Dance Legend - Termo Trio #1 (Tricolored Color Changing Nail Polish)

Now, if you enjoyed the thermo nail polish that I posted on Friday, you're definitely going to enjoy this one as well! Unless you dislike purple. But I don't think anyone could dislike purple so much that they would dismiss a tricolored thermo nail polish. Am I right? Today's polish is Dance Legend - Termo Trio #1 and just like #170 it changes the color depending on temperature. But this one goes from dark purple (cold) to light purple (lukewarm) to light blue (warm). That would be three colors in one polish and imho amazing. As mentioned in my latest post, I had more luck with the formula this time because I used two thin coats and one coat of Essie - Good To Go on top. But if you only use two coats, the light blue will turn out to be a tiny bit sheer. I was wearing this one for 2-3 days and it didn't chip. But it is definitely not a perfect formula and I wouldn't wear it longer because I had more than the usual tip wear after those 2 and a half days. Because my pictures don't do this beautiful polish justice I made another video:

http://youtu.be/YFOD_r3ncdE

(Not completely) cold:

Warm:

Transitions:

All three colors on one nail (it happens randomly as well, but doesn't stay like this for long):

Dance Legend will soon be available online with worldwide shipping. You can like their Facebook page to be up to date on the opening of their online shop! Dance Legend Thermo polishes are sold for 13$, shipping is 10$ or free if you order more than 10 bottles. If you don't want to wait to place your order, you can do it via E-Mail. 

Dance Legend - 170 (Thermo - Color Changing Nail Polish)

If you follow me on Facebook you might already know that I will be reviewing a special brand the next few days. I've been contacted by the Russian nail polish brand Dance Legend and they sent me 10 nail polishes to review. They have a lot of different styles and textures and I haven't seen a brand like this before.

I decided to review my favorite one first, because I couldn't wait to show you this one! It's Dance Legend - 170, a thermo nail polish. That means it changes the color depending on the temperature. In the bottle and on cold nails it's a very dark purple, but as soon as your hands are getting warm the color will change to bright red. At fist I thought it would be the same effect as with Del Sol nail polish. But the color change is much more apparent here. Especially with water the effect is awesome (see video), but it works with cold and warm air/skin as well. I think it would make a good job as a lie detector! :) That's the good part.

The not so good part is the formula which is quite gooey and not easy to apply. I used two coats but even with one coat of Essie - Good To Go on top it didn't dry very fast. And even worse: after maybe 20 hours I was able to peel half of the polish from my nails. Now this can either be the combination of my base coat (Microcell 2000) and top coat (Essie GTG) or the way I applied the polish. Or it could be the formula. I will try other combinations and keep you updated! (Update: I'm wearing the second Thermo nail polishes from Dance Legend for about the same time now and it still looks perfect. I think my fault was the application, I'd recommend two thin coats. But I will try the same with #170 as well!) Now on to the pictures:

Cold:

Warm:

Transitions:

Dance Legend will soon be available online with worldwide shipping. You can like their Facebook page to be up to date on the opening of their online shop! Dance Legend Thermo polishes are sold for 13$, shipping is 10$ or free if you order more than 10 bottles. If you don't want to wait to place your order, you can do it via E-Mail. 

Find more pictures of this beautiful nail polish on Das Experiment!

p2 Sand Style - Confidential

As you can tell, I couldn't resist the hype and got myself some liquid sand nail polishes. They're from p2 and if you're from somewhere around here, you've probably already seen them everywhere. Sorry if that's the case! I picked up p2 - confidential which is a greyish purple with green and purple glitter. I used two coats and no top coat to get these pictures. It didn't dry as fast as I expected, but it's still an acceptable drying time. From my pictures this polish looks to me like quite a bore! But when looking down on my nails it definitely has that certain something and I'm glad that I bought it. 

Etude House - Juicy Cocktail Gradation Nails: Love Violet & Mint Frappe

I really hope you aren't annoyed with all the reviews and swatches lately! I have a lot of stuff left to review and don't feel very inspired to do nail art at the moment. So for today what I want to show you is the second part of my Etude House ebay shopping. In addition to the If Story Nail Kit I bought two Gradation Nail sets, one in purple and one in mint. Compared to how much I liked the If Story Nail Kit, I wasn't too excited about these two. First of all I ditched both of the base colors because they were really sheer and looked very weird on my nails. I chose to do the gradient on a similar but opaque base color. Secondly I wasn't happy with the glitters in the mint set. So basically I paid about 15$ for six polishes of which I only liked two in the end.

Etude House - Mint Frappe

I used two coats of China Glaze - Re-Fresh Mint as my base color and then added the first sheer glitter with a sponge. The second polish was only a clear base with turquoise glitter (boring!) and I had to add it directly with the brush. On top is one coat of BTGN Top Sealer.

