Does it look like Midnight passion to you??:)

 Hey,

how was your weekend?? Hope it wasn't as stressful as mine:) Just can't wait for the winter holidays to come, and I hope these days will pass in no time. There's still a lot of school work to do, that's why I did not post during the weekend.

On to the today's NOTD. It's an Oriflame nail polish in Midnight passion. I used to have, actually I still have the same colour from the previous line, though the old one was named Black cherries:) There are 2 coats in the picture without a topcoat. First and second picture were taken with flash and no artificial light, and the last inside my lightbox and with flash and artificial light. I think the last pic captures the colour well. It's a dark brownish red cream which looks a bit dark when there's no light or sun, no appllication problems with it.

What do you think of the colour? Do you like it or not?

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

Essence HOHOHO konadicure

Another quicky today, as I have so much school work to do, I don't know how to manage it all:) I have to compose 3 different written previews for EFL classes as a part of my apprenticeship, so there's a lot of work to be done:)

On to the konadicure, over yesterday's Essence LE HOHOHO I konadicured the image from konad image plate m65 and China glaze Devotion. There's no topcoat in the pictures which were taken with flash and no artificial light.

Do you like the colour combo? And the chosen motive?

Thank you, dear readers and commenters, have a relaxed and polished weekend:*

with my all time favourite base coat Nailtek f.2 :)

All images are clickable:)

Skin MD Natural Valentine's Day giveaway

For all of you, my lovely readers and commenters, who didn't win my last Skin MD giveaway, I would like to inform you that there's a huge giveaway going on, but you have to be fast, as it ends this Monday, 8th of February.

Skin MD Natural is hosting a Valentine's Day giveaway. Deadline to enter is Monday Feb 8th .Winner will have 24 hours to contact them with their mailing information after notification.


For contest entry you visit the link below and enter your name and email address


http://www.skinmdnatural.com/forms/valentines-giveaway.php

The gift basket is valued at $100 and contains the following items


- Bottle of Skin MD Natural shielding lotion

- Bottle of Skin MD Natural + SPF 15 shielding lotion

- One pound of See's dark assorted chocolates

- Pack of Starbucks VIA Ready brew coffee pouches

- Kiss Me coffee mug

- A Cuddly teddy bear

- Lollipop Bouquet

Polish Bloggers Network: Lacquer Link Love 2/5/10

Helen's Nice Things brings you a beautiful shade from Nubar that may have you asking the same thing she asked herself... where have you been all my life?!
Get a double dose of wonderful holos and a beautiful konadicure from KONADomania and see why holos are a polish junkies best friend.
52 Flavors went out and enjoyed herself at a Sade listening party, but of course there was nail polish involved for the polish fiends.
Get the Red Carpet Looks seen at the Grammy Awards as Pretty in Polish shares her nail polish dupes to the stars.
Nail'd and Polish'd brings you lovely swatches of some of the colors from OPI's Hong Kong collection. Be sure to check out the post and get a glimpse of these tempting shades.
The Swatchaholic has produced a beautiful konadicure using Sephora's by OPI Royal Olive.
Nail-Design has supplied us with the tutorial I've been waiting for and shows us how to recreate her cute Pink Zebra Rhinestone Mani.
Tuli's Nails shows us pics of her new favorite green polish and I admit I'm green with envy over this gorgeous duo chrome beauty.

and now it's time for the Network Giveaways announcement...

Look who's having a celebration party!!! Join in on all the fun by participating in 52 Flavors Blogaversary Giveaway.

Tuli's Nails is hosting a romantic Valentine's Day Giveaway on her site and if you haven't had the chance to enter you really must do so. The goodies are extra sweet without the calories.

Can you name a dupe for this polish?! If so, leave your answer for your chance to win your choice of color from OPI's Hong Kong collection.

and Polish Freak is having another China Glaze Up & Away giveaway in lieu of her reaching 200 followers.

Essence All I want LE HOHOHO - swatch

A quick post today:) Here's my favourite polish from Essence All I want limited edition, namely HOHOHO(2-coater, no problems with application), very dark shimmery eggplant purple, which looks almost blackened and the shimmer is more or less visible only in the bottle. The colour was really hard to capture, frst picture was taken in lightbox and artificial light, second with flash thus the blue hint, and the last which captures the shimmer in the bottle was taken again in the lightbox and artificial ligth.

What do you think of the colour? I really wished the colour was more bottle like, although I like it:)

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

All images are clickable:)

Swap with Tuli - swatches:) and Skin MD giveaway winner

My camera finally agreed to cooperate with me:) So here are the promised swatches from yesterday's post on my swap with Tuli.  

But first I would like to tell you who won one bottle of Skin MD natural shielding lotion. 19 followers took part in the giveaway and I've written down your names in the order you've written comments, then I asked my BF  to name a number between  1 and 19 and he chose 17. So a bottle goes to May. Congratulations! I'll send you an email, answer me within 48 hours with your shipping adress so I can send it to Skin MD directly.

On to the pics:P

From left to right:

Chic 268 (very dark almost black creme purple, eggplant colour), Careline 335 (bright timeless classic red), Careline 355 (burgundy red colour with copper shimmer), Careline 309 (very light pink-lilac with silver glitter), Jade 315 (bright red with gold, pink shimmer), Jade 352 (berry cream), Jade 361 (I think it's duochrome dusty shimmery pink and taupe, mauve, don't know how to describe it), Jade 356 (amazing dark purple with purple and pink shimmer), Andrea 15 (gorgeous lilac colour).

1 coat, lightbox

2 coats, a bit of sun:)

2 coats, lightbox

2 coats, lightbox, no flash, blurred

 All the images are clickable:)

Swap with Tuli, lots and lots of polishes:)

Not so long ago, my fellow blogger and dear friend Tuli from Tuli's Nail Polishes&stuff  and I decided to do a polish exchange or just swap:) Check her post on the swap;) I have to say that was also my very first swap, have never done it before, so I was super excited about it.

We agreed to swap 5 polishes and some other goods. So imagine how I was surprized when I received a large or better to say huge package from her. She sent me 9, omg couldn't believe my eyes when I've opened the package, different polishes. Everything she sent me was packed in the cutest box on Earth, Betty Boop, see it under the post.

The second picture gives you all the stuff she sent me, from nail care accesories, eye shadow, and of course sweets and other goodies from her country. No sweets are left, I must admit, my BF and I ate everything, and it was delicious:P

On to the polishes; Tuli sent me as I said whole 9 polishes, wow! The polishes on the 3rd picture are from left to right  Andrea 15 (gorgeous lilac colour), Jade 356 (amazing dark purple with purple and pink shimmer, reminds me a bit of Essie Sexy divide), Jade 361 (I think it's duochrome dusty shimmery pink and taupe, mauve, don't know how to describe it, as it's so great!), Chic 268 (very dark almost black  creme purple, eggplant colour).

On the last pictures there are Careline 309 (very light pink with silver glitter), Careline 355 (burgundy red colour with copper shimmer), Careline 335 (bright timeless classic red), Jade 352 (berry cream), and Jade 315 (bright red with gold, pink shimmer).

Tuli has chosen just the right colours for me, as though I would have done it myself. Thank you so much, you're a true sweetheart and I'm looking forward to doing another swap:*

All of the colours look simply amazing! I'll post the swatches tomorrow, as my camera and I weren't on good terms today:)

I would also like to inform you, if you don't know yet, she is having a GREAT Valentine giveaway going on. Check her blog for more details:) Prizes are to die for<3

All images are clickable:)