barry m moon dust (magnetic effects)

i am changing up a bit, and showing moon dust, from barry m magnetic effect collection back in 2012.

my only magnetic polish experience was dior mystic magnetic. moon dust was a goodbye present from an acquaintance that was leaving the county, and it seemed only logical for me to get a couple of her polishes.

i really like moon dust. it a shade between dark gold and copper, with goldish particles. the pattern is stripy, revealing beigey-silvery stripes. the magnet is incorporated in the lid and very easy to work with. two coats were more than enough for good coverage.

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opi take the stage (burlesque collection)

moj prvi lak nakon pauze je take the stage. ispalo je sasvim slučajno da je i moj prethodni opi post bio iz burlesque kolekcije za praznike 2010. našla sam ga u korpici za 500 din na sajmu kozmetike, tako da se nadam da sad mogu da precrtam deutch ya want me, baby sa liste želja..

my first polish after a few weeks break is take the stage. this happened randomly, but my last opi post was also from the burlesque collection for 2010 holidays. it was in the less than 5€ basket in belgrade cosmetics fair, and now i only hope that this means i can cross deutch ya want me, baby from wl.

  opijev opis "narandžasti šimer stvoren za reflektore" (slobodan prevod :))

možda ste već primetili da baš volim ove zagorela pomoranža-bakarne šimere, iako je najveći deo komentara posle postova o njima kako vam ovakve nijanse baš i ne leže. da budem potpuno iskrena, nisam ubeđena da ove boje na meni stoje spektakularno, ali ih ipak obožavam.


ovaj lepotan ima neki unutrašnji sjaj, i kada je izložen direktnom suncu, zlatni mikrošimer baš dolazi do izražaja. formula je malo ređa nego obično, ali ništa što bi bilo problematično.

koristila sam bazu (opi start to finish) + dva sloja laka + top coat (essence better than gel nails top sealer fast dry).

prirodna svetlost, malo je bilo oblaka, ali malo i sunca:

opi's description: "an orange spotlight shimmer"

you may have noticed, but i am a big fan of those burnt orange, coppery shimmers, even though the majority of the comments after those posts is about how they're not really the reader's cup of tea. to be perfectly honest, i'm not sure that these polishes look particularly good on me, but i love them nonetheless

this baby has an amazing glow to it, and when it's under the direct light, the golden microshimmer looks really sparkly. the formula is a bit thin, though, but noting unmanageable.

i used base (opi start to finish) + two layers of polish + top coat (essence better than gel nails top sealer fast dry).

natural light, it was both cloudy and sunny when i took the pics:

cirque french roast over illasmasqua taint

toliko sam srećna da sam se dokopala cirque laka french roast, i rešila sam da ga kombinujem preko illamasqua taint.

i'm so happy i got my hands on cirque's french roast, and decided to layer it over illamasqua taint.

cirque je 3 free indie firma iz amerike, a french roast pripada kolekciji dark horse. opisuju ga kao "svetlucajući bronzani lak sa šljokicama koji se presijava na zlato i bakar".


ovo je zaista poseban lak. pošto je prilično proziran, pretpostavljam da bi samostalno mogao da ima dovoljnu pokrivenost sa tri sloja, ali mislim da je najbolje koristiti ga kao nadlak. na slikama imam jedan sloj llamasqua taint i dva sloja french roast. šljokice su u bojama od narandžaste i bakarne do boje kafe. ovo je jedan od lakova koji jedu nadlak, namazala sam jedan sloj popodne i izgledao je odlično, ali je ujutro bio malo neravan pa sam dodala još jedan sloj nadlaka.

obožavam što izgleda kao da sija iznutra, i po meni je kao bronzana šljokičava verzija max factor fantasy fire.

prirodna svetlost:

cirque is a 3 free indie brand from america, and french roast is from dark horse collection. they describe it as "a sparkling bronze glitter polish that reflects gold and copper"

it really is an unique polish. since it is rather sheer, i guess it could be opaque enough with three coats, but i think it's best to use it for layering. i had one coat of illamasqua taint and two coats of french roast. the glitter ranges from orange and copper to coffee brown. it is a top coat eater, i put one layer of top coat in the afternoon, when i applied it and it looked good, but when i woke up the next morning, it was gritty so i added another.


i love how it looks like it's glowing. i see it as a  coppery-glittery version of max facotr's fantasy fire.

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