THANK You- my dear followers and Nail polish gallore - USA swaps

Hello, dear readers and followers:)

Just a quick and short post to tell you I'm still here, but deeply stuck into learning:)

First of all, I would like to thank you, my dear followers and readers for sticking with me, giving all your nice comments and encouraging me to polish my nails even more often :P (though at this time I'm a bit out of practice due to learning). KONADomania blog has reached 601 followers thanks to YOU! A giveaway is being prepared, and I'll probably anounce it when I finish my studies and come back from summer vacation as a sign of my gratitude and love for you:)

In the passed days I also received 2 packages from two lovely ladies, Elizabeth and Maria. You, girls ROCK and A BIG THANK YOU! I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened the packages, wow, full of nail polishes and brands I only have heard of before, but now I even own them, YAY! My first Zoyas, Claire Mood polishes, Cover girl lash blast, Sally Hansen, American Apparel, and two brands completely new to me, Petites and Sonia Kashuk.

I'll add the descriptions of the polishes later, pictures should suffice for now:)

Thank  dear readers and followers, have a nice and polished day:*

ps. and I'm off to Venice for a school trip, YAY:) The bus leaves in an hours, hope the weather will be nice too:)

My swap with Elizabeth from Lacquered Lizard

My swap with Maria from R3 Daily

All images are clickable:)

Swap from Down Under with Michelle

Hey, dear readers and followers:)

Having a busy weekend, as I have??

Still not much time to do things I love, as for example polishing etc. My days consist of learning, cleaning, cooking, usual household chores that need to be done, but I'm still enjoying the weekend though my BF is away and has been working form Friday till tomorrow, and I'm home alone.

Here's what I got for you today, a SWAP! YAY! After writing a post on taking up a swap, Michelle or 'chelle from Cosmetic Cupcake responded and we soon arranged a swap, which included nail polish of course:) She sent me the brands that aren't available here in Europe. So I received 3 ulta3 polishes in Sweet violet (shimmery a bit frosty violet as the name implies:), Watermelon (sweet coral cream and a colour new to me, I have to admit I haven't owned any coral polish up till now), Hot spring (rich berry cream); 2 TBN polishes in Aubergine (gorgeous eggplant purple loaded with shimmer) and in Raspberries&cream (another lovely which really looks as though you would have crushed raspberries mixed with some cream); 3 BYS polishes whereas 2 are crack polishes (in black and purple!) and one is in Raspberry sorbet (another pretty, dark shimmery brownish red colour), and last but not least my first Glitter gal polish in Fuchsia (a holographic goodnes in bottle). The package also included 1 stamping fauxnad plate and some fimo sticks which I admired on the internet but never tried them out, thanks a bunch:) I just hope the swatches are coming soon, or at least that I have enough time to polish my nails in those gorgeous colours;)

Michelle also added 1 bottle of her favourite cuticle moisturizer Essie Apricot cuticle oil (gorgeous smell and I've have already tried this one out, it really adds extra moisture to the nails) and a tube of her favourite cream Lucas's papaw treatment which I'm saving up for sea holidays:)

Thank you so much Michelle, it was really so much fun doing a swap with you and I loved every single item you sent me! Please check out her blog, she is also having a giveaway at the moment, so hurry up:)

All images are clickable:)

Simple and glittery french KOTD - pics heavy

Hello, dear readers:)

A bit long time no hear from me, I'm having a busy week which is going to continue for a while, I think up till the end of the school in June. So sorry for the lack of posts, but I'm still polishing my nails so no worries, there will be enough pictures of them;)

Today I have for you something very simple and not so elevated:) Just a very simple french with a bit of twist. Over 1 coat of Nailtek f.2 I applied 1 coat of Essie Rock candy which is great for french manicure and then stamped the french tips with konad image plate m19 and Konad special polish in white, and this time I have to say that I'm really satisfied with how I stamped the french tips:) I did not want it to leave that plain but I also did want to add to much, I was just in that kind of a mood:) So I added 1 coat of China glaze Fairy dust to spice it up a bit and then put 1 coat of Poshe Fast drying topcoat over. The pictures could not capture the great effect Fairy dust gives, but still hope you're going to like them:)

Thank you, dear readers and followers, have a nice and polished start of the week:*

lightbox, artificial light, flash

lightbox, artificial light, flash

                                          

lightbox, artificial light, no flash

inside, flash

outside in the sun

Bonus pic: inside, flash and with Calla:)

Enlarge the photos to see them better;)

Essie Lollipop red&black konadicure

 Here's the last from Essie's collection 'Sweet time of the year', the Lollipop with a konadicure.

