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...

MNY - 661 & China Glaze - Cracked Concrete

Tuesday is a great holiday in Switzerland. The stores finally start opening up after the Easter break. Which means that all the Easter candy is 1/2 off! I went out specifically to hunt for some Lindt Chocolate Bunnies. I was also naughty and got some goodies from the MNY display

Check out how big that chocolate bunny is!

So the new polish I want to show off is MNY 661. It's a bright bright blue with an icy blue-silver shimmer. I used three coats for this manicure.

The application from MNY is pretty decent for the price. These are about $4 a piece. If you're not aware MNY is a branch of Maybelline that is geared towards teens and preteens.

After wearing this for the most of the day I wanted to add a bit of crackle to it. I think the weather today in Zurich was an inspiration for this. It switched back and forth between bright blue skies to gray. So I pulled out one of the China Glaze Crackle Glazes.

I popped one coat of Cracked Concrete to create this look. The first few times I tried the Crackle Glazes I was a bit unsure how I liked them. They are a bit more finicky than other crackles I've tried, but eventually I got the application down on this. You really need to make a thick coat to get the big cracks.

I like how the blue peaks through the grey! Any of you have good crackle combination's you like?

Eyeko - Punk with China Glaze Crackle - Crushed Candy

Eyeko Punk is a hot pink neon. My bottle had gotten really thick since the last time I used it. Making application really difficult and bubbly. Which is a shame since the first time I used it on my toes it applied beautifully with out any problems. I used two coats for this manicure. I've also included a photo I took under the black light.

Afterwards I put on a coat of China Glaze Crackle - Crushed Candy. Crushed Candy is a turquoise creme that crackles once placed over your manicure. I have the whole set of China Glaze Crackles thanks to a swap with Emily! For the most part I'm impressed by the color range, but I would say that the crackle effect is a lot more finicky than Barry M or P2.

I had this look on my toes for awhile and decided that it would work well as a manicure. Kind of reminds me of vibrating colors.

I took pictures under the black light too!

What do you think of this hot pink neon underneath the turquoise Crushed Candy?

OPI - Katy Perry Collection

The OPI Katy Perry Collection is beginning to trickle into retail stores. Sunday I found the collection at Ulta and bought the two glitters and then yesterday at a Boston Store I grabbed the silver duochrome. I passed on getting the magenta one called The One That Got Away. I think I have enough similar colors in my stash. When I was at the Ulta on Sunday I ended up having to wait 20 minutes in the car before the store opened. The funny thing was that there were about 8 teenage girls waiting outside the door of Ulta for 15 minutes in 12F weather. I had no clue what was so exciting that you need to wait 15 minutes in the cold for the store to open. Well, when the store opened and I got inside they were all clustered around the new Katy Perry display. lol. Really!? The polishes are nice, but I'm not that obsessed to crowd in front of the store for it. haha.

Last Friday Night, Not Like The Movies, Teenage Dream

Last Friday Night is a sheer cornflower blue with bits of light blue iridescent hexagon glitter. I used four coats for my manicure and I still had a little bit of noticeable VNL. This polish is really thick and gooey. I love the glitter and the next time I use it will probably be over a light blue base.

Not Like The Movies is a silver duochrome there are flashes of pinkish-purple and green when you move your fingers around. The polish also has little specks of silver flecked glitter. Unfortunately, it's really sheer and I needed to use four coats. Sorry about the unevenness at the tips of my nails. I've been having problems with my nails peeling and with the polish being so thin it was hard to cover the patches.

Teenage Dream is a sheer light pink with little bits of pink glitter along with iridescent holo hexagon glitter. The formula is very thick and sheer so I needed four coats.

Along with the 4 regular shades OPI released they also released a polish called Shatter. It's a black crackle. I passed on it since I already own Barry M black crackle. I used the Barry M to show the look of these three crackled. It dries matte when you apply so I have pictures with both top coat and no top coat.

Last Friday Night

Last Friday Night

Not Like The Movies

Not Like The Movies

Teenage Dream

Teenage Dream