Cirque Tibetan Nights - swatches and review

First of all, my pictures don't do this polish justice! Tibetan Nights is soooo gorgeous you have to keep looking down at your nails whilst wearing it! I ended up walking into people and almost into lamp posts and such too ;)

I know you've seen it hundreds of times before, but these are my pics and my review and honestly, can you eye ball this polish too many times…? ;)

GOOD TO KNOW:

Type of polish: Jelly with micro glitter.

Number of coats: Two (fairly thick coats).

Formula: Very nice! A bit thin but not runny and after all, it's a jelly :)

Brush: Medium size and straight cut.

Top Coat: Yes. Strangely it dried a bit matte (being a jelly?).  

Color accuracy in pictures: Accurate. Much more stunning live of course!

Grade: 5+++++++++++/5

I had this untried like forever before daring to try it. I was so scared to be disappointed. But I sure wasn't! I love this polish so much! The only downside I can think of is the bit too strong scent of lavender. But I can live with that when it's this stunning ;)

How do you like Tibetan Nights?
How do you like scented nail polishes?

Comparison Cirque Bejeweled and OPI DS Glamour

When I applied the beautiful Cirque Bejeweled I started thinking about how similar it would to OPI's epic DS Glamour. Said and done, here is the comparison of the two of them. Just in time for Holo Friday! ;)

This is two coats of each. No top coat.

Cirque Bejeweled on middle finger and pinkie.
OPI DS Glamour on pointer finger and ring finger.

Bejeweld to the left.
Glamour to the right.

I think the pictures say it all really. You can see both the similarities and the differences. They are both blue holos but they are so different that they both deserve a place in my (or anyone's) collection! :) They are stunningly beautiful!

Which one is your favorite?

By K Matilde vs Las Vegas - swatches and review

Let's look at another By K polish! This is a clear based glitter polish with flakes in different colors. I'm not a huge fan of clear based glitter polishes. Probably because I find them both hard to match with base polishes and hard to remove.

However, this polish wasn't hard to remove and I got very satisfied with the match with the base polish. Here is Matilde vs Las Vegas over the amazing Cirque Tibetan Nights.

By K's polishes are vegan, cruelty free and 5-free.

GOOD TO KNOW:

Type of polish: Glitter.

Number of coats: One.

Formula: Excellent! The flakes spread easily and there was absolutely no need for glitter fishing.

Brush: Very good! A bit thin but then again I like my brushes very wiiiiiiiiiide :)

Top Coat: Yes. After one coat of Seche Vite it was actually quite smooth but not super smooth. It also dried a bit matte so a top coat is really needed.

Color accuracy in pictures: Accurate. Very glittery live!

Grade: 5/5

This polish was surprisingly pretty on the nails! Much more pretty than in the bottle. As I said above I'm not that much into clear based glitters but I love this combination! I'm amazed! I will definitely wear this combo again.

How do you like Matilde vs Las Vegas?

Cirque Bejeweled - swatches and review

If you read my blog post of yesterday you probably saw that I got a copy of Cirque Bejeweled in a wonderful nail mail from Christine at Polished Marvels. When I got it I felt I just had to try it right away! Off with the present polish and on with this beauty! And my oh my what a stunner it is! Pure royal blue holo perfection! Perfect for Holo Friday! Thank you Christine!!

GOOD TO KNOW:

Type of polish: Holographic.

Number of coats: Two.

Formula: Excellent! Avoid applying on the same spot though before the first coat has dried at bit. It has a strong smell of Lavender. Not unpleasant but strong. 

Brush: Very nice! Not super wide but still very nice.

Top Coat: Yes. One coat.

Color accuracy in pictures: Accurate. 

Grade: 5/5

Bejeweled is really like having jewels on your nails sparkling like mad in the sun! Great formula, lovely color, awesome rainbows! The only thing I didn't like was the too strong smell of Lavender. I'm very sensitive for strong smells though. Christine said she hadn't even noticed the smell of Lavender when she tried it. So it might be very individual.

How do you like Bejeweled?
Have you smelled Lavender in any other of Cirque's polishes?

Surprise Nail Mail!

Earlier this week I got a note from the post office saying that I had a parcel to pick up. I was very surprised because I hadn't ordered anything. To my great great surprise it was a nail mail from my dear wonderful blog friend Christine from Polished Marvels! :D

Christine lives in Switzerland but this time the nail mail was filled with Brazilian polishes and as icing on the cake - Cirque Bejeweled! :D A stunning blue holo!

Christine also sent me two super cute make-up kits! Each kit containing two eye shadows and a lip gloss. There was also some nail art stickers on the theme Oktober Fest! Ûber cute!! So now I really must try to do some Oktober Fest nails :)

Thank you so so so much Christine!! It was a wonderful surprise! You are really spoiling me rotten!!

Cirque Bejeweled

Modha HD Metallic Atrevida (means bold)

Perola Champs Élysées

Modha Nacarado Flashback

I have tried some Brazilian brands before, like Jade and Ludurana but above brands are new to me. I'll be so fun to try new exotic brands from Brazil!

Have you heard of or tried these Brazilian brands?

Which polish from this nail mail are you most curious to see?

Nail Polish Gifts - A Polish Haul!

I feel so incredibly lucky to have such nice people around me who knows how happy I get from receiving new nail polishes! You know who you are! <3

Today I want to show you what I recently have got from some of those friends!

The first picture is from my dear friend and fellow blogger Christine from Polished Marvels! She knows how much I love holo and she also sent me a lemming I've mention to her quite a few times ;) It looks a bit dull but it's a fantastic shade of grey!!

Misa Trust Fund and Cirque Helios

The second and third pictures are polishes from the the fantastic Sminkan who is one the most diligent polish blogger I know of!

BB Couture Poppy Passion and BB Couture Karibbean Kiersti

NYX Sour Lime and L.A. Colors Palm Tree

The fourth picture is a gift from my wonderful manager Rita who gave my first Nordic Caps ever! Nordic Cap is a Swedish brand which I've been wanting to lay my hands on for a long time!

Nordic Cap NP10, NP26 and NP25

Thank you so much ladies! Your gifts make my heart sing and I hope I can do the same for you sone day! <3

Which one do you think I should I try first? :)