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[Chanel] Diabolic
Another one of the polishes I brought with me from Malta back in January. Diabolic is a very, very dark wine red. it’s so vampy and perfect for the dinner we are going to this evening.
Two coats.
In the afternoon, my little one and her form are going to perform at the local college of music; she’ll be playing the violin. It’s a joint project of the conservatoire and the primary school, and they have been practising once a week since January, so today is the day of the great concert. Looking forward to it and am about to get ready. 
[Chanel] Jade
This is going to be a picture spam… I’m in love with this nail varnish; green polish is my thing anyway and Jade is unique. Mint green with this subtle shimmer.
For swatches, just skip the following part – there’s a little story behind this entry. I’d been after this polish for ages and gotten used to high eBay prices and its general shortage. In January I found this, thanks to Little Miss Polish and the bunch of the Flaschenkinder board (nail polish addicts), on eBay Australia. The seller, however, was only willing to ship within Australia… I was literally destroyed (at first), but since I so wanted this, I put lots of efforts in finding someone in Australia (a German girl in Adelaide) who had heard about my problem from a common friend. In the end – that’s only an abbreviation of the story; I’m not a good storyteller at all – Jade arrived at my place a couple of days ago, a smooth transaction.
Lots of pictures to follow, featuring my preparation stuff (there was olive oil as well)…
… my little helpers: Bear (who withdrew), Giraffi, Tortoise (those are their actual names).
That’s me with messy hair; my hair is actually super smooth but gets wavy in the rain, and yesterday it rained heavily.
Enough said, here’s the full mani, artificial light. Gosh, my hands were shaking when I first applied this!
With Tortoise.
These photos were taken today in the morning, but it’s pretty cloudy outside.
With Giraffi. And TokyoMilk Absinthe lip blam, love this brand.
Some random stuff… out of hundreds of photos!
[Chanel] Jade Rose
I’m wearing Jade Rose now, which I bought at Newcastle Airport back in March 2011 and I’d been keeping it in my drawer since then. It’s a peachy nude containing a hidden shimmer and I always think it does not go well with my skintone.
Jade Rose is the little sister of Jade 407 green polish… which will be the follow-up shade on my nails.
Starting to like Jade Rose; it’s really different compared to what I ususally wear… which makes it somewhat special. Still dry cuticles, despite olive oil treatment. 
Anyway, looks like I’m not wearing any nail varnish at all! 
[Orly] Pixie Dust
Basically, Pixie Dust reminds of Mirror Mirror (both are from the Once Upon A Time collection, that’s why it comes with another charm, a fairy), but it is more a medium grey with a hint of blue, containing sparkly flakies in a quite opaque jelly base.
Yesterday I had a little chat with Pictured Tinsel‘s Elena about this one… @Elena, I’m sure you’ll like Pixie Dust! Looking forward to seeing your swatches.
Two coats, artificial light.
[Orly] Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror is a light grey with a crème finish. This seems a bit plain, so at first I did not know what to think of it. Attached to the bottle is a little mirror charm; that’s why it caught my attraction.
On the nails, it looks nicer… but, as I must admit, this won’t become one of my favourite shades. Probably because most of the time I’m wearing back or grey clothes. Application is flawless, by the way.
[Chanel] Coromandel
One of the most beautiful Chanel polishes (in my view) after my favourites Black Pearl and Vendetta. Coromandel, which was given to me yesterday by my boyfriend (after he had come back from London), is a shimmery red with a hint of orange.
Coromandel turned out to be a one coater. It’s just brilliant; I love this so much.
Here’s another one from July 2011, with top and base coat.
[Chanel] Gondola
Dark red (or wine red) with glitter. This one’s from Chanel’s Venice Collection of 2009.
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