Revlon Popular

Hello my lovelies! Now that the untried challenge is over, I can finally do a Pink Wednesday post. I haven't done one of these in a very long time so I'm excited. The one I'm showing you today is something that I don't  wear very often but it was on my wishlist since forever because it's so pretty. Take a look! 

Revlon Popular indoors, artificial light

Diamond Pink

Hello my lovelies! It's time for another post from the untried polish challenge I started last week. Today we had to use two untried polishes for our manicure and I decided to go pink, because it's also Wednesday. 

Kiko Holographic 402

Hello my lovelies! Yay for another Pink Wednesday! I don't often have pinks to post, but when I do I'm very happy to do it on this day of the week. The one from today is a special pink because it's also holographic. As I've shown you in my March haul post, the lovely Chiro helped me get 3 of the 4 Kiko holographic polishes. I received them last week and it has been nothing but rainy and cloudy ever since. The only sunny moment was on Friday morning, but it was very short, so I only had time to take photos of one polish before if became cloudy again. Since the pink one is the first one I decided to swatch, this is the first one you'll be seeing. 

Kiko 402 Jewel Pink in the sun

I didn't even bother to photograph this in any other lighting than the good old (and kinda anemic) March sun. As usual with Kiko polishes, this only has the number 402 on the bottle and no name. They normally have the name for the polishes on the website. Since this one is sold out it wasn't there, but my good friend Google tells me that it's called Jewel Pink. It's a darker pink with a beautiful holographic finish. The holo effect is not crazy in these but it's very beautiful. It's somewhere between linear and scattered, and I particularly like the fact that they are nice and vibrant colors. 

Kiko 402 Jewel Pink in the sun

The pigmentation for these is good and I was very happy to hear that they are great for stamping. The formula is not the easiest and needs a bit of getting used to. It has a tendency to drag and I ended up with some bald spots, which made me apply 3 coats. Next time I will remember to use a lighter hand and I'm sure 2 coats will be enough. 

Kiko 402 Jewel Pink in the sun

The polish dried to a medium shine and I took photos both with and without top coat. Sometimes the holo effect is dulled by top coat but it wasn't the case here. The pictures where I'm holding the bottle are with top coat, while the other ones are without it. It would be hard for me to tell the difference if I wouldn't know. 

Kiko 402 Jewel Pink in the sun

This polish is incredibly beautiful and I can't wait to swatch its 2 sisters as well. It seems like the sun is still hiding this week, but I will definitely show them to you as soon as possible. 

Gabrini 317 and 355

Hello my lovelies! It's time for a Pink Wednesday! I recently decided that I don't have many pinks in my collection and that I need to get some more. So I got a couple of pinks from Gabrini because they are very inexpensive and they are available where I live. I swatched them 2 weeks ago and it was a total disaster. Honestly, pinks are impossible to photograph. The photos were way off and I had no idea how to edit them. I finally managed to get them as close to the original color as possible. These 2 polishes might look similar, but they are different in reality. Here's the first one. 

Gabrini 317 indoors, artificial direct light

317 is a coral leaning pink. It has some orange in it so it's a bit warmer. The formula is that of a crelly, because it's pretty opaque but still very squishy. I did 2 coats for these swatches and there was a tiny bit of visible nail line, but it didn't show up in pictures. I like the Gabrini brand because they have a nice formula and application. They do contain toluene however, so if you want to stay away from the chemical you better avoid them. 

Gabrini 317 indoors, artificial direct light

I like this color, even though warm polishes don't look that good on me. The next one looks better on my skin tone though. 

Gabrini 355 indoors, artificial direct light

355 is more of a cooler toned pink. I googled pink shades and this one seems to be called bright pink. At least that's the closest I could find. I admit that it looks a tad too toned down to be called "bright". The formula is similar with the other one. There are 2 coats on my nails in the pictures. These swatches also have top coat because I like my nails extra shiny. 

Gabrini 355 indoors, artificial direct light

If you are a lover of pink, I'm sure you like these polishes. And if you are not, it's still nice to have some basic shades in your collection. I'm glad I got these because I'm gonna use them for lots of nail art in the future. 

