Catrice ~ Petrolpolitan

Hey everyone! How are ya? If you have 5 minutes, do the anti-rain dance with me, I want to jog today and the weather suddenly decided to get all rain-y. I prefer not to jog in rain, because I always bring a pound and a half of dirt home. 

Today I will show you a polish that everyone probably knows, it's one of the most popular new(ish) Catrice shades, Petrolpolitan. It is a beauty, it reminds me of I Sea You darker, sparkly sister. My nails here are quite long, I wore it right before my middle finger nail snapped quite painfully. But it was after a long long time that I was able to wear my nails that long. 

This was three coats and the brush was horrible. But the colour is quite awesome. I hope Catrice brings back their old brush with new line in Fall, I really do. 

What shades did you get in the last renovation of Catrice?

Thank you for reading and commenting!

24/7 gradient mani

Hello everyone! How are you doing on this fine day? :) Oh, BTW, did you all switch to bloglovin' now that GFC is supposedly gone? I can't really tell the difference, I thought my list of blogs will disappear now, but when I open Blogger it is still there with your latest posts. So I am not sure what is the deal ... anyway, you can follow my blog on bloglovin, naturally, by clicking on the button on the right side, should that be more convenient for you. :) 

Today I have a gradient mani. Since the names of the polish I used are VII and 24k Gold I titled it 24/7 gradient mani. I had this combo in mind for quite a while before I did it. Honestly, I wish the gradient effect would be more ... well, gradient. It looks too much half-half for my taste. Practise makes perfect, right? I do like the colour combo though, even if it is extremely blingalicious. 

I remember not being too sure about the combo while I wore it. Looking at the pictures, I like it, aside from failing a bit with the gradient effect. I used China Glaze VII as base and Petite 24k Gold glitter for gradient. 

Do you like gradient manis? Do you do them often? How do you avoid it looking simply as 50-50 mani?

Thank you for reading and your comments!

A holographic duo

Hello my dear people! How are you doing? I finished my exams around two weeks ago, started enjoying my vacation while searching for a summer job (very bad timing for that in Slovenia) and enjoyed three days of blissful peace surrounded by mountains this weekend. It was neat! Today I am already back at the computer, this time searching for a room in Bratislava! I am going on a student exchange program there, yay! So if any of Slovak readers are still sticking to this blog of mine, and can help me with any information about renting a room, I will be most grateful! My email is up there in the contacts! 

I love Slovakia, I visited it a couple of years ago and fell in love with it. It will be my first time in Bratislava and I can hardly wait for it! :) 

But to the nails of this post ... lately I have grown fond of what I call duo manicure. Because it is composed of two different colours. I'm a very shrewd mammal, aye. Seriously though, I like the combo. I will show you both hands. Plus, I love how OPI DS Glamour looks with Jade Holografico Hypnose! Cool colours!

Are you wearing holographic polish now more often, thanks to the sunny days?

Thank you for reading!

Still breathing ... oh, and Big Universo Hydrargyrus on the nails

Hey my dear people. I was sure I will get back to regular blogging after I return from Hong Kong and Vienna and yet, here I am, writing one post per month still. It is interesting, how I was obsessed with blogging every day first year and a half, and now I often forget about it completely for days. Life got in the way, so I do not feel bad about it at all, just find it interesting. And on a hot day like today, when I am waiting for sundown, so it will cool off enough to go jogging, and then back to studying (yes, I am still a week away from finishing the exam period), I thought it will be a good thing to get through my unposted pictures. Big Universo looked pretty good on swatches, so here it is. 

I am cheating a bit with the title, on my nails it's actually Bourjois Turquoise something polish, but my camera cannot capture the right shade, so I gave up.Plus, a week ago two of my nails snapped very painfully right in the nailbed, so I do not like the shape of my nails at all ATM, since I cannot really shape them, until they grow a bit.

It can't be really seen on my photos, but this polish is quite the chameleon. Actually ... it reminds me of snakeskin of some awesome snake that can change colour depending on light that is hitting it. Very cool indeed. One of the amazing Brazil polishes. This was three coats, great formula and brush.

Thank you for reading and commenting!