Depend Cosmetic - Cracked Effect in Red

Since I have yet to find OPI's Black Shatter here in Iceland, I purchased two "Cracked Effect" colours from Depend Cosmetics, red and blue (see my polish haul here).

I was rather pleased with the blue one, except for the fact that it stained my nails badly (I still have those stains!). This red one, however, I'm not quite digging... in the bottle, it looks like a bright, bold, absolutely gorgeous red colour. On my nails, it is so dull and flat, and has a "rusty" feel to it. Disappointing, to say the least.

The polish dries extremely quickly, but to a matte finish, so I would definitely recommend using a top coat with this.



Without top coat



With top coat

This one did not stain my nails, and the weartime was a bit longer than with the blue one. Getting it off was average, not extremely easy but not hard.

Product (65%) - 6/10
Value (10%) - 9/10
Would I repurchase? (15%) - 7/10
Packaging (10%) - 8/10

Overall - 6.5/10

Love,
Miss Diorista

P.S. I feel kind of bad giving those two polishes such low scores - so I will say that those are fun to play around with.

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Haul - TIGI, OPI, False Lashes and more

 I'm so excited about this haul! Know why? 'Cause I just bought my first false lashes! :D

I've always wanted to try them, and those were just begging to be bought ;) Hope you enjoy my haul!

 L-R: The lashes are from Depend Cosmetics, and they're nr. 5, made out of natural hair (or so they say...)

The single lashes are by KISS, and it says that they will last up to 4 weeks. Now that puzzles me a bit, I have to say. Can I keep them on and not take them off for 4 weeks? Because that just doesn't make any sense. What about when I remove my mascara at night, then? Won't the lashes come off? Please help me with this one! :P

To get those lush lashes to stick where they're supposed to, I bought the DUO Eyelash Adhesive. I got the one which dries clear.

And finally in this picture, you see a shine spray, Your Highness by TIGI. I had one from them, called Camera Ready, and I absolutely loved it - but they discontinued it! Why do companies always do that?! The second you find something you like, they discontinue it :( But I'm going to give this one a try, maybe it will work the same...

L-R: Yay for finding my favourite makeup remover wipes again! Those are Preven's Make-Up Remover Wipes, and I have yet to find better wipes, let me tell you that!

I've also always wanted to try cosmetic q-tips - those have one pointed end, and one flat, applicator-like end. I'm really clumsy with nail polish sometimes, and regular q-tips are sometimes too big for cleaning up the excess polish that I've got on my fingers... I'm hoping those will be good for that.

And finally, I got a new polish - OPI Holy Pink Pagoda! which is such a pretty dark, rosy pink with shimmer - it's much lighter in real life than on the pic. I just couldn't pass this one up, it was just too pretty!

Hope your weekend was great,

xox Miss Diorista

Nail Polish Haul!

First of all, sorry for the post-overload from me today! This is the last one, though :) I just have so many posts that I want to get up for you... and also this new Blogger system is really helping, since you can make blog posts in advance now! Yay for that ;)

So on to the nail polishes!

 

L-R:

• Those two polishes, the blue and red ones, I'm so excited about! They're by Depend Cosmetics, which I believe is a Sweden brand, and they are a part of their "Cracked Effect" collection. In case you've heard about or purchased OPI Black Shatter, then those polishes do the same thing - when worn on top of another polish, they crack and shatter as they dry, leaving you with a unique nail design on every nail! I can't wait to try those out! And the colours are simply "Red" and "Blue". I believe they also carry black, white, pink and purple.
• And finally, I bought Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear Nail Color in shade 10, called Emerald City. I've been lemming this for some time, since it's seems to be a beautifully deep, shimmery green, but couldn't find it anywhere until now. You should have seen my face when I grabbed the last one they had ;)

 

Been buying any nail polishes lately? I'm on a nail polish kick, so if you know about any great nail polish blogs (I already read and love Varnish Vixen ;) then please let me know!

 

Love,
Miss Diorista