[Bees Knees Lacquer] Dragons Need Not Fear Other Dragons

I’m planning on changing the blog layout because the current one is quite old, but haven’t decided yet which one I’ll choose.

For the time being this is Dragons Need Not Fear Other Dragons, which I didn’t pick just for its really cool name; the colour is unique too, teal jelly base with pink shimmer and a slight iridescent finish. I saw Bees Knees Lacquer at Hypnotic Polish shop and I think this particular colour was featured on their Instagram too.

It’s stunning, that’s why I took tons of photos.

Direct sunlight, hope this can give you an idea.

Close-ups.

[A England] If the Ravens Leave the Tower

Realising that I haven’t added new colours to my A England stash for quite some time, I placed a small order and picked some varnishes of recent collections. So today I’m presenting If the Ravens Leave the Tower, which is a blue-ish petrol with a scattered holographic finish.

Happy to have new A England polishes again! Shown below is two coats.

I couldn’t decide which photos to pick, so here is a picture overload. These were taken with artificial lighting.

Close-up.

Hamburg was hit by heavy storms today – trains (and flights) were cancelled, and some underground and bus timetables are disrupted too. It has been raining all day. I’m glad that we went to Nienburg last weekend but hope that the graves will be fine (I might ask my friend or neighbours over there to check, once the weather clears up again). As for tomorrow, I expect the metro to be crowded … hope I’ll make it to my workplace safely and on time. It’s a wonderful job by the way, with great colleagues.

[Essence] Miss Universe

Season is getting more glittery, so here is Miss Universe, packed with blue and green (teal) glitter and, moreover, a purple shimmer. This isn’t available anymore, I regret. You might notice the old bottle design. But I’m still wearing this pretty colour from time to time, of course.

Two coats shown below.

Close-up photo.

Nirvana again

One of my favourite Dior nail colours is Nirvana, a petrol green. Since the initial photos weren’t that good, here are better ones. Two coats shown below.

[A England] Catherine Howard

As I had mentioned before I was expecting A England’s Tudoresque nail varnishes and can tell you now that I am totally into this collection. Here’s the first one I applied, Catherine Howard (the fifth and youngest wife of Henry VIII). The colour is teal with a scattered holo effect and golden bits of glitter.

This is actually a one-coater, so dense and opaque. Only because I am used to it, I applied two coats.

Macro photo.

Emerald (Dior, #809) again

I’m waiting for A England’s Tudoresque to arrive – and have more or less applied colours I had worn before, more or less. That’s why I have finally better photos of beautiful Emerald, one of my Christmas favourites this year.

Close-up. This is such an amazing colour, in my view. It even seems to contain a hint of teal.

[China Glaze] Custom Kicks

This is a real summer colour: Custom Kicks combines bright teal with golden microshimmer. The latter, however, is barely visible on the nails. But the shade is generally awesome.

Two coats applied. However, hard times after removal, i. e. stains. But the colour is worth it.

Artificial light.

Close-up view.

[Dior] Now (#800)

Now is a dark green with a visible proportion of teal, also containing shimmer due to glassflecks.

Application was to coats. Artificial light only, sorry …

Close-up view.

[China Glaze] Jagged Little Teal

Next China Glaze nail colour ready to be shown … Jagged Little Teal made it on my nails the same day it arrived (i.e. yesterday), since I immediately fell in love with this gorgeous teal.

Two coats applied.

[Deborah Lippmann] Don’t Tell Mama

It’s Mother’s Day today but I seriously did not have it in mind when picking Don’t Tell Mama last night. I rediscovered this blackened green, containing tons of teal shimmer, in my stash and was just in the mood for a darker colour.

Application was two coats.

Close-up view.