High on pretty Hope

Let's have one of the classic brands, shall we? There were a few from Orly's spring collection Hope and Freedom Fest that looked intriguing, and after seeing swatches I ultimately decided I needed only one of them, and that was High on Hope.

I wish I had goten better photos of it, because this is a real beauty. This is three coats of this midnight blue filled with multichrome pink to gold and every shade in between foil sorta shimmer particles. How is that not a winning concept? You're right, this is win in its purest form.

Needless to say, I loved this shade. I wore it for several days, which is very generous for being me. If you still haven't snatched it, you should.

This product was purchased with own funds.

Swedish word of the day:
hopp -noun I hope II jump
Swedish is fun like that.

Theoretical Blogger

I got this one also from Katarina over at the Edgy Polish webshop - from a new to me brand called Vivid Lacquer, this shade is called Theoretical Blogger.

Pale pastel purple with a mix of various smaller glitters in different purple shades and black - I think this was three coats. This has this speckled egg shell feeling to it. Application wasn't too terrible for being a pastel, and after topcoating it looks nice and even.

Apparently this shade is part of a whole collection of  pale colors mixed with matching glitters. There is a green one, a blue, a pink and a grey. The latter one is called Theoretical Rockstar, and looks really nice.

It is actually very comforting seeing independent line glitter polishes that aren't the typical bombs of ginormous particles, but rather smaller glitters that create effect more than bling. What do you think? Are you tired of glitter bombs yet?

This products was sent or review.

Swedish word of the day:
blek -adjective pale
Not necessarily unimpressive.

Let Them Eat Mayday!

Happy Mayday! Let's celebrate our international workers' holiday in a revolutionary manner, with Let Them Eat... What? from Hare Polish.

Two coats, full of revolutionary rococo splendour. White base with white, pink, gold and of course red glitters, in various shapes and sizes.

Ain't it grand? I'm picturing the red being bodily fluid stains from decapitated royalty, perhaps spattered onto their pretty, rich dresses. Not speaking for the creator Nikole of course, but to me this is the most chic revolution romanticism that can be bought in a bottle. And certainly a nice option to the mandatory classic red manicures appropriate for the occasion.

Now dress accordingly and hit the streets!

This product was purchased with own funds.

Swedish word of the day:
arbetare -noun worker
Are you one?

Awe of the Moon

I'm sure most of you have heard about Rainbow Honey polishes by now, and perhaps even tried one or two. But for me, this is the first. Full of night sky, this is Mare of the Moon.

Two effortless coats of Mare of the Moon over an existing dark blue manicure (saved for a later day). Blue base with blue to pink duochrome shimmer, two sizes of holographic hexagon glitters - and moons! Moons... Moooooons.

Personally I'm sometimes hesitant towards shaped glitter, but I love moons. And this is a perfect night sky, or perhaps dusky sky, with the little purple-pink haze left there by the last few sunbeams crossing the horizon. The hex glitters are sparse enough for my liking - after all, I live near the capital of Sweden, and rather close to its international airport, so my idea of a night sky is one heavily diluted by light pollution.



Today also marks the grand opening for Sweden's own webshop for independent and otherwise slightly unobtainable polishes, and it's called Edgy Polish. It's run by a nice lady called Katarina, and she also kindly provided me with the above polish for review. Edgy Polish stocks a wide range of brands, such as my favourites Darling Diva Polish and A-England, along with Glitter Gal, Pahlish, Smitten Polish, and much much more. During the entire weekend they offer 10 % off all purchases, and yes, they do ship internationally. Domestic orders over 350 SEK ship for free!

This product was sent for review.

Swedish word of the day:
mardröm -noun mare
Way too recurrent.

Vesper my name

Yeah, she really did. Or, rather, screamed it. Vesper wanted to come to mama.

I was generous with her, so I put three coats on, mostly to completely cover up my existing gel manicure, but also because I'm like that. Vesper is a really, really dark purple base, with purple and black glitters, but you will have to wait up to an hour before it looks more than just black. Close to my cuticle where the polish is thinner, you can tell the base is actually purple. And yes, I forgot to do cleanup on my pinky.

Vesper is definitely not for the shy. The color in combination with the Liquid Sand finish makes her a lot more than just a classic vampy. Possibly intimidating in all her power. Needless to say, I love her, like mad. But even the most passionate of loves comes with pain, and yes, I find the Liquid Sand polishes absolutely horrible to remove.

Have your hearts softened towards the (intendedly) gritty polishes yet?

This product was sent for review.

Swedish word of the day:
kväll -noun evening
And the Latin word is vesper.