Day 2 - Nail Polish Advent Calendar

Day 2 is here. My little box was opened and I found. Catrice Be Indiglow! and e.l.f. Gold Star

I used two coats of Be Indiglow! Such a pretty navy blue. The shimmer is gorgeous and the formula was great. Unfortunately, this polish is long gone since it was a limited edition in Fall 2012. I then used e.l.f. Gold Star as a top coat. I used one coat. This is still available. Be warned though, because it stinks. Two hours later and I can still smell the stink on my finger nails.

And the super macro shot!

See you tomorrow!

Galaxy Nails

There are a couple of tutorials for Galaxy Nails. I ended up mostly using the one from Nouveau Cheap since she had great step by step photos. I used Catrice I Wear My Sunglasses at Night as my base coat. Then used some random pastel colors to sponge on the galaxy. For my glitter I used NYC White Light Glitter.

Here is an old manicure, photo of Catrice I Wear My Sunglasses at Night. So you can see what I used for the base. Such a pretty color!

Here is my finished product...

My favorite close-ups!

It was relatively easy to do! It only took me about 45 minutes start to finish. Not bad at all! Only problem was I should of waited longer till I applied top coat.

Let's Take A Peak At Catrice Fall 2011

Hello everyone! I thought I would share some bottle pictures of some of the new polishes Catrice has to offer for fall 2011. I also have a notd for one of them.

Below are some of the colors that will be on the core displays this fall.

Rusty But Sexy --- Goldfinger --- Captain Sparrow's Boat

It's Rambo No. 5 --- After Eight --- I'm A Star

Sing Hey, Dirty-Lilah

Marilyn & Me

Blues Brother Vol. II

ASHley

Today, I also happened to come across the limited edition Bohemia collection. I ended snatching up all four shades.

Be Indiglow! --- Bring Me Terra Copper! --- Looking Sunkissed --- Yes, You Tan

Here is my notd with Be Indiglow! It applied really nicely and could of easily been an one coater. I used two coats since I had one bald patch. It's a very smokey blue with a black base to it.

I also have some quick bottle comparisons and a brush comparison.

The brush on the left is from the LE collection it's wider and more rounded. The brush on the right is the typical Catrice brush.

Here is a shot of the rusty oranges. They look pretty similar but the one on the left has more of a pearl finish and the right has gold shimmer.

Bring Me Terra Copper vs Rusty But Sexy

This is a comparison of the new color I'm a Star vs. a past LE called Welcome to the Jungle. Welcome to the Jungle is a bit darker.

Catrice - I'm a Star vs Welcome to the Jungle

Catrice - I Scream Peach with MNY 142A

Hello everyone. I'm back this week with a polish post. I was very busy taking in my last few weeks of living in Europe. So today I wanted to show you Catrice I Scream Peach. I picked it up recently off the clearance rack. If you want this, make sure to get your hand on it soon! It's been discontinued this month.

I Scream Peach is a really pretty bright coral. It applied so nicely in two coats. I just love love this color! I'm so glad I picked it up before I lost the chance.

The next day I put a coat of MNY 142A. 142A is from the I am a Glitterati LE that was released mid-August. It's got small silver glitter bits that are holo in the sun and it also has a few bits of silver hex glitter. Unfortunately the hex glitter was impossible to get on the nail. :(

Thanks for looking. I put some photos up on my Facebook page of the new Catrice bottles and some of the recently discontinued Essence.

Catrice - Don't Feed The Birds with China Glaze - Lightning Bolt

I bought this back in the spring when Catrice was switching out the stock. So this color is now discontinued. Don't Feed The Birds is a sheer yellow shimmer which needed four coats. It did dry nicely for the amount of coats. It's a very pretty yellow so I'm glad I got it before it was gone.

The next day I slapped a coat of China Glaze Crackle Glaze in Lightning Bolt. I liked the color combination a lot. Application of the Crackle Glaze was pretty good. I tried to put it on thick for nicer crack.

Glossy shot...

Close up shot...

Catrice - Out of Space Collection

Hello! Today I have to show you the three teals from the Catrice LE Out of Space Collection. I've had these for a bit and I've just now finally worn the three of them.

First up is Houston's Favorite a blue teal with some teal shimmer. Applied nicely in two coats for me. Overall, I was impressed by the color.

The second one I'm going to show you was a little bit of a surprise when I was applying it. Beam Me Scotty! dries matte. A total shock and I really like the look. It's a green teal with bits of small silver glitter and a green glitter. I applied this in two coats. Application was great for a matte.

Here it is glossy. I think this polish most represents space... it looks like a galaxy.

Midnight Express was hard to capture with the camera. It's a blacken teal with bits of teal, blue, and silver micro glitter. This was two coats as well.

Here's the shot again of the ruffian I did with Houston's Favorite and a gold nail pen.

So what do you think? I think this LE would of been better in Fall but I still like the colors a lot and since I'm moving back to the US I won't have a lot of extra cash for the new fall collections so at least I got a few shades earlier.

Catrice - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night

I Wear My Sunglasses At Night is a new polish from Catrice that just hit the displays this month throughout Europe. This color is probably a bit hit or miss for some people and I'm on the hit end.

It's black with a little tiny flecks of fuchsia, turquoise, and orange glitter. It's definitely a color you need to wear during a day outside. Unfortunately, it wasn't even sunny the day I took pictures, but there was enough light to capture the glitter flecks. I used three coats and there is a top coat on. I had no problems with the application or drying problems.

Lots of glitter in the bottle but doesn't show up too much on the nail unless you're in the right light.

 

These pictures show the flecked glitter the best.

What do you think? It's a bit hit or miss, but it's definitely unique.

Catrice - Dirty Berry

Recently the Catrice displays throughout Europe have started to be replaced with new products. Most notably for me is there are a ton of new polishes added. I grabbed four of the new ones and today I will show you one of them.

Dirty Berry is a purple with a very blue base that unfortunately is very noticeable in all my photos. In real life it looks slightly more purple. It's packed full of tiny silver glitter that in sun or direct lamp light will sort of look holographic. At best, it's a very, very weak scatter Holo. It applied beautifully and looked great at two coats, but I like to use three for most polishes I wear.

This is very picture heavy since I wanted to show off how gorgeous this looks in different lights! Click any of the pictures and you will be able to see the full size.  First up are all the pictures in the sun.

Here is a picture under lamp light. This is also the best representation of the color.

Here it is in natural light.

And here it is with flash.

Pretty unique color for a drugstore brand! Hope you enjoyed it!