Stay Quirky Nail Polish Review : Winnie Pooh Nail Art

There's a new brand of polishes in India and they are called Stay Quirky. Of course got me curious to check them and they sent over some polishes for review.

First up is the quirky nail art that I did.

Base: Stay Quirky Sunny side up (link)

Hex nail Vinyl on the ring finger with Sally Hansen Black heart sponged on 

Stamping plate: OB-3

Stamping polish Konad black

Heres a plain swatch of the polish!

Initially I wasnt sure of the shade..thought it was a bit too bright on me. Neither golden nor yellow.

But after a bit it grew on me and I quite like it! Its really bright and good to lift up your mood on a dreary rainy day! 

It has a nice satin finish..dries decent (say 5-7 mins)

This shade is sheer..what you see above is 3-4 coats and VNL is there.

Price: Rs250/- for 8ml!! its a bit steep if you ask me...but usually the brand has some kind of promotions going on and these are priced between Rs.80-120/- mostly.

They have a wide range of finishes..something that other brands in India need to catch up to. Satin/Leather effect, Sand effect, gel finish, some glitters, usual cremes, pastels etc. I found the jersey effect and the duo chromes to be most interesting. Although this satin finish is also quiet nice and not easily available here in most brands in India.

The brand has listed shade names on the site but there is no name on the bottle, which makes it a bit difficult to remember the shade or finish. Most nail addicts I know can see a shade and recollect the name so that is a tad inconvenient if you ask me to go back to check it online or have to make my own label and stick it on. They have various shades in different sizes like 6ml, 8ml and 11ml. Though that seems odd. Some have shade names mentioned and some dont. The brand has communicated to me that they are working to change this and will get names on the bottles soon. This one in the review is blank, doesn't have anything written on it. So while I am off to make my label, You can check out the other shades here: Link

Have you used this brand yet? Let me know how you like it.

(Discailmer: Polish sent for review. Opinions are honest and unbiased)

Checkered Blue

HiYa!

I am finding myself quite short of time these days. Lotsa work at work.

My last 2-3 manis turned out duds! and I am finding myself short of posts too! 

I have a couple of new polishes to swatch and try which I will hopefully do soon.

Meanwhile enjoy the pics. 

Base: Unbranded Sandy Matt Blue

I love how these look. Very diff texture..but dont feel gritty.

Very smooth, 2 coats. Another mani using this type of polish. Here

Stamping Polish: Another Sandy Matt Silver

Stamping Plate: OB 8

Do you like stamping?

Pink Zebra + Lakme Nail Polish Purple Fix

Helooooozzz,

How was ur week so far?

Mine wasnt good..as I had a bit of throat infection..though I m much better now and travelling outta town tomorrow for some days. 

On my nails today I got Purple Fix from Lakme's Fast & Fabulous range. This is a nice bright purple shade..has micro blue shimmer.

I was very hopeful as the bottle looked duo-chrome, but it a'int. Dries fast in a little above 5 mins, 2 coats: Opaque. Stayed for 3 days without chipping.

Stamped with the thick zebra design on OB 8 Image plate

Base: Lakme Fast and Fabulous Purple Fix

Stamping Plate: OB8

Stamping Polish: Sandy-Matt kinda finish..unbranded from my trip to Hong Kong

I am amazed at how well these polishes stamp

Off to work! Have a good week ahead!

Dont forget to participate in my INTERNATIONAL Giveaway : here

*Polish sent by brand for review. Opinion is mine.

Birthday Haul!!!

Of course what follows a birthday mani is Birthday haul!

However this was an unplanned haul..somethings had been ordered waaay back in Jan. Some in Feb, some March and soo on. One package from Llarowe got lost on its way to India (I blame customs..someone somewhere is enjoying holo polishes without knowing their importance!!!), and Leah generously agreed to replace that order which I promptly sent to a cousin visiting US.

As luck had it, my red angel plates got delayed and I had to file a complaint with USPS coz they couldnt locate where my parcel went  x_x

The OB-QA plates arrived without any misery (I have a few extra sets if anyone within India wants to buy). And my cousin got me Maybelline's eye tattoo in Pomegranate Punk!!! 

And all this arrived just in time for my birthday!!! :D

Have fun ogling! swatches to follow soon.