Essence – Guerilla Gardening

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

I was so excited when I read about the Guerilla Gardening Collection and I knew I needed to get my hands on the four polishes. After the release date I still couldn’t find them anywhere, so I contacted Essence. They let me know that this collection isn’t going to be available in The Netherlands Therefore I asked my dear friend Luchessa if she would take a look if this collection is available in Germany. The same day I received an e-mail from her with the title “done” and a picture of all four polishes plus some extra goodies which I’ll show you later. Thank you so very much sweetie! The brushes are not wide rounded as with the Color & Go line by Essence. They are smaller, longer en square. They make application very easy.
Onto the swatches!

Essence describes Plant The Planet as a lemon hue. To me this is more a dirty mustard yellow/green. I think this color doesn’t compliment my skin tone very well. Formula wise it isn’t so great. I had a little trouble with the application. The first coat went on very sheer but smooth. The second coat went on a little bit streaky and somehow patchy. I needed a third coat to get full opacity. I used one coat of Seche Vite to get an even finish. Floral Glam, a super glossy tomato red crelly. This one has the best formula of these four. This is two easy flowing coats plus top coat. This is my absolute favorite of this collection. I’m The Moss, a muted medium green cream. The first coat was very sheer but the second (generous) coat made it completely opaque. Mission Flower, a medium pink cream. Not so unique, but I just can’t have enough pinks This is two coats plus top coat. Luchessa also included one of the two ‘nail effect powders’ or so called flocking powder or cashmere. It comes in two colors, a pink one called Mission Flower and this green one I’m The Moss. I’m wondering why they named them exactly as the polishes. It comes in a small container with a handy ‘anti-spill’ cap. Let’s take a look how it looks over the polishes!Plant The PlanetFloral GlamI’m The MossMission FlowerDo you have any of this collection? What’s your favorite?

Ps. Did you know Essence created matching lip cream, brushes and eye shadows for this collection?

Nfu Oh #44 – Shiney Opal

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

It’s time for some flakies, don’t you think? This is #44 from the Shiney Opal range by Nfu Oh:This polish consist flakies that shift from brownish red to gold and green. The formula is on the thick side and is slightly patchy. I didn’t had any application problems though. I used one generous coat of #44 over a black base. I love this!When layered over a red base you’ll get a totally different look. This makes me think of lava:What do you think of flakies?

OPI: What Wizardy Is This? – Liquid Sand / Oz The Great And Powerful

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

A while back OPI released their Oz The Great and Powerful Collection which consists of three glitter polishes, three soft shades and a new Liquid Sand shade. I picked When Monkeys Fly, and the Liquid Sand shade, What Wizardy Is This?:This is a bronze/brown shade with dark olive green undertones with a textured finish. The first coat was very sheer but the second coat made it totally opaque. This is not a shade that I would wear this Summer. I think it’s more a shade for Autumn and Winter. Nevertheless it’s a lovely shade.What do you think of this one?

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Snakeskin manicure

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

Happy Monday polished beauties!

Animal prints never go out of fashion right?! This is my snakeskin manicure that is very easy to create. All you need is three different colors of nail polish, a (make-up) sponge and a piece of ‘lace’ with a ‘netting’ pattern. After your base color is completely dry, wrap your nail into a piece of ‘lace’ and make sure to hold it in place while sponging your second and third color onto your nails. Then gently remove the piece of lace and wait for the design to dry thoroughly. Don’t forget to add a (matte) top coat products used:
- Berlin There Done That by OPI (base color)
- You Don’t Know Jacques by OPI
- Liquid Leather by China Glaze (black)

Imagine how many different styles and color combinations you can create with this technique. I bet this would look awesome with neon shades. I need to try that sometime

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Love Nailz: The Sabrina Duo

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

Happy Friday beauties!

Louise, the genius behind Love Nailz and I again joined forces which resulted in this duo nail polish: Sabrina Duo (in case you didn’t know already: that’s me ), which consists of two polishes called Hope and Care. Louise created this duo to raise awareness for Multiple Sclerosis. Isn’t she the best?! Thank you sweetheart! This means a lot!
This duo is now available through her Etsy shop for $12.00. All profits from the sales of this polish duo will be donated to Multiple Sclerosis Research. Specifically MS Society.
Here’s my swatch of Care, a stunning red/purple duo toned shade with red micro shreds. This is opaque in two flawless coats. I used three here without top coat. It’s perfect for layering too, to create a totally different look. Obviously Louise knows exactly what I love
sabrina duo1

And below you see Hope, a mix of ultra fine holographic silver, red and black glitter. This is three easy coats on it’s own. The picture is taken in daylight which reveals to me a unique look. I have never seen a polish like this before. A generous coat over a black base will bring out the holo effect of the fine glitter. See Louise’s swatch at the top of this post. Isn’t this the most amazing way to raise awareness? And even if you’re not in to polish I bet you can make someone who does very happy! So, what are you waiting for? Head over to Louise’s Etsy shop and get yourself this beautiful polish duo for $12.00. Remember: all profits from the sales of this polish duo will be donated to Multiple Sclerosis research.

And if you prefer a donation you can do that here.

Thanks so much!

COMING SOON: OPI – Couture De Minnie Collection

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

OPI’s Couture De Minnie Collection is coming soon! This limited edition collection consists of four new shades plus a Liquid Sand shade that is inspired by the legendary Minnie Mouse! These polishes are DBP, toluene and formaldehyde free and they all have a Pro-Wide brush for easy application.

Let’s take a look:

Chic From Ears To Tail

A Definite Moust Have

Minnie Style
Innie Minnie Mightie Bow
Magazine Cover Mouse

This collection will be available beginning Juni 2013. There will be a mini set available too:

You know me, I need them all Are you going to pick up any of this collection?

ANNY – Desert Glam

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Polish Alcoholic

ANNY couldn’t left behind with the textured trend that is currently going on. This is the newest collection which consists of eight textured polishes: Desert Glam.To my knowledge this is the first and only collection that ANNY has released in mini size only. Each polish contains 6 ml. The brushes are the same as with the full size polishes, nice and easy to work with.All swatches are with a base coat and two coats of color. They’re all fully opaque in two coats The formula is great and the application went easy. Also, the removal was not difficult at all. On to the swatches!

First up, four lovely shades with a ‘sandy’ finish:

Pink oasis, a bright pink shade. In real life this it’s brighter than the picture shows.
Las Vegas showgirl, a lavender shade. Perfect color for Spring don’t you think?Shooting star, a nude-ish taupe leaning to light grey shade.Big performance, a very bright aqua blue shade. So bright! Lovely!

The other four shades have a little bit extra in their formula, shimmer and glitter. They also have a textured finish. Let’s take a look:

Blue hypnosis, a bright cobalt blue base with fine purple and blue glitter. She’s amazing, a bright red base which appears to lean to coral thanks to the fine gold glitter particles. This one has fine pink glitter too.
I think this one might me similar to OPI’s Jinx. In the bottle they seem very similar. I’m going to compare the two as soon as I swatched Jinx, which is still laying in my drawer… unopened. After dinner show, is, to me, a hard to describe shade. First of all, it is more greenish than the picture shows. It’s more leaning to sea foam green as you can see from the bottle shot at the end of this post. This one has silver shimmer and small round silver glitter. The textured finish is rougher comparing to the ones above. Great shade!Rock your nails, a silver base with strong purple undertones. It has the same formula as After dinner show, as well as the silver shimmer and round silver glitter.
What do you think of this collection?

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