Etude House - BL505

It's finally Saturday! 

Today's polish is one that I've had sitting in my Helmer untried for MONTHS. I mean MONTHS. The lovely Radha sent me this beauty over the winter and up until recently I completely forgot I had it! MAN was I missing out on this glass-flecked magic in a bottle! Etude House's BL505 starts off as a bright cobalt blue jelly with multi-chrome glass flecks that flash from blue to purple to pink. They look amazing, I just wish the color shift would translate to the nail. That seems to happen with quite a few polishes. None-the-less, it's still amazing (I'm wearing it now!) and the formula was nice to work with. This is three coats.

Nice bottle shot for ya!

I hope you have a fun weekend!

Layering Fun - Wet N Wild Fantasy Makers & Etude House WH002

Hello there!


Today I have yet another layering combo to share - and this time the crown jewel of this manicure is a Wet N Wild Wild Fantasy Makers no-name glitter! The infamous Jacqui gifted me two of these never seen glitters back over the holiday seasons, and I'm finally getting around to swatching them. :P (the issues we have owning too much polish LOL!) This glitter is a clear base with turquoise/blue micro glitter and large holo hex glitter. This is two coats over Etuse House's WH002. 

As for my base, Etude House WH002 is a silver foily polish with silver glitter. Etude House polish never cease to make me happy and this one was gifted to me by my lovely Twitter pal Radha a ways back. Two coats, easy formula.

Have a great Tuesday! :)

Etude House BL019

Hey now, ladies!

I feel like I am so back-logged for blogging - I have so many swatches that I sometimes loose track of the amazing beauties right in front of me! AKA - I'm easily distracted. :P Today I have one of the four lovely Etude House polishes that my wonderful Twitter friend Radha sent me, BL019. I love blue polish and I love glitter. Match made in Heaven!

BL019 is a blue jelly based polish loaded with blue/turquoise/silver glitter. Reminds me of a starry night sky, only brighter. It's really just amazing. Might I add the endless layering possibilities as well? I really love Etude House glitters - they hold such depth and really make you stare and stare. Great choice for me, Radha! :D This is three thin coats. 

Kinda makes ya warm & fuzzy, right?

Thanks for looking!

Etude House - WH020

TGIF and it's Christmas weekend! Happy holidays, dolls!


Today I have a polish from my Etude House haul from my amazing friend Radha. We recently did swap and these babies came all the way from Singapore - and they are AMAZING!!! Thank you so much, Radha. You are a wonderful friend. <3 Etude House polishes don't have names, so here is WH020. 

WH020 is a clear-based polish that starts off with a charcoal grey and silver fine glitter base, and adds fine purple glitter and larger pieces of holo glitter. It's just sparkly, wonderful, glittery goodness! I definitely think this polish would be a layering genius, but I really wanted to experiment with it alone. I love the Etude House polishes I have and this is an amazing addition to my stash. :)

So puuuurdy! :p

Essie All In One Base/ Revlon Quick Dry topcoat

Etude House - Black Holo

Happy Turkey Day!


Today I have yet another blog sale find. I have to admit that I have become addicted to buying from blog sale, I love them so much! I even got a chance to try a new brand for the very first time, Etude House! Here is Black Holo.

First of all, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the bottle! It's so detailed and intricate and the shape is awesome! The formula was smooth and butter and so easy to control! It was flawless and I fell in love! My only complaint - the holo goodness in the bottle doesn't nearly transition well to the nail. I shook and shook and ran the brush along the inside of the bottle but it just didn't have the same bang. It's still a scattered holo, just very scarce. I was disappointed, but not enough that I won't reach for this polish again. It's still very pretty, just not as beautiful as I though. That doesn't deter me one bit though - I can't wait to try other Etude House polishes! This was two coats.

Essie All In One Base/ Sally Hansen Insta-Dri topcoat