KIKO - 341, swatch

For this Blue Monday I have KIKO - 341 which is a slight dark but still very bright blue with a hint of green in it. I'd describe it as aqua. (The second pic might the the most color accurate, the others a slightly too light) The formula was awesome, almost one coat but in the end I needed 2 coats to make it 100% opaque. 

Bought in a KIKO store for sale 1 euro.

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Essence - Wild White Ways, swatch

A must have in my collection is a white polish and I now have another favorite (which is equally as good as Kleancolor - white). Wild White Ways is a white creme, very opaque and covers easily with 2 coats. Totally like it and recommend it!

1.55 euro at rossman

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Essence - Break Through, swatch

Break Through is a warm purple creme with some subtle shimmer in it giving the polish some depth. The color is slightly dark, almost plum like. I like Essence's brushes, it's rounded and flat and makes it easier to paint that rounded line at the cuticle. Sadly the formula is of the thinner side which make it annoying to control however in the end I only needed 3 coats to make it cover, which is okay for me. The color looks slightly darker on the nail than the bottle, but I like the color. I had problems getting the color accurate on all pictures, but I think that the first, third and last are the most color accurate. What do you think?

Bought at DM (drogerie markt) for 1,55 euro.

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P2 - Remember Me, swatch

A pastel blue polish called Remember Me, and I'll definitely remember it, but sadly for the wrong reasons. 4 coats which didn't self level, and that surprised me because my other P2 has been so good, pigmented 1-2coaters with good formula. However, after the 4 coats and the "savior" seche vite on top, it does look nice. This pastel blue creme is beautiful and also my contribution to Blue Monday.

 This is btw the smaller bottle size with 8 ML, standard is 11 ML and the cost difference is small. 11ML is 1,75 euro and the 8 ML is 1,55 euro at DM (German pharmacy) where I've bought a couple.  However it seems like the small aren't available as large and vice versa, so if one want a specific color you can only get it in one bottle size.

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Rival De Loop - 406, swatch

Rival De Loop is an exciting budget brand I've found here in Germany and I've bought and tried a bunch of colors so more to come, but this is the first swatch. 406 is from Rival De Loops basic line of colors and is a black creme with a 8 ML bottle. To my disappointment it wasn't a one-coater, for some reason that has become my standard, it is years since the last time I encountered a black creme which didn't cover in one coat. It wasn't too bad though, I ended up with 2 coats and because it's more jelly like it's very shiny even without tc. The brush is wide, flat, and rounded and easy to work with, the formula was slighly thin and I was close flooding my cuticles several times. It's an okay black creme, but next time I'll buy another one, black creme's just should be one-coaters... Don't you agree?

Bought at Rossman (germany) for 1,2 euro.

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China Glaze - Def Defying, swatch

China Glaze - Def Defying is from the 2012 Cirque du Soleil; Worlds Away Collection. It's a bright green going towards yellow (sorry for the slightly dark photos taken in the evening). It looks streaky on the first coat but levels out on the second. With thick coats I need 2 coats and with thin coats I need 3 coats. Basically I just love this shade and can't get enough of it, for more greens you can check out Green Wednesday. :)

Love my rings ^^

Bought from head2toebeauty together with some other from this collection.

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P2 - Dating Time, swatch

P2 is a brand which isn't mentioned much, but the things I've heard are only good things and happily it seems true. P2 quite cheap with only 1.75 euro for its 11ML bottle. Dating time is a vamp dark red creme, reminding me of blood. A very elegant and deep color. The formula was creamy and pigmented and almost covered in one coat but the second really gave depth to the color. I can't wait to try the other colors if this only needed 2 coats and also dried pretty quick! :D

Bought at DM in germany for 1,75 euro.

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KIKO - 854, swatch

854 is a light turquoise green creme, it's definitely more green than blue, and therefore I call it legit for Green Wednesday. 854 is too dark for a pastel but still lighter than a regular turquoise even though it looks much darker on the nail than the bottle. The formula is super thin (as I've experienced with many KIKO's) and the round brush saves the application by miles but I still needed 4-5 coats depending on the nail to get rid of the "streakyness". These round bottles are also suppose to be fast drying but I guess that the many coats of polish makes them slow drying even with seche vite. Too bad because I liked the base color. What do you think?

Bought at a KIKO store on sale, payed like 1 euro or something like that.

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