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September 30, 2013

Steel Of The Night Magnetic Polish From Color Club Swatch

By Ruth

Steel Of The Night Magnetic Polish from the Magnetic Force range.

Steel of the night magnetic polish

Steel of the night magnetic polish

This polish really surprised me by how good it is! I haven’t had much of a chance to play with magnetic polishes by other brands so I can’t really compare it with anything.

After a bit of practice, I found that for the best result came from applying one thin coat, leaving it to mostly dry, then applying a thicker coat and quickly hovering the magnetic lid over the nail. I found that on my thumb nails I had to rock the lid from side to side, so the polish at the edges of my nail would react to the magnet.

The formula for this polish is very nice, it flows very smoothly, but it does take a bit longer to dry. The polish is a very standard metallic grey when you first put it on, but hold the magnet to it and it transforms to black, gunmetal and silver stripes that look like they are moving!

steel of the night color club magnetic nail polish

steel of the night

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September 28, 2013

Zebra Gradient Nail Art

By Ruth
Gradient Zebra Nail Art!

Gradient Zebra Nail Art!

For this I used a base of two coats Black on Black from Sinfulcolors, for the gradient I used Cosmic Dust from China Glaze,  followed by a coat of Seche Vite.

The stamping plate I used Is from Moyou, it’s plate XL 04 from the Pro Collection, I used Konad SP in black for the print. And I finished it all off with one more coat of Seche Vite

Zebra Gradient Nail Art

Zebra Gradient Nail Art

I really love how this turned out 😀

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September 19, 2013

Illamasqua Swatches in Poke, Snap, Faux Pas, Propaganda, Baptiste and Scorn.

By Ruth

Here are six lovely polishes from Illamasqua!

Scorn

Illamasqua Scorn

Illamasqua Scorn

This lovely Black has a wonderful satin finish, It is my favorite black polish! it dries in minutes and lasts for ages! I used one coat! with no base or top coat.

Baptiste

Illamasqua Baptiste

Illamasqua Baptiste

This is a lovely metallic dark purple, it’s almost a duo-chrome it’s so shimmery (almost but not quite) it has a very high gloss finish! This took two coats again with no base or top coat!

Propaganda

Illamasqua Propaganda

Illamasqua Propaganda

Apparently this polish is getting quite hard to find, I’m so glad managed picked this up when I did! This is a very dark blue jelly it’s almost black and incredibly high gloss, the formula for this is good but it does tend to drag if you are not really careful when applying it. This was 3 coats  in daylight 2 coats would be fine but my camera was picking up every brush stroke :/

Faux Pas

Illamasqua Faux Pas

Illamasqua Faux Pas

This polish has a rubber finish, it is a lovely mid purple with a grey base for some reason it is looking more violet from my camera. This was two coats the formula is really lovely, no streaking or dragging and as with all Illamasqua polishes it dries really quickly!

Snap

Illamasqua Snap

Illamasqua Snap

This is a lovely metallic shade, it has so much shimmer that i would say its close to a foil! this was one thin coat with no base or top coats, I have found that this is a really good polish for stamping!

Poke 

Illamasqua Poke

Illamasqua Poke

I absolutely love this colour! It’s a bright purple with silver shimmer and a satin finish, the formula flows really smoothly, it dries really fast and it lasts (on my nails) all week!

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September 18, 2013

Glittery Zebra Nails

By Ruth

I Painted this is on a lovely friend of mine!
Mad Alice Silver Zebra Nails

I used Mad Alice by Technic for the base and Barielle Night Moves for the zebra print stamp.

Technic mad alice silver zebra

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September 17, 2013

Barielle Shades Nail Polish Swatches

By Ruth
Barielle Shades. Blackened Bleu, Starchild, Coalest Day Of The Year, Night Moves and Out-Grey-Geous

Barielle Shades. Blackened Bleu, Starchild, Coalest Day Of The Year, Night Moves and Out-Grey-Geous

Here are some Barielle Shades swatches.

Coalest Day Of The Year Swatch

Coalest Day Of The Year Swatch

Dark grey shimmer with silver micro glitter. Applying this polish was lovely, I would describe the colour as a rich gun-metal. It has a good amount of pigment and enough shimmer as to not be overpowering but stopping it from looking flat. This is two coats and the drying time was really quick!

Blackened Bleu Swatch

Blackened Bleu Swatch

Blackened Bleu.

Blackened Bleu.

Dark grey jelly polish with fine dark blue glitter formula quite thin but with a high glitter content, there was some streaking but that was mostly covered with the final coat. I applied three rather thick coats this polish luckily dries quickly!

Out-Grey-Geous

Out-Grey-Geous

Out-Grey-Geous Swatch

Out-Grey-Geous Swatch

Grey frost with gold micro glitter. As with most frost finishes the formula for this one is quite thin, It took 3 coats. But is easy to apply, the gold shimmer and micro glitter adds depth and warmth to the polish.

Night Moves Swatch

Night Moves Swatch

Barielle Night Moves

Barielle Night Moves

This is a fantastic bright silver foil the formula was extremely easy to apply, very good coverage, no streaking or dragging at all, very glossy finish! I think this polish will be added to my favorites! 🙂

Starchild Swatch

Starchild Swatch

Starchild is a clear base with different sized hex holographic glitter. This is one rather thick coat over the top of Coalest Day of the year. It took a little bit of dabbing to get the glitters evenly spaced out, but I didn’t have to go digging
about or chasing the glitters around in the bottle 🙂

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