Deep Lagoon - Dance Legend 73 Baikal

Hello, hello, here's a beauty that I have on today!

[Dance Legend 73 Baikal]

This is Dance Legend 73 Baikal from their Anna Gorelova catalogue. It's a gorgeous purple nail polish with an intense blue shimmer and a scattering of holo micro flakies. Because of the blue shimmer, I would say the overall effect is that the nail polish looks more blue than it does purple. It was opaque in two coats and easy to apply. The shrinkage was due to my Seche Vite quick dry coat alas.

Dreamy Dots - Born Pretty BP-AC03 Bright yellow sprouts, Nicole Diary-090

I'm on a roll with these stamping reviews, they just don't stop coming!

[Nicole Diary-090]

Today I'm reviewing another plate from Born Pretty - this is Nicole Diary-090 which contains a whole bunch of stamping patterns heavy on fine dots. Kind of like pointillism! 

[Bottle to nail: Born Pretty BP-AC03 Bright yellow sprouts;
Plate: Nicole Diary-090; Base: OPI Russian Navy Matte (2 coats)]

I'm also reviewing a stamping polish from Born Pretty - this is BP-AC03 Bright yellow sprouts, from the Autumn Courtyard Series. You can see it's definitely super bright in the bottle.

[Stamping: Born Pretty BP-AC03 Bright yellow sprouts;
Plate: Nicole Diary-090; Base: OPI Russian Navy Matte (2 coats)]

Using a dark base (OPI Russian Navy Matte), I tried a whole bunch of designs on my nails. I'm really impressed by how well the fine dots were picked up and transferred. No complaints at all here.

[Stamping: Born Pretty BP-AC03 Bright yellow sprouts;
Plate: Nicole Diary-090; Base: OPI Russian Navy Matte (2 coats)]

As you can tell, the yellow stamping polish is a bit more subtle on a dark base, so it works really well for a slightly more subtle look. Again, this polish works very well in picking up the fine details of the design.

You can check out Nicole Diary-090 and this stamping polish at Born Pretty. Our code above will provide 10% off full-priced items. Happy shopping!

Rainbow Lake - Born Pretty Baltic Sea

This is a little bit funny and I'll get to why at the end. So this is Born Pretty's Baltic Sea, and it was a gift from EV. 

[Born Pretty Baltic Sea]

I thought Baltic Sea was a gorgeous holo teal, and I have to say, it really is pretty gorgeous. That nail polish is jam packed with holographic microglitter but the teal shade is still fairly brilliant instead of faded due to the holo.

The funny part is that Baltic Sea isn't just a holographic teal nail polish. It's actually a UV colour-changing nail polish as well. It's meant to change to a dark colour under UV light. I just never checked... Oops? But I will check it next time, so you'll see another review from me on this at some point!

Jungle Party - Ulta3 On The Green, Hit the Bottle Peacock Shimmer, Emeralds are Forever, Nicole Diary-088, -089

It's a bumper double plate review today! 

I have here Nicole Diary stamping plate 088 and 089 for review, provided by Born Pretty. As usual, they come with a protective blue film that I've removed for the photos above. Both plates are botanical-themed, so let's take a closer look.

[Bottle to nail: Ulta3 On The Green (2 coats)]

Just quickly, my base from last week, Ulta3 On The Green, a soft muted pastel green. Perfect for botanicals!

[Base: Ulta3 On The Green (2 coats); Stamping: Hit the Bottle Peacock Shimmer;
Plate: Nicole Diary-088]

Starting with Nicole Diary-088, this plate features a variety of small floral and foliage designs on the top half, and different stripe patterns on the bottom. Using Hit the Bottle Peacock Shimmer (so pretty!), I chose to stamp a variety of patterns from the bottom half of this plate.

[Base: Ulta3 On The Green (2 coats); Stamping: Hit the Bottle Peacock Shimmer;
Plate: Nicole Diary-088]

What do you think? I think they stamped quite well! Also these pattern bands come in a range of widths so there's something to fit each nail!

[Base: Ulta3 On The Green (2 coats); Stamping: Hit the Bottle Emeralds are Forever;
Plate: Nicole Diary-089]

Moving on to Nicole Diary-089, I once again decided to choose a bunch of patterns because they were all so pretty! The stamping polish I used here is Hit the Bottle Emeralds are Forever.

[Base: Ulta3 On The Green (2 coats); Stamping: Hit the Bottle Emeralds are Forever;
Plate: Nicole Diary-089]

Really happy with this plate too, look how well the designs stamped. I also like how nicely the negative space design on my ring finger turned out. Also, banana leaves (I think?) on my thumb, how great is the detail on that!

Overall, I'm pretty impressed with these plates. You can check them out here and here at Born Pretty. As usual, our code above will give you 10% off on non-sale items. =)

Dreamy Pasture - Ulta3 On The Green

Super quick post on a random day of the week; I've just been so flat-out lately!

[Bottle to nail: Ulta3 On The Green (2 coats)]

This one is Ulta3 On The Green, a really nice dusty pastel green creme polish.

[2 coats: Ulta3 On The Green]

I used 2 coats for this, nice thickness, applied smoothly and dried nice and level. Add a shiny layer of topcoat and you're good to go!

[2 coats: Ulta3 On The Green]

As you can tell, I broke my middle nail pretty badly the other day... you can see how wonky it looks, oh dear...

Anyway, I really like this colour, for a green, it's pretty muted and maybe... worksafe?? I don't know, my perception of 'worksafe' colours has definitely gotten skewed over the years! =D

Strawberry Lemonade - Emily de Molly Crystal Cavern

I'm completely failing to capture the prettiness of this nail polish so maybe you have to rely on descriptions at the end!

[Emily de Molly's Crystal Cavern]

As you can see from the bottle, this is from Emily de Molly and it's Crystal Cavern. It's a pretty pink polish with a very visible gold shimmer. But damn does my camera hates taking photo of flashes of gold so you get only a hint of it here. As always, easy to apply and gorgeous to look at.