Zoya Fire & Ice (Flame) Collection

Hi! I know I haven't post in awhile. I was sick for the past week and I'm finally feeling better. Still coughing and voice is still rasping but other than that I'm good. So forgive me :)

So anyways, today I have Zoya's new Fire & Ice Collection, which recently the collection's name was changed to Flame collection. This collection consists of 6 gorgeous colors with a foil like finish.

All pictures were taken under artificial light.


Tiffany a soft peachy copper shimmer


Gloria is a rosey pink shimmer


Crystal is a turquoise blue with gold flecks


Lisa is a red shimmer with reddish flecks


Sarah a magenta shimmer with red and pink flecks


Valerie is a plum purple with light purple flecks

Overall this collection is stunning. I loved all six shades, but my favorite has to be Crystal. I love how the orangey/gold/copper flecks work with the turquoise. Very unique color. Formula was the typical Zoya formaul, smooth and perfect in every way. All were under two coats.

And that's all I have for today!

MAC Venomous Villains Nail Lacquers

Yay! I finally have the MAC's Venomous Villains Nail Lacquers done today (2 months late). I know its all absolutely sold out now and that evil eBay is having it for prices beyond imaginable.

I spent quite a lot of money on this collection. Being that I absolutely love Disney, and of course MAC. Them collaborating is like me having a dream come true! Below is everything that I bought from the collection. I do not regret spending money on these because I love the colors and everything. My wallet wasn't happy though, but that's OK xD

Anyway, here are the swatches of the nail lacquers:

Formidable is a plum-ish base with blue and pink flecks of shimmer. Yes very similar to Orly's Galaxy Girl


Mean & Green is a brownish green base with purple and golden shimmer. And yes very similar to Orly's Space Cadet


Bad Fairy is a red shimmer with hints of gold and orangey shimmer

As you can see, Bad Fairy is the only one worth buying since Formidable and Mean & Green have dupes. What I wished they did was slap on Maleficient's picture on the polish bottle like they did with the Hello Kitty's. That would've made the polish more special and unique. They were all under three coats and application was pretty good. Had no problems.

OPI Designer Series Radiance & Magic

Today I have the two new OPI Designer Series Radiance and Magic. I honestly feel a little disappointed with these new DS polishes coming out because all the old ones were holo. And there's no holo in these :( But they're still pretty..

Radiance is a silver foil which was opaque in two coats. I actually liked this one a lot



Magic is a sapphire blue with blue and turquoise flecks. This one took 3 coats for full coverage

Radiance and Magic are both nice, but I do hope to see some more holos in the future for their Designer Series collections. Those were awesome!

Radiance is my favorite because it applied so nicely with no streaks. And we tend to have that problem with 'metallic' so I'm pretty impressed with the application.

Well that's all I have for today!

China Glaze Vintage Vixen Collection

Hi all! Today I finally have the China Glaze Vintage Vixen collection to show. During my weeks of swatching there was absolutely no sun at all, therefore all pictures were taken under artificial light (which I pretty much prefer since its most color accurate)

I'm so glad to finally swatch fall collections because I'm loving all the fall colors as I'm a little "sick" of the summer colors. As we all know that's just temporary xD

On with the swatches!


Swing Baby - a silver/gold shimmer with foil finish. Very bling like


Riveter Rouge - a strong golden red shimmer


Midnight Mission - dark blue shimmer, has silver flecks


Jitterbug - a light charcoal silver foil. Has a little blue and a little purple in it. But mostly silver.


Ingrid - chocolatey taupe with silver flecks of shimmer. LOVE


Hey Doll - a bronzey brown shimmer


Goin' My Way - golden brown shimmer. A little close to bronze but more brown toned.


Foxy - a fire red bronze shimmer


First Class Ticket - dark purple shimmer. Picture shows a little more blue than purple.


Emerald Fitzgerald - a dark green/teal shimmer


Classic Camel - mustardy beige with golden shimmers. LOVE


Bogie - a sort of an eggplant purple metallic ish.

I love this collection. The colors are great for fall. And their formula was good. Some were a little leaky but not too much. My favorite is Classic Camel and Ingrid.

I'm looking forward to their 'Tis the Season to be Naughty And Nice collection. Though not much colors interest me there. I need to see more swatches before I'm convinced to buy the whole collection. Though I'm really interested in that peppermint cuticle oil. I might even buy two sets just so I can get that peppermint oil lol

Well that's all I have for today. I have a few hours to spare before I head to class, time to relax :) Enjoy your Sunday guys! And for those who have Columbus Day off, enjoy that as well!

Something Really Old..

