Favorite Top 10 Autumn Nail Polishes // Septemder

After talking about my Top 10 Favorite Lip Products for Autumn on Friday I want to talk about nail polishes next. This top 10 was hard to narrow down because my collection consists mostly of deep dark colors that I love even more in the colder seasons. Again their is no significant order to this list and there are a lot of nail polishes included that are no longer available. This is not a shopping guide but hopefully makes you want to look through your own collection and rediscover old loves before going out and buying new ones you might not even need (as much as you can need nail polish^^).

OPI Nail Lacquer What Wizzardry is This?: OPI nail polishes can be very expensive, so when they do their mini collections I would highly recommend you check those out. This is a limited edition color that is no longer available but there are similar shades out there. The special thing about this one in specific is the texture of the polish when it drys which is rather unique.

Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer 60 Out of the Dark: This is a rather special color especially considering it is a regularly available nail polish from Catrice's regular line of nail polishes. It is a cool toned, purple-brown nail polish with fine shimmer that paints on wonderfully.

Maybelline Super Stay Forever Strong Gel Nail Color Rouge Couture 287 Midnight Red: This is by far my most used nail polish of all time. I love the whole Super Stay Forever Strong Gel Nail Color range and I have yet to try one that I did not like. It is a long lasting, easy to apply polish in a beautiful deep, dark red that is perfect for any season.

Rival de Loop High Gloss Nail Colour 52: One of my first posts ever on this blog was about this nail polish. The quality is of course awful but it does make me a little bit nostalgic. This is a really simple rose color that you can find in almost every brand's regular nail polish range but I love classics like this. Light pinks make me think of spring and summer but this slightly darker version makes it more appropriate for the autumn and winter time.

essence Nail Polish Limited Edition Cherry Blossom 02 My Little Kimono: I have not worn this nail polish in forever! - I even forgot I had this. Now I am even more excited to try it again.

Manhattan Bonnie Strange 006: This is a beautiful shimmery nail polish with a little twist to it. The base color is actually pruple not red but because the color is so dark you can hardly see it. The shimmer particals are gold and red which is very autumnal or festive.

alessandro Nail Polish Russian Roulette: I have had this nail polish in my collection for ages and I am not even sure alessandro is a brand that is still around? I do not think I have ever tried any other product by them. This is an interesting nail polish because the base color is cool toned, light brown while the shimmer itself is a rather warm toned gold shimmer.

Astor Perfect Stay Gel Shine Nail Polish 502/503 Crème Brulée: This must be one of my favorite new beauty discoveries of the year and I am pretty much sure it will be included in my favorite products of 2016 post at the end of the year.

Astor Quick & Shine Nail Polish 502 Hot Chocolate Season: Next time you are in the drugstore take a look at this nail polish. It is a gorgeous color and a really special finish - it almost looks like liquid metal. The quality of Astor nail polishes is wonderful and I have yet to try one that I do not like. They also have an amazing color selection and there are more than a few that I have my eye on right now.

Catrice Ultimate Nail Lacquer Limited Edition Match Point C03 Rockby: I do not like this packaging but the nail polish color is really pretty. Autumn is the perfect time of the year to bring back the berry tones into your beauty routine and this is a wonderful everyday berry shade.

What is are your favorite autumn nail polishes?

Valentine's Day Products // Pink

Since one of my goals for this year is to shop less and use more of the products that I already own - this one of the ways I am trying to make it more interesting and fun.

I love changing up my wardrobe or my make up for the holidays or seasonal changes. Companies usually seem to want to make you feel like you have to get new products and new clothes and new decor every time the season change or a holiday comes around. Part of that is fun to me but a lot it also seems very unnecessary to me. This year I want to get into the Valentine's Day spirit without purchasing anything just for that reason. Of course Valentine's Day is about love but to me pink, purple, berry and red make the anticipation more fun. That is way this month up to the 14th February I want to put up post focusing on the color scheme that makes me excited for Valentine's Day. Today it is all about the pink products in my collection that I look forward to using this time of the year.

