This beauty has been waiting in the untried stash for so long, and I just couldn't take it anymore! lol
I had to put it on and enjoy this pretty polish. I already swatches two other colors from the gorgeous Zoya Ornate collection - Blaze and Storm, and this is the beautiful Aurora I kept for last.

Zoya Aurora is a gorgeous red toned purple with scattered holo flakes. The holo effect is so pretty in real life and a bit hard to catch on camera (surprise, surprise). The sparkle of the holo flakes is so pretty in the sun, and even indoors it has a pretty look while the flakes are just silver in the purple base. The formula was great, very good coverage with just two coats. The finish was quite shiny too but I applied one coat of Poshe, as I do with almost every design and manicure.
Since I love purple and holo effect, this polish is just perfect for me because it combines these two elements into one fabulous color. I believe that most of you already have their favorite colors form the Zoya Ornate Collection, but if you are only now getting to know this polish, I'm pretty sure you will like it.

As you probably already know, I'm crazyyyyy for holos, so today I'm going to share with you a swatch of a gorgeous holo polish by Up Colors.

I got this beauty in a swap from Brazil along with other polishes from this brand, and I gotta tell you - I love Up Colors now! I think I gotta have more of these.

In the pictures below you can see the stunning Up Colors - Rosa Star, which is a pinkish red holographic polish. The coverage was really good with one coat, but I applied two just to make sure I get the best result. The holo effect is really strong, it's not a linear holo but I really love it's sparkle and the vibrant color. Most of holo polishes look dull in shade, but this one have a pretty deep color and it looks lovely even when the sun doesn't shine on it. I didn't use a top coat this time.

After taking these pictures I realized how long my nails were, so I was like "You gotta file these down, girl!" lol I don't know what it is that makes them look so long in photos, but I guess they were too long so I filed them a bit :)

I already have a new mani on, hopefully will post it tomorrow (if I don't ruin it by then).

Hope you liked my holo swatch. Let me know if you want to see more swatches from the polishes I posted here, or would you prefer to see some new nail art.

I  need to cheer myself up, and what can be better than wearing a purple holographic polish?

So I picked this gorgeous holo polish from the untried stash and I fell in Looooove... Isn't it stunning? I think this has to be my favorite holo polish so far. Color Club Eternal Beauty is just stunning, need I say more? It's effect is beautiful in the sun, and even in shade the color looks vibrant and pretty.

For this mani I applied two coats of Color Club Eternal Beauty, and stamped the little gemstones from Nailz Craze NC04 plate with Konad White. The opacity was great with one coat but I wanted to get a stronger effect so I applied another coat of CC. I really love the result, it's super sparkly and the rainbow effect of this polish gorgeous. Can't stop staring at my nails ;)

I couldn't resist the beautiful and sparkly Zoya Blaze that sat on my table along with all the new and unswatched polishes, and now I know it's even more beautiful on the nails!

Zoya Blaze is a is a plumberry red with tiny scattered holo flakes. It's formula is somewhere between jelly and creme, but two coats provided great coverage. I also applied one coat of Poshe for these photos. I really love how these holo particles sparkle in the sun and even in other lighting they are just fabulous. What can I say, I loved it! :D

I got my Zoya polishes two days ago and I knew I have to use one of them (if not ALL of them) for my next mani. I've been planning to do this design for a while, I just wasn't sure what colors I should use, but then when I saw the gorgeous Zoya Storm with it's stunning holographic sparkle, I decided to combine it with another holographic polish.

For the base I applied one layer or Pupa - Violet 033 which is a lovely purple / violet holographic polish. It's holo effect isn't as strong and linear as I wish it was, but it looks lovely and the coverage is really good with only once coat. It's dry time is really fast too, which was great since I didn't have to wait long before using the striping tape.
After placing randomly the striping tape on the nails I applied two coats of the beautiful Zoya Storm. This one is simply gorgeous in the sun, it's a black base with scattered holo effect. It was a bit sheer, I did expect it to be more opaque with one coat, but two quick coats did the job (I only waited about a minute between the coats). Then I quickly pulled the striping tape off the nails and I got this lovely result. Lastly I applied one coat of Poshe over this design to smooth the surface.

