No. 7 Milan

I've discovered another foil-looking colour at No. 7's counter and I had to have it! Milan is beautiful pink-rose foil colour. It had really good staying power but because of the fine glitter in it the removal was a bit difficult. Also coverage was really good-two coats were enough for what you see in the pics. I really like this shade and I can't wait to try another two I have :D

And it wouldn't be me not to spice it up with some stamping nail art :) A to bych nebyla ja, abych to neozvlastnila razitkovanim :)

Objevila jsem u znacky No. 7 dalsi lak, ktery jsem musela mit! Milan je krasna ruzova "foil" (fakt nevim, jak to prelozit :) foliova? leskla jak alobal? :D ) barvicka. Dost dobre drzel,ale diky jemne glitrove konzistenci se hure odlakovaval.  Kryl dobre, takze stacily dve vrstvy pro docileni kryti jako na obrazku. tenhle odstin se mi mooc libi a uz se nemuzu dockat, az vyzkousim dalsi dva,ktere mam :D

Ciaté Paint Pots - Ditch the Heels (Festival Fever Collection)

Ditch the Heels - my second Ciaté polish. It is nice medium green creme colour (not bright, not pastel).The formula was a bit more watery than Ciaté Talent Scout's but still really nice. I needed two coats for full coverage however three coats would do even better work. Drying time was ok, I would say average and brush was again very nice to work with.

Green is not really a colour I would pick for myself but I must admit that it is really nice summer shade. Collection Festival Fever offers six shades and is available at ciate.co.uk

EDIT to Talent Scout: I have this polish third day on my nails and there are no chips!

*Product was send to me by company for a review.

Ditch the Heels - muj druhy lak znacky Ciaté. Je to stredne zelena kramova barvicka (ani vyrazna, ani pastelova). Lak byl trosku vic vodovejsi nez Ciaté Talent Scout, ale porad se s ni dobre pracovalo. Pro plne kryti jsem potrebovala dve vrstvy, ale tri by udelaly jeste lepsi sluzbu. Lak schnul tak nejak prumerne rychle a se steteckem se mi zase moc dobre pracovalo.

Zelena neni urcite barva, kterou bych si pro sebe vybrala, ale musim uznat, ze je to krasny letni odstin. Kolekce Festival Fever obsahuje celkem sest laku a je dostupna na ciate.co.uk

EDIT k Talent Scout: Uz mam ten lak na sobe treti den a porad je v super stavu, zadne odlupovani!

China Glaze Stroll and comparison with BB Couture Napa Valley Red

I have ChG Stroll for a very short time and I just don't know how could I exist without it! It's such an amazing colour! Firstly I thought it will be more berry, then that it is BB Couture Napa Valley Red dupe but neither of it.

Stroll is from Retro Diva collection for fall 2009. The coulour is deep burgundy with golden glitter. But it is not traditional glitter, this one if much finer however the removing was still pain :-/  I've used two coats but three would be much better as this polish is not fully opaque. Drying time was quite good, average I would say. I am also big fan of China Glaze brushes, it is pleasure to work with :)

Comparison between ChG Stroll and BB Couture Napa Valley Red

*Product was send to me by company for a review.

ChG Stroll mam jen velmi kratkou dobu a nechapu, jak jsem bez nej mohla zit! Je to naprosto uchvatna barva! Nejdriv jsem si myslela, ze na nehtu bude vic do barvy lesniho ovoce, pak ze je to dvojce BB Couture Napa Valley Red, ale neni ani jedno.

Stroll je z Retro Diva kolekce pro podzim 2009. Barvicka by se dala popsat jako tmava vinove cervena se zlatymi glitriky. Glitry jsou ale mnohem mensi a jemnejsi, presto bylo odklakovavani docela neprijemne :-/ Na obrazcich mam dve vrstvy, ale tri by byly asi mnohem lepsi, protoze lak neni plne kryci. Schnul celkem dobre, rekla bych tak prumer. Jsem docela velky fanousek stetecku ChG, moc dobre se mi s nimi pracuje :)  

Ciaté Paint Pots -Talent Scout (Festival Fever Collection)

I got my hands on a Ciaté Talent Scout from the new Festival Fever collection. It is cool darks purple cream. This is actually the first polish from Ciaté I have ever tried and it just has the cutest bottle ever! Black bow, round black and white sticker and long black handle.

