Textured Stamping feat. Layla Cosmetics Mirror Effect

I hope you're not tired of textured stamping? Because I still love it! This one was a bit of a different approach, even though it's still the MoYou London Christmas plate #04 that I used for the stamping image. I think it's more of a NYE design than one for Christmas, because there's a lot of silver going on here! As my textured base I used two coats of Manhattan - Give me Sparkle (Visions of Me LE) and as my stamping color I used Layla Cosmetics Mirror Effect - Metal Chrome. So for now I'm off to the usual Christmas trip but I have prepared two more posts to keep you entertained. Also I will obviously be on Instagram where I might show off my nails and cats under the Christmas tree. :) 

Manhattan - Rouge là là: Cheeky Cherry, Bad Burgundy & Pleasure Plum

The second limited edition from Manhattan which is in stores since the beginning of December is called Rouge là là. This collection consists of five beautiful red and berry shades plus gold and silver nail art glitter. 11ml of nail polish are sold for €4.09 and one little jar of 4.6g glitter is sold for €2.49. I received three shades to review and the golden glitter, which I won't include in today's review though. I used two coats of each polish with no base or top coat and they all have a beautiful formula. You can see that Bad Burgundy isn't completely opaque with two coats, so this one might need three. The others look good to me with just two coats. I love the idea of a color inspired collection and I think Rouge là là includes a great choice of colors. And I think the names are lovely as well! 

Manhattan - Cheeky Cherry

Manhattan - Bad Burgundy

Manhattan - Pleasure Plum

Manhattan - Visions of Me (Sugar Effect): Coral Glam, Give me Sparkle & Glitter for Life

I had time to swatch some polishes I received to review and since two Limited Editions from Manhattan are out since the beginning of December I decided to post both of them this week. Today I will show you the Sugar Effect nail polishes from the Visions of Me collection. Each polish contains 8ml and is sold for €2.99. They will be in stores for about four weeks. I used two coats of each polish without any base or top coat and they all have a good formula. I didn't like the brush too much though, but it still does the job. My favorite is probably Coral Glam because I don't have anything similar yet and I love how it looks on the nails. They're all perfect for the festive season though! 

Manhattan - Coral Glam 

Manhattan - Give me Sparkle

Manhattan - Glitter for Life

Manhattan - Bonnie Strange Colour Collection

Sorry for being a lazy blogger these days! I'm super busy (and now I have a cold as well). So all I have to show you today is the (more or less) new Manhattan Bonnie Strange Colour Collection with six colors that I received to review. More or less because the collection is already available since mid-September, but it will be available for about 4 more months. Each bottle contains 7 ml and is sold for 2.99 € or CHF 5.90. I used two coats each with no base or top coat, in case you just want to scroll through the pictures. My favorite is #6 The Wow-Show! which you can find at the end of this post! 

001 Berlin Bling

A nice classic silver which looks quite alright with two coats. It was a bit streaky, but I think that could be fixed by adding the second coat with a sponge. 

002 Kreuzberg Darling

A pale pink with a tiny bit of blue shimmer, which is really really not my thing. Also it was quite streaky and three coats would probably be needed here.

003 Very Veggie

Two coats and not opaque at all, very thin and streaky. This was a disappointment.

004 Black Trash

Blackish silver glitter which is perfectly opaque with two coats. Nothing to complain about (except for its name). 

005 Überlover

A nice Christmassy gold which is also showing the brush strokes a bit. Again, a sponge could fix that. Not too impressed by the color though. 

006 The Wow-Show!

Yeah, the name says it. This is my favorite, a beautiful purple with orange glitter which only looks yellow in the bottle. I added a picture from the lightbox with top coat to show all its beauty. I wore this for 7 days with a matte top coat and loved it (but then again I didn't have time to change it anyway). 

Manhattan DE

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Manhattan - Green Chai 07S & Acai Power Berry 01S

For today two simple swatches of my two colors of the Manhattan Blogger Edition. I didn't see them in stores these days so I'm not sure if they are still available. I bought and swatched them several weeks ago. But even if they are still there I think especially Green Chai might be sold out by now. 

First up is Manhattan - Acai Power Berry.

It's a very dark blue, almost black with a hint of purple. I really like it and I loved that it didn't leave my nails stained (of course I was wearing a base coat anyway). It is opaque with one coat and dries fast. On top is one coat of Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat.

Next is Manhattan - Green Chai.

I definitely see why there is a hype about this one, it is gorgeous! A light mint with colorful glitter, nothing I have seen before. These are two fast-drying coats. You will need a top coat with this one, because the glitter is quite uneven. I used one coat of BTNG Top Sealer. 

Halloween Water Marble

And some more Halloween nails! The classic Halloween colors combined in one Water Marble. Before I started on my own nails, I tried three different purple nail polishes on a plastic nail. I tried Essence - Passion For Fashion which would have been exactly what I was going for - in the bottle. Through the marbling however it got really bright and almost sheer. Next was Catrice - Doris' Darling which worked fine for marbling but didn't fit with my orange. So I tried Manhattan - Acai Power Berry, a dark purplish blue which turned out to be the perfect fit. As a base I used two coats of Essie - Blanc and then started the marbling with China Glaze - Papaya Punch, p2 - Eternal and Manhattan - Acai Power Berry. On top is one coat of Essence - BTGN Top Sealer

To see the marbling technique I used in this design, have a look at her video. 

Nail-Venturous - Floam over Manhattan - Urban Turquoise and Essie - Mesmerized

Got it! This week's mail brought me a nail polish I wanted to have since I first saw it on the blogs. It's called Floam by Nail-Venturous and is sold on Ninja Polish. It's basically always sold out, but if you're lucky enough to read their Facebook status update one minute later and act fast, you can call one bottle your own. I paid 9$ plus 3.50$ for shipping and it arrived pretty fast. Floam is a one of a kind polish. It's full of blue and yellow/green tiny glitters and in my opinion looks best over a base color. I tried it without a base and I've seen swatches, but I really prefer it otherwise. 

I used Manhattan - Urban Turquoise, a new green turquoise, green polish. You're looking at two coats without a top coat. It is greener in real and as always I wasn't able to take a matching picture. Application was great and it dried fast, but it stained my nails green. I was able to remove it with soap and a toothbrush though, but I'd recommend a good base coat. 

Now on to the fun part!

Ladies, this is Floam! Make sure to check out this picture in full view! Two coats over Urban Turquoise and topped with two coats of BTGN Top Sealer. Drying time was alright and application as well, it needs a little attention in the details though. Surface isn't smooth so it definitely needs a top coat.

Don't you just love this one? I was really curious on how this would look over other colors and tried it over a black, blue and red base. Black and red were nice as well, but I decided to go for blue!

Again, two coats of Floam over Essie - Mesmerized. This is where you see the small application problem: It's kind of difficult to get all the edges of the nail covered with the glitter. But I can live with that, because this is a great one!

If you're as much in love as I am, you might want to like the Ninja Polish Facebook page and check for their refills. It is really worth the wait!