Etude House - Love Violet

I used two coats of Essie - Lilacism as my base color and then added the both glitter polishes with a sponge. Drying time was alright, on top is one coat of BTGN Top Sealer. I'm sure you could create a pretty awesome look with just using the darkest glitter on top of a purple base color. I might try that in the future.

Etude House - If Story Nail Kit 1: If The Halloween Witch Casts A Spell

I didn't even know the brand Etude House until I've read about it on lackfein. It seemed to be a cool brand so I searched for it on Ebay and found a lot of polishes that I liked. I ordered three nail kits and today I'm going to show you the first one which is called If Story Nail Kit 1: If The Halloween Witch Casts A Spell. I love the theme and the packaging, it is too cute! The set includes two purple glitter polishes.

First up is #01 Halloween Witch. I used two coats to get a good result. Halloween Witch is a purple jelly base with purple and orange-golden glitters. Drying time and formula are great. On top is one coat of BTGN Top Sealer. 

The second bottle is #2 Magical Spell and reminds me a bit of Mardi Gras. It's made out of a black jelly base and contains purple, green, blue and orange glitter. I used two coats but you can see on my pinkie nail that it is not very opaque. You could add a black base and then the glitter on top. Drying time and formula are great as well and on top is again one coat of BTGN Top Sealer. 

I'm really happy with this kit and I love both of the polishes. The only thing that I didn't like was the brush. I forgot to take a picture but you can imagine it like this: If I place the brush on my thumb nail and press it down, I will be able to paint the complete nail with one stroke. It is definitely too big and chunky! 

Essie Girls: Pink & Lilac Leopard Nails

It's been a while since my latest Essie Girls design, but finally it is here. You might have already spotted it on the Essie Girls Facebook Page. If not, here's the full posting! I used two coats of Essie - Nice Is Nice as my base color and then added the leopard spots with Lovie Dovie and Bahama Mama. The spots are outlined with black acrylic paint. On top is one coat of Good To Go. 

Stay tuned on Facebook or here on my blog for my next Essie Girls contribution, it's going to be a little surprise! ;) Also I've added a special page just for Essie Girls stuff, so you can find all in one place.

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. 

I need your support! Essie Girls Switzerland

Dear readers, I need your help! With today's design I'm taking part in a contest from Essie Switzerland. I have the chance to win a lot of Essie polishes and to be an Essie blogger for a year. This would mean a lot of swatches for you, including limited editions! It would be awesome if I'm going to win this and you would make me really happy if you vote for my picture! So if you like my design, this is how you can vote for me:

1. Go to the Essie Switzerland Facebook page and like it:

http://www.facebook.com/essieSwitzerland

2. Go to Essie Girls and vote for my picture:

http://www.facebook.com/essieSwitzerland/app_260985374013280

They asked for our favorite Essie nail polish, but you know me, I can't make decisions. This is why I included all of my favorite Essie fall colors in a Splatter design. I chose Essie - Velvet Voyeur as my base color and then added the splatter design with my DIY decal technique. The splashes are done with Angora Cardi, In Stitches and Penny Talk. On top is one coat of Essie - Good To Go. 

This is my contest picture, posing with Penny Talk ;) 

Thank you so much for your support! 

Essence Pigments - Broadway Starlet & Heart Accent Nail

Some time ago I did a little bit of mixing with my favorite Essence pigment: Broadway Starlet. I mixed Broadway Starlet with about the same amount of the p2 eyeshadow called Moonlight Glam. Together it gives an amazing purple with colorful glitter. The only bad thing about this is that you have to work pretty fast to get an even coverage on each nail. I did one thick coat on each nail and then added one coat of Essence BTGN Top Sealer. After it has completely dried I used a piece of tape punched with my heart shaped hole puncher on my accent nail. I filled out the heart with Anny - Absolutely Fuchsia, a beautiful dark pink glitter polish. Instead of taking off the tape right away like I usually do it, I waited for a few seconds because otherwise the polish would have smudged. Then on top again another coat of BTNG Top Sealer. 

I think it looks very simply but nonetheless fancy and I'm really in love with that pigment! Just look at that last macro shot, full of glitter! 

Catrice - Hollywood's Fabulous 40ties: The Nude Scene & Doris' Darling

I felt like swatching today, so I have two new colors from the Catrice Limited Edition called Hollywood's Fabulous 40ties. I chose the nude and the purple polish out of this Limited Edition.

First one is called Doris' Darling and it's the purple one. You see two coats and one coat of Essence BTGN Top Sealer. It is a very dark purple, almost black. Which is a pity because I was looking for purple only. It is pretty but it's too close to Essie's Velvet Voyeur for me. VV is just a tiny bit more reddish than DD. Drying time is good as usual. 

The second polish is a nude one called The Nude Scene. I hoped for this to be more lilac toned but it is just full on nude on the nails. Nothing bad if you like nude, it is definitely a good one. It is slightly brighter in real and you are looking at two coats plus one coat of BTGN Top Sealer. 

I will be posting some more nail art later on, stay tuned!