Formula of the polish was really nice. Good coverage without streaks, not too watery, not too thick. Maybe you could go with just one coat however I've used two as I do it always :) Drying time was a bit longer but nothing that Seche Vite would not solve. I liked to work with the brush - as you can see in the pics, I managed to paint nails nicely with it.

The bottle costs £9 and it is 13.5 ml. It is not one of the cheapest nail polish brands but I guess it's because of the nice bow and bottle design and Formaldehyde and Toluene free formula. I've got one more shade to show you and I definately want to try more shades in the future and maybe hand or foot care too.

 Ciaté & boudoir inspired mani / manikura inspirovana Ciaté

*Product was send to me by company for a review.

Dostal se mi do rukou lak znacky Ciaté v odstinu talent Scout z letosni Festival Fever kolekce. Je to tmave fialova kremovka. Tohle je uplne prvni lak, ktery jsem kdy od teto znacky vyzkousela a ma proste tu nejroztomilejsi lahvicku! Cerna maslicka, ovalna cerno-bila nalepka a dlouha cerna rukojet-krasne elegantni.

S lakem se mi moc dobre pracovalo. Dobre kryje bez pruhovani a neni ani moc vodovy ani moc husty. Mozna by nekomu stacila jen jedna vrstva,ale ja uz ze zvyku dala dve. Se schnutim to bylo trosku horsi, ale zase nic, co by nevyresil Seche Vite. Se stetcem se byla taky jedna basen pracovat - jak je videt na fotkach,tak se mi s nim podarilo krasne a ciste namalovat nehtiky.

Jedna lahvicka stoji £9 a je 13.5 ml. Neni to zrovna ten nejlevnejsi lak, ale hadam,ze cena proste zahrnuje i maslicku, pekny design a fakt, ze lak je bez Formaldehydu a Toluenu. Jeste mam jeden odstin, ktery vam ukazu pozdeji, ale urcite jich chci v budoucnu zkusit vic a taky mozna jejich peci o ruce a nohy.

China Glaze Peachy Keen swatches

Peachy Keen belongs to Up & Away Collection (2010) and it is a light peach cream colour. The formula is really nice - easy application, no streaking, good colour coverage and final finish looks great! It took two coats for a full coverage as you can see in the pictures. I don't have any other colour from Up & Away Collection, because pastel cream colours are not really my cup of tea (I like more fall-type and shimmery colours). But if I'll change my mind about pastel cream colours one day, I would definitely go for  polishes from this collection as I loved the polish formula.

*Product was send to me by company for a review.

Peachy Keen patri do Up & Away kolekce (2010) a je to kremova pastelove-broskvova barvicka. Lakuje se s nim skvele, nepruhuje, lak dobre kryje a konecny vysledek vypada uzasne! Pro plne kryti opet stacily dve vrstvy, viz. fotky :) Zadne dalsi barvicky z Up & Awaykolekce nemam, protoze pastelove kremovky proste nepatri do barev, ktere bych no sila (Ja radsi ty podzimni a trpytive odstiny). Ale jestli nekdy na pastelove kremovky zmenim nazor, tak urcite sahnu po lacich z teto kolekce.

My top 5 red lipsticks

I've decided to show you my favourite 5 red lipsticks. Maybe my swatches will help you to find your favourite shade :)

1. Estee Lauder All-Day Lipstick in shade Sarong
This is my favourite shade - it is a dark red wine shade with a purple undertones
pros: great pigmentation
cons: dry formula, colour feathers, not long-stay colour

2. Chantecaille Lip Chic in shade Dahlia
Red Wine colour in the tube, brighter red on the lips
pros: insanely moisturising!, glossy on the lips
cons: not long-wear formula, not very pigmented, price

3. NYX Hestia
Red wine colour with dark brown untertones
pros: price, great pigmentation, creamy, not dry formula
cons: not long-wear formula, colour feathers

4. NYX Rose
Bright red-pink colour
pros: price, creamy formula, very pigmented
cons: not long-wear formula, colour feathers

5. AVON Classic Berry
Very Dark wine red with dark brown undertones
pros: price, quite long-stay formula, very pigmented
cons: colour feathers

What is YOUR favourite red lipstick?

