Bourjois Fuchsia Hype

Hello everybody, I finally have some time to post something. I’ve decided to show you an amazing polish I wore back in September but somehow never got to publish. I bought it in a package together with two mascaras – one was inside the box and one just tied to it. Here’s what the original package looked like (picture taken from www.parfumcenter.hu – the only one I could find since I never took one), they are still being sold in Slovenia:

The mascara tied to the box was this one (picture taken from http://www.xtras-online.co.uk):

Unfortunately I’m disappointed in both of the mascaras, still searching for my holy grail. But let’s get back to the subject. The Fuchsia Hype polish – such a win! The color is amazing, the application is amazing, I put on two coats but I think if you are talented enough you need only one, and the staying time – wow! I wore it for days and it didn’t start chipping until I had to do a hard cleanup of the apartment after repainting! I just love the quality of this one! ^ ^

And the photos I took:

Does anyone else own any Bourjois “So Laque” polishes? Do you have similar experiences?

NOTD: Bourjois 1 second 09 + Flormar 39

Hello everybody! :)

I painted today’s manicure yesterday before going to bed. I know this is not the best idea, for you never know, what you’ll see on your nails in the morning, (;D) but I can’t help it, there is always something to do during the day that I cannot take time to do my manicure. :/ I got inspired by an Essence Snow white LE polish called Dopey that moonchild posted yesterday. ;) I was at the DM drugstore and I saw the Dopey polish, but decided not to take it for I already own similar polishes, I rather chose to try to make a similar color manicure (oh how I wish to own every single polish there is to own, but unfortunately there has to be a line where you don’t buy everything you cannot afford :/ ) I bought both polishes in june, Bourjois 1 second polish was 50% off and I bought Flormar 39 in Germany.

Now on to the manicure. I painted my nails with Bourjois 09 and put glittery Flormar 39 on my ring finger. The top coat I used was Essence better than gel nails top sealer (I love that it dries my mani quickly!). Because it was already dark outside, here are some indoor pictures with flash:

 

I like the width of the brush the Bourjois polish has, I don’t like the end of it though. My nails got painted in two brush strikes, but I had trouble near the cuticle, I just didn’t know how to use it properly without having my cuticles flooded. The polish itself is pretty opaque, you can get away with one thick layer of polish if you are precise enough (I was not, I used two). I don’t know how long lasting it is, this morning my index finger chipped a bit. :/ The Flormar is a dream (though a PITA to get off if you don’t use the foil technique ;)) and has a normal brush.

Do you notice how similar the bottles are, but see that Flormar contains 1 ml more? ;)

Here is a today’s photo in the sunlight:

 

By the end of the day, I couldn’t help but wonder, what would it look like mattified?

 

 

I LOOOOOOOVE Bourjois mattified!! I used a S-he stylezone matte top coat, but unfortunately all of these polishes are not compatible, the tips of my nails on the “mattified left hand” were worn out in a matter of minutes. :/ My right hand has perfect nail tips in comparison (exept for the before mentioned chipped index finger). As for the mattified Flormar, I usually like mattified glitter polishes, but this time I miss the glitteriness, so I’m going to paint my ring finger with another Flormar coat... :P

No, the manicure is not like Dopey, so if you want to have it, you can still get it in some stores. But I like what I did and I hope you liked it too! Have fun and stay cool in this summer heat! :)

Bourjois 10 days nr. 19 manicure + stamping

Hello! :)

For today's manicure I chose the Bourjois 10 days polish number 19. I have two shades from this Bourjois collection, but I have to say, I don't like the special brush. I'm really clumsy with it :/ But I really like the shades, so the brushes won't keep me from using them :) Sooooo.... here are the pictures:

First two with flash:

And one without it:

I cannot believe what my camera does to the color... it is so hard to catch an accurate shade :/ I also used an Essence Better than gel nails top sealer, which I really like, but the brush has some bristles that stick out and it sometimes streaks my nails... sorry, I'll take care of it!

Anyway, I didn't want to end my manicure here, so I got my stamping equipment out :PP

Here is the end result:

I have to say, at first I was not really pleased with it, but then I got used to it. Trial and error is one way of learning ;)

I stamped a few layers, the first layer of pansies was done with Essence Circus Circus LE polish nr. 04 Cotton candy. On it I stamped different flowers with Konad Princess special polish Violet pearl and for the top layer I stamped a butterfly with Essence stamp me silver. For the stamping top coat I always use the Barry M 3 in 1 polish, it's the best in my experience, it doesn't ruin the stampings.

It's not perfect, but I like it :)

Thanks for checking it out, have fun until next time! ;)