Essence ~ Glitter in the Air!

Essence ~ Glitter in the Air!

Green and holographic microglitter

“Glitter in the Air!” is from Essense’s “Glitter On Glitter Off”-collection just like “Spotlight On!” that I showed you yesterday. Today I decided to use my peel off-glitter for nail art.

I started out with two easy coats of Sephora’s “Tribal Tattoo”.

Then I dripped a bit of “Tribal Tattoo”, a bit of Essence’s “Glitter in the Air” and Artistic Colour Revolution’s “Under the Overalls” on a piece of plastic. Then I dipped my sponge in the mix and sponged it onto my nails.

When that was all dry I topped it with topcoat and my manicure was done.

Here it is:

The grey gives the manicure a bit of a cloudy look. I think it would have looked really nice with white as well.

These are the three polishes I used today.

I like this glitter!

Number of coats: I used it for nail art.
Drying time: Average

Finish: Glitter
Overall impression: Pretty glitter, formula not fantastic, neither is drying time

Buy again: Yes, for nail art

Kiko ~ Power Pro #58

Kiko ~ Power Pro #58

Dark red shimmer

Kiko makes some amazing polishes! I always check out their stores when I’m on holiday in a country where Kiko resides.

Today I’m wearing a beautiful dark red shimmer from the series of Power Pro nail lacquers.

The formula is really good and the polish glides on like butter. I could easily have got away with one single coat! I added a second coat anyway but it wasn’t really necessary.

I used a coarse sponge to apply the grey shimmer polish that made the pretty effect on my nails. I used “Under the Overalls” from “Artistic Color Revolution”.

When that was dry I applied a layer of holo flakie topcoat from El Corazon. The topper hasn’t got a name but a number, which is 421h/25.

Here’s the final result in ordinary daylight, no sun.

This is the same thing in the lightbox. I really like the effect.

And here’s Kiko’s #58 alone. This is two coats and no topcoat. The photo is taken in daylight, no sun.

Kiko ~ Power Pro #58

This is the stuff I used today. The sponge wasn’t particularly good for the purpose – it was a bit too stiff and unbendable.

What can I say: Kiko Power Pro #58 is a winner!

Number of coats: 2 but 1 is enough
Drying time: Good

Finish: Shimmer
Overall impression: Great polish, I love the formula, the finish and the colour

Buy again: Yes

Essence ~ You’re My Flavourite

Essence ~ You’re My Flavourite

Pastel green with subtle shimmer

Here’s the last of three ice cream cone-shaped polish bottles from Essence that I got as a gift from a dear friend. I know that they were purchase because of the bottle-cuteness but the polishes have turned out to be of a really good quality!

The formula was great and self-levelling and I used two easy coats for full opacity. The drying time was really good too.

I sponged a bit of purple and darker green onto the base colour. I used two of Morgan Taylor’s holographics for it: The green is called “Disco Days” and the purple is called “It’s lit!”

Then I put on a few nail stickers. I love that little dream catcher.

 

Here’s the end manicure including a layer of topcoat. That bottle is just adorable. Look how happy it is!

I love the effect of the sponging underneath the stickers.

This is “You’re My Flavourite” on its own. You see two coats and no topcoat. The drying time was really good.

Essence ~ You’re My Flavourite

Here are the polishes I used.

Here are links to the other polishes in the collection of ice cream cone-shaped polish bottles:

Games of Cones

UniCone

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really good

Finish: Creme
Overall impression: Great formula and drying time. I love the bottle.

Buy again: I would