Showing posts with label glitter nail polish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glitter nail polish. Show all posts

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Etude House Play Nail 182 Review and Swatch


Hey dolls!
Today I'm back with another Korean nail polish to show you.
Last year, Etude House released a HUGE collection of nail polish in a line named 'Play Nails". The collection consists of colors already published, but bottled in a new packaging, and also some new colors.

A couple of weeks ago I ordered a bunch of them through a Pre-Order system from Warxisister OS, because nobody in my country would stock the whole 190 colors! It costs IDR 43.000, if I'm not mistaken.

More after the jump!
Etude House Play Nails 182 is a navy blue jelly with medium and small hex silver glitters. Upon seeing the promotional pictures, I knew I had to get it! ;)

See the word 'G' in the label? I used google translate to find out that it's short for 'Glitter' which is the translation of that little korean under the 'G'.


Sunday, September 08, 2013

The Face Shop Colored Paper Nails CMX321, CMX324, and CMX325 Swatch and Review

 Hi guys! Today from the vault I bring you my new favourite glitters from another Korean Brand, the Face Shop.
So, The Face Shop just recently came out with 6 new shades of glitter for a collection called Colored Paper Nails. Curious name, don't you think? I don't know whether they exactly are made from some sort of paper or any other ingredient, but I'm sure I love how flat they lay on my nails! ;)

 Out of the whole 6, I bought only 3, which are: CMX321, CMX324, and CMX325.

 *All swatches are with basecoat and topcoat*


 First up, CMX321.
 CMX321 is a mix of matte green, white, pink hex glitter with some small red and small square white glitters on a clear base.
Now, the glitters look a lot like Etude House's Pink Prism, just without the small or white glitters.

For these swatches, I used 2 coats of CMX321 over Nars x Pierre Hardy Ethno Run Left.

For application, I have no trouble at all, no fishing for the glitters at all but I need to place the glitters because it keeps huddling up at the end of my nails.
Didn't know what happened, but as you can see in the photo below, it kinda bubbles :( 
Drying time is okay, although it dries to a not-so-shiny surface (if you get what I mean)
so sad that it has bubbles :(




Next up is CMX324. Now, I'm a big fan of white and black glitters, and I knew I had to get these ones the moment I saw the official announcement on the website!

CMX324 is a mix of black and white glitter in various size and shapes, including black matte diamond glitters, that needs some fishing on application. The rest of the glitter floats smoothly on top of my nails.

For these photos I used 2 coats of CMX324 over Beauty Buffet B22.





And last but not least, CMX325. I didn't really like it on bottle, but after I put it on, I'm hooked! 

CMX325 is a mix of of red, fuchsia, orange, blue, and pale blue hex small glitters with some pale blue square and silver diamonds thrown in on a clear base.

For application, I have no trouble, but for the diamond glitters. Some fishings were needed.
For these swatches I used 2 coats of CMX325 over black because I don't know what else to layer it with.


Formula wise, they're pretty awesome, not as thick as Etude House's Dear My Party Nails, but still thicker than OPI or China Glaze's.

All in all, I really love this collection. If I have some spare money, maybe I'd complete the collection one day ;)

I bought these nail polishes from my favorite online shop, Warxisister OS. They cost 48.000 IDR per bottle, which is about 4.27 USD. Dollar rates are really high in Indonesia right now, every imported goods are getting pricey and more pricey :( Nail polishes got a raise from 3000 IDR to 15000 IDR :'(

SO, what do you think? Would you buy this nail polish collection?


Saturday, August 24, 2013

Etude House Dear My Party Nails PBL601 Swatch and Review

Hey guys! I'm finally back again with more nail polish review for you :)
Today I have from my stash, Etude House Dear My Party Nails PBL601.

PBL601 is a greyish-light blue base with multicolor base, which I think looks a lot like China Glaze's It's a Trap-eze from the Cirque du Soleil line, right?


 For this swatches I used 2 coats of PBL601 over a white nail polish.
It can be worn on its own, I usually use 3 coats on its own (click here to see it on its own), but after I saw JennySantio's swatches of The Face Shop Yoghurt Nails, I wanted to try out how this polish looks under an opaque base.
I used a layer of topcoat to smooth the surface :)


Formula wise, the polish is a bit thick, but it's still manageable. It looks so preeetttyyyy!
My friend wanted to buy this one also, but it's sold out everywhere! I hope there will be more in stock for my friend next month :)

I pre-ordered this polish from Zatura Scg months ago. The service is not really good, because they handle a lot of pre order stuff, and I'm just one of many. Still, I don't recommend Pre-ordering stuff from them if you're not patient.

SO, what do you think? Do you like creamy based glitter nail polish? :)

Friday, June 07, 2013

Etude House Dear My Summer Glitters Nails Swatches and Review (bilingual post) OR203, PK003, WH901

 Hi again everyone! Today I'm back with swatches of the new Etude House Dear My Summer Nails Glitter!


The collection itself consist of 4 glitters, PK003, OR203, WH901, and WH902. Sadly, my supplier only has 3 of them, without the WH902, which will come later this month. Can't wait!!
Meanwhile, I'll show you guys what I did with the rest of the collection.

All the swatches are with The Face Shop Face It Base Coat.