There are 2 coats in the picture. Stamping was done with Konad special nail polish in black and image plate m71. The top coat in the pictures is 3-way glaze from Essie. As you can see it really gives an extra shine to manicure:)

What do you think of the konadicure and choice of colours?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*

All images are clickable:)

Essie Mint candy apple konadicure

Another quick pot today, as I'm in the hurry to go to work:)

2 coats of Essie Mint candy apple swatched and reviewed here, Konad special nail polish in white and Konad image plate m65. I'm not sure whether I like it or not, the konadicure did not turn out as I expected, but still here it is;)

What you think of it? Yay or nay?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*

All images are clickable:)

Essie ''Sweet Time of the Year'', review and swatches

Recently I got a package from the Slovenian web shop Čarodejka Essie's distributor in Slovenia, however they sell Essie polishes also internationally and the owner promised to translate their site into English very soon. The prices are reasonable, especially for Europe, Essie polish costs 9€ (around 7,90 British pound).

Now for the swatches:) I must warn you, this post is going to be picture heavy, prepare;)

The package included the mini versions of Rock Candy, Mint Candy Apple, Lollipop and 3-way glaze which functions as base coat, strenghtener and top coat. I used the latter as my base coat during swatching, it gives a splendid shine to nails, though it does not dry as quickly as Nailtek f.2. I had no application problems at all, all 3 applied gorgeously. Thy also have a great shine on their own, as there is not top coat used in pictures. Pictures taken in the lightbox are the most colour accurate.

Mint Candy Apple, Lollipop, Rock Candy, 3-way glaze

Rock Candy

A sheer pale pink jelly. I applied 3 coats, but as you can see in the pictures it is still not opaque, I think it will look great for french manicures and already have one in my mind:)

On to the pics:

The first was taken with flash, no artificial light

The second was taken in the lightbox with flash

As well as the third, but there's no flash

Mint Candy Apple

Gorgeous pastel minty green, perhaps I could go away with only one a bit thicker coat, but I applied two rather thin ones. Smooth application indeed.


Flash/no artificial light (not colour accurate)

Lightbox, flash

Lightbox, no flash

Lollipop

I'm in love with reds:) This one applied like a dream, 2 coats needed, although I could do another one, as there was a bit of visible smile line, but I like it this way. If you have shorter nails, 2 would do just fine. This one is a gorgeous bright red jelly colour.

Flash, no artificial light

Lightbox, flash

Lightbox, no flash

What do you think of the colours? Which one do you own?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, and of course a big thanks to Čarodejka that enabled this review. Have a great and polished weekend*


Don't forget, all pictures are clickable;)

LCN 264 swatch and NOTD

This is my very first LCN nail polish, the number is 264 (no particular name). It's a one coater over Nailtek f.2, the drying time is pretty long, but as I've heard this is normal for LCN polishes. The colour is shimmery silver grey with a hint of dusty purple, I think the pictures capture it well. I also used 1 coat of Essie g2g top coat.

What do you think of the colour? Do you own any LCN nail polishes? How are you satisfied with the quality? Do you have the same problems with drying time?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*

Essie Sexy divide swatch

I own 3 Essie polishes, up till now;) The last one from 3 is Sexy divide, which is a dark eggplant purple with shimmer, a really gorgeous shade which is hard to capture with a camera. It's a one coater in the pics, but I could easily do the second coat, after the pics were taken I saw that one coat would be needed although IRL one would do just fine if you're careful;)

On to the pics: all were taken uder artificial light, w/o flash

What do you think of the colour?Like it or not?

Thank you dear readers and commenters,have a nice and polished day:*

All images are clickable:)

Essie Swing velvet konadicure

What's a manicure without a konad?;) I decided to go for flowers to cheer me up. With China glaze Passion I stamped my yesterday's NOTD with konad image plate m61. Do you like it? Would you wear it?

Thank you dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*

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Essie Swing velvet swatch - quicky

Here's the third Essie nail polish I own, there are 2 coats in the pics over 1 coat of Nailtek f.2. Top coat used over it is Essie G2G. First two pics were made under artificial light (first no flash,second flash) and the last with flash. If I were more careful I might just do one coat, but for better depth I added the second coat.  What do you think of the colour? Just another red or does it have something to it?

Thank you dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day:*

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HAUL: Essie, CG, OPI, LCN and IsaDora nail polish swatches

Hurray, here's my new nail polish haul. I got Essie Sexy divide, China glaze For Audrey and C-C Courage, my very first LCN 264 and IsaDora 85 Sparkling gold, as well as OPI Merry Midnight. All swatches are 2 coats, except For Audrey which is one coater. There's also no top coat. As you can see I made my own light box, hihi, it's nothing professional though, but I think it'll work just fine. Do you have one of your own? How does it work for you? All colours but Essie Sexy divide are accurate, I just could not capture it, perhaps it'll be better when I polish my nails:)

Which one is you favourite? Do you have any of these polishes at home?

Thank you dear readers and commenters, have a nice and polished day and new week:*

L to R: Essie Sexy divide, CG For Audrey, 264

L to R: CG C-C Courage, 85 Sparkling gold, OPI Merry Midnight

CG C-C Courage, a bit more accurate (IRL it's a bit more violet)

Click this pic to see the flakies changing the colour, it's AMAZING:)

L to R: Sexy Divide, For Audrey,264 , C-C Courage, Sparkling gold , Merry Midnight

L to R: Sexy Divide, For Audrey, 264, C-C Courage, Sparkling gold , Merry Midnight

All images are clickable:)