Manhattan Glowing Goddess Shimmer Powder Pink Paradise: I do own more than one pink blush but this is by far my most used bright pink cheek color. I love a fresh pink on my cheeks in the spring and summer time. I do not think I wore this blush in the autumn and winter at all and I am very much looking forward to using it again! This is a limited edition product that is no longer available but since this post is not about recommending you products to go out and buy I will also share products like this. It is all about shopping your own stash!

Catrice Ultimate Colour Lip Stick 370 In A Rosegarden: This is a wonderful rosé lip stick shade. To me this is a great everyday daytime color. I like Catrcie lip sticks and this one is no exception. There are a lot of colors and finishes to chose from in the Ultimate Colour range.

Catrcie Limited Edition Eve In Bloom Soft Duo Eyeshadow C02 Beauty Bouquet: These are probably the most used eye shadows that I own. The shimmery shade on the lid and the mat dark red in the crease make for a great combination on the eye. These colors could seem like they are hard to combine with other colors but I actually do not think so.

OPI Nail Lacquer Sweet Heart: This is one of the most flattering shades of pink I can imagine as a nail polish. OPI nail lacquers are rather expensive but I do have to admit that when it comes to a polish being long lasting and easy to apply I can tell a difference between this and a cheaper polish from the drugstore.

Catrice Nail Lacquer 45 Kitch Me If You Can: I love this polish but I do have to admit I do not wear it often enough. The color, the glitter and the quality of the polish are just great. I am not sure whether you can still get this but I think so.

Catrice Nail Lacquer 51 I Am So aNUDE: 'Baby Pink' is probably the best way to describe this color. The polish has a slight silver shimmer to it but you cannot really tell when it's on your nails. It is a lot more of a pastel / milky shade of pink than the OPI nail polish I talked about before.

MAC Eye Shadow B51 All That Glitters: This is the only MAC eye shadow that I own but I think I will soon get some more. These eye shadows are expensive but (like with OPI) I can tell a difference. The shadow blends perfectly but still does not crease easily. MAC has a wonderful color selection and there are a ton of shades I love. What is your favorite MAC eye shadow?

L'occitane hand creme Pivoine Flora: Like the other L'occitane hand creme I used before I am very happy with this one. The peony floral scent is really nice and natural and the hand creme sinks into your skin quickly. I am still not so sure I would pay that much money for a hand creme. On the other hand I do not know of any other hand creme that works as well as this.

Catrice Ultimate Color Lip Stick 210 Pinkadilly Circus: This a new addition to my collection. It is probably the most Barbie-pink lip product I own. It does have a shiny finish which I quite like now that mat finishes are very much on trend. It just looks very fresh and glossy on my lips and reminds me of spring and (who guessed it?) Valentine's Day.

labello Lip Butter Raspberry Rosé: Labello lip butters are consistent part of my night time routine. Because they do have a milky tint to them when you apply them I only ever wear them at home or at night. I like the blueberry version a bit better but that is just personal preference.

What are your favorite pink products for Valentine's Day?

Spring Nail Polish Favorites

I cannot wait for spring to finally start! I have already started to go through my closet and my make-up collection looking for what I want to wear when the season  is finally here. (I know that is stupid and you can wear whatever you want whenever you want - but I want to save it for when it really is spring so that I am not already tiered of it when it actually happens. I guess it's the same as not wanting to decorate for Christmas too early...)

Three out of these four nail polishes I have already worn one I have yet to try out.

essence color & go nail polish 146 that's what I mint!
I think I got this polish around this time of the year last year. I really like the color. The polish is said to be a dupe for essie's mint candy apple but owning this color and loving it so much I don't even want to try the original out anymore.

Catrice Eve in Bloom limited edition Ultimate Nail Lacquer C05 Blossom you, blosso me
This polish was limited edition and you cannot get it anymore (sorry :( ). I bought on sale when the time for bright colors like this was already over and waited quite some time to eventually put it on.

OPI nail lacquer Sweet Heart
This is an all time favorite of mine. I love the color, it is perfect for the season, it has amazing quality - what is there more to say?

essie nail lacquer 38 nice is nice
If you do not have this color and you want to get it but you are on a budget you do not have to get the original by essie. There is a far cheaper alternative by essence that I talked about in a previous blog post. I really like pale purple in general - especially paired with nudes.

