Borghese Mezzanotte Blue

Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Hope every one had a good Memorial Day yesterday! I was a little slow in the morning getting ready and ran out of time to make a post before going to work. I was hoping the day would stay nice and slow, but it was not meant to be...

So yesterday I wore Mezzanotte Blue from Borghese. Was toying with the idea of doing something red, white and blue for memorial day, but decided to play it safe for work. Mezzanotte Blue is a blackened navy blue. This is just about the only type of blue that looks good on me (or maybe I'm just not used to wearing other blues...). The bottle color is beautiful, however, the color on the nail comes darker than the bottle color. Indoors it looks black 99% of the time. I applied three thin coats even though it was opaque after two. I added the third one to even things out and topped it off with a top coat.

My camera for some reason had the hardest time focusing on this color...



I wished that I had taken a picture when I had just one coat on because then you can really see the blue, so I swatched it on a color wheel. You can see it starts out a pretty navy blue, but by coat #2 it is practically black!

Here it is outside, still really dark. Can you see the blue in the bottle?


I'm still wearing this one today because I ran out of acetone (tragic, I know... lol) and I am not about to try to take this off with anything else. This polish bleeds into the cuticles like crazy! So rather than doing a new mani today I'm off to buy some acetone :D

Another thing about Borghese polishes, for those of you that have not tried them before, is that they have a double wide brush. I know a lot of people don't like this, but I actually do like their brushes. My nails are fairly wide and can easily accommodate a wider brush. That is not the case with everyone tough...

What do you guys think of this color?

Brand: Borghese
Collection: main line
Color Name/Number: B360 Mezzanotte Blue

Tolulene, DBP and Formaldehyde free

P.S. I can't believe I have 76 followers now! You girls are awesome!!! :D

Thanks for reading my little ramblings!
Anutka :)

Stamping with Zoya Kelly

Sunday, May 29, 2011
So excited to try the new BM plates that I stamped right over the Aziza polish I had on from yesterday. I have been seeing at this snake pattern on so many other blogs and loving the result. I like how it turned out, even if it doesn't scream "snake" to me. Can't wait to try other color combinations!!! :)

For this stamping I used Zoya Kelly and Bundle Monster plate BM-215...



Only bad thing is, my nails can't be any longer than this or the patterns will be too short :(

Here is what I used...

AzizaZoyaBM-215

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

Bundle Monster Plates Are Here!!!

Woo Hoo! I finally got my Bundle Monster plates in the mail last night. I was so excited to see all the designs up-close and personal :D

They came with this lovely protective blue covering... blue so that people I would not get too excited and try to use it with the tape still on thinking there is something wrong with the plate... you know, like I did last time...


Here they are all laid out in order. I left this photo original size so you can really zoom in to see the details... go ahead just click on it ;)


Yay! I'm so excited, off to try them now...

Thanks for looking,
Anutka :)

Aziza Metallic Gray

Saturday, May 28, 2011
I have had this polish for quite a while and have absolutely no idea where I got it.
The polish is a metallic gray with lavender undertones. Gorgeous color that I have worn many times. Just wish I knew something about the brand, such as where to find it and what the ingredients are... Have you heard of this brand before???

This is two coats plus a top coat. Unlike most other metallic colors I've tried, this one had little to no streaking...



You can see more of the lavender undertones when it is outside...



If you know anything about this brand please let me know :D

Brand: Aziza
Collection: ?
Color Name/Number: ??? (I'm calling it Metallic Gray for now)

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

Mehdi's finale of Bridal Couture Fashion Week 2011