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Review: Yes Love nail polishes

Hey Beauties!

You've probably seen my Yes Love nail polishes on my Instagram as well as on some other blogs. One of those nail polishes, I already reviewed here. It was a gift from my friend and ever since, the Yes Love collection got bigger and bigger. I decided to feature those nail polishes in one post to show you, which colors did I get. 


The first is a beautiful true blue shade (L009). I am never crazy about blue nail polishes, but I've been wanting this kind of shade for a few months now. When I saw it in the Yes Love stand, I immediately reached for it. It's a really nice shade to wear through the summer, especially with some blue swim suits.



The next shade is a true white nail polish (337). I've wanted one for nail art and also because I really like wearing white nail polish in the summer. It just goes especially well with sun kissed skin. I was surprised that it's really pigmented. I do however put two coats on of every nail polish I use.



This shade was a bit of a let down for me. It is a beautiful bronzed gold shimmer with a transparent base (G13-1). However the glitter is very small, but it goes on the nail very thin. I needed three thick coats to get the whole nail somewhat covered in glitter (pinky on the photo). A shame, really. I thought this would be crazy glitter overload that I could you for nail art, but it's just too thin for me.



The last is my favorite. It's a very light baby pink shade with a neon colored hexagons (G11-5). It's so pretty. I only wore it on itself, but I think this would look even more stunning over some more opaque colored base. The glitter it's really neon, although it doesn't look like so on the photo. I love the little pop of bold colors. It's also a UV nail polish, apparently. I didn't know that until I went to bed and my nail polishes were glowing in the dark. Such a cool effect. Perfect for going out parties or late night picnics.



The nail polishes cost 1.80 € and contain 15 ml of product. They blue and white are very well pigmented. The UV nail polish is very transparent, but the hexagons go on without any problems. The gold glitter polish is very thin and very little glitter goes on the nail at only one application.

I think those nail polishes are pretty affordable and the variety of shades is just amazing. I'll definitely be picking some more of these jewels. Which shade is your favorite?

Review: Maybelline Colorama Polka Dots 197

Hey Beauties!

I saw this Maybelline Polka Dots collection a few weeks ago and wanted to try it. I only saw the colored ones, but then I finally got the transparent one :)




The shade, or should I say the dots, are called 197. Such a shame that they don't name their polishes. It's basically transparent nail polish with hexagons. The name is a little off, if you ask me, because it doesn't contain dots, but hexagons. The hexagons are about three different sizes from small to bigger. They are black and white.


The packaging is a basic glass bottle, with also a very basic brush, which is not thin nor wide. It costs 2,49 € and you get 7 ml of nail polish. I think the price is perfect and I have already mentioned before, that I really like the long lasting power of Maybelline nail polishes.

I really like this as a top coat to get that extra of nail manicures. I think any manicure with this nail polish as a top coat instantly looks like you've tried very hard. I also like that it is transparent so you can use it on top of every nail polish color. The only problem I seem to have is choosing the right shade to still show black and white hexagons. If you go too light, the white hexagons are not seen enough, if you go to dark, the black hexagons get lost :). I know, I am complicating this way too much :)). Oh, and it is also a bit harder to get full amount of every single size and color of hexagons. Sometimes you get most of the whites, then on the other hand, you have more blacks... I think I made it clear - it's a hard choice for very perfectionist people :).