GOT polish challenge - DOTS

I've decided to join GOT challenge. And the theme for today is DOTS.

I've wanted to try this design since the last time I went to swimming pool. Why? Because pools have had this really great tiles around them, something similar to the picture bellow:

But the ones I was looking at have had spaces inbetween. I choose the colour orange for the dots.

The base is Essence Must-have, from their Multidimension line, which was(I believe) discontined in 2010 or 2011.

I did dots with three Essence polishes:
Doc from Snow white LE(2012)
Bad girl from Cute as hell LE(2010)

Caramel cheese cake from Home sweet home LE(2012)

What do you think? Thanks for looking ;)

This is the linkup page for the Golden Oldie Thursday Challenge - "GOT Polish Challenge" by the Crumpet's Nail Tarts (https://www.facebook.com/groups/purplecrumpetfairy/)

30th Jan - Dots

Open 23 January - 6 February!

A reminder of the rules :

* the polish you use should be at least one year old

* if you haven't been a polishaholic that long, you can use the oldest polishes you have

* the polish should be previously used, but if you're stuck, you could free a yearling from Mount Untried (seriously, some of mine are reaching puberty out there)

* you can use more than 1 polish as long as it fits the theme and the rules

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New in: Catrice #46 Berry Potter & Plumbledore nail polish

The moment I saw promo photos of the new Catrice polishes, I knew this one will be mine. Why? Well, because of the name. I am a bigbigbig Harry Potter fan and I knew I had to have it!

Lucky for me, this one doesn't just have a great name, it also looks great! It's a dark purple with blue shimmer. It dries extremely fast and application is easy-peasy! But it needs three coats(or at least two thick ones) for a full coverage. The last picture is taken with flash, so you can see the purple base better!

New in: Catrice #55 Get the blues nail polish

I came across the new Catrice stand yesterday. This was one of the polishes that caught my eye. In the bottle it's beautiful dark grey/teal/purple multichrome and when I saw it I knew I had to have it.

Unfortunatelly it has a down side - the formula of this one is very sheer, you need at least three coats. It does apply very easy and it dries fast. If you are not careful, it can be a bit brush stroke-y.
The color is still amazing - duochrome that shifts between purple and green-blue. I love it! <3

Essence & Catrice discontinuing series: Gold fever polish

Another polish being discontinued from Colour & go line. This one is a mixture of gold and red glitters in clear base. At one coat it is a great polish for layering, but with three it is fully opaque. Application is easy, removal not so much - I suggest you use the foil metod.

I hope you don't mind, I still have one in the old bottle, but the polish is the same. Above picture is one coat of the polish. The ones from bellow are with three coats.

It is really a lovely polish, either for layering or to wear on its own. It does dry a bit longer, that what I am used too - for me drying time should be 5mins for a layer, LOL. But I would recommend it for sure!

Essence & Catrice discontinuing series: Me & my lover nail polish

Another textured polish from Essence. This one is red base with pink and gold glitters. I've read online that some girls have problems with its drying time, but mine dries fast. Application is easy.
I really love the look of this polish, the texture is really visible and it looks great!

I also tried it with top coat:

But I don't like it all that much, to be honest. I love it without top coat, with it it's just a regular red glitter polish. Lovely, but nothing special.

Catrice Crushed crystals nail polish Call me a princess and a comparison

Wow! This polish took my breath away! It is soooo beautiful! <3 A rose-gold texture. Amazing! It also dries fast and application is super easy. There is one small downside - you need at least two coats, I have three on the pictures.

And I did a comparison with Misslyn Pink lollipop from Velvet diamond collection. Both are three coaters, both are pink, both dry fast.. But Call me a princess has also gold shimmer that Misslyn doesn't have. And that's what makes Catrice polish so much better ;) I like both, but if I had to choose only one, that'd be Call me a princess.

Essence & Catrice discontinuing series: Chic reloaded polish

This is Essence Colour & go nail polish in Chic reloaded. This is a duochrome polish. The base is dark grey with shimmer that shifts from pink/purple to green. It needs 2-3 coats for full opacity, so I decided to also try it over black. You can see it over black on my little and middle finger on the picture - there's not much difference, so there is no need to layer it over black. On the other two fingers I have two coats of polish, all pictures are without top coat.

Essence & Catrice discontinuing series: George Blueney nail polish

George Blueney is a Catrice polishes, that won't be available anymore.
It's a really beautiful polish! A lovely blue shimmer polish. I really love the fact it is dark, but it doesn't turn black on nails and the shimmer is super-visible on nails. Application is really easy, you could get away with 1 thicker coat, but I have two on my pictures.

I really, really suggest, if you can, get it!

Hand creams

I know a lot of people really like good hand creams, that is why I've decided I'm going to give your opportunity to try some. I have a lot(and I really mean a lot) of hand creams, that I'll propably never use up, since I got 1 new at least once a month, and then I forget about the others.

So, I am giving you a chance to get a hand cream sample. Just so you try it. It's not big, here's a picture of the container I'll put a sample in:

I've put a polish beside it, so you have an idea of how big it is.
If you want to try any of the hand creams mentioned bellow, leave a comment, contact me on FB, write me an email,... It doesn't matter how you do it, just contact me and tell me which one you'd like to get. 

Here are the hand creams I have available:

Balea Raspberry 

Balea San Francisco

Balea Beautiful Berries

Essence Ice, ice baby LE 

Essence Strawberry Dark chocolate 

Essence 2in1 hand&nail balm

Essence 24h hand protection balm

L'occitane Cherry blossom

Avon Intensive moisturize

I am *NOT* sending you entire hand cream, JUST A SAMPLE! First come, first serve. I don't have unlimited access to these, sorry =)

Essence & Catrice discontinuing series: Hey, nude! nail polish

I decided to show the products Essence and Catrice are discontinuing in spring 2014. There is a bunch of product, so I'll have a lot to show - not only polishes but make up too. There are product I am really sad to see to go, some I won't miss at all.

Today, I have Essence Hey, nude! nail polish from their Colour&go line. This is a texture polish, which Essence describes as "sparkle sand effect". It is a nude polish with silver and white glitters, that dry into a textured finish. The formula is great, and it dries fast - 1coats dries around 5 min. But it has one BIG downside - it is rather sheer, so you need at least three coats for it to be opaque. But the colour is amazing. I really like it, it look so sophicticated and elegant. On the pictures I have three coats, and you can see I could do at least one more for it to really be fully opaque, but I love it this way.

I also tried it with a top coat on, and I have to say, it looks great this way also!