Sophisticated matte-ness

Recently I received a polish I had long been doubting about. The thing is, one day you'll just have to buy it, or the thought will keep haunting you.

I'm talking about Russian Navy Matte. I know that every polish can easily be mattified with a matte topcoat, and therefore there is no real sense in buying a matte polish. They apply like wallpaint after all. But somehow the Russian Nave matte always looked so posh to me. I really love the look of this almost-black velvety textured beauty!

2 coats, in daylight:

And then I did some cooking, and it started chipping right away. That's another frustrating thing about mattes, they just won't last! So I decided to camouflage it up with a bit of stamping. I picked a Bundle Monster plate and my beloved China Glaze Millenium, and this is how it turned out:

This is taken under artificial light, which makes it look blacker. I absolutely love this! Too bad I'll probably have to take it all off tomorrow!

So glam!

It has been on my wishlist for ages: the amazing OPI DS Glamour. But I could never find it for a reasonable price (at least, not with shipping and all). Recently though, an opportunity came along, and I grabbed it. I could pick her up from the post office this afternoon. I had lunch with my friend Do after that, and while she was standing in line to get MOAR noccicino (that's coffee with nuts and cocoa and stuff) I couldn't resist the urge, I HAD to put it on!
Fortunately I was wearing a dark blue already, and it was a perfect match! I present you, OPI DS Glamour over Catrice Hip Queens Wear Blue Jeans!
note: my ring finger nail looks fat because I first-aided it with glue and wraps

no flash, under artificial light:

With flash under artificial light:

Spring, where art thou?
Will attempt better pics once summer hits!

Black Magic!

Well... it's not black and IMO it's not magic... but it's a cool polish anyway! Here's OPI's Black Magic Mountain which I won in Deborah's giveaway a while ago!

With flash:

Without flash:

It's a wine red shimmer polish, an old black label OPI loaded with chemicals that make your nostrils ache. Application is easy with these buggers. Drying time was OK... not too long, but not quick either. I used three coats and topped it off with Poshe.

I like it, but I do not loooove it. It's not quite... unique enough? Still, I liked the high that the chemicals gave me. Old polish FTW!!

First post

Well, I gave in, finally. I want a nailblog too! I've been rejecting it for quite a while - how many nailblogs does the world need? But the main reason for me giving in is, I want to be a part of the blogging community too. There are so many wonderful blogs out there which I admire a lot! And what can I add? It might be my weird taste in nail polish - I love green and I hate pink. I'm honest and sarcastic. My nails are human - they wear and tear like most nails do. No perfection here - although I love perfect nails - it is what it is.

Well. What would a nailblog be without a nail pic?

Let's start with one of my baby's - OPI My Private Jet. I loooove holo's and one of my fav holo's is this one. A true black with a hidden rainbow - who can resist that?

Freakin' awesome!

Thanks for getting to know me - I'm looking forward to meet you too!

Cheers and beer to you,

Stormqueen