Hai semuanya! Hari ini aku akan men-swatch Etude House Dear My Summer Nails Glitter!
Koleksi ini sendiri terdiri dari 4 warna, yaitu PK003, OR203, WH901, dan WH902. Sayangnya, saat aku memesan kuteks ini, supplier ku sedang kehabisan WH902, yang mungkin nanti akan datang pada akhir bulan ini. Can't wait!!
Sementara itu, aku akan memperlihatkan sisanya.

Semua swatch ini menggunakan The Face Shop Face It Base Coat.

OR203 Bottle Shot
First up, OR203.
It's a glitter topper consist of yellow, matte white and orange assortment of glitters, even star glitters and silver 'wajik' glitters in a clear base with micro holo shimmer.

Pertama, OR203.
OR203 adalah glitter topper yang terdiri dari glitter berwarna kuning, orange, dan matte putih dalam berbagai bentuk, bahkan bintang! Ada juga glitter berbentuk 'wajik' atau 'lupis' yang berwarna silver dalam base yang dipenuhi dengan kilap shimmer yang holo. 
Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter OR203 (1 coat) over Etude House Dear My Deep Nails DBE101 Lazy Beige (3 coats).
 Formula wise, I think Etude still hasn't updated the old lumpy base, which can cause a few problems, such as bubbling on the nail because the glitter base can't dry quick enough.

Secara formula, menurut aku, Etude belum mengeluarkan formula cat dasar bening yang lebih baik, karena base nya masih terasa agak kental dan susah diatur, yang bisa menyebabkan bubbles pada manicure-mu.
Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter OR203 (1 coat) over Etude House Dear My Deep Nails DGR701 Tint Mint (2 coats).

Look at the orange star glitter! Love it so much <3

With Etude House Matte Real Nail Top Coat (1 coat)

Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter OR203 (1 coat) over Etude House Dear My Deep Nails DGR701 Tint Mint (2 coats).
Out of the whole bunch, this is my favorite as it's very versatile, and can be a topper on any color and they'll still pop! (except yellows or orange, obviously.)

Dari semuanya, ini adalah favoritku karena bisa digunakan dengan base warna apa saja dan tetap kelihatan (kecuali base kuning atau orange, tentunya!)

the 2nd one, WH901.

Dan yang ke-2, WH901.
WH901 Bottle Shot
 It looks a lot like OR203, but instead of staying in the citrus-y color palette, this one ranges from pastel pink, purple, green, and matte white on a clear base with less micro shimmers than OR203.

 WH901 terlihat mirip sekali dengan OR203, tetapi jika di OR203 glitternya berada di palet warna yang orange-kuning, WH901 terdiri dari glitter berwarna pastel, mulai dari warna pink, ungu, hijau, dan glitter putih matte yang terdiri dari beragam bentuk dalam base bening dengan shimmer yang lebih sedikit dari OR203.
Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter WH901 (1 coat) over Etude House Dear My Deep Nails DGR701 Tint Mint (2 coats).

With Etude House Matte Real Nail Top Coat (1 coat)
and the 3rd, PK003.

Dan yang ke-3, PK003.

PK003 Bottle Shot
 PK003 is an assortment of baby pink glitters with matte red, white, and black square and hex glitters in a clear base.

PK003 terdiri dari berbagai bentuk dan ukuran dari glitter berwarna baby pink, dengan glitter kotak hitam dan putih yang matte dan glitter merah berbentuk segi enam yang matte dalam dasar warna yang bening.
Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter PK003 (1 coat) over Etude House Dear My Deep Nails DGR701 Tint Mint (2 coats).




Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter PK003 (1 coat) over Etude House Dear My Deep Nails DBE101 Lazy Beige (3 coats).



With Etude House Matte Real Nail Top Coat (1 coat)

Left- Etude House Dear My Party Nails PPK007 brush. Right- Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter Nails OR203
As you can see in the picture above, Etude has new brushes which is slightly smaller and thinner from the old collection. I prefer the new brush :)

Seperti yang bisa kalian lihat di gambar di atas, Etude House mengeluarkan kuas baru yang lebih tipis dan tidak selebar kuas kutek koleksi lama. Secara pribadi aku lebih memilih kuas yang baru :)






 Overall, I really like the collection because they look like the now booming indie polishes. I'm just disappointed with the formula for WH901 and OR203. Because of the dense glitter, the formula in PK003 is a tad better. 
If I have to pick only one from the whole collection, I'll pick OR203, because they're super gorgeous, formula aside.

Secara keseluruhan, aku suka banget sama koleksi kuteks ini karena mereka mirip dengan koleksi kuteks Indie yang lagi booming di Amerika. Aku agak kecewa dengan formula untuk WH901 dan OR203. Karena glitternya yang banyak, PK003 memiliki base yang lebih baik. 
Jika aku hanya boleh memilih 1 dari semua koleksinya, aku akan memilih OR203 karena mereka super cantik, jika mengindahkan formulanya yang kurang baik.



All the Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter Nails are bought from Warxisister OS (website/Facebook) for 35.000 IDR each. They sell ready stock Korean and USA makeup, but are also open for Pre-Order. They are one of the cheapest original makeup seller I've ever encountered :)


Semua kutek Etude House Dear My Summer Glitter Nails aku beli di Warxisister OS (website/Facebook) dengan harga Rp35.000 per botolnya. Mereka menjual make up Korea dan USA ready stock, tetapi juga bisa diminta untuk dipesankan (PO). Mereka adalah salah satu penjual makeup asli termurah yang pernah aku temui :)