Kiko Sugar Mat 646

Hello my lovelies! I hope this week is being kinder to you than it is to me. I won't bore you with my whining but instead will show you an amazing polish. I'm participating in a new challenge today with my fellow Romanian bloggers. It originated as an untried challenge, but we decided to loosen the rules, so everyone can post what polishes they want, untried or older. I however have a lot of untrieds, so of course I will try to use some of them. Today's theme was really easy because we only have to use one color. Technically, mine is not a color because it's black, but there's also some silver glitter in there, so I hope it counts. 

Kiko 646 Starry Black indoors, artificial light

Ever since I got my first ever textured polish, I've been in love with this type of finish. I also found that it looked extremely cool in black, even though I don't wear a lot of black usually. I was excited to see that Kiko had one in the Sugar Mat collection, so when I sent my boyfriend to Kiko this was the first polish on the list. I'm very pleased to announce that it didn't disappoint. 

Kiko 646 Starry Black indoors, artificial light

There's something really amazing about this polish and of course it can't be translated into photos. The black is matte and the glitters are sparkly, which is a winning combo in my book. Application is easy and 2 coats are all it takes to achieve this cool look. I always use a fast drying spray with the textured polishes just because I don't have the patience to wait for it to dry by itself. I'm so used to the magic of Seche Vite and it's very hard to live without it. 

Kiko 646 Starry Black indoors, artificial light

I wore this for a couple of days and I had to try it with top coat too before I removed it. The effect is not that spectacular because there are a lot of black polishes with silver shimmer out there. This is definitely a top coat eater and would need at least 2 coats to look good. 

Kiko 646 Starry Black with top coat, indoors, artificial direct light

Thank you for reading! Here are all the girls participating in this challenge: 

1.Georgia - http://giamakeup.blogspot.ro

2. Andra- http://andrakat.wordpress.com

3. Agota - http://www.nailglaze.com

4. Alyce - http://tara-minunilor.ro

5. Anca - http://o-fata-simpla.blogspot.ro/

6. Sophie(Andra) - http://sophiesnailartdreamland.blogspot.ro

7. Dee - http://bydee-make-up.blogspot.ro/

8. Josephine - http://rainbowsinajar.blogspot.ro/

9.Cris' -http://crissscri.blogspot.ro/

10. Elisa - http://littlebeautybagcta.blogspot.ro/

11. Ioana's Reviews - http://ioanasreviews.blogspot.ro

12. Madalina - http://misshappyandhernails.blogspot.ro/

13. Ana-Maria - http://ana-s-beautyblog.blogspot.de/

14. C.L.M.- http://unghii-pictate.blogspot.ro

15. Cristina - http://crissiesmind.blogspot.ro

16. Laura - http://www.laurabalaban.blogspot.nl/

17. Ana - http://missingpieceofmypuzzle.blogspot.ro/

18. Mihaela - http://lacquerbuzz.com

19. Alexantza - http://alexantza.blogspot.ro/
20. Mihaela - http://elasdreams.blogspot.ro/

And the banner for the challenge:

Monday Blues: China Glaze Ride The Waves

Hello my lovelies! I swear I have no idea where this weekend went. It's Monday again so it's time for some blue. This time I'm showing you a gorgeous blue jelly. This post is quite pic heavy so let's just start with the jelly by itself. 

China Glaze Ride The Waves indoors, artificial light

Colorful Paisley

Hello my lovelies and happy Sunday! This morning I woke up very stressed about graduation coming up and  the fact that I have tons of work left on my thesis. I thought that talking to you all about nails would relax me so here I am writing this post. I'm not even sure you will like these nails, they were sort of a failed attempt and I liked them more in reality than in pictures. But here's how they came out. 

Black and Gold

Hello my lovelies! Oh Saturday, how long have I waited for you! It's been a crazy busy week and I'm really sorry I haven't had much time for blogging and doing my nails. On Thursday I went to the local premiere of The Great Gatsby and it was amazing. Seriously, whether you are a Leo fan like me or not, you need to see this movie. It's spectacular! I really wanted to do some themed nails for the premiere but ran out of time and energy so I did something really simple and elegant. 

Born Pretty Store GIVEAWAY

Hello my lovelies! The time has come for me to thank you all for being by my side and for reading and commenting on my blog. As a token of my appreciation, I have prepared a little giveaway for you! The Born Pretty Store has been kind enough to sponsor me with a $20 voucher to give to one of my readers. With this voucher you can get lots of amazing nail supplies like the ones I've used for the manicures below.