Kalyon ~ #221 and Golden Rose Jolly Jewels ~ #105

Kalyon ~ #221 and Golden Rose Jolly Jewels ~ #105

Purples

I’m still rummaging around in one of the oldest boxes on untrieds. Today’s polishes are both from Turkey, and it was my dear friend Aylin that send them to me in a swap. They have been sitting in the box for two different reasons – I’ll get back to that.

First I applied two coats of Kalyon #221. It’s a lovely reddish purple crème; easy to work with and it dries fast. The only reason it has been sitting for ages in the box is because it’s a crème. It’s silly really because crème polishes can be really beautiful too. Allow me to prove my point: here is two coats and no topcoat:

Shiny and squishy, don’t you think? I really like this polish!

Then I applied a layer of Golden Rose’s #105 from the glittery Jolly Jewels collection. The only reason that one sat in the box for that long is because I didn’t know what to pair it with. I didn’t really realize that it isn’t a topper. You can tell by how much is covers up of the original base colour. The purple in #105 is way more lavender, and it covers up almost all red-ness of the Kalyon polish.

So, this is one coat of glitter plus a layer of Models Own’s Gel Effect topcoat.

I really like purple and green together so this is a great mix of glitter for me.

That’s it. From Turkey with love ♥

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Crème / crelly with glitter
Overall impression: Really great polishes both of them

Buy again: I would

Nail Mail from Turkey, again ♥

This is my third swap with Aylin from Posh Nail Art, and I've loved them all.

Customs decided to make my wait a bit longer this time. They kept my package for four long days before they decided to release the polish. They had opened the box, and this is the sight they've been gazing at for four days: 

It feels like Christmas already, doesn't it! :D

Anyway - I was dying to see what was in there, so the wrapping paper didn't last long. And here's what I was so lucky to get: 

Flormar Wild Nails: 103, 105, 104 and 102

Flormar Wild Nails are new to me, but I like Flormar in general, and I love these colours, so I was happy to find them in the parcel.

Golden Rose Matte Velvet: 103, 104, 109 and 110

I also got Golden Rose Matte Velvets last time we swapped, and I loved them. Here are four blues and a black. Yay!

Flormar Duos: DC04 and DC05, Kalyon: 221

The Flormar duos should be dupes of China Glaze's duochromes, and they're both very pretty. The Kalyon is an extra especially for me, and it sure looks like a one coater, so yay!

Golden Rose Paris: 304, 309, 322 and 326

Golden Rose Paris, they're all super pretty and very shimmery. Right up my alley indeed! 

Pastel: 107 and 11

Another great Turkish brand, namely Pastel. The golden one is brand new and sooo pretty. The blue is denim blue and has got the finest looking shimmer in it.

Alic Avien: 400, 244, 168, 110 and 380

And last but certainly not least: A selection of Alix Alvien polishes. I fell in love with that brand last time we swapped, so yay to getting more of those! 

There were also stamping plates in the package, but I haven't figured out how to photograph those without seeing a reflection of various stuff on the pic yet. And there were nail stickers and perfume samples and lot of other stuff! Yay! 

This was such a great early Christmas for me. Thanks, Aylin! ♥