Textured Christmas Stamping feat. Dance Legend - Amethyst / Essie - Penny Talk

After my latest Textured Snowflake Stamping I really wanted to do a similar design, but this time using different colors. I chose one of my favorite textured polishes Dance Legend - Amethyst* as my base color for the stamping. Then I used two images of the MoYou London Christmas Collection #04 and Essie - Penny Talk for the Christmas stamping.

*PR Sample

exurbe cosmetics - Seductive (Francoise Nielly) - Fall/Winter 2014/15

I received the new Fall/Winter collection from exurbe cosmetics called Seductive*, which was inspired by the artist Francoise Nielly. There are five polishes altogether and I swatched all of them for this post. I was mainly curious about two of the colors (Diva & Dark Obsession) since the other three didn't seem too exciting. Both of them are nice, but not as special as expected. Exurbe cosmetics is a Swiss brand available in a few selected stores and online (shipping to Switzerland and Liechtenstein) for CHF 21 per 11ml. You can become a member by using my invitation link (not a paid link).

*PR Sample

exurbe cosmetics - Armed Amazon

I used two coats for this bronze. The tips are still a tiny bit showing through, but overall this had a nice formula. 

exurbe cosmetics - Dark Obsession

Again two coats for an opaque result. It's a dark green with a bit of shimmer. Sadly most of the exciting purple shimmer from the bottle doesn't appear on the nails. 

exurbe cosmetics - Diva

While with the first coat this one looked almost raspberry pink, the second coat turned it into a brownish red with golden shimmer. If I had to pick a favorite of this collection, this would be my choice. 

exurbe cosmetics - Love Scene

This is really not my color, so I might be a bit biased. I used two coats, but the formula was too thick and left my nails with a streaky finish. That's why I applied one coat of top coat for these pictures. 

exurbe cosmetics - Maneater

Same problem here, this is not a favorite. I used two coats of this sheer orange and the tips are still showing through. Although it almost looks like it in the pictures it's not actually neon orange. 

Sally Hansen: Satin Glam - Crystalline, Go Gold & Silk Onyx

I received three shades of the new Sally Hansen collection called Satin Glam and swatched them right away. This collection is available from January on, each bottle contains 10 ml and is sold for € 7.99. The bottles are a bit smaller than usual (14.7 ml) and this was actually the one thing I didn't like about the collection. Since the bottles are slimmer, they are more likely to fall over and make a mess. Apart from that and apart from my first thought ("Oh no, pearly!") I really like all three polishes because of their special finish. They have a mat satin finish which looks beautiful combined with the shimmer. For the pictures I used two coats each without a base or top coat. Find out more about Sally Hansen DE on their Facebook page.

Sally Hansen - Crystalline

Sally Hansen - Go Gold 

Sally Hansen - Silk Onyx

Sweet Color - 337 / Water Spotted Nails

Today's post is a review of a nail polish that I received from Born Pretty Store. I will add swatches of the polish first and then some nail art that I did with my new color. The one I chose is from the brand Sweet Color and is sold for 6.14 $ per 12 ml. My color has no name but a number: 337. Sweet Color nail polishes come in extremely cute bottles, I love the shape and the golden cap! My color was not completely opaque after two rather thick coats, which is why I'd recommend using three thin coats instead. I had no problems with application and used one coat of Essie - Good To Go for the swatches. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the exact color, but it is somewhere between my swatches and the ones in the shop. After swatching I added Essie - Sew Psyched and Essie - Penny Talk with the Water Spotted technique. I really love these three colors together! 

You can use my coupon code DEL91 to get 10% off your order at Born Pretty Store! 

I need your support! Essie Girls Switzerland

Dear readers, I need your help! With today's design I'm taking part in a contest from Essie Switzerland. I have the chance to win a lot of Essie polishes and to be an Essie blogger for a year. This would mean a lot of swatches for you, including limited editions! It would be awesome if I'm going to win this and you would make me really happy if you vote for my picture! So if you like my design, this is how you can vote for me:

1. Go to the Essie Switzerland Facebook page and like it:

http://www.facebook.com/essieSwitzerland

2. Go to Essie Girls and vote for my picture:

http://www.facebook.com/essieSwitzerland/app_260985374013280

They asked for our favorite Essie nail polish, but you know me, I can't make decisions. This is why I included all of my favorite Essie fall colors in a Splatter design. I chose Essie - Velvet Voyeur as my base color and then added the splatter design with my DIY decal technique. The splashes are done with Angora Cardi, In Stitches and Penny Talk. On top is one coat of Essie - Good To Go. 

This is my contest picture, posing with Penny Talk ;) 

Thank you so much for your support! 

Brown - Copper Stamping feat. Penny Talk

I loved the colors of my last Ruffian Nail design so much that I had to do another one with the same colors. And I discovered that Penny Talk is an awesome polish for stamping nail art!

So these are once again two coats of Catrice - Lost In Mud as my base color. Then I chose one of my Dashica stamping designs from the Big Sdp D plate and started stamping with Essie - Penny Talk. 

On top is one coat of Essie - Good To Go. No smudging and perfect coverage with my stamp, I definitely love Penny Talk!