Valentine's Marble

Hello my lovelies! I really hope you are doing great and the week is not too hard on you. Just a couple more days and it's Friday, so hang in there! Today is Wednesday so it's time for some pink. I only do this from time to time because I'm not big on pinks, but tomorrow is also Valentine's Day and it's the perfect time to post such a manicure. I hope you'll enjoy! 

I'm starting to get the hang of water marbling, but I'm still a rookie in the department. I really wanted to make heart designs and failed miserably. My biggest problem is choosing the polishes that will work well for marbling. I think somebody should make a tutorial for that. Anyway, this design is totally random but I like how it turned out. 

in the sun

I only used 2 polishes to make this because I tried it with 3 and they didn't want to cooperate. The bubblegum pink is Kallos 54, which I also used as a base for the whole thing. The other color is Golden Rose 202, a pink/purple sort of creme. I have no idea why it came out so different on the middle finger, but I didn't want to take everything off and redo it so we'll just say it's an accent finger or something. My thumb is the one where I tried my luck at heart shapes and failed miserably. 

I still think this is an awesome design for Valentine's Day. And if you're not good at water marbling you can also try some hearts or some studs. Do you celebrate Valentine's day? What will you be wearing on your nails tomorrow? 

Models Own Hot Stuff

Hello loves! Wow, look at me! I'm doing Pink Wednesday two times in a row! I don't know what got into me last week but I was craving for a pretty pale color and so I busted out my Rimmel Rose Libertine and wore it for half a day. But then I got bored and this happened. 

Rimmel Rose Libertine with Models Own Hot Stuff indoors, artificial light

This is the 4th polish from the Models Own Mirrorball collection that I'm showing you, which means I've only got one left. Hot Stuff is the pink one and I didn't have high expectations from it because of that, but turns out I was very wrong. It has not one, but two types of glitter that are new to me: square and diamond. And I was thinking that I didn't own any polishes with square glitter in them while this was sitting patiently in the Helmer. 

Rimmel Rose Libertine with Models Own Hot Stuff indoors, artificial light

Ok, so here's what this polish contains: tiny red glitter, bigger fuchsia glitter, gold squares, random pink shards and big silver diamonds with a holo effect. Wow! The squares are a little smaller, but you can see them if you look closely (click to enlarge). This is just one coat so the density of the glitter is very very good! You don't have to fish for it because it sticks to the brush. The only thing is that it needs to be "placed" on the nail to be distributed evenly. The clear base was a little thick and of course the smell was very strong. It needed about 2 coats of Seche Vite to be shiny and smooth. 

Rimmel Rose Libertine with Models Own Hot Stuff indoors, artificial light

I won't go on again about how much I love these glitters. I think my other posts have been really persuasive about that fact. In case you missed any of them you can check them out by clicking these links: Freak Out!, Disco Inferno and Boogie Nights. I've got one more to show you so stay tuned! 

Flormar U13

Hello my lovelies! I hope your week is not too busy and stressful. I have a quick post for you today. I never do Pink Wednesday on the blog just because I don't even need all my fingers to count the pinks in my collection. But this time I had one to show you and I decided to do it on a Wednesday too. So here goes! 

Flormar U13 indoors, artificial light

U13 is one of the amazing Miracle Colors polishes from Flormar and it's a very sparkly fuchsia glass fleck. The base is sort of a raspberry pink but the fact that it's packed with tiny fuchsia shimmer makes it look very girly and glitzy. If you don't get how much sparkle this one has, check out the sun pictures below. 

Flormar U13 in the sun

This is a very unusual color for me to wear but I really liked it in the end. It made me feel very girly and it was fun at the same time. 

Flormar U13 in the sun

This polish is on the sheer side so I had to do 3 coats to make it opaque. Even with 3 coats, there was still a bit of visible nail line, but it wasn't too obvious. As usual with Flormar polishes, it went on like butter and dried very fast. I only wore it for one day before removing it, but from my experience the polishes from this brand are very durable on the nails. 

Flormar U13 indoors, artificial direct light

All in all, I'm glad I have this in my collection even though it's not something I wear often. There are times when I feel like doing a girly manicure and this polish is perfect for that.