What are your favorite nail polishes for the upcoming season? Do you even care about what season it is when it comes to nail polish?

- Myra

January Beauty Favorites 2014

I spent this month mostly on at home on winter break and studying so I did not wear a lot of make up or tried a lot of new products. These four are products that I do not think I talked about on my blog yet and as I happen to love them all I thought I would share.

Balea Professional Oil Repair Hair Oil
I have never tried any other hair oils before so I cannot compare this to any others. I have no idea what it smells like but I love the scent! It is not a strong scent and it does not linger in your hair but every time I use this I am surprised how much I like the scent. It does not do wonders for my hair, but it is definitely making my hair look less frizzy. Not frizz-free but less frizzy.

Yves Rocher Collection Cacao Cocoa & Raspberry Hand Cream
I do not like chocolate scented products at all (even though I love chocolate!) but this one is different. It mainly smells like raspberries so maybe that's why the definite chocolate scent does not bother me? Besides that I really like how it mouisturizes my skin. I have really dry hands and this sinks into the skin very fast.

essie Nail polish 38 NICE IS NICE
I have talked about this earlier this week in my Nail of the day post, so I do not want to talk about for too long. I really like the color - even though where I live we are expecting snow this week this makes me feel like spring is not so far away anymore.

OPI Nail Polish What Wizardry is This?
This is a sand effect polish from the mini set of the OPI "Oz the Great and Powerful" collection. I loved the collection and was so happy when a friend of mine got me the set for Christmas! I had to wear the dark one for New Years Eve :) It looks simply amazing:

Depending on how the light hist it it looks completely different! I never had a sand effect polish before and I do not usually like the look of them but this one looked so amazing and interesting. I do not think I have seen a polish like this before - I am in love!

This month I tried out products I have never tried before and discovered some new loves where I never thought I would. Product wise I stepped out of my comfortzone and hope to do so a lot more in the upcoming year.

What products did you love this month?

- Myra

Nail of the Day - Pink & Purple

Catrice: Ultimate Nail Laquer, 770 Put My Lavender On Agenda

Unterlack: p2, Intensive Nail! Hardener
Topcoat: essence, studio nails, better than gel nails, top sealer


Der rosefarbene Lack ist NL S96 Sweat Heart von OPI, den ihr schon aus meinem letzten Nail of the day kennt:

 

Ich habe meine Nägel noch nie so getragen. Ich bin noch nicht sicher ob mir das mit zwei Farben wirklich gefällt - an anderen Leuten finde ich es immer klasse... aber an mir selbst? Hm.

Beide Lacke sind in nur zwei Schichten schon gut deckend und trocknen relativ schnell <3

Für mich sind Rosa und Lila Frühlingsfarben - sucht ihr eure Lackfarben

auch nach den Jahreszeiten aus?

Nail of the Day - Frühling auf den Nägeln

OPI: Sweat Heart NL S96

Unterlack: p2, Intensive Nail! Hardener
Topcoat: essence, studio nails, better than gel nails, top sealer





OPIs Sweat Heart bringt den Frühling auf meine Nägel! Ich liebe die Farbe einfach! OPI ist sehr teuer und ich habe mir auch lange überlegt, ob ich mir diesen Lack zulege. OPI finde ich immer noch zu teuer, aber den Kauf bereue ich nicht. Es ist eine klassische Farbe, die jedoch sehr hell ist und oft nicht deckt. Sweat heart hat genug Deckraft (hier zwei Schichten) und hält bei mir wirklich länger als Drogerie-Nagellack. Die Farbe ist einfach perfekt!

Die Fußnägel habe ich mir auch lackiert, aber ich glaube hier will niemand wirklich meine Zehen sehen^^ That's what i mint! von essence finde ich eine schöne Kombination mit dem hellen rosa von OPI - fast schon sommerlich ;)

Was tragt ihr gerade auf den Nägeln?

Valentinstag!

So sieht mein Valetinstag 2013 aus :D
Ahoi-Brause Herzen und OPI Sweet Heart (wartet auf ein neues Nail of the day) <3

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