Last Friday I was opening my Christmas swap package, and I was amazed to find this amazing polish among all the goodies. To tell you the truth, I never thought I will have Butter London polishes in my collection, but I guess you should never say never, right?

It actually has the best things in it! Purple, duochrome and holo glitters! This one looks so pretty and I love to see the colors shift, and the pretty little holo glitter sparkle int he light. The thing is, it was quite hard to catch this beauty on camera.

Butter London Knackered is a purple and green duochrome polish with fine holographic glitters.
It was actually very sheer and needed 3 thick coats to get it opaque, and still the nails show underneath. I think I will try it next time over a darker color, maybe Essie Sexy Divide or another dark purple or blue color. It's pretty on it's own but I don't like it when my polishes are so sheer that you can see the nails underneath. So I think layering it over a darker color is a good idea.

I realized I had two other colors I didn't wear yet, and they might be a good dupe for this one, so I'll make a comparison post sometimes soon including Butter London Knackered, OPI Not Like The Movies and Barry M Silvery Lilac. I'm sure that Knackered will be the best among them all, but it's still interesting to make this comparison between these three.

I was surprised to see that this polish looks best in the shade, and then you can see the purple color the most. In direct sunlight it look more gray but the holo glitters sparkle so pretty. It was pretty hard to get good photos with this one, but overall it's a gorgeous color and I can't wait to try it again and see how it will come out.

Finally, this beauty is mine! I've craved for the gorgeous polish for so long, and now I get to enjoy it. I received the fabulous Orly Miss Conduct in a swap I did with a lovely lady from the US (Thank you Lynda!). She was kind enough to send me this polish along with some other beauties which I will show later on the blog. Orly Miss Conduct is a part of the Naughty or Nice 2012 holiday collection.

Orly Miss Conduct is a beautiful dark fuchsia with scattered holo effect. The color is so deep and rich, and it's simply breathtaking. The formula was great and was easy to apply. I used two coats for the photos, and even with one coat it looked pretty nice and had a good coverage.

I applied Poshe top coat just to protect it and keep it for longer. It was so beautiful that I decided to leave it as is, but I might add stamping or something else on top of it in the next few days.

What can I say? I'm in love!

I decided to try water marbling again after a long time. I did my first water marbling almost half a year ago, and I thought I did well, but I actually sucked at it lol, I just didn't know that then. It was just when I started to be interested in nail polish, while having less than 10 bottles of dry nail polish in my collection. I'm so ashamed of this haha

Actually it's pretty amazing how fast my collection grew (over 200 now) and my skills and techniques have improved. I would have posted my first lame water marbling but I'm too ashamed of it...

To be honest - I didn't do lots of water marbling, I think this is my fourth try with this on both hands.

I just found it pretty much frustrating and time consuming, and most of the times the result wasn't worth it. I thought to give this another try after watching some tutorials that refreshed my memory and gave me some tips (check out My Simple Little Pleasures and her awesome water marbling tutorials, they include simple instructions and tips for a great results).

I thought to make it a bit different so I started with an ombre base, and then added the water marbling on top. For the base I used one coat of GADE Marshmallow, then used a sponge to create the omber - I used 3 colors: light pink, hot pink and purple. The colors are GADE Marshmallow, GADE Fashion Fuchsia and GADE Purple Empire.

For the water marble I used Catherine Arley 805 which is a black holo, and GADE Luxe Nude which is a light milky color. I wanted the ombre to show underneath the water marble so I picked this semi transparent color, and it did a pretty good job. You can a transparent polish instead to create this affect. I think it's an awesome idea and an nice twist to the water marbling effect, so thank you to who ever came up with this first ;)

It didn't turn out as I imagined it, but hey - I'll take that! Much better than my previous attempts. It looks pretty nice, even though it's not symmetric as I wished it would be and it had some bubbles (which were popped once I applied my Poshe top coat). I think the design on my other hand came out nicer but I didn't take pictures of it since it was late and dark when I did the mani on this hand (yeah I do this sometimes lol).

When I was imagining the design in my head, I was planning to add a glittery top coat, as I did with my James Bond mani, but then I decided that the holo glitter of Catherine Arley 805 was pretty enough.

So what do you think of my water marble mani? Have you tried this yet? Feel free to share it with me :)