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Hello lovelies,

Before I start a new series of Monday posts I'd like to announce, that I will be changing a platform from Blogger to Overblog this week which will force me to lose the Google Friend Connect widget so please make sure you follow me on some other platform like Facebook, email, Bloglovin' etc. all the link to my social networks are in the top right corner ;) The change will allow me to be more efficient and more active on all my social networks so I'll have more time to reply to comments and focus on other blog work!
Back to today's post:

I've gotten an opportunity to review some of piCture pOlish shades so from now on the Mondays will be dedicated to them. If you don't already know, piCture pOlish is an Australian brand that brings many unique shades and it's sister brand is only freaking Ozotic! First polish I'll review is Dorothy...

piCture pOlish Monday: Review and swatches of piCture pOlish Dorothy

Dorothy - strawberry red jelly base with magenta and silver glitter. It's a very pretty shade and I think it is great for Summer! I love how some of the glitter is half-sinked in the jelly base so it appears coloured. The finish is very sparkly in the sun and the polish looks gorgeous on toes.

The formula is opaque in two coats and it applied very well. It also dried fast but gritty so I needed a thick topcoat like Seche to smooth out the surface. Because it's glitter it lasted on me four days without chipping so good result :)

What a beauty, right? Stay tuned for a nail art post later today! piCture pOlish is available at their website or at many international e-shops.

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Hello lovelies,

Bad Apple Cosmetics, UK nail polish brand has introduced three new shades and I've been asked to share them with you!

About: "Yes its here! Bad Apple Cosmetics has developed a Gel Like Nail Polish opaque in 2 coats, leave the first coat for 8 mins. Second coat will dry a lot quicker, No UV lights no Bonds, and yes it last for up to 3 weeks. Bad Apple Jelly Pink Nail Varnish, 14ml is one of the exclusive and limited edition shades developed by Bad Apple and one of their collection of nail varnishes."

Jelly Pink Apple - bright pink leaning to coral.It's a lovely shade will suit most. The formula was a bit thicker and the brush was quite hard. I've experienced dragging when thinner coats were used. I needed to apply thicker coats to avoid the dragging and patches. The pigmentation was very good and two thicker coats provided perfect coverage. I've applied topcoat as well.

Lucy's Stash - Bad Apple Jelly Pink Apple

Jelly Red Apple - classic red creme. The shade is really nice, my kind of colour. I'm sorry to say that it wasn't very easy to work with. The formula was quite thick and fast drying so I needed to apply thicker coats fast to avoid patches. I've also had problems with bubbles as you can see. It might not have been entirely the problem of the nail polish but I haven't done anything differently so I really don't know why the bubbles occurred. Otherwise it dried glossy but I've applied topcoat to try smooth out the surface.

Lucy's Stash - Bad Apple Jelly Red Apple

Jelly Ruby Apple - dark burgundy creme purple leaning to red. Is it dark purple or red? Looks like something in between to me but it a very pretty shade. It had the best formula out of all three polishes. It applied well despite the thicker formula and dried fast and glossy.

Lucy's Stash - Bad Apple Jelly Ruby Apple

I really like the colours but I must admit the formula wasn't the easiest to work with. It showed every imperfection on my nails and was on thicker side. What's impressive though is Bad Apple's claim that the polish should last up to 3 weeks. Now, 3 weeks (even a week) is too long for me to wear one colour and I just don't have time to test it as I need to keep swatching so I can't verify this claim.But if you've tried these gel like shades let me know how they have lasted on you!

You can purchase Bad Apple polishes at the Cheap Smells website for really good prices or directly at the Bad Apple Cosmetics website. They also sell nail wraps so if you're into them check them out too!

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