New Year Nails

I did this mani for NYE!
Took a small trip out of town to a mahabaleshwar; a nearby hill station for a few days.
Kiddo really enjoys that place 💗

Base: Gosh metallic gold; topped with Kbshimmer I Feel Gourd-geous; 
added a few bits of Kbshimmer diamond on the middle and ring finger; 
Black: sally hansen black heart;
Stamping plate: Bundlemonster s211, s212; 
Fireworks: different polishes from Krizia 
Stamping polish: DL silver, mdu black; 

the thumb pic is slight hazy but it had some nice details and holo

Added KBshimmer diamond around the stamp

Glitter in My Veins

Hello!Holo!

This one has made it to a bit of a story...

The Happy ending to the story was I got to name my first shade of polish!!Yay!

Its now called Carmine Jewel from Krizia *drumroll*

Heres a quick swatch of it before u see tons of more pics of my mani:

My choc-a-bloc-glitter-mani

Close up

Look at that holo!! Macro

Base: Krizia Carmine Jewel 

(yup I got to name it!! although I didn't make it or collaborate to make it)

Angel Nail Studio Droplet vinyls

Sponged on with Krizia Ms.Steele

Spiral Illusion

Sometimes when it turns out right with Nail Vinyls I really like the result.

Base: Krizia Into the Blu (took ages to dry)

Vinyls: Twinkled-T Cyclone Variety Pack

Sally Hansen Dri-Fast Silver Sweep

Pointer and pinky finger freehanded with SH silver sweep

Here's a swatch of Krizia Into The Blu.

It took ages to dry..I bumped a nail after an hour and it still made a bad dent. It might be the humid weather here says the maker of krizia so we'll see how it goes post the monsoons here. Its a pretty blue with holo glitter but not as holo as I expected. Goes opaque in 2 coats.

Summer Flower Nail Art

This one look really cute IRL!

Base: Krizia Mer-man

Stamping plate: BPL- 028

Stamped with Konad Black

Added studs I got from Aliexpress

Krizia Mer-man swatch. It has a lot of holo glitters which are not showing up on this pic:

Close up of krizia mer-man with a macro shot with my new mobile clip on lens that i reviewed here (link)

Zig Zag Glitter: Krizia Bed Rock Swatch

Lets all ogle the pics first!

In sunlight

Base: Krizia Bed Rock

Using Zig Zag Nail Vinyls I applied

Krizia Tinkerbell and Barbie

All topped with SV

Here's a swatch of Bed Rock on its own

A pretty dark brown holo glitter in tinted base. Priced at Rs300/- it applies opaque in 2 coats and lasts for ages. You will need a top coat to smoothen it out coz once dry it feels gritty. And adding a top coat gets back the holo sparkle.

You can contact Krizia on their FB page or through IG (@kriziaenterprise)

Fun Lines using Krizia Recessionista

Another stunner from Krizia Enterprise

In Sunlight

Base: Krizia Recessionista

Pointer: Nail vinyls, painted over with Miss Claire A4

Rest of the fingers: free handed with Miss Claire A4

All topped with HK girl

In shade

This one's called Recessionista and its filled with micro pink and purple glitter with bits of holo.

It dries to a matt gritty finish and takes a top coat to bring back the sparkle.

Takes 2 coats for full coverage but I would give it 10 minutes in between coats to dry if you are in a humid place like mine.

Krizia Christian G Swatch and a Damask pattern

Named after the infamous Christian G. from The fifty shades of grey; it is a cool toned grey with what you might initially see as speckles of dust which are actually really minute flecks of glitter.

Base: Krizia Christian G.

Stamping plate: BP L-007

Stamping polish: Konad yellow

Accent Maybelline  Glittermania Starry Night

Here's an upclose bottle shot

Floral Gradient: Krizia Mrs.Sibley swatch

Another pretty one from Krizia! Its called Mrs.Sibley

Base: A gradient of Models own Pink Veneer and blueberry muffin

Topped with Krizia Mrs.Sibley

Mrs.Sibley is an anthology created by Edgar Lee Masters. Her poem goes as this:

THE SECRET of the stars,—gravitation. 

The secret of the earth,—layers of rock. 

The secret of the soil,—to receive seed. 

The secret of the seed,—the germ. 

The secret of man,—the sower. 

The secret of woman,—the soil. 

My secret: Under a mound that you shall never find. 

Well our Mrs.Sibley is secretively mysterious and made up of iridescent micro flakies in duo-chrome which shift shades from green-gold to purple-pink. Its a lovely topper and I suspect it would look even more pretty over darker shades. But I just had to try this over some lighter shades to see the effect. Check my insta feed for a video showing the change of shades in bottle.

This one did not dry fast it was sticky even after 10 mins and took maybe another 10-15 mins to get rock hard. 

