies is easy to spread over the whole nail.

If you like this it is not to late to get a bottle. Unicorn puke will come back, but under the name Clairvoyant from Cult nails. Same, same but different.

From the top one, two, three and four layers.

Unicorn puke layered over Grape pop from China glaze.