L.A. Girl Amethyst

I got this nail polish from a friend, so thank you, Nuf! I really like it! It is not just plain amethyst colour, it has small blue and purple flecks in shimmery purple base. The formula was kind of funny-watery, sheer....But after three coats you get nice and even look as you can see in the picture :)

Tenhle lak mam od kamaradky, takze dekuji, Nuf! Fakt se mi ta barva libi! Neni to jen obycejna ametystova barva. Ma navic male modre a fialove trpytecky v trpytivem fialovem zakladu. Konzistence byla takova zvlastni-vodova a ne moc kryci... Ale po trech vrstvach muzete docilit pekne kryci barvy jako na fotce.

China Glaze Pure Elegance and FIMO fail :)

I was lucky to win this nail polish at Makeup Mama's giveaway together with some FIMO clay canes. Pure Elegance is a lovely pink colour with pink shimmer. Amazing colour! No gold or blue shimmer, just pink! Unfortunately, polish is really watery and sheer. There are three coats in the picture and it is still not perfect :(

As you can see, I also tried to decorate my nails with FIMO. Well, it could end up worse :D I found very hard to work with them, because you need very thin pieces but it is impossible to use your file after you apply FIMO on your nail (it's just nail polish, not acryl or gel, you know..). If you have any suggestions how to work with them, I will be glad :)

Mela jsem to stesti, ze jsem vyhrala tenhle lak na nehty a FIMO v blogove soutezi. Pure Elegance je krasna ruzova barvicka s ruzovym trpytem. Uzasna barva! Zadny zlaty nebo modry trpyt, ale krasne ruzovy! Bohuzel lak ma dost ridkou konzistency a neni moc kryci. Na fotkach mam tri vrstvy a porad to neni poerfektni :(

Jak vidite, tak jsem se pokusila i o zdobeni s FIMO. No mohlo to dopadnout i hur :D Dost spatne se mi s nimi pracovalo. Hlavne proto, ze jsou potreba opravdu tenoucke platky a je skoro nemozne zpilovat platky na nehtu (protoze je to proste lak, ne akryl nebo gel..). Jestli mate nekdo nejaky napad,jak s FIMEM zachazet, sem s nim!

Nails Inc. London for Diet Coke

Nails Inc. started promotion together with Coca-Cola and Boots. So if you buy two Diet Cokes in Boots, you can choose one of four Nails Inc. polishes. I bought London which is light cream taupe colour with a hint of pink. I love this colour! It took two coats for a full coverage and didn't chip in the first three days! Brush is quite thin but still nice to work with. Additionally, it matches to my new dress!

Nails Inc. zacali spolupracovat s Coca-Colou a Boots. Takze kdyz si koupite dve Coca-Coly Light v Boots, muzete si vybrat jeden ze ctyr laku Nails In.c Ja si koupila odstin London, ktery je kremovy, svetly taupe odstin s troskou ruzoveho podtonu. Miluju tuhle barvicku! Pro plne kryti opet stacily jen dve vrstvy a lak se mi neloupal prvni tri dny :) Stetecek je trosku tenci,ale i tak se s nim praocvalo moc dobre. Navic barvicka se mi skvele hodi k novym satum!

My non-traditional french manicure :)

Finally I have got long nails for a french manicure and I was again in a creative mood and this is a result :) I've used Essie protein base coat, two coats of OPI No Bees Please. Then I painted black tips with Color Club Black and over it painted with Nfu Oh 59-red flakies. It still needed something more so I've used fauxnad plate and black Konad polish.

