IsaDora Frosty Chestnut, Blue Diamond and Brisk Yellow

I've been crazy busy and sinus-y so I didn't get a post up yesterday. I try to do at least 6 a week and I actually did seven I think, but only over 6 days. I still feel bad when I don't post every day though.

This evening I am going to show you three polishes that were sent to me from a very special person in Denmark. We did a swap and she had her sweet daughters pick out these polishes especially for me. ♥ I swatched them before I cut my nails short so no, my nails grow fast, but not THAT fast!  Anyway, thanks so much, Marie-Luise ♥!!!

First up is IsaDora Frosty Chestnut. I loved it and I think I wore it for three days, which is saying something since I usually change once a day or once every two days at most.  It's a gorgeous shimmery chestnut brown that positively glows!  Formula was good, application was smooth and I used two coats for full opacity. The name says "frosty" but it's not really a frost. No streaks, no "frost" look.

IsaDora Frosty Chestnut

IsaDora Frosty Chestnut

IsaDora Frosty Chestnut

IsaDora Frosty Chestnut

Next up is IsaDora Blue Diamond, which oddly IS a frost. It's quite sheer so I'm showing it to you on it's own with FOUR coats and over a random blue (accent finger) with two coats. Application was okay for a sheer, but sheers have always given me problems. I'm just not as used to them I suppose. There was no streaking, though.

IsaDora Blue Diamond

IsaDora Blue Diamond

IsaDora Blue Diamond

And finally we have IsaDora Brisk Yellow. This isn't one I would have EVER picked out myself because of my pasty white skin, but I am surprised at how much I like it! It's really a gorgeous color, even if not the best on me. I'll still wear it, though. That's the great part about swaps...you get things you wouldn't have tried on your own. Formula on this one was smooth and application was easy. No issues at all. It applies like a creme and has a great subtle shimmer. Two coats for full opacity.

IsaDora Brisk Yellow

IsaDora Brisk Yellow

IsaDora Brisk Yellow

IsaDora Brisk Yellow

Have you tried IsaDora? What do you think?

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Camo Nails!

I'm determined to keep trying this nail art thing even though it's clearly NOT my forté.  But it IS fun.


Greens, specifically the "army," olive, murky greens, are my favorites so after receiving my new bundle monster brushes and dotting tools, I decided to try something I thought would be really simple.

Camouflage Nails!

And it turns out I was RIGHT!  They're totally easy. I mean think about it - it's random so you can't really mess it up. And another plus is that they look MUCH better at arms-length, which is how you and most people will see them, than they do in these close-up shots.

Camouflage Nails

First thing I did was put on my camo t-shirt and go to my polishes to pick the colors. I ended up using the following:

Nails Inc. Fulham Palace Road for the base
Color Club Positively Posh for the brown
China Glaze Westside Warrior for the green and
Hard Candy Matte-ly in Love for the matte top coat

First I applied a base of Fulham Palace Road

Nails Inc. Fulham Palace Road

Then I used a small flat brush for the Color Club Positively Posh...

Color Club Positively Posh

Then a small short skinny brush for the final color, China Glaze Westside Warrior

Finally a coat of matte top coat and you're done!

And the result was something that looks as good or better on my dominant hand, which is something that always scares me about nail art.  Even I couldn't mess THIS one up!  It's not the best, but considering my previous sucky attempts at any kind of nail art, I was pretty proud. The fact that I've received a ton of compliments on it - mostly from men even - helped too. *grin*

Camouflage Nails 

Camouflage Nails - see how a glossy finish doesn't really work with camo nails?

Camouflage Nails 

Camouflage Nails 

Camouflage Nails 

Camouflage Nails 

What do you think? (Be gentle!) Will you try this?

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W.I.C. by Herôme Las Vegas - Swatches and Review

Today is the last of W.I.C. Week!  I'm wrapping it up with W.I.C. Las Vegas. But I'm certainly hoping there will be more in my future!




To see days one through five click the links: Kingston, Milan, Aalborg, Frederiksberg and Edinburgh! You'll find company and ordering information for W.I.C. by Herôme and specific links in the Edinburgh post.   

W.I.C. by Herôme Las Vegas

Las Vegas is a medium pink violet creme that reminds me quite a bit of Chanel Rose Exuberant and Zoya Morgan. Formula was smooth and applied easily with opacity in one coat, but I used two from habit. I had a difficult time capturing the color - the bottle photo above is the most color-accurate.

W.I.C. by Herôme Las Vegas

W.I.C. by Herôme Las Vegas

And as you can see, I couldn't resist trying Lynnderella Connect the Dots over it...

W.I.C. by Herôme Las Vegas w/Lynnderella Connect the Dots

W.I.C. by Herôme Las Vegas w/Lynnderella Connect the Dots 

I swatched a few similar colors I have with Las Vegas to see if I had any dupes.  There are a few that are close, but nothing exact.

1. China Glaze Make an Entrance

2. Chanel Rose Exuberant

3. Zoya Morgan

4. Pure Ice Flirt Alert

5. Revlon Tulip

6. W.I.C. by Herome Las Vegas

7. Orly Swizzle Stick 

They DO ship to the US and navigating their website isn't difficult. You can check out through Paypal and the process seemed pretty easy. Once you're on the site, click the tab for the online shop where you'll find a drop-down menu to chose your preferred language. They retail for  €7.50. (Which is close to $10 as I type this.)

What do you think?  Do you have any of this brand?  


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W.I.C. by Herôme Kingston - Swatches and Review

I reviewed W.I.C. by  Kingston already here with much longer nails, but I'm including new photos with shorter nails for my W.I.C. Week.


To see days one, two, three and four click the links:  Milan, Aalborg, Frederiksberg and Edinburgh! You'll find company and ordering information for W.I.C. by Herôme and specific links in the Edinburgh post. 

W.I.C. Kingston

Kingston is a champagne colored gorgeous linear holo that had perfect application and full opacity in two coats. This was my favorite formula of the W.I.C.s so far. Just a dream!

W.I.C. Kingston 

W.I.C. Kingston 

W.I.C. Kingston 

W.I.C. Kingston 

 And totally blurred out to show holo...

W.I.C. Kingston 

And I layered Fantasy Fire over an accent nail to see how it would look.

W.I.C. Kingston w/Fantasy Fire on accent nail

W.I.C. Kingston w/Fantasy Fire on accent nail 

I just LOVE this polish. ♥



Here are some shots with longer nails...

W.I.C. Kingston

W.I.C. Kingston

W.I.C. Kingston

Blurred out to show holo and depth...

W.I.C. Kingston

What do you think about this one?




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