Hi all!

Vandaag heb ik iets voor jullie dat al ontzettend oud is; een van mijn nagellakken die ik vaak gebruikte voordat ik bijvoorbeeld het Fok! forum of Makeupalley had ontdekt! Dit was mijn favoriet toentertijd en ik dacht dat het wel leuk zou zijn om deze uit mijn Helmer op te diepen :).

Today I have something that is really old (at least, to me and my stash!); one of my favorite polishes that I used very often, before I discovered the Fok! forum or MUA! This was my favorite then and I thought it might be fun to share it with you and dig it out of my Helmer :).



Miss Sporty 112, drie laagjes. De bovenste foto is genomen zonder direct zonlicht, de tweede is genomen met zonlicht. 112 is een donkere nude shimmer met foily finish. Nude is niet echt mijn ding nu, maar doordat deze lak shimmer bevat en een foily finish heeft, was ze toch interessant. Het flesje is bijna leeg zoals je kunt zien haha. Ik heb hier ontzettend vaak mee gelakt en toen ik laatst keek of ze nog een flesje hadden, zag ik dat ze inmiddels andere kleuren hebben, met dezelfde nummers als hier in mijn Helmer staan. Jammer! Applicatie is ok, maar droogtijd is niet zo best in vergelijking met OPI en China Glaze. De lak droogt langzaam. Maargoed, het was wel weer even een uitstapje..

Miss Sporty 112 (old version), three coats. The first picture is taken without direct sunlight, the second picture is taken in sunlight. 112 is a slightly darker nude shimmer with a foily finish. I don't really like nude, but I loved this one before I discovered the whole world of nail polish. The bottle is almost empty as you can see! I used it so much.. I went to the store to see if they had this, but they have new colors under existing numbers. Pity! Application is ok, but drying time is bad in comparison with OPI and China Glaze. The polish dries sloooooow. Anyway, it was fun to go down Memory Lane..


Just spicing it up with a coat of Essie Matte About You. It gives a satin finish and I like this better than shiny.. At least, for now. Maybe it's because I've had this polish since like forever.

What are the oldest polishes in your stash? Do you still remember your first polish? Do you still have it? Do you sometimes dig it out of your Helmer/other storage?

Thanks for stopping by!

Pictures Of A Purple Pretty

Hi all!

Dit is één van de twee Kinetics lakken die ik onlangs in een swap met Linda heb gekregen. Kinetics is voor zover ik weet alleen verkrijgbaar in Letland, dus mocht je een keer swappen met iemand uit Letland; vraag naar Kinetics!

This is one of the two Kinetics polishes I got in swap with Linda not too long ago. As far as I know, Kinetics is only available in Latvia, so if you are ever lucky enough to swap with someone from Latvia; ask for Kinetics!



Kinetics Luxury Purple, drie laagjes en een laagje Diamont in daglicht/zonlicht. Luxury Purple is een paars met rode ondertoon. Deze foto's zijn niet kleurecht, maar tonen wel de geweldige shimmer die deze lak heeft. Ik kan het niet helemaal plaatsen. Na een laagje is het net alsof het een jelly met microglitter is, zonder dat deze glitters 'verzonken' liggen in de jelly (bestaat dit?). De lak heeft een sterke shimmer en haast foily finish. Ik zit de hele tijd al naar mijn nagels te staren!

Kinetics Luxury Purple, three coats with one coat Nubar Diamont in daylight/sunlight. Luxury purple is a redbased purple, so these two pictures are not color accurate. The pictures do show the incredible shimmer this polish has! I can't really figure out what it is.. After one coat, it's like I applied a jelly with microglitters that don't sink to the bottom of the jelly (does this even exist?). The polish has a very strong shimmer and almost foily finish. I'm staring almost nonstop at my nails since I applied this..

De volgende foto's zijn van slechte kwaliteit, maar zijn wel kleurecht. Onder mijn bureaulamp wordt ze plotseling geen blurple maar haar echte kleur..

The following pictures are craptastic, but they are color accurate. Under my desklamp, she transforms in front of my camera to the color she really is..



Mooi is ze he? Ik vind haar echt prachtig. Applicatie was goed en de droogtijd was ook goed. Ik had verwacht dat deze lak minder snel zou drogen, al heb ik daar geen reden voor.

Whoa, isn't the pretty? I really like her! Application was good and drying time was good as well. Somehow, I expected to have issues with the dryingtime, but I don't know why.. I'm very happy with Luxury Purple! As Linda said: I might want to marry this..

So what do you think of this Purple Pretty? What is your favorite purple polish?

Thanks for stopping by!