Konecne mam dost dlouhe nehty na francii a mela jsem zrovna tvorivejsi naladu a toto je vysledek :) Pouzila jsem Essie protein base coat a dve vrstvy OPI No Bees Please. Pak jsem namalovala konce s Color Club Black, pak je jeste premalovala cervenym supinkovym Nfu Oh 59. No a protoze to chtelo jeste necim ozivit, lupla jsem tam cerna razitka Konad: )

Barry M Coral :)

This colour is fun! Springey, summery coral creme! I never wear orange or coral colours as I don't feel good in them but this polish was just sooo positive! Let's have a look!

Two layers, no chipping in first two days and no problems with removal. I must get more of Barry Ms!

Tahle barvicka je proste super! Jarne-letni kremova koralovka. Nikdy nenosim oranzove nebo koralove barvy, protoze se v nich necitim,ale tenhle laky proste taaak pozitivni! Vsak se mrknete...

Dve vrstvy, zadne odlupovani laku v prvnich dvou dnech a bezproblemove odlakovavani. Musim si poridit vic Barry M laku!

Playing with flakies...Miss Sporty 314 and Golden Rose

I know that Miss Sporty is a cheap drugstore brand but I still bought three of them. I wanted a very dark blue as the only dark blueish (more purple really) I have is OPI Ink. Miss Sporty 314 is not creme, it has a dark blue shimmer. I was very pleasantly surprised-it needed only ONE thicker coat for a full coverage, the brush was wide and it did not chip in the first three days! I made it special with one coat of Golden Rose Scale effect. I just love flakies! They make the nails pop...I still had to look at them...they remind me of mermaids :)

Vim moc dobre, ze Miss Sporty je levna drogerkova znacka,ale presto jsem si tri laky koupila. Chtela jsem hodne tmavou modrou, protoze jedinou tmave modrou (no spis fialovou) mam OPI Ink. Miss Sporty neni kremovka, ma v sobe jemny tmave-modry trpyt. Byla jsem dost mile prekvapena-stacila pouze jedna silnejsi vrstva pro plne kryti, stetecek byl krasne siroky a lak se mi vydrzel prvni tri dny v moc fajn stavu. Ozvlastnila jsem ho jeste vrstvou Golden Rose Scale effect. Proste miluju supinky! Uzasne zvyrazni nehty...jsem si na ne porad musela koukat...propominaji mi morske panny :)

No.7 Beanie

It is said that this polish is very close to the Chanel Particuliere...it only has more grey than brown undertone.I was quite pleased with the texture and the brush however it is definitely not "speed dry" as it says on the bottle. It takes two coats for a full coverage. Picture was taken after two days of wearing and you can see already the white tips :( Not good though :( But I think it it is worth to have this polish just for the colour :)

Rika se,ze tenhle lak je dost podobny Chanelu Particuliere...ma jen trosku vic sedych podtonu nez hnedych. Byla jsem docela spokojena s texturou laku a steteckem, ale rozhodne to neni "rychleschnouci lak", jak je to uvedeno na lahvicce. Na plne kryti byly potreba dve vrstvy (jako skoro vzdycky). Fotku jsem udelala az po dvou dnech noseni a uz jsou videt obrousene bile konecky :( To neni moc dobry :( Ale myslim si,ze stoji za to mit tenhle lak uz jen pro tu barvicku :)

YaaaaaY! My UNI is OVER! ...... and some random swatches ;)

Finally! After three years I finished my uni studies so now I have more time to you,guys! I have here some random pics which in my opinion don't deserve separate post :)

Nubar Silver Spark-best use as a glittery topcoat / nejvic se hodi jako trpytkaty topcoat

Maybelline Sparkling Strawberry

Nfu Oh 108 with Collection 2000 Sparkle topcoat

Barry M Red Wine

OPI Royal Rajah Ruby

My early tries for nail art :D

Mac Ooh

Misa No Shrinking Violetta

This nail polish has been passed around many times from one of my friend to another and finally ended up with me. Aaaaand it is not my cup of tea.... :( I really like the colour in the bottle-cold pink with golden shimmer but it doesn't look good on my nails :( Well, what can you do, right? Only pass it along and make happy somebody else for a while..