Do you remember piCture pOlish Blog fest 2013?

The theme of this year was nail art and the rule was to create our most beautiful nail art with 3 piCture pOlish shades. At first, I thought we could chose the polishes we wanted to use. So I did a mani with O'Hara, White Wedding, and Mardi Gras and that's the mani I'll show you in this post! ;D

Another quick post because I'm quite busy at the moment. I wore this polish some time ago and I just loved it so much! I've got to wear it again ;D

I'm glad to show you some polishes from the new Catrice Limited Edition called "L'Afrique, c'est chic"! This collection is supposed to be available in stores in August and September but I've already spotted it here in Switzerland and it has also already been seen in Germany.

When I saw this collection, I got super excited because the 5 polishes from this collection have a sand finish! I think it's the first textured polishes that Catrice or essence are launching and I was very curious to see how they would look ;D

There is one more polish in this collection, a blue one called Quel bleu turquoise. I didn't pick it because the color didn't call my name but I guess it's also quite pretty.

Oh! I also got a new camera lens! I will probably keep swatching with my old camera at least for some time but I also tried to take some pictures with my DSLR camera and the new macro lens to see what I could do ;) They are the pictures with the giraffe background. Yay for my Black Milk Baby Giraffe leggings that I used to do the "African background" lol

NB: The 4 polishes of this collection are textured creme polishes. They do not contain any sparkly glitters. L'orange and Sunny Side are less textured than Rouge, Bien Sûr and So Classy.

The first polish is called "L'Orange". It's obviously not orange but more a terracotta kind of orangy-beige if that makes sense. I applied 2 coats. One coat is enough to obtain full opacitiy but I added a second coat to get more textured particles.
This color is the color that I usually pick when I want something neutral and I think this textured polish is just the perfect twist for a neutral but funky manicure!

Sunny Side is yellow textured polish.  It's less pigmented than L'orange but 2 coats were enough.

A yellow textured polish? I say a big "yes"! I love this one so much!! It's so perfect for summer and I'm pretty sure I'll wear it again!

Rouge, Bien Sûr is a red texture polish with some berry undertones. It's very well pigmented, 1 coat would be enough but I used 2 coats here.

In this one and in So Classy, the textured particles are denser and more visible than in the 2 other polishes. I actually wore it for 5 days and really loved wearing it! Its lasting power it quite nice since it started chipping only after day 5.

Finally we have So Classy, a brown textured polish. I also used 2 coats.

I think this one is my least favorite. I guess this is due to the color that is more fall appropriate. But I'm looking forward to wearing it in fall!

Overall I'm super happy with the polishes from this collection! I was waiting for Catrice to launch some textured polishes and I'm not disappointed.

When first trying them I preferred Sunny Side and L'orange because they are less textured but finally I wore Rouge, Bien Sûr (RBS) as a full manicure because it was the last one I swatched and I loved wearing it so much and its very rough side didn't bother me.

To me Sunny Side is the must-have from this collection! It's so original and lovely! I also really like L'orange becaue it's a funny way to wear a neutral polish.

Formula is very good for the 4 polishes. They are very pigmented and are easy to work with. Drying time was also rather fast. And...the brushes were good on all the 4 polishes!

Purchase info:
Catrice nail polishes are sold in drugstores in Europe. You can search for a store that sells Catrice polishes here.
Ninja Polish and Sally Magpie sell some Catrice polishes and provide international shipping but they currently have only the polishes from the core line. Thanks to Claudia (Holographic Hussy) for the Sally Magpie's link ;)

I am super excited to share some swatches of 2 polishes from the recent Burne-Jones Dream collection by A England. This collection consist of 5 gorgeous nail polishes inspired by a series of paintings by Edward Burne-Jones entitled The Legend of Briar Rose. The paintings depict moments from the Sleeping Beauty fairytale.

Today I will show you Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) and Briarwood, tomorrow Fated Prince and Sleeping Palace and a bit later Rose Bower, the last shade from this beautiful collection.

Today I have swatches of a new to me indie brand! It's Crazy Polish Lady, a Portuguese brand created by the lovely Sofia.

I have 6 polishes to show you and they come from 3 different collections.

 

The first collection created by Sofia is called "Colors are the music of my life" and is made of jellies packed  with holographic microglitters. I will show you Blood on the Dancefloor and Cosmic Love.

 

The second collection, "Memories in Colors", is inspired by Disney movies and is made of different jellies with metallic glitters. I will show you A whole new World (inspired by Aladdin) and Reflection (inspired by Mulan).

 

A finally the third collection is called "Summer is Up" is also made of jellies with metallic glitters. Here I have Another Mojito, please! and Summer Love to share with you.

 

 

 

 

I have some swatches of the new collection by  OPI for fall 2013 inspired by San Francisco! I got 3 polishes from this collection, so let's have a look!

I have swatches of 3 polishes from the new Rainbow Honey collection called The Summer of 199xxx, featuring 10 new colors inspired by the 1995 SNES hit, Earthbound. For more information about this collection, you can read the PR info HERE.

 

 

 

I received some Kardashian Beauty polishes from Global Beauty Secrets and today I'll show you Torrid, a gorgeous dark red jelly. The brand was called Khroma Beauty but they've just changed their name to Kardashian Beauty.

 

 

 

Today I have pictures of Essie Repstyle collection to share with you! This collection is made of 6 magnetic polishes.

 

For each polish, I used 2 coats of polish and top coat.

 

 

 

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A few days ago I went a bit crazy when I saw the new Dior collection called Dior Addict Gloss and bought the 4 polishes from this lovely collection! The 4 polishes are so beautiful that I couldn't leave them in store, could I?

 

 

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I have another Estée Lauder polish to share with you on the blog. It's Hot Spell and it's part of Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess collection for Summer 2013.

 

 

 

Hot Spell is a bright red-orange creme polish. Application was a real dream. It was opaque in 2 easy coats.

 

 

 

I also tried an ombre manicure with some Estée Lauder polishes I have. From index to pinkie: Coral Cult, Hot Spell, Pure Red, and Love Bite. And this reminds me that I'm slightly obssessed with Pure Red. It's the most perfect red polishes I've ever tried! If you like red polishes, don't miss this one!

 

 

 

 

In the Bronze Goddess collection, there are also two lipglosses (Succulent and Squeeze) that have a roll-on applicator and that I briefly mentioned here. Sincerely it's such a fun lip product I have to retalk about it in this post. The roll-on applicator is just amazing. It delivers the perfect amount of lipgloss and it makes the application on the lips really easy. Moreover, it's super super glossy (probably the most glossy gloss I've ever tried) but not sticky at all. I've already worn it a few times but I guess it will be even better for this summer. The one I have is "Succulent".

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase info:

Estée Lauder products can be purchased from autorized retailers for which you can find a list on Estée Lauder official website. For Switzerland, you can find them here.

You can also follow Estée Lauder on Facebook.
Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess will be available in April 2013.

*Product(s) in this post was(were) sent for my honest review*