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!

Milani 3D Holographic 'Digital'

Hi y'all! Because Sapphyre and I both loooove holographic (rainbow glitters, duh!) and pink (duh!) we both have this polish in our stash. I shortened my nails a bit and I have to say I like this length better than the one I had. And when I have shorter nails I love to wear glitter polishes because I think they are a bit too much with long nails.

Milani 3D Holographic Digital (3 coats), indirect sunlight

Alright, this photo is the worst because there is no sunlight, but I wanted to post the pic anyway to give you an idea how it looks without good lighting. You can see some glitters with different colors but this pic doesn't do the polish justice at all. I made some other photos with good lighting.

Milani 3D Holographic Digital (3 coats), artificial light

Maybe a bit blurry, but now you can see the rainbow glitter better. I made this picture in my kitchen, so you don't need any sun at all. This polish shows the holographic-'ness' pretty fast.

Milani 3D Holographic Digital (3 coats), artificial light

I think this is a beautiful polish and in the sun it's even more beautiful, but you can see that the result  in artifical light is already magnificent. This means you can wear this polish to school and show off your pink in rainbow-glitter-covered nails even in the dreadfull classroom lighting. I have another holographic polish which doesn't show its glitters as properly in artifical light as this polish does. I would like to try the other colors from Milani's 3D Holographic-line, but unfortunately, money doesn't grow on trees, you know. ;)

XOXO
Blossom

Sally Hansen Hard Extreme Wear 'Hot Magenta'

I feel kind of weird showing you two Sally Hansen polishes in a row, especially since they're the only two I have of the brand, but I was curious how the second one would look on my skin (no nail wheels at hand), so I put on Hot Magenta, from the Hard Extreme Wear line, which has thinner, longer bottles. Unfortunately I misplaced the bottle when I wanted to take pictures, so it's not shown in the swatch photos.

Sally Hansen Hot Magenta (2 coats), indirect sunlight

Sally Hansen Hot Magenta (2 coats), indirect sunlight

The camera wouldn't really pick up Hot Magenta's true hue: in reality it is much more like the hot pink you see in the reflection in the second picture. It applied like a dream, I have to say: I could've gotten away with just one (!) coat, but I chose to add another to cover a few small bald spots.
I was really amazed by the consistency; usually pigmented polishes (aka one-coaters) are too thick to spread evenly on the nail, but this one practically applied itself. Good job, Sally Hansen!