Stamped with BP L-004 using Konad pastel pink

Pink stud for accent. Wasnt sure if its looking good or not so eventually removed it after the pic.

You can contact Krizia on her FB or IG page. 

*PS Krizia polish provided for review.

Krizia Maleficient Swatch and Geometric nail art

Another brilliant polish from Krizia enterprise

This one is called Maleficient; a powerful mysterious charcoal grey holo glitter. 

Below you can see how it shines in light. 

(intentional blurred pic else It was impossible to capture the holo)

A clear shot of the base.

A macro to make you go weak in your knees (ha!)

Base: Krizia Maleficient

Stamping plate: BM XL205

Stamping polish: Gosh metallic blue

Decal filled with Kirzia Barbie and Tinkerbell

Krizia Tinker Bell Swatch and Spring Nail Art

Here's another lovely polish from Krizia Enterprise.

Here's a blurred shot of the polish to capture the holo bling. Doesnt it look pretty?

The holo shines really bright in light. 

It made up of micro holo lime green glitter in a clear base.

2-3 coats gives full opacity. Gives a very strong scatter holo effect. As it dries its get a little gritty finish coz of the glitter. So you need a top coat to smoothen it out. The brush is like a big flat brush and I like those coz it helps to easy cover the nail in 2 glides. Its jam packed with glitter so removal will be tough. I prefer to use a peel off base coat under glitters like these. 

You can contact Krizia Enterprises on her FB page to buy them (link)

Here's a macro shot:

I wanted to do something really subtle on this base and didnt wanna do something all over it so I did this very see-through design stamping with a Konad metallic blue and it kind of looked more strong in real but in pics it doesnt show much in light as the top coat was reflecting much. So I struggled a bit with the pics to get it proper.

Finally figured a place to get the proper pic with out any glares.

Base: Krizia Tinker Bell

Stamping polish: Konad metallic blue
Stamping plate: Uber Chic Beauty 3-02
All topped with HKgirl

Krizia Barbie Swatch : Floral nails

Another stunning polish from Krizia Enterprise!

Base: Krizia Barbie

Stamping plate: Uber Chic 5-02

The accent flower decals were filled with Fun lacquer 24-Karat

Stamping polish: Konad black

All topped with HKgirl

Look at the holo!! Its a purposely taken blurred pic to capture the holo so you can see how blingy it is coz I had a hard time capturing the holo. Took 120 pics of the mani just to capture some holo :p

This one is called Barbie. Its a proper barbie type pink colour with a cool undertone. Barbie is a micro holo glitter in a clear base. It gives a very strong scatter holo effect.

I loved the whole holo glitter effect it gives. Yes now we have India's first proper scatter holo polish!!

It doesn't contain spectraflair holo but more like the effect you get from some of the first fun lacquer glitter holos. 

Decently priced at Rs.300/- for 10ml for these holo glitters and Rs.200/- for other creme based polishes. I think these are quite nicely priced to be budget friendly and claim to be 3-free. 

The cremes have been reported to water marble well too.

You can contact them on their FB page to buy (india only) and they will courier/speed post the stuff over to you (link). They also have a cuticle oil and a mani bomb in their line of products. The cuticle oil is very nice and I have tried it a few times. Yet to try the mani bomb though.

Here's a macro shot of Barbie.

Gorgeous isnt it?

Krizia Caberet Swatch: India's first indie polish

If you've followed me on Insta by now you'd know that India has its first Indie polish. A lovely brand called Krizia (FB page link); of course I couldnt resist and pick up some pretties while some were sent for review. Here's one called Caberet

Base: Krizia Caberet

Stamping plate: BM XL-206 and UCB 3-03

Stamping polish: Konad white and black

Its a pretty tomato red jelly with micro glitter. This below is 2 coats. 

This one bleeds a bit. I stamped a lace design using Konad white and applied HK girl top coat and the stamping turned a very orangey-red. Almost translucent. So then I had to stamp again with Konad black. So maybe if you get this one you should topcoat the base and then stamp over it if you are trying a light shade to stamp. While removing too it stained a bit; made my nails slightly pink. This was the only one of the 8 polishes I had a bleeding issue with rest all are fine. 

Krizia is a small entrepreneurial start up setting up shop in India. She ships via post/courier. Cremes and shimmers are priced at Rs.200/- while scattered holo glitters are priced at Rs.300/- (yeah wait for it! I said holo!!) She claims her polishes are 3 free but I did find them smelling a bit strong. Of the four I have tried so far they stayed on my nails on an average for 4 days. I am pretty impressed by this brand so far! She has a huge range of shades just as good as any Indian brand. Polishes stay well and the finishes are really good. They dry fast too. Krizia polishes were dry to touch after 5 mins. Though they take around 10-12 minutes to get rock hard. (I leave my first coat to dry for 10 mins). 

Cant wait to get my hands on some more shades.