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Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear – First Blush

February 17th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

I woke up this morning with the idea to do a natural mani with a nude nail polish. So I removed yesterday’s Pixie Dust, took a good look into my polish box and took out an oldie – OPI Canberra’t Without You. BUT: I couldn’t open it! I tried really hard again and again, I even put it in hot water, but it was all in vain :(
I felt like that squirrel in the Ice Age movie, who wanted the nut so badly, but couldn’t open it lol After several tries I gave up and decided to wait for Dennis to come home from work and help me.

So no Canberra for today, instead I’ll show you another sheer pink shade called Fist Blush from Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear line:

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear First Blush

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Hot Stuff by Orly

February 8th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

Another day, another pink manicure. Today’s color comes from Orly Hot Stuff mini collection and the polish is called… yep, Hot Stuff :)

Orly Hot Stuff 48670 pink nail polish

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Sapphire Silk by Orly

January 24th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (2 Comments)

I knew I had to get Sapphire Silk ever since I saw it’s swatches last spring on other beauty blogs. The polish was released with the Orly Precious collection for Spring 2011.
Teal blue Sapphire Silk is one of mine favorites from those 6 spring shades, and judging by the collection reviews on the web, it’s definitely the biggest compliment thief of the lot.

2 coats of Orly Sapphire Silk (winter sunlight thru the clouds, indoors):

Orly Sapphire Silk 40747 swatch

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Purple nail polish – Pupa Milano

January 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

When I’m in the mood for a dark color, a deep purple is often one of my go to’s :) For today’s swatch, I have one of the new polishes that I recently got: a purple cream by an Italian brand Pupa.

Pupa Nail Polish

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Maybelline NY Colorama 95 – Green Park

January 20th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

Today’s color is Maybelline Colorama in Green Park. I bought it about 2-3 months ago, so it’s another untried polish in my collection, and I think I’ll never try it again.

Maybelline Colorama 95 - Green Park swatch

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Done Out In Deco – OPI NL B71

January 18th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

Another beautiful shade by OPI today, called Done Out In Deco. I got it on a blog sale almost unused so yay me :D The polish is from the OPI South Beach collection for Spring/Summer 2009.

Done Out In Deco is officially described as “a deco-dent shade of arty lilac”. Not much I can add to this, except that it’s a grey toned lilac/lavander polish with a glossy cream finish. This is a shade I can wear all year round. The color is not so bright and yet it is beautiful enough to make a statement.

OPI Done Out In Deco NL B71 swatch

The polish is fairly opaque. Here I have 2 coats of OPI Done Out In Deco without a top. As a base I used OPI, natural nail base coat.

Done Out In Deco is certainly a keeper, btw I read on several blogs already that the color was discontinued… if it’s true then it’s sad :(

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IsaDora 706 – In the Army

January 17th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

Today I’m wearing a khaki nail polish by IsaDora (for those who never heard of it – its a Swedish cosmetics brand). The name of the polish speaks for itself, it’s a classic military green shade with no shimmer/glitter added – actually, have you seen any in the army? :)
Here’s the polish hiding from the camera:

IsaDora 706 In the Army

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Big Apple Red – OPI NL N25

January 16th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

Big Apple Red dates back to the Fall of 2000, when OPI released their New York City collection of 12 nail polishes, including this very shade. The polish was a great success, so OPI made it a part of the Classic collection of colors.

OPI Big Apple Red swatch

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We’ll always have Paris – OPI NL F20

January 14th, 2012 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

We’ll always have Paris comes from OPI France collection for Fall/Winter 2008. I know it is an oldie, but I really like this deep plum purple cream. It’s a fantastic vampy color for a snowy winter day. One of my favorites!

Here it is in the bottle (daylight):

OPI We'll always have Paris NL F20

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Day 5: BLUE nails – Frisky by Orly

December 29th, 2011 | Posted by Mari in Nail Polish Swatches - (0 Comments)

Today’s blue polish is Frisky 48721 and it’s from Orly’s Happy Go Lucky Spring 2011 collection. I also have Fresh from this collection and now I’m thinking of buying Frolic.

Frisky is a very cheerful light blue polish with a hint of turquoise, perfect for a bright summer day.

2 coats of Orly’s Frisky:

Frisky Orly blue polish swatch

The first coat was a little streaky, so I added another one. I might have applied the polish a little thick today and that’s why I’m not absolutely happy with the mani. Anyway, it’s not Frisky‘s fault, as it has a nice cream formula :)

See other colors of 31 Day Nail Polish Challenge…

Orly Frisky – Nail Designs:

Rainbow Nails Design

Rainbow Nails

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