Zoya polishes: adina and angella- review and NOTD

Zoya polishes really need no introduction. They're quite simply fabulous ok. I spotted these at blab.co.in and immediately ordered a couple. I got 2 shades- Adina and Angella. Both are duo chromes and very very pretty. These retail for Rs.405 each for 15mL.

Zoya Adina

Zoya Angella

Adina: this is a brilliant purple and green duo chrome. Very pretty and surprisingly easy to photograph. Goes opaque in 3 coats

Angella: This is a pearly white shade which flashes hot pink. Again very pretty. Can also be used in a French manicure or by itself. Pretty sheer.

Adina - 2 coats

Adina - 2 coats

Angella- one coat

Angella- 2 coats

Angella - 3 coats

I don't think I really need to review these polishes since they're from Zoya but anyway here's my 2 cents

Yay for:

• Very good formula, doesn't streak or get blotchy
• Quick drying
• Stays on my nails for a good one week without chipping. With top coat may last even longer.
• Brush is of a very good quality and is quite dense so you don't have to dip twice for a single nail.
• Very unusual and pretty shades
• Bottle is very sturdy. I dropped it once but nothing happened. :)

Boo for:

• Slightly expensive
• These shades don't get hard that fast and if you happen to accidentally press your nails against fabric or any other surface you get that indentation on your nails. Annoying!
• Not easily available in India.

I would highly recommend this brand and especially these 2 shades. They're mesmerizing. I can stare at my nails all day long! I recommend the duo chromes from this brand, they have quite a wide selection.
You can buy this here.

My rating:***1/2

Inglot crackle nail polish: NOTD and review

I know I'm extremely late to the party but at least I'm here now. Got a crackle nail polish finally. Was at inglot store recently when the MUA there told me they had just launched their Cracked polishes and that there was a promotional offer on it. What! Offer? Discounts? Yes yes show me. They have some 6 basic shades- black, red, blue, white, green and yellow I think and the MRP on these is 750 but I got it for 490. Picked up the black.

Pics below are clickable.

Inglot Crackle Nailpolish

Base colour-Lakme Orange Color Crush

So this dries very quickly and to a matte finish and as it dries it separates and cracks. In fact it dries so fast that the minute you take the brush out of the bottle it begins to dry- on the brush itself. So you have to be really quick in application. One good thing is you don't have to worry about a neat uniform finish coz it's gonna crack anyway. It's like watching a film develop. Not that I've seen a film develop in person but kinda know what it's like. :p
You could put a top coat over this if you like an all glossy finish.
Oh and I've been wondering- what happens if this dries a little? You know how you add acetone to other nail paints if they dry a little.. I wonder if the same could be done here or if it'll alter the composition or something. There's 15mL in the bottle and it would take a looong time to finish it up, since you can't wear more than one coat at a time anyway.
I've layered it over the orange polish from lakme's colour crush range.

Overall, this is fun to try and gives you an interesting manicure without much effort. But I don't think I'd buy this again coz the novelty wears off pretty soon. There's so much other stuff that's tempting me now like hex glitters, duo chromes and holographic nail paints.

Rating: ****

NYX nailpolishes in "The Taupe", "Chocolate Taupe" and "Golden Lavender"

This was a part of my BeautyJoint haul and the quality of these nail polishes is just great! The brush is dense enough to allow application in a single dip and it doesn't streak or clump and dries pretty fast too. They last for a week without a top coat. And they have an amazing shade selection- from creams to metallic to shimmer. The best part? Insanely cheap at just $1.99 (Rs.100) for a bottle. Too good to be true, right? Yeah baby!

The Taupe, 2 coats, natural light

The Taupe, 2 coats, with flash

Chocolate Taupe-2 coats, in natural light

Chocolate Taupe-2 coats, in natural light

Golden Lavender, 3 coats, natural light

Golden Lavender, 3 coats, bright sunlight

The shades:

The Taupe: a grayish mauve shade. Perfect taupe. Cream finish. Goes perfectly opaque in 2 coats.

Chocolate Taupe: Greyish brown shade. Cream finish. Goes opaque in 2 coats.

Golden Lavender: A pretty lavender shade shot with golden micro glitter. Thinner than the other 2. Goes opaque in 3 coats.

I love these nailpolishes and will definitely buy more. 
You can buy these here.

My rating: *****

Faces nail enamel in shade 15 "Shimmer Puce": Review, swatches, NOTD

I have ugly boy feet. Really. My feet are wide and flat. I've always admired women with pretty, dainty feet. Women who don't need a pedicure to make their feet feel pretty, unlike me. I cannot not paint my toenails. I have to keep em neat and painted colourful to make them look quirky atleast, if not pretty. Sigh. Which is why I always look out for funky, unconventional colours. But sometimes I find a pretty, girly shade that makes me go weak in the err..toes and tricks me into thinking that if I wear such shades my feet would also look delicate and pretty (gosh, I really must find a synonym for pretty. That adjective is over used and abused in this post. Dayum)

Ugly boy foot

Annywaaayyy, one such beyoootiful, delicate yet unconventional shade is the Faces "Shimmer Puce". it's a Mauvish grey shade which is shot with coppery red shimmer. The final effect is really nice. It's a little like the onion peel colour but more lavender. The photos don't really do proper justice to it. The colour is much in real life. I got this from Cosmetix.in for Rs.155. It's MRP is 199 though.

With flash

Indoors-in natural light

Indoors-in natural light

Outdoors-in bright sunlight

It comes in a square bottle and has 12ml of the nail paint. The brush is soft and applies well. The consistency of the paint itself is quite easy to work with and goes on opaque in just 2 coats. It dries pretty fast too after application. I would suggest applying the first coat very thin and then layering the next one after it has dried completely. This started chipping after 3 days on my fingers but would probably last a couple of days longer with a top coat. Also I find my paints last longer on my toes than on my fingers so it would probably last about a week to 10 days on my toes. This has a shelf life of 2 years. It looks subtle yet attractive and works with formal wear as well. Love it!

You can buy this online here. You can also check out other Faces nail polishes here and here.

Rating: ***