Essence 'Wanna Kiss?' + Gosh 'Magic Star'

Today I have a mani that I wanted to show everyone before Essence completely clears out their Multi Dimension line (which they're in the process of doing); this polish can still be found in Kruidvat all over The Netherlands, you just need to be in luck and have a Kruidvat 1) with a double Essence stand and 2) where all the 50% off Catrice and Essence products aren't all sold out yet.


Anyway, on my tips right now is Essence Multi Dimension Wanna Kiss?, which has been there since Friday night (pictures taken today -- amazing chip resistance!). Yesterday evening I didn't have time to completely redo my manicure, but I was tired of the look and worried it might start chipping (one can only hold off disaster for so long), so I put on my trusty Gosh Magic Star, a pastel-glitter topcoat that isn't awfully gaudy but just adds a nice sparkle. As I'm working this week, I'm trying to keep things a bit softer (although it wouldn't bother anyone if my nails were bright green). Due to the terrible rain of the moment, however, I can give you no better than these pictures below.

Essence Multi Dimension Wanna Kiss? (3 coats) + Gosh Magic Star (1 coat)

Extra blurry pic to show the blingy glitter, which looks mostly soft pink if not under lighting

This color is seriously one of my new favorites: it doesn't chip in four/five days of working, travelling, dishes etcetera, and the hue itself is really nice. It's a light pink which has more of a purple than a peachy vibe to it (meaning blue undertones), that doesn't give you lobster hands at all -- it actually makes my hands look more tanned. Essence's Multi Dimension line really impressed me in the past, and I am sorry to see it go. If you can still get your hands on this baby (normally €1,79 but now on sale for just €0,89), I'd recommend you do!

Random blogpost: Glitter!

As you may guess from our name, everything sparkly, glittery, or shiny captures our attention almost immediately. Needless to say, we also love glitter polishes like crazy. I am a huge fan of OPI glitter polishes in particular, which they traditionally bring out at Christmas. It still pains me to say I didn't buy Mad As A Hatter when I had the chance, and it still is the one polish I really desire (I've tried to find dupes, but unfortunately Funky Fingers Icicle Lights was no match... not special enough). When the Burlesque collection came, though, I swiftly sweeped up my favorites, which are Bring on the Bling, Sparkle-iscious, and Simmer and Shimmer (all of which you'll probably see come by in future NOTDs).

You may ask why I am rambling on about glitter like this, but trust me, I am all leading you to something great: for the upcoming Christmas collection, OPI has teamed up with the Muppets! First of all, I love the Muppets on their own, especially the Ma-nah Ma-nah song, but their wild colours are sure to make for an awesome collection. Although only official pictures have been released so far, here's what I can show you:

This promotional Lena White (UK distributor) poster shows us all great 12 colors (plus shatter); I will definitely be going for Rainbow Connection (though I hope it's not a Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday/Milani Gems dupe, as I went through a lot of trouble to get the latter), and probably also Divine Swine, Excuse Moi!, and Gettin' Miss Piggy With It!

Another nail blogger, Short Wide Nails, has an image of all of the colors, swatched:

Not our image; source: Short Wide Nails

This collection looks really great (although I never get the six 'boring,' safe colors that OPI puts in... Don't they have enough reds by now?), and I can't wait for it to hit the shelves! It'll probably be out around October in the USA, with Europe usually not far behind.

Essence 'Movin' On' + 'Hello Holo'

Hi!

So this is Sparkly Tips' first swatch: Essence's Movin' On and Hello Holo.
I bought Movin' On because I was looking for a dupe of Deborah Lippmann's Waking Up In Vegas and the other day I saw a swatch of MO and I thought it looked pretty close.
And with that price (€1,79), who wouldn't give it a try?

Essence Movin' On (3 coats), indirect sunlight

Essence MO (2 coats) + Hello Holo (2 coats), indirect sunlight

I really like this color, whether it's a perfect WUIV dupe or not.
It's opaque in just two coats and the formula is very nice: it's not streaky.
And because I was in the mood for a Blackberry Manicure (which means adding a twist to your mani by making your thumbs more fun to look at while texting), I topped my thumbs' manicure off with Hello Holo, a very va-va-voom rainbow glitter. Don't we all love that?
Actually I don't know how holographic this nail polish really is, but it does have a lot of colors in it, I can tell you -- I would call it a holo glitter rather than a true 'full' holo.
I didn't try the Hello Holo on its own, without a color beneath it, but I think this is one of the rare glitter top coats that would cover the nail completely with three or four coats. It costs €1,79 as well -- great price :D.

XOXO
Blossom