Femme Fatale Cosmetics: Holos

Purchased By Me

It is finally the weekends!!! The past week has been hell at work and I clocked late nights almost everyday. Heck, I even camped over in the office last Thursday till 5am before I left for home >< I had to work over last weekend too! To top that off, my dearest macbook breathed its last on Sunday which left me extremely devastated. Although I got myself a new macbook, all my files were not backed-up so I will have to get someone to help me retrieve them T_T

Bad news aside, I am most excited to share with you these beauties which I have swatched before all hell broke loose:

Mirror of Dawn. 3 thin coats.
A soft steel grey with an ethereal golden sheen and a most delicate linear holo. Heart-achingly beautiful. I love the name too.

Deepstone. 2 thin coats.
A dusty warm purple holo with a similar golden sheen. If this isn't royal, I don't know what is. Love!

Ruby Hare. 2 thin coats.
A rich maroon holo with a golden-pink sheen. I just can't... <3 I need to take more English classes to expand my vocabulary.

Starfall. 2 thin coats.
A blue-purple holo with a pink-violet shimmer. Gorgeous colour with a beautiful name to match too!

Burning Dusk. 3 thin coats.
A warm-violet base filled with aqua blue shimmer and linear holo. The contrast between the base and the shimmer? They are just meant to be <3

Glassweb. 3 thin coats.
A sheer black base filled with shimmer that shifts from aqua-blue to violet at extreme angles. Methinks I ought to have layered this shy lass over a dark colour to bring out its true beauty.

Ink of the Sea. 3 thin coats.
A sheer purple base with heavy aqua-green shimmer. The base colour does not translate onto the nail as much but you can catch glimmers of it from an angle.

Maddening Whispers. 3 thin coats.
A deep purple base with shimmer that shifts from green to purple. This totally drives me MAD with lust. Super LOVE.

Gravity Lapse. 3 thin coats.
Sheer black base with shimmer that shifts from pink-violet to grey-green. I am officially out of words to describe how I feel.

Void Shatter. 2 thin coats.
A black linear holo filled with warm pink-violet flecks. *_*

The polishes applied wonderfully and I highly recommend grabbing them before they disappear. I haven't seen many holos with that extra something that doesn't overwhelm the holo effect and, on the contrary, complement the holo so well. Sophie really does have a magical touch. If I really have to pick a handful of favourites, they would have to be Maddening Whispers, Mirror of Dawn, Deepstone and Void Shatter.

What do you think of these colours? Which ones caught your eye?

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OPI: Brazil - my picks!

Purchased By Me

Happy Sunday loves! I heard that the FIFA World Cup has started not too long ago in Brazil so there are probably some sleepyheads out there in this part of the world who stayed up late to catch the matches. I am not a football fan so I didn't follow the matches. But I did stay up slightly late to read my manga though o"o

Anyway, I thought I might as well share my picks from the OPI Brazil collection for spring/summer 2014. This collection has been released earlier this year but better late than never right? :P

Don't Bossa Nova Me Around. 2 thin coats.
A beautiful pale pink nude with just a hint of lilac. Pure elegance and simple sophistication. Reminds me of OPI's My Very First Knockwurst.

Taupeless Beach. 2 thin coats.
A light taupe creme. Clean and classic. I do so have a soft spot for such shades.

I Just Can't Cope-acabana. 2 thin coats.
A bright warm yellow creme. The yellow is slightly more saturated on the nails than in the bottle. This has the honour of being the only other yellow in my collection. I bought it because I heard that the formula is really wonderful for a yellow and I am certainly not disappointed. OPI nailed it with this one. I also like that the colour is not too cool for my skin tone. More flattering than I had expected ♥

Where did Suzi's Man Go? 2 coats.
A yummy looking orange creme. Reminds of my China Glaze's If In Doubt, Surf It Out.

Live.Love.Carnaval. 2 thin coats.
A bright bold coral that is just ♥

The formula of these colours is flawless and application is wonderful - even for the yellow!

What do you think of these colours? Did you pick up any from this collection?

China Glaze: Off Shore 2014

Purchased By Me

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend so far! I managed to catch the X-Men movie, went for a dim sum dinner at Tim Ho Wan and had a hair cut and dye at Shunji Matsuo yesterday. ^_^

Today, I spent some time selecting and watermarking the swatches I have done last week and here are my picks from the China Glaze Off Shore collection for summer 2014!

Float On. 3 thin coats.
A bright candy pink. I swear I am starting to appreciate pinks. This is a slightly darker shade than baby pink and has just that hint of maturity / sophistication that made me take a second look as I look through the other swatches online when making my purchase.

Dune Our Thing. 2 thin coats.
A berry pink creme. Bright, happy and flattering. Love it. I think it is safe to say that I no longer not like pinks. o"o

If in Doubt, Surf it Out. 2 thin coats.
A peach-leaning orange pastel creme. Dries slightly darker than how it looks in the bottle. But still juicy nonetheless!

Stoked to be Soaked. 3 thin coats.
A bright orange creme with just a hint of dustiness. Not neon but definitely pops on the tips!

Be More Pacific. 3 thin coats.
A beautiful pastel lime green. Not quite neon but very summery and refreshing looking! Super love!

Shore Enuff. 3 thin coats.
A bright green creme. Slightly darker than OPI You're So Outta Lime. I don't really have words to describe it but I love it. I swear I am loving all the summer greens this year <3

Wait N' Sea. 3 thin coats.
Now how do I describe this colour... a slightly dusty teal-leaning blue? At first coat, I thought it would be another Isle See You Later (too sheer) but the colour quickly built up on the second coat and I added a third for good measure. Colour is right up my alley.

I Sea the Point. 3 thin coats.
Oh hello gorgeous~ A bold bright blue brain-blowing beauty (see what I did there? ;p). I hesitated to buy it initially because I heard the formula is slightly tricky. And it is true - application feels slightly unusual - but it is too pretty to pass up. I would recommend a good shake of the bottle, thin coats, slightly quicker strokes and not to go over the same spot too much. Any patches can be covered by the next coat when the previous coat dries. It has the same distinct smell as Revlon Royal and OPI Eurso Euro so I suspect they use the same pigments thought I Sea the Point appears to be brighter (I suspect it has neon pigments too because it dries slightly matte).

So what do you think of these colours? Which colours from this collection caught your eyes?