Catrice - 800 Heavy Metallilac

And, again.., I have a Catrice polish on show today!
It is Heavy Metallilac(number 800), a purple almost duochrome polish wonder.
There is some pink and golden shift in there and it adds to the inner glow of the purple.

Catrice - 800 Heavy Metallilac

It wears wonderfully in two easy coats that level perfectly and are brushstroke free!

Am I going to be a fan??!

CrowsToes - Bifrost (Nine Realms Collection, spring/summer 2014)

Indie polish today!
The first time I saw swatches of the new Nine Realms Collection (based on the nine words in Norse mythology) by CrowsToes I just n e e d e d Bifrost (and Huginn & Muninn), so I tried my best and got my paws on it. Bifrost is the rainbow bridge that connects Midgard (home of the humans) and Asgard (home of the gods) with each other. And a rainbow bridge it is!
Wow, all colours of micro glitter are present in this lovely polish which has a clear base!

Midgard and Asgard

Midgard and Asgard

CrowsToes - Bifrost

This was two coats of Bifrost and there are still some less dense spots on the nail, but they are more visible in the pics then in real life. There is just so much sparkle and colour that it is just not that visible.
I still don't know if there is holo micro glitter in the mix as well or that all the colours together mimic the holo effect......but in the sun I would swear that there is holo glitter lurking around in Bifrost :-)

OPI - My Paprika is Hotter than Yours! (OPI Euro Centrale Spring/Summer Collection 2013)

Wow, I can not believe I did not buy and wear this polish any sooner...it took me a whole year!
OPI My Paprika is Hotter than Yours! is a fab colour: it is a reddish orange or and orange toned red creme.....with slight pearl shimmer (in a good way). It is a very hot and happy colour, yet it stays very classy and chique as well. As mentioned there is some pearl visible in the bottle but on the nail it gives a sort of inner glow almost, no Frosty the Snowman or anything creepy here!!

OPI - My Paprika is Hotter than Yours

This was an easy two coats.
>love it<

Orly - Pretty Ugly (Mash Up Collection Summer 2013)

I am feeling blue today, so this polish matches my mood...
Orly Pretty-Ugly was just what I was looking for: an aquatic light blue with  pretty shimmer that is not too shy. I see the pretty in this...but the ugly? The only thing I can think of is that it was a little watery so I needed three coats to get my nails perfectly covered in pretty blue...but is that ugly?

Orly - Pretty Ugly

Still three weeks to go and then f i n a l l y the summer holidays, 6 leisurely weeks of vacation and chilling on the beach! I wish it was the 18th of July already!

Catrice - Miss Piggy's BF (nr11)

It is high time to show a Catrice nail polish! I don't think I ever have yet.....
I have loads of Catrice polishes yet I hardly ever wear them (it's the same with my H&M, Essence and Koh! polishes). Why not, you may ask? I really don't know because the colours are very nice, the formula is very good, the brush workable...I am just so focused on my OPI's, Essie's, China Glazes, so much so that there is hardly room for others. So why do I keep buying them? Well, some colours you just need to have in your stash....it's a necessity really...! But I should start wearing them more often and I will show them here >promise<

OK: Catrice Miss Piggy's BF, as said the formula was lovely, the brush very workable: I was pleasantly surprised! The colour was great as well, nice and fresh green yet a tiny bit faded.

Catrice - Miss Piggy's BF

I loved wearing this and (bonus) it did not stain at all!!

Revlon - Siren (Fire and Ice Collection, holiday 2010)

Since the Soccer World Championship is being held at the moment and our teams national colour is orange (our whole country is painted orange, hell: even the family name of the King is Orange)....I though it fitting to do a little tribute to the boys in Brazil! Hence orange nails today with help from Revlon's Siren.

Revlon - Siren

It is a lovely orange creme, it is not too blue and yet not too yellow...just right. I needed three coats to get it nice and opaque. Oranges are difficult colours I my experience so far; they tend to be streaky and watery, I don't know why that is (perhaps it has something to do with the pigments?). Revlon's Siren was on the good side of the spectrum though.

OPI - Visions Of Love (Mariah Carey Holiday Collection 2013)

These are the last weeks before the big summer break and I can tell: we are swamped with parties (kinda fun, but not 4 a day...), last minute get togethers and presentations. As I am cramped for time as it is, I will keep things short and sweet: OPI Visions Of Love is a dark red crelly, that leaves your nails looking vampy and chic in two fairly easy coats.
It is extremely shiny and it was hard wearing as well >bonus<

OPI - Visions Of Love

Visions Of Love is a colour you can wear anytime, anyplace, anywhere it looks always chic and fashionable. I love that it has a red and not a brown base.....that makes it just